What has happened in the Korean entertainment industry recently, I think everyone knows.
As the Li Shengli incident developed further, another case that had been covered up for ten years was pushed to the cusp of the storm and returned to the public's attention:
In 2009, South Korean actress Jang Zi-yeon hanged herself at home at the age of 26.
The years are just right, the career is bright, the future is unlimited, why did she choose to go to the end of the road?
Under the impetus of the police, the media and the people, this grievance hidden in the depths of darkness was revealed step by step.
To say Zhang Ziyan, I think, for most people, this name is unfamiliar.
She does not have the high popularity of Song Huiqiao Quan Zhixian, nor the deep qualifications of Kim Hee Sun Lee Young-ai, on the contrary, she debuted late, her fame is not big, and she does not have too many works.
Is the most common N-line actress in the entertainment industry.
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Before the tragedy, Zhang Ziyan's life was relatively happy.
Her father, the president of a group, regards Zhang Ziyan as a pearl in his hand.
But the happy days are somewhat short-lived. When she was 16, her parents died in an accident.
Zhang Ziyan, who lost her parents, can only live with her sister.
Although they have inherited some inheritance, children who have no parents always lack something in their hearts.
Later, by chance, she participated in the filming of the "Lego Cookie" advertisement and entered the entertainment circle as a newcomer.
Zhang Ziyan is very good in appearance and is very suitable for being a star.
Big eyes, melon face, beautiful and pure face, coupled with the figure of 168CM, casually go there, the aura is full.
A few years after her debut, she participated in "Fancy Man", playing a bad girl in it, specializing in bullying the heroine.
Because of his beautiful appearance, clever personality and arrogant, he attracted a large number of fans.
After becoming slightly famous, she served as the heroine in "The Elephant on the Top Floor".
However, when the movie was released, she never saw it again.
Someone deliberately found this film to look at, and after watching it, he commented: "In the movie, she was played by a scumbag to cut her wrist and committed suicide, and in reality she was hanged by the scum."
The movie is full of proverbs, adding to the sadness. ”
Even in the last play of her life, she could not escape the fate of being toyed with.
But in fact, in real life, Zhang Ziyan's encounter is more terrifying, more tragic, and more desperate than in the movie.
Before the heat of "Fancy Man" dissipated, she committed suicide.
At first, the police officer in charge of the case said that Zhang Ziyan committed suicide because she suffered from depression.
It is said that since the death of her parents, she has been devastated, the pain has not healed for a long time, and she wants to comfort herself by raising small animals, but it does not work.
Over time, Zhang Ziyan's personality became more and more withdrawn, and the pressure of the showbiz made her depression worse, thus leading to a dead end.
Others pointed out that in March 2009, Zhang Ziyan suffered a depression attack and locked herself in her house and did not go out all day.
Her friend broke the news that at the end of "Fancy Man", Zhang Ziyan found that her role in the play was less than expected, plus there was a contradiction with the agency, so she couldn't think of it.
Exactly what the cause is, no one can confirm.
But this cloud of doubt was solved by the South Korean SBS news program on March 6, 2011.
SBS News announced Zhang Ziyan's suicide note on the program.
The suicide note revealed that Zhang Ziyan had been forced to provide more than 100 sexual services to 31 people, including high-level people, celebrities and dignitaries, famous business owners and journalists.
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The head of SBS News stressed that these open letters, verified by experts, are indeed Zhang Ziyan's authentic handwriting.
As soon as the news was broadcast, it immediately caused an uproar, the police launched an investigation, netizens also began to flesh, the spearhead pointed directly at Zhang Ziyan's brokerage company the contents.
The company's boss, Kim Sung-hoon, has become the target of public criticism.
But at trial, he said: "Only the crime of violently beating Zhang Ziyan was found, and there was no sexual transaction involved." ”
Ultimately, in the absence of sufficient evidence, Kim Sung-hoon and Jang Zi-yeon's agent were sentenced to 1 year in prison, but the case was closed with 2 years of probation and 160 hours of social services.
That's it.
The grievances have not yet been washed away, but the situation is getting worse.
With the in-depth investigation of the media, it was found that the actress who has died in recent years by the contents company is not only Zhang Ziyan.
There are also Lee Eun Joo, Jeong Do-bin, and Choi Jin-jin, all of whom committed suicide.
After Lee Eun-joo finished filming "The Red Letter", he hanged himself in his apartment. She left behind 2 blood letters and 3 suicide notes, filled with blood:
"Mom, I love you, I'm sorry, Mom... Good bye. ”
"I want to work, not because I don't want to do it but because I can't do it, and the people around me who don't understand me, you are not me, how can you know my pain?" 」
Zheng Duobin also hanged himself.
She was 27 years old when she died.
Some fans have seen that before his death, Zheng Duobin once wrote on the Internet: "Chaos and complexity make me suffocate, anger without reason makes me crazy, tired body and mind make me vomit..."
Cui Zhen also hanged himself. In 2008, she ended her life with strips of cloth in the bathroom.
The true cause of death can no longer be inferred.
But strangely enough, shortly after her death, her brother Cui Zhenying and ex-husband Zhao Chengmin also hanged themselves.
The situation is getting worse.
Later, the Korean media also gradually dug out that Zhang Ziyan had suffered inhuman treatment when she was alive.
Since signing Kim Sung-hoon's company, Jang has been controlled.
They asked Zhang Ziyan to sign a treaty of high compensation in advance. However, in case of default, not only must compensation be paid, but all the income obtained must be returned to the company.
Under this high pressure, Zhang Ziyan obeyed the boss's orders.
They told her to do something, even if she didn't want to.
In Zhang Ziyan's "suicide note", there are these words: "I am like a drinking girl, forced to sleep with me." ”
"The number of times I accompany the wine is too numerous to count."
"Whatever you do, you'll eventually be asked to sleep with you."
She added: "Whenever I change into new clothes, it is a day when I have to sleep with a new man with a drink. ”
Sometimes, there's more than one man, it's four.
"Once, when I went into the hotel, I found out that I was going to accompany four men. I'm not even as good as a hotel lady. ”
Sometimes, there are as many as 12 guests.
Some people pointed out that the bosses would create a prison to imprison Zhang Ziyan, make Zhang Ziyan a killer, and feed her medicine to satisfy their desires.
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Even on the day of her parents' death, she could not take a vacation and would still be called.
In order to meet the needs of the powerful, the company forced Zhang Ziyan to take medicine, and during the period of accompanying customers, she was often fed a variety of unknown drugs.
It was extremely damaging to her body.
But that's not the end of it.
In order not to leave evidence, they took Zhang Ziyan for ligature surgery. In this way, she lost the ability to procreate forever.
Zhang Ziyan's sister Yin Zhiwu publicly said that she had seen the scene where Zhang Ziyan was forced to entertain.
She said: "The company representative Jin Mou, in front of the guests, touched Zhang Ziyan's chest, and Zhang Ziyan resisted and took his hand away.
The news agency president who was sitting on another one immediately grabbed Zhang Ziyan's wrist, dragged her to his knees and sat down, and also put his hand into Zhang Ziyan's skirt and began to touch her chest, Zhang Ziyan resisted again and struggled to run to her seat. ”
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When the host asked, Yin Zhiwu also explained: "If the company needs Zhang Ziyan to accompany the wine, it will be 4 times a week when it is more and 2 times less, basically until it is very late." ”
This is a drinking companion, is a public hooligan!
Zhang Ziyan is not without resistance.
But with each revolt, she was subjected to more severe reprisals.
Bosses and agents will use violent means to force her to accept these rules.
Insiders said that once Zhang Ziyan resisted and was locked up in a small black house and beaten violently.
MBC's "PD Manual" said that Zhang Ziyan had reported the case to the police station before her death, but was insulted.
Because the incident was too dark, shortly after Zhang Ziyan's death, Choi Sung-ho made the incident into a movie and named it "Plaything".
He states at the beginning of the film that the film is based on true events.
The scene exposed inside is breathtaking.
"Pull the actresses in the company to the wine table, don't you?"
"Every day, choose this today, choose that tomorrow."
In the face of power, women are like clothes, at the disposal of others.
On a page of the suicide note, Zhang Ziyan shouted: "They are really all evil demons, I have made a list, and if you become a ghost after death, you must also take revenge to the end." ”
She didn't wait long.
In 2018, someone petitioned on the Blue House website to re-investigate Zhang Ziyan's suicide.
In less than a month, the number of petitioners exceeded 200,000.
According to the regulations, the authorities must respond.
On June 26, the Seoul District Prosecutor's Office said Cho Hee-chien, a former reporter for the Chosun Ilbo, had harassed Ms. Jang.
But when the reporter went to interview, he did not think so, and only said one sentence: "See you in the court later." ”
It is reported that her wife is a prosecutor.
The media also broke out that South Korean director Zheng Shihao was also involved.
He asked Zhang Ziyan to give up the opportunity to shoot and accompany him to Thailand.
When pressed by the reporter, Zheng Shihao wiped the side ball and said: "Only let her play golf with herself, not sleep with her." ”
South Korea's MBC TV broke the news that Samsung's former son-in-law Ren Youzai was also involved.
Before Zhang Ziyan died, she had spoken to him as many as 35 times, but Ren Youzai was not summoned.
There are also recent reports that Lotte father and son are also involved, one of them is in his 80s, the other is nearly 60 years old, and they have joined forces to bully Zhang Ziyan.
As events continue to unfold, more and more people are involved.
As a friend of Zhang Ziyan, Yin Zhiwu stood up again, and she said on the camera that she would always testify for Zhang Ziyan.
In fact, in the past decade, she has been summoned 13 times by the relevant departments, but each time, it is late at night, and it does not end until the early morning or early in the morning.
The atmosphere was extremely depressing.
She wrote about this experience in a book, "The 13th Testimony."
In order to get justice as soon as possible, Yin Zhiwu also responded publicly to the fact that Zhang Ziyan was subtly measured on major news programs.
She said: "I remember there were 4 suicide notes. I saw it before the families. I even saw some of the content that the media did not disclose. ”
Because of the revelation, she was banned by the entertainment industry.
He was also threatened by outsiders.
One media outlet followed her despite traffic rules during her investigation.
Yin Zhiwu went abroad, the media still did not let go, from time to time to a warning, called her frequent church, called her company, waited for her dial, but found that the phone was empty.
For personal safety, Yin Zhiwu had to stay abroad all year round.
Now that the incident has been revived, she has returned and appealed online for the support of star entertainers.
In the end, only Gu Huishan spoke up, she had played a rival role with Zhang Ziyan in "Fancy Man", and the two had a deep friendship.
Gu Huishan said on the social platform: "It is a pity that I stuffed my hands with my sister who warmed the baby, and did not have a photo with her. Have a good rest in heaven, beautiful people. ”
A few days ago, this matter was inexplicably reversed, involving another South Korean actress Lee Mi-sook.
Related reports said that Li Meishu and Zhang Ziyan were in the same company, and Li Meishu wanted to terminate the contract, but the termination fee was too high, so she and her agent tricked Zhang Ziyan into signing an agreement, which led to Zhang Ziyan's suicide.
It's a mystery and a mystery.
Thankfully, however, in the 10th year of Zhang Ziyan's death, people petitioned again to extend the search period for Zhang Ziyan's case and reopen the investigation.
Today, the number of petitioners has exceeded 400,000, and according to the regulations, the Blue House should respond.
On the 18th, South Korean President Moon Jae-in issued a directive: asking the police and prosecutors to gamble on fate to thoroughly investigate the truth.
Yin Zhiwu replied: "In 10 years, as the only witness who has consistently stated his opinion, for the first time, I feel hopeful, and I also feel that the difficult journey I have gone through can finally exert my strength." ”
At the same time, she told the girls: "In fact, the showbiz industry is not as gorgeous as everyone sees, and a lot of things have really happened." ”
After 10 years of going around, I hope that this time, the law can give this girl an explanation, and also give Zhang Ziyan a fair.
Dear girls who are dreaming, I hope that everyone will have a careful choice for their future, think calmly, and protect themselves whenever and wherever they are.
The darkness of the world is always there, remember to try to find the sun, and guard it well.