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It has been 19 years since actress Jung Dabin passed away.
On February 10, 2007, the late Jung Dabin was found dead in the bathroom of her boyfriend's home in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. She was 26 years old.
At the time of her death, there were suspicions of murder. However, after doing an investigation, the police concluded it to be suicide based on the fact that there were no signs of struggle found on her body and the boyfriend's statement: "I brought Jung Dabin home while she was very drunk, and when I woke up, she was dead."
However, the family suspected murder and requested a reinvestigation. They pointed out that she left no suicide note and that she was scheduled to start filming a new drama in just two months. Also, she had a dermatology appointment scheduled two days later and had planned a trip to Southeast Asia with her friend, Jung Sunhee.
Eventually, an autopsy was performed at the family's request. However, the National Forensic Service concluded again that there were 'no signs of murder.' Although no suicide note was found, Jung Dabin had posted a message on her personal blog just one day before her death that said 'The End,' which seemed to hint at her feelings.
Even after the autopsy, Jung Dabin's mother could not accept that her daughter had committed suicide. In 2009, she appeared on a tvN's show where she requested a spirit possession ritual to communicate with her daughter. She said, "I feel like my child died so unfairly. As a mother, doing nothing feels like committing a great sin. I feel like I hear her voice telling me, 'Mom, do an interview.' Her tongue wasn't sticking out and her mouth was filled with blood. It's unbearable to look at. Thinking about that, I can't believe it was suicide." She added that she wanted to ask her daughter why she had to leave the world like that.
In the broadcast, a shaman attempting to connect with Jung Dabin shouted, "I'm so wronged! I'm so wronged!" and "I don't remember well what I did because I was so drunk, but I didn't die because I wanted to. How could I leave my mother?" This sparked controversy over 'disrespecting the dead,' but tvN responded, "The late actress' mother was so desperate to see her daughter even just for once. We wanted to comfort her. We tried to convey sincerity through the broadcast. There was absolutely no distortion or hidden intention."
Additionally, in 2011, news of a 'spirit wedding' shocked the public. The ceremony was reportedly held according to her mother's wishes to comfort the should of her unmarried daughter who passed away at such a young age. Jung Dabin was symbolically married in a spirit wedding to an unmarried man born in 1975, chosen by her mother.
Born on March 4, 1980, Jung Dabin starred in dramas such as 'Sweet Bride' and 'Soonpoong Clinic' and officially debuted as an actress through 'Don.com.' She became known as 'Little Choi Jinsil' after playing the younger version of the late Choi Jinsil in the movie 'The Legend of Gingko.' She gained major popularity through sitcoms 'New Nonstop' and 'Nonstop 3.' She also starred in movies and dramas such as 'He Was Cool,' 'Rooftop Room Cat,' 'My 19 Year Old Sister-in-Law,' and 'Typhoon in That Summer.' She also appeared in Baek Jiyoung's 'I Won't Love' MV released in 2006, which became her final work as she passed away just before filming her next project.
