 Jung Da Bin was born and raised in Seoul, South
Korea, Jung Da Bin, whose real name is Jung Hye Sun, was mostly known for
playing ever cheerful and effervescent every girl roles. Known primarily for
playing schoolgirl types, she gained quite a popular following in Taiwan as well
particularly for her roles in numerous "Korean wave" miniseries. She attended
Yongdok Girls High School and Gongguk University for two years where she majored
in Drama.
Her first breakout role was in the Korean fantasy movie "Danjeogbiyeonsu" in
2000 where she played alongside Kim Yun Jin, the star of the miniseries "Lost".
In 2004, she starred in a Korean high school romantic comedy called "Geunomeun
Meoshitosda", or 'He Was Cool'. In that movie, she played an outgoing, spunky,
comical and animated - yet very naive, awkward and infatuated - schoolgirl named
Han Ye-won - which was to become her signature role.
She also garnered several Korean television awards for her roles in such sitcoms
like "The Summer Typhoon" (SBS, 2005); "She is Nineteen (SBS,2004); "Attic Cat"
(MBC, 2003); "New Nonstop 2 & 3" (MBC 2002-3); "Trio" (MBC 2002); "The Full Sun"
(KBS, 2001); and "Taeyangun Gadukhe" (KBS, 2001).
Among her awards was the 2004 SBS Year-end Award for her role in "She is 19", as
well as the 2004 New Star Award. In 2003, she was awarded the MBC Best Actress
Award in a Miniseries for "Attic Cat". Jung Da Bin also did numerous television
commercials for Korean companies like DNS, BYC, LG Monitor, GS-25 Mart, CJ
Jelly, Korea Telecom (KT), and GameTube, among others.
On the morning of Saturday, February 10, 2007, Jung Da Bin committed suicide in
the apartment of her boyfriend in Seoul. She was found by her boyfriend hanging
in his bathroom with a towel wrapped around her neck. While no apparent suicide
note was left behind, an entry in her on-line bog shortly before her death
indicated she was suffering from depression.
Jung, who has always been known for her outgoing, funny, cheerful and positive
schoolgirl image, is survived by her father, mother and one younger brother in
Seoul.
Jung was found dead at a villa in Seoul's affluent Gangnam district on Saturday,
February 10, 2007. She was found hanged with a towel in the bathroom at the home
of a person only identified as Lee.
Television: New Non Stop (2002), Trio (2002), The Full Sun (2003), Non Stop 3
(2003), Attic Cat (2003), My Sister in Law is 19 (2004)
Films: The Land of Ginkgo (2000), This Good Fellow (2003), He Was Cool (2004),
Typhoon in that Summer (2005)
Awards: Best Actor - Sitcom at MBC Awards (2002), Best New Actor at MBC Awards
(2003), New Star Award at SBS Awards (2004)
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