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Korea Expands Measures to Prevent Celebrity Deaths by Suicide

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Rebecca Souw The South Korean government has unveiled a plan to help prevent celebrity deaths by suicide and the copycat deaths of fans.The plan was announced on Friday, a few days after the ministries of education and health and welfare held a joint meeting about the problem.Korea is currently enjoying the global success of K-pop, television drama series and feature films.

But the industry is seen as achieving success through a high-pressure system where the failure rate is high, and success comes with intense online scrutiny.In recent years, several Korean celebrities and media personalities have taken their own lives, with reasons believed to include depression, guilt, shame and cyber-bullying.

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