A former member of top South Korean girl group f(x), who had spoken out against cyberbullying, was found dead on Oct. 14, police said.
The body of Choi Jin-Ri, better known by her stage name Sulli, 25, was discovered on the second floor of her house in Seongnam, south of the capital, Seoul, police said.
"Her manager visited her home after failing to reach her since their last call the night before," police said in a statement.
Sulli, 25, was grappling with severe depression, police said.
"So far, it seems she killed herself, but we will leave all possibilities open and investigate," a police official said.
Sulli debuted with the five-member f(x) in 2009. It became one of the most popular girl groups in South Korea and helped fuel the global K-pop craze.
She left the group in 2015 and launched a career as a solo singer and actress.
K-Pop
Korean pop music—or K-pop—is one of the country's biggest exports in the past decade.Many of its stars—known as idols—train for years, honing their singing, dancing and acting skills, while also learning other Asian languages, before they are even allowed to debut their first song.
Stars of the genre are subject to intense pressure, which has been linked to a mental health crisis in the industry.
