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Netflix star Kim Sae-ron found dead aged 24

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Updated 14:40 17 Feb 2025 GMTPublished 14:15 17 Feb 2025 GMT

Netflix star Kim Sae-ron found dead aged 24

The South Korean actor starred in Netflix's Bloodhounds

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

Star of Netflix's Bloodhounds Kim Sae-ron has been found having passed away, police officials report.

Yesterday (February 16) at around 16:55, the 24-year-old South Korean actor was found having passed away in the Seongsu-dong district of Seoul by a friend.

Kim's death remains under investigation by authorities, however, it's reported no evidence of foul play has been discovered, Yonhap News Agency stated.

Kim rose to fame for her role in A Brand New Life (2009) written and directed by Ounie Lecomte, the debut feature was loosely based on the writer's own experience set in Seoul in 1975.

The story centers around a young girl named Jin-hee (Kim Sae-ron), whose father leaves her at a Catholic orphanage and follows how she struggles to adjust to her new life.

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The film won the Best Asian Film Award at the 22nd Tokyo International Film Festival and the jury award at the 2009 Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam, alongside being added to the Special Screenings category at Cannes Film Festival.

Kim ended up being the youngest actor invited to Cannes for an award, Rotten Tomatoes reports.

The following year, Kim starred in action thriller The Man From Nowhere and in 2014, she starred in a Girl at My Door, before taking on lead roles in multiple TV series, such as Listen to My Heart (2011), The Queen's Classroom (2013) and Hi! School: Love On (2014).

She then took on the role of Cha Hyun-joo in Netflix series Bloodhounds, the first season of which was released in June 2023, however, after being fined for driving under the influencer in Seoul's Gangnam District in May 2022, a lot of her role was edited out, Variety reports.

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Since news of Kim's passing broke, it's not taken long for fans of the actor to flock to social media to pay their respects.

Kim Sae-ron has passed away at the age of 24, police officials state ( Getty Images/Visual China Group via Getty Images)
Kim Sae-ron has passed away at the age of 24, police officials state ( Getty Images/Visual China Group via Getty Images)

One Twitter user said: "So very young to leave this world. Rest in Peace."

"Gone too soon. May your soul find peace and happiness and rest in peace," another added.

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A third commented: "Rest in peace. This is so heartbreaking."

And a fourth resolved: "I feel very sad reading about Kim Sae Ron's passing. It's been a rough few years for this talented girl and made me wonder where it all went wrong. She made some mistakes but IMO nothing that warranted the sort of 'cancellation' she got. They were too harsh on her."

The investigation into Kim's passing remains ongoing.

UNILAD has contacted representatives of Kim Sae-ron for comment.

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If you have experienced a bereavement and would like to speak with someone in confidence, contact GrieveWell on (734) 975-0238, or email [email protected].

Featured Image Credit: THE FACT/Imazins via Getty Images

Topics: Entertainment, Film and TV, Netflix, Celebrity, World News, Korea

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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