The apparent suicide of a second K-pop artist in a month has cast renewed focus in South Korea on vicious personal attacks and cyberbullying of vulnerable young stars, and how it mostly goes unpunished.

Cyber bullying, star suicides: The dark side of South Korea's K-pop world

K-pop singer Koo Hara left a "pessimistic" note, police said on Monday, a day after the former member of top South Korean girl group Kara was found dead. "A handwritten note that was pessimistic about her life was found on a living room table," Lee Yong-pyo, commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, told reporters.

K-pop star Koo Hara left 'pessimistic' note: Police

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Cyber bullying, star suicides: The dark side of South Korea's K-pop world

K-pop star Koo Hara left 'pessimistic' note: Police