How K-pop can move forward after the deaths of Sulli and Jonghyun

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South Korean music star Sulli was suffering from severe depression before her suspected suicide. Her passing puts a focus on cyber bullying, which Sulli had been a vocal critic of.
K-pop star Sulli's (left) death from alleged suicide, nearly two years after Jonghyun (right) of boy band SHINee killed himself, has again sparked outrage against cyber bullying. PHOTOS: INTERNET, SM ENTERTAINMENT
The toxic online culture surrounding South Korean entertainment persists, despite the recent deaths of K-pop stars Sulli and Jonghyun. PHOTOS: JELLY_JILLI/INSTAGRAM, LAUNCH ENTERTAINMENT
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SINGAPORE - The death and alleged suicide of K-pop star Sulli has sparked outrage against cyber bullying and calls for awareness of mental health issues.

But the K-pop industry has had this exact same conversation before - when Sulli's fellow SM Entertainment colleague Jonghyun, of boy band Shinee, killed himself nearly two years ago.

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