Description: U;Nee, born Heo Yoon May 3, 1981 - January 21, 2007 was a K-Pop South Korean female singer and actress. Before changing to music, she used a stage name Lee Hye-Ryeon, which was believed to be her birth name until her death. She committed suicide by hanging herself; she had reportedly been suffering from depression.
-Music Career-
Heo was known for her sexually provocative image throughout her short music career. Early in her music career, she attempted to create a sexier appearance through plastic surgery, in order to appeal to a larger fan base. Although successful in achieving a sexy image, the changes were quite drastic in comparison to her previous appearance, and did not contribute to increased album sales.
-Suicide-
U;Nee died at her home in Seo-gu, Incheon, South Korea on January 21, 2007 after hanging herself.
U;Nee was supposed to begin filming her first music video of her 3rd album on the 22nd of January which was to be released on February 1, 2007, the same time as her comeback.
In the morning of January 21, 2007, U;Nee's mother, grandmother, and uncle left for church at 10 am. Several stars and friends came to the prayer service held for U;Nee including Maya, Lee Seung Hwan, Kim Jin Pyo, Lee Hwa Sun, Lee Ki Chan, So Yoo Jin, and Park Ye Jin. Maya stated in a short interview that the day before her death, she had received a text message from U;Nee saying hello so the news of her death came as quite a shock.
Rumor across many Korean sites as far as reason for her death was her bout with depression over her lackluster sales for her albums as well as criticism about her image.
After her death, her body was transported to World Hospital.
(Sources:
http://www.wikipedia.com)We Love You... U;nee... Rest In Peace...
From: BeManiaX