A K-Pop star’s lonely downward spiral - The sad life of Goo Hara, once South Korea's pop princess

A portrait of the K-pop star Goo Hara, who committed suicide in 2019, is displayed in a room at her brother’s house in Gwangju. - PHOTO: NYTIMES

SEOUL (NEW YORK TIMES): The K-pop star looked utterly drained. Her face scrubbed of makeup, Goo Hara, one of South Korea’s most popular musical artists, gazed into the camera during an Instagram livestream from a hotel room in Japan.

In a fading voice, she read questions from fans watching from around the world.