Daul Kim on the cover of Korean Vogue, August 2007 with Coco Rocha.
As news of the untimely death of South Korean supermodel Daul Kim spreads, police are trying to narrow down an accurate cause of death for 20 year-old Kim.
Daul Kim was found hanged in her Paris apartment Thursday by her boyfriend, who alerted French police. With the discovery of Kim’s recent blog posts, police officials told the AP they were working under the hypothesis that Kim committed suicide.
In an Oct. 30 entry on her blog, Kim wrote she was “mad depressed and overworked,” and in another entry said “the more i gain the more lonely it is … i know i’m like a ghost.”
The last entry on her blog, dated Nov. 18, was titled “say hi to forever” and carried a video of the song “I Go Deep” by British singer Jim Rivers.
The AP noted that South Korea has the highest suicide rate among the 30 nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and over the past year has had a string of high-profile suicides.
Former President Roh Moo-hyun jumped to his death in May while embroiled in a widening corruption scandal and the ex-chairman of South Korea’s oldest conglomerate killed himself earlier this month. In 2008, top actress Choi Jin-sil committed suicide, following in the footsteps of a fellow actor. A young actress in one of South Korea’s popular soap operas also died by suicide.
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There was more hype behind the Beyonce and Lady Gaga video collaboration than there was for the pending 2012 apocalypse, and the video delivered:
Beyonce took her minimalist video trend to another level with this one, and it seems like she wanted to give everyone some more evidence as to why she has every reason to feel like she’s that chick.
We in the office are obsessed with The Gaga, but seeing Ms. Lady attempt to mirror Beyonce’s choreography solidified Beyonce as the ultimate Queen B of entertainment.
The latest in Rihanna’s provocative leaked album pics
Rihanna is back with a vengeance. Her dark new album is leaking, along with shocking music video stills and album images.
The shock factor goes beyond simply showing skin - many are criticizing her for “glorifying” suicide in her “Russian Roulette” track for starters.
Should Rihanna be taking this album as an opportunity to express herself and her recent difficult experiences, or has she taken it a tad far with being risque?
You be the judge!
The new album, Rated R, has an official release date of November 23rd 2009.
See more cover images, behind the scenes video footage, and stills below.
Roger Sterling (John Slattery) and Don Draper (Jon Hamm); BACK: Pete Campbell (Vincent Kartheiser) and Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss) in Season 3 Finale
Since its conception, Mad Men, AMC’s historically accurate drama surrounding the lives of Advertising agents during the 1960s, has been a fan-favorite.
Mad Men captured the attention of viewers with its hair-raising plot and lust-worthy costume design, while keeping the attention of the artsy crowd with its well-researched portrayal of life during the 1960s.
Last night marked the conclusion of the shows third season, and if you’re as big a fan as we are, you’ll be excited to hear that season 4 is underway!
The Season 3 Finale saw the creation of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, and gave Don a chance to mend fences with Peggy, Pete, but showed the collapse of the Draper marriage. Confused? You have time to catch up before the premiere of the 4th season.
Check out the show’s home page for behind-the-scenes access, character profiles and news.
Alicia Keys will make her design debut at the end of this month. The 12-time Grammy Award winner has collaborated with Gisèle Theriault, jewelry designer, to launch a collection of silver jewelry titled, The Barber’s Daughters Jewelry. Each piece will feature positive inscriptions of poetry and prayers of Dr. Masaru Emoto (the author of “Hidden Messages in Water”), and will launch Nov. 23 and 24 at a pop-up store located at 26 Clinton Street in lower Manhattan.
The jewelry brand is part of the new company AK Worldwide, which will handle the singer’s endeavors outside music. Keys will make an appearance on the 24th, but there’s no word whether she’ll commemorate the launch with a performance. Keep your fingers crossed.
With the September issues printed and sold, the fashion world returns to their anxious waiting for fashion weeks, sample sales, and supermodel covers. At the top of most lists is the premiere of Twin - a new magazine from Rebecca Smith - former creative director of cult fashion magazine Lula - and Vogue’s Aimee Farrell.
