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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Traffic accidents and the K-Pop Idols


With the large increase in popularity of Korean celebrities internationally, a large amount of attention has been drawn to the large number of celebrity traffic accidents.

Just last month, Ladies' Code was involved in a car accident that shocked the K-Pop community. The group were returning to Seoul after a schedule at Daegu, when back tire of the van fell out and ran into a wall, which caused the death of member EunB at 1:30AM.  She passed away at the scene and Rise after she has been unconscious for four days.

Solo singer Eru left a message to entertainment companies while leaving his condolences to EunB: "Ah.. It's such a shame. I offer my deepest condolences. If you are to assign them a hectic schedule, you must take care of them. The safety of those who are assets to your company should be more important than their schedules. No matter how bothersome it may be, you must always check the condition of the car being mobilized and the driver who is to drive. To all the managers in the entertainment industry."

 The Korea Herald reported that EunB and Rise were not wearing their seatbelt when the car went out of control.

The most recent tragedy has fueled new discussions about holding entertainment companies and sasaeng fans accountable for the safety and well-being of the stars. It's common K-Pop knowledge by now that entertainment companies overwork their idols to death. K-Pop and K-Drama celebrities clearly don't get enough sleep because of their ambitious companies and their heavy workload.Many celebrities--both idols and non-idols alike--have suffered from car accidents probably because their managers tried to rush them to their schedules and couldn't focus due to lack of sleep. During promotions, companies eager to tackle whatever chance they have at fame and fortune overload idols' schedules so much to the point that many celebrities start and end their day in the hours of dawn. The result: they become anxious, stressed, and sleep-deprived.


Over the past few years, there have been several high profile car accidents that were caused, at least in part, due to the over-packed schedule of idols. Sasaeng ("stalker") fans have also caused several accidents by pursuing idols' cars.


There has been more than one incident in the past of managers causing accidents while driving idols to events and Idols and other celebrities with overload schedules was too exhausted to even drive a car. Here are some of the incidents:

   >      In 2000, Dance Duo " Clon " member, Kang Won Rae involved in a motorcycle accident that caused him to become a paraplegic.
>      In 2002, Shinhwa's Dongwan was on his way to film 'Heaven's Kids' at 5:15 AM when his car crashed and he suffered blows to his back and neck.
Pic: Wanted Seo Jae Ho's funeral.

EunB is not the first idol to die from a car accident. In 2004, Seo Jae Hyo from the boy group Wanted passed away after rushing to a recording schedule. He was 22 years old, the same age as EunB.

>      † - In August, 2004, WANTED and DBSK, Seo Jae Hyo (22) of The Wanted was killed. He was involved in a traffic accident while going to a recording with the cause of the accident being described as excessive schedules and driving while tired. Seo Jae Ho was 22 years old when the accident occurred and unfortunately passed away due to the accident.

>      In 2006, Super Junior member Kim Hee Chul was involved in a traffic accident where he sustained injuries to his femur. Due to this injury he was unable to enroll in military national service and has recently started his national service duties as a public service worker.


>      In 2007, Girls' Generation's manager tried to hurry over to 'Music Bank' with the group in fear that the girls would get banned from the show if they didn't make it on time. After getting into a minor car accident that day, the manager apologized to the girls, blamed himself, and quit.

>     In January, 2007, Jaejoong & Yoochun in an accident because of fans

>     † - In January, 2007, comedian Kim Hyung Eun involved in a car accident that leave her in a surgery for 7 hours but passed away due to heart failure. There has also been claims that tight schedules were a factor during this accident.

>     In April, 2007, Kyuhyun, Leeteuk, Shindong, Eunhyuk (Super Junior) in car accident. Kyuhyun was severally injured in this accident and was in a coma for four days but made a full recovery five months later. Super Junior 's manager cried that he wanted to commit suicide when his car totaled and Kyuhyun was critically injured to the point that, according to the Super Junior members, he could have died.


>     In September, 2007, Wonder Girls in car accident. No girls hurt, other driver dies.

>     † -  In 2008, Actor Lee Eon (Who appeared on dramas such as “Coffee Prince”) was returning home from a drama recording when he hit a guard rail on his motorcycle, broke his neck and passed away at the scene of the accident.

>     † -  In 2008, Kim Min Soo of Boy Group “Monday Kiz” was riding his motorcycle when he hit a tree and unfortunately passed away at the hospital.

>     In January, 2008, Jaejoong & Changmin (DBSK) in car accident, not injured

>     In May, 2009, Super Junior’s Shin Dong was involved in a light traffic accident in 2009 when the car he was driving hit a bicycle. Luckily there was no major injuries involved in this accident.

>     In October, 2009, Super Junior member Kang In collided into a parked taxi that held no one inside, and left the scene of the accident. He was under the influence of alcohol and ran away.

>     In October, 2009, Beast in minor car accident

>     In 2010, Korean balladeer, KCM was involved in a light traffic accident when his vehicle hit a trailer while he was going to a recording of MBC’s “Bouquet” but suffered no severe injuries and appeared immediately after the accident to do his recordings.

>      In 2010, Singer Lee Min Woo of Shinhwa was also involved in a traffic accident when the car he was in slipped on icy roads and fell 5ms. He suffered light injuries from this accident.

>     † - In October, 2010, Actor Kang Dae Sung, passed away due to a motorcycle accident trying to avoid collision with a bus.

>     In January, 2011, Leeteuk & Kim Hee Chul (Super Junior)
was in a 7 cars pile up in Singapore. Some diehard fans took taxis to follow the idols' van which resulted in a 7 cars accident. Thankfully, the members have no injury that they had no problem going on the stage.  Only the van was damaged."    

>     † - In January, 2011, Actor Oh Kun Woo (Who appeared on drama such as “Chun Chu Tae Ho” and movies such as “My tutor friend”) was driving when his vehicle slipped on icy roads and hit a dump truck, was killed instantly

>     In April, 2011, Super Junior's Kyuhyun was involved in another car accident, leading him to be slightly injured. 

>     In May, 2011, Big Bang Daesung involved in a car accident when he rear-ended a taxi cab, running over the motorcyclist in the process that resulted to the death of the motorcyclist Hyun.

>     In August, 2011, Sooyoung (SNSD) was injured in a car accident

>     In July, 2012, Nichkhun in accident after driving under the influence


>     In August, 2012, SoYeon (T-ara) in serious accident, had to be hospitalized


>     In September, 2012, 4Minute in car accident

>     In October, 2012, Miss A in accident

>     In December, 2012, Secret in car crash. Hyosung seriously injured

>     In April, 2013, Jonghyun (Shinee) in car accident, broke a  nose

>     † - In June, 2013, Ham Hyo Joo passed away, she was crossing the street to grab a taxi when she got hit by a car.

>     In October, 2013, Jinwoon (2AM) in car accident

>     In February, 2014, HwaYoung (T-ara) hospitalized after minor accident

>      In June, 2014, Woohyun (Infinite) in minor car accident

>      In August, 2014, G Dragon (Big Bang) was in a minor car accident.
>      † - In September 2014, Ladies' Code in a major crash. EunB perishes in crash, RiSe passes from injuries.

>      In September, 2014, Seungri (Big Bang) got involved in car accident.


List of Korean celebrities that have passed away in an untimely manner due to traffic accidents.


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Ladies' Code EunB (22) in 2014
Cause: Van's back wheel detaching off and crashed  into a guard rail.


Ladies' Code Rise (23) in 2014
Cause: Van's back wheel detaching off and crashed  into a guard rail.

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Comedian Jung Yung Joong (27) in 2013
Cause: His motorcycle crashed with a taxi cab

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Comedian Ham Hyo Joo (30) in 2013
Cause: Died hit by a car

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Actor Seunggyu (31) in 2012
Cause: Motorcycle spun hitting a guard rail, died on the spot.




Actor Oh Kun Woo (29) in 2011
Cause: His vehicle slipped on icy roads and hit a dump truck, was killed instantly.
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Actor Kang Dae Sung (33) in 2010
Cause: tried to avoid collision with a bus, ended up hitting chest and dying on the roadside.


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Actor Lee Eon (27) in 2008
Cause: Drove motorcycle early in the morning from a party to celebrate a drama, hit a guard rail and died instantly


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Kim Min Soo (23) of Boy Group “Monday Kiz” in 2008
Cause: did not respect street lights and stop signs and reduce speed, died on motorcycle despite wearing a helmet.

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Comedian Kim Hyung Eun (26) in 2007.Cause: Was involved in a traffic accident while going to a recording and later passed away with a heart attack due to injuries received during the accident. There has also been claims that tight schedules were a factor during this accident.
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Seo Jae Ho of  The Wanted (22) in 2004
Cause: Hectic schedule and lack of rest caused a traffic accident resulting in his death.



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  1. UnknownMarch 22, 2015 at 2:03 AM

    Yse this is the main region of accidents. If you intertested for
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  2. alia52nalieJune 8, 2015 at 9:56 PM

    Though this is not something new but all cases presented all-together will definitely raise some questions. When I worked with a Los Angeles DUI attorney, I saw my boss handling celebrity DUI cases now and then. I don’t know why people who have got fame put so many things on line when they do drunk driving.

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