Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
Former Super Star K challenger found dead
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By Bahk Eun-ji
Kim Hyun-ji from the first season of Super Star K has been found dead inside a car, police said Wednesday.
They said two men, surnamed Ko, 33, and Lee, 33, also died in the car. Police said the three died after burning charcoal briquettes and inhaling the toxic fumes in Iksan, North Jeolla Province. Their bodies were found at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday.
Kim, 31, appeared in the Super Star K audition program in August 2009.
Her singing was well received, but she was eliminated from the contest.
In 2010, Kim released the single “Everything” and held a solo concert.
She appeared in another audition program, Voice Korea Season 2 in 2013, saying she made the decision because the single album did not go well.
Kim sang several popular songs and had favorable reviews.
Kim seems to have been suffering depression, police said.