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    K-pop label CEO commits suicide
    Posted : 2017-12-11 13:34
    Updated : 2017-12-12 20:32
    The CEO of Korean singer Tei's agency committed suicide on Dec. 2. / Courtesy of Hero Planet

    By Chyung Eun-ju

    The CEO of Korean singer Tei's agency, Hero Planet, has committed suicide because of financial difficulties, police say.

    A neighbor found the body of CEO surnamed Yeom, 35, hanging in his house in Geumho-dong, northern Seoul, on Dec. 2.

    He left a note saying, "It is financially difficult. I am sorry to my family," according to police Saturday.

    Yeom had been struggling with a lawsuit involving financial issues.

    "Yeom had set up a cosmetics company before starting an agency but had struggled from the debt from the cosmetics company," said an industry official. "He had hoped to make a breakthrough with the agency, but I don't think it worked out well."

    In 2009, Tei's manager, surnamed Park, was found dead in his car. Park had sent a message saying "Sorry" to his contacts and burned charcoal in his vehicle.

    After learning of Yeom's death, Tei uploaded a post on Instagram saying, "Thank you, this past weekend we sent him on his way."


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