When a Kpop superstar took her life, a Malaysian suicide hotline received calls from those in distress. FMTNews Kpop Sulli
PETALING JAYA: When news broke last month that Kpop superstar “Sulli” had taken her life, her fans across the world were shocked – and a Malaysian suicide hotline received calls from local fans who were badly affected.
The calls received by Befrienders after her death were a similar response to the death in 2017 of another Korean Kpop star, Jonghyun. Befrienders’ email inbox surged threefold. When asked why do people get affected by suicides of celebrities, he said it is because people look up to celebrities. “They are portrayed as enjoying glory, being loved by all, and as being ‘perfect’. So, when they die by suicide, it comes as a shock and the fans would be affected.”He said the mass media and users of social media can help by ensuring all suicide cases are told in a way that doesn’t stigmatise suicide.
He says reports of suicides can trigger cases of copycat suicide, also known as the Werther effect, after a classic German novel by Goethe which contain explicit details of the suicide of the titular character.
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