Park Yong Ha - The desperate love affair with Eugene and the s.uicide tragedy that shook the whole of Asia

More than 10 years have passed since the actor Park Yong Ha left this world on June 30, 2010 at the age of 33. However, fans and audiences love him as well as friends and colleagues. The pain in my heart still hasn't subsided.

It has been 18 years since its broadcast, Winter Sonata is still one of the classic films of the Korean screen, the youth of many generations of "movie geeks". Recently, Korean media reported that Winter Sonata will return with part 2 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the classic version airing.

After 20 years, the stars of that day Choi Ji Woo, Bae Jong Yoon, Park Sol Mi had many other changes, but when it comes to the film, it is impossible not to mention the talented actor Park Yong Ha. He passed away at the age of 32, leaving regret in the hearts of the public and an unfinished love affair.

Used to be the dream prince of thousands of girls

During his lifetime, he was one of the Hallyu stars with a large fan base in Asia. His name is ranked on par with Bae Yong Joon, Choi Ji Woo - the cult representatives of the Korean Wave. To get to this position, the actor spent many years struggling, accepting to play the role of the masses and assisting the studio.

Park Yong Ha was born on August 12, 1977, started acting at the age of 17. After years of struggling playing supporting roles, success came to him when he played the second male role in Winter Sonata. After the success of this TV blockbuster, Park Yong Ha suddenly became a star, loved all over Asia, especially in Korea and Japan.

The actor's career flourished in both acting and singing. Park Yong Ha is loved by his gentle face, bright smile, warm and calm temperament. This made female fans fall in love with him, helping Park Yong Ha become the dream prince of thousands of girls at that time.

Not only handsome, Park Yong Ha is also a person with a sincere and kind personality. According to his colleagues, the actor is always attentive, friendly and constantly making efforts. Never seen Park Yong Ha raise his voice or speak harshly to anyone.

Many years in the profession, except for the love affair with the goddess Eugene (SES), the actor has never been involved in any scandals. He also never showed signs of instability to the public, that's why when he heard the news of Park Yong Ha's s.uicide, everyone couldn't help but be shocked and shocked.

Suffering love, the indirect cause of life's tragedy

In addition to career and family pressures, the sad love story with beauty goddess Eugene (SES) is also one of the reasons why the actor is tormented, depressed, suffering from depression and feels that life is not good. meaningful, leading to a painful outcome.

Park Yong Ha once had a beautiful but sad love affair with the first generation beauty goddess Eugene (SES). The couple first met on the set of Love Em in 2002. A close friend once confided that, from the first time they met, Park Yong Ha was deeply in love with his beautiful co-star.

During the filming, the close contacts made Park Yong Ha's affection for Eugene grow day by day. But he could only embrace a lonely love affair, because Eugene was the leading beauty goddess at that time, the dream g.irl of thousands of boys, the ideal model of a series of male stars. famous as Tony Ahn (H.OT), Shin Hye Sung (Shinhwa), Kangta (H.OT), Lee Ji Hoon...

Gradually, it was Park Yong Ha's sincerity that moved Eugene. After Loving You ended, they officially became a couple. However, in order to protect his career from the harshness of public opinion, Park Yong Ha - Eugene decided to love each other in the dark, secretly dating and not r.evealing anything to the public.

According to Naver, Korean public opinion in the 1990s and early 2000s was very strict when idols dated. Experts who study the culture and entertainment of this country have analyzed on television: the default of fans in the amount of m.oney that artists receive, there is the cost of "selling" their private life, including love. . That is, artists can only be public figures. That's why most Korean stars choose to hide their love stories.

Just like that, after the couple loved each other for nearly a year, in 2003, hackers broke into Park Yong Ha's computer, stole pictures of him with his girlfriend and posted them online. The news that the couple was dating was revealed, causing the media to stir up, and the public to be surprised.

In particular, the image of Eugene sitting in her boyfriend's lap with a sensitive position made fans angry, resolutely asking the couple to break up. Eugene fans think that Park Yong Ha has tarnished her "jewel" image, Park Yong Ha's fans think that the female idol is not worthy of a top actor. The war of words back and forth, fans "terrorize" even idols, the couple was criticized with harsh and harsh words. At that time, every day Park Yong Ha received thousands of letters of protest from fans.

Under great pressure at a young age, the couple had no choice but to part ways to find peace and preserve their careers. In an interview, the Winter Sonata actor shared his anguish about the past love story:

"Excessive attention makes our relationship difficult. She and I both suffer because we feel that loving each other is a crime to the audience. Thousands of fans asked us to break up because we are public figures. Is it because for the future, career, I have to leave the person I love the most?".

After the broken love, Park Yong Ha became confused and quiet, did not date anyone and closed his heart. The actor turned to alcohol to relieve his sadness, gradually suffered from depression and had to take a lot of s.edatives every night to be able to sleep. Park Yong Ha's mother recounted in her memoirs, once when she was drunk, her son cried a lot and said Eugene is someone he can't forget in this life.

The love story did not go as expected, Park Yong Ha also had to face a lot of pressure from his career and family. The actor's career and business faced many difficulties, plus his father's terminal cancer, all of which became a blow to Park Yong Ha's psyche. Despite living in the love of fans and biological mother, Park Yong Ha still cannot find the meaning of life. He decided to end it all when he was only 32 years old.

On June 30, 2010, Park Yong Ha's mother discovered that her son had committed s.uicide with a telephone cord at her home. He did not leave any notes or s.uicide notes. This news immediately shocked the Korean entertainment industry in particular and Asia in general. No one would have thought that a star who seemed to have it all, fame, and m.oney would choose an extreme way to end his life.

The pain r.emains in the hearts of those who stay

After hearing the news of Park Yong Ha's d.eath, thousands of fans from all over Korea, Japan, China... came to see the actor off to his final resting place. In it, the most notable is the appearance of Eugene, Park Yong Ha's ex-lover. The actress appeared with a lost face, listless, stunned, stunned as if she couldn't believe the harsh truth. No one could resist that sad image.

The manager shared that despite the long separation, after hearing the news of Park Yong Ha's d.eath, Eugene was shocked, sobbed and locked himself, refusing to be interviewed. This person also said that the love affair with the actor Winter Sonata has left many deep wounds in Eugene's heart, and his departure makes the actress unbelievable. As time passed, she gradually calmed down and married actor Ki Tae Young, becoming a model family in Korean showbiz.

The person who took care of the funeral for Park Yong Ha is actor So Ji Sub. During their lifetime, the two stars had an extremely close friendship, accompanying each other from the beginning of their career to success. The image of So Ji Sub crying all her tears at the funeral of a close friend made the public's heart ache.

10 years have passed since Park Yong Ha passed away, many fans still remember him. But perhaps because of the cycle of life, many fans no longer remember the famous actor in the past. However, So Ji Sub has never forgotten his best friend. The image of actor So Ji Sub visiting his friend's grave on the night of June 30 every year has moved many people. He prepared flowers, wine and c.igarettes, sat down and talked in front of the graves of the deceased for a long time.

According to Sankei Sports (Japan), Mrs. Oh Young Ran - the mother of the late star - published an autobiography about her c.hild titled "My son, a real Park Yong Ha". The memoir is 260 pages long, telling about his life from birth to d.eath. There are startup stories or behind the scenes with actor Bae Yong Joon in "Winter Sonata".

Park Yong Ha's d.eath has extended the list of Korean artists who committed s.uicide due to depression. The actor Winter Sonata left, bringing with him the love that tormented him for the rest of his life, leaving behind his helpless old mother and confidant brother. His d.eath also sounded a wake-up call about the fans' behavior towards the artist's love story and the public's harsh pressure on celebrities. Although the time Park Yong Ha lived for was too short, he left an unforgettable mark in the hearts of fans.

Eugene: The most beautiful woman in Kbiz and a regretful love that makes Park Yong Ha torment for the rest of his life KENG16:50:17 14/02/2023Eugene used to be an idol singer, before turning to acting and famous for his role in the TV series Penthouse: The High War. Before marrying Ki Tae Young, the actress had a regretful love affair with Park Yong Ha. Eugene was born in 1981, real name is Kim Yoo Jin. Nearly 25...