Early Monday on the 29th, actor and singer Choi Jin-young committed suicide by hanging himself on the roof of his home with electric cables. Sources say that he was struggling with depression and heavy stress after the death of his sister, actress Choi Jin-shil, who had also committed suicide in October of 2008. He was reportedly staying home a lot, not engaging in many social meetings or get togethers. He was also reportedly taking tranquilizers to help him sleep at night.

Entertainment related sources have been saying that he was making plans to prepare for a comeback in film, tv, or musicals and thus his death came as a shock to many of them. However, those close to him said that Choi Jin-young had expressed struggles in returning to the acting world without the support of his sister whom he had been very close to during her lifetime. Arrangements have been made for him to be buried in the same cemetary as his sister in Yangpyeong of Gyeonggi Province.

There has been a lot of speculation revolving around the two children of Choi Jin-shil that were left under Choi Jin-young's custody. They are currently with a close friend of their late mother and eports have indicated that they will most likely remain under the care of Choi Jin-shil and Jin-young's mother and not their biological father, Cho Sung-min.