Why did the man involved in the sexual harassment storm in South Korea suddenly die?

South Korean actor and professor Cho Min-ki hanged to death. The police initially determined that it was likely suicide.

According to news on March 9, Cho Min-ki, a South Korean actor involved in sexual assault and a professor of the performance and imaging department of Cheongju University, was found hanging to death in a warehouse on the first floor of an office building apartment. The police initially determined that it was likely suicide.

Han Dao said that Cho Min-ki’s body was found in an office building apartment in Guui-dong, Gwangjin District, Seoul at about 4:05 pm on the 9th.

According to police information, Mrs. Zhao Minji found Zhao Minji hanging in the warehouse on the first basement floor of the commercial and residential building. When he was found, Zhao Minji had stopped breathing and heartbeat, and he was dead when he arrived at a nearby hospital. Police believe it is likely suicide and are investigating.

Reports stated that before his death, Zhao Minki called his close friends one by one: "I'm sorry to disappoint you."

Female college student reported for sexual harassment

The police have officially filed a case

On February 20, someone anonymously posted a report on the website claiming that Zhao Minji had sexually harassed female college students. Subsequently, graduates continued to reveal on social networking sites that they had been sexually harassed by him during school. The victimized students stated that they will hire lawyers to go through the legal process, focusing on students from the Theater and Film Department of Cheongju University. Students from the class of 2011 in the department had previously issued a statement condemning Cho Min-ki.

South Korea's Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency stated on February 27 that the police have officially filed a case against Zhao Minji and are currently investigating the victims. They are expected to summon him for investigation after the criminal suspect is confirmed. The police have obtained statements from eight victims as of the 26th, and the number of victims is expected to increase to more than 10. The police will also determine whether the charges need to be changed or added based on further obtained statements.

Personal information

Zhao Minji ( / Cho Min Ki ), also translated as Zhao Minji. His real name is Cho Byung-ki, born on November 5, 1965. He graduated from the School of Arts of Chung-Ang University in Korea. He is a Korean film and television actor and a professor at the Performance and Image Department of Cheongju University.

Officially debuted in 1991 through the movie "In Praise of Death". In 1993, he passed the audition and became the 22nd rookie actor of MBC TV station. In 2003, Jo Min Ki played the role of the affectionate good man Jung Young Joon in the TV series "Yellow Handkerchief" and won the love of many viewers.

In 2008, Cho Min-ki challenged the villain role for the first time in the MBC TV series "East of Eden" and was very successful. He won the Outstanding Actor Award at the MBC Year-End Awards. In 2013, Cho Min Ki and Lee Jun Ki reunited for the first time in five years and co-starred in the topical work "Two Weeks". In the same year, the movie "The Defender" starring Zhao Minki set a record of 11.36 million viewers.

In 2004, he served as a professor at Cheongju University, and from 2010 to last year, he served as an assistant professor in the Department of Drama and Film of the school.