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"It's unbearable! I've lost all my emotions, and I can barely call myself anymore. I have prayed tirelessly to the heavens, longing to be able to return to those memories and experience the way of life again.
In this emotionally charged manuscript left by Lee Eun-joo, she uses such a tactful and affectionate brushstroke, pouring out her despair and repentance, in a few simple and simple words, all of which show her deep attachment to those grand times of the past.
How many times has she hoped that she would be blessed by God to allow her to rediscover herself and relive the innocence and joy she once had.
Lee Eun-joo expressed her endless gratitude and love for her mother and brother with the most sincere emotions. In the depths of her memory, that time of harmonious coexistence with her relatives was the time she cherished and longed for the most.
Together, the family embarks on an ideal journey to savour mouth-watering delicacies and realise those dreams that were once made...... These are so precious to her that she feels extremely happy.
However, fate always plays tricks on people. Lee Eun-joo is ruthlessly deprived of the pursuit of innocent dreams, and can never return to that once warm and simple self. This has undoubtedly become the eternal regret and pain in her heart.
In 1980, Lee Eun-joo was born into an ordinary working-class family in Gunsan City, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea. She is gifted, cheerful from an early age, and has an extreme love for music and art.
Seeing their daughter's obsession with the piano, her parents resolutely decided to send her to a professional piano school for systematic training.
Amazingly, Lee Eun-joo did not resist the monotonous and boring process of practicing, but instead regarded it as her own interest and had a big dream of becoming an outstanding artist.
After graduating from junior high school, she was successfully admitted to Yongguang Girls' High School to continue her piano studies.
Everything seems to be on a predetermined track, moving steadily in the direction of her ideal life. However, at the age of 17, an experience completely changed her original life plan.
In 1997, when accompanying her classmates to participate in a campus selection competition, Lee Eun-joo's fresh and refined temperament instantly attracted the attention of the directors present. Soon after, the director sent her an invitation to shoot a school uniform advertisement, and her partner was Song Hye Kyo, a hot little girl at the time.
The wonderful cooperation between the two artists has achieved brilliant results, and their advertising works have aroused enthusiastic responses in the society and received strong attention from the general public.
Lee Eun-joo, who was once entangled in whether to give up her dream of playing the piano, bravely embarked on a bumpy journey to become an excellent actor with the affectionate and unwavering support and encouragement of her mother.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, 1998 has arrived. At that time, Lee Eun-joo, who was only 18 years old, won high praise from the audience for his outstanding performance in the TV series "White Night 3.98" and was known as "Shen Yinhe's successor".
This honor not only fully reflects the public's affirmation and recognition of her, but also paves the way for her future development in the entertainment industry.
Lee Eun-joo's star journey is like a bright meteor piercing the sky, overflowing with light. She has done her best to enrich her career as an actress and has filmed many popular masterpieces.
However, when she received the script of "Firebird" in 2003, the pressure in her heart suddenly intensified, because at that time, the entire Korean society was still intoxicated by the popularity of "Dae Jang Geum", and whether "Firebird" could achieve excellent results became a question in people's minds.
However, what is surprising is that Lee Eun-joo, with her superb acting skills, successfully portrayed the rich and complex inner world of a woman in her thirties, making the series finally receive amazing ratings second only to "Dae Jang Geum".
Overnight, Lee Eun-joo's name spread all over the streets, and she officially became a first-line actress.
2004 was undoubtedly the pinnacle of Lee Eun-joo's career. She not only won the MBC TV Drama Acting Award for her outstanding acting skills, but also starred in the movie "Tai Chi Flag Flying", which set a brilliant record at the box office in the history of Korean films, and won 9 nominations and won many awards.
Standing at the pinnacle of honor, Lee Eun-joo has a bright smile, but the melancholy in her heart is getting worse day by day. Even when she was in the center of the stage, she couldn't feel true happiness and satisfaction.
It's just that behind all this brilliance, she has long been under the strict control of the South Korean chaebol and lives a life of disgrace, which is really unbelievable.
In order to protect her life and the peace of her family, Lee Eun-joo had to make changes on the basis of her pure image in the past, and began to shoot a series of film and television works involving large-scale and explicit shots.
Despite her strong resentment, she is powerless to change the status quo, as she has unwittingly signed a series of deeply unbalanced and grossly unfair agreements.
If she violates these agreements, she will not only face high compensation amounts, but also the personal safety of her family.
After years of precipitation, the Hong Kong media finally revealed a shocking "inside story" - Lee Eun-joo was actually favored by the high-level executives of the entertainment industry monopolized by the South Korean consortium and was forced to become their "plaything".
Navigating between the elite and the chaebol's top officials, there are even jaw-dropping rumors that she was assaulted by multiple people for 500 minutes.
In the eyes of these unscrupulous power holders, Lee Eun-joo's once pure and flawless image is gone. Under their manipulation, this originally innocent girl was gradually portrayed as a dissolute woman on the screen.
Perhaps, the desecration of youthful vitality and beautiful faces is precisely where their morbid pleasure lies.
Faced with such a terrible situation, Lee Eun-joo's inner conscience and shame are struggling fiercely. She began to experience severe insomnia, anorexia and other symptoms, and her mental condition deteriorated day by day.
In January 2005, she had to go to the hospital for a full medical check-up and was recommended by her doctor to be referred to the neurology department for professional psychotherapy.
However, what kind of devastation did the devastation that caused Lee Eun-joo's mental breakdown to such an extent? We can only get a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg with the help of the short written testament she left behind and the sporadic fragments in some revelations.
On February 18, 2005, Lee Eun-joo successfully obtained a bachelor's degree from Dankook University, and it seems that her life is about to usher in a new dawn. However, it is shocking that only four days later, before her 25th birthday, she chose to end her young life by suicide.
It was an ordinary morning, and Lee Eun-joo had a phone call with her beloved brother. During the call, she was depressed and had a lot of mood swings. The brother patiently comforted her, trying to save her from the haze with the power of family affection.
In the end, with the unremitting efforts of her brother, Lee Eun-joo seemed to regain a trace of calm.
But after five minutes, his brother suddenly felt a furious uneasiness in his heart! he sensed that his sister might be in a desperate situation.
Immediately afterward, he did not hesitate to call his sister's mobile phone number again, but this time he still did not get any response.
In order to confirm his sister's condition as soon as possible, the elder brother took decisive action and rushed to his sister's residence at almost the speed of light to investigate with his own eyes.
However, the scene presented in front of him at this moment was the tragedy he least wanted to see in his life - his sister Lee Eun-joo was already weak, blood was pouring from her wrists, and her life was gradually passing.
In the heart-rending call of her brother, Lee Eun-joo still did not respond. The family immediately rushed her to the hospital, but only half an hour later, the doctors announced the sad news of her tragic death.
It turned out that Lee Eun-joo first cut her wrist with a pencil sharpener, and then chose the extreme method of hanging, which shows that she has made up her mind to end her life. In the suicide note she left behind, although there are only a few words, it vividly depicts the environment she is in and the painful struggle in her heart.
Lee Eun-joo's death has undoubtedly brought a heavy blow and endless grief to her family. Her mother was so grief-stricken that she couldn't stop crying: "It was my lifelong wish to make her an actress, but now she is on a dead end because of me."
Every time I think about it, I have a heated argument with her father, and I really can't afford to see him again" The mother felt guilty for not giving her daughter enough love, so she decided to cut off her relationship with her husband and suffer alone for the rest of her life.
As for her father, he also said that he would do his best to do good deeds in the future, hoping to be able to reunite with his beloved daughter in the next life. As her brother, I am afraid that she will be burdened with regret and self-blame for the rest of her life that cannot save her sister's life.
What happened to Lee Eun-joo is a sigh of relief. She was supposed to be a dazzling new star, talented and promising, but after all, she couldn't resist the merciless tricks of fate and fell into the dark abyss of power.
Her life was like a dazzling meteor, short and brilliant, and finally disappeared into the vast universe.
Although her departure did not trigger any substantial changes, it quietly revealed the terrifying dark side of the Korean entertainment industry. The distorted human nature of those powerful people who are supreme in power and call for wind and rain cannot escape the judgment of history.
Sometimes, the higher the status, the more difficult it is to maintain the innocence of human nature, and when the power is in full swing, it is more difficult to maintain proportion. Lee Eun-joo's tragedy shows us that a return to ordinary life may be the only way to true happiness.
Her passing is undoubtedly sad, but her last words are like a beacon to guide us on the right path to happiness. No matter what the circumstances, we should not forget the basic principles of being a human being, and no matter how much we are oppressed, we should always be consistent and protect the innocence of human nature.
This is the true meaning of life interpreted by Lee Eun-joo with her life, which is worthy of our deep thought and memory.