It has been 16 years since the late actress Jang Jin-young passed away.
Today (the 1st) marks the 16th anniversary of her departure. After being diagnosed with stomach cancer in September 2008, she left this world at the young age of 37 on September 1, 2009, after a year of battling the illness, touching the hearts of her fans.
The late actress suddenly received a stage 4 stomach cancer diagnosis in September 2008 and underwent chemotherapy. At one point, her condition seemed to improve, and she received substantial support after publicly revealing her romantic relationship.
After moving to the United States to begin treatment and recuperation, the late Jang Jin-young was accompanied by Kim, who stayed by her side. When Jang Jin-young left for Mexico to receive cancer treatment in May 2009, Kim traveled with her.
Just four days before her passing, they held a secret wedding ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada, providing an emotional moment. In the publicly released wedding photos, the late Jang Jin-young maintained a bright smile until her death, further touching the hearts of the public.
Born in 1972 in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Jang Jin-young made her entertainment industry debut as Miss Korea Chungcheongnam-do in 1993 and began her acting career in the 1997 drama "My Angel Inside." She then gained recognition through dramas such as "Three Men, Three Women," "You Should Be Kind at Heart," and "My Wife is a Gangster," as well as films like "The Ghost," "Siren," and "The Foul King."
In 2001, she solidified her status as a leading actress in Chungmuro by winning Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, the Sitges Film Festival in Spain, and the Fantasporto International Film Festival in Portugal for her performance in the film "Scream."
She then began to shine as the protagonist in melodramas with "Over the Rainbow" and "Chrysanthemum Scent." She won Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for her role in the movie "Singles," further recognition of her acting talent. In 2005, she played Korea's first female pilot in the film "Cheongyeon," marking her first leading role, and won the Best Actress award at the Korean Film Awards for "Love, the Incalculable Lightness."
Meanwhile, in May of last year, her father, Jang Gil-nam, chairman of the Jang Jin-young Foundation, passed away.
On May 16, 2024, chairman Jang Gil-nam passed away around 2 p.m. the previous day at the age of 89. He reportedly fell while returning from visiting the "Jang Jin-young Memorial Hall" in Jeonbuk's Imsil County.
Chairman Jang Gil-nam donated 50 million won in scholarship funds to the vice principal of his daughter's alma mater who visited the funeral. He established the Gyeam Scholarship Foundation in March 2010, named after his daughter, and launched scholarship programs. In May 2011, he built the "Jang Jin-young Memorial Hall" in Imsil County's Unam-myeon and personally managed it. According to the family, he was preparing for his daughter's 15th anniversary ceremony to be held in September when he tragically met with an accident on his way home.
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