BJ Imvely, extreme choice after revealing suicide note during live broadcast... finally died

A former racing model and African TV BJ Imvely (real name Lim Ji-hye, 37) passed away.

On the 19th, an article was posted on Imvely's SNS, saying, "Since the late Lim Ji-hye has passed away, I would like to convey the following obituary. I hope that you will take great care of not being able to contact me individually."

Imvely conducted a live broadcast on YouTube on June 11th. He revealed his suicide note during the broadcast. The suicide note that was released contained the contents of "I'm sorry to my daughters" and "I hope you will not feel guilty as you live your life from now on."

After revealing the suicide note, Imvely disappeared from the live broadcast. The live broadcast continued. The broadcast ended with the appearance of 119 paramedics dispatched to Imvely's home.

Imvely was selected as a model for men's magazine Maxim in 2006 and worked as a racing model. After getting married in 2014, she stopped modeling, and after a divorce in 2018, she raised two daughters. Afterwards, he worked as an Afreeca TV BJ and was permanently suspended from broadcasting, then moved to a platform and started a personal broadcast.

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Reporter Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia kkk39@tenasia.co.kr