South Korean singer and actress Goo Hara, who was formerly a member of breakout K Pop band Kara, has been found dead at her home in Seoul, local police have reported.
The 28-year-old was best known as a former member of Kara, which she joined in 2008. She had recently launched a comeback in the music business.
The BBC report that police say the cause of death is still under investigation. Last week, Hara made comeback performances after being hospitalised in May following an alleged suicide attempt.
She later apologised for causing "concerns and a commotion" among her fans over the incident. According to reports at the time, her manager had found her unconscious.
Goo was found dead about 9.00pm Irish time on Sunday in her home, the Gangnam Police Department was quoted by Yonhap news agency as saying.
Her last post on Instagram to her 1.5m followers on Saturday was a photograph of herself in bed with the caption: "Good night".
Goo's first solo EP, released in 2015, peaked at number four in the Korean music charts and she released a song entitled Midnight Queen earlier this month.
However, personal events had overshadowed her career in recent years. In September of last year she filed a lawsuit against an ex-boyfriend after he threatened to damage her career by exposing an illicit video of her.
Her former partner was given a suspended jail term in August for physically assaulting and blackmailing the star.
Goo's death comes just over a month since another former K-Pop girl band member, Sulli, was also found dead in a suspected suicide after struggling with online bullying.
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