Daul Kim's Agency Blames Work Pressures For Model's Suicide

Daul Kim's agency, Next, has released a statement last Wednesday that supported the suicide theory behind the model's death:

"She was not able to live the normal life other girls did at her age. We suspect that she felt confused and lost after reaching the top of her career."

Joy Yoon, a friend of Daul Kim and a fellow Korean, has also said that despite the Asian model's success on the catwalk, she usually has dark moods and melancholy:

"The loneliness she felt must have been suffocating. Did her agencies really have her best interests at heart? I know she wanted stability and a somewhat normal life and even complained about it. Isn't that a sign? A cry for help?"

At 20, 5'10" Daul Kim is recognized as the Korean version of supermodel Kate Moss.

If work pressures and loneliness are the real reasons behind Daul Kim's suicide as suggested by her agency, they realized it too late.

Isn't caring for the model's growth (personally, not just financially) every talent agency's topmost priority?

Daul Kim's suicide news has sent shockwaves through the fashion industry. Unfortunately, everybody seems just to be stuck up on the drama behind the model's death. No prominent fashion figure has really stood up to speak of support groups for the models and how to prevent any model's suicide-because-of-work-pressures in the future.

Is support group for fashion models considered a faux pax in the industry too?

Top Korean Model Daul Kim Is Found Dead!

Daul Kim, 20 years old model from Seoul, Korea, was found dead in her Paris apartment yesterday morning. The cause of her death remained unknown, but it was rumored as suicide.


As top model, Daul Kim was known for her gorgeous hair, incredible street style, and passion for telling a good story - a model with real personality. She started modeling in 2006 with impressive editorials for Korean Vogue, and was most noted for impersonating supermodel Linda Evangelista for Vogue editorial photographed by Oh Joong Seok in January 2009.

Although most of her modeling career was with Vogue, Daul Kim has also walked the runways for top designers like Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Alexander McQueen, and Chanel. Her recent work was with Christopher Kane for a Topshop TV commercial and a photo shoot for the fall issue of Dansk.

Daul Kim's death came as a shock, both for family, friends, and fans of the Korean model. No cause of death has been released yet, but her agents at Next has confirmed her death in a statement:

"She was a top model and a great friend to all of us at Next. Please respect her family's privacy at this time of sadness. We will all miss her very much."

Modeling aside, Daul Kim was also an active blogger. She maintained a blog called "I Like To Fork Myself." Intriguingly, she titled her last entry "say goodbye to forever." The body of the post was a video of the song "I Go Deep" by Jim Rivers. Underneath the song, she wrote "best track forever."

Daul Kim's story is just like one of those sad stories shared by not a few people who are working in the beauty industry - they started with beautiful ambition, lucky enough to enjoy success at a young age, and mysteriously ended their glamorous lives in tragic deaths.

"what i do is not a bad occupation
someone is always willing to pay.

+i would find it

tiring.

-oh no , its quite ________,
almost peaceful

no need to believe in either side

or any side

there is no courage.

theres only yourself.

the belief is your own precision"

- Daul Kim, I Like To Fork Myself, 2009/11/06