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Legal Name: Yeo Yun Born in Incheon, South Korea on May 5, 1981. Died by suicide hanging on January 21, 2007. U;nee began her career in 1996 by acting in various Korean films and tv shows. However, her main goal was to be a singer. In 2003, she achieved her goal by debuting her first album Code, which gained her a very quick following of fans. Her second album and the single Call, Call, Call both released in 2005, was her peak of fame. During this time, she changed record labels to J'S Entertainment, which caused her to change her image drastically. Her new record label forced her to get plastic surgery in her breasts, jaw, and nose in order to achieve a more sexualized image. Additionally, this image caused her great controversy in Korea. The music video for Call, Call, Call was banned on many Korean tv channels due to it's "oversexualized visuals", even though the single was in the top 10 on South Korean charts. Her fans that were a fan of her before her image changed criticized her heavily while new fans only cared about her body and not her talent. Many people on the internet and Korean media tabloids were criticizing and cyber bullying her, which had a massive affect on U;nee's mental health. At around 12:50pm on January 21, 2007, U;nee's grandmother found that U;nee hanged herself in bedroom. Although there was no physical suicide note, law enforcement found that just before she died, she sent messages on an online forum that stating she was depressed. They also found that she did call an ambulance, but were too late. U;nee's suicide caused definite shock from her fans and the news covered it a lot at the time. Originally, her 3rd album was supposed to be officially canceled, but on behalf of U;nee's mother, she persisted that it be released to the public. Her 3rd album (which was the last album she would ever release) was released 5 days after her death. U;nee was not only known in Korea but also in Japan, where she gained somewhat of a fanbase there.