Park Jia, the South Korean actress who gained popularity worldwide with the portrayal of Jung Mi Hee in the Netflix series The Glory, died on Monday (September 30). She was 52. K-media outlets reported the sad news in the wee hours of Monday. They quoted the words of a close acquaintance of Park Jia. Her agency, BILLIONS, released an official statement confirming the media reports.
According to the media reports, the actress died in the wee hours of Monday morning. She recently collapsed due to cerebral infarction, which is also known as ischemic stroke. Park Jia was battling it in the hospital and did not recover from her illness. She passed away on Monday at 2:50 am KST.
"[Park Jia] recently collapsed due to a cerebral infarction and was battling it in the hospital, but unfortunately, she did not recover and passed away," Soompi quoted a close acquaintance of the actress.
The funeral procession of The Glory actress Park Jia will take place at the Asan Medical Center in Seoul on Wednesday (October 2). It is set up in Room 2. The funeral procession will begin at 10:00 am KST.
Here is the Complete Statement by Park Jia's agency BILLIONS:
Netizens' Reactions
Rest in peace. She was a good human being ... a nice actress.
No, we've seen her in so many dramas. RIP
Her character will reside in hell. But she will forever remain in the loving arms of God in heaven.
RIP JiAh
May she rest in peace, all my condolences to her loved ones?
This is heartbreaking...RIP... beautiful.
Awww...she was that crazy mother..so talented..sad loss...
She was truly a talented spirit who gifted us with her art. May she rest in peace, and I am sending my condolences to her loved ones.
