 |  | Jang Ja Yeon had been feeling depressed, according to her older sister. |
Jang Ja Yeon, 26, played Sunny, one of a trio of mean girls who harass heroine Geum Jan Di (played by Gu Hye Seon) in the Korean version of the hit Taiwanese idol drama, Meteor Garden.
Police said Jang's older sister found her hanging on the banister of a staircase in their house in South Korea's Gyeonggi province.
She reportedly told police that Jang suffered from depression. Police said there were no signs of foul play and were expected to rule her death as a suicide, the Korea Herald reported.
A friend told reporters that Jang left a six-page note detailing her contract problems with her management company.
Her death has intensified talk on the Internet that Boys Over Flowers is cursed.
Since January, the serial's four male lead actors Lee Min Ho, Kim Hyun Joong, Kim Joon and Kim Bum as well as lead actress Gu have been hit by a series of road accidents.
Kim Hyun Joong escaped injury on Jan 21 when a car he was in was badly smashed after a road collision.
The next day, Kim Joon was behind the wheel when he crashed into another car but he continued on his way to the film set.
On Jan 27, Lee Min Ho had just alighted from a car driven by his manager when it collided with another vehicle.
Kim Bum was still being treated for a Feb 1 fender bender when the vehicle he was in crashed into a road railing on Feb 9 and he had to have his toe stitched.
Gu was hurt in a diving scene in January and then injured her lips in a traffic accident on Feb 27. KBS had to cancel airing an episode on March 2 as filming was hampered.
Fans on the Internet said the actors had not been getting enough sleep because of the hectic filming schedule.
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