Former Girl Group Member Shin Minah Rescued After Attempting To Take Her Own Life
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Former girl group member Shin Minah was rescued by police after it was noticed that she was trying to take her own life.
According to multiple news outlets, a former girl group member, 22-year-old “Shin”, was rescued by police at 12:17 pm on September 9. She was found at Seongsan Bridge in Seoul, attempting to take her own life. The police stated that they received a report that a woman in her 20’s was climbing the railing of Seongsan Bridge, and immediately were dispatched to the scene, rescued her, and handed her over to her guardian.
After being rescued, the girl group member posted on her social media, which revealed her identity. The identity was revealed to be former ILUV member Shin Minah, who has been in the news recently following her reveals of her being mistreated during her time with the group. In a now deleted post, she apologized to her fans for her actions.
I won’t try that again. I’m sorry for worrying you. I’ll never think of anything bad again. Thank you for your support. Thank you so much for rescuing me today. Thank you to my fans who reported it.
— Shin Minah
In addition, she posted on her Instagram a screen capture of an article about her own suicide attempt, begging netizens to stop sending her malicious comments, as it’s too hard for her.
Shin Minah revealed just hours prior to her attempt at her life that she has lost a lot of weight due to the stress and difficulties from the entire ordeal she has gone through, and she went all the way down to 35 kg (77 pounds).
My original weight is 40-42 kg. I was originally underweight, but because of stress and not eating, my Naver profile says 38 kg. I got up to 43 kg while resting at home and putting in effort, but things got so difficult that I fell back to 35 kg. Now I am back to 39 kg after being treated at the hospital and taking appetite stimulants. Even if I try hard and eat, it took a long time to gain even 1 kg, so I tried even harder. Today too, I couldn’t sleep, it’s so hard and painful.
— Shin Minah