Daul Kim
Daul Kim | |
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 Daul Kim in 2008 | |
| Born | Kim Da-ul (김다울) 31 May 1989 Seoul, South Korea |
| Died | 19 November 2009 (aged 20) Paris, France |
| Modelling information | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Eye colour | Brown[1] |
Daul Kim (
at the age of 20.Career
Kim was born in
Dazed & Confused.[2] In South Korea, she appeared on the covers of South Korean Vogue in August 2007 and May 2008 and in Harper's Bazaar in July 2008.[1] She made her international catwalk debut at Paris Fashion Week in 2007.[2]
GAP.[2]
In 2008 she was named Model of the Year by Anan magazine.[4]
She also appeared on the South Korean series I am a Model in season 3. In June 2009 she appeared nude in i-D magazine, sparking criticism in Korea.
Personal life
Kim was a keen painter and on 10 August 2007 she held a solo exhibition of her artwork in Seoul.[4] She collected antique forks and kept a blog titled "I Like to Fork Myself". She was also a fan of Klaus Kinski and his films and collected works.[4] She had a tattoo of a star on the inside of her left hand.[1]
Death and later impact
Kim was discovered
weblog and also expressed herself through her paintings. She had sometimes dodged calls from her agents because she felt overworked.[2]
As far back as 2007 she had written of angst,
self-mutilation and suicide. In April of that year, she posted: "I am going to smash my face... My life as Daul was so miserable and lonely. Please join my loneliness in another world. I love you all. Daul", but later added, "KIDDING. I'm fine. Just tired."[2] She had also admitted that she self-harmed.[2] In October 2009 during New York Fashion Week she left a post on her blog describing herself as "mad depressed and overworked".[2] She became the ninth South Korean celebrity to die by suicide in 2009. Daul's last post included a song titled "I Go Deep" by Jim Rivers. The post was titled "Say Hi to Forever", and underneath she wrote "best track forever".[2]
She took her own life shortly after.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Daul Kim - Fashion Model". Fashion Model Directory. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bremner, Charles (November 20, 2009). "Suicide model Daul Kim wrote blog about pressure of catwalk". The Times. London. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- ^ "Top South Korean model Daul Kim found dead". BBC News. November 20, 2009. Archived from the original on November 22, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Daul Kim". New York. Archived from the original on November 23, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
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