5th September 2026 – (Busan) Relatives of a woman in her twenties who fell to her death from a Busan office building in January 2024 have petitioned public broadcaster KBS, saying grief still cuts deep whenever they see the perpetrator’s sister—an actress—working on screen as if nothing had happened.
A family member identified as Lee posted on the KBS website on 3rd September, writing that her daughter died after enduring severe stalking and harassment. “From that day my life seemed to stop,” she said, describing nights of tears, sleeplessness and a crushing sense of guilt at still being alive. What felt most unjust, she argued, was that the abuser’s family could continue ordinary lives while hers had collapsed.
Lee said her daughter had died with a grievance, yet the perpetrator’s family—and in particular a daughter working as an actress—could still climb the industry ladder. “How can the world be so unfair?” she asked. The sister, she wrote, now holds a substantial part in a KBS evening daily drama, laughing and crying on air and appearing as a well-liked television star, a sight that floods the bereaved with self-reproach.
The petition urged KBS to say whether it knew of the background and, as a public broadcaster, to take responsible steps. Neither KBS nor other official channels have publicly confirmed the actress’s identity, and the allegation remains subject to further clarification.
South Korean netizens, drawing on clues from 2024 reporting, have widely named 28-year-old Jeon Hye-won as the sister. She has appeared in True Beauty and Under the Queen’s Umbrella and is currently in the KBS daily A Trap Called Desire, in a role described as second only to lead actress Jang Seo-hee—details that match the family’s description, though mainstream Korean outlets have not formally named her in connection with the case.
According to the court history recounted by the family campaign, the woman known as A fell from the ninth floor of a commercial building after seeking to end her relationship with B. Investigators said he allegedly kept threatening and stalking her after the break-up, including knocking at her door for about 17 hours, sending 365 messages and smashing a glass and throwing a chair in intimidation. Domestic violence was also alleged.
B was convicted and first sentenced to three years and six months; on appeal, after factors including compensation were weighed, the term was cut to three years and two months. The court did not hold him criminally responsible for causing her death. Relatives say she had been clinging to a window frame before falling and argue he may have assisted suicide. Police did not refer that suspicion for prosecution; the family objected, and prosecutors have now taken up the inquiry.