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K-Pop Influencer Mina Chan Dies at 26 After Online Harassment
A young woman named Mina Chan, who made videos on the internet, has died.
She was 26 years old and lived in Seoul, South Korea.
Many people followed her videos on TikTok.
Mina was a big fan of a famous music group called ENHYPEN.
After she gave flowers to one of the singers at a concert, some fans got very angry at her.
People sent her lots of mean messages online, which is called cyberbullying.
Even after she said sorry, the unkind messages kept coming.
During one of her live videos, people watching asked the police to help her.
The police found that she had died, and now they are looking into what happened.
Her story has made many people talk about how hurtful words online can be and how fans should be kinder to each other.
K-pop influencer Mina Chan, known online as @sweeter_nk, died at the age of 26 after facing intense online harassment.
Police found her dead at her residence in Hangangno-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul at around 5:33 a.m. on August 5 after viewers and an acquaintance raised concerns during a TikTok livestream.
Her death was confirmed on August 6 through a social media post reportedly shared by her younger sister.
She faced backlash after giving sunflowers to ENHYPEN member Sunoo to pass to Ni-ki during the group's US tour in late July, and harassment continued despite her apology.
Her death has reignited debate over toxic K-pop fandoms, cyberbullying and online harassment, with Yongsan Police Station investigating the circumstances.
- Who
- Mina Chan, a 26-year-old Japanese social media influencer and ENHYPEN fan known as @sweeter_nk.
- What
- She died after facing intense online harassment linked to an interaction at an ENHYPEN concert.
- Where
- Her residence in Hangangno-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
- When
- Police found her dead at around 5:33 a.m. on August 5; her death was confirmed on August 6.
- Why
- Police are investigating the exact circumstances; she had received overwhelming abusive messages following a concert controversy despite apologizing.
Fans Who Criticized Her
Supporters Against Harassment
Concert Behavior
Fans Who Criticized Her
Fans criticized Mina for overstepping boundaries and seeking attention by giving sunflowers to Sunoo and asking him to pass them to Ni-ki.
Supporters Against Harassment
Her gesture did not justify the scale of abuse she received, and she publicly apologized for the interaction.
Fandom Response
Fans Who Criticized Her
Ni-ki's livestream remark about people trying to show off or seek attention at venues was widely seen as validating fans' complaints about her behavior.
Supporters Against Harassment
Believing the idol had endorsed their complaints, online users launched targeted harassment campaigns that continued even after her apology and withdrawal from the spotlight.
Key facts
- Name
- Mina Chan (@sweeter_nk)
- Age at death
- 26
- Nationality
- Japanese
- TikTok followers
- More than 80,000
- Found dead
- Around 5:33 a.m. on August 5 at her residence in Hangangno-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
- Death confirmed
- August 6, via a social media post reportedly shared by her younger sister
- Investigating agency
- Yongsan Police Station
- Controversy
- Gave sunflowers to ENHYPEN's Sunoo to pass to Ni-ki during the group's US tour in late July
Quotes
Police officer at Yongsan Police Station
Official from Yongsan Police
“"She was found dead at around 5:33 a.m. on August 5, after a report from an acquaintance."”
NDTV
Sources
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