South Korean actress Lee Eun-ju, star of one of the country's highest grossing films, has been found dead after an apparent suicide in Seoul.
The 25-year-old, known for her role in hit film Taegukgi, or National Flag, was found hanged in her dressing room.
Her family said she had been suffering a bout of mental illness after performing nude scenes in Korean thriller The Scarlet Letter.
Lee's managers denied the film had anything to do with her death.
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Police found a suicide note with the words "Mom, I am sorry and I love you" written in blood.
Lee's most successful film, Taegukgi tells the story of two brothers forced to fight in the Korean war. It set an opening day box office record in Korea.
The actress made her screen breakthrough with 2000 film Oh! Soo-jung and starred as jazz singer Ga-hee in The Scarlet Letter which closed the prestigious Pusan International Film Festival last year.
She graduated from Danguk University several days before her death.