An unfortunate news came a day ago that well-known South Korean model Kim Jong-Suk had passed away on 4th June 2025. Reports are emerging that the reason of his death is suicide. He was born in the year 1996 and therefore, his age at the time of his death was 29 years.

He had nearly 100K followers on Instagram alone as on June 2025 but the family has made the account private after the news of his death emerged in media.

Netizens are also speculating the cause of his death as the model apparently was quite active indicating that all is well with him.

While Kim Jong-Suk began his modelling career in 2014, he gained massive recognition after he featured in the ads of brand DASHU. He also appeared on a dating show in 2022 where young men and women were made to go on dates in a fast-paced blind date format.

Who are there in the family of Kim Jong Suk?

Not much is available public about Kim Jong Suk’s family except the fact that he has an elder sister who has stated on social media that the news circulating related to suicide is not true and that the family will release official statement after the autopsy’s reports.

Cause of Death of Kim Jong Suk

Earlier reports emerged that Kim Jong Suk had committed suicide, however the family, especially her sister indicated that there was some other reason than the suicide and the family intends to remove defamatory articles speculating the same. The reason has not been disclosed in the public domain.

English version of Kim Jong Suks’s sister message is below

“Hello, this is Jong-seok’s older sister.
We have been in shock due to the sudden news, and we have been handling the funeral in a daze…”

“There are many false rumors spreading in online communities that are different from the truth about Jong-seok, and the bereaved family is suffering greatly.”

“We had not responded until now because we hoped Jong-seok had gone to a better place, but we did not expect such absurd and baseless rumors to spread this far.”

“Because these things are not true, we are in the process of requesting deletions of posts and articles that contain false information.”

The news about Kim Jong Suk surfaced in the media because of his friend who shared the funeral card on his social media account.

As you can see from the above translation, her sister expressed deep sorrow for not knowing whether everything was alright with Kim Jong Suk or not! This message is also sparking speculation about the cause of death of Kim Jong Suk