K-Pop star Kwon Mina under medical care after suicide attempt on New Year’s day - what led her to this?

K-pop idol and actress Kwon Mina is reportedly receiving medical care after being rescued following a suicide attempt on New Year’s Day. The 32-year-old, who has earlier spoken openly about several suicide attempts, alarmed fans on January 1 when she uploaded a post with the title“Goodbye and I’m sorry.”

Almost after two hours, she shared another post citing that she had tried to end her life but had been discovered just in time. Shortly afterward, she deleted her Instagram account completely. According to AllKPop, she stated:
“If it had been left just a little longer, I really could have kept my promise today. But suddenly I heard noises, and someone started shaking me violently.”


She explained drifting in and out of consciousness before being rescued, citing:
“My consciousness kept fading in and out, and I kept screaming ‘please’ in my head then I was rescued again. I've become like the boy who cried wolf.”

Mina further deepened concern with another chilling mentioning:
“But I will keep my promise. Disappearing right in front of your eyes.”

History of Suicide Attempts

This is not the initial time Mina has encountered life-threatening mental health battles. In 2020, she attempted suicide, stating long-term bullying during her years in her former girl group AOA as the reason. In 2021, she was hospitalized again after being discovered unconscious in her home after another attempt.

Prior to her New Year’s attempt, she disclosed on social media that she “wasn’t in a normal state of mind” and mentioned about the ongoing emotional pain connected to past bullying and an alleged sexual assault from 2007. Mirroring on her experience, she stated:
“I did everything because I felt genuinely wronged. I hated feeling wronged so much that I gathered the courage to call things out, but in the end, I destroyed myself.”

Legal Battles and Unresolved Trauma

Mina also discussed an ongoing legal process, citing:
“I’ve been in trial for four years as a victim of sexual assault resulting in injury. While the assault itself was acknowledged, the injury was not proven. In the first trial, the perpetrator was found not guilty due to the statute of limitations.”

She comprehended on the lack of evidence:
“I was afraid of retaliation, worried my mother would find out, had no money to go to the hospital, and instead had to hide.”

Mina disclosed that she continues to endure recurring nightmares and lasting trauma from the alleged assault.

Rise to Fame With AOA

Mina debuted in 2012 as a member of AOA, a girl group popular for hits that includes Miniskirt, Heart Attack, and Like a Cat. During the group’s peak, she was one of its most well recognized members and successfully began an acting career.

However, she exited the group in 2019. In 2020, she publicly accused fellow member Shin Jimin of bullying her. Jimin dismissed the allegations, stating them as “fiction,” but the backlash caused Mina to leave AOA and take a two-year hiatus from the entertainment industry.

Personal Background

According to OSEN, Mina has shared further personal experiences, that includes growing up in an unstable household affected by domestic violence and parental divorce when she was six. She also explained that surviving sexual assault as a teenager, which she kept concealed for years. Mina stated that these experiences, combined with harsh treatment during idol training and harassment following debut, resulted in repeated mental health challenges.

She also revealed that the death of her estranged father in 2014 worsened her emotional distress, as she was unable to grieve openly because of work commitments and fear of rebuke from management.

FAQs:

Q1. Who is Kwon Mina?
Kwon Mina is a South Korean singer and actress, popular for being a former member of the girl group AOA. She has also appeared in different acting projects after her music career.

Q2. What happened to Kwon Mina on New Year’s Day?
She attempted to take her own life and was rescued in time. Mina described her experience through Instagram posts, which were later deleted.