Mina Chan, a Japanese influencer in her 20s, was found dead in Seoul after an apparent suicide that was broadcast live on social media. Police said she was found at a residence in Yongsan District, central Seoul, at around 5:33 a.m. on Wednesday.
She had about 80,000 followers on TikTok, and police were dispatched after an acquaintance reported that a friend had attempted suicide during a livestream. The Seoul Yongsan Police Station is investigating the exact circumstances of the death.
Yongsan District report
Police said the dead woman was found at a Seoul officetel where she lived, after the report from the acquaintance. The incident was reportedly broadcast live in full, drawing attention to what happened before officers arrived.
The case centers on a public livestream and a death that police are still treating as an apparent suicide. That leaves the timeline tied to the broadcast itself: the livestream from the officetel, the report from the acquaintance, and the response that followed in Yongsan District.
Seoul Yongsan Police Station
The Seoul Yongsan Police Station is handling the inquiry into the exact circumstances. Its focus is the sequence that led from the livestream to the report and then to the discovery at 5:33 a.m. on Wednesday.
For readers following the case, the immediate fact is simple and grim: Mina Chan died during a livestream from her Seoul home, and police are now trying to reconstruct what happened during the broadcast itself.
