Netflix star Kim Sae-ron found dead at home at 24 as police launch investigation

South Korean star Kim Sae-ron has been found dead at her home at just 24 years old.

The actress, who was a rising star and found fame on Netflix show Bloodhounds, was found by a friend who alerted the police on Sunday. Cops are investigating her death but do not suspect any foul play.

Kim Sae-ron has appeared in a number of film and TV shows since beginning her acting career at just nine years old. She grew in popularity as a child star in 2009 film A Brand New Life and 2010's The Man From Nowhere. She went on to be cast in more leading roles in 2014 film A Girl At My Door and 2011 TV drama series Listen To My Heart.

She obtained her first adult lead role in 2016 TV drama Secret Healer, the same year she signed with YG Entertainment. After appearing in 2018 thriller The Villagers and campus web drama Love Playlist, she left YG Entertainment and joined Gold Medalist with actors Kim Soo-hyun and Seo Yea-ji in 2020.

Kim Sae-ron took on the lead female role of a 12-episode web series called The Great Shaman Ga Doo-shim in 2021, before being cast in SBS drama Trolley. Sadly, she left the project just months later after after drunk driving charges were filed against her, The Mirror reports.

At the time, her agency had released a statement saying: "Kim Sae-ron is deeply reflecting on her apparent mistake. The damage caused by the crash is being compensated as much as possible. I will do my best to take responsibility until the end." She later apologised on her Instagram account with a handwritten note which read: "First, I am sorry to inform you of the position after arranging the accident and damage situation. Yesterday May 18, 2022 around 8 am in Gangnam, I had an accident that damaged public property. I made a big mistake