Late K-Pop star Sulli talks about personal life, career in Netflix’s ‘Dear Jinri’

Nikka Avegail Sabio

<p id="isPasted">South Korean and late K-pop idol Sulli, whose real name is Choi Jinri, shared stories about her life, including her dreams, on Netflix&rsquo;s documentary <em>Dear Jinri</em> released last November 13.</p><p>Based on her interview back in 2019, the then-25-year-old idol candidly opened up about her childhood and life as one of the more well-known South Korean stars.</p><p>The interviews took place months before her unfortunate passing,</p><p><br/></p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Bm6Neh9Hn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Bm6Neh9Hn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"><div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"><br/></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"><br/></div><div style="display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;"><br/></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style=" color:#3897f0; line-height:18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"><br/></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"><div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"><br/></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"><br/></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"><br/></div><div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div style=" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"><br/></div><div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"><br/></div></div></a><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Bm6Neh9Hn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by 설리가진리 (Sulli) (@jelly_jilli)</a></p></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/></p><p>Sulli shared that when she was younger, she dreamed of making dolls that looked like her mother.</p><p>&ldquo;My mom was rarely home. I missed her all the time,&rdquo; she shared.</p><p>&ldquo;It was my job to wait for her each day,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;I wanted to make a doll looking just like Mom.&rdquo;</p><p>Although the idol said they resembled each other in such a way that they appeared as though they were twins, she and her mom viewed love differently.</p><p>She described her, saying: &ldquo;All she (her mom) ever wanted was to love and be loved. She was a little girl. It seemed love was everything to her.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;But in my case, I found myself rejecting the idea that love is the most important (thing) in life. When I fell in love, I used to give it hard and pour it out. Now, I try to go and then back up a little. I almost rushed forward before coming to my senses. I wasn&#39;t able to control myself in love but I&rsquo;m getting better at it. I am proud,&quot; she added.&nbsp;</p><p>Sulli also shared that even if she needed her mom when she couldn&rsquo;t make her own decisions, she firmly stood with two things she wanted to do when she reached her twenties.</p><p>&ldquo;I told my mom what I wanted to do. The first was to find me a therapist. The other was to date someone,&rdquo; she said.</p><p>&ldquo;It was the first decision I made(on) my own. I had no regrets,&quot; she added. &nbsp;</p><p>The &quot;Dorothy&quot; singer also shared her thoughts about being a K-pop idol. She said she thought that idols were work laborers and needed labor rights to be protected, including minimum wage and standard working time.</p><p>&ldquo;Being a K-pop idol is (the) worst,&rdquo; she expressed. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t feel people think celebrities are human. They don&rsquo;t see us as humans.&rdquo;</p><p><br/></p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B3bPv7LBAp3/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B3bPv7LBAp3/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"><div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"><br/></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"><br/></div><div style="display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;"><br/></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style=" color:#3897f0; line-height:18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"><br/></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"><div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"><br/></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"><br/></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"><br/></div><div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div style=" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"><br/></div><div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"><br/></div></div></a><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B3bPv7LBAp3/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by 설리가진리 (Sulli) (@jelly_jilli)</a></p></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/></p><p>&ldquo;When I started a job in the entertainment business, there was one thing people wouldn&#39;t stop telling me which I didn&#39;t think absurd back then,&quot; she added.&nbsp;</p><p>Sulli emphasized one of the things she remembered someone telling her during her rookie days. &ldquo;You are a product. You need to be the finest, top-quality product to the public. That&rsquo;s what you are,&quot; she shared.&nbsp;</p><p>Giving a glimpse of the harsh reality as an idol, she said: &ldquo;I had to be what they wanted me to be. I had to fear losing my product value. For one thing in my case, I couldn&rsquo;t give voice to my opinions.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;We were basically puppets,&rdquo; she commented. &ldquo;Who cares if I&rsquo;m exhausted?&rdquo;</p><p>The documentary also highlighted how the young idol valued speaking up about fair and just treatment of anyone&nbsp;despite strict control and constraints even if she gets criticized.&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;All the things I&rsquo;ve done on my social media. I did them because I wanted to.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p><p>She also expressed her support for feminism.</p><p><br/></p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/By5GZfzBXIL/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/By5GZfzBXIL/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"><div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"><br/></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"><br/></div><div style="display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;"><br/></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style=" color:#3897f0; line-height:18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"><br/></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"><div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"><br/></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"><br/></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"><br/></div><div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div style=" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"><br/></div><div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"><br/></div></div></a><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/By5GZfzBXIL/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by 설리가진리 (Sulli) (@jelly_jilli)</a></p></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/></p><p>&ldquo;I tend to stick to my beliefs. Sometimes I know I got canceled for no good reason, I just think I knew it and I keep going with what made me feel good,&quot; she said.&nbsp;</p><p>Sulli, who also was a victim of cyberbullying, received rude and inappropriate comments about her career.&nbsp;</p><p>When asked how she coped with it, she frankly said that she blamed herself most of the time.</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s what I did,&rdquo; she tearfully answered. &ldquo;The only time I felt in control was when I was giving myself pain. The only thing I could ever control was to blame myself and put me down.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;It was tough but it (was) probably keeps me going,&quot; she added.&nbsp;</p><p>Members of her former girl group, f(x), were also mentioned in the documentary after she was asked what she cares about the most.</p><p>&ldquo;It was the people, each member. I don&rsquo;t think anybody gets this but when you lose a member in a group, you&rsquo;re left with a void,&rdquo; she said.</p><p><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffx.smtown%2Fphotos%2Fa.698673483486574%2F698673510153238%2F%3Ftype%3D3&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="335" style="border:none;overflow:hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p><p>Sulli was the first member who officially left the group in August 2015 to focus on her acting career.</p><p>&ldquo;Everyone of us was part of the sisterhood. I love them. We had each other&rsquo;s back. We told one another we get through it as a team,&quot; she said.&nbsp;</p><p><em>Persona: Sulli</em> is an hour-and-a-half-minute documentary that centers on the 2019 interview of the late idol&rsquo;s life and career.</p><p>Photos, video clips, artworks, and writings of Sulli were also featured in the film.</p><p>In October 2019, the South Korean idol was found dead at her residence in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province.&nbsp;</p><p>Police later then confirmed that Sulli had committed suicide.</p><p><strong>READ:&nbsp;<a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2019/10/14/fresh-scoops/former-fx-member-sulli-dead-at-25-40175" id="isPasted"><strong>Former f(x) member Sulli dead at 25</strong></a>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><em>If you or a loved one is in need of help, the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) has trained respondents to properly deal with those in need. Contact the hotline at 0917-899-USAP (8727) / 0917-989-8727. You can also contact HopelinePhilippines at (02) 804-HOPE (4673), 0917 558 HOPE (4673), 2919 (Toll free for Globe, TM).&nbsp;</em></p>

<p><br/><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Bm6Neh9Hn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Bm6Neh9Hn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"><div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"><br/></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"><br/></div><div style="display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;"><br/></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style=" color:#3897f0; line-height:18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"><br/></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"><div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"><br/></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"><br/></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"><br/></div><div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div style=" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"><br/></div><div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"><br/></div></div></a><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Bm6Neh9Hn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by 설리가진리 (Sulli) (@jelly_jilli)</a></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/><p>Sulli shared that when she was younger, she dreamed of making dolls that looked like her mother.<p>&ldquo;My mom was rarely home. I missed her all the time,&rdquo; she shared.<p>&ldquo;It was my job to wait for her each day,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;I wanted to make a doll looking just like Mom.&rdquo;<p>Although the idol said they resembled each other in such a way that they appeared as though they were twins, she and her mom viewed love differently.<p>She described her, saying: &ldquo;All she (her mom) ever wanted was to love and be loved. She was a little girl. It seemed love was everything to her.&rdquo;<p>&ldquo;But in my case, I found myself rejecting the idea that love is the most important (thing) in life. When I fell in love, I used to give it hard and pour it out. Now, I try to go and then back up a little. I almost rushed forward before coming to my senses. I wasn&#39;t able to control myself in love but I&rsquo;m getting better at it. I am proud,&quot; she added.&nbsp;<p>Sulli also shared that even if she needed her mom when she couldn&rsquo;t make her own decisions, she firmly stood with two things she wanted to do when she reached her twenties.<p>&ldquo;I told my mom what I wanted to do. The first was to find me a therapist. The other was to date someone,&rdquo; she said.<p>&ldquo;It was the first decision I made(on) my own. I had no regrets,&quot; she added. &nbsp;<p>The &quot;Dorothy&quot; singer also shared her thoughts about being a K-pop idol. She said she thought that idols were work laborers and needed labor rights to be protected, including minimum wage and standard working time.<p>&ldquo;Being a K-pop idol is (the) worst,&rdquo; she expressed. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t feel people think celebrities are human. They don&rsquo;t see us as humans.&rdquo;<p><br/><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B3bPv7LBAp3/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B3bPv7LBAp3/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"><div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"><br/></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"><br/></div><div style="display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;"><br/></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style=" color:#3897f0; line-height:18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"><br/></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"><div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"><br/></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"><br/></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"><br/></div><div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div style=" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"><br/></div><div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"><br/></div></div></a><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B3bPv7LBAp3/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by 설리가진리 (Sulli) (@jelly_jilli)</a></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/><p>&ldquo;When I started a job in the entertainment business, there was one thing people wouldn&#39;t stop telling me which I didn&#39;t think absurd back then,&quot; she added.&nbsp;<p>Sulli emphasized one of the things she remembered someone telling her during her rookie days. &ldquo;You are a product. You need to be the finest, top-quality product to the public. That&rsquo;s what you are,&quot; she shared.&nbsp;<p>Giving a glimpse of the harsh reality as an idol, she said: &ldquo;I had to be what they wanted me to be. I had to fear losing my product value. For one thing in my case, I couldn&rsquo;t give voice to my opinions.&rdquo;<p>&ldquo;We were basically puppets,&rdquo; she commented. &ldquo;Who cares if I&rsquo;m exhausted?&rdquo;<p>The documentary also highlighted how the young idol valued speaking up about fair and just treatment of anyone&nbsp;despite strict control and constraints even if she gets criticized.&nbsp;<p>&ldquo;All the things I&rsquo;ve done on my social media. I did them because I wanted to.&rdquo;&nbsp;<p>She also expressed her support for feminism.<p><br/><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/By5GZfzBXIL/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/By5GZfzBXIL/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"><div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"><br/></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"><br/></div><div style="display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;"><br/></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style=" color:#3897f0; line-height:18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"><br/></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"><div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"><br/></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"><br/></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"><br/></div><div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div style=" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"><br/></div><div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"><br/></div><div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"><br/></div></div></a><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/By5GZfzBXIL/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by 설리가진리 (Sulli) (@jelly_jilli)</a></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/><p>&ldquo;I tend to stick to my beliefs. Sometimes I know I got canceled for no good reason, I just think I knew it and I keep going with what made me feel good,&quot; she said.&nbsp;<p>Sulli, who also was a victim of cyberbullying, received rude and inappropriate comments about her career.&nbsp;<p>When asked how she coped with it, she frankly said that she blamed herself most of the time.<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s what I did,&rdquo; she tearfully answered. &ldquo;The only time I felt in control was when I was giving myself pain. The only thing I could ever control was to blame myself and put me down.&rdquo;<p>&ldquo;It was tough but it (was) probably keeps me going,&quot; she added.&nbsp;<p>Members of her former girl group, f(x), were also mentioned in the documentary after she was asked what she cares about the most.<p>&ldquo;It was the people, each member. I don&rsquo;t think anybody gets this but when you lose a member in a group, you&rsquo;re left with a void,&rdquo; she said.<p><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffx.smtown%2Fphotos%2Fa.698673483486574%2F698673510153238%2F%3Ftype%3D3&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="335" style="border:none;overflow:hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><p>Sulli was the first member who officially left the group in August 2015 to focus on her acting career.<p>&ldquo;Everyone of us was part of the sisterhood. I love them. We had each other&rsquo;s back. We told one another we get through it as a team,&quot; she said.&nbsp;<p><em>Persona: Sulli</em> is an hour-and-a-half-minute documentary that centers on the 2019 interview of the late idol&rsquo;s life and career.<p>Photos, video clips, artworks, and writings of Sulli were also featured in the film.<p>In October 2019, the South Korean idol was found dead at her residence in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province.&nbsp;<p>Police later then confirmed that Sulli had committed suicide.<p><strong>READ:&nbsp;<a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2019/10/14/fresh-scoops/former-fx-member-sulli-dead-at-25-40175" id="isPasted"><strong>Former f(x) member Sulli dead at 25</strong></a>&nbsp;</strong><p><em>If you or a loved one is in need of help, the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) has trained respondents to properly deal with those in need. Contact the hotline at 0917-899-USAP (8727) / 0917-989-8727. You can also contact HopelinePhilippines at (02) 804-HOPE (4673), 0917 558 HOPE (4673), 2919 (Toll free for Globe, TM).&nbsp;</em>

<p id="isPasted">South Korean and late K-pop idol Sulli, whose real name is Choi Jinri, shared stories about her life, including her dreams, on Netflix&rsquo;s documentary <em>Dear Jinri</em> released last November 13.<p>Based on her interview back in 2019, the then-25-year-old idol candidly opened up about her childhood and life as one of the more well-known South Korean stars.<p>The interviews took place months before her unfortunate passing,

<p><i>The documentary is based on the late Kpop idol’s interview in 2019.</i></p>

Late K-Pop star Sulli talks about personal life, career in Netflix’s ‘Dear Jinri’ | PUSH.COM.PH