Park Ji-sun

Park was born on 24 December 1984 in Bupyeong District, Incheon.^[1] She attended Korea University before deciding to become a comedian.^[2] She debuted in 2007 through Korean Broadcasting System's 22nd open recruitment term for comedians.^[3] She made her first appearance in the comedy sketch segment of Gag Concert called "Gag Warrior 300" which brought her to public attention^[4] and won the Newcomer Award at the KBS Entertainment Awards in 2007.^[5]

Park had a chronic skin condition and a sunlight allergy.^[6][7] She also had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed medical condition and had told a journalist during a phone call on October 23, 2020 that she was going to have surgery and focus on recovering in November.^[8]

Park died on 2 November 2020, aged 35. Park's father called the police as he could not get in touch with her or her mother, as they were not answering their phones.^[9] Park and her mother were found deceased in Park's Seoul home by police.^[9][10] A one-page note presumed to be written by Park's mother was left behind.^[10] At the family's request, the contents of the note were not publicly released and no autopsy was performed.^[10] But according to Yonhap News Agency, the note said that Park's mother was not able to let her daughter suffer alone because of her illness.^[11] The cause of death has not been disclosed, although police suspect it was a suicide as there was no evidence of foul play.^[10]

Park's funeral service was initially set to take place at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital at 5 p.m. 5 November, but was moved up to 11 a.m. of the same day.^[12] Park was also originally to be taken to Byeokjae Crematorium in Goyang, Gyeonggi, but Park and her mother will be taken to Incheon Family Park after the funeral service.^[13][12]