Table 1.
Characteristics of celebrity death events.
| Case | Name | Age at death (yr) | Sex | Event date (mm/dd-yyyy) | Time window of interest for copycat suicides | Career | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrity 1 | J. Choi | 39 | Female | 10/02-2008 | 10/03-2008–10/22-2008 | Actor | Suicide |
| Celebrity 2 | J. Jang | 29 | Female | 03/07-2009 | 03/07-2009–03/26-2009 | Actor | Suicide |
| Celebrity 3 | E. Lee | 24 | Female | 02/22-2005 | 03/02-2005–03/12-2005 | Actor | Suicide |
| Celebrity4 | D. Jeong | 26 | Female | 02/10-2007 | 02/10-2007–02/18-2007 | Actor | Suicide |
| Celebrity 5 | J. Song | 29 | Female | 05/23-2011 | 05/23-2011–05/28-2011 | Anchor | Suicide |
| Celebrity 6 | M. Roh | 62 | Male | 05/23-2009 | 05/26-2009–06/05-2009 | Politician | Suicide |
| Celebrity 7 | M. Chung | 54 | Male | 08/04-2005 | 08/04-2003–08/23-2008 | Businessman | Suicide |
| Celebrity 8 | Y. Park | 32 | Male | 06/30-2010 | 07/01-2010–07/16-2010 | Actor | Suicide |
| Celebrity 9 | J. Choi | 39 | Male | 03/29-2010 | 04/04-2010–04/10-2010 | Actor | Suicide |
| Celebrity 10 | J. Ahn | 36 | Male | 09/08-2008 | 09/15-2008–09/20-2008 | Actor | Suicide |
| Celebrity 11 | A. Kim | 74 | Male | 08/12-2010 | 08/15-2010–08/20-2010 | Fashion | Disease |
| Celebrity 12 | D. Choi | 53 | Male | 09/14-2011 | 09/15-2011–09/21-2011 | Sports | Disease |
| Celebrity 13 | H. Kim | 26 | Female | 01/10-2007 | 01/10-2007–01/13-2007 | Entertainment | Accident |
| Celebrity 14 | E. Lee | 27 | Male | 08/21-2008 | 08/24-2008–08/27-2008 | Actor | Accident |
| Celebrity 15 | S. Lim | 29 | Male | 04/02-2008 | 04/03-2008–04/08-2008 | Entertainment | Disease |
| Celebrity 16 | Y. Lim | 24 | Male | 02/11-2013 | 02/11-2013–02/19-2013 | Entertainment | Disease |