Chrysanthemum Flower Fragrance Jang Jin-young Fighting Gastric Cancer → Only 3 days after marriage report..Today (1 day) 16th anniversary

Sep 01, 2025

Chrysanthemum Flower Fragrance Jang Jin-young Fighting Gastric Cancer → Only 3 days after marriage report..Today (1 day) 16th anniversary





It's been 16 years since the late actor Jang Jin-young left us.

In September 2008, the late Jang Jin-young was diagnosed with gastric cancer by a hospital and passed away on September 1, 2009 after a year of fighting the disease. The deceased was 37 years old.




The deceased's disease is known to have already passed stage three when the cancer was discovered in 2008.

Afterwards, Jang Jin-young stopped his activities and tried to overcome them by performing treatment and medical treatment for about a year, but he finally left.

Jang Jin-young married her husband Kim Young-kyun in July 2009 while recuperating in Las Vegas, USA, and registered her marriage on August 29 of the same year, but finally separated from her husband three days later.




Later, Jang Jin-young's husband mourned his wife who sent him first in December 2009 when he published a book about meeting with Jang Jin-young, his disease-fighting life, and his marriage.

Chrysanthemum Flower Fragrance Jang Jin-young Fighting Gastric Cancer → Only 3 days after marriage report..Today (1 day) 16th anniversary
Since 2011, Jang Jin-young's father has established the Jang Jin-young Memorial Hall in Imsil-gun, Jeollabuk-do, and spent 1.1 billion won to establish the Gyeam Scholarship Association in 2010, supporting underprivileged students and continuing his intention of his daughter who left first.

In 2024, he donated 500 million won to Wooseok Academy, a school corporation. Chairman Jang Gil-nam of the Gyeam Jangak Association "I want to raise people and brighten the world."I hope my daughter's wishes will be conveyed" and "I wish for the development of Wooseok Academy, which takes the lead in student education and contribution to the community." he said.




Jang Jin-young, who was born in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province in 1972 and entered the entertainment industry in 1993 as Miss Korea Chungcheongnam-do Jin, made her drama debut in KBS2 'Angel in Me' in 1997.

The deceased, who also played on screen with the 1999 film 'Gwimmo', won the Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress in 2001 'Goosebumps' and 2003 'Single's'.

Jang Jin-young, who was recognized for her acting skills in the 2003 film 『Scent of Chrysanthemum Flowers』 and 『Singles"Cheongyeon" won the honor of winning the Best Actress Award at the 2006 Korean Film Awards for 『Love, That Unbearable Lightness』. The 2007 drama `Lobbyist' remained a posthumous work of the deceased.



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