"I want to die, but I want to eat tteokbokki." Writer Baek Se-hee donated organs to five people and left
Oct 17, 2025
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On the 17th, the Korea Organ tissue donation center announced that Baek Se-hee donated heart, lung, liver, and kidneys (both sides) to the brain-dead organ donation at Ilsan Hospital of the National Health Insurance Corporation. His organs will be used to save five lives.
Writer Baek Se-hee received great love for her essay 'I want to die, but I want to eat tteokbokki' that honestly recorded the counseling process after diagnosis of depression. A total of 600,000 copies of the first and second flights were sold in Korea, and they were exported to about 25 countries, drawing deep sympathy from readers around the world. In particular, it has become an international bestseller, selling 100,000 copies within six months of its UK publication in 2022.
Afterwards, he said, "'I don't think there's a human being who will love you as much as I do' (2021), ' I want to write He has touched people's hearts through his writings by publishing 'I don't want to write it' (2022). Until recently, he continued his vigorous activities by writing 『Heart Like Summer Sun』 (2024) and 『Barcelona's suicide note" (2025).
Born in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, the second of three girls, Baek loved books and writings from an early age. He majored in literary creation at university and worked at a publishing company for five years, putting writing and reading at the center of his life. In the process of overcoming personal wounds and pains, he was diagnosed with 'Emotional Impairment Disability', and the work that solved it in writing comforted many people.
Baek Da-hee, the younger brother of the bereaved family, said, `My favorite sister who liked to write and share her feelings with others. Now relax in the sky because I know the kind heart that loves many things and no one hates. I really love you so much" in honor of the deceased.
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