Koo Hara’s Case Revisited as Safe Theft Details and ‘Koo Hara Law’ Draw Attention
Nov 24, 2025
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On November 24, 2019, Gu Ha-ra was found dead at her home in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. He was 28.
The previous day, the deceased left a message on his official SNS, "Good night," and a few hours later, he expressed his feelings on his secret SNS, "I'm scared," which made him even more sad.
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The criminal did not touch expensive items and stole only 31 kilograms of safe and ran away.
The criminal reportedly broke into the Guhara house a few hours after the bereaved family left Guhara's house after 49 ashes, and committed the crime after covering the CCTV with leaves.
Gu Ha-ra's brother, Gu Ki-in, said that the theft of Gu Ha-ra's safe was not just a theft, and he wondered how people could do it. Still, it was not acceptable to steal the house of the deceased. When I discovered it, it was a long time ago" angrily.
SBS 'I want to know about it' traced the identity of the criminal of Guhara's safe theft.
Fortunately, Gu Ha-ra's mobile phones were kept by his brother, Gu Ho-in. Gu Ha-ra left a message to a housekeeper who followed her like a family, saying, `I wrote a suicide note just in case.' and Gu Ho-in opened the safe to find the suicide note.
Mr. Gu Ki-in "I took out all the important things while organizing the contents of the safe. It is safe to say that the criminal took an empty shell. There were six cell phones in the safe, and the iPhone was locked It is still left to the company. When the technology (that can unlock the password) comes out one day, I'm waiting for it to be left to someone I can trust and leave it to unlock it."
Afterwards, the 'GR' production team revealed the criminal's appearance by applying the colorization work of infrared CCTV and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques.
As a result, the criminal wore earrings on his left ear at the time of the crime and was estimated to be a man in his late 20s and early 30s with a height of late 170cm. He also wore myopia correction glasses and had a slender face shape and a sharp nose.
Former detective Jeong Chang-gil, who was called a "montage investigator", said of the criminal "The eyes are slightly sharp, and his jaw may be long and slender"It seems that my cheekbones are a little protruding, and I have a stubby nose " he explained.
Gu Ha-ra, who debuted as Kara in 2008, was loved for her numerous hits, including 'Pretty Girl', 'Honey', 'Mr.', 'Mamma Mia' and 'Lupin'.
In particular, 'Mr.' gained sensational popularity in Japan with his original waist dance choreography and made Kara's name known worldwide.
Many years have passed since Goo Hara left, but fans and members who miss him still remember him.
The music video for Kara's album 'Move Again', which marked the 15th anniversary of her debut in 2023, made fans even more emotional, featuring a direction that made Gu Ha-ra feel empty. In July of that year, an unreleased song with Gu Ha-ra's voice was released.
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The "Save the Law" is a bill in which his brother Koo Ki-in filed a petition for public consent after the death of the late Gu Ha-ra in 2019, and it is a revision after controversy arose over the death of Gu Ha-ra in the past, demanding compensation for the children whose biological parents did not contribute to raising them.
Although his birth mother, who ran away from home when she was 9 years old and did not fulfill her duty to raise her child, demanded half of the inherited property when the deceased died in 2019, and his brother Koo Ki-in filed a legislative petition saying, `The runaway mother abandons the young Gu Ha-ra and tries to receive half of the inherited property after the death of Gu Ha-ra.'
The amendment will take effect in January 2026. It is also allowed to be applied retroactively even if inheritance begins after April 25, when the Constitutional Court decided against constitutional inconsistency with the provisions of direct existing and subordinate legal reserve.
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