South Korean theatre actor and former idol trainee Jeong Joong-ji has died of suicide aged 30, his mother tweeted on Sept 20.South Korean theatre actor and former idol trainee Jeong Joong-ji has died of suicide aged 30, his mother tweeted on Tuesday .The tweet reads: “This is Jeong Joong-ji’s mother. My son Jiji took his own life. I can’t put into words how I feel right now.”
Joong-ji participated in the second season of Mnet's Produce 101 in 2017 as a trainee from Wayz Company and was eliminated in 64th place with 86,864 votes.