Baek Se Hee, Korea's Hit Writer Dies And Donates 5 Body Organs

Baek Se Hee (Instagram @_baksehee)

JAKARTA - Baek Se Hee, a writer from South Korea, died at the age of 35. This sad news was conveyed by the Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency on Juamt, October 17.

Even so, they did not reveal exactly when Baek Se Hee died and the cause. They only revealed Baek Se Hee donated five organs of his body.

"We are very grateful for the love given by Baek Se Hee donors and his family in giving gifts to life," Lee Sam Yeol, director of the Korea Organ, said in a statement.

"The love that Baek gave at the end of his life after giving comfort and hope through writing is a miracle given to others," he said.

Baek Se Hee's brother Baek Da Hee also gave a statement remembering his siblings who inspired many people.

My brother, who I love so much, wants to write, share his heart with others through his work and inspire hope. Knowing his character, I hope he can rest in peace," Baek Da Hee quoted the Korea Herald as saying.

Baek Se Hee was born in 1990 in Goyang and studied writing to work at a publishing company for five years. He began to experience depression and began working on a memoir released in 2018.

That same year, his name became known as the book I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki which tells of his struggle to face depression. This book became a global hit after being translated into English and sold more than two million copies.

A year later, Baek Se Hee released his sequel book titled I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki who said his life's journey was in the face of mental mistakes.