An actor has sadly passed away after undergoing several cosmetic surgeries over the course of a year in order to look like BTS singer Jimin.
On Sunday morning, Saint Von Colucci died at the age of 22 at a South Korean hospital after suffering complications from multiple plastic surgery procedures he had a few months ago.
His publicist, Eric Blake, revealed to the Daily Mail that Von Colucci went into surgery on Saturday night to remove implants from his jaw that he had put in last November.
It is said the artist - who moved from Canada to work in the K-pop (Korean popular music) industry in 2019 - developed an infection from going under the knife, and had to be intubated due to difficulties. He tragically passed away hours later.
"It's very tragic and very unfortunate," Blake said about his client, whom he had been reportedly working with since March of 2022.
In the last 12 months, Von Colucci reportedly spent $220,000 on 12 cosmetic procedures, including implants, a facelift, jaw surgery, an eye lift, an eyebrow lift, a nose job, a lip reduction, and other minor surgeries.
He informed the outlet that the artist understood how dangerous jaw implant surgery was since they change the structure of your natural jaw and put implants in them, but he still insisted on getting it.
"He was very insecure about his looks," Blake said. "He had a very square jawline and chin and he didn't like the shape of it because he thought it was too wide and wanted a V-shape, the shape many Asians have."
Blake disclosed that Van Colucci's natural features were blue eyes, dark blonde hair, and a frame that stood 6 feet tall and 182 pounds, however, he was "very unhappy about his appearance".
"He was very insecure about his face," the publicist added. "It was very hard [for] him to get a job in South Korea and he felt very discriminated against by his Western looks."
Von Colucci came to South Korea in 2019 to try to get into the music industry. A company hired him and paid for his housing, transportation, and living expenses. According to Blake, he was under a seven-year contract with him.
Before he passed, the Canadian artist filmed an eight-episode Korean drama series called Pretty Lies - also titled Cogimar - in which he played the 27-year-old star of Grammy-nominated superstar group BTS, per Page Six.
The publicist told the Daily Mail that the TV series - which was reportedly in production from June to December 2022 - is set to premiere on a well-known US streaming service later this year.
"He was very, very excited and worked really hard," Blake added.
Our thoughts are with Von Colucci's family, friends, and fans at this time.
