The star was best known for her role in the Netflix series Zombie Detective. <\/p>
South Korean actor and model Jung Chae-yul has died at the age of 26.<\/span><\/p>\n The news was announced by her agency Management S team on Tuesday (11th April). A cause of death is yet to be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n Chae-yul\u2019s management company said in a statement: \u201c<\/span>We have to deliver very heartbreaking and unfortunate news. Actress Chae-yul left us on April 11th.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The translation from Korea\u2019s MK News <\/a>continued: \u201cAccording to the wishes of the bereaved family, who are in greater sorrow than anyone else, the funeral will be held quietly and privately.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe earnestly ask you to refrain from spreading rumours and speculative reports in this regard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The actress was best known for her role in the Netflix series Zombie Detective,\u00a0<\/span>which follows a zombie and a writer who team up to solve crimes, and<\/span>\u00a0stars Choi Jin-hyuk and Park Ju-hyun in the leading roles of Kang Min-ho and Gong Sun-ji.<\/span><\/p>\n Chae-Yul also appeared in K-drama series I Have Not Done My Best and the film Deep.<\/span><\/p>\n The star was also set to appear in the TV series Wedding Impossible which, based on\u00a0a web novel of the same name revolving around a fake wedding and gay heir,<\/span>\u00a0has paused production in light of the tragic news.<\/span><\/p>\n The<\/span>\u00a0team behind the series announced they will suspend filming until at least 12th April as a mark of respect, according to South Korean outlet <\/span>Star News<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n The CEO of Jung\u2019s agency paid his respects to the late star in an interview with OSEN (per the Daily Mail<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOur Chae Yul was very hardworking,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cShe was a deep-hearted and cool friend. In my opinion, it is hard to describe in words how amazing she was as an actress.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n