Canadian actor Saint Von Colucci died on Sunday, after undergoing multiple surgeries in an attempt to look like K-pop singer Jimin of the boys’ band BTS.
As per the reports, Colucci, 22, underwent a dozen surgeries to look like Jimin, the vocalist of the K-pop sensation BTS. He passed away in a hospital in South Korea, following the complications in his latest procedure.
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According to the details, the actor underwent the latest surgery on April 22, to remove the jaw implants he got in November last year. However, he developed an infection after the surgery and had to be intubated. He breathed his last a few hours later.
Speaking to a foreign tabloid, Colucci’s publicist Erik Blake said, “It is very tragic and very unfortunate. He was very insecure about his looks.”
“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. He was very insecure about his face. It was very hard for him to get a job in South Korea and he felt very discriminated against by his Western looks,” Blake detailed.
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Reportedly, Saint Von Colucci moved to South Korea in 2019 to establish a career in the music industry. He filmed for the Korean drama, ‘Pretty Lies’, last year, where he played one of the main characters, an international student. The show is set to air in October.
As per Blake, Colucci underwent the surgeries to play Jimin for a US streaming network and spent over $220,000 on 12 surgeries last year, including a nose job, a facelift, an eyebrow lift, an eye lift, and a lip reduction, among others.
