Yang Ko-han

Yang Ko-han
Born	(1987-09-17)17 September 1987 Taipei, Taiwan
Died	18 July 2015(2015-07-18) (aged 27) Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwanese
Other names	small rabbit

Yang Ko-han (Chinese: 楊可涵; pinyin: Yáng Kěhán; 17 September 1987 – 18 July 2015) was a Taiwanese actress and producer. Born Yang Jiayu (楊家瑜), she was also known by the stage names White Rabbit, Yang Hsin-chiao (楊芯喬), and Yang Ko-fan (楊可凡). She started her entertainment career as part of Blackie's Teenage Club, known for her singing abilities. She later became and actress, and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Golden Bell Award in 2013.^[1] She hanged herself on July 6, 2015, and died from her injuries on July 18, 2015. Yang was posthumously nominated for another Golden Bell in 2015, but with The New World, this time as a Best Leading Actress.^[2]

Early life

Yang graduated from Taipei Hwa Kang Private Art School. She suffered from asthma, heart disease, stomach problems, and frequent depression and needed long-term medication.^[3]

Death

In 2014, Yang had a suicide attempt by sedatives overdose. On July 6, 2015, her boyfriend, Chang Ting-hu, found her hanging in their home. She was treated at Cathay General Hospital in Taipei, where she died on July 18, 2015. Per her last wish in a note she left, her family donated her organs.^[4] Her funeral was held on August 4 in Taipei.^[5] Days prior to her death, she posted two covers of songs hours before her passing. She had been criticized by directors for her extreme interpretation of method acting, by way of simulated suicides, smoking and drug use despite poor medical history, for acting research purposes before.^[6]

Selected filmography

• Mysterious Incredible Terminator
• Summer's Desire
• Office Girls
• Love Family
• The New World

References

1. "Actress Yang Ko-han, 27, dies after attempting suicide". Straits Times. July 19, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. Wang, Ching-i; Hsiao, Brook (26 August 2015). "Deceased actress Yang among nominees for TV Golden Bell Awards". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
3. "do what is necessary Like what Blackie from the "New World" Yang, Han".
4. Chen, Wei-han (July 19, 2015). "Actress Yang Ko-han, 27, dies after attempting suicide". Taipei Times. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
5. Cheng, Sabine; Chen, Christie (August 4, 2015). "Families, friends remember actress at funeral". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
6. "fb兩度留遺言黑澀會美眉楊可涵 憂鬱自殺". Apple Daily 蘋果日報. Retrieved 2019-01-14.

External links

• Yang Ko-han on Facebook
• Yang Ko-han on Weibo (in Chinese)