On the birthday of Choi Jinri, better known for her stage name Sulli, collection of messages, longing and congratulations for the departed angel went on. Her fans celebrated her birthday early on the 29th of March on Twitter, with hashtags such as "Jinri, March is warm like you" and "Peach to Sulli, whom I love," being posted on real-time trends.
Amber Liu, who worked with the late star in the SM Entertainment group f(x), said on her Instagram, "Our Sull, Happy Birthday. I'll do all my best for you," and posted a photo of her along with her younger sister, showing her longing. Also, on the idol's official Twitter account, Amber posted, "Let's hang out again, my little sister. Happy birthday," and several past photos were attached that appeared to have been taken when she was working with Sulli.
The late singer-actress passed away on October 14. She was 25. At the time, her colleagues and fans were deeply devastated by her untimely death, and it remains painful to many even today.
Recently, the warm footprints left by the Sulli were also re-lit. While appearing on the lifelong web entertainment show "Jinri Market," the late idol once produced organic sanitary pads for the vulnerable, along with women's hygiene product brand "Cheongdam Girl."
It was scheduled for the second season of Sulli's show, "Jinri Market 2." The program was not able to continue the show due to the news, however, SM C&C, the producer of "Jinri Market," decided to donate all of its sanitary pads to teenagers and women in welfare blind spots.
Also recently, a netizen thanked them and confirmed that the message of the late K-pop idol was delivered safely.
"I think she has seen the effect of the sanitary pad support project that she had prepared with Cheongdam Girl in her lifetime, along with a picture of sanitary underwear, a pack of dry sacks, and a booklet of sex education. It was well delivered to low-income students, including me. The booklet that came with us is much more helpful than the sex education we have at school," the netizen said.
In addition to this, her longing for the idol was expressed by saying, "Jinri's efforts were delivered so well and were a great source of strength."
Sulli, who received so much public attention that she topped Google's search list in 2017, has become an inspiration to everyone for breaking the stereotypes and standards that K-pop idols are often expected to abide.
Even when she wasn't doing any special activities, she freely communicated with fans through social media and showed her natural self without hesitation. Hence, when she left the world, which drew more attention, it was all too sudden and heartbreaking to those who looked up to her.
Choi Jinri's inner beauty was as much as her ability as an artist, and her name is engraved more clearly in the weathering of time. Although she was a Hallyu star, she was not afraid of rumors from Japan. Choi Jinri was an "activist" who put compassion into action and the most memorable idol.
Sulli's legacy will continue and though the K-pop standards are still present, more and more people are now open-minded on how hateful and negative comments can affect someone's life, leading Naver to close the comments section for the entertainment section.
In addition to this, as Sulli started the "no bra" trend caused negative feedback, but after her passing, K-pop idols got to express themselves more through their personal fashion preferences, such as Hyuna and MAMAMOO's Hwasa.
March is warmer like you, Sulli.
