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Author #BaekSehee, best known for her best-selling essay collection “I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki,” has passed away at the age of 35. According to the Korea Organ Donation Agency, Baek was declared brain-dead on the 16th and donated her organs, saving the lives of five people. The agency confirmed on the 17th that she donated her heart, lungs, liver, and both kidneys. The exact circumstances leading to her brain death have not been disclosed. Baek gained widespread love and recognition for her candid and heartfelt writing in “I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki,” an essay inspired by her real-life experiences of being diagnosed with dysthymia (persistent mild depression) and undergoing therapy sessions with her psychiatrist. The book encouraged many readers struggling with depression to seek professional help. Its popularity surged further after #BTS’s #RM mentioned on social media that he had read it, helping it spread widely through word of mouth. Her family described her as a warm, compassionate person who was always the first to reach out and offer help to those in need. Her younger sister said, “My sister hoped to keep writing, to share her heart and dreams of hope through her words. Knowing how kind she was, unable to hate anyone, I only wish she can now rest peacefully in heaven.” Rest in Love. naver.me/5NMwyrcm #KoreanUpdates