On 5th July 2023, a family member of #CocoLee announced that the pop star had died. She made an attempt to self-harm on 2nd July and was rushed to the hospital. Further details have not been made public yet.

While people are grieving her untimely death, i feel there is a need to make #MentalWellbeing into a non taboo topic of discussion among the Asian community at large. For too long, people would say "oh, we need to respect the dead, don't bring up issues that would ruin their reputation" (1)

An iconic Asian pop star, #LeslieCheung died by suicide in April 2003. Leslie left behind a note, admitting he was depressed. Coco's family member mentioned she was feeling depressed too. #Depression has been stigmatised as an undesirable illness and any discussion about it will bring shame to the patient and their family. Society will need to accept that mental wellbeing is important. There's a collective responsibility for us to prevent any further deaths from depression. Life is precious. (2)