Updated On: 17 October, 2025 07:46 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Baek Se-hee, best known for her bestselling book ‘ I want to die but I want to eat tteokbokki’ has passed away at the young age of 35. She was declared brain-dead at the National Health Insurance Ilsan Hospital, in South Korea.

I want to die but I want to eat tteokbokki book cover. Image for representational purpose only. Photo Courtesy: Amazon India
Baek Se-hee, best known for her bestselling book ‘ I want to die but I want to eat tteokbokki’ has passed away at the young age of 35. She was declared brain-dead at the National Health Insurance Ilsan Hospital, in South Korea.
The Korean Organ Donation Agency announced the devastating news on October 17 KST. The agency didn’t highlight the cause of her death, however the post reveals that the author has saved multiple lives by donating her heart, both kidneys, lungs and liver.