Baek Se-hee, 1990
Writers · January 1, 1990
Baek Se-hee
★ HOW OLD IS BAEK SE-HEE?
Baek Se-hee is 36 years old, born January 1, 1990 in South Korea · Capricorn.
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About
Baek Se-hee wrote unflinching memoirs about depression, comfort food, and survival. Born in South Korea on January 1, 1990, she became known for I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki (2018) and its sequel, which documented her chronic depression and related struggles with self-harm and suicidal ideation. She died on October 16, 2025. As a Capricorn, her work reflected a direct, earth-bound honesty about mental illness.
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Biography
Baek Se-hee was a South Korean author whose memoir I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki (2018) stripped away shame from conversations about depression. The book's sequel followed in 2019, deepening her exploration of chronic depression, comfort eating, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts. Born January 1, 1990, she wrote as someone born under Capricorn—a sign associated with unflinching realism and emotional depth. Her work documented the contradiction between wanting to end her life and wanting to live for small pleasures, making her writing a rare, unfiltered account of mental illness in South Korean literature. She died on October 16, 2025. Writers navigate the tension between private pain and public voice; Baek's work refused that boundary. She was a citizen of South Korea.
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Trivia
- Her memoir I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki (2018) explicitly titled comfort eating as a survival strategy, not a failure, alongside her depression.
- The book spawned a sequel in 2019, unusual for memoirs about acute mental illness, signaling both her ongoing struggle and her commitment to documenting it.
- Baek's life path number is 3, associated with expression and creativity—fitting for an author who used writing to articulate what many leave unspoken.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Communicator
Expressive and creative. Baek Se-hee gravitate to performance, writing, and social platforms where personality compounds the work.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
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CHALLENGING
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- Baek Se-hee is 36 years old (born January 1, 1990).
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- Baek Se-hee was born on January 1, 1990.
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- Baek Se-hee is a Capricorn, born January 1, 1990.
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- Baek Se-hee was born in 1990, the year of the Metal Horse.
- Where is Baek Se-hee from?
- Baek Se-hee is from South Korea.
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- Baek Se-hee is a writer.
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