Overview
- His management company, Shengshi Guangnian Culture Co., Ltd., confirmed on June 6 that Jin Ze (born Zhang Jiawei) died at his Hangzhou home on June 4.
- The agency gave no cause of death, said the family is handling funeral arrangements, and asked media and fans not to circulate unverified information.
- Reports of his passing first spread on Chinese social media and quickly trended, prompting an outpouring of tributes from fans and colleagues including actress Eleanor Lee.
- Several of Jin Ze’s projects remain unreleased, with one short-drama reportedly holding more than 1.48 million pre-release reservations on a major short-drama platform.
- Jin Ze rose from fashion modelling to television and short-form web dramas, and his sudden death may affect release schedules and fan events while raising questions about how agencies handle publicity and privacy in such cases.