Saya Song died September 4 at her home in Michigan, according to her published obituary. She was 37.
A career in two acts
The Korean-American performer entered the adult industry in 2015 and worked steadily for seven years, amassing over 180 scenes before retiring from professional filming in 2022. She shot for major studios along the way — Evil Angel’s catalog carries a substantial share of the scenes she filmed — and her body of work reflects a career that ran the full arc of its era.
Her main interest in the past few years, however, had been independent content. It is a path many performers of her generation took after stepping back from studio sets: keeping control of what they make, working on their own schedule, and dealing with their audience directly rather than through a production company.
An unanswered question
Song’s cause of death remains undisclosed. A number of friends have posted on social media that she committed suicide, and some of them were alarmed on the day of her death itself. The last post on her X (Twitter) account read: “Nathan called the police on me. So if I die, it will be his fault.”
Officially, nothing is settled. A spokesman for the medical examiner’s office in Song’s home county said the cause of death was “still undetermined,” and that the laboratory results needed to make that determination could take several months. Until those results arrive, what her friends have written remains grief and speculation, not a finding.
Saying goodbye
The obituary requested that friends wanting to pay their last respects send contributions toward the charity of Higgins in Michigan.
News like this travels quickly through a business built on familiar faces. The messages her friends have left in public say more about who she was to the people around her than any tally of scenes ever could.
Quick FAQ
What is known about the cause of death? Officially, it remains undetermined. The medical examiner’s office said laboratory results that would settle the question could take several months. Friends have shared their own beliefs on social media, but nothing has been confirmed.
When and where did she die? On September 4, at her home in Michigan, according to her published obituary.
How can people pay their respects? The obituary asks that contributions be sent toward the charity of Higgins in Michigan.
