Kim Jong-Hyun p(–foul word(s) removed–) away at the age of 27.
KIM JONG-HYUN – The lead singer of the famous Korean group SHINee and now a solo artist Kim Jong-Hyun had passed away at the age of 27 by reportedly taking his own life.
Countless hearts have been broken over the passing of the lead singer of the popular Korean band SHINee, Kim Jong-Hyun.
The news broke the internet on Monday which devastated his legions of fans.
The SM Entertainment, megastar’s label record, confirmed the death of the 27-year-old singer.
The statement read, “We are sorry to deliver such heartbreaking and unfortunate news. On December 18, Shinee member Jonghyun suddenly left us. Jonghyun was the best artist who loved music more than anyone and gave his all on the stage. It is heartbreaking to deliver such sad news to the fans who loved him.”
Accordingly to a report from The Washington Post, he was found unconscious at his residential hotel in Cheongdam-dong on Monday afternoon.
His sister accordingly received text messages from her brother alluding to a “final farewell” and immediately called emergency responders as she feared that her brother might take away his own life.
He was still rushed to a nearby medical institution but was announced dead later on.
The investigators discovered charcoal briquettes burning in a pan in the singer’s place as they have arrived suspecting that the cause of death of the performer is carbon monoxide inhalation.
K-pop columnist for Billboard for five years and an editor at Fuse TV, Jeff Benjamin told The Washington Post, “Shinee was a really innovative boy band, and they really represented how K-pop is this very innovative, boundary-less music scene. Jonghyun debuted as a teenager, and I think a lot of people felt like they grew up with him.”
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Source: The Washington Post
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