Seoul He was a celebrated artist in the K-Pop scene: now the musician Moonbin has been found lifeless in Seoul. He was only 25 years old.
The world has lost an exceptional artist: K-Pop fans mourn the loss of musicians moonbin. As the South Korean’s music label reports, the singer of the band Astro was found dead in his Seoul apartment on Wednesday. Background, including the cause of death, was not disclosed. Moonbin was only 25 years old.
A Twitter post from the Fantagio label said Moonbin had “unexpectedly left our world and become a star in the sky.” The deceased had been a member of the since 2016 Boy band Astro and also belonged to a group called Moonbin & Sanha. He had previously worked as a dancer and model.
K-Pop: Multiple deaths in music scene
The Death of the young entertainer is tragically not an isolated case: in the past few years, some musicians from the scene had already died. In several cases, suicide was named or suspected as the cause. In 2017, Kim Jong Hyun, the 27-year-old frontman of boy band Shinee, took his own life. In 2019, 25-year-old singer Sulli died after being subjected to online bullying.
The K-Pop Scene is known as a strict industry: the musicians are usually selected by agencies as teenagers and trained for their careers. They are subjected to a tough and strictly regulated training in music and dance. (day/afp)
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