star singer Moonbin found dead at home at the age of 25 – Liberation

2023-04-20 12:51:55

The South Korean singer was found dead at his home in southern Seoul on Wednesday April 19 at the end of the day, causing a wave of emotion among his fans. The cause of his death is unknown.

“On April 19, Astro member Moonbin left our world unexpectedly, becoming a star in the sky.” It is with these few words that Fantagio Music, Moonbin’s Korean label, announced the death of the South Korean singer at the age of 25. K-pop star and member of the Astro group, the artist was found dead at his home on Wednesday April 19 at the end of the day.

While the label did not discuss the alleged cause of death, the South Korean police spokesperson said there was no evidence of foul play. Moreover, the press release sent by the label asks everyone to “s’abstain” comments “speculative and maliciousso that his family can pay their respects and honor him in peace. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, citing an unnamed police officer, however, reported that authorities believe Moonbin’s death was clearly a suicide.

RIP, MOONBIN ????

K-pop star Moonbin, a member of the boy band Astro, has died at the age of 25, his music label Fantagio announced Thursday. | @AFP pic.twitter.com/MJRNflsuMm

— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) April 19, 2023

After working as an actor and model, Moon Bin, known by his stage name Moonbin, joined the Fantagio label’s training program at a very young age before debuting in February 2016 with Astro, which then had six members. He also performed in a subgroup called Moonbin & Sanha, which was scheduled to perform in May at the Dream Concert, one of South Korea’s most anticipated K-pop events. Moon Bin’s sister, Moon Sua, is also a K-pop singer, member of a girl group called Billlie.

Several thousand bereaved and often incredulous fans reacted to the label’s announcement. “Rest in peace, Moonbin. I hope the stars and the moon treat you well. I hope they will give you all their comfort and their love. wrote one of them on Twitter. “I can’t concentrate on my work anymore. It really hurts”, book another user.

Permanent pressure

The group was also touring across Asia, and had just launched an official page for their fan community on Weverse, an international fan platform launched by HYBE, the agency of another K-pop phenomenon. pop, BTS. “Moonbin’s untimely death is all the more shocking as the young star was very active even the week of his death,” says Jeff Benjamin, K-pop columnist at Billboardan American musical medium.

Behind the glamor and glitz, the K-pop industry is notorious for its ruthless competition, its lack of respect for artists’ privacy, the online harassment it generates, and the constant pressure to maintain at all costs a flawless picture.

Several rising K-pop stars have died in recent years, including two suspected suicides in a month in 2019. Singer Goo Hara reportedly committed suicide after being victimized by a disgruntled ex-boyfriend’s ‘revenge porn’, a month after her friend Sulli, another K-pop star, killed herself after attacks accusing her of not wearing a bra. In 2017, star Jonghyun also killed himself after battling depression.

South Korea is one of the countries in the world with the highest death rate from suicide, which is among the leading causes of death among people under 40, according to recent figures from the South Korean government. “It’s always the people who smile the most who suffer the most”writes one of Moonbin’s fans. “When the sky shines with a thousand lights, we will think of you and when the stars shine, we will think of you”.