- Kim Jong-hyun was found unconscious in an apartment in Seoul, South Korea
- The 27-year-old was lead singer of the boy band Shinee before going solo in 2015
- He wrote a message saying ‘it’s been too hard’ before killing himself with carbon monoxide, it has been reported
The lead singer of South Korean boy band Shinee has killed himself after sending a message to his sister saying: ‘Tell everyone I’ve had a hard time’, it has been reported.
Kim Jong-hyun was found unconscious in an apartment in Cheongdam-dong, in the upscale Gangnam district of the capital Seoul.
The 27-year-old singer, also known as Jonghyun, is said to have checked into a serviced residence for two nights and was discovered by police today after his sister raised the alarm.
Kim Jong-hyun (pictured), the lead singer of South Korea’s top boy band Shinee, has died in an apparent suicide after being found unconscious in a flat, it has emerged
Local reports say he sent a final message to his sister saying: ‘It’s been too hard. Please send me off. Tell everyone I’ve had a hard time. This is my last goodbye.’
He is then reported to have killed himself with carbon monoxide.
Kim was part of the five-member K-Pop boyband Shinee that had become one of the country’s most popular in recent years.
They released their debut album, The Shinee World, in 2008.
Kim Jong-hyun was found unconscious in an apartment in Cheongdam-dong, in the upscale Gangnam district of the capital Seoul. He was taken to a hospital (pictured) but later died
The group has one a number of awards for their spectacular dance routines and a Japanese-language version of one f their hits, Replay, sold more than 100,000 copies in that country.
Kim went solo in 2015 and had performed two solo concerts in Seoul earlier this month.
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