Kim Jonghyun, the lead singer of the K-pop group SHINee, died on
Monday, December 18, according to multiple South Korean reports.
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SEOUL,
South Korea (AP) — The lead singer of popular South Korean boy band
SHINee died on Monday, police said, in a possible suicide.
Kim
Jong-hyun, better known by the stage name Jonghyun, was found
unconscious at a residence hotel in Seoul and was later pronounced dead
at a nearby hospital, Seoul police said.
Police
said Kim's sister told them that the singer sent her text messages such
as "Final farewell" and "I've had difficulties" before his death.
Police said they have not yet determined whether he killed himself.
Yonhap
news agency said authorities found burned coal briquettes, which
produce carbon monoxide, in a frying pan in Kim's hotel room.
Kim
debuted in 2008 as the main singer of SHINee, and cultivated a career
as both a group member and a solo singer-songwriter. His last public
appearance was at a solo concert titled Inspired on Dec. 9-10 in Seoul, and he was scheduled to hold concerts with SHINee members in Tokyo and Osaka in February, Yonhap said.
South
Korea has one of the highest suicide rates among developed countries. A
string of high-profile figures, including a former president and
business executives, have killed themselves in recent years.
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