If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental-health crisis or contemplating suicide, call or text 988. “Stay strong we always support you and you not alone we always love you and stay with you,” one user tweeted. Moon Bin’s sister, Moon Sua, has also received an outpouring of support on social media. Moon Bin’s death has sparked an outpouring of grief on social media, with the hashtag #MoonBinWeLoveYou trending on Twitter. Purple and silver balloons also adorned these memorials, two colors that featured heavily at Moon Bin’s last performance in Thailand. How are K-pop fans reacting to Moon Bin’s death?įans lay flowers and placed notes at street memorials in South Korea and around the world, the BBC reported.

Not many details have been made public so far.įantiago, Moon Bin’s management agency, said the funeral will be held as “as quietly as possible,” limited mainly to family, close friends, and colleagues, as per the wishes of his relatives. What do we know about Moon Bin’s funeral? Suicide is a leading cause of death for young people in South Korea, and the nation is among those with the highest suicide rates. In 2018, Minwoo, a band member of 100%, died of a cardiac arrest aged 33, while SHINee lead singer Jonghyun died by suicide in 2017 after battling depression. Her close friend and singer Sulli, 25, also died by suicide the previous month. In November 2019, 28-year-old Goo Hara, a member of girl group Kara, was found dead at home in what police called a suicide. Last week, 26-year-old actress Jung Chae-yull was found dead at her home but her cause of death is not publicly known. The singer and actor joins a growing number of South Korean stars who have died young. They added that there were no signs of foul play in connection with the death. Gangnam police have not yet provided a cause of death pending an autopsy, but officials told South Korean news media that it is believed he died by suicide. He had not been responding to contacts so his manager went to the K-pop star’s home. Moon Bin was found unresponsive in his Gangnam, Seoul, apartment by his manager on Wednesday evening. After debuting in BTS, Jin became a 'Visual King ' he goes viral at every event and gains new nicknames every other week. Moon Bin was due to host an Asia fan con tour in May but the organizers have now announced that it has been canceled in light of his death. BTS's Jin has been known to be famous for visuals ever since his teenage days. In 2020, Moon Bin and bandmate Sanha created Astro’s first sub-unit, named Moonbin & Sanha, and released their debut album. Moon Bin is also the brother of Moon Sua, a fellow K-pop star and member of the group Billie, who has now canceled and postponed her upcoming shows.

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