The singer of K-pop group Astro died on Wednesday at the age of 25, his label announced.
South Korean K-pop star Moonbin, a member of the band Astro, died Wednesday at age 25, according to his record label Fantagio.
“Astro member Moonbin left our world unexpectedly on April 19th, becoming a star in the sky,” record label Fantagio wrote in Korean on its official Twitter account.
He did not provide any presumed cause of death. The statement asks everyone to “refrain from speculative and malicious reporting” so that his family can pay their respects and honor him in peace.
Beginnings in 2016
Moon Bin – who performed as Moonbin – was a member of Astro and also performed with a subgroup called Moonbin & Sanha.
He joined the Fantagio label’s trainee program at an early age and debuted with Astro in February 2016, which then had six members.
Several other young K-pop stars have died in recent years, including two suspected suicides in a month in 2019. The two women, who were close friends, had been targets of harassment on social media.
