Article: Astro Moonbin passed away... In a recent live broadcast, "It was very difficult"
Source: SBS
ASTRO member Moonbin (25) was discovered dead at home.
On the 20th, Gangnam Police announced that Moonbin was found dead at his home in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu around 8:10pm on the 19th. The first person to find him was the manager who went to his house when he couldn't reach Moonbin and discovered him dead and reported it to police.
Police believe Moonbin made an extreme choice as there are no signs of murder or other criminal charges. Also, no suicide note was found.
A police official stated, "It seems that Moonbin took his own life. An autopsy is being reviewed to investigate the exact cause of death."
Meanwhile, Moonbin's exhausted appearance during a live broadcast is attracting attention again. While on a world tour in Bangkok, Thailand Moonbin confessed, "I wasn't feeling well but I'm fine now. If I had to confess, it was a little hard. I think it was a bit obvious. Sorry, I'm trying to get better. I will recover one by one and make Aroha happy. Now I'm working out and I'm trying to do what I missed out on one by one. It's the job I chose so I'm happy and I have to make the fans happy."
Moonbin made his debut in 2016 with his Astro and has been active as main dancer and sub vocal.
His mortuary has been set up at Asan Hospital in Seoul and his burial is scheduled for the 22nd.
Fantagio stated, "According to the wishes of the bereaved family, the funeral will be held quietly as possible with family and friends."
- [+4,023, -42] I seriously can't believe it even now
- [+3,186, -30] I can't believe it, it's a pity... rest in peace.
- [+1,814, -30] Astro is quite famous.. I don't know the names of idols these days but I knew Cha Eun-woo and Moonbin from Astro.. such a popular kid died all of a sudden.. how much pressure are these young kids under as idols??
- [+1,789, -79] This is the most unbelievable article I've ever read in my life right now..?
- [+1,112, -41] Rather than raising the birth rate, we need to urgently protect the number of young kids currently.. this is a world that's really difficult to live in.
- [+810, -123] Whatever it was, it must've been an unbearable difficulty that others couldn't have imagined was going on. It isn't easy to live a sane life in our country. I hope he's at peace now.
- [+737, -21] May he rest in peace.. I'm still in shock, I honestly can't believe it.
- [+576, -7] Why???
- [+480, -6] Meanwhile the cult leader is still alive.. the ones that should die won't die and the ones that should live are the ones ending up like this..
- [+367, -3] ㅜㅜ I think he tried hard to make up his mind. ㅜㅜ rest in peace.
- [+331, -3] If you look at it, it's only the good kids that are living a difficult life. Idols embroiled in marijuana scandals, drunk driving accidents and sexual assaults are living brazenly and proudly while good sincere kids with self-control have no outlet to relieve their stress.. ah really
- [+39, -0] The agency is a bit.. take care of your idol kids mental health first!! Stop killing these kids by taking money out of their pockets!!
- [+37, -0] The agency doesn't seem to be managing them properly. If their mental health seems to be on a decline, they should be cancelling schedules and finding a psychiatrist, not sending them on more tours. Do they think they're machines to make money???! I think the agency is quite problematic too. We seriously need to pass laws for agencies that manage idols and celebrities. Almost always, they are the ones causing all the problems.
Additional source(s): Maeil Business, Seoul Economic Daily