K-pop star Moon Bin, member of the popular boy band group Astro, was found dead at his home in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday evening, his management label announced.
He was 25.Moon Bin, known professionally as Moonbin, was reportedly found unresponsive by his manager in the Gangnam neighbourhood of Seoul.Police are currently investigating the death, though local authorities have said there is no evidence of foul play.
A police officer in Seoul told the Korean outlet Yonhap News that Moon Bin’s death appears to be a suicide. Read more: Aaron Carter cause of death revealed in coroner’s report “On April 19, Astro member Moon Bin unexpectedly left our world and became a star in the sky,” reads a statement in Korean from the music agency Fantagio.pic.twitter.com/qkHHbOsjTW— fantagio (@fantagiogroup) April 19, 2023The music agency did not provide any additional information about Moon Bin’s death but said the label’s other artists are in a state of “very deep sadness and shock.”Fantagio asked fans to “refrain from speculative and malicious reports” in favour of respecting the Moon family’s privacy.Moon Bin’s funeral will be as private as possible with family, friends and colleagues in attendance, the statement reads.
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