The lead singer of South Korea’s top boy band Shinee died on Monday after being taken to hospital unconscious, several news outlets including the Yonhap news agency reported without giving any source for the information.
Kim Jong-hyun was found unconscious in a Seoul apartment, Yonhap said without giving further details.
News channel YTN reported that the singer had checked into a serviced residence for two nights and was found unconscious by police.
No immediate confirmation from police was available.
This undated picture released by Yonhap news agency in Seoul on December 18, 2017 shows Kim Jong-Hyun, singer of popular K-pop group SHINee. The singer died on December 18 in an apparent suicide, police said. Investigators believe he died from inhaling toxic fumes, as they discovered coal briquettes burnt on a frying pan upon arriving at the apartment. - - South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE
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