A member of one of South Korea's biggest boy band has died suddenly.
Jonghyun, full name Kim Jong-hyun, 27 years old, was one of the five members of Shinee, who have had a string number one hits in their home country.
The Korea herald said the singer was taken to hospital after being found unconscious in an apartment in Seoul.
Emergency services were alerted by the singer's sister and he was later pronounced dead at hospital.
The AFP news agency said his sister raised the alarm after receiving a number of text messages from her brother, including one saying "this is the last farewell".
Jonghyun shot to fame when the band was formed by K-pop hit factory SM entertainment in 2008.
As well as being singer and an accomplished dancer, he played a large part in the groups songwriting and production, and launched a successful solo career in 2015.
He as also made headlines for voicing his opinion on issues like the governments education policy and for speaking out in support of LGBT rights.
Shinee's, dance-pop has also been big outside south Korea. The group have recorded a string of Japanese language albums and sold out the 55,000 seat Tokyo Dome.
In the UK, Odeon's website crashed a minute after tickets became available for their appearance at the Korean film festival in London in 2011, and they played their first North American tour earlier this year.
Jonghyun, full name Kim Jong-hyun, 27 years old, was one of the five members of Shinee, who have had a string number one hits in their home country.
The Korea herald said the singer was taken to hospital after being found unconscious in an apartment in Seoul.
Emergency services were alerted by the singer's sister and he was later pronounced dead at hospital.
The AFP news agency said his sister raised the alarm after receiving a number of text messages from her brother, including one saying "this is the last farewell".
Jonghyun shot to fame when the band was formed by K-pop hit factory SM entertainment in 2008.
As well as being singer and an accomplished dancer, he played a large part in the groups songwriting and production, and launched a successful solo career in 2015.
He as also made headlines for voicing his opinion on issues like the governments education policy and for speaking out in support of LGBT rights.
Shinee's, dance-pop has also been big outside south Korea. The group have recorded a string of Japanese language albums and sold out the 55,000 seat Tokyo Dome.
In the UK, Odeon's website crashed a minute after tickets became available for their appearance at the Korean film festival in London in 2011, and they played their first North American tour earlier this year.
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