2023-04-19 17:34:50
OBITUARY
CNN Indonesia
Thursday, 20 Apr 2023 00:34 WIB
ASTRO’s Moonbin died when he was 25 years old, he was found dead at home by his manager. (Fantagio Music)
Jakarta, CNNIndonesia —
Sad news came from the world of K-pop. Moonbin ASTRO died on Wednesday (19/4) evening Indonesian time. He died at the age of 25 years.
The news of ASTRO’s Moonbin’s death came a few hours following news that his concert plans with another ASTRO member, Sanha, in Indonesia were cancelled. The plan is for the concert to be held on May 13, 2023.
Moonbin was born on January 26, 1998. The man who was born in Cheongju, Chungbuk was found dead at his home in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea by his manager who immediately contacted the police.
The Gangnam Police suspect that Moonbin died by suicide. Even so, Fantagio as the agency has not made an official statement.
Moonbin is a singer, actor, dancer, and model under the Fantagio label. He is also a member of Moonbin&Sanha which is a sub unit of Astro.
Moonbin’s career started small in 2004. His name became famous since appearing in 2006 when he appeared in TVXQ’s music video as a mini version of U-Knoq Yunho in the song ‘Ballons’.
Moonbin’s first acting started in 2009 when he got a role in the Korean drama ‘Boys over Flowers’.
Moonbin’s debut at Astro took place on February 23, 2016 with five other members who had produced the song Hide & Seek.
In 2018, he was a part of The Ultimate Watchlist of Latest Trends for two seasons. Then in 2019, Moonbin was confirmed to play Jung Oh-je in Moments of Eighteen.
In 2019 Fantagio announced Moonbin was absent from promotions due to health issues. On February 14, 2020 Moonbin appeared with other Astro members ending his hiatus.
He had hosted Korean music shows, played the main role in Korean dramas and became a model before finally on September 14 2020 becoming part of Moonbin & Sanha with Yoon San-ha releasing the single ‘Bad Idea’ on the album In-Out.
On December 30, 2022 Fantagio released a statement that Moonbin had decided to sign a new contract.
Moonbin & Sanha are currently actively promoting, in March they started their Fan Con Tour: [Diffusion] from Seoul. After that they will go to Bangkok on March 25 and are scheduled to go to Macau on April 22.
Moonbin & Sanha have also been scheduled to visit Taipei on April 30, Jakarta on May 13, Tokyo and Osaka (Japan) on May 20, 22 and 23.
Before being declared dead, concert promoters Moonbin and Sanha ASTRO in Indonesia announced that the event was canceled for unspecified reasons.
Moonbin is a member of ASTRO who was kind enough to take his time to share stories with fans and readers CNNIndonesia.com several times.
During a number of processes that also, Moonbin left a deep impression. He has also shared regarding his preferences, both regarding music and in his life, through an interview with CNNIndonesia.com.
ASTRO’s Moonbin’s sudden departure has not only left grief for his fans, AROHA, but also those who have interacted with him.
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In an interview with CNNIndonesia.com, ASTRO’s Moonbin once revealed how much support from AROHA meant to him. (Fantagio Music) |
In an interview with CNNIndonesia.comASTRO’s Moonbin once expressed how much support from AROHA means a lot to him.
“Actually, it’s hard to give unconditional love. It’s not easy, even for the family it’s also difficult,” said Moonbin in January 2023.
“However, they continue to support us without any conditions by showing it live or writing regarding it, I feel it really helps us.” he said.
CNNIndonesia.com express my deep condolences to the big family of ASTRO, Fantagio, AROHA, and to anyone who feels lost by Moonbin’s passing.
For readers who want to reminisce regarding being together with ASTRO’s Moonbin through an interview with CNNIndonesia.com, can be seen in here.
Rest in love, Moonbin. You will always be in our hearts.
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