South Korean pop star Kim Jong-huyun, one of the five members of the popular K-pop group SHINee, has died at 27. According to
BBC's Korean Service, Jonghyun was taken to a hospital after being found unconscious at an apartment in Seoul. Heavily involved in the group's songwriting and production, Jonghyun was an accomplished singer and dancer who helped form the band in 2008.
The
Korean Herald reported that Jonghyun was rushed to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead after a team at the hospital performed CPR on him Monday afternoon (Dec. 18). The singer's sister alerted police to check on her brother, telling officials that he sent a series of text messages that included such words as "last goodbye."
