On April 19, 2023, Kpop Star Kim Moon Bin suddenly passed away at aged 25 as his manager found him unresponsive and was announced by his agency Fantagio on Thursday, April 20th. Fantagio wrote on Twitter that Moonbin, “suddenly left us and became a star in the sky. ASTRO members, fellow Fantagio artists, company executives, and employees are mourning the deceased in great sadness and shock.” This was so sudden even the fans were stunt by this announcement even Moonbin’s band members, they were so heartbroken they even wrote letters and stick to a tree for Moonbin to see how grateful they were for benign here with them. 

Moonbin was born on January 25, 1998, in Cheongju, Chungbuk Province. He attended and graduated from 

Hanlim Multi Art School, with a focus on Practical Music. Moonbin was one of the 2 siblings in his family, the other being his younger sister, and is also an idol in a girl group BILLIE, Moon Sua, who’s now canceled and postponed her upcoming shows. Moonbin was due to be a host in Asia Fan Con Tour in May but has been canceled in light of his death. 

Moonbin was found unresponsive in his Apartment in Gangnam, Seoul, by his manager on a Wednesday evening. He has not been responding to his contacts so his manager went to his house. The Gangnam police have not provided a cause of death pending an autopsy, but the South Korean news media believed it was suicide. This was very common in the Kpop Industry for idols to commit suicide because of their fame, bullying from their members, death threats comments, or getting harassed by the company, etc. Jonghyun from SHINee committed suicide in 2017, because of depression. Then there is Sulli a Korean Actress and soloist, who also committed suicide in 2019, because of depression and cyberbully. Also Lee Jihun a South Korean Actor, also died in the Itaewon tragedy. Other singers and actors are joining in the growing number of South Korean Stars who died young and South Korea has the highest suicide rate in the nation. Yet the companies don’t do anything to prevent this from happening for not looking after their idols.

For Moonbin’s funeral, his agency Fantiago said the funeral will be held as, “quietly as possible,” limiting mainly family and close friends, as per the wishes of his family. Many K-pop fans have laid flowers and placed notes at street memorials in South Korea and around the world. Even Moonbin’s Band Members have joined in writing notes. There were Purple and Silver balloons in the memorials, the two colors that were heavily featured at Moonbin’s last performance in Thailand. Moonbin’s death has sparked an out purging of grief on social media, with a trending hashtag, #MoonbinWeLoveYou on Twitter and his sister as well Moon Sua received lots of support on social media, “Stay strong we always love you and you’re not alone we always love you and stay with you,” one user wrote on Twitter. Moonbin was recognized for his sparkling, bright smile, which some compared to the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland. In an interview Moonbin has always looked forward to the future, but that dream has sadly ended tragically.