K-pop star Moon Bin, a member of the boy band Astro, has died at the age of 25, his music label Fantagio said Thursday.
In a statement on Instagram, Fantagio said Moon Bin โsuddenly left us and became a star in the sky.โ
The star was found dead in his home in southern Seoul by his manager at around 8:10 p.m. Wednesday night, Yonhap news agency reported citing police.
โAll Astro members, Fantagio colleagues, executives and employees whoโve been together for a long time are deeply mourning the deceased in such great sadness and shock,โ the music label said, adding that the sorrow of the starโs bereaved family was โincomparable.โ
The music label said it was heartbreaking to tell fans the sudden news, saying that the late star had โalways loved and thought of the fans more than anyone else.โ
It also asked people to โrefrain from speculative and malicious reportsโ while the family grieved. (CNN)