(CNN Spanish) — Moon Bin, the member of the K-pop band Astro who was found dead Wednesday night at his home in Seoul, had started his career in the entertainment industry as a child, as an actor in the TV drama “Boys Over Flowers.” “.
Moon Bin was best known for being a part of the k-pop band ASTRO, where he debuted in 2016. The other members of the group are Jinjin, MJ, Cha Eun-woo, and Yoon San-ha.
The most popular songs of the band ASTRO are All Night (29 million views on YouTube), Crazy Sexy Cool (33 million views) and especially highlights the theme Candy Sugar Pop, with more than 41 million views.
He also performed as part of a subgroup called Moon Bin & Sanha, which has toured Asia in recent months.
Before his death, the duo were expected to perform next month in Busan, as part of the port city’s bid to promote the 2030 World Expo, and in Jakarta on May 13.
Moon Bin entered the entertainment industry as a child actor, debuting in 2009 in the Korean Broadcasting System’s TV drama “Boys Over Flowers”, where he played the younger version. of the character Kim Boom. The series was very popular and its dubbed version aired all over the world, gaining a lot of fans in Southeast Asia.
The series that is part of Moon Bin’s legacy has 25 episodes and can be seen on HBO Max.
Other of the series in which Moon Bin acted are To be continued (2015), The moment of eighteen (2019), “Soul Plate” (2019) and Prince Mermaid (2020).
His sister, Moon Sua, is also a K-pop celebrity and is part of the group Billlie.
Police believe Moon Bin committed suicide
South Korean police believe Moon Bin took his own life, they told CNN on Thursday.
“Moon is believed to have taken his own life and no evidence of foul play has been found in connection with this case,” authorities confirmed by phone.
The star was found dead at her home in southern Seoul by her manager at around 8:10 p.m. Wednesday, according to an official from the Gangnam police station.
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With reporting from CNN’s Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Sophie Jeong, Kathleen Magramo and Jake Kwon.
