Around 8:10PM KST on April 19, MOON BIN was found unconscious at home in a state of cardiac arrest; he was found by his manager.
After being found, MOON BIN was taken to a nearby hospital―Asan Medical Center―right away, but failed to regain consciousness.
Born on January 26, 1998, he was only 25 years old.
Currently, the police are investigating to determine the cause of his death, working off the assumption that he took his own life.
They then stumbled upon a post that MOON BIN uploaded on April 11, which was addressed to AROHA (the name of ASTRO's fandom).
MOON BIN uploaded a photo of dandelion puff, and left a comment underneath it, sounding excited.
"AROHA, it's dandelion puff!!! Hey there, dandelion puff! Be sure to go far with the help of the wind! On your way, softly tickle my loved ones and tell them spring has come."
내 소중한 사람들에게
— ASTRO 아스트로 (@offclASTRO) April 11, 2023
봄이 왔다고
살랑살랑 간지럽혀줘
Fans' hearts broke seeing MOON BIN's ever so bright and positive energy in this post.
In the comment section of this post, that was posted only about a week prior to his passing, they left heartfelt messages to him.
Their messages included, "We're terribly sorry that we didn't notice your struggles. We hope you live happily and freely like dandelion puff from now on.", "You'll be greatly missed, MOON BIN.", "We would never know what made your life hard, and we feel bad we weren't there for you when you gave us so much happiness. Rest in peace." and more.
He trained for about seven years at his management agency Fantagio before making debut as a member of ASTRO in February 2016.
(SBS Star)