“K-pop singer Wheesung has been found dead at home aged 43 (Picture: AFP) South Korean singer Wheesung has been found dead at his home in Seoul at the age of 43. The singer, real name Choi Whee-sung, was found in a state of a cardiac arrest with authorities saying a “significant amount of time” had”, — write: metro.co.uk
K-pop singer Wheesung has been found dead at home aged 43 (Picture: AFP) South Korean singer Wheesung has been found dead at his home in Seoul at the age of 43.
The singer, real name Choi Whee-sung, was found in a state of a cardiac arrest with authorities saying a “significant amount of time” had passed before his body had been found.
They added that there were no signs of foul play at the scene.
“Artist Wheesung has left us,” his management agency Tajoy Entertainment confirmed, describing their staff and colleagues as being “in deep sorrow” over the death.
According to local media, the singer was found unconscious in his apartment on Monday night by emergency responders after his mother called for help.
He had been scheduled to hold a concert alongside artist KCM this weekend in the city of Daegu.
Wheesung was hugely popular was in the 2000s and had been credited for bringing R&B to South Korea.
He had initially started his career in 1997 as a member of a back dancing team ING.
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