![\"Renault\"\/](\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/top-banner-web-renault.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nA member of one of South Korea\u2019s biggest boy bands has died suddenly.<\/p>\n
Jonghyun, full name Kim Jong-hyun, was one of the five members of Shinee, who have had a string of number one hits in their home country.<\/p>\n
The Korea Herald said the singer was taken to hospital after being found unconscious in an apartment in Seoul. He was 27 years old.<\/p>\n
Police told the BBC Korean Service that suicide will be investigated as a possibility.<\/p>\n
Emergency services were alerted by the singer\u2019s sister and he was later pronounced dead at hospital.<\/p>\n
The AFP news agency said his sister raised the alarm after receiving a number of text messages from her brother, including one saying \u201cthis is my last farewell\u201d.<\/p>\n
Jonghyun shot to fame when the band was formed by K-Pop hit factory SM Entertainment in 2008.<\/p>\n
As well as being a singer and an accomplished dancer, he played a large part in the group\u2019s songwriting and production, and launched a successful solo career in 2015.<\/p>\n
He has also made headlines for voicing his opinion on issues like the government\u2019s education policy and for speaking out in support of LGBT rights.<\/p>\n
Shocked fans have been paying tribute on Twitter.<\/p>\n
Shinee\u2019s dance-pop has also been big outside South Korea. The group have recorded a string of Japanese-language albums and sold out the 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome.<\/p>\n
In the UK, Odeon\u2019s website crashed a minute after tickets became available for their appearance at the Korean Film Festival in London in 2011, and they played their first North American tour earlier this year.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Source: Ghana\/Starrfmonline.com\/103.5FM<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Homepage](\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Telesol-ad.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n