A truly devastating situation, a drama that we would not have wanted to hear. He was among the 154 victims of the Halloween massacre in Seoul, just the K-Pop star Lee Ji-han died suddenly at the age of 24. The world of music is in mourning and fans are mourning the end of their idol.
It’s a real one tragedy the one that hit the world of k-pop and of all international music in recent days, so much so as to deeply destabilize the global artistic and musical panorama.
A young artist, singer, suddenly passed away, leaving everyone speechless because of the truly dramatic incident.
IS it all happened on the evening of Saturday 29 October in tragedy that deeply affected the crowd in Itaewon, in the center of Seoul. Many messages of condolence from fans who wanted to remember the singer and actor Lee Ji-han.
Born in 1998, the young man had made his debut in the world of the Korean entertainment industry in a reality show Produce 101 in 2017, in which 101 K-pop wannabes dueled to win a seat in an 11-member boy band.
Even if he didn’t come out victorious, he had undoubtedly captivated the audience with the cover Overdose of the EXO and then he found fame as an actor starring in a highly successful South Korean drama: “Today was another Nam Hyun day.”
A drama within a drama
If he wasn’t tragically dead, Lee Ji-han it was supposed to be part of the next MBC series Kkokdu seasonas the protagonist’s ex boyfriend.
If to listen it may seem like a mix of genres between western pop, hip hop, rock, dance, electronic, R&B and country, the K-pop it is more than a new musical fashionit is a real business around which an industry revolves from beyond 5 billion dollars, in which the singers are idols on stage and stars on social networks. The Korean wave unfortunately in this case it was really an overwhelming wave.
Following the Halloween massacre and the disappearance of Lee Ji-han, Land agencies representing the k-pop star, 935 Entertainment and 9Auto Entertainment they posted a black photo as a sign of mourning on social Instagramcommenting on to have “broken heart” for his death and telling fans that Jihan “Has become a star in the sky”.
In addition to Jihan, investigators are also called to shed light on the issue to clarify the responsibilities of the massacre, and the gaps in police control of the crowd. Meanwhile, however, the South Korean government has declared the national mourning until November 5th.
