Astro K-pop star found dead in Seoul home

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Her family asked local police to do a welfare check on Bowie, and officials found her dead upon arrival, TMZ reported. No foul play is suspected, according to the Orange County Police.Her management company, Icon Management Inc., announced the news on Twitter, “We’re devastated to share the very sad news that Tori Bowie has passed away.

Rebecca Souw Artificial Intelligence dominated the conversation at the inaugural Moving the World with Music conference in Seoul. But K-Pop executives said that copyright law is lagging far behind technologies such as ChatGPT and Midjourney. Supertone, a Korean startup that has financial backing from BTS promoter Hybe Corp., used its platform at MWM to demonstrate voice technology and reduce barriers in music production. “Our ultimate goal is to create a link between creators and technology, making what creators thought was impossible into reality,” said Lee Kyogu, Supertone’s CEO and co-founder. Pozalabs, backed by CJ ENM, was established in 2018 after CEO Huh Wongil saw growing demand for affordable background music to be used in video content creation. Current music copyright clearance complexities are an obstacle to the (legal) use of previously recorded music and could not keep up with the Korean industry’s “ppalli ppalli” (everything fast) work routine. “Typically, it takes about two weeks to create music, but it takes about 5 minutes for our system. That means we can make 50-60 tracks, while others can only do five,” said Huh.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International “Drive My Car” star Hidetoshi Nishijima has signed with CAA for representation. Nishijima starred in the acclaimed 2021 Japanese feature “Drive My Car,” which was nominated for four Academy Awards, and walked away with the Oscar for best international feature film. He earned several awards for his performance in the Cannes-premiering critical darling, including best actor from the National Society of Film Critics and the Boston Film Critics Circle Awards, as well as the Japan Academy Film Prize for best actor. Nishijima will next star alongside Rashida Jones in “Sunny,” Apple TV+’s half-hour dark comedy series from A24 and Lucy Tcherniak. He also stars in Kitano Takeshi’s “Kubi,” which will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month.

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One of the best all-rounders in K-Pop, Moonbin was beloved by AROHAs everywhere. How Moonbin died became a trending topic across social media as K-Pop fans and K-Pop stars gave their condolences to the ASTRO member.

Singer Moon Bin of the K-Pop group Astro has died at 25. The musician was found dead in his Seoul, South Korea, home on Wednesday evening.  When efforts to communicate with the star were not returned, his manager reportedly found him at home.

the death of ASTRO member Moonbin.Today morning (April 20), the girl group’s agency Mystic Story posted a statement on Billlie’s official fan cafe website, saying that all the girl group’s activities for the week will no longer be held as scheduled. Group member Moon Sua was the younger sister of the late Moonbin.“We would like to inform you that the scheduled activities for this week have been canceled or postponed,” Mystic Story said in its statement, as translated by Soompi.“Regarding the fan signing event schedule, we will update you again through a further announcement, and we will provide additional notices regarding specific cancellations of other scheduled activities including broadcasts,” it added.Prior to the announcement, Billlie were in the middle of promotions for their fourth mini-album ‘the Billage of perception: chapter three’, which was released on March 28.Moonbin was reportedly found dead yesterday (April 19) at his home in Seoul, as reported by Yonhap News.

The popular K-pop group ASTRO is mourning the loss of one of its members.

ASTRO singer and K-pop star Moon Bin has sadly been found dead at his home at the age of 25.The star, who became a member of the South Korean group in 2016, was believed to be found by his manager at his home in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Moonbin, who was named Moon Bin at birth, reportedly didn't show up to rehearsals, prompting his manager to head over to the property to find out what had happened.The band's label Fantagio shared in a translated statement: "First of all, we apologise for the sad and heartbreaking news. On April 19, ASTRO member Moon Bin suddenly left our Kyeol and became a star in the sky.

a statement in Korean posted to social media.The message, which was translated into English by the K-pop media company Koreaboo, said: “On April 19, Astro member Moonbin suddenly left us to become a star in the sky.”The statement continued, “Although we cannot compare our sorrow to the grief that the bereaved families are feeling, losing a beloved son and brother, the Astro members, fellow Fantagio artists, company executives and employees are mourning the deceased in great sadness and shock.”The Post reached out to Fantagio for further comment. An official cause of death has yet to be announced, but local officials told Yonhap News TV that he was found dead around 8:10 p.m.

Moonbin, a member of the South Korean boy band Astro, died by suicide today at his residence in the Gangnam district of Seoul. He was 25.

Thania Garcia According to the Seoul Gangnam Police (via Yonhap News), K-pop singer Moonbin was found dead in his Seoul home by his manager on Wednesday. The 25-year-old was a part of the boy band Astro, a five-member group formed by Fantagio Music. The South Korean entertainment company confirmed the news in a social media post that was translated into English by the K-pop media company Koreaboo. “On April 19, Astro member Moonbin suddenly left us to become a star in the sky,” they wrote. “Although we cannot compare our sorrow to the grief that the bereaved families are feeling, losing a beloved son and brother, the Astro members, fellow Fantagio artists, company executives and employees are mourning the deceased in great sadness and shock.”

Moonbin has sadly passed away.

ASTRO has died at the age of 25.The singer was found dead at his home in the Gangnam district of Seoul by his manager today (April 19), according to the Seoul Gangnam Police Station (via Yonhap News, as translated by Korean pop culture website Soompi).“It appears that Moonbin took his own life,” the police said in a statement obtained by the outlet.“We are currently discussing the possibility of an autopsy to determine the precise cause of death.”Moonbin’s passing has since been confirmed by his label Fantagio Music. In a statement on Twitter, the agency said, as translated by Koreaboo: “We would like to apologize for the sad, heart-breaking news.

It’s so hard to say goodbye, but sadly, several K-pop groups are disbanding for good.

It’s so hard to say goodbye, but sadly, several K-pop groups are disbanding for good.

Jungkook of K-pop boyband BTS has made a donation to support a children’s hospital in Seoul.Today (April 18), South Korean media outlets Yonhap News Agency and Korea JoongAng Daily reported that the South Korean musician artist donated ₩100billion (roughly US$750,000) to the Seoul National University Children’s Hospital.According to hospital officials, Jungkook’s donation will be aid in the funding of medical expenses for kids who come from low-income households. It will also be put towards the hospital’s comprehensive care centre plan.“I hope my donation can be a bit of a help to children in danger, and I hope children can smile happy,” Jungkook said in a press release.

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