SEOUL: Six of K-pop’s biggest stars carried the coffin of fellow singer Kim Jong-Hyun to a hearse Thursday, after he died leaving behind a suicide note that spoke of his battle with loneliness and depression. Kim’s body was taken to his funeral from the Asan Medical Centre in Seoul where it had been lying at rest. The coffin was carried by the three other surviving SHINee band members and three from Super Junior, another boyband managed by the same agency. Kim, 27, was found in a hotel room in Seoul on Monday in what police said was suicide. -AFPRelated stories:Star’s suicide highlights dark side of the K-pop dreamWhy are K-pop stars susceptible to depression?

Source: The Star December 21, 2017 04:30 UTC