On December 18th, K-Pop fans from all over the world remained in mourning for a heartbreaking news that nobody expected. Kim Jonghyun leader and vocalist of the male band SHINee was found at 6:45 pm in his unconscious apartment by the police, thanks to a warning call from his sister who was frightened by a text message that the Idol sent him before of dying with suicidal intentions which said "Please let me go. Tell me I did it right, this is my last goodbye. "; the singer was taken immediately to the nearest hospital where they tried without success to reanimate him and then declare him dead.
The police gave a statement saying that the death was caused by smoke inhalation since in the department during the investigation were found brackets of coal in a pan. The family did not authorize the autopsy, but Jonghyun's sister also told the media that the singer expressed a week before his death that he was in depression; a few hours after the news revealed the name of SHINee and Jonghyun was a trend in all social networks where fans expressed their condolences to the situation, uploading photos and videos to commemorate the Idol.
Jonghyun left a farewell letter, which was revealed the day after his death. The letter was announced thanks to her close friend Jang Hee Yeun of the Dear Cloud group, which was delivered on December 9.
In this letter, the idol explains his feelings and the reason for his decision to commit suicide by recounting what he had experienced for years when he saw his psychiatrist - whom the fans would later criticize for not having helped the Idol in the most appropriate way - the which said that the problem was because of his attitude.
"Going famous probably was not my destiny. They tell me that's why I'm having a hard time. Why did I choose it? "- question the Idol in his letter.
Before his death the intégrate of the masculine group participated with Minho his group companion in a variety program of JTBC "Night Globin", the producers and the cast spoke with the media of how they saw it during the recordings and said that their attitude He was brilliant and in a very good mood, none of them thought he was planning to commit suicide, meanwhile he decided that the episode would not be broadcast due to his death.
It is also known by sources that the idol was about to make his return alone and days before the incident he had already filmed an MV.
His agency SM Entertainment along with idols showed their love and sadness at his sudden death with photos and letters written by themselves to commemorate him along with his fans.
What I call the attention of the fans in the same way was his last live broadcast, since in it I mention feeling alone and going through a bad moment, when the fans asked in this transmission that he planned to do at Christmas the singer kept silent; which made his followers known until now that he already had that plan in mind.
His funeral was held at the Seoul Asan Hospital attended: members of SHINee, Girl's Generation, NCT, BoA, EXO, Super Junior, Red Velvet, Zico, IU, BTS and his ex-girlfriend, it is known that several of these idols could not contain their tears when giving him his last goodbye.
Finally, after knowing this tragic news, several celebrities had their reactions, but the one that most moved everyone was that of Jung Yoogeum, the boy who participated in the "SHINee's Hello Baby" program, during an interview with his mother, she mentioned that the little boy of 11 years of age cried until falling asleep, the little one is known for showing his great love to the group and his great affection for "dad Jonghyun" as the youngest used to tell the singer.
Meanwhile, after their deaths occurred several Idols revealed that they understand very well the feeling that Jonghyun was facing and admitted that several of them suffer the same depression, the confessions alarmed the fans about the mental state of their idols.