Kim Jong-hyun's Passing Ruled as Suicide
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Kim Jong-hyun (Jonghyun) of boy band SHINee died on Monday due to suicide. There will be no autopsy.* He was 27.
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He was found unconscious in a residency hotel in Cheondam-dong, Seoul on Monday evening, according to Gangnam police. He was taken to a nearby hospital but later pronounced dead.
Jonghyun's sister made 911 call in the late afternoon, alarmed by a text message from her brother that read, "Please let me go. Tell me I did well. Final farewell".
Two days before his death, he sent her a 2,000-character text message telling her he had been having a "hard time".
Police found Jonghyun at 6:10 p.m. and moved him to Konkuk University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead 20 minutes later.
Jonghyun had gone to the hotel around noon and booked a room for two nights. "He didn't cover his face and was carrying a bag when he checked in", a hotel staffer said. "He went to his room without saying anything".
His management agency SM Entertainment said the star, who was also a successful solo artist, had suffered from severe depression.
*: Original article has been updated with the most recent information given by Seoul Gangnam Police. Source (2)