Kim was pronounced dead shortly after being moved to a hospital, police said, adding a coal briquette was found burning on a frying pan in the room. Burning coal briquettes, which release carbon monoxide, is a common method of suicide in South Korea, which has one of the world's highest suicide rates.
How did Jonghyun get carbon monoxide?
He was found to have burned a coal briquette on a frying pan. Charcoal briquettes can cause carbon monoxide poisoning in closed rooms. Police are investigating the incident as a suspected suicide.
Was Jonghyun a member of BTS?
Jonghyun was a founding member of SHINee when the band formed in 2008 and went onto become one of the most popular and enduring artists in K Pop, known particularly because he stood out from many of the mass-produced singers in the idol industry: writing, organising and composing music himself and developing his own