On the 9th, a post was posted on an online community demanding an explanation from the late Moonbin's agency Fantagio, garnering attention. One fan who appears to be a fan of Astro pointed out that Moonbin had a hard time pushing ahead with his agency's unreasonable schedule despite being in poor condition.
Fans paid attention to Moonbin & Sanha's live broadcast that took place after their concert in Bangkok, Thailand on the 8th of last month. At the time, Moonbin said, “I wasn’t feeling well, but I’m fine now. It was a little difficult, but I tried not to show it as much as possible. “I’m so sorry,” he said. He added, “It’s a job I chose, so I have to handle it.”
Previously, on the 7th of last month, the agency had once predicted that the late Moonbin would be in poor condition. Fantagio said, “(The late) Moonbin was scheduled to leave for Thailand, but after arriving at the airport, he suffered from dizziness and was in poor condition, so he was tested for COVID-19, but it was confirmed to be negative. He is currently resting and resting, and will return to Thailand after adjusting his condition.” “I plan to leave the country and proceed with my schedule,” he announced.
Fans also mentioned the death of the late Cha In-ha, who ended his life by an extreme choice in December 2019. A netizen said, “Two artists from Fantagio have already gone to heaven,” and asked, “Is the Fantagio company making plans and measures to prevent the same thing from happening again to the remaining artists in the future?”
At the same time, they expressed their stance that they would push ahead with a 'boycott' if there was no explanation from the agency. Fans claimed, “It reflects the rotten reality of the Korean idol industry, which does not respect its artists as human beings and regards them as money-making machines.”
Moonbin was found dead at the age of 25 at his home in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 19th of last month. The funeral was held quietly and privately according to the wishes of the bereaved family.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr