Moonbin's mother celebrates her birthday the day after her son's death

The shock was heightened when it was reported that Astro's Moonbin died the day before his mother's birthday.

Moonbin was found dead at his home in Gangnam-gu, Seoul around 8:10 pm on the 19th. Age 25.

It is said that fans were in great sadness as it was known that Moonbin's mother's birthday was on the 20th (today), the day after Moonbin's death. On this day, a post written by Moonbin on a fan platform on the same day two years ago was posted on various online communities.

At the time, Moonbin responded to a fan's question, "Isn't today your mother's birthday?" by saying, "That's right. Today is my mother's birthday," and "I called you."

Moonbin's funeral was set up at the funeral hall of Asan Medical Center in Seoul. The funeral is on the 22nd. The funeral will be held as quietly as possible according to the wishes of the bereaved family.

Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr