Kim Jong-hyun, known mononymously as Jonghyun, was a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, radio host, and author under the SM Entertainment label.
15 Facts About Kim Jong-hyun
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Kim Jong-hyun was the main vocalist of the South Korean boy band Shinee for nine years, releasing twelve albums with the group in both Korean and Japanese.
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Kim Jong-hyun participated in SM Entertainment's project group, SM the Ballad, for the release of two EP albums.
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Kim Jong-hyun was regarded as one of the best vocalists in South Korea.
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Kim Jong-hyun received praise for his artistic control and involvement in the creation of his music, which are rare in K-pop.
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Kim Jong-hyun participated in the vocal direction for all of the aforementioned songs.
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Kim Jong-hyun composed and wrote a track called "Breathe" for Lee Hi's album Seoulite, which was released in March 2016.
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Kim Jong-hyun released his second compilation album, titled Story Op.
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Kim Jong-hyun sat out most of his group's promotions for their third studio album, though he participated in the final week.
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Kim Jong-hyun received defamatory responses from Ilbe Storehouse members allegedly claiming to be members of Shinee's fanclub.
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Kim Jong-hyun checked in at 12:00 PM KST on December 18,2017.
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Later that day, at 4:42 PM, Jonghyun's older sister, Kim Jong-hyun So-dam, made an initial call to emergency responders, reporting that she believed he intended to commit suicide, because he had sent her a number of messages on KakaoTalk with words such as "last goodbye" and "say I did well".
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Kim Jong-hyun was last seen at a convenience store next to the apartment.
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Kim Jong-hyun was immediately brought to Konkuk University Hospital in a state of cardiac arrest.
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Kim Jong-hyun had tried to help him, but this only "delayed his passing" and "did not prevent it".