Moon Bin, known professionally as Moonbin, was a South Korean singer, actor, dancer, and model under the label Fantagio.
18 Facts About Moonbin
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Moonbin was born on January 26,1998, in Cheongju, Chungbuk Province.
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Moonbin attended and graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School, with focus in Practical Music.
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Under the influence of his mother, Moonbin debuted as a child model and ulzzang in 2004.
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Moonbin's first known appearance was in 2006, where he appeared in TVXQ's music video for their song "Balloons" portraying a mini U-Know Yunho.
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Moonbin was a trainee of Fantagio since fifth grade, becoming a full-fledged trainee in his middle school years.
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Moonbin participated in the company's boy group project iTeen and was the second trainee to be introduced with the Fantagio iTeen Photo Test Cut.
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Moonbin debuted as part of the six-member boy group Astro on February 23,2016.
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In 2018, Moonbin joined the cast of The Ultimate Watchlist of Latest Trends, participating in the first two seasons.
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On November 12,2019, Fantagio reported that due to health reasons, Moonbin would be absent from Astro's upcoming promotions for their Blue Flame EP release.
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Moonbin ended his hiatus in February 2020 after appearing in a V Live broadcast with the other Astro members.
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Moonbin was announced as one of the new hosts of the South Korean music show Show Champion, alongside his bandmate Yoon San-ha and Verivery's Kangmin.
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Moonbin was confirmed to play the lead role in the web-drama The Mermaid Prince, a role which he reprised for a second season, and joined the eco-friendly cooking program Food Avengers.
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In September 2020, Moonbin was announced as one of the fashion models for the brand Nerdy Cafe.
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Later that year, Moonbin was added as a cast member for the second season of Coupang Play's Saturday Night Live Korea.
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On December 30,2022, Fantagio released an official statement confirming that Moonbin had decided to renew his contract with the agency.
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Moonbin was found dead at his home in the Gangnam District of Seoul on the evening of April 19,2023, at the age of 25.
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Moonbin was found by his manager after he failed to attend rehearsals.