SHINee’s Jonghyun has commited suicide

Gangnam Police say they have confirmed the death of SHINee Jonghyun

Gangnam police are currently investigating the death of Jonghyun and cannot say any more


SHINee‘s Jonghyun was found unconscious in an apartment unit at 6PM KST. Multiple reports are stating that he was found dead.
Reports are also stating that he was moved to a hospital. His current condition is unknown.

Jonghyun was discovered uconscious at an apartment unit in Chungdam with coal briquettes lit in the room.
— News Reports

Coal Briquettes is a common method of suicide in Korea. Trapping yourself in a room with lit coal briquettes release carbon monoxide. This leads to carbon monoxide poisoning and will result in death.


Police released a statement to the public after his sudden death.

“We have confirmed SHINee Jonghyun’s death. We are currently unable to reach the officer who was dispatched and is still investigating so we are careful to discuss details.” 
— Gangnam Police

News sources are also confirming the news now.

“He was rushed to the hospital, but we heard he has passed away.”
— Kookje News

“Jonghyun was discovered at 6:00PM on the 18th at an apartment unit located in Gangnam-Gu, Chungdam-Dong with lit coal briquettes. He was rushed to the hospital but is known to have passed away.”
— The Fact

Jonghyun’s sister just confirmed that he committed suicide. The exact cause of his death is carbon monoxide poisoning. 

“On December 18, 2017 at 4:42PM Jonghyun’s older sister reported to Police that her brother was about to commit suicide. We went to his residence in Chungdam and discovered that he had attempted to commit suicide with brown coal briquettes lit inside a frying pan.
Emergency responders were with us at the time so we rushed him to the Konkuk University Hospital in a state of cardiac arrest.”
— Gangnam Police

News reports are stating that Jonghyun sent his sister a suicide note, which is when she called police to help him. Jonghyun texted the suicide note to her.
The note has not been released to the public.

SM Entertainment has yet to release a statement about Jonghyun’s sudden death. His family and members have also not posted any messages or announcements.