After Haesoo And Choi Sung-bong, Korean Singer Lee Sang-eun Found Dead; Know Case Developments

Korean pop singer Lee Sang-eun was found dead on a bathroom floor minutes before she was going to perform on stage. This is the third death of a Korean singer in the last three months.

korean singer lee sang eun death

On July 6, 2023, Korean pop singer Lee Sang-eun was mysteriously found dead right before she was expected to perform on the stage. She is the third singer in three months whose sudden death has shaken the industry.

According to Times Now Digital, Sang-eun was supposed to perform at the 33rd Regular Concert of the Gimcheon Municipal Choir, but she wasn’t found backstage. When the team went to search for her, she was found in the washroom. The singer was taken to the nearest hospital, where the doctors examined and declared her dead.

Lee Sang-Eun's Death Case Development

News 1 has reported that the police are investigating Sang-eun’s death. On Thursday, July 6, 2023, the staff found her unconscious on the bathroom floor on the third floor.

A report published by the Deadline states that the police have established the cause of the death, and are not suspecting any foul play behind it.

Who Was Lee Sang-eun?

Lee Sang-eun was a popular name in the Korean music industry as well as in Japan. Her stage name was Lee Tzsche. Born in March 1970, the singer made her debut at the MBC Riverside Music Festival in 1988. She was spotted maintaining a unisex look, but reports suggested that she was not happy with her career. Therefore, she took a sabbatical and went to study art in Japan and the US.

Before working in the Japanese music industry with GongMuDoHaGa and Takeda Hajimu, the Korean singer had released many albums in her native country. Many reports claim that Lee Tzsche enjoyed her career in Japan because she felt more like an artist there compared to being a pop idol in South Korea.

Her eighth album ‘Lee Tzsche’ (1997) was released worldwide. It had older and new songs in English, making her a sensation across the globe. ‘fLoW’ was her last album to be released in 2019.

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Mysterious Deaths Of K-pop Singers

Haesoo was 29 when she was found dead on May 12, 2023. The K-pop star’s body was found in her hotel room with a note that was presumed to be a suicide note. She had plans to perform at an event on May 20, 2023, but her representative published a statement that read, “On May 12, Haesoo left our side and became a light in the vast ocean. Haesoo was a warm person who knew how to give love to those around her, share affection, and receive it.”

On June 21, 2023, morning, Singer Choi Sung-bong was found dead in his home in Seoul. It was reported that he faked his cancer (Types Of Cancers Women Must Know About) news a few years ago. According to the police, the singer uploaded a statement on YouTube and died by suicide.

The singer gained recognition in South Korea after securing the second position in Korea’s Got Talent 2011. He became a part of controversies when he made fake claims in 2021 that he was battling with multiple cancers. He received donations, but after some time, he confessed that it was all fake and promised to return all donations.

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