For some reason, I was looking up all the artists on 100 points out of 100 and I came across Myung Hoon and his group NRG. Reading up on them I found out about Kim Hwan Sung...for some reason this has made me really sad. I didn't even know him but he seems like a pretty talented boy. Forever 19. It's sad that he had to die so young!
Death of Kim Hwan Sung
Shortly after wrapping up their third album activities, member Hwan Sung was hospitalized for a high fever and abdominal pains. Doctors were initially unsure of what was causing his illness and over a span of 6 days his health rapidly deteriorated. Hwan Sung was diagnosed with malignant viral pneumonia, eventually lapsing into a coma and placed on life support when doctors pronounced him brain dead. As he lay in the Intensive Care Unit, his band mates sat in disbelief and prayed for a healthy recovery, but after much anguish, Hwan Sung's parents decided to remove him from life support.Surrounded by his family and band mates, Kim Hwan Sung died at dawn on June 15, 2000 at the age of 19 years, survived by his parents and older sister.
Hwan Sung was cremated on June 17, his funeral was attended by thousands of fans and other popular Korean musical acts of the time, in particular the KPop group H.O.T. who were NRG's closest friends.
Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRG_(group)
NRG released a song dedicated to their youngest member who died too young...it's a really nice and saddening song.
Yeah I also came across the group in a random way & now I'm sitting here crying watching the funeral clip.
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