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Think of the 'Backstreet Boys' and imagine them in a Korean version . Don't make a literal translation: beatle long hair, youthful clothing, and movements and music typical of a teenager . This is what any teenager meets the k-pop , commercial music, poppy , typical of South Korea and is, ultimately, devastating. And not just for their music, but for the mystery surrounding the stars of the best-known Korean pop bands.

With the death of singer Yohan , Kim Jeong-hwan's trade name, on Tuesday , there are already six deaths that have occurred among artists in the K-pop industry ; four of them in less than a year. He was a member of the Korean pop band 'Top Secret' and one of its best-known members. On Instagram he touched 50,000 followers and one of his latest photos, which bears the title of 'I want to travel', has become a kind of virtual pilgrimage center for his most loyal followers.

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There his fans come to leave comments, many in English. "Wherever you are, rest in peace angel, always shine brightly," says one. "Rest in peace, dear angel, " adds another. The vast majority contain that word, 'angel', or refer to some of the songs of the already deceased.

Young people under pressure

The cause of death is still unknown, but his death adds to the five losses - four of them since October 2019 - that the k-pop scene has had in South Korea. The case raises suspicions about the pressure and stress these young singers are allegedly suffering.

Two of them, with the pseudonyms of Goo Hara and Sulli , committed suicide in 2019, both of which were subject to serious abuse on social networks, according to The Guardian. Kim Jong-hyun , a member of the SHINee band, also committed suicide in 2017, and two years earlier, in 2015, an aspiring girl band , or group of singing girls, died after falling from the tenth floor of a building. Far from having a pseudonym, he was presented with his real name: Ahn So-jin .

Another of the deaths took place in December 2019. Cha In Ha , a South Korean pop star and actor, was found dead in his apartment at the age of 27.

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