Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
K-pop group TST's Yohan dies at 28
TST's Kim Jung-hwan, better known as Yohan. / Courtesy of Severance Hospital
By Lee Gyu-lee
By Lee Gyu-lee
K-pop band TST's Kim Jung-hwan, better known as Yohan, has died at the age of 28.
KJ Music Entertainment, the artist's agency, confirmed his death to local news outlets, saying “Yohan has passed away on June 16.”
The funeral is being held at Yonsei funeral hall in Seoul. No other details, including the cause of death, were disclosed at his family's request.
Kim debuted in 2015 as a member of boy band NOM. After it disbanded, he joined the sextet TST in 2017.
The group has released several songs, including “She” and “Love Story.” Their most recent work was the single “Count down,” released in January.