Broken Valentine rocker dead at 33
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Rock band Broken Valentine with the late Kim Kyung-min, the band's vocalist known as Van, at the center / Courtesy of Naver blog
Singer Kim Kyung-min -- who went by the stage name Van -- of the five-member rock band Broken Valentine died in an undisclosed accident at the age of 33, Monday.
The band’s official Facebook page posted the news Tuesday morning, saying Kim died as the result of an accident, the nature of which was not released.
Singer Younha tweeted Tuesday morning expressing her sorrow over the musician’s sudden death. She regretted not keeping a promise to have a meal together, and urged netizens to visit a memorial altar in Dongsuwon General Hospital in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, to “wish him well in the afterlife.”
The band made its debut as 6.August in 2002, and changed its name to B.August in 2004. The current name was adopted in 2007.
The band earned nationwide fame in 2011 when it participated in the television rock survival show “Top Band” on KBS2. The band participated in the Asian rock competition festival YAMAHA Asianbeat Grand Final in Hong Kong in 2009, representing Korea, and was awarded the grand prize as well as winning in the best composer category.