Singer rushed to hospital after apparent suicide attempt

A singer was rushed to hospital Friday after an apparent suicide attempt and is in stable condition, police said.

Police responded to a report that Son Ho-young had escaped from a burning car located in a central Seoul public parking lot around 4:40 a.m., they said.

"We believe that the blaze broke out when charcoal briquettes (Son) had used to commit suicide inside his vehicle got bigger," a police investigator said.

On Wednesday, the body of Son's girlfriend was found in his car along with an empty bottle of sleeping pills, a used briquette and a suicide note.

Police have tentatively concluded that she had died from carbon monoxide poisoning.

On Thursday, Son attended his girlfriend's funeral.

Debuting as a member of the popular boy band G.O.D. in 1999, the 33-year-old Son released a solo album in 2006 as the band became inactive. The versatile singer is concurrently working as a TV and musical actor.