Korean singer and actor, Lee Jihan has been confirmed to be among the victims who died at the Halloween stampede in Seoul, South Korea.
In many countries around the world, October is the time for a spooky season like Halloween. Thousands of citizens came out in the narrow streets of Seoul to celebrate the festival
But it was a black day for South Koreans on Saturday, as over 150 people died from a stampede on one of the streets of Seoul.
Over 80 people were reported injured and thousands of missing person reports were filed in the days since the fatal incident.
Several K-pop music releases and events have been canceled or postponed in honor of the victims who lost their lives in the surge.
Lee Jihan’s agency 935 agency also confirmed that the singer was among the victims, they wrote:
“It’s true that Lee Ji Han passed away due to the accident in Itaewon on October 29.”
The representative of the agency continued: “We also hoped that it wasn’t true, and we were very shocked to hear the news.”
“The family is suffering immense grief right now, so we are being very cautious. May he rest in peace.”
Many of his ‘Produce 101’ castmates, Park Heeseok, Jo Jinhyung, and Kim Dohyun, took to their respective Instagram pages to pay tribute to the singer.
They wrote:
“Ji Han has left this world and gone to a comfortable place. We ask that you say goodbye to him on his final path.”
He was 24 years old (by international reckoning) at the time of his passing. His mortuary will be set up at the funeral hall of Myongji Hospital, and the funeral will be held on November 1.
