{"id":318459,"date":"2025-03-11T09:11:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T14:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/k-pop-singer-wheesung-found-dead-in-south-korea-possible-drug-overdose"},"modified":"2025-03-11T09:11:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T14:11:48","slug":"k-pop-singer-wheesung-found-dead-in-south-korea-possible-drug-overdose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/k-pop-singer-wheesung-found-dead-in-south-korea-possible-drug-overdose","title":{"rendered":"Okay-Pop Singer Wheesung Discovered Lifeless in South Korea, Potential Drug Overdose"},"content":{"rendered":"

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South Korean K-Pop star Wheesung<\/strong> was reportedly found dead inside his home on Monday \u2014 and police are investigating whether his death was drug-related.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The body of the singer-songwriter was discovered inside his apartment last evening by Fire Department officials after he went into cardiac arrest, according to the New York Times<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The newspaper said Wheesung \u2014 whose real name was Choi Whee-sung<\/strong> \u2014 had a history of drug abuse \u2014 and investigators with the Seoul Gwangjin Police Station were looking into the possibility he overdosed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n


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Wheesung launched his music career in 2002 with the release of his popular record, “Like a Movie,” which won several awards that year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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He went on to record over a dozen albums while penning songs for some of South Korea’s biggest K-Pop bands, namely Twice and Super Junior. He also landed parts in musicals, playing the roles of Zorro and Elvis Presley<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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But, his career reportedly took a wrong turn in 2021 after he was convicted of purchasing and using the powerful sedative known as Propofol.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Wheesung was given a suspended, one-year prison sentence under the caveat he would not commit another crime, according to the NYT. He was also ordered to pay a fine of $41,000 and enter a drug treatment program.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Wheesung was 43.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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