With his death, Kim Jong-hyun, lead singer of South Korean boyband SHINee, joins an ill-fated group of famous rock stars who passed away at 27 – the so-called “27 Club”. Jonghyun, as he was popularly known, was found on Dec 18 in a hotel room in the South Korean capital Seoul in what police said was suicide.
Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones, guitarist Jimi Hendrix, singer Janis Joplin, The Doors singer Jim Morrison, Nirvana singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain, and British soul singer Amy Winehouse are the other major “members” of the notorious club.