Suicide note tells of loneliness

Last farewell: Tearful fans gathering at the mourning altar set up for Kim (inset) at a hospital in Seoul. — AFP/Reuters

Seoul: A top K-pop star wrote in a suicide note that he was “broken from inside” and “engulfed” by depression, it emerged as his death sent shockwaves among fans worldwide.

Kim Jong-hyun, 27-year-old lead singer of the hugely popular K-pop boyband SHINee, was found in a hotel room in the South Korean capital Seoul in what police said was suicide.