Choi Sung-Bong Dies: ‘Korea’s Got Talent’ Runner-Up Was 33
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deadline.comChoi Sung-bong, an operatic singer who placed second on the “Korea’s Got Talent” television program, has died in an apparent suicide, police said Wednesday.
He was 33.Choi was found dead by police at his home in the Yeoksam-dong district in Southern Seoul at 9:41 a.m. Tuesday, according to police and fire authorities.
He is the latest in a string of deaths by young Korean performers, some by suicide. In 2011, Choi was the runner-up on “Korea’s Got Talent,” which aired on tvN.
He performed Ennio Morricone’s “Nella Fantasia,” missing top honors on the program by just 280 votes. The YouTube clip of his performance was viewed more than 21 million times.
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