South Korean Okay-Pop star Wheesung was reportedly discovered lifeless inside his residence on Monday — and police are investigating whether or not his loss of life was drug-related.

The physique of the singer-songwriter was found inside his condominium final night by Fireplace Division officers after he went into cardiac arrest, in accordance with the New York Occasions.

The newspaper stated Wheesung — whose actual title was Choi Whee-sung — had a historical past of drug abuse — and investigators with the Seoul Gwangjin Police Station had been trying into the likelihood he overdosed.

Wheesung launched his music profession in 2002 with the discharge of his well-liked report, “Like a Film,” which received a number of awards that 12 months.

He went on to report over a dozen albums whereas penning songs for a few of South Korea’s largest Okay-Pop bands, particularly Twice and Tremendous Junior. He additionally landed elements in musicals, taking part in the roles of Zorro and Elvis Presley.

However, his profession reportedly took a improper flip in 2021 after he was convicted of buying and utilizing the highly effective sedative often known as Propofol.

Wheesung was given a suspended, one-year jail sentence below the caveat he wouldn’t commit one other crime, in accordance with the NYT. He was additionally ordered to pay a advantageous of $41,000 and enter a drug remedy program.

Wheesung was 43.