Moon Bin (1998-2023) was a South Korean singer, actor, dancer and model. He is a member of the popular K-pop boy band Astro and a sub-group of the group Moonbin & Sanha. In 2023, he was found dead at home at the age of 25.
Wiki/Biography
Moon Bin was born on Monday, January 26, 1998 (age 25 at the time of death) in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. He studied practical music at Hallim Comprehensive Arts School in Seoul, South Korea.
Childhood photos of Wen Bin with his sister and father
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′
Weight (approximately): 70kg
Hair color: black (dyed)
Eye color: black
Body Measurements (Approximately): Bust: 38″, Waist: 30″, Biceps: 13″
family
Parents and siblings
His mother’s name is Kim Hyo Sun. His sister is Moon Sua, a member of the Korean pop music girl group Billlie.
Wenbin and sister
Signature/Autograph
Wen Bin’s autograph
Profession
Model
In 2004, he made his debut as a child model after his mother introduced him to the world of modeling.
Photos of Wen Bin when he was a model when he was a child
In 2006, he appeared in the music video for the song “Balloons” by Korean pop boy group TVXQ. In the music video, he played the role of U-know Yunho, a child member of TVXQ. In September 2020, casual streetwear brand “Nerdy Cafe” announced him as one of their fashion models.
Moon Bin models for fashion brand “Nerdy Cafe”
On September 3, 2021, clothing and accessories brand Neikidnis announced Moon Bin as their first muse.
Moon Bin styled Neikidnis
music artist
Astro
When he reached level five, he began training at Fantagio, the Korean entertainment company that manages Astro. Later, he became a member of Fantagio’s boy band project iTeen. He made his debut as a music artist with the Korean pop group Astro on February 23, 2016, when he was 19 years old.
Member of the Korean pop band Astro
He is the lead singer in the band. They released their debut EP “Spring Up”, which contains five songs and the lead single “Hide & Seek”.
Album “Spring Up” poster
On November 12, 2019, Fantagio announced that Wenbin would not participate in any promotional activities for the release of the EP “Blue Flame” due to health reasons and would suspend performances. On February 14, 2020, he returned from vacation. He has written lyrics for many songs on Astro albums, including “You and Me (Thanks Aroha)” from the album “Winter Dream” (2017), and “Merry Go Round” from the album “Merry-Go-Round (Christmas Edition)” (2018), “One & Only One” from the album “One & Only One” (2020), “Let’s Go Ride” from the album “Drive to the Starry Road” (2022). On December 30, 2022, Astro brokerage company Fantagio officially announced that Wenbin decided to renew his contract with the company and continue to work for Astro. Astro’s official fan club name is Aroha.
Wenbin and Saha
On September 14, 2020, he debuted with band member Yoon San-ha as Astro’s first unit Moonbin & Sanha. They released their first EP “In-Out” with the song “Bad Idea” as the lead single.
Album “In-Out” poster
Eight days after the release of the album “In-Out”, they won the Korean music TV program “The Show” for the first time, making Moonbin & Sanha the fastest group to win their first music show championship.
Moon Bin and Sanha after winning awards on ‘The Show’
actor
TV series
In 2009, he made his debut as a child actor, playing the handsome Su Yijing in South Korea’s most popular TV series “Boys Over Flowers”.
In 2014, he guest-starred in the TV series “Forever Young”. In 2019, he played Emperor Zheng in the TV series “The Moment of Eighteen”.
web series
In 2015, he played himself in the Korean web series “To Be Continued”. He has guest-starred in many Korean web dramas, including “My Romance Recipe” (2016), “Idol Craze” (2017), “Sweet Revenge” (2017), and “The Romance of No Return” (2021) . In 2019, he played Angel Muriel in the mini web series “Soul Plate”, which tells the story of Astro members, who are angels and descendants of Raphael, and run a restaurant.
Poster of the 2019 online drama “Soul Disk”
TV show
In 2018, he appeared in the first and second seasons of the Korean TV show “The Ultimate Watch List of the Latest Trends.” In 2020, he appeared as one of the actors of the TV show “Food Avengers”, which aims to combine environmentally friendly cooking with fun.
web program
In 2021, he starred in the Korean online program “Inssa Oppa”. In 2021, he appeared on Saturday Night Live Korea, the Korean version of the American television show Saturday Night Live (SNL).
In 2022, he served as the host of the online show “Challenge” together with band member Yin Shanha.
host
In 2018, he hosted the Incheon K-Pop concert together with Korean singer and actress Kim Do-yeon. In 2020, he hosted the Gangnam Music Festival K-Pop concert with American singer and songwriter Tiffany. From 2020 to 2022, he hosted the Korean music television show “Show Champion” with band member Yoon San-ha and Kangmin, a member of the K-pop boy band Verivery.
Awards
solo
- 2020: Nominated for Best Male Artist of the Year at the APAN Music Awards
- 2020: Nominated for the Annual Brand Award for Idol Actor of the Year for the Korean TV series “The Mermaid Prince”
- 2022: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Seoul Internet Film Festival for the Korean drama “Find Me”
group
- 2016: Astro won the K-Pop Artist Award at the Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards
Astro wins 2016 K-Pop Artist Award
- 2017: Astro won the New Wave Award at the Asian Artist Awards
- 2017: Astro wins Dahsyatnya Award for Outstanding Guest Star
- 2017: Astro won the K-Wave Special Award at the Seoul Music Awards
- 2019: Astro wins the Soribada Best K-Music Awards Global Hot Trend Award
Astro wins Global Hot Trend Award at Soribada Best K-Music Awards 2019
- 2019: Atro wins Best Artist at Top 10 Global Awards in Asia—Philippines
- 2020: Astro won the K-Pop Artist Award at the Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards
- 2020: Astro wins Soribada Bonsang Award for Best K-Music Award
- 2020: Astro wins Solibada Best K-Music Awards Global Artist Award
- 2020: Astro wins Best Artist – Mexico in Asia’s Top 10 Global Awards
- 2020: Astro wins the Golden Disc Award for Best Male Performance
Astro wins Best Male Performance at the 2020 Golden Disc Awards
- 2021: Astro wins the Best Musician Award at the Asian Artist Awards
Wen Bin won the Best Musician at the 2021 Asian Artist Awards
- 2021: Astro wins Artist of the Year Award (Bonsang) at The Fact Music Awards
die
On April 19, 2023, he was found dead at his residence in Gangnam District, Seoul. Since Wen Bin did not attend the rehearsal, he tried to contact Wen Bin, whose agent was the first person to discover his body. According to Gangnam Police in Seoul, he is suspected of committing suicide.
Favorites
- Location: Uyuni Desert, Bolivia
- Subjects: Physical Education, Language Arts
Facts/Trivia
- Wenbin’s stage name is Wenbin.
- His zodiac sign is tiger.
- He has a pet cat named Loa.
Moon Bin and his pet cat Loa
- He is a fitness enthusiast and works out regularly.
- His favorite pastimes are sleeping, reading web comics, and exercising.
- In an interview, he revealed that he likes to write about anything random, like a kite, a mug, or a microphone.
- In an interview, he expressed his fascination with Harry Potter and said that if he had the chance to meet a fictional character, it would be Harry Potter. In the same interview, he said that of all the birds, he wanted to be an eagle, and of all the superpowers, he wanted to have the superpower of teleportation.
- If he could listen to one song for a lifetime, he would want to listen to the Korean national anthem.
- If he were a teacher, he would want to teach physical education.
- In 2017, he joked during a V Live broadcast that Astro would disband in five years. He said in V Live:
5 years? Aren’t we (ASTRO) going to be finished in 5 years? I mean, isn’t this officially over? ”
Astro fans didn’t like him talking about the band’s breakup, even in a funny way, and were offended. However, many fans defended Wenbin, and the matter was subsequently dismissed.
- The day before his death, on April 18, 2023, Moonbin and Yoon Sanha announced plans to perform as the sub-unit Moonbin & Sanha at the Dream Concert in Busan, South Korea in May 2023.
- On March 13, 2023, it was announced that he would attend the Fan Con Tour event in Jakarta, Indonesia; however, after hearing the news of his death, the event was canceled.
- He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
Wenbin eats meat dishes
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