Fans mourn death of K-pop star, Jonghyun struggles with depression

Fans in the US also paid tribute to the star as news of his death spread Tuesday. "He deserves to be remembered for what a great person he was, and what an inspiration he was to so many people," said US fan Kylie Grant, 20, who traveled to Dallas to watch SHINee in March.

Two weeks before his death, Jonghyun sent a 47-line text to his friend, Jang Hee-yeon, a fellow musician from the band Dear Cloud, who goes by the name Nine9, with the request to post it to social media "if he disappears from the world."