- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Antonio
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Kim Hwansung was a South Korean singer under Music Factory Entertainment. He was a member of the boy group NRG.
Around June 5th, Hwansung complained of abdominal pains and had a high fever. He was hospitalized, though doctors were initially unsure of what was causing his illness. His health rapidly deteriorated, he was diagnosed with malignant viral pneumonia, eventually lapsing into a coma and placed on life support when doctors pronounced him brain dead. Hwansung's parents decided to remove him from life support. He died on June 15, 2000, at only 19 years old.- IMDb Mini Biography By: kprofiles
- Hwansung was close friends with Kangta from H.O.T. Kangta wrote a song for NRG entitled 'NRG: Sorrow (2001)' in dedication to Hwansung when he passed away.
- Fans speculate that he was considered the visual of NRG for his prince-like visuals and delicate facial features.
- During his lifetime, he popularized the long shoulder-length hairstyle, which is still popular today among K-pop idols like TXT's Choi Beom-gyu and Stray Kids Hwang Hyun-jin.
- He became a singer almost by accident; one day, he randomly just went to an audition because he felt like it. Despite not expecting any outcome, he ended up passing the audition.
- Hwansung was in a trio called Kkaebi Kkaebi and then in a project group with Shoo (S.E.S), Son Hoyoung, and Danny Ahn from g.o.d before he debuted in NRG.
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