Singer Lee Sang Eun Found Dead In Bathroom Minutes Before Performance

Soprano singer Lee Sang Eun was found dead in a bathroom before her performance. She was 46.

On July 7, News1 reported that police are investigating the death of the singer after she was found dead in a bathroom minutes before her performance.

The report states that on July 6, at around 8:23 pm, an event staffer called the police after finding the singer’s lifeless body in the concert venue’s third-floor women’s bathroom.

It was time for Lee Sang Eun to come on stage, but she wasn’t backstage. When I looked in the bathroom, I found her lying on the floor.

— Event staffer

Yonhap News also reported that police are investigating the incident but didn’t suspect foul play.

Lee Sang Eun is remembered as a beloved soprano singer. She graduated from Seoul National University before getting her Master’s degree from the Mannes School Of Music in New York.