K-POP star Moonbin has been found dead in his apartment aged 25, South Korea police have said.

The singer, actor, dancer and model was best known as a member of boyband Astro and its sub-unit Moonbin and Sanha.

His manager found him dead at his home in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on Tuesday evening (18 April), YonHapNews Television reported.

A tour date set for 13 May in Jakarta, Indonesia, has now been cancelled, according to event promoter Lumina Entertainment.

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