Almost a year after photos of Seunghan kissing a woman led to his suspension from the boy band RIIZE, his return was foiled by fans who expect their idols to have wholesome images.
The woman was safely rescued, sustaining just scratches and bruises, in the rescue earlier this month. However, she and officials were unable to retrieve her phone.
An initial toxicology report has found the former One Direction star had multiple drugs in his body at the time of his death, several media outlets have reported.
Relations between the Asian giants had been strained since clashes between their troops on the disputed frontier left 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers dead in 2020.
The Beijing-claimed island’s defense ministry said the exercises in Taiwan-facing Fujian province were part of routine training but could also be a Chinese effort to expand its “deterrent effect.”
Lee Hsien Yang said Britain has determined that he faces “a well-founded risk of persecution and cannot safely return to Singapore,” where the government called the claim baseless.