A 26-year-old Japanese ENHYPEN fan known online as Mina has reportedly died by suicide in Seoul after days of intense online abuse linked to comments made by band member Ni-ki on a livestream. Police found her at her home in the early hours of 5 August, prompting renewed scrutiny of bullying within K‑pop fandoms and the role of social media in escalating disputes.
The incident has prompted debates about harmful behaviour in digital spaces, as Mina allegedly took her own life after facing days of harassment from fellow supporters over the ENHYPEN Japanese fan controversy mentioned in recent headlines. Viewers of her final broadcast reportedly contacted emergency services, but authorities arrived too late.
