On April 16, South Korean girl band Blackpink became the first K-pop group to headline the Coachella Music and Arts Festival — an honour reserved for only the biggest musical acts in the industry right now.
Three days later, South Korean authorities found member of K-pop boy band Astro, Moonbin, unresponsive in his home. While no official cause of death has been announced, police said Moonbin appeared "to have taken his own life".