India, Feb. 12 -- The hanbok designer for top K-pop idols like BTS and MONSTA X Kim Rieul sadly passed away on Tuesday night, per K-media reports published on February 12. He was just 32 years old.

Rieul's (birth name Kim Jong Wong) family confirmed the tragic news, saying, "It is true that Kim Rieul passed away yesterday," Chosun Biz reported. They have yet to reveal his cause of death.

The fashion designer was born in 1993 in Namwon, Jeollabuk-do, and was named in Forbes' list of Asia's 30 Under 30 Leaders in 2023. In 2016, he attracted attention by releasing hanbok designs under the name 'Rieul'.

Kim further shot to mainstream focus in 2020 when K-pop sensation BTS members shook the music scene with their performance at Gyeongbokgun...