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Na Dong-hyun, Known as Dae Library, Found Dead Days After On-Air Health Complaints

Police report no signs of foul play, with an autopsy pending to determine the cause.

Overview

  • Friends alerted authorities after he missed a scheduled meeting, and police and fire officials found him deceased at his Seoul home on Saturday, Sept. 6.
  • Two days earlier, he streamed for more than five hours, saying he had slept about three hours and describing chest pain and severe fatigue.
  • Investigators say there was no suicide note or evidence of violence and are considering whether an underlying illness was involved.
  • A funeral was held at the Konkuk University Medical Center funeral hall, where his ex-wife, Lee Chae-won, and his younger sister were named chief mourners.
  • Na, 46, was a pioneer of Korea’s YouTube scene with roughly 1.4–1.6 million subscribers and had been active on the platform since 2010.