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K-pop group member dies after surgery, says agency
RiSe of the Ladiesâ Code died Sunday, failing to recover from a car accident last week that claimed the life of another member of the K-pop group
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iSe of the Ladies' Code died Sunday, failing to recover from a car accident last week that claimed the life of another member of the K-pop group.
The 23-year-old singer, whose real name is Kwon Ri-sae, had sustained a severe injury to the head after the van she was in skidded off the road and crashed into a protective wall early Wednesday. Fellow group member Koh Eun-bi died shortly after the accident, while three other members suffered injuries.
'Rise passed away today around 10:10am at age 23. Her parents and officials from her agency were by her deathbed,' Polaris Entertainment, Ladies' Code's agency, said in a press release. 'We are truly sorry and grief-stricken by this tragedy, particularly after what happened to Eun-bi.'
The group had been heading back to Seoul after participating in a KBS music show in Daegu at the time of the deadly accident. Kwon underwent an 11-hour surgery, but the operation was cut short due to low blood pressure.
She failed to regain consciousness until her death four days later. (***)
