The Instagram account of K-pop idol Moonbin, who passed away on April 19, has been memorialized.
Moonbin, 25, was a member of K-pop boy band ASTRO. According to the Seoul Gangnam Police Station, Moonbin was found dead at his home in Gangnam, Seoul at about 8:10 p,m. by his manager who reported it to the police. His funeral was held on April 22.
Moonbin's last Instagram post (left) was on March 31, 2023 and his first Instagram post (right) was on March 18, 2019 (Instagram)
Moonbin's memorialized Instagram account
ASTRO members including Moonbin (Moonbin's Instagram account)
His Instagram account has been memorialized with the word “Remembering” appearing next to his name.
Moonbin’s Instagram account has five million followers and 179 posts. It follows six Instagram accounts: members of ASTRO and the official ASTRO account.
His last Instagram post was on March 31 showing him endorsing a Clinique product.
According to Instagram, “Memorialized accounts are a place to remember someone's life after they've passed away.”
Memorialized accounts have the following features, according to Instagram:
- “No one can log into a memorialized account.
- “The word Remembering will be shown next to the person's name on their profile.
- “Posts the deceased person shared, including photos and videos, stay on Instagram and are visible to the audience they were shared with.
- “Memorialized accounts don't appear in certain places on Instagram, like Explore.
“Once memorialized, no one will be able to make changes to any of the account's existing posts or information. This means no changes to the following:
- “Photos or videos added by the person to their profile.
- “Comments on posts shared by the person to their profile.
- “Privacy settings of their profile.
- “The current profile photo, followers or people the person follows.”
According to Instagram, “We'll memorialize the Instagram account of a deceased person when we receive a valid request. We try to prevent references to memorialized accounts from appearing on Instagram in ways that may be upsetting to the person's friends and family, and we also take measures to protect the privacy of the deceased person by securing the account.”
“To report an account to be memorialized, please contact us. We require proof of death, such as a link to an obituary or news article, to memorialize an account. Please keep in mind that we can't provide login information for a memorialized account. It's always against our policies for someone to log into another person's account.”