List of 27 band members who died at age 27

Born in Seoul, South Korea, singer-songwriter Kim Jong-hyun, who is mononymously known as Jonghyun, has died. The K-Pop boy group SHINee member was 27.

Below is a list of 27 musicians who died at the age of 27 between 1974 and 2017 including Jonghyun. These musicians were also members of groups.

1. Jazz rock band organ player Wallace “Wally” Yohn died in a plane crash on August 12, 1974.
2. Rock band The Stooges bassist Dave Alexander died of pulmonary edema on February 10, 1975.
3. Rock band Badfinger guitarist and keyboardist Pete Ham committed suicide by hanging on April 24, 1975.
4. Rock band Uriah Heep bassist Gary Thain died of drug overdose on December 8, 1975.
5. German progressive rock trio Triumvirat bassist Helmut Kollen died of carbon monoxide poisoning May 3, 1977.
6. Rock band singer Big Star guitarist and singer Chris Bell was killed in a traffic collision on December 27, 1978.
7. Rock band The Count Bishops guitarist Zenon De Fleur died in a traffic collision and subsequent medical complications on March 17, 1979.
8. Jamaican reggae group Inner Circle lead singer Jacob Miller died in a traffic collision on March 23, 1980.
9. Punk band Minutemen lead singer and guitarist Boon died in a traffic collision on December 22, 1985.
10. Rock band Echo & the Bunnymen drummer Pete de Freitas was killed in a traffic collision on June 14, 1989.
11. Bulgarian dark wave musical group Nova Generacia lead vocalist and bass guitarist Dimitar Voev died of cancer on September 5, 1992.
12. Grunge rock band The Gits lead singer Mia Zapata was murdered on July 7, 1993.
13. Rock bankd singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain committed suicide by gunshot on April 5, 1994.
14. Rock bands Hole and Janitor Joe bass guitarist Kristen Pfaff died of drug overdose on June 16, 1994.
15. Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers lyricist and guitarist Richey Edwards disappeared on February 1, 1995 and was officially presumed dead on November 23, 2008.
16. Hip hop collective Screwed up Click member Fat Pat was murdered on February 3, 1998.
17. Hip hop group Lost Boyz member Freaky Tah was murdered on March 18, 1999.
18. Punk rock band Ink & Dagger lead singer Sean Patrick McCabe died of asphyxiation on August 28, 2000.
19. Nu metal band American Head Charge guitarist Bryan Ottoson died of drug overdose on April 19, 2005.
20. Prti Bee Gee lead rapper Davor “Moskri” Bobić died of drug overdose on August 25, 2005.
21. R&B group 702 founding member Orish Grinstead died of kidney failure on April 20, 2008.
22. Malaysian pop group Spin member Achik Spin died on April 17, 2010 due to a road accident.
23. Metal band Visions of Atlantis singer Nicole Bogner died on January 6, 2012 of an undisclosed illness.
24. Rock band The Yellow Dogs guitarist Soroush “Looloosh” Farazmand was murdered on November 11, 2013.
25. Indie rock group Viola Beach bassist Tomas Lowe was killed in a road accident on February 13, 2016.
26. Indie rock band Surfer Blood guitarist Thomas Fekete died on cancer on May 31, 2016.
27. K-Pop boy band SHINee lead vocalist and lyricist Jonghyun committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning on December 18, 2017.