Taiwanese singer-actor Alien Huang, 36, found dead at home after suspected freak accident

Huang, best-known for co-hosting TV variety show 100% Entertainment, was found unresponsive with head injuries outside his bathroom on Wednesday

He is the third 36-year-old Asian celebrity to die this week, following the apparent suicides of Japanese actress Ashina Sei and South Korean actress Oh In-hye

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Taiwanese singer-actor Alien Huang, who died at his Taipei home this week.

Published: 11:26am, 17 Sep 2020Updated: 6:31pm, 17 Sep 2020

Taiwanese singer-actor Alien Huang was found dead in his Taipei apartment on Wednesday after what is believed to have been a freak accident.

Huang, who is best-known for co-hosting Taiwan’s long-running TV variety show 100% Entertainment with singer Show Lo, was discovered lying unresponsive with head injuries outside his bathroom by his father.

Taiwanese media reports said Huang was wearing a top but no underwear at the time, and the bathtub was filled with water, leading paramedics to believe that he died after slipping on the floor.

Huang – born Huang Hong-sheng – is the third 36-year-old Asian celebrity to die this week, following the apparent deaths by suicide on Monday of Japanese actress Ashina Sei and South Korean actress Oh In-hye.

News of Huang’s death has shocked Taiwan’s entertainment industry.

Local media reports said security camera footage showed Huang returning home alone at 7.15pm on Tuesday, and he did not leave his apartment. Huang’s father arrived at about 11am yesterday and discovered his son motionless on the floor. Police reportedly found no drugs or alcohol at the scene, and there were no signs of a struggle.