Daddy of famous K-Pop singer Kim Samuel was murdered

Mexican authorities are investigating the death of José Arredondo in San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, whose body was found lifeless with apparent signs of physical violence.

The Attorney General's Office responded to an anonymous call on July 16 after the report of the presence of a body inside a condominium. The remains showed signs of violence "apparently due to a blunt object."

José Arredondo, 58, was the father of Kim Samuel, a famous K-Pop idol, who so far has not commented on social networks about it.

The businessman ran an auto dealership in Bakersfield, California. His story was an example of the fulfillment of the American dream.

Originally from Mexico, José Arredondo came to the United States when he was 12 years old, along with his sister, without knowledge of English and orphaned of a father.

He began washing cars in 1977, and as time went on he was promoted to the position of salesman. By the early 1990s, he had already saved enough to buy a car lot in Bakersfield, which later became Family Motos Acura.

It expanded its businesses and thus other companies arrived: Taft Family Motors, Family Used Cars, Delano Family Motors, Delano Family Motors Hyundai, Fillmore Family Motors, and Santa Paula Family Motors.

According to the Reverend James Ranger, pastor of the New Life Church where José Arredondo attended for 20 years, he was a "tough man but with a beautiful heart", as he donated new cars to the church in order to help financially.

Just last July 8 he had celebrated his birthday.

He was the father of two children: Mariana and Samuel Kim Arredondo, who before becoming famous under the name Kim Samuel appeared in television commercials for his father's auto businesses.

José Arredondo 's wife was from Korea. Samuel was born in the United States and in 2015 he debuted as part of the Korean hip hip musical duo 1PUNCH, alongside rapper One. But the duo disbanded, and Samuel released more music alongside Silenza. Together, they won the Global Collaboration award at the Seoul Music Awards.

For 2017, Kim Samuel made his solo debut. He participated in the second season of the reality show Produce 101, although to the surprise of his fans, he was not a member of the boy band Wanna One.

Fans of Kim Samuel have sent their condolences through social networks, despite the fact that the singer has been silent about the tragedy.

So far no suspects have been arrested and no possible motive for the crime has been announced.