Japanese child pop star Hirata Runa dies at 8

Photo: Hirata Runa/X

Hirata Runa, a Japanese child pop star, died just days after performing a concert, apparently from flu-related complications.

Hirata, an 8-year-old trainee member of the Japanese girl group Dianna, “passed away peacefully” around 4am on Sept 25, her family said in a statement shared on X.

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照片：Hirata Runa/X

日本童星平田瑠奈在举办演唱会几天后去世，死因疑似流感并发症。

据其家人在 X 上发布的声明称，日本女子组合 Dianna 的 8 岁练习生成员 Hirata 于 9 月 25 日凌晨 4 点左右“安详离世”。

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