K-pop producer S.Tiger was found dead on Friday at the age of 40.

Reports on Friday said that the producer, whose real name is Lee Ho-yang, was found dead at his residence in Seoul. His agency, TR Entertainment, confirmed the reports to the Korea JoongAng Daily the same day.

The producer, also known as Shinsadong Tiger, was known for creating many hit K-pop tracks such as Apink's "NoNoNo" (2013), Momoland's "Boom Boom" (2018) and more.

He recently produced girl group TRI.BE's fourth single "Diamond," which was released on Tuesday.

BY CHO YONG-JUN [cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr]