Kim Sung-jae

For the football player, see Kim Seong-jae.
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Sung-jae
Background information
Birth name Kim Sung Jae
Born 18 April 1972
Seoul, South Korea
Died 20 November 1995 (aged 23)
Seoul, South Korea
Genres Hip-hop, rap, dance, K-pop
Occupation(s) Vocals, rapper, dancer, model
Years active 1992–1995
Associated acts Deux
Korean name
Hangul 김성재
Hanja 金成宰[1]
Revised Romanization Gim Seong-jae
McCune–Reischauer Kim Sǒng-chae

Kim Sung-jae (18 April 1972 – 20 November 1995) was a South Korean hip-hop singer, rapper and dancer, first known as the member of Deux, hip-hop duo that gained a popularity in the early 1990s. Several months after the group was disbanded, Kim released his solo album "As I Speak" (말하자면) on 19 November 1995. However, the day after his comeback performance at SBS, Kim Sung Jae suddenly died. The police reported that the cause of death was a heart attack caused by a complication of overdose and overworking. His girlfriend was arrested for the alleged murder of Kim Sung Jae but was acquitted. However the case still has been considered an unsolved mystery.[1][2][3][4]

He was born in Seoul, South Korea as the first child and his younger brother is also a singer and musical actor.[2][5]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Moon Gap-sik(문갑식) (2009-01-17). "(Why) 14년만에 다시 쓰는 '듀스' 김성재 살인사건…" (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jeong Hyeon-su (정현수) (2009-02-18). 광고모델로 부활한 듀스 김성재 사연 (in Korean). Money Today.
  3. ↑ Park Yu-mi (July 14, 2008). "Real life CSI investigator takes charge". JoongAng Ilbo.
  4. ↑ Shin Min-seop (신민섭) (April 1, 2003). "의문만 남긴 <죄와 벌> ‘김성재’ 사건편; 양측 어머니가 남긴 두통의 편지" (376). ilyosisa.
  5. ↑ http://people.hanple.com/people.php?cmd=view&pp_no=9868

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