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 (1972-04-18)18 April 1972
Seoul, South Korea
Died 20 November 1995(1995-11-20) (aged 23)
Seoul, South Korea
Genres Hip hop, rap, dance, K-pop
Occupation(s) Vocals, rapper, dancer, model
Years active 1990–1995
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 suddenly died. The police found out 28 needle marks around his right arm and chest, and presumed his cause of death as a heart attack due to drug overdose. But after the autopsy, an animal anesthetic called 'Zoletil 50' was found and due to the point that he's right-handed his cause of death changed from drug overdose to the murder. Therefore his girlfriend was arrested for the alleged murder of Kim but was acquitted due to lack of murder evidence. 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 2 Moon Gap-sik(문갑식) (2009-01-17). "(Why) 14년만에 다시 쓰는 '듀스' 김성재 살인사건…" (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo.
  2. 1 2 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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