Birth name Kim Sung Jae Role Singer Years active 1990–1995 Albums Kim Sung Jae | Siblings Seong-wook Kim Name Kim Sung-jae | |
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Similar People Deux, Lee Hyun Do, Seo Taiji and Boys, Hyun Jin‑young, Kang Won Rae | ||
[MMF2016] BTS - As I Told You(original by. Kim Sung Jae), 방탄소년단 - 말하자면, MBC Music Festival 20161231
Kim Sung-jae (Hangul: 김성재; Hanja: 金成宰; April 18, 1972 – November 20, 1995) was a South Korean singer, rapper, dancer, and model, best known as a member of Deux, an influential early K-pop and Korean hip hop group that rose to fame in the early 1990s. Kim died of an apparent murder in 1995 at the age of 23, although to some the exact circumstances surrounding his death are considered an unsolved mystery.
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- MMF2016 BTS As I Told Youoriginal by Kim Sung Jae MBC Music Festival 20161231
- HD 720P BTS Kim Sung Jae As I Told You short ver 19951119
- Death
- Solo album
- References
HD 720P BTS Kim Sung Jae - As I Told You 방탄 김성재 말하자면 short ver. 1995.11.19
Death
Several months after Deux broke up, Kim released his debut solo album, As I Told You, on November 19, 1995. He performed the album's title track the same day on an SBS music program and then returned to his hotel room with his girlfriend and members of his entourage. He was found dead in his hotel room the next day, and police ruled the cause of death a heart attack caused by karōshi, or overworking. However, 28 needle marks were later discovered on his right arm, and an autopsy found traces of an animal anesthetic, or animal stimulant in his body. His girlfriend was arrested for the alleged murder of Kim and was sentenced to life in prison, but was later acquitted due to lack of evidence. The case still has been considered an unsolved mystery.