Kim Sung-jae

For the football player, see Kim Seong-jae.
Kim Sung-jae
Birth nameKim Sung Jae
Born(1972-04-18)April 18, 1972
Seoul, South Korea
DiedNovember 20, 1995(1995-11-20) (aged 23)
Seoul, South Korea
GenresK-pop, Korean hip hop
Occupation(s)Singer, rapper, dancer, model
Years active1990–1995
Formerly ofDeux
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Korean name
Hangul
김성재
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Seong-jae
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏngchae

Kim Sung-jae (Korean: 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.[1][2] Sungjae died of an apparent murder in 1995 at the age of 23. His girlfriend, only identified as Miss Kim, was convicted of his murder and sentenced to life in prison but was later acquitted on appeal.[3] In 2019, Sungjae's girlfriend filed multiple injunctions to block SBS's investigative program, I Want To Know, from airing an episode covering Sungjae's death.[4]

  1. ^ Mun, Gap-sik (2009-01-17). "[Why] 14년만에 다시 쓰는 '듀스' 김성재 살인사건…". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  2. ^ "김성재". Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  3. ^ Choe, Seung-hyeon (2009-02-27). "[故 김성재 추모 특집] 전설의 뮤지션, 신묘한 댄서, 우리는 지금도 그를 원한다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  4. ^ "Episode of 'I Want To Know' regarding Kim Sung Jae's death blocked from airing". Allkpop. 2019-12-20. Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2019-12-31.