Kim Kwang-seok: The Dead Singer K-pop Can’t Let Go

Kim Kwang-seok died in 1996 at 31. Thirty years later, IU, BTS's Suga and a generation of idols are still singing his songs. Part 1 is the introduction; Parts 2 to 16 count down his 15 most-sung songs.

  1. Part 1 · IU and BTS's Suga Both Sang Him. Who Was Kim Kwang-seok?
  2. Part 2 · A Med Student Wrote It the Night Before an Exam. Kim Kwang-seok Made It Last.
  3. Part 3 · The Kim Kwang-seok Song Gen Z Found on Its Own (coming Oct. 28)
  4. Part 4 · The Song a Bandmate Gave Him on His Way Out (coming Oct. 29)
  5. Part 5 · The Other Song He Sang on His Last Night on TV (coming Oct. 30)
  6. Part 6 · He Lost His Brother to the Army. Then He Sang Korea's Enlistment Song. (coming Oct. 31)
  7. Part 7 · The Song Kim Kwang-seok Was Told He Couldn't Have (coming Nov. 1)
  8. Part 8 · His Brightest Song Hides His Saddest Line (coming Nov. 2)
  9. Part 9 · "Just Throw It Away!" The One Note Kim Kwang-seok Refused to Fix (coming Nov. 3)
  10. Part 10 · The Breakup Song That Became a Musical About Bodyguards (coming Nov. 4)
  11. Part 11 · The Kim Kwang-seok Song Kim Jong-un Heard at the 2018 Summit (coming Nov. 5)
  12. Part 12 · He Recorded "About Thirty" at 30. He Never Saw 33. (coming Nov. 6)
  13. Part 13 · The Songwriter Hated How He Sang It. It Made Him a Star. (coming Nov. 7)
  14. Part 14 · A 31-Year-Old Sang Korea's Saddest Song About Growing Old (coming Nov. 8)
  15. Part 15 · The Song IU Gave Him on the 22nd Anniversary of His Death (coming Nov. 9)
  16. Part 16 · The Last Song Kim Kwang-seok Sang on TV, the Night Before He Died (coming Nov. 10)

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