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Dreams in Summer Night

A High Schooler’s Demo Tape Became Kim Hyun-sik’s Song, Then IU’s Summer Encore

2026-11-11 by SeolNotes
1980s student desk by a summer window with a keyboard, a cassette recorder and a demo tape

Yoon Sang wrote “Dreams in Summer Night” in high school. Kim Hyun-sik phoned him and took it. Decades later IU made it her summer closing song. Lyrics in English.

Categories K-pop, K-pop Legacy Tags Anton, Dreams in Summer Night, Flower Bookmark, IU, Kim Hyun-sik, Korean ballad, RIIZE, Sunyoul, UP10TION, Yoon Sang Leave a comment

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