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IU Sang Him. AI Brought Him Back. Who Was Kim Hyun-sik?

2026-11-062026-11-06 by SeolNotes
Small Seoul concert stage in morning light with a vintage microphone, a denim jacket on a stool and a cassette tape, a tribute to Kim Hyun-sik

Kim Hyun-sik died at 32 in 1990 and topped Korea’s charts the next year. IU, EXO’s Baekhyun and an AI still sing him. Why, and his top 12 songs.

Categories K-pop, K-pop Legacy Tags AI voice, Baekhyun, EXO, Huh Yunjin, IU, K-pop covers, Kim Hyun-sik, Korean ballad, LE SSERAFIM, When Life Gives You Tangerines, Yoo Jae-ha Leave a comment

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