Lee Hyun-do of Deux announced that he plans to release a new album.
On the 16th, Yonhap News reported that Lee Hyun-do is working on Deux's fourth studio album by reviving the voice of the late Kim Sung-jae, who passed away 30 years ago, using AI technology.
According to the report, Lee Hyun-do plans to start releasing new songs by the end of this year, which marks the 30th anniversary of Kim Sung-jae's death, and is expected to release Deux's fourth studio album. He reportedly obtained consent from Kim Sung-jae's family to use the late singer's voice.
Lee Hyun-do is currently in the process of looking for a company to handle voice extraction and training while working on new songs. He plans to extract Kim Sung-jae's voice from existing Deux tracks, recreate it, and combine it with his own voice to complete the recordings.
Lee Hyun-do debuted in 1993 as part of the male hip-hop duo Deux alongside Kim Sung-jae, releasing numerous hit songs such as 'In the Summer', 'Look Back at Me', and 'We' and enjoying intense popularity for two years. Deux disbanded in 1995 after releasing their last studio album 'FORCE DEUX'.
The last song featuring the voices of Lee Hyun-do and Kim Sung-jae is the unreleased track 'Love, Fear', included in the album 'DEUX FOREVER', which was released in 1997.
Meanwhile, the late Kim Sung-jae transitioned to a solo artist after the team disbanded in 1995 and released his first solo album on Nov. 19. After performing his debut stage of 'If I May Say' on SBS 'Live TV Kayo 20', he was suddenly found dead in his hotel the following day, shocking everyone.
[Photo] Kim Sung-jae album
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