Jazz saxophonist and composer Lee Su-jeong has died.
According to her family, Lee Su-jeong died on the 4th. She was 27.
Lee Su-jeong gained attention as a jazz prodigy after appearing on various broadcasts such as SBS's 2010 show Amazing Contest Stacking. After winning awards at various competitions and being hailed as a promising jazz saxophonist, she was selected as a presidential scholar at the Berklee College of Music in the United States, which selects only seven people worldwide.
At 19 in 2018, Lee Su-jeong released her self-titled debut album Sujeong Lee and won best jazz performance album at the 2024 21st Korean Music Awards for Four Seasons. Last year she was active with the release of her third full-length album 26, and because she had sent New Year's greetings to fans via her social account on New Year's Day 2026, her sudden death was a great shock to fans.
Lee Su-jeong's wake has been set up at the Seoul Hyundai Nursing Hospital Funeral Hall in Gangdong District, Seoul. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on the 6th, and the burial site is Seoul Memorial Park.
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