Singer-songwriter the late Lee Junyoung (stage name Riju) suddenly died, and his ex-wife revealed the last conversation she had with him.
His ex-wife said on a live broadcast on her YouTube channel on the 5th that Lee Junyoung had brought home a pet dog a few days before he passed away and said, "He seemed to have severe depression."
She said, "Originally, if a situation arose in which I couldn't raise Bomi (the pet), I had planned to take her," and added, "(He) found living difficult and seemed to have severe depression. I think he made that choice because of that. It still doesn't feel real."
She went on to say, "We divorced because we hated and couldn't stand each other, but we spent our 20s and 30s together. There is a sudden feeling of emptiness," revealing her feelings and creating a heavy silence.
She also said that they had exchanged messages even the day before he died, saying, "He messaged that his health was very poor and asked me to take care of Bomi if something happened to him. So I said, 'Of course I'll take her, so contact me if your health worsens,' but he passed away that day," adding to the sorrow.
She added sadly, "It must have reassured him that I said I would take Bomi."
Earlier, on the 4th, composer and game director XeoN (Wang Jeonghyun) posted on his social media, "My friend and the composer Riju of the DJ MAX we love has gone on a long journey alone," announcing Lee Junyoung's obituary.
The late Lee Junyoung, a singer, songwriter and YouTuber, formerly used nicknames such as DEVA and P. Remi before providing "The Guilty" and "Burn it Down" to the rhythm game DJ MAX TECHNIKA2 under the name P'sycho-Remi and famously featured guitar on "Love is Beautiful." After marriage, he and his wife left Seoul to live in the countryside and appeared on KBS1's "6 o'clock My Hometown," among other programs. He was reported to have divorced in January 2023 and had been running the YouTube channel "Wandering Unemployed." One week before news of his death, on April 25, he released a song titled "Goodbye" on YouTube.
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