Singer-songwriter Kang Seung-sik, who was active in the 1970s popular music scene, died on the 19th.
According to pop music critic Park Seong-seo and others, Kang Seung-sik died at a hospital in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, around 1 a.m. on the 19th while being treated for sepsis. He was 72.
He was born in Seoul in 1954, was active as a soccer player during middle and high school, and also competed as an amateur boxer. Also, singer Seon Woo-sung, who sang "Champs-Élysées," is his older sister.
The late Kang Seung-sik began performing as an acoustic guitar singer in 1973 and debuted in 1974 with "One day, two days, three days." As a singer-songwriter he also released songs such as "Don't forget my heart" and "Twilight."
He notably composed singer Jang Eun-suk's "Dance" and "Your first love," which were widely loved, and was active in producing albums for Park Sang-kyu and Kang Young-sook, among others.
He moved to the United States in 1992 and hosted a music program on Korean-language radio in Los Angeles, but after being given a terminal stomach cancer diagnosis he returned to Korea in 2003 and continued battling the disease for more than 20 years.
Survivors include his wife Yang Mi-kyung, a singer who formerly worked as a voice instructor, and three sons and one daughter. The funeral parlor is Jeonju Geumseong Funeral Hall VIP402, and the funeral will be held at 9 a.m. on the 21st.
[Photo] Kang Seung-sik "Don't forget my heart" album.
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