Song Dae-gwan, listening to the sunrise of tears...Taejin, bye. My forever rival
Feb 09, 2025
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Song Dae-gwan's funeral ceremony was strictly held at 9:30 a.m. on the 9th at the funeral hall of Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno, Seoul. About 70 people, including bereaved families and colleagues, attended the funeral ceremony held as the president of the Korean Singers Association.
The funeral ceremony began with a silent tribute to the deceased and the introduction of actor-singer Kim Sung-hwan's medical history, followed by singers Tae Jin-ah and Seol Woon-do, who are best friends of the deceased and are called 'four trot kings'. Tae Jin-ah said "Goodbye Daegwan. "My eternal rival," he said, waving his hand, and Seol Wundo said, "I hope you will sleep peacefully now because you have been singing hard all your life."," he said, saying his last goodbyes.
Singer Lee Ja-yeon, the president of the Korean Singers Association, sobbed as she recalled an anecdote in which she and the deceased decided on the title of the deceased's hit song '4beat'. Finally, Tae Jin-ah, Seol Un-do, Kang Jin, and Kim Soo-chan sang the deceased's representative song 'Sunset Day' as a solo song.
The funeral ceremony ended with the farewell of fellow singers. At 11 a.m., the bereaved family and singers left the ceremony while driving the coffin, and the deceased went through Seoul Memorial Park and went to sleep at the Utopia Memorial Hall in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province.
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The music industry is in a state of great sadness due to the sudden sad news. Colleagues such as Tae Jin-ah, Ha Chun-hwa, Jeong Su-ra, Seol Un-do, Bae Il-ho, and Hye-eun visited the mortuary, while Cho Yong-pil, Na Hoon-ah, Lim Young-woong, Young-tak, and Son Tae-jin reportedly sent a condolence flower. Tae Jin-ah's sons, Yi-ru and In-soon, left a memorial post on social media.
Song Dae-gwan, who debuted in 1967 with 'A compassionate Man', continued his long life of obscurity and rose to stardom in 1975 with 'Sunset Day'. Since then, it has been greatly loved by numerous hits such as 'Four Beat', 'Ingigaga', and 'Chai', and has been called 'Trot Four Heavenly Kings'.
The last appearance of the deceased's life can be seen on KBS1 'National Singing Contest', which is scheduled to air on February 16 and March 2. The broadcasts were in Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do, and Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, respectively, and the deceased participated in the recording in October last year.
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