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New Video Drop: JINBO Releases "So To Speak" MV featuring Crush and Hoody in honor of South Korean artist who died a "suspicious death"

by Nefertiti Jenkins

Korean R&B singer JINBO has dropped the video for his collaboration work with R&B singers Crush and Hoody. The mv for "So To Speak" was released on August 14 on YouTube. The track honors with a cover, a hip-hop icon (or first generation kpop idol) in South Korea, who died a suspicious death on November 20, 1995.

Rapper/Singer Kim SungJae was a member of the '90s duo DEUX, and died after his solo debut performance on SBS. According to online reports, the 23-year-old went to a hotel after the performance with his girlfriend and crew, but was found dead the next day at the hotel with 28 needle marks on him. An autopsy found traces of an animal anesthetic, or animal stimulant in his body.

According to online reports, his girlfriend was arrested for the alleged murder of Kim and was sentenced, but was acquitted due to the "lack of evidence." The case is considered an unsolved mystery. Back in April of 2018, a petition with the title, "Please Reinvestigate Kim Sung Jae's Case" was started by fans.

The new music video from JINBO includes the hashtags #KIMSUNGJAE #DEUX and #SOTOSPEAK. And at the credits, it says "please share this clip so more people can learn about the suspicious death of Kim SungJae." On Intagram singer Crush writes...
...an amazing young star who died under very suspicious circumstances. Please share and support the cause to reopen the case of Kim SungJae.




말하자면 (So To Speak) Original Song @jinbosuperfreak @hoodykim MV link in 👉🏻 @jinbosuperfreak’s bio!!!! 김성재 (Kim SungJae) - 말하자면 (So To Speak) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDahGBzNE10 “Please share this clip so more people can learn about the suspicious death of Kim SungJae on November 20, 1995. #KIMSUNGJAE #DEUX #SOTOSPEAK #SUSPICIOUSDEATH #19951120 #ALWAYSWITHSUNGJAE “이 비디오 클립을 인스타그램/ 페이스북에 공유해주시고, 1995년 11월 20일에 일어난 사건에 대해 알아보세요!” #김성재 #듀스 #말하자면 #의문사 #19951120 #늘함께해성재 “해시 태그와 함께 이 뮤직비디오를 공유해주세요. 1995년 11월 20일, 성공적인 복귀 무대 후 갑자기 하루 만에 우리 곁을 떠난 젊고 아름다웠던 청년 아티스트, 김성재의 의문스러운 사건에 대해 관심을 가져 주시기 바랍니다. 여러분의 깨어있는 생각과 관심이 이 억울한 의문사를 해결해 줄 수 있습니다.” “These hashtags lead to the story of an amazing young star who died under very suspicious circumstances. Please share and support the cause to reopen the case of Kim SungJae.” Credits Produced by JINBO, SAILLI Performed by CRUSH, JINBO, HOODY Guitar by Shyun Kim Additional Vocals by DaHee Styling by Sang Look Park, Ji Yeon Park (CRUSH), Gabriel Cho (HOODY), Xexe (JINBO) Hair & Make Up by Mijangwon by Taehyun (CRUSH), Black Lip Joo Young Han, Hey Jung Yoon (HOODY, JINBO, CRUSH) Mixed by Dr.Ko Mastered by Mike Bozzi Music Video Directed by DIGIPEDI
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