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Prolific South Korean pop music producer and songwriter Lee Hoyang, identified professionally as Shinsadong Tiger and who helped create a few of the greatest Okay-pop hits of the 2010s, died Friday in Seoul. He was 40 years previous.
His administration company confirmed his loss of life in a assertion, It didn’t point out the reason for loss of life, however stated a personal funeral was being held in Seoul. The company, TR Leisure, didn’t reply to an emailed request for remark. A police detective in Seoul additionally confirmed Mr. Lee's loss of life, however didn’t disclose additional particulars.
Mr. Lee is usually credited with shaping the musical model that outlined Okay-pop within the early 2010s: catchy, upbeat and repetitive with a powerful hook. She produced many commercially profitable songs all through the last decade, principally for younger feminine artists. Hits included each T-ara's “Roly-Poly” and “Bo Peep Bo Peep”; “Nonono” by Apink; and “Bubble Pop!” By hyuna.
Do Heon Kim, a South Korean pop music critic, stated, “They created an thrilling, funky, beat-driven Okay-pop model that will get repeated time and again.” “There isn’t a place the place his influence has not been felt.”
Mr. Lee was born on June 3, 1983, in Pohang, a metropolis on the southeast coast of South Korea. He stated in an interview in 2011 that with none formal music schooling, he immersed himself in music, beginning in center college, when he performed in a band and remixed songs along with his associates.
He began as a songwriter in 2004, when he produced a tune known as “Man and Lady” for the South Korean pop band Magic, he stated. The tune, which featured Brazilian bossa nova influences, was launched in 2005.
Mr. Kim stated Mr. Lee's profession declined within the late 2010s as his music grew to become more and more thought-about repetitive and he confronted accusations of plagiarism, which he denied. The songwriter targeted extra of her power on producing and helped create the woman teams EXID, which debuted in 2012, and Tri.be, which debuted in 2021.
jin yoo younger Contributed to the reporting.