, director Shin Won-ho and writer Lee Woo-jeong, who once produced the popular Korean drama "Please Answer" series, have always attached importance to the background music and soundtrack of the drama, interspersed with the 90s Korean pop music, to create the social atmosphere of the time. When it came to the latest work "The Life of a Wit Doctor" (슬기로운의사생활), which is currently on the air, they did the same again. With 5 medical students who were studying at university together, they organized a band to perform popular songs of that era to bring the audience back in. In the popular culture of Korean society in the 1990s.
▲ "The Wit Doctor's Life" 5 people who help Liu Yanxi, Jin Daming, Tian Meidu, Cao Zhengxi and Zheng Jinghao practice medicine on a daily basis.
In addition to the previously launched "Lonely Night", "Introduce me if you have a nice person", "Aloha", "Not Gorgeous Confession", "You Are My Beautiful Love", "In the City Hall" In addition to the former subway station" and "You are always like this", it was performed by Cao Jung-suk in the play, and later on the original soundtrack was the work "Gather My Tears" (내눈물모아) sung by Huiren (휘인) of the girl group MAMAMOO It is also a work that was once a smash hit in the 90s. To this day, this song is still popular among Koreans, and it lasts for a long time.
▼Huiren covers "Gather My Tears".
"Gather My Tears" just hear the memorable piano opening music at the beginning of the song, and many fans can immediately recognize this work. Its original singer is called "Seo Zhiwon", the original name is "Park Byung Chul". If you are not familiar with Korean pop music in the 90s, you may be unfamiliar with his name, because he was only briefly active in the Korean music scene for about two years. Before the second album was released, he suddenly committed suicide on January 1, 1996, ending his 19-year life.
At the time, although his song "Gather My Tears" had been recorded, the MV had not yet been produced. Later, three weeks after his death, his original record company used the old videos he shot before his death, together with some of his funeral clips, to produce MVs. Because Xu Zhiyuan suddenly committed suicide, and the MV for this song was particularly touching. Although he is no longer alive, "Gather My Tears" is still being released and has been the top spot on the monthly pop chart for three consecutive weeks.
▲ Cao Zhengshi sang the same famous song with MAMAMOO Huiren in the play.
If you are a fan of drama, you may remember that in the 16th episode of the 2013 tvN drama "Please Answer 1994" (응답하라 1994), there was an old fragment reporting the suicide of Xu Zhiyuan. At that time, Najing and Trash sat in the living room with their parents Chengdong Yi and Li Yihua, watching TV shows on popular music charts, the MV for "Gathering My Tears" appeared on the screen. It can be seen that Xu Zhiyuan's suicide was indeed a sensational piece of news.
Xu Zhiyuan has been living in South Korea. He was once a member of the choir of KBS TV station. After reaching the fifth grade at Yongsan Elementary School in Seoul, he immigrated to the United States with his family. After moving to the United States, he also continued to participate in choir work and became a versatile music performer, knowing piano, violin and cello. Later, after graduating from high school, he also won a very competitive draft contest in Los Angeles and successfully pursued his dream. Although he had to give up enrolling in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, he also decided to return to Korea and start his new life with a singer.
▲ Xu Zhiyuan MV appeared in "Please answer 1994".
has a cute and handsome appearance, a tall man, and a sweet voice. Xu Zhiyuan, who was only 18 years old, made his debut in October 1994 and gained super popularity when exposed. His debut song "Another Beginning" (또 다른 시작) continued to be popular throughout the year in 1995, and eventually became one of the top ten songs at the end of the year.
But on January 1, 1996, on the eve of the release of his second album, he suddenly committed suicide by taking a lot of sleeping pills at home, and the second album became his posthumous work. The title song of the second album "Gather My Tears" composed by the famous composer Jung Jae-hyung, after its release, has occupied the first place in the three major TV stations many times and became the famous song of the year. Unfortunately, as the lead singer Xu Zhiyuan Unfortunately, he has left the stage. andWhen "Gather My Tears" ranked first in the music program "Inkigayo" and "BEST 50" that year, his family accepted the award, and the live performance was performed by the orchestra "Basis" to which Jeong Jae-hyung belongs.
▲ South Korean deceased singer Xu Zhiyuan. Although
left a suicide note before his death, the cause of Xu Zhiyuan's suicide has been a mystery that is difficult to solve for many years. It is said that he chose to commit suicide because of his excellent performance on the first record and worried that his second album could not be as successful as the first one. He could not stand the pressure and chose to commit suicide; there is also another version that said that the management company he belonged to did not treat him well. Not giving him the necessary living expenses, not only needed to ask his mother living in the United States for help, but he also felt extremely guilty for not being able to buy a pair of sneakers for his younger brother, and decided to end his life early because he could not face life.
There is another saying that comes from family pressure. Although Xu Zhiyuan's father once owned a department store in Los Angeles in the early years, life can be said to be worry-free. But after the 1992 Los Angeles riots caused the department store to be burned down, he and his family have been affected by this and have been living a difficult life. In addition to the economic problems, what made the situation worse was that Xu Zhiyuan, who even had his parents divorced and lost the support of his family, could not bear the pressure in the end and embarked on the path of suicide.
Although Xu Zhiyuan has left, the songs Xu Zhiyuan left on the Korean music scene have been popular with musicians and fans across multiple generations. Some critics pointed out that he is different from idol singers who only focus on appearance. Not only is he particularly good in singing skills, but also in condensing the overall song atmosphere, Xu Zhiyuan also has the ability to match the song to the right from the beginning to the end. It is rare to have both. singer.
There is no epoch. To this day in 2020, on the variety show "The King of Masked Singer" at the beginning of this year, singer Park Chun also revealed that he was also influenced by Xu Zhiyuan at the time and had the dream of becoming a singer. And she also chose to sing Xu Zhiyuan's famous work "Another Beginning" on stage to pay tribute to this generation of idols.
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