The late Wheesung‘s younger brother expressed his condolences on behalf of the bereaved family.

On the 12th, Wheesung’s younger brother began by saying, “The family is in such great sorrow that we decided to hold a quiet funeral with only the family out of concern for the health of our mother, who loved him more than anyone else.”

He continued, “I think it is polite to provide a time and place for those who remembered and loved my brother to remember and bid farewell to the singer Wheesung and the human Choi Wheesung, so we are planning to hold the funeral, even if it is late.”

He continued, “I would like to express my heart to everyone who knew my brother, and those who had even a little bit of happy memories thanks to my brother‘s songs and music, to visit the funeral without hesitation and comfortably so that my brother will not be lonely on his way out.”

Regarding this, Wheesung’s agency, Tajo Entertainment, explained, “The autopsy on Wheesung by the National Institute of Scientific Investigation was completed on the morning of the 12th. The funeral was originally planned to be held quietly by the family alone due to concerns over the mother‘s health, but after much deliberation, the bereaved family decided to set up a time of remembrance with many who remembered and loved Wheesung.”

The funeral will be held at the Samsung Seoul Hospital funeral hall starting March 14, and the funeral will be held at Gwangneung Memorial Park on March 16.

Wheesung was found in cardiac arrest at his home in Seoul on the 10th and was pronounced dead.

Wheesung’s sudden death also shocked his fans. He was scheduled to hold a joint concert, ‘The Story’ with singer KCM at Daegu EXCO Auditorium on the 15th, and was scheduled to perform a solo concert, ‘White Day Concert’ at Gwangju Chosun University‘s Haeo-reum Hall on the 23rd. In the end, the joint concert with KCM was canceled, and KCM and his agency A2Z Entertainment also expressed their regret.

Wheesung debuted in 2002 with his first album ‘Like a Movie’ and received much love for the title song ‘Can’t I?’. Since then, he has established himself as a representative singer of the R&B genre with hit songs such as ‘I Thought About Marriage’, ‘Love is Delicious’, ‘Incurable Disease’, and ‘With Me’.



[Full text of the bereaved family‘s statement]

Hello, I am the younger sibling of the late singer Wheesung.

As my family is in such great sorrow, we decided to hold a quiet funeral with only the family out of concern for the health of my mother, who loved my brother more than anyone else.

However, I think it is polite to provide a time and place for the many people who remembered and loved my brother to remember and bid farewell to singer Wheesung and human Choi Wheesung, so we would like to hold the funeral, even if it is late.

My brother always had a deep loneliness that no one could comfort, and he lived fiercely, soothing and sublimating those emotions through music and singing.

To everyone who knew my brother, and to those who have memories of being happy with my brother’s songs and music while he was alive, please feel free to visit the funeral home and be with him so that he doesn‘t feel lonely on his way out. I would be grateful.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

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