82 Major Kim Do-gyun, Joobnail and ‘Letter’ revealed

MUSIC Jan 24, 2025

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[Photo = Great M Entertainment, ‘Letter’ MV]
[Photo = Great M Entertainment, ‘Letter’ MV]

Group 82MAJOR‘s Kim Do-gyun and JUVENILE released their new song ‘Letter’ (feat. KIMDOGYUN, 82MAJOR) through various music sites at midnight today (the 24th).

This new song is a global project by JUVENILE, who is active as a DJ and music producer in Japan. It especially garnered attention as it is Kim Do-gyun’s first featuring in a solo song since his debut.

‘Letter’ is a sentimental ballad that is great to listen to in the winter, and it features the exquisite meshing of Kim Do-gyun‘s appealing singing ability and JUVENILE’s emotional melody line. JUVENILE participated in the composition and arrangement, and 82MAJOR members Kim Do-gyun and Hwang Sung-bin participated in the lyrics. Also, Kim Do-gyun appeared in the music video himself and gave a passionate performance.

The group 82 Major (Nam Sung-mo, Park Seok-jun, Yoon Ye-chan, Jo Sung-il, Hwang Sung-bin, Kim Do-gyun), which Kim Do-gyun is a part of, released their second mini-album ‘X-82’ last year and is seeing great success. It ranked 6th on the US DRT ‘GLOBAL TOP 150 INDEPENDENT AIRPLAY CHART’ and 112th on the DRT ‘GLOBAL TOP 200 AIRPLAY CHART’, continuing its steady rise and establishing itself as a rising powerhouse of the 5th generation idol.

Jubnail wrote, composed, and arranged the theme song ‘IMMORTAL’ for the 2024 TV animation ‘The Unwanted Immortal Adventurer’ and participated in the singing as an artist. He is also active as a music producer, with the songs he worked on, including ‘PERFECT HUMAN’ for RADIO FISH, reaching 100 million views on YouTube.

82major is presenting a project that expands its musical world by collaborating with various artists. Last year, member Hwang Seong-bin was the first to release the digital single ‘Naughty’ with hip-hop producer Hukky Shibaseki, and Kim Do-gyun was the second to appear. Attention is also focused on which artists 82major will collaborate with in the future.

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

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