People Crew‘s Oh Sung-hoon passes away... MC Mong pays tribute to “I’ll fight your lawsuit on your behalf and win” [Comprehensive]

MUSIC Feb 04, 2025

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Oh Sung Hoon, formerly of People Crew, passes away… MC Mong mourns, saying, “I’ll fight your lawsuit on your behalf and win.” [Comprehensive]

Oh Sung Hoon, a singer and composer formerly of the hip-hop group People Crew, has passed away. He was 45 years old.

According to sources in the music industry on the 3rd, Oh Sung Hoon was found dead in a recording studio early that morning. The cause of death is unknown.

The deceased’s funeral has been held in room 201 of the Seo Seoul Funeral Hall in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. The funeral will be held at 1:30 PM on the 5th, and the burial site will be the Seoul Metropolitan Crematorium.

Oh Sung Hoon debuted in the music industry in 1997 with the group People Crew after working as a b-boy in Itaewon. Rapper and producer MC Mong was also a member of People Crew. After the crew disbanded, Oh Sung Hoon began working as a composer. His representative songs include ‘Love119’ by K.Will, which he co-composed with Jo Young-soo, ‘Love Poem Confession Gu Haengbok-dong’ by Jay Sera, which he composed independently, and ‘Age’ by Shin Hye-sung.

Fellow singers in the music industry expressed their condolences on their social media accounts after hearing the sad news about Oh Sung-hoon. First, MC Mong wrote, “I hope Sung-hoon is happy” and “I‘m so sorry. It left a mark as if the tip of a ballpoint pen had pressed hard against his heart and passed over, and I wish I had said even a single word more beautifully. I was so scared of the unexpected breakup and misfortune that I went late. Sung-hoon. Now that I’m home, I saw the will my sister showed me and it made me feel like the sky was falling down and there were only people I didn‘t know at the funeral. How much did I not know you? How much did I not know you, like those strangers?“ He confessed his distress by saying, “How differently have we adapted to the world during that time? We used to be round, but I became a jagged triangle to avoid falling, and how many paths have you gone down in that good circle? ”He said, “I will be respected as a composer in your stead. I will fight the lawsuit you were fighting and win. I promise. I will find your honor and see you again, Sung Hoon.”

MC Mong said, “I am so, so sorry. I am so, so miserable and in pain. I really love you so much, my friend. I will forgive you for lying to me about your age, saying you are 79 when you are 80. I love you.” He added, “If there are people who know Sung Hoon, please come often because I can’t go tomorrow. I will see you again the day after tomorrow.”

Jay Sera also wrote on SNS, “There have been so many incidents and accidents lately, so I really hoped that everyone would be safe and peaceful. From my debut song ‘I Came Alone’, ‘Love Eraser’, ‘Love Poem Confession Gu Haengbok-dong’, ‘Crying with My Heart’, ‘My Lyrics Are The Reason’, ‘Love Index’, ‘Remain’, ‘I Will Be A Star’, ‘What I Learned Is Love’, composer Oh Sung-hoon left behind so many great songs that it would be difficult to list them all. I hope he is at peace there. I pray for the deceased‘s soul to rest in peace,” he wrote in his memorial.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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