‘The Day the Sun Rises’, Leaving Behind Dreams and Hopes, the Late Song Dae-kwan Passes Away… Tae Jin-ah‘s Tearful Condolences [Comprehensive]

Song Dae-kwan, one of the ‘4 Heavenly Kings’ of South Korea’s Trot, has become a star in the sky. He was 78 years old.

On the morning of the 9th, Song Dae-kwan‘s funeral was held at the Seoul National University Hospital Funeral Hall in Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, as the President of the Korea Singers Association. At the funeral that day, ‘Eternal Rivals’ Tae Jin-ah and Seol Woon-do, as well as Kang Jin, Park Sang-chul, Kim Soo-chan, Yang Ji-won, and other trot colleagues and juniors accompanied him on his final journey. They all shed tears as they sang the late Song Dae-kwan’s hit song ‘The Day the Sun Rises’ together as a eulogy.

Tae Jin-ah, who gave the eulogy that day, said, “I didn‘t eat for 3 days and filled my stomach with alcohol. When my brother goes to heaven, I don’t think I‘ll find broadcasting very fun,“ he said. ”Please rest comfortably in a good place and make a good place for me to go. I will go to my brother’s side someday. Dae-gwan, farewell, brother. My eternal rival,“ he said with reddened eyes as he waved his hand at the deceased‘s memorial tablet.

Kang Jin said, ”I am so sad and devastated that I have to send my senior away forever,“ and mourned, saying, ”I wonder what was so urgent that you had to leave like this. I miss you already and want to see you.“

Seol Woon-do, who was called one of the four heavenly kings of trot along with the late Song Dae-gwan, the late Hyun Chul, and Tae Jin-ah, also looked back on his memories with the deceased. He said, ”He was a senior I looked up to when I first debuted as a singer. I learned a lot from working together. He expressed his affectionate feelings, recalling, “He was a person who lived hard.”

Singer Lee Ja-yeon, the president of the Korean Singers Association, paid tribute by saying, “‘The Day the Sun Rises’ was the driving force that gave our people dreams and hope when they were very poor. I, too, have nurtured my dream to become a ‘day that rises.’ Many people will remember him for a long time.”

Born in Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do in 1946, Song Dae-gwan debuted in 1967 with ‘The Kind Uncle.’ He was greatly loved as one of the four kings of trot along with the late Hyun Chul, Tae Jin-ah, and Seol Woon-do. His representative songs include ‘The Day the Sun Rises,’ ‘Four Beats,’ ‘One Ticket,’ and ‘Popular Song.’

Song Dae-gwan was transferred to the emergency room of Seoul National University Hospital due to poor health, and passed away from a heart attack on the morning of the 7th while receiving treatment. According to the agency, it has been reported that there were no underlying diseases or illnesses. The deceased will be laid to rest at the Utopia Memorial Hall in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, after passing through the Seoul Memorial Park.

Meanwhile, the deceased’s last stage while alive will be broadcast on KBS 1TV‘s ‘National Singing Contest’. The Dangjin-si episode in South Chungcheong Province on the 16th and the Yeongdeungpo-gu episode in Seoul on March 2nd are scheduled to be aired.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com
Photos | Sports Donga reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

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