Junsu Kim, Mika Nakashima’s original song ‘I thought I was going to die’ remake…emotional stimulation

MUSIC Jun 26, 2025

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Photo courtesy of Palm Tree Entertainment
Photo courtesy of Palm Tree Entertainment

Singer and musical actor Junsu Kim reinterprets a famous song.

Junsu Kim will release the Ribbon Project song ‘I Thought of Dying ‘through various online music sites at 6 PM on the 26th.

“I Thought of Dying” is the title track of Nakashima Mika’s 38th single, “僕ぼくが死しのうと思おもったのは (I Thought of Dying)”released in 2013.It features an autobiographical message about the sincerity of living.Junsu Kim maximizes the emotion of the song with his explosive and emotional singing.

In particular, the honest and candid lyrics such as” The reason I thought about dying / is because I haven’t met you yet / I’ve come to like this world where people like you were born / a little bit too” are expected to stimulate the emotions of the listeners when combined with Junsu Kim’s unique emotional expression.

Junsu Kim is actively working across various fields including musicals, singing, entertainment, and video content.

In addition to appearing in the musical ‘Aladdin’, she is currently meeting the public by releasing the digital single ‘The Twenty-First Season Will Wait for You’ and OST for the drama ‘The Moon that Rises During the Day’.She is also active in various fields both domestically and internationally, such as announcing that she will be holding the ‘’ XIA 2025 JAPAN FAN CONCERT’ Journey to You ‘’ in Japan in August.

The’ Ribbon Project ‘is a project that showcases various forms of collaboration, such as the meeting of works such as webtoons, dramas, books, and movies with music, and the meeting of previously released hidden masterpieces with new singers, under the slogan of’ unraveling and weaving again’.It maintains the strengths and charm of existing songs, but conveys expanded stories through new arrangements, and creates value beyond remakes.



Reporter Lee Jeong- annjoy@donga.com

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