Composer Oh Sung-hoon, former member of People Crew, dies at 46

By KTimes

Oh Sung-hoon, the executive producer of Kiya Music and a former member of the hip-hop group People Crew has died at the age of 46.

Kiya Music representatives confirmed on Monday that Oh was found dead early that day at a recording studio. The cause of death has not been revealed.

Oh began his career as a B-boy in Itaewon before debuting in the music industry in 1997 as a member of People Crew, a hip-hop group produced by Do Gun-woo, formerly of Sobangcha. The group, which included rapper MC Mong at one point, released three studio albums before disbanding in the mid-2000s.

Following the group's disbandment, Oh transitioned into songwriting, composing a song for Jang Woo-hyuk in 2006. He later co-wrote K.Will’s “Love 119” with Cho Young-soo and composed J-Cera’s “Love City” on his own. Oh also worked as a music producer for several dramas, including “Reborn Rich,” “The King of Dramas,” “The Mask” and "Hyena."

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.