Kim Kang-seop, a performer and composer who has been conducting the band for 20 years on the KBS longevity program ‘Gayo Stage’ as the head of the KBS Orchestra, passed away on the 9th at the age of 90.
The deceased served in the Army Headquarters Military Band during the Korean War in 1950, and was active in the Army Symphony Orchestra, performing consolation performances and performing at the U.S. Army club. After he was discharged from the military, he worked with the Kim Kwang-soo Band and the Kim Ho-gil Band, building a reputation as a pop pianist.
In 1961, he joined the light music troupe, the predecessor of the KBS Symphony Orchestra, and became famous as a composer in the 1960s and 1970s by composing the theme song for the radio soap opera ‘Naruter’ sung by Choi Sook-ja in 1964.
‘Fire Butterflies’ (Kim Sang-guk, 1965), ‘The Road Where Cosmos Bloom’ (Kim Sang-hee, 1967), ‘Red Cactus’ (Kim Sang-hee, 1969), ‘Sunshine on That Face’ (Lee Yong-bok, 1969), ‘Goodbye or Internally Born’ (Lee Sang-yeol, Bae-ho, 1970), ‘Dream Tree’ (Yuri Sisters, 1971), ‘The Road to the White Cloud’ (Na Hoon-ah, 1971), and ‘Pacho’s Dream’ (Moon Jeong-seon, 1972), etc.
In addition, he composed the well-known military song ‘You and I’ as an introduction to ‘If it’s not you and me,’ and the famous military song ‘The Paldo Man’ that begins with ‘After a rewarding day’s work’.
As the head of the KBS Orchestra, the deceased has been conducting music since the launch of ‘Gayo Stage’ in 1985.
In recognition of his contribution to the popular music world, he was awarded the Hwagwan Order of Culture in 1993.
The mortuary will be held in Room 10 of the Seoul Funeral Home on the 11th, and the funeral will be held at 7 am on the 13th, and the funeral will be at the Seoul National Cemetery.
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