Yoo Jae-ha

Yoo Jae-ha (Korean: 유재하; Hanja: 柳在夏;[2] June 6, 1962 – November 1, 1987)[3] was a South Korean singer and songwriter.[4]

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoo.

Yoo Jae-ha
Born(1962-06-06)June 6, 1962
Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea[1]
DiedNovember 1, 1987(1987-11-01) (aged 25)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1984–1987
Korean name
Hangul
유재하
Hanja
柳在夏
Revised RomanizationYu Jae-ha
McCune–ReischauerYu Chae-ha

Biography

Yoo was born in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea.[1] He attended Hanyang University, where he studied music composition and began playing the keyboard for Cho Yong-pil's band, The Great Birth.[5]

Yoo released his only album, Because I Love You (Korean: 사랑하기 때문에) on Seoul Records in 1987.[6] He died in a car accident several months later at age 25.[5]

Legacy

Following Yoo's death in 1987, his family established the Yoo Jae-ha Scholarship Foundation, followed in 1989 by the Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest. Winners of the contest include You Hee-yeol, Kim Yeon-woo, and Bang Si-hyuk.[7]

As of 2011, Because I Love You has sold more than 2 million copies.[8] The album was remastered and re-released on vinyl in 2014.[9] In 2018, Because I Love You was ranked the best pop album in South Korean history by a panel of music critics and music industry experts in collaboration with The Hankyoreh and Melon.[10]

Discography
  • Because I Love You (1987)

References
  1. Jeon, Jong-hun (2016-05-30). "대구는 김광석거리, 안동은 유재하거리". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  2. Han, Hyeon-u (2014-01-22). "더 깨끗해진 유재하 목소리". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  3. Jang, Yu-jeong (2018). 노래 풍경: 장유정의 음악 산문집. ALMA. ISBN 9791159921704.
  4. "[대중음악가 열전] 6. 뮤지션 유재하". Busan Ilbo. April 21, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  5. Marshall, Colin (2017-11-19). "Yoo Jae-ha's "Because I Love You," 30 Years After His Untimely Death". Blog: Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  6. Choe, Gyu-seong. "사랑하기 때문에" (in Korean). Korea Popular Music Research Institute. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  7. Seo, Jeong-min (2019-11-04). "30회 맞은 유재하음악경연대회… "오늘도 사랑하기 때문에"". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  8. Kang, Hye-ran (2011-06-28). "유재하 '사랑하기 때문에' 비화". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  9. Kwon, Seok-jeong (2014-11-01). "유재하 27주기, 새로 오는 자들을 맞아주는 그의 음악". Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  10. "세월이 흐를수록 순위를 거슬러 오른 최고의 명반, 유재하". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
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