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Ryuichi Sakamoto, J-Hope Participate in BTS Rapper Suga’s Solo Album

SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, on Monday revealed the tracklist for his first solo album, “D-Day,” with two songs respectively featuring late Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and his fellow BTS bandmate J-Hope as a collaborator. The tracklist consists of 10 songs, two of which — “Snooze” [...]

S. Korean Musicians Pay Tribute to the Late Ryuichi Sakamoto

SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean music industry is paying tribute to prominent Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, who recently passed away. Rock musician and radio show host Bae Chul-soo posted a photo of himself together with the late composer on social media. Taeyong from K-pop boy group NCT posted a picture of [...]