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Yang Joon-il: More than ‘The 1990s’ G-Dragon’

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The K-pop scene has a new — or some may say old — shining star. Yang Joon-il, a 50-year-old singer who was considered an outcast in the early ’90s, has enthralled fans in a dramatic comeback that took nearly three decades to happen. The fairy tale story all began [...]

Return of Long-forgotten Singer Yang Joon-il Brings Middle-aged Fans to Music Scene

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Following a short-lived music career in the early 1990s, Yang Joon-il disappeared into obscurity, leaving many fans without a clue about the star. A JTBC TV show has recently brought the long-forgotten star back to the public consciousness, summoning his old fans, now in their 40′s, back to the [...]