‘First Car’ Bangsil passed away today… Suffering from cerebral infarction for 17 years

Singer Bangsil (real name Bangshil) passed away on the morning of the 20th. Age 61.

According to the music industry on the 20th, Bangsil passed away this morning due to cerebral infarction, which he was suffering from at a nursing hospital in Ganghwa, Incheon. It is known that Bangsil has been suffering from the disease for 17 years since 2007.

The deceased began his career in the 8th U.S. Army unit in the 1980s, and in 1985, he formed the Seoul Sisters, a three-member female group with Park Jin-sook and Yang Jeong-hee, and was active. He was loved for producing hit songs such as ‘First Train’, ‘Bat Horn’, and ‘Youth Train’.

After the disbandment of Seoul Sisters, Bangsil went solo in 1990 and was loved for songs such as ‘Seoul Tango’ and ‘A Woman’s Heart’.

Bangsil, who collapsed from a cerebral infarction in 2007, caught the public's attention by appearing on TV Chosun's 'Star Documentary My Way' last year. At the time, he was paralyzed from a cerebral infarction and had almost lost his eyesight due to diabetic retinopathy.

The deceased's funeral was set up at the Chamsarang Funeral Home in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr