Cho Sung-mo found dead after missing, "died in a hit-and-run"
Jun 28, 2025
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The 270th episode of KBS Joy '20th Century Hit-Tsong' aired at 8:30 p.m. on June 27th is 'Is this a behind-the-scenes story?! Under the theme of 'Salty Explosion Singer Hit-Tsong', we introduced the hit songs of singers who had a sad story after their great popularity.
Park Jin-young's 「Don't Leave Me (1994)」 was ranked 9th on the day. When he was in college, he debuted with 'Park Jin-young and the New Generation' but failed to hit the box office, and while working as a dancer for Kim Gun-mo, the story of Park Jin-young, who prepared for his debut with a team called 'Freestyle', was finally released.
Kim Jung-min's 'Sad Covenant Ceremony (1995)' ranked 8th. In the broadcast, Kim Jung-min was seen crying on stage after winning first place. The Heechul Kim explained, "It is said that the family environment was very difficult. Born in an unauthorized shanty town dirt house, my mother cleaned buildings and my father worked as a construction worker even after debuting as a faceless singer." The story was then told, "It is said that five family members lived in a shanty village single room even when they were active."
Song Chang-sik's 『Fifer Man』 (1974)" was ranked 7th, and So Chan-hwi's 『The Chance to Break Up (1996)』 was ranked 6th, saying that he had a talent for music enough to enter Seoul Arts High School as a senior, but stopped studying due to difficult family circumstances. In the broadcast, various anecdotes that So Chan-hwi experienced during his eight years of obscurity were introduced from the time when he was a rock band guitarist. The Heechul Kim expressed So Chan-hwi's feelings at the time, saying, `It is said that it was so hard that he even thought of extreme thoughts.'
The 5th place was Lee Ji-hoon's "Why the Sky Is (1996)". Lee Ji-hoon, who lived in the semi-basement of the Daldong neighborhood before his debut, said "It was the same house in the movie Parasite."It was also revealed that he explained his childhood home, and even after his debut, it was reported that five family members lived in a single room on the roof of a commercial building.
Lee Soo-young's 'I Believe (1999)' came in fourth place. Heechul Kim was "Girl's head singer. My father died in a car accident in the second grade of elementary school", `It is said that even his mother died in a car accident a year before his debut,' he said, revealing Lee Soo-young's family history. It was also revealed that Lee Soo-young left her relatives with her seal stamp and lost all her assets and took on 3 billion won in debt.
Then, God, who ranked third with 'To Mother (1999)', also revealed a sad story. Lee Mi-joo shared an anecdote that god member Park Joon-hyung even suffered from circular hair loss due to poor accommodation conditions, and that god's meal cost 200 million won in six months during the 6th album.
Rain's 'Instead of the 'Goodbye' was introduced as the second place. In the broadcast, Rain's debut process was introduced when he met Park Jin-young after his 19th audition while working part-time due to the group's dissolution and difficult family circumstances. In particular, a sad story has been told that he asked Park Jin-young to treat his mother, who suffered from diabetes at the time, and he received hospital treatment with Park Jin-young's guarantee, but died two weeks later. In one past broadcast, Rain "After my mother died, I couldn't have a funeral because I didn't have money, and I couldn't feed my younger brother."The scene of revealing the past was also released. Lee Mi-joo shed tears, saying, `Why is this not No. 1?'
Cho Sung-mo's 'To Heaven (1998)' won the long-awaited first place. When her mother objected to the challenge of becoming a singer, Cho Sung-mo "I will come back after becoming a singer confidently."An anecdote was revealed that he had not entered the house for four years. Since then, Cho Sung-mo has failed several auditions and had a hard time taking over the workroom. Albums that had been prepared for more than a year were postponed indefinitely just before their release. After his debut, Cho Sung-mo returned home, but his father's business bankruptcy caused 1 to 1.5 billion debt at the time, with foreclosure labels all over the house, and his brother, who had been missing, was reportedly found after his death in a hit-and-run accident.
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