Legendary Korean hip-hop duo Deux is releasing a full-length album on Nov. 21, and will use artificial intelligence to replicate the vocal performances of the late Kim Sungjae.
“4th Deux” rolls out more than 30 years after the duo's previous album, “Force Deux,” which is largely recognized as one of the best albums in K-pop history. It was the last album the pair made before parting ways barely three months after the album dropped.
The two musicians then each began pursuing solo careers, although they released two albums, a live recording and a best-of set, in 1995 and 1997, respectively.
Kim was found dead in a hotel room in Seoul in November 1995, one day after his solo debut. His girlfriend was accused and later acquitted of his death, which is an unsolved case.
Lee led the production of the upcoming nine-track album and wrote “The Future,” one of the two focus tracks. The other main track, “I Want You,” features another well-known hip-hop twosome, Dynamic Duo.
“It contains what it would be like if Deux brought out a new jack swing number but took it one step further,” he said at a pre-listening session in Seoul on Saturday.
A portion of the proceeds will go to Kim's family, as per Lee’s wishes.
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