“Hearing my voice from 20 years ago is unfamiliar and strange.”
Singer Kim Bum-soo's single of his version of “Even Though I Loved You,” which he couldn't release due to a hard disk error after recording it 20 years ago, will be released on the evening of the 21st at 6 p.m.
Kim Bum-soo's “Even Though I Loved You” is a remake of the song that was sung by the late Kim Kwang-seok in 1991 and recorded a massive hit, still regarded as a song that resonates with the public. Although Kim Bum-soo completed the recording himself in 2005 when he was in his 20s, it is an unreleased track due to some data being damaged because of a hard disk error.
In this regard, Kim Bum-soo's “Even Though I Loved You” attracts attention as it is being publicly revealed for the first time in 20 years. Earlier this year, Choi Min-hyuk, who was Kim Bum-soo's producer at the time, discovered “Even Though I Loved You” during the organization of archives, buried in a dusty hard disk in the corner of a warehouse. After restoration and rearrangement work, it is finally seeing the light. Kim Bum-soo's “Even Though I Loved You” maintains the emotions of the original song, written and composed by Han Dong-jun, while being newly interpreted to fit current sentiments, arranged by Bark, Jung Gyu-chang, Dr. Ba$$, and Kim Hyung-joo.
Additionally, Kim Bum-soo's “Even Though I Loved You” enhances synergy through collaboration with the KBS weekend drama “For Eagle Brothers.” As the drama, which is gaining immense popularity with a broad viewership and emotional narrative, incorporates the song, it serves as a cornerstone of storytelling. The lineage of emotions left by Kim Kwang-seok, which has undergone Kim Bum-soo's vocal interpretation in 2005, is now connected back to a story in 2025 drama.
This collaborative project is the first official collaboration plan of Seven's E&M under the overall direction of Choi Min-hyuk. Seven's E&M is a creative platform that connects artists, content, brands, and people through emotions, centered around music, under the slogan 'Collab with the World, Music as a Hub.'
Having found the long-forgotten song, Kim Bum-soo noted, “Hearing my voice from my 20s is unfamiliar and strange,” expressing his feelings about re-encountering it after 20 years, and recalled, “It was an emotion that was only possible at that time, not the me of now.”
Meanwhile, Kim Bum-soo's version of “Even Though I Loved You,” where one can feel the voice and emotions of Kim Bum-soo in his 20s, will be released on the 21st.
[Photo] Seven's E&M
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