"Hope You're Healthy Wherever You Are, Perry"... Former 1TM Member Song Baek-kyung's Post Expressing Longing

As SBS's "Unanswered Questions" recently drew attention by issuing an official call for tips regarding the whereabouts of former YG Entertainment producer Perry, who has been engulfed in rumors of disappearance for years, a post about Perry uploaded by former 1TM member Song Baek-kyung to his blog is drawing renewed attention.

In the post uploaded in July, Song Baek-kyung began by stating, "Many people have been asking various questions due to the sharp increase in social media posts lately. Among them, the one that stands out the most and is also the one I am most curious about is news of Perry's well-being." He then brought up memories of Perry, saying, "While I can roughly guess and sense why he left YG, I cannot say it with my own mouth."

Song Baek-kyung recalled, "Around 2000 to 2002, Perry smoked a lot, went to Hongdae NB with me every weekend, and we enjoyed drinking that harsh tequila together until we got dead drunk." At the same time, he explained that around the time they worked on singer Lexy's 1st studio album released in 2003, Perry suddenly quit smoking and drinking, and cut off all contact with people he previously knew.

Regarding the situation at the time, Song Baek-kyung expressed regret, saying, "When I asked Perry to give me his new number, he gave me a stern look and said, 'You don't need to know my number.'" He added, "The producer who lived his life in Korea had at some point cut ties with people, shut himself away in a private studio, and changed into a character who always struggled alone with his work."

The post also contained a story about an unreleased track from 24 years ago that Song Baek-kyung had worked on with Perry but never finished. Song Baek-kyung shared the track, saying, "Perry was supposed to write the verse rap and I was supposed to make the hook, but while making the track I got caught up in making another song and it eventually fizzled out. Inside my computer, there are really a lot of these unfinished songs like this that I started making with Perry over 20 years ago. For those who are as curious as I am about Perry's current status and miss his voice, I am uploading this track for a short while." The song was credited with "Rap : Perry" and "Track by : Song Baek Kyoung."

Song Baek-kyung concluded the post with the sentence, "Praying for Perry's health and well-being...", along with hashtags such as "#My Benefactor" and "#I hope you are always healthy wherever you are living."

Meanwhile, Perry is an American rapper and producer who has been active in the Korean hip-hop scene since the mid-1990s. He participated in the music production of early YG Entertainment artists including 1TM, Jinusean, and Se7en. He was last seen in Los Angeles, United States, in 2010, and his whereabouts have not been confirmed since.

 

(Photo: SBS Entertainment News, reported by Kang Kyung-yoon)
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