Yoon Soo-il (; born February 6, 1955) is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He is the represented by Nurimaru Entertainment. He is known for hits such as "Anything But You" and "Apartment". He also served as the president of the Korean Mixed Race Association.

Early life

Yoon Soo-il was born on February 6, 1955 to a white American father who was stationed in a military base in South Korea and a Korean mother. After graduating from Hakseong High School, he attended the

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Musical career

In 1977, Yoon made his debut as a singer with the trot go-go style song "Anything But You" as part of the group sounds band "Yoon Soo-il and Cotton Candy". In 1978, Anything But You won the Best Popular Song Award at the

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. In 1981, he formed the Yoon Soo-il Band and switched to pop rock. In 1982, he released "Apartment." In 1986, he released "Ecstatic Confession." In late 2024, Yoon returned to public attention due to reviving interest in his 1982 hit "Apartment" (), which has seen a 190% streaming increase on

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following the release of

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and

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' duet " Apt." In a phone interview with ''

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'', He expressed gratitude for the revival, stating, "I am grateful that Rosé and Bruno Mars reconstructed my song". He also noted the positive reception of viral mixes and highlighted the catchy "''apateu apateu''" line.

References

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