Why BMK disappeared: at the lectern instead of on stage - 스포츠경향

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Singer BMK is teaching music to students at the National Seoul School for the Blind. After hearing a story from a visually impaired acquaintance, they personally proposed opening the class. JTBC "Milchak Camera" capture

BMK (Kim Hyun-jung), a singer loved for explosive vocal power, is reportedly standing at a lectern in a school for the visually impaired rather than on stage.

According to JTBC on the 29th, BMK works as a music teacher teaching singing at the National Seoul School for the Blind.

Sixty-one visually impaired students attend the school. Upon graduation, they obtain a massage therapist license, which is almost the only occupation available to them. Most students had lived ordinary lives before losing their sight due to illness or accidents.

BMK first heard about the school for the blind from a visually impaired acquaintance, then personally proposed opening a music class to the school and even went through an interview, according to reports. The class that began this way is now in its second year, with BMK meeting students twenty times each semester.

They introduced themselves not as BMK but as "Kim Hyun-jung, a teacher at the National Seoul School for the Blind". BMK said, "When listening to music, everyone imagines. Perhaps everyone needs some mental breathing room and some kind of comfort."

They also emphasized to the students that "Even after the singing ends, a song is completed only when you follow it with your heart until the accompaniment ends."

Students' lives have changed as well. Asked to describe the world in a color, one student answered, "gray." However, when listening to music, the student said, "pink. It feels calm and beautiful."

The student said, "It is fine even if I do not become a massage therapist. I just want to try anything and take on challenges," sharing their broadened dreams.

BMK said they also believe in those dreams. They said, "Accepting me as I am. You have to dream first. If you dream and believe in it, I think everyone has possibilities."

BMK is a soul singer who debuted in 2003 with the first album 'No More Music'. In 2011, appearing on MBC 'I Am a Singer', they drew attention for explosive vocals by singing 'When Spring Comes with Blossoms'. In 2023, marking the 20th anniversary of their debut, they released the fourth full-length album '33.3', their first studio release in 16 years since the third. They are currently focusing on nurturing younger artists.