{"id":259420,"date":"2026-05-05T00:12:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/05\/remembering-leezu-the-legacy-of-djmax-composer-and-his-impact-on-gaming-music\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T00:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:12:47","slug":"remembering-leezu-the-legacy-of-djmax-composer-and-his-impact-on-gaming-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/music\/2026\/05\/05\/remembering-leezu-the-legacy-of-djmax-composer-and-his-impact-on-gaming-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering LeeZu: The Legacy of DJMAX Composer and His Impact on Gaming Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Composer Lee Jun-young, known professionally as LeeZu, has died.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"photo-layout\" image photo_319067 float-center data-idxno=\"319067\" data-type=\"photo\"><img alt=\"src=contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0293\/image-67343786-e854-446b-b550-abed7ee23ae3.png\" width=\"427\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On May 4, composer Wang Jeong-hyun posted on social media that &#8220;my friend and the DJMAX composer we all love, LeeZu, has embarked on a long journey alone.&#8221; He urged fans to remember LeeZu\u2019s many compositions and to pay tribute so he would not walk that final road in solitude.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1984, Lee Jun-young contributed numerous tracks to the DJMAX rhythm-game series and also worked on music for titles including ELOA and Crystal Hearts.<\/p>\n<p>On April 25, he uploaded a song titled &#8220;Goodbye&#8221; to his YouTube channel Bangrang Baeksu. 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