{"id":259423,"date":"2026-05-05T00:13:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/05\/remembering-leezu-the-legacy-of-djmaxs-beloved-composer-at-42\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T00:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:13:15","slug":"remembering-leezu-the-legacy-of-djmaxs-beloved-composer-at-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/music\/2026\/05\/05\/remembering-leezu-the-legacy-of-djmaxs-beloved-composer-at-42\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering LeeZu: The Legacy of DJMAX&#8217;s Beloved Composer at 42"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2025-0118\/image-939a3b37-7291-4e63-bfe6-0ef2e9ff1c91.png\" alt=\"\uc0ac\uc9c4\u3163\ub9ac\uc8fc\" sns class=\"img_LSize\"> <br \/> [Sports Seoul | Reporter Wi Su-jeong] Singer-composer LeeZu (born Lee Jun-young) has died. He was 42. <\/p>\n<p> On May 4, composer XeoN (Wang Jeong-hyun) posted on social media that \u201cmy friend and the DJMAX composer we all love, LeeZu, has set out on a long journey alone,\u201d announcing his passing. <\/p>\n<p> XeoN asked people to remember the many songs LeeZu left behind and to pay their respects so he would not be alone on his final journey, offering his condolences. <\/p>\n<p> Born in 1984, LeeZu made his name composing music for games. He contributed to the DJMAX series and worked on titles including ELOA, Crystal Hearts and Tower of God. 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