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On Tuesday, July 30, Newsen, a Korean media outlet, reported that the underground South Korean rapper, Ch1tkey, had allegedly passed away at the age of 21. However, it was later revealed that he simply faked his death to earn some fame and popularity through the news.
Ch1tkey is a small artist in South Korea who debuted in 2021 with the EP, OPIUM WAR. He has continued his career as a rapper who often collaborates with other upcoming and underground South Korean rappers. The initial news report suspected that his death occurred while trying to do a social media challenge.
To add more legitimacy to the story, one of the rapper's acquaintances stated to Newsen that he had slipped and fallen while filming the challenge on the roof of a five-story building. When he was taken to the hospital, he was pronounced dead.
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Following the report on his death, several of his friends posted on their social media platforms, mourning the rapper's death, including his girlfriend, who wrote him a letter. While this made more people believe that the rapper passed away, he soon revealed that he faked his death.
Soon after the alleged death news, the rapper shared a reel where he promoted his new song, SXO2. He released the song a while after the news of his death began to spread on the internet. Therefore, the misinformation was to garner more attention to his new track. However, fans were not happy with his actions and criticized him for faking his death.
More netizens left comments under Ch1tkey's latest Instagram reel, criticizing him for scamming the netizens and his fans.
All you need to know about the underground South Korean rapper Ch1tkey
Born in 2003, Ch1tkey, originally known as Jung Joon-hyuk, is a South Korean rapper who debuted in the underground scene with his EP, OPIUM WAR. Following his first release, the rapper gained popularity with subsequent releases such as oxy in 2023, TT CHIP in 2024, and his most recent EP release, R4 CHIP.
Early in his career, the rapper released a cover of Ransom by Lil Teka on SoundCloud. However, this cover became controversial when he supposedly changed the lyrics of the original track to address the late former President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea. The netizens found the lyrics defamatory, and he was criticized for the same.
Despite this controversy, he released a few popular tracks, such as i can feel my (feat. wikiyoung), polo (feat. k4ton), Bread (feat. GGM Kimbo), and other such collaborations. He also stated that his rap style is inspired by another South Korean rapper called Uneducated Kid.
Additionally, his music was recommended by NewJeans' Hanni, who recommended her viewers to listen to his track line! during one of her Weverse livestreams.
When the rapper's fans received the news about his death, they were naturally upset. However, with the turn of events, netizens are perplexed about their perspective on the rapper as an artist and his recent actions.
