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Leessang members Gil and Gary explain their stage names

Posted by kingpolo3 pts Sunday, September 4, 2011

Hip-hop duo Leessang recently revealed how both members came up with their stage names, Gary and Gil. On September 3rd, the duo guested on KBS 2TV's 'Entertainment Report' and participated in the segment titled 'Star Report'. Gary's real name is Kang Hee Gun while Gil's name is Gil Sung Joon. Gary began, "Back then, many, if not all rappers had a stage name, so we felt that we required stage names as well. In junior high, my nickname was 'Dog', so I ended up being called Gary." The word 'Gae' means 'dog' in Korean, so 'Gary' just fixed up his old nickname. Gil followed up with, "My original stage name was Kill. When I went to get my passport done, I used 'Kill' as the spelling of my name, however it constantly caused problems for me." Gil's thuggish look backed up his scary moniker, and so he decided to alter the spelling with 'Gil' instead. During those years, Gil was also missing his front two teeth. The reporter brought it up, and Gil exclaimed, "My teeth rotted. Do I have to you about all of my personal matters as well?", which caused everyone in the studio to laugh. Source: Newsen

  1. LEESSANG
  2. GIL
  3. GARY
  4. ENTERTAINMENT REPORT
  5. STAR REPORT
  6. KANG HEE GUN
  7. GIL SUNG JOON
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