Steelheart rocker pumps out action in Korea
Miljenko Matijevic, left, cooks in “Fiery Youth” on SBS, Tuesday. / Courtesy of SBS
By Ko Dong-hwan
American rock band Steelheart’s vocalist, Miljenko Matijevic, never looked busier than in Korea this week: Fans listened to his new Korean song and saw him on a TV variety show and on the pitcher’s mound at a baseball stadium.
At midnight Tuesday, the star, 52, released a Korean song tentatively titled “Because I Missed You to Death” on online music sites including Melon and Mnet. Steelheart guitarist Uros Raskovski and drummer Mike Humbert, plus Korean musicians, joined the session for the rock-orchestra number.
Matijevic released his first Korean song “Because I Missed You to Death,” Wednesday.
In late February, Matijevic appeared in singing competition show “King of Mask Singer” on MBC and sang Korean songs, surprising the audience.
About the same time, the star released here the English single “My Love is Gone,” part of the original soundtrack for hot TV drama “Descendants of the Sun.” The song’s music video, released Wednesday, has been rated R.
Matijevic at the opening game between NC Dinos and Doosan Bears at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Tuesday / Screen capture from YouTube
Matijevic’s non-musical activities have also gained attention. On
Tuesday’s episode of TV reality variety show “Fiery Youth” on SBS
, the star joined a group of middle-aged, single Korean celebrities sightseeing in the countryside. Despite being the only English speaker, he merged into the group by trying to converse in Korean, chopping firewood and cooking.
The star also threw the ceremonial first pitch at
the opening game between NC Dinos and Doosan Bears at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Tuesday.