Shin Hae Chul
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Shin Hae Chul is an avant-garde
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 South Korea
South Korea
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n pop music
Pop music
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 performer.

History

Born in Seoul
Seoul
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, South Korea
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, Shin has been involved in many musical projects since his debut in 1988. He has acted as musician, singer, and producer. He introduced the techno music technique in his nation with a huge sensation in 1998, with his album called 'Monocrom'. After that, he went to London
London
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, England and New York City
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, United States to deveolop his production skills for nearly 2 years.

He also contributed to the broadcasting factor with hosting several Radio programmes, including 'Music City with Shin Hae Chul' and 'GhostStation with Shin Hae Chul' After supporting and campaigning for the president Roh Moo Hyun in 2002 election
South Korean Presidential Election, 2002
The 16th South Korean Presidential Election took place on 19 December 2002. The election was won by Roh Moo-Hyun of the Millennium Democratic Party, who beat Lee Hoi-chang of the Grand National Party by just over half a million votes.-Results:...

, Mr. Shin hosts the popular Ghost Nation on MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
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, a late-night radio programme since 2003. His fans call him "Mawang" (마왕. which means 'the Prince of Darkness').

N.EX.T

Shin's many musical projects include N.EX.T
N.EX.T
-History:N.EX.T , is the band of singer/song-writer Shin Hae Chul .-Band line-up:Shin Hae Chul, lead vocals, keyboards, guitars.Lee Dong Kyu , guitars.Jung Gi Song , bass....

(means 'New EXpermintal Team'), No Dance, Monocrom, and Wittgenstein. Shin's music serves up nearly every style conceivable. He was also involved with composing the soundtrack to the Korean release of Guilty Gear XX.

Shin Hae Chul disbanded N.EX.T. after their 4th studio album, Lazenca: A Space Rock Opera, citing he has achieved everything he can with a band. He said if he involved himself in another band, he would drop his surname and change his name. He is sometimes cited as Crom
Crom
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 in projects such as Monocrom, Wittgenstein, and with the current N.EX.T.

Current status

He has married Yoon Won-hee(윤원희) on September 29, 2002, just before the 2002 election
South Korean Presidential Election, 2002
The 16th South Korean Presidential Election took place on 19 December 2002. The election was won by Roh Moo-Hyun of the Millennium Democratic Party, who beat Lee Hoi-chang of the Grand National Party by just over half a million votes.-Results:...

. Recently, he released his first jazz
Jazz
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 album 'The songs for the one'(2007), for tributing his wife and daughter.

Shin was recently found to be suffering from prosopagnosia
Prosopagnosia
Prosopagnosia is a disorder of face perception where the ability to recognize faces is impaired, while the ability to recognize other objects may be relatively intact...

, in a TV show(MBC Goldfish) in which he made a guest appearance. However, now he hosts a brand-new TV comedy debate programme 100-second Debate(since May 2007), with a similar format of the MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
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's 100 Minute Debate. On July 29, 2007, he appeared as a victim(guest) of Lee Kyeong-gyu's Hidden Camera.

On 16 September 2007, Shin ended his popular late-night radio program, "The Ghost Nation". But he also announced that the broadcasting will be continuously served through the web, but no more broadcasting through MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
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.

See also

  • List of Koreans
  • Contemporary culture of South Korea
    Contemporary culture of South Korea
    The contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea, and on its own path away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1948. The industrialization and urbanization of South Korea, especially Seoul, have brought many changes to the way Korean...

  • List of Korea-related topics
  • Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
    Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
    Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...


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