Shin Hye Sung
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Shin Hye Sung was born Jung Pil Kyo (Hangul
: 정필교, Hanja
: 鄭弼敎) on 27 November 1979. He is a South Korean singer, known as the lead vocalist of six-member boy band
Shinhwa
. His stage name "Hye Sung" means comet
. His English name is Steve Jung. He auditioned in America through Brothers Entertainment and became the first member to be part of the group.
entitled "오월지련"(Love of May, 五月之戀) in 2005. This album ranked number one on the HMV pre-order sales chart in Japan in February 2005, with 180,000 copies sold. Hyesung released his second album, entitled The Beginning, New Days on August 8, 2007. His song, First Person, was #1 on the K-pop
Top 10 chart. His album sold 30,000 copies when it was just released on August 8, 2007 and 50,000 copies sold in just seven days.
Other participation: Shinhwa Vol. 8 "Midnight Girl" (New melody arrangements for ballad version)
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...
: 정필교, Hanja
Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...
: 鄭弼敎) on 27 November 1979. He is a South Korean singer, known as the lead vocalist of six-member boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
Shinhwa
Shinhwa
Shinhwa is a popular South Korean boy band and hip hop group. The group has six members , and debuted on March 24, 1998. It has enjoyed massive success alongside the likes of Sechs Kies, g.o.d., Turbo , Fin. K.L., H.O.T. and S.E.S...
. His stage name "Hye Sung" means comet
Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...
. His English name is Steve Jung. He auditioned in America through Brothers Entertainment and became the first member to be part of the group.
Shinhwa
Hyesung was the first member to be placed into Shinhwa. Since then, he has been the lead vocalist of the band. Together with Shinhwa, he has released 9 albums.Solo
Hyesung released his first solo albumSolo album
A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...
entitled "오월지련"(Love of May, 五月之戀) in 2005. This album ranked number one on the HMV pre-order sales chart in Japan in February 2005, with 180,000 copies sold. Hyesung released his second album, entitled The Beginning, New Days on August 8, 2007. His song, First Person, was #1 on the K-pop
K-pop
K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electropop, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea...
Top 10 chart. His album sold 30,000 copies when it was just released on August 8, 2007 and 50,000 copies sold in just seven days.
Studio albums
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Collaborations
- 2001
- 이지훈 4.5집 Special With...(LeeJi Hoon 4.5 jib) – Doll (Feb 1, 2001)
- 수호천사 (Suho Chonsa) (April 4, 2001)
- DJ철의 Cross Over Vol.1 - Shining Good – Dog life (빛좋은 개살구) - Hyesung, Rap Eric, HuInChang (Oct 14, 2001)
- The Gift (1st Gift) -나를 받으옵소서 (Dec 12, 2001)
- 2003
- ‘S’ : Fr.in.Cl 강타,신혜성,이지훈 (Kangta, Hyesung, Lee JiHoon) (Sep 25, 2003)
- 2004
- ‘S’ : Fr.in.Cl 강타,신혜성,이지훈 (Kangta, Hyesung, Lee JiHoon) JPN version (Feb 25, 2004)
- Lee Jihoon 이지훈 ('Trinity’) track 01. 이별이야기 (Hyesung, Lee JiHoon & Lee SoYoung) (April 19, 2004)
- JangNaRa '나의 이야기'-연인 (Jang Nara with Hyesung) (December 20, 2004)
- 통일염원 Special Album '사랑 (Love) - '그날이 오면' (Hyesung, Minwoo, Dongwan) (Dec 24, 2004)
- 2005
- Michael Learns To Rock 'All The Best' - Take Me To Your Heart (duet with HyeSung) (April 22, 2005)
- SMAP 'Sample Bang'(1 cd + 2single-04. ハヌル~ヨン ウォン サラン~ {하늘~영원한 사랑~=そら~永遠の愛~}(With Hyesung) (Aug 12, 2005)
- 2006
- 선민 Thanx 혜성 (‘SunMin thx Hyesung’) (Aug 31, 2006)
- Keep Holding U (With Sun Min ) (Track No. 1)
- 옛사랑 [The Story Of Musicians] - 시를 위한 시 (신혜성) (Sep 14, 2006)
- 컴필레이션 음반 [동화(冬話)] – Compilation songs Dong Hwa (Dec 22, 2006)
- 사랑...후에 (Love…..after ) (신혜성, Lyn(린)) (Track No. 1.)
- 2007
- Jo Young Soo "all star" album LOVER (January 2007)
- Kim Dong Wan [Kim Dong Wan Is] - "Remaining Person (남은 사람)" duet with Kim Dong Wan (July 5, 2007)
- 2008
- Shin Hye Sung & Lyn [He Said... She Said...] - "It's You" duet with Lyn (Feb 27, 2008)
- Social Enterprise logo song - "Beautiful Social Enterprise" (July 1, 2007)
- I Love Asia Project - "Smile Again" various artists (July, 2007)
- Color Project [Color Purple] - "Purple Rain" a second special project album that highlights meeting between songwriters and singers (July 7, 2008)
Original soundtracks
- 2005
- ‘S’ "Breath" on TV drama [April Snow] original soundtrack (September 8, 2005)
- "Don't You Know (모르겠나요)" on TV drama [Super Rookie] original soundtrack (May 4, 2005)
- "I Promise" on TV drama [101st Proposal] original soundtrack (January 2005)
- 2006
- "Ocean Blue" duet with Lee Min Woo on TV drama [Let's Go to the Beach] original soundtrack
- "Day after Day" on Japanese drama [Alone In Love] original soundtrack (May 11, 2006)
- 2007
- "You Are the Wind (그대는 바람)" on TV drama [Bad Love] original soundtrack (December 10, 2007)
- 2008
- "Words Said by the Eyes" on TV drama [Gourmet] original soundtrack (June, 2008)
- "Together Tetris" on Online Game [Tetris Returns] original soundtrack (October 23, 2008)
- 2009
- "You're Beautiful" on TV drama [A Man Who Can't Get Married] original soundtrack (June 10, 2009)
- 2010
- "Timeless Memory" on Movie [The Invincible(무적자)] original soundtrack part.1 (September 7, 2010)
- 2011
- "Like Bitterness Like Admiration(如怨如慕/여원여모)" on KBS TV drama [The Princess's Man] original soundtrack part2. (July 20, 2011)
Songs with lyrics written by Shin Hye Sung
- Shinhwa Vol. 2 "At Your Side (너의 곁에서)"
- Shinhwa Vol. 3 "Never Come To Me" (co-writer)
- Shinhwa Vol. 3 "Vortex" (co-writer)
- Shinhwa Vol. 3 "Wedding March"
- Shinhwa Vol. 4 "Hey, Come On"
- Shinhwa Vol. 4 "Falling In Love"
- Shinhwa Vol. 4 "Sure I Know"
- Shinhwa Vol. 4 "바램 ( I Swear)"
- Shinhwa Vol. 6 " Red Sunset (노을)"
- Shinhwa Vol. 7 "Oh" (co-wrote song lyrics with Minwoo)
- Shinhwa Vol. 9 "Destiny of Love (흔적)"
- Shin Hye Sung Vol. 1 "Don't Leave" (co-writer with JPS)
- Shin Hye Sung Vol. 1 "Same Thought" (co-writer with Park Chang Hyun)
- Shin Hye Sung Vol. 1 "Punishment (벌)" (co-writer with Kim Do Hyun)
- Shin Hye Sung Vol. 1 "A Song For You"
- Shin Hye Sung Vol. 1 "After... "
- Shin Hye Sung & Lyn [He Said... She Said...] "Echo"
- Group S Fr. in Cl "I Swear" (wrote English lyrics)
- Group S Fr. in Cl "I Believe"
- S.E.S Vol. 1 "Good-Bye" (Rap by Eric)
- S.E.S Vol. 2 "Kiss" (Rap by Eric)
Other participation: Shinhwa Vol. 8 "Midnight Girl" (New melody arrangements for ballad version)
Awards
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TV shows
- 2005 Love LetterLove Letter (variety show)Real Romance Love Letter was a South Korean television game show broadcast from 16 October 2004 to 28 October 2006 for three seasons. It was part of the line-up of programme for Real Situation Saturday which was broadcast from 8 November 2003 to 5 January 2007 on SBS network.The programme was...
(ep 1 to 14) - SBS - 2005 X-ManX-Man (TV series)X-Man was a popular South Korean game show which ran from November 8, 2003 to April 8, 2007 on SBS. Its popularity peaked in 2004, but a decline in ratings led to its cancellation...
- SBS - 2006 Heroine 6
- 2006 New X-ManX-Man (TV series)X-Man was a popular South Korean game show which ran from November 8, 2003 to April 8, 2007 on SBS. Its popularity peaked in 2004, but a decline in ratings led to its cancellation...
- SBS - July 2006 Infinity Challenge - Quiz Challenge with Shinhwa (Season 4 Episode 11 & 12) - MBCMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationMunhwa 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...
- 2008 Family Outing (Guest ep 15 & 16) - SBS