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Shin Hae-chul singing at a 2014 showcase

Shin Hae-chul

신해철

  • Solo · Male
  • Rock
  • Ballad
  • Debuted 1990
  • Deceased

Shin Hae-chul singing at a 2014 showcase — Photo: MBC PD수첩 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
199005.01
Birthday
05.061968
Genre
Rock · Ballad

Basic info

Shin Hae-chul is a singer and composer who led the groups Muhan Gwedo and N.EX.T and also worked as a solo artist. Signature songs include 〈그대에게〉, 〈재즈카페〉 and 〈내 마음 깊은 곳의 너〉.

Debut
May 1, 1990 · Debut song 슬픈 표정 하지 말아요
Birthday
May 6, 1968
Years active
1988–2014
Genre
Rock · Ballad
Real name
신해철
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

While attending Sogang University in 1988, he won the Grand Prize at the MBC College Music Festival with Muhan Gwedo. The winning song was 〈그대에게〉.

He released his 1st solo album in May 1990, and the following year introduced songs such as 〈재즈카페〉 with his 2nd album 《Myself》. He won the Rookie Award at the 1990 Seoul Music Awards.

In 1992 he formed N.EX.T and worked in rock music. As a solo artist he also released techno and jazz albums, and he was loved as a radio host as well.

He released 《Reboot Myself Part 1》 in June 2014 and passed away on October 27 of that year. In May 2018, the Supreme Court finalized a one-year prison sentence for the surgeon who performed the operation.

Signature songs

  1. 그대에게 1988 YouTube Spotify
  2. 슬픈 표정 하지 말아요 1990 YouTube Spotify
  3. 안녕 1990 YouTube Spotify
  4. 재즈카페 1991 YouTube Spotify
  5. 내 마음 깊은 곳의 너 1991 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 1990.05 슬픈 표정 하지 말아요1st studio album
  2. 1991.03 Myself2nd studio albumIncluded on 〈재즈카페〉 and 〈내 마음 깊은 곳의 너〉
  3. 1998.06 Crom's Techno WorksSolo project
  4. 2007.01 The Songs for the OneJazz album
  5. 2014.06 Reboot Myself Part 1EP

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Major awards

  • 1988 MBC College Music Festival Grand Prize (Muhan Gwedo, 그대에게)
  • 1990 Seoul Music Awards Rookie Award

Key records and stories

  • In 1988, he won the Grand Prize at the MBC College Music Festival as a member of Muhan Gwedo.
  • In 1992, he formed the rock band N.EX.T.
  • He passed away on October 27, 2014. On May 11, 2018, the Supreme Court finalized a one-year prison sentence for the surgeon who performed the operation, on charges including professional negligence resulting in death.
  • Because of his stage charisma, he was nicknamed the 'Demon King'.
  • He hosted the MBC radio shows 《Music City》 and 《Ghost Nation》.

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