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Yoon Sang, 2018 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards

Yoon Sang

윤상

  • Solo · Male
  • Ballad
  • Pop
  • Debuted 1990
  • Active

Yoon Sang, 2018 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards — Photo: Kinocine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
199011.30
Birthday
05.111968
Genre
Ballad · Pop

Basic info

Yoon Sang is a singer-songwriter and producer who first made his name as a composer and released a solo album in 1990. His signature songs include 〈이별의 그늘〉 and 〈가려진 시간 사이로〉.

Debut
November 30, 1990 · Debut song 이별의 그늘
Birthday
May 11, 1968
Years active
1990–
Genre
Ballad · Pop
Real name
이윤상
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

He first worked as a composer, giving songs to artists such as Kim Hyun-sik and Kang Susie. He played bass in Kim Wan-sun's band before releasing his first solo album in 1990.

〈이별의 그늘〉 from his synth-pop first album was a huge hit. 〈가려진 시간 사이로〉 from Part 1 of his 1992 second album was also hugely popular.

In 1996 he released a techno album with Shin Hae-chul as No Dance. In the 2000s he wrote songs for SM Entertainment artists and expanded his electronic music work.

He studied at Berklee College of Music and in a graduate program at New York University. He released the digital single 〈날 위로하려거든〉 in September 2014 and also worked as a professor and TV judge.

Signature songs

  1. 이별의 그늘 1990 YouTube Spotify
  2. 가려진 시간 사이로 1992 YouTube Spotify
  3. 날 위로하려거든 2014 YouTube Spotify
  4. 그게 난 슬프다 2016 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 1990.11 윤상1st studio album〈이별의 그늘〉
  2. 1992.10 윤상 2 Part 1Full-length second album, Part 1〈가려진 시간 사이로〉
  3. 1993.09 윤상 2 Part 2Full-length second album, Part 2
  4. 1996 RenacimientoRemake albumForeign-language remake
  5. 2002.04 이사4th studio album
  6. 2009.07 그땐 몰랐던 일들6th studio album

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Major awards

  • 1991 Golden Disc Awards Rookie Award
  • 1992 Golden Disc Awards Bonsang
  • 2015 Korean Music Awards Best Dance & Electronic Song (날 위로하려거든)
  • 2018 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards Presidential Commendation

Key records and stories

  • Before debuting as a singer, he played bass in Kim Wan-sun's band.
  • In 1996 he formed the techno project 'No Dance' with Shin Hae-chul.
  • He studied music at Berklee College of Music in the U.S. and in a graduate program at New York University.
  • He served as a judge on JTBC's 《슈퍼밴드》 in 2019.
  • He composed the KBS News signal music.

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