Shin Hye Sung

This is a Korean name; the family name is Shin.
Shin Hye Sung
Birth name Jung Pil-kyo (정필교, 鄭弼敎)
Born 27 November 1979 (1979-11-27) (age 32)
Origin South Korea
Genres K-pop, J-pop, Dance, R&B
Occupations singer
Years active 1998–present
Labels SM Entertainment
(1998-2003)
Good Entertainment
(2004-2009)
Live Works
(2009-present)
Tokuma Japan Communications
Shinhwa Company
(2011-present)
Associated acts S
Korean name
Hangul 신혜성
Hanja 申彗星
Revised Romanization Shin Hye Sung
McCune–Reischauer Shin Hye'sung
Birth name
Hangul 정필교
Hanja 鄭弼敎
Revised Romanization Jung Pil Kyo
McCune–Reischauer Jung Pil'kyo

Shin Hye Sung (Hangul: 신혜성, Hanja: 申彗星) 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.

Contents

Music career

Shinhwa

Main article: 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.[1]

Solo

Hyesung released his first solo album 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.

Discography

Studio albums

Album # Album Information Track Listing
1st
  • Title: Love of May
  • Released: May 6, 2005
  • Released Under: Good Entertainment
  • Sales: 183,463 copies[2]
  • Chart position: #2[3]
  1. 거울 (Mirror)
  2. 떠나지마 (Don't Leave)
  3. 같은생각 (Same Thought)
  4. 벌 (Punishment)
  5. Buen Camino feat. 강수지(Kang Susie)
  6. 눈물 (Tears)
  7. Everything
  8. Don't
  9. 미안해... 널 잊어서...(I'm sorry I left you)
  10. A song for you
  11. 몰래 카메라
  12. 사랑... 사랑... (Love...Love...)
  13. 후에... (Later...)
  14. 선물 (Present)
2nd
  • Title: The Beginning, New Days
  • Released: August 8, 2007
  • Released Under: Good Entertainment
  • Sales: 94,290 copies[2]
  • Chart position: #1[4]
  1. The Beginning
  2. Island
  3. 첫사람 (First Person)
  4. 다알면서 (You know it all)
  5. 모든게 다 너야 (Everything is you)
  6. 혼잣말 (Monologue)
  7. 나이 (Age)
  8. 여자들은 좋겠다 (Women must be glad)
  9. 눈물이 글썽 (Tearful Eyes)
  10. 중심 (Center)
  11. 우리가 처음 만난날 (The day we first met)
  12. 悲의비 (Rain of Sorrow)
  13. l Luv You
3rd (Side I)
  • Title: Live and Let Live
  • Released: August 26, 2008
  • Released Under: Good Entertainment
  • Sales: N/A
  • Chart position: N/A
  1. Live and Let Live
  2. Awaken
  3. 그대라서 (Because of You)
  4. 사랑하기 좋은 날 (A Good Day to Love) (Feat. Honey Lee)
  5. Urban fever (Feat. Showgun)
  6. Waltz
  7. Love Actually (Feat. Vink)
  8. 피터팬의 세레나데 (Peter Pan's Serenade)
  9. Promise (Feat. Park Seung Hwa)
  10. 후유증 (Sequelae)
  11. Awaken (Instrumental)
  12. 그대라서 (Because of You) (Instrumental)
3rd (Side II)
  • Title: Keep Leaves
  • Released: February 17, 2009
  • Released Under: Good Entertainment
  • Sales: N/A
  • Chart position: N/A
  1. Keep leaves..part1
  2. 거짓말이라도 (Even if it's a lie)
  3. 왜 전화했어... (Why did you call...?)
  4. 내가 죽어가 (I'm about to die)
  5. 사랑병 (Love disease)
  6. Keep leaves..part2
  7. Love letter
  8. Beautiful girl
  9. 그자리에서 (Here)
  10. Still
1st Japanese Original
  1. 虹の向こう (Over the Rainbow, title tract)
  2. 君の夢 (Your Dream)
  3. 友達 (Friend)
  4. Night Date
  5. Gone Today
  6. コトバにできない
  7. 僕らの永遠 (Our Eternity)
  8. もっと君と (More with You)
  9. 春の中で (In the Spring)
  10. 銀河 (Galaxy)
  11. 遠い世界 (Distant World)
Shin Hye Sung Collection 2010
  1. 鏡 (Mirror)
  2. 同じ想い (Same Thought)
  3. Buen Camino feat.カン・スジ
  4. Everything
  5. First Love (also known as First Person)
  6. すべてが君だから (Everything is You)
  7. 僕たちがはじめて出逢った日 (The Day We First Met)
  8. 君だから (Because of You)
  9. 後遺症 (Sequela)
  10. 嘘でも (Even if It's a Lie)
  11. どうして電話したの… (Why Did You Call...)
  12. 僕が死んでゆく (I'm Dying)
  13. Love Letter
  14. あなたですね with Lyn (It's You)
  15. メアリ (Echo)
  16. 恋人 (Lover)
  17. どうして電話したの… (Why Did You Call... Japanese version)
4th
  • Title: The Road Not Taken
  • Released: June 16, 2011
  • Released Under: Liveworks
  • Sales: N/A
  • Chart position: N/A
  1. 다른 사람 사랑하지마 (Don't Love Anyone Else)
  2. 째각째각 (Tic Tic)
  3. 생각해봐요 (Think About It)
  4. 조금 더 가까이 ft. 영준 (Just a Bit More)
  5. Special Love
  6. 별을 따다 (Pick a Star)
  7. 이별을 꿈꾸다 (Dreaming of Breakup)
  8. 너 없인 (Without You)
  9. Before & After
  10. 안녕 그리고 안녕 ft. 남규리 and Eric (Hello and Goodbye)

Collaborations

  1. 이지훈 4.5집 Special With...(LeeJi Hoon 4.5 jib) – Doll (Feb 1, 2001)
  2. 수호천사 (Suho Chonsa) (April 4, 2001)
  3. DJ철의 Cross Over Vol.1 - Shining Good – Dog life (빛좋은 개살구) - Hyesung, Rap Eric, HuInChang (Oct 14, 2001)
  4. The Gift (1st Gift) -나를 받으옵소서 (Dec 12, 2001)
  1. ‘S’ : Fr.in.Cl 강타,신혜성,이지훈 (Kangta, Hyesung, Lee JiHoon) (Sep 25, 2003)
  1. ‘S’ : Fr.in.Cl 강타,신혜성,이지훈 (Kangta, Hyesung, Lee JiHoon) JPN version (Feb 25, 2004)
  2. Lee Jihoon 이지훈 ('Trinity’) track 01. 이별이야기 (Hyesung, Lee JiHoon & Lee SoYoung) (April 19, 2004)
  3. JangNaRa '나의 이야기'-연인 (Jang Nara with Hyesung) (December 20, 2004)
  4. 통일염원 Special Album '사랑 (Love) - '그날이 오면' (Hyesung, Minwoo, Dongwan) (Dec 24, 2004)
  1. Michael Learns To Rock 'All The Best' - Take Me To Your Heart (duet with HyeSung) (April 22, 2005)
  2. 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)
  1. 선민 Thanx 혜성 (‘SunMin thx Hyesung’) (Aug 31, 2006)
  2. Keep Holding U (With Sun Min ) (Track No. 1)
  3. 옛사랑 [The Story Of Musicians] - 시를 위한 시 (신혜성) (Sep 14, 2006)
  4. 컴필레이션 음반 [동화(冬話)] – Compilation songs Dong Hwa (Dec 22, 2006)
  5. 사랑...후에 (Love…..after ) (신혜성, Lyn(린)) (Track No. 1.)
  1. Jo Young Soo "all star" album LOVER (January 2007)
  2. Kim Dong Wan [Kim Dong Wan Is] - "Remaining Person (남은 사람)" duet with Kim Dong Wan (July 5, 2007)
  1. Shin Hye Sung & Lyn [He Said... She Said...] - "It's You" duet with Lyn (Feb 27, 2008)
  2. Social Enterprise logo song - "Beautiful Social Enterprise" (July 1, 2007)
  3. I Love Asia Project - "Smile Again" various artists (July, 2007)
  4. Color Project [Color Purple] - "Purple Rain" a second special project album that highlights meeting between songwriters and singers (July 7, 2008)

Original soundtracks

  1. ‘S’ "Breath" on TV drama [April Snow] original soundtrack (September 8, 2005)
  2. "Don't You Know (모르겠나요)" on TV drama [Super Rookie] original soundtrack (May 4, 2005)
  3. "I Promise" on TV drama [101st Proposal] original soundtrack (January 2005)
  1. "Ocean Blue" duet with Lee Min Woo on TV drama [Let's Go to the Beach] original soundtrack
  2. "Day after Day" on Japanese drama [Alone In Love] original soundtrack (May 11, 2006)
  1. "You Are the Wind (그대는 바람)" on TV drama [Bad Love] original soundtrack (December 10, 2007)
  1. "Words Said by the Eyes" on TV drama [Gourmet] original soundtrack (June, 2008)
  2. "Together Tetris" on Online Game [Tetris Returns] original soundtrack (October 23, 2008)
  1. "You're Beautiful" on TV drama [A Man Who Can't Get Married] original soundtrack (June 10, 2009)
  1. "Timeless Memory" on Movie [The Invincible(무적자)] original soundtrack part.1 (September 7, 2010)
  1. "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

  1. Shinhwa Vol. 2 "At Your Side (너의 곁에서)"
  2. Shinhwa Vol. 3 "Never Come To Me" (co-writer)
  3. Shinhwa Vol. 3 "Vortex" (co-writer)
  4. Shinhwa Vol. 3 "Wedding March"
  5. Shinhwa Vol. 4 "Hey, Come On"
  6. Shinhwa Vol. 4 "Falling In Love"
  7. Shinhwa Vol. 4 "Sure I Know"
  8. Shinhwa Vol. 4 "바램 ( I Swear)"
  9. Shinhwa Vol. 6 " Red Sunset (노을)"
  10. Shinhwa Vol. 7 "Oh" (co-wrote song lyrics with Minwoo)
  11. Shinhwa Vol. 9 "Destiny of Love (흔적)"
  12. Shin Hye Sung Vol. 1 "Don't Leave" (co-writer with JPS)
  13. Shin Hye Sung Vol. 1 "Same Thought" (co-writer with Park Chang Hyun)
  14. Shin Hye Sung Vol. 1 "Punishment (벌)" (co-writer with Kim Do Hyun)
  15. Shin Hye Sung Vol. 1 "A Song For You"
  16. Shin Hye Sung Vol. 1 "After... "
  17. Shin Hye Sung & Lyn [He Said... She Said...] "Echo"
  18. Group S Fr. in Cl "I Swear" (wrote English lyrics)
  19. Group S Fr. in Cl "I Believe"
  20. S.E.S Vol. 1 "Good-Bye" (Rap by Eric)
  21. S.E.S Vol. 2 "Kiss" (Rap by Eric)

Other participation: Shinhwa Vol. 8 "Midnight Girl" (New melody arrangements for ballad version)

Awards

Years Awards
2005
2007
  • Golden Disk Award "Bonsang"
2008
  • Sohu Entertainment Sohu Han Yu's 2007 Awards: Annual Best Album
  • Sohu Entertainment Sohu Han Yu's 2007 Awards: Best MV
  • 2007 Model Ceremony Award: Popularity Award

TV shows

References

  1. ^ Shin Hye Sung (The Best Angel Voice)
  2. ^ a b "Album Sales For The Year Of 2007" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association Korea. Archived from the original on May 7, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080507070715/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2005.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-19. 
  3. ^ "Album Sales For The Month Of May 2005" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association Korea. http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200505.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-19. 
  4. ^ "Album Sales For The Month Of August 2007" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association Korea. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080619211615/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200708.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-19. 

External links

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Korean albums
Japanese albums
Korean singles
"How Do I Say" · "Hey, Dude!" · "Summer Story Tropical 2005"
Japanese singles
"This Is The Sun In Our Hearts"
Compilation albums
SM Town
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