Shin Seung-hun

Shin Seung-hun

Shin Seung-hun in February 2012
Background information
Born (1966-04-11) 11 April 1966[1]
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, singer
Instruments Acoustic Guitar, piano
Years active 1990–present
Labels Dorothy Company (KR)
Avex Group (JP)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Sin Seung-hun
McCune–Reischauer Sin Sŭnghun

Shin Seung-hun (Hangul: 신승훈; Hanja: 申昇勳; born on 11 April 1966) is a South Korean ballad singer whose popularity peaked in the 1990s. He is remembered as one of the most important figures in South Korean pop music scene. He is also popularly known as "Emperor of Ballads"

The newest single is "For Our Dreams", which he composed and performed. It was released in January 2009 and was used by Korean Air to commemorate its 40th Anniversary. Both Korean and English versions have been released.

Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year Category Work Result
2000 Best Male Artist "The Unwritten Legend"[2] Won
Best Ballad Performance "After Separation"[3]Nominated
2002 Best Male Artist "If We Can Part Even Though We Love"[4][5] Nominated
Special Jury Prize Won
2004 Best Ballad Video "When That Day Comes"[6] Won
2008 Mnet PD's Choice Award N/A[7] Won

Music show awards

These are a collection of Shin Seung-hun's wins on Korea's televised music shows.

Inkigayo

Year Date Song
1998 March 22 "A Promise I Can't Follow"
March 29
April 5

References


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