Shin Hye Sung

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Shin Hyesung


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jung Pil-kyo
Alias =
Born = birth date and age|1979|11|27
Died =
Origin = South Korea
Instrument =
Genre = K-pop, Ballads, RnB
Occupation = singer
Years_active = 1998–Present
Label = SM Entertainment (1998-2003)
Good Entertainment (2004-present)
Associated_acts = Shinhwa [group S]
URL =Infobox Korean name
hangul = 신혜성
hanja = 申彗星
rr = Shin Hye Seong
mr = Shin Hyesŏng
hangulborn = 정필교
hanjaborn = 鄭弼敎
rrborn = Jeong Pil-gyo
mrborn = Chŏng P'ilkyo

Shin Hye Sung (born Jung Pil-kyo on November 27 1979 is the lead vocalist of the boy band Shinhwa. His Korean name "Hye Sung" means Comet and his English name is Steve Jung. He auditioned in America through Brothers Entertainment and became the first member to be part of the group.

Music career

Shinhwa

Hyesung was the first member to be placed into Shinhwa. Since then, he has been the lead vocalist of the band. His voice is considered to be that of an angel, and together with Shinhwa, he has released 9 albums. [http://www.thebeststuffintheworld.com/stuff/shin-hye-sung Shin Hye Sung (The Best Angel Voice) ] ]

Solo

Hyesung was the second member in Shinhwa to release solo albums, the first being Lee Minwoo. Although he had wanted to go into R&B like Lee Minwoo did, he chose to sing ballads as he did not want to rival his friend. He 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, followed closely by fellow Shinhwa member Kim Dongwan's song, "Handkerchief." His album sold 30,000 copies when it was just released on August 8, 2007 and 50,000 copies sold in just seven days. Although his bandmates, Eric, Dongwan, Junjin, Minwoo and Andy are enlisting for the military in 2008,cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title= Shinhwa to hold large scale ASIA concert to end 9 years of activities | date=| publisher= | url = http://www.shinhwa.biz/forums/showthread.php?t=1906| work= Shinhwa Biz| pages = | accessdate = 2007-07-27 | language = English] Hyesung is already exempted from military service because of an injury in his knee cord while he was doing the Guerilla Concert in 2001. Despite the fact that he underwent an operation on his knee cord just after he injured it, he still suffers from its effects while dancing on stage or walking.

olo discography

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'(1cd + 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)

Awards

Trivia

* Hyesung is famous for his "crab dance", "fighting dance", and "Mommy, I want that", which he performed in gameshows like X-Man, Love Letter and Heroine 6.
* HyeSung once dated one of S.E.S member, Shoo. He also was rumored to have dated Yoo Min (a Japanese woman who became an actress in Korea).
* Hyesung is close friends with Kangta (former member of H.O.T.) and solo artist/actor Lee Ji-hoon.
* Hyesung recently played in a televised professional Starcraft: Brood Wars match versus Shark [GM] of team MBC Hero.

References

External links

* [http://goodenter.com/shinhwa_hyesung/official/ Good Entertainment - Hyesung's site ko icon ] - Hyesung's Official site
* [http://www.only4steve.com/ Shin Hye Sung's fan site ko icon ] Hyesung's Official Japan site
* [http://www.hyesung.tv]