Shin Seung-hun explained

Shin Seung-hun
Background:	solo_singer
Birth Place:	Daejeon, South Korea
Birth Date:	21 March 1966
Instrument:	Guitar, piano, vocals
Genre:	K-pop, ballad
Occupation:	Singer-songwriter
Years Active:	1990–present
Label:	Dorothy Company
Module:	Child: yes Korean name Hangul: 신승훈 Rr: Sin Seung-hun Mr: Sin Sŭnghun

Shin Seung-hun (; born 21 March 1966)^[1] is a South Korean singer-songwriter who was known in the 1990s as the "Emperor of Ballads."^[2] He debuted in 1990 with the hit song, "Reflection of You in Your Smile," and has since released 12 studio albums.^[3] Before 2020,^[4] he held the record for the most albums sold by one artist in South Korea with 17 million albums sold over his career.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR ^[5] ^[6]
Reflection of You in Your Smile (미소속에 비친 그대)	Released: 1 November 1990 Label: Dukyun Industries Format: LP	KOR: 1,400,000+^[7]
Invisible Love (보이지 않는 사랑)	Released: 30 November 1991 Label: Dukyun Industries Format: LP		KOR: 1,580,000+^[8]
Because I Love You (널 사랑하니까)	Released: 15 April 1993 Label: Dukyun Industries Format: LP		KOR: 1,700,000+
After A Long Time (그후로 오랫동안)	Released: 15 September 1994 Label: Dukyun Industries Format: CD		KOR: 1,800,000+
To Heaven (나보다 조금 더 높은곳에 니가 있을뿐)	Released: 1 May 1996 Label: Line Acoustic Co. Format: CD		KOR: 2,470,000+
Shin Seung Hun VI	Released: 1 February 1998 Label: Line Acoustic Co. Format: CD		KOR: 1,310,000+
Desire To Fly High	Released: 14 March 2000 Label: Universal Music Korea Format: CD, cassette	1	KOR: 492,931+^[9]
The Shin Seung Hun	Released: 14 January 2002 Label: Daeyeong AV Format: CD, cassette	1	KOR: 410,666+^[10]
Ninth Reply	Released: 2 February 2004 Label: Dorothy Music Format: CD, cassette	1	KOR: 232,927+^[11]
The Romanticist	Released: 10 October 2006 Label: Dorothy Music Format: CD, cassette, digital download	4	KOR: 137,207+^[12]
I Am...& I Am	Released: 10 November 2015 Label: Dorothy Music Format: CD, digital download	5	KOR: 13,335+^[13]
My Personas	Released: 8 April 2020 Label: Dorothy Music Format: CD, digital download, streaming	12	KOR: 10,500+

Awards and nominations

Golden Disc Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1991	Album Bonsang	Reflection of You in Your Smile		^[14]
1992	Album of the Year	Invisible Love
	Album Bonsang
1993	Album of the Year	Because I Love You
	Album Bonsang
1994	Album Bonsang	After A Long Time
1996		To Heaven
1998		Shin Seung Hun VI
2000		Desire To Fly High
2002		The Shin Seung Hun
2004		Ninth Reply
2006		The Romanticist

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2000	Best Male Artist	"The Unwritten Legend"		^[15]
Best Ballad Performance	"After Separation"
2002	Best Male Artist	align=center rowspan=2	"If We Can Part Even Though We Love"		^[16]
	Special Jury Prize		^[17]
2004	Best Ballad Video	"When That Day Comes"		^[18]
2008	Mnet PD's Choice Award			^[19]

See also

• List of best-selling albums in South Korea

External links

• Official Site
• Website by Avex Group

Notes and References

1. News: http://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20171203002120277. ko:신승훈 나이 관심 집중...이승환·이승철·조성하 등과 동갑. 3 December 2017. Asia Today. 18 May 2018. ko.
2. News: 27 years on, balladeer Shin Seung-hun says 'life is Polaroid'. Hong. Dam Young. 1 December 2017. The Korea Herald. 18 May 2018. en.
3. Web site: Shin Seung-hun back with new album. Sung. So-young. 1 October 2015. Korea JoongAng Daily. 18 May 2018.
4. Web site: BTS breaks 20 million album sales record in S. Korea. 10 April 2020. The Dong-a Ilbo. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200410211532/http://www.donga.com/en/List/article/all/20200410/2034236/1/BTS-breaks-20-million-album-sales-record-in-S-Korea. 10 April 2020. 10 April 2020.
5. Web site: K-Pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418092921/http://riak.or.kr/chart/mcdc.asp. 18 April 2018. dead. 18 May 2018.
   • Web site: Desire To Fly High charting.
   • Web site: The Shin Seung Hun charting. https://web.archive.org/web/20090116203111/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200201.htm. 16 January 2009. dead. 27 August 2018.
   • Web site: Ninth Reply charting. https://web.archive.org/web/20090302065940/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200402.htm. 2 March 2009. dead. 27 August 2018.
   • Web site: The Romanticist charting. https://web.archive.org/web/20080926004613/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/Kpop_200610.htm. 26 September 2008. dead. 27 August 2018.
6. Web site: Gaon Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 18 May 2018.
   • Web site: I Am...& I Am charting.
   • Web site: My Personas charting.
7. Web site: http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11074299. ko:'안듣고는 못 배길걸' 신승훈 컴백, 관전포인트4. Eom. Dong-jin. 2 October 2015. JTBC News. ko. 29 August 2018.
8. News: https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1000181118. ko:신승훈 '심신부터 동방신기까지 동료'. 2 October 2006. SBS News. 29 August 2018. ko-KR.
9. Web site: May 2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. 18 May 2018.
10. Web site: 2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. 18 May 2018.
11. Web site: May 2004 K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20081112050300/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200405.htm. 12 November 2008. live. 18 May 2018.
12. Web site: 2006 K-pop Album Sales Volume. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20090201164151/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2006.htm. 1 February 2009. dead. 18 May 2018.
13. Web site: 2015 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 18 May 2018.
14. Web site: [골든디스크 D-8] 김건모·조성모, 한번도 힘든 대상 3번이나]. 2 December 2009. Daily Sports. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118215613/http://media.daum.net/entertain/newsview?cateid=100030&newsid=20091202070206798&p=ilgansports. 18 January 2017. 31 January 2019.
15. Web site: MAMA 2000 Winners' Profile & MV | Mnet Asian Music Awards. https://archive.today/20140613182320/http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2000. 13 June 2014. dead. 30 January 2018. "2000 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
16. http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=6490 "2002 MMF part 1". Mwave. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
17. Web site: 2012 Mama. https://archive.today/20131007062807/http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2002. 7 October 2013. dead. 12 June 2014. "2002 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
18. http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2004 "2004 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
19. Web site: Winners from Past Years: 2008. MAMA. 10 January 2013.