Shin Seung-hun

Shin Seung-hun
Shin in 2012
Shin in 2012
Background information
Born (1966-03-21) 21 March 1966 (age 58)
Daejeon, South Korea
GenresK-pop, ballad
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, piano, vocals
Years active1990–present
LabelsDorothy Company
Korean name
Hangul
신승훈
Revised RomanizationSin Seung-hun
McCune–ReischauerSin Sŭnghun

Shin Seung-hun (Korean신승훈; 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.[2]

  1. ^ 신승훈 나이 관심 집중...이승환·이승철·조성하 등과 동갑. Asia Today (in Korean). 3 December 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Hong, Dam Young (1 December 2017). "27 years on, balladeer Shin Seung-hun says 'life is Polaroid'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. ^ Sung, So-young (1 October 2015). "Shin Seung-hun back with new album". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ "BTS breaks 20 million album sales record in S. Korea". The Dong-a Ilbo. 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.