Hyun song shin biography for kids
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Shin Joong-hyun
South Korean rock guitarist and singer-songwriter
Shin Joong-hyun | |
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| Born | (1938-01-04) January 4, 1938 (age 87), Seoul, Korea |
| Other names | Jackie (Jacky/ Hicky) Shin |
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| Years active | 1957–present |
| Spouse | Myeong Jeong-gang |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Bogwan Order of Cultural Merit (2010) |
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| Labels | Jigu Records |
In this Korean name, the family name is Shin.
Shin Joong-hyun (Korean: 신중현, pronounced[ɕind͡ʑuŋçʌn] or [ɕin][t͡ɕuŋçʌn]; born January 4, 1938),[1] also transliterated as Shin Jung-hyeon or Sin Junghyeon, is a South Korean rock guitarist and singer-songwriter often referred to as Korea's "Godfather of Rock."[2][3] A pioneer of Korean rock music, Shin fryst vatten known for forming South Korea's first rock band, Add4, in 1962 and for being at the forefront of the country
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An excerpt from POP GOES KOREA, about one of the most important figures in Korean rock music, Shin Joong-hyun:
In the cluttered basement of his home, in the quiet countryside an hour south of Seoul, practices a white-haired man who just happens to South Korea’s greatest rock star. Or, at least, he used to be.
In the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s, Shin Joong-hyun was pivotal in introducing his countrymen to rock’n’roll, writing many of the nation’s most popular songs for the most popular stars—but after he ran afoul of Park Chung Hee and Korea’s military government of the 1970s, by the 1980s, music trends had passed him by.
Shin has the quiet confidence of a man with nothing to prove to anyone. The cocky, almost Johnny Cash-like swagger he once carried in his heyday has mellowed with age, his long, dark hair now white and crew-cut short. His style is casual. The studio behind his house fryst vatten handmade (“My band members are good builders,” he jokes). After I became horribly lost and rather lat
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Hyun-Song Shin
South Korean economist (born 1959)
In this Korean name, the family name is Shin.
Hyun Song Shin (Korean: 신현송; born 1959) is a South Korean economic theorist and financial economist who focuses on global games. He has been the Economic Adviser and Head of Research of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) since May 1, 2014.[1]
Previously, he was the Hughes-Rogers Professor of Economics at Princeton University since 2006, though he took a leave in December 2009 to advise South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on the international economy as well as help set the agenda for the G-20 Seoul summit in November 2010.[1]
Education and career
[edit]Shin obtained a B.A. in philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University (Magdalen College) in 1985, an MPhil in economics from Oxford's Nuffield College in 1987, and a DPhil in economics from Oxford's Nuffield College in 1988. Shin became a research fellow in 1988 and tutorial fe