Get Closer With Handsome Korean Singer, Park Hyo-shin
Park Hyo-shin, the singer known as the ‘King of Ballads’, debuted on November 4, 1999, withv the singles “Things I Cannot Do For You” and “Fool”, which both became hits in South Korea. The singer is also musical theater actor, who has given first-rate performances in musicals such as Hamlet, Tod, Mozart, and others.
In this article, Byeol Korea will give you a rundown of everything about Park Hyo-shin; his full profile, discography, latest news, and much more.
Full Profile of Park Hyo-shin
- Stage Name: Park Hyo-shin
- Real Name: Park Hyo-shin
- Nickname: Oh Reong, Hyo Pang, Hyo Mo
- Place and Date of Birth: South Chungcheong-South Korea, September 1, 1981 and registered birth December 1, 1981.
- Age: 38 years old
- Zodiac Sign: Virgo
- Nationality: Korean
- Hometown: South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
- Height: 178 cm
- Weight: 65 kg
- Blood Type: O
- Family: Mother, Older Brother
- Occupation: Singer, Musical Theater Actor, Songwriter
- Specialty: Trot
- Hobbies: Painting coloring books, taking pictures, watching movies
- Education: Kyunghee University, major of Post-modern Music
- Agency: Originally, Jellyfish Entertainment, currently Glove Entertainment
- Instagram: @parkhyoshin.official
Interesting Facts About Park Hyo-shin
- Hyo-shin is known for his emotional vocals.
- He can speak Korean, Japanese, and English.
- When he was young, he used to sing trot at his family’s restaurant.
- In high school, his friend said he should become a singer, so he participated in competitive singing festivals, where he won a lot of trophies.
- Hyo-shin ended up becoming a trainee at a company, where he trained for 8-9 months but, because of financial problems, the company had to shut down.
- Park Hyo-shin attended school with Fly To The Sky’s Hwan Hee and singer Wheesung.
- He is close friends with both Hwan Hee and Wheesung.
- He’s also close with some ballad singers, such as Gummy, Sung Si-kyung, and Lyn.
- Hyo-shin moved to another company. When he wanted to leave this company (without a contract), they made him pay back $50.000 they spent on him during his stay. After that, he promised himself he would never become a singer again.
- His friend introduced him to composer Hwang Yoon-min and he decided to start singing again under Yoon Min’s supervision. He did this for a year until he debuted.
- His gained a lot of his popularity after he made an appearance on a show called “Lee Sora’s Propose”.
- Park Hyo-shin sold 440.000 copies of his debut album, ‘Things I Cannot Do For You’, which made it place 15th on 2000’s Music Recording Sales.
- In 2005, he released a remake of the song ‘Snow Flower’, which was originally sung by Mika Nakashima.
- After he completed his mandatory military service, he came back in 2014 with his biggest song to date, called ‘Wild Flower’.
- Some people say this song is about his own hardships, and others believe it’s about one of his closest friends, actor Park Yong-ha, who committed suicide in 2010.
- He is a big fan of Girls Generation’s Sooyoung, and wants to meet her in person.
- Park Hyo-shin’s ideal type is a girl with long hair, who is calm and has an easy-going personality.
- His favorite motto is “If I want to be a happy person, I could give other people love.”
Park Hyo-shin’s Discography
As a legendary ballad singer who has many hit songs, Park Hyo-shin has released seven studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, one cover album, and twenty singles.
Albums
Year | Title | Details |
December, 1999 | Things I Can’t Do For You | Studio Album |
January 19, 2001 | Second Story | Studio Album |
September 13, 2002 | Time Honored Voice | Studio Album |
April 19, 2004 | Soul Tree | Studio Album |
January 29, 2007 | The Breeze of Sea | Studio Album |
September 15, 2009 (Part 1)
December 13, 2010 (Part 2) |
Gift | Studio Album |
October 3, 2016 | I am A Dreamer | Studio Album |
December 22, 2005 | Next Destination…New York | Live Album |
October 30, 2003 | Park Hyo Shin Best Voice=2003-1999 | Compilation Album |
April 20, 2009 | The Gold | Compilation Album |
March 22, 2012 | Gift E.C.H.O | Compilation Album |
June 2, 2005 | Neo Classicism | Compilation Album |
Singles
Year | Albums | Title |
2019 | Non-album Single | “Lovers” |
2019 | Non-album Single | “Goodbye” |
2019 | Non-album Single | “The Wind Is Blowing” |
2018 | Non-album Single | “The Other Day” |
2018 | Non-album Single | “Sound of Winter” |
2016 | I am A Dreamer | “Beautiful Tomorrow” |
2016 | I am A Dreamer | “Home” |
2016 | I am A Dreamer | “Breath” |
2015 | Non-album Single | “Shine Your Light” |
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2014 | Non-album Single | “Happy Together” |
2014 | Non-album Single | “Wild Flower” |
2012 | Non-album Single | “Overcoming Myself” |
2010 | Gift – Part 2 | “I Promise You” |
2010 | Gift – Part 2 | “Goodbye Love” |
2009 | Gift – Part 1 | “After Love” |
2008 | Hwang Project Vol.1 – Welcome to the Fantastic World | “The Castle Of Zoltar” |
2007 | The Breeze of Sea | “Memories Resembles Love” |
2005 | Neo Classicism | “Scattered Days” |
2004 | Soul Tree | “Standing There” |
2002 | Time-Honored Voice | “Good Person” |
2001 | Second Story | “Far Away” |
1999 | Things I Can’t Do for You | “Fool” |
1999 | Things I Can’t Do for You | “Things I Can’t Do For You” |
Music Videos
1. Thing I Can’t Do For You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEO-UyX2fNI
2. Fool
3. Far Away
4. Yearning
5. Good Person
6. Standing In That Spot
7. Because I’m a Common Man
8. If We Meet Again
9. If We Meet Again
10. Scattered Days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFD6eGxPVio
11. Memories Resemble Love
12. Let’s Hate
13. Sorrow
14. The Castle of Zoltar
15. After Love
16. Wishing For You
17. I Love You
18. Goodbye Love
19. Christmas Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIdQZ6iPVGk
20. I Promise You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsyZ0zX_Bzg
21. Tears Are About To Shed
22. It’s You
23. Winter Propose
24. Wild Flower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hsrsmwHv0A
25. Happy Together
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYCW7Ea9p1E
26. Shine Your Light
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT7AM-4lOY0
27. Breath
28. Beautiful Tomorrow
29. Home
30. The Other Day