Shinhwa member profiles

ShinHwa

Summary: Shinhwa debuted on March 24, 1998.  The members are Eric, MinWoo, Dongwan, HyeSung, JunJin, and Andy.  While the band started off in SM Entertainment, in 2003, they left the company and moved to Good Entertainment.  The members have done their own solos, as well as ventured into acting and creating their own boy band, Battle, who crawled in a hole and died. Find the group’s discography here.

 

Shinhwa was one our first bands.  We really got into them after hearing their songs “Once In a Lifetime” and “Brand New.”  While we’ve kind of ignored their older stuff, we do like “eusha eusha,” especially after watching a live where Shinhwa realized they couldn’t keep up with their younger songs.  We don’t really watch a lot of videos with them (though we love seeing X-Man every so often for memories), and we only watch the music videos once, maybe twice.  We love Run, and we love every comeback they’ve done since getting out of the military to blow the rookies out of the water.

Member Profiles

Eric Mun


Birth Name: Eric Mun JungHyuk
Birth Date: February 16, 1979
Birth Place: South Korea
Family: Two older sisters, one older brother, parents
Facts:

  • Enjoys playing instruments and listening to music
  • Grew up in Fullerton, California
  • Can play clarinet and saxophone

MinWoo (M)


Birth Name: Lee MinWoo
Birth Date: July 28, 1979
Birth Place: South Korea
Family: Older sister, older brother, younger brother, parents
Facts:

  • Is known for being a player
  • Last to go into the military
  • Had to pay off his family’s debt
  • Find his solo discography here.

DongWan


Birth Name: Kim DongWan
Birth Date: November 27, 1979
Birth Place: South Korea
Family: parents
Facts:

  • Can play guitar and piano
  • Admitted to getting plastic surgery after a nose injury
  • Has done acting
  • Find his solo discography here.

HyeSung


Birth Name: Jung PilKyo
Birth Date: November 27, 1979
Birth Place: South Korea
Family: Younger brother, parents
Facts:

  • English name is Steve Jung
  • Lived in the U.S.
  • Didn’t go into the military due to a leg injury
  • Find his solo discography here.

JunJin


Birth Name: Park ChoongJae
Birth Date: August 19 1980
Birth Place: South Korea
Family: Younger sister, younger brother, parents
Facts:

  • Went to high school with HwangBo
  • Has a tattoo on his back
  • His hobby is exercising
  • Find his solo discography here.

Andy

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Birth Name: Lee SunHo (English Name is Jason)
Birth Date: January 21, 1981
Birth Place: South Korea
Family: Older sister, parents
Facts:

  • Enjoys volleyball, basketball, dancing
  • Has ventured into acting
  • SM Entertainment persuaded him to change his English name to Andy before debut
  • During fourth album promotions, Andy was not present. It is said it was because he had tried to commit suicide, so he was sent to back to the U.S. to rest
  • The only member to go into active duty for his military service
  • Find his solo discography here.