Hyuk Shin

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Hyuk Shin
BornSeoul, South Korea
GenresPop, K-pop
Occupation(s)
  • CEO
  • record producer
  • entrepreneur
Years active2004–present
Labels153/Joombas Music Group
Associated actsJustin Bieber, Usher, EXO, SHINee, DEAN, VIXX, Girls' Generation, Monsta X, NCT, Blackbear (musician),

Hyuk Shin (Hangul: 신혁; born June 5, 1985) is a South Korean record producer and singer-songwriter. His team, A-Rex, created the song "One Less Lonely Girl" for Justin Bieber in 2009.[1] He has worked with many major artists in K-pop, including GFriend, Exo, Shinee, DEAN, Oh My Girl, Girls' Generation, Monsta X, NCT, Got7 and SF9, among others.

Career[]

Early career[]

Shin began his career as a singer-songwriter in 2004, with the release of his first album "Soar". The title song "Robot" was composed by the famous K-pop ballad composer "Hyung-seok Kim" and the lyrics were written by the famous Korean poet, 'Tae-yeon Won'.[2] At age 20, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts to attend Berklee College of Music to achieve his goal that he had since 5th grade; charting his song on the Billboard.[3] In his interview with Korean digital music library website/application MelOn in 2012, he mentioned that moving to United States to develop his musical ability was the best decision he has ever made.[4]

A-Rex Production[]

Teaming up with songwriter Sean Hamilton, Shin started the music production duo "A-Rex". They worked together for 4 years until they made Justin Bieber's "One Less Lonely Girl," which debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, on the issue dated October 24, 2009. The song had 113,000 downloads in its first week and later scored the second highest debut of the week, only being surpassed by "3" by Britney Spears.[5] As of February 2011, the single has sold over 1,025,000 digital copies in the United States.[6] In his MelOn interview, he said those 4 years of waiting to achieve the goal, were the hardest time in his life.[7] A-Rex also produced "Right Here Waiting" by Tynisha Keli and "Supa Luv" by Korean male idol group, Teen Top. The song was later remixed and featured on the American movie "Beastly" by the director Daniel Barnz, starring Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer.

Joombas Music Group[]

In 2011, Shin established independent music production and music publishing company "Joombas Music Group" with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Seoul. Joombas began producing for major K-pop labels such as SM Entertainment and TOP Media, working to bring fresh, new sounds to the music industry. In 2011, Shin and Joombas were brought-in to contribute to the production and writing of EXO's debut album MAMA in the song "Angel." Exo's debut album MAMA was released in Korea and China in two language editions - Exo-K's Korean version and Exo-M's Mandarin version, and both versions hit No. 1 in Korea (Gaon Chart) and China (SINA Chart). Joombas made waves in the K-pop music industry in 2013. With Shin leading the team, Joombas produced "Romantic St." by "Girls' Generation," "Dream Girl" by "Shinee," "Light Me Up," "G.R.8.U.," and "Voodoo Doll" by VIXX, "Want U Back" by "100%, "Pretty Girl" by F(x), and the mega hit-song "Growl" by EXO. "Growl" peaked at #3 on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 chart and number two on South Korea's Gaon Singles chart.[8] The song has also reached #1 one on most of South Korea's major downloadable charts, and stayed in the top five for three consecutive weeks. "Growl" is one of Exo's most successful songs in both chart performance and on South Korean music show awards, winning a total of fourteen number-one trophies throughout its promotional period. Shin and Joombas also produced the songs "Don't Go" and "Black Pearl" for Exo's debut studio album, XOXO.
Joombas has continued to establish itself as one of the premiere independent music production and music publishing companies in South Korea.

As of 2018, Joombas Music Group has rebranded to 153/Joombas Music Group.

Artist Discovery: Blackbear & DEAN[]

Prior to his rise as a prominent artist, Matthew Tyler Musto (FKA blackbear), was discovered by Shin while he was working as a producer in Atlanta, Georgia. Recognizing Musto's potential as a songwriter and artist, Shin helped to craft and develop his sound. Musto would go on to co-write the smash single "Boyfriend" for superstar Justin Bieber in 2012.[9]

In 2012, Shin discovered and signed R&B artist Kwon Hyuk (FKA DEAN). Signed to Joombas initially as a songwriter and producer, Shin acknowledged DEAN's potential as an artist and together, began to develop and prepare his project. On July 13th, 2015, DEAN released his first single "I'm Not Sorry," featuring Grammy award winning artist Eric Bellinger.[10] The single gained significant attention as it was rare for a South Korean artist to release an international single in English prior to entering their home market.[11] DEAN would go on to release several more singles featuring popular Korean hip-hop and R&B artists such as Zico, Crush, Dok2, and Gaeko leading up to the release of his debut EP 130 mood: TRBL on March 25th, 2016, which was executive produced by Shin.[12] The album has been highly regarded as one of the best Korean R&B releases in the 2010s, receiving praise from notable music editors such as Billboard's Jeff Benjamin.[13] The EP was selected as one of the 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2016 by Billboard.[14]

153 Entertainment Group[]

In 2018, Shin launched 153 Entertainment Group in a joint-venture partnership with Warner Music Group. 153's first flagship artist in the new partnership is singer-songwriter NIve, who released his first single "Getaway" featuring independent artist JMSN on November 8th, 2018. 153 is continuing to grow its business into all facets of the music entertainment industry across Asia, including music publishing, music production, record label, artist management, and music education.

Discography[]

Year Artist Album Notes Charts/Awards[15]
2009 Justin Bieber My World Co-producer, co-writer ("One Less Lonely Girl") RIAA Certified Platinum[16]
No.1 Billboard Album Chart
No. 16 Billboard Hot 100
Canada – Gold
Premio Oye! – Revalacion del Ano
2010 Tynisha Keli The 5th Element Co-producer, co-writer ("Right Here Waiting") No. 36 Oricon Album Chart
2011 Teen Top Transform Co-producer, co-writer ("Supa Luv") No. 6 Gaon Album Chart
No. 40 Gaon Music Chart
A-Rex Remix, "Beastly" OST Co-producer, co-writer ("Supa Luv")
2012 EXO Mama Co-producer, co-writer ("Angel") No.1 in Korea (Gaon Chart)
No.1 in China (SINA Chart)
Block B Welcome to the Block Co-producer,co-writer ("NalinA / 난리나")
Fiestar We Don't Stop Co-producer,co-writer No. 21 Gaon Chart
2013 Girls' Generation I Got a Boy Co-producer, co-writer ("Romantic St.") No. 1 Album in Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, United States and Philippines
No. 7 Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart
Shinee Dream Girl – The Misconceptions of You Co-producer ("Dream Girl") No. 1 Gaon
No. 2 Billboard World Albums
No. 3 Billboard K-Pop Hot 100[17]
No. 5 Billboard Heatseekers
No. 10 Oricon Albums
Bonsang (Album) Golden Disk Awards
Bonsang Seoul Music Award
No. 1 Inkigayo (3/17/13)
No. 1 Music Bank (3/8/13, 3/15/13)
No. 1 Show Champion (2/27/13, 3/6/13, 3/13/13, 3/20/13)
No. 1 M-Countdown (2/28/13, 3/7/13, 3/14/13)
VIXX Hyde Co-producer, co-writer ("Light Me Up") No. 7 World Billboard Chart
100% Real 100% Co-producer, co-writer ("Want U Back") No. 6 Gaon Chart
VIXX Jekyll Co-producer, co-writer ("G.R.8.U") No. 3 Album Gaon Chart
No. 13 Billboard K-Pop Hot 100,
Exo XOXO Co-producer, co-writer ("Don't Go") No. 1 Billboard World Albums Chart
No. 1 South in Korea (Gaon and Hanteo Charts) and Japan (Oricon Chart)
No. 2 Vinyuetai V-Chart Album of the Year
No. 23 Billboard US Top Heatseekers Albums
Disk Bonsang – Golden Disk Award
Album of the Year – Mnet Music Awards
f(x) Pink Tape Co-producer, Co-writer ("Pretty Girl") No.1 Gaon Chart Weekly Albums
No.1 Billboard World Album Chart
No. 4 South Korea Gaon Monthly Album Chart
EXO XOXO Repackage Co-producer, Co-writer ("Growl") No. 1 Billboard World Albums[18]

No. 1 Gaon No. 1 on Bugs, MelOn, Mnet, Soribada, Daum, Monkey3, Olleh and Naver (Korea) No. 3 Billboard K-Pop Hot 100
Over 1,046,000 albums sold (including XOXO)
No.2 Vinyuetai V-Chart Award (Album of the Year)
Disk Bonsang – Golden Disk Award (Best Dance & Electronic Music Award)
Song of the Year (Melon Music Award)
BC – Unionpay Album of the Year (Mnet Music Award)
Artist of the Year (Album – 3rd Quarter (Gaon)
Record of the Year – Bonsang & Daesand (Seoul Music Award)
Song of the Year (KBS Music Festival)
World's Best Song (World Music Award)
No. 1 Show Champion (8/21/13, 8/28/13, 9/4/13)
No. 1 M Countdown (8/22/13, 8/23/13)
No. 1 Show! Music Core (8/24/13, 8/31/13, 9/7/13)
No. 1 Inkigayo (8/18/13, 8/25/13, 9/1/13)

VIXX Voodoo Co-producer, co-writer ("Voodoo Doll")
No.1 Album (Gaon Music Chart)
No. 1 Album (Gaon Music Chart)
No. 1 Music Bank (12/6/13)
No. 3 Gaon Social Chart
No. 7 Single Chart
Co-producer, co-writer ("Say You Say Me")
HISTORY Blue Spring Co-producer, co-writer ("Hello")
2014 VIXX Eternity Co-producer ("Eternity") No.1 Gaon Chart Weekly Albums
Disk Bonsang Award – Golden Disk Award
No. 1 Inkigayo (6/8/14)
No. 1 (6/11/14)
TVXQ Spell Bound Co-producer, co-writer ("Heavens Day") No. 2 Album (Gaon Music Chart)
UNIQ EOEO Co-producer ("Falling in Love") No. 7 Gaon Album Chart
Co-producer ("Born To Fight") winner of Apollo Music Award for Best Movie Track
KARA DSP Special Album White Letter Co-producer, co-writer ("My Angel")
2015 Super Junior Devil Co-producer ("Simply Beautiful") No. 2 Gaon Album Chart
UP10TION Top Secret Co-producer ("So, Dangerous") No. 9 Album (Gaon Music Chart)[19]
Co-producer ("Take A Shot")
Taeyeon I Co-producer ("Stress") No. 1 US World Album (Billboard)
No. 1 Taiwan (Five Music Taiwan)
No. 1 Gaon Album
No. 5 US Heat Seekers Albums (Billboard)
No. 14 on Gaon Chart[20]
Hotshot Am I Hotshot? Co-producer ("Watch Out") No. 18 on Mnet Chart[21]
Co-producer ("Take A Shot")
Oh My Girl Oh My Girl Co-producer ("Cupid") No. 6 on Gaon Chart
No. 12 on Mnet Chart

No. 12 on Mnet Chart[21]

HISTORY Beyond the History Co-producer ("Mind Game")
SPEED Speed On Co-producer ("What U")
UNIQ EOEO Co-producer ("EOEO") No. 16 on US Billboard Charts
Co-producer ("Listen to Me")
Best Friend Co-producer ("Best Friend") No. 25 on CHN Billboard Charts
Teen Top Red Point Co-producer ("Warning Sign") No. 47 on Gaon Chart
No. 1 Album (Gaon Album Chart)
No. 1 Music Bank (1/29/16)
No. 1 The Show (1/26/16)
2016 Dean 130 mood : TRBL Co-producer ("What2Do" ft. Crush, Jeff Bernat) No. 41 on Gaon Chart
No. 10 Album (Gaon Album Chart)
No. 22 Album (Billboard US Heatseekers Albums)
No. 3 Album (Billboard US World Albums)
Dean Co-producer ("D (Half Moon)" ft. Gaeko) No. 15 on Gaon Chart
No. 2 on Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists Chart
No. 33 on Billboard Twitter Top Tracks Chart
Nominated for "Song of the Year" (MAMA 2016)
No. 10 Album (Gaon Album Chart)
No. 22 Album (Billboard US Heatseekers Albums)
No. 3 Album (Billboard US World Albums)
Boys Republic BR:evolution Co-producer ("Eyes On Me") No. 14 Album (Gaon Album Chart)
UP10TION Spotlight Co-producer ("Attention") No. 4 Album (Gaon Album Chart)
No. 5 Album (Oricon Album Chart)
AOA Good Luck Co-producer ("Cherry Pop") No. 10 Album (Gaon Album Chart)
GFriend LOL Co-producer ("Click") No. 3 Album (Gaon Album Chart)
No. 7 Album (Billboard US World Albums)
Heize And July Co-producer ("And July" ft. Dean, DJ Friz) No. 34 on Gaon Chart
UP10TION Summer Go! Co-producer ("Magic") No. 3 Album (Gaon Album Chart)
Unit Sky 소년24 Final Stage Co-producer ("Bop")
Monsta X The Clan Pt. 2 Guilty Co-producer ("Queen") No. 2 Album (Gaon Album Chart)
No. 77 Album (Japan Hot Albums)
No. 3 Album (Billboard US World ALbums)
No. 16 Album (Billboard US Top Heatseekers Albums)
Co-producer ("Be Quiet") No. 2 Album (Gaon Album Chart)
No. 77 Album (Japan Hot Albums)
No. 3 Album (Billboard US World ALbums)
No. 16 Album (Billboard US Top Heatseekers Albums)
Shinee 1 of 1 Co-producer ("Don't Let Me Go") No. 87 on Gaon Chart
No. 1 Album (Gaon Album Chart)
No. 11 Album (Oricon Album Chart)
No. 14 Album (Billboard US Top Heatseekers Albums)
No. 2 Album (Billboard US World Albums)
PENTAGON Pentagon Co-producer ("Smile") No. 7 Album (Gaon Album Chart)
EXO-CBX Hey Mama! Co-producer ("Hey Mama!") No. 4 on Gaon Chart
No. 7 on Billboard US World Chart
No. 1 The Show (11/15/16) No. 1 Album (Gaon Album Chart)
No. 1 Album (Billboard US World Albums)
No. 14 Album (Oricon Album Chart)
2017 Uhm Jung-hwa (엄정화) The Cloud Dream of the Nine Co-producer ("Watch Me Move")
AOA AOA 1st Album ANGEL'S KNOCK Co-producer ("빙빙 (Bing Bing)")
Sonamoo (소나무) 나 너 좋아헤 Co-producer ("나 너 좋아헤")
NIEL (니엘) Love Affair Co-producer ("나 열나")
NIEL (니엘) Co-Producer ("In The Rain (Feat. 스내키 챈)")
Monsta X The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter Co-Producer ("5:14 (Last Page)") No. 2 on Gaon Album Chart
No. 38 on Oricon Chart
No. 97 on Japan Hot Albums
No. 1 on US World Albums Chart
No. 10 on US Heatseekers Albums Chart
No. 31 on US Independent Albums Chart
SF9 (에스에프나인) Breaking Sensation Co-Producer ("Easy Love") No. 5 on Gaon Chart
No. 5 on Billboard US World Chart
No. 5 on Oricon Chart
No. 12 on Billboard Japan HOT 100 Chart
Girl's Day Girl's Day Everyday #5 Co-Producer ("Love Again")
Produce 101 S2 I Know You Know Main Producer Produce 101 Concept Evaluation
NCT 127 Cherry Bomb Co-Writer ("Summer 127")
HALO (헤일로) Single Co-Producer ("Flying")
Cosmic Girls (우주소녀) Single Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("KISS ME (키스 미) ")
GFRIEND (여자친구) 여자친구 The 5th Mini Album Repackage `RAINBOW` Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("Life is A Party")
LOONA Odd Eye Circle Mix & Match Co-Writer ("Starlight")
TAEMIN (태민) MOVE – The 2nd Album Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("LOVE")
Super Junior PLAY – The 8th Album Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("I do (두 번째 고백)")
Super Junior PLAY – The 8th Album Co-Writer ("Spin Up!")
Monsta X The Code Co-Writer ("Deja Vu")
Exo Universe – 겨울 스페셜 앨범, 2017 Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("Universe")
SUPER JUNIOR-D&E (동해&은혁) You don't go Co-Writer ("You don't go")
2018 JEONG SEWOON (정세운) AFTER Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("No Better Than This")
Weki Meki Lucky Co-Writer ("La La La")
Weki Meki Lucky Co-Writer ("Lucky")
NCT U NCT 2018 EMPATHY Co-Writer ("YESTODAY")
UP10TION INVITATION Co-Writer ("SUPERSTAR")
UP10TION INVITATION Co-Writer ("CANDYLAND")
Monsta X The Connect: Dejavu Co-producer ("Lost In A Dream") No. 2 on Gaon Chart
No. 2 on Billboard's World Albums Chart
HALO (헤일로) O.M.G Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("O.M.G")
A.C.E (에이스) A.C.E Adventures in Wonderland Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("Take Me Higher")
A.C.E (에이스) A.C.E Adventures in Wonderland Co-Writer ("Black and Blue")
Shinee `The Story of Light` EP.2 – The 6th Album Co-Writer ("독감 (Who Waits For Love)")
Shinee `The Story of Light` EP.3 – The 6th Album Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("Tonight")
JEONG SEWOON (정세운) ANOTHER Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("I Wonder")
NEWKIDD02 (뉴키드02) BOY BOY BOY Co-Writer ("Shooting Star")
NEWKIDD02 (뉴키드02) BOY BOY BOY Co-Writer ("왼손 (Left Hand)")
JOHN PARK (존박) Understand Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("Understand")
UP10TION UP10TION 2018 SPECIAL PHOTO EDITION Co-Writer ("So Beautiful")
SHASHA (샤샤) SHASHA 2ND SINGLE `WHAT THE HECK` Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("What the Heck")
Oh My Girl OH MY GIRL 6th Mini Album (REMEMBER ME) Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("메아리")
Zhang Yixing (레이) NAMANANA – The 3rd Album Co-Writer ("Tattoo / 貝殼女孩")
Monsta X Take.1 Are You There? Co-Producer, Co-Writer ("Myself")
2019 WayV The Vision – The 1st Digital EP Co-Writer ("Dream Launch")
Roh Tae-hyun (노태현) biRTHday Co-Writer ("I Wanna Know")
George (죠지), Coogie (쿠기) 좀 예민해도 괜찮아2 OST Part.2 Co-Writer ("아무말 (Talk Talk Talk)")
Red Velvet (group)(레드벨벳) Sayonara Co-Writer ("Sayonara")
Unine (band) UNLOCK Co-Writer, Co-Producer ("Like a Gentleman")
Oh My Girl The Fifth Season Co-Writer, Co-Producer ("Case No.L5VE")
Ha Sung-woon BXXX Co-Writer ("BLUE")
OH!MYGIRL OH MY GIRL SUMMER PACKAGE [FALL IN LOVE] Co-Writer ("BUNGEE")
Sam Kim WHERE'S MY MONEY Co-Writer ("WHERE'S MY MONEY")
Supernova (South Korean band) Paparazzi Co-Writer, Co-Producer ("Fall In Love")
Kwon Jin-ah (권진아) Shape of Me Co-Writer, Co-Composer ("6:35pm")
Super Junior Time_Slip – The 9th Album Co-Writer, Co-Composer ("Somebody New")
TXT (band) The Dream Chapter: Magic Co-Writer, Co-Composer ("20cm")
Bomin You & I Co-Writer ("You & I")
Ding Zeren Flawless Co-Writer ("Flawless")
Hanin Dhiya Where is the Love Co-Writer, Co-Composer ("Where is the Love")
EXO Obsession – The 6th Album Co-Writer, Co-Producer ("Groove")
2020 Super Junior TIMELESS – The 9th Album Repackage Co-Writer ("Shadow")
Will Pan Mr. R&Beats Co-Writer ("Mr. R&Beats" and "Second Option")
The Boyz Reveal Co-Writer ("Wings")
MCND Into the Ice Age Co-Writer ("ICE AGE")
Han Seung-woo Fame Co-Writer ("I Just Want Love")
Co-Writer ("Walking to U")
'bandages Single Album Co-Producer ("how do i")
CLC Helicopter Co-Writer ("Helicopter")
Taeyeon Do You Like Brahms? OST Composer, Co-Writer ("Kiss Me")
2easy (feat. Heize) Co-Producer ("2easy (ft. Heize)")
2021 MCND MCND Age Co-writer ("Crush")
WayV Kick Back - The 3rd Mini Album Co-writer ("All For Love")
Super Junior The Renaissance Co-Writer, Co-Producer ("Burn the Floor")

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