Shin Hae-chul

Shin Hae-chul (6 May 1968 – 27 October 2014) was a South Korean singer and musician. He was the leader and main vocalist of Korean rock band N.EX.T.

Shin made his unofficial debut in 1988 through MBC's annual Campus Music Festival, where he and his band, Infinite Track (무한궤도) won first place with the song "To You" (그대에게). He was a pioneer of avant-garde rock music in Korea, commonly referred to as Mawang (마왕), or "Demon Lord" by fans and the general public.

Life and career

Pre-debut

Shin Hae-chul was born the youngest of two children in his family, after his older sister. He attended Sogang University, where he studied philosophy until he dropped out due to his music activities.

He introduced the techno music technique in his nation with a huge sensation in 1998, with his album Monocrom. After that, he went to London, England, and New York City, in the United States, to develop his production skills for nearly two years.

He also contributed to the broadcasting factor with hosting several Radio programmes, including 'Music City with Shin Hae Chul' and 'GhostStation with Shin Hae Chul' After supporting and campaigning for the president Roh Moo-hyun in 2002 election, Mr. Shin hosts the popular Ghost Nation on MBC, a late-night radio program since 2003. His fans call him "Mawang" (마왕 'the Demon Lord').

The Return

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N.EX.T

N.EX.T or N.Ex.T. (abbreviation for New EXperiment Team) was a South Korean rock band, although their music can also be categorized with as diverse styles as pop, funk, heavy metal, thrash metal, progressive metal, and electronic.

History

N.EX.T (New EXperiment Team) was the band of singer/song-writer Shin Hae Chul (신해철). The group split up following the 1997 release of Lazenca: A Space Rock Opera, and the instrumentalists formed the alternative metal band Novasonic with rapper Kim Jun Pyo. N.EX.T reformed around 2003 following the disbanding of Novasonic, and they released the soundtrack to Guilty Gear XX #Reload. A few of its instrumental songs were re-worked into songs with vocals on the following album, The Return Of N.EX.T Part 3: The Book of War/The Diary of a Soldier. The Return of N.EX.T Part 3 included the song "Dear America" which featured many prominent Korean vocalists such as Kim Jn Pyo and Crash's Ahn Heung-Chan. Guitarist Kim SeHwang released his first solo album, Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, on June 27, 2011.