Shindong

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Shindong

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Shin Donghee
Alias = Shindong
Born = birth date and age|1985|9|28
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Origin = Seoul, Republic of Korea
Instrument = Singing, rapping, beatboxing, piano, guitar
Voice_type = Bass
Genre = K-pop, hip hop, R&B, trot
Occupation = Singer, dancer, actor, MC, DJ
Years_active = 2005–present
Label = SM Entertainment
Associated_acts = SMTown
Super Junior
Super Junior-T
Super Junior-Happy
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Shin Donghee (born September 28, 1985), better known by his stage name Shindong, is a singer, entertainer, and a member of Korean boy band Super Junior. In the past Shindong has been criticized for his large size, which contradicts many slim Korean idols. Despite his larger appearance, Shindong is known to be one of the four lead dancers and the group's dance choreographer, creating dances for the bandmates whenever they make dance performances. Shindong is also the rapper of the group and co-writes rap lyrics with the rest of his bandmates. He is also Super Junior's main visual gag performer.

Pre-debut years

Shin made his first appearance in July 2002 when he was seen dancing on "Goyangsi Youth Dance". However, he didn't join SM Entertainment until 2005 when he won first place on the "9th SM Youth Best Selection Best Comedian", surprising the judges with his trained acting and dancing ability. Under SM Entertainment, Shin was trained in many areas of performing talents, specifically improving his dancing versatility and rapping.

Music career

2005–present: Super Junior

Months later, Shin was put in the large all-male rotational group Super Junior 05, the first generation of Super Junior. Due to Shin's name sounding similar to bandmate Donghae, he decided to use the stage name Shindong, derived from his surname and the first word of his birth name. "Shindong" is translated to "prodigy", proving himself to be of extraordinary alent to the audience despite his lack of an ideal idol appearance.

Shindong debuted with the other eleven members of Super Junior 05 on November 6, 2005, performing the group's first single, "TWINS (Knock Out)." The group released their first studio album a month later and it debuted as #3 on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts.cite news | author= | title=Album Sales of December 2005 | date= | work=Recording Industry Association of Korea | pages=1 | url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200512.htm | accessdate=2007-10-16 | language=Korean] As the group's second single, "Miracle", came to an end, his talent agency was about to recruit new members for the next Super Junior generation, Super Junior 06, with Shindong still as an undergraduate member of Super Junior. However, plans changed when the company added in a thirteenth member, Kyuhyun, and the company declared that future Super Junior generations were rumors. The group dropped the suffix "05" and became officially Super Junior. The new group hit big after they released their first CD single "U" the following summer in 2006, which became Super Junior's most successful single in the music charts, leading Super Junior to set #1 records in their music career since then.

In early 2007, SM Entertainment placed Shindong in a new six-piece subgroup of Super Junior, Super Junior-T. Different from Super Junior's usual urban music style, the group specializes in singing modernized versions of trot, an old style of Korean pop music. On February 25, 2007, Super Junior-T debuted on "Popular Songs" with their title song, "Rokuko". Super Junior-T released their first single, "Rokkugo" on February 23, 2007, ultimately selling 45,998 units by the end of the year, ranked as the sixteenth best-selling album of the year and he first best-selling single of the year. [ko icon MIAK.or.kr. [http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200712.htm] Retrieved January 24, 2008.] Super Junior-T ended subgroup activities in the end of the year and in September, Super Junior as a whole released their second official album, "Don't Don", which became the group's best-selling album and Korea's second best-selling album of the year.cite news | author= | title=Super Junior, SG Wananbe first and second place in 2007 album sales | date=2007-12-12 | work=Moneytoday | pages=1 | url=http://star.moneytoday.co.kr/view/stview.php?type=1&no=2007121213453100351 | accessdate=2007-12-12 | language=Korean] In the summer of 2008, Shindong made a comeback as a member of Super Junior-Happy, the fourth official Super Junior sub-unit. Their first mini album, "Cooking? Cooking!" was released on June 5, 2008.

Television and film career

2005–present: Hosting

Since November 2005, Shindong had been a regular MC for M.NET's "M!Countdown", along with Super Junior members Leeteuk and Kang-in, who was replaced by Eunhyuk a year later. However, due to concert tour schedules and preparations for a new album, Shindong, Leeteuk, and Eunhyuk decided to leave their MC seats, their last day on March 27, 2008. ko icon Newsen.com. [http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200803251204521002 Super Junior says goodbye to MC seats after two years and four months] March 25, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2008.] Shindong is also popularly known as the active MC and DJ of MBC's BoBoBo Ai Joa and KMTV's Green Apple Sound, successfully establishing the image, "DJ Shindong." [ko icon [http://www.cbs.co.kr/nocut/show.asp?idx=743282 신동 드라마 출연으로 'dj 풋사과 싸운드' 종영] February 7, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2008.] On March 26, 2008, it was announced that Shindong will soon debut as a radio DJ, hosting an MBC radio show, "Stop the Boring Time" along with Kim Shin Young.ko icon [http://www.mydaily.co.kr/news/read.html?newsid=200803261808301111&ext=na SuJu's Shindong first radio DJ, "Stop the Boring Time"] March 26, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2008.] Shindong is also very active in variety shows and often gives guest appearances in "Star Golden Bell", "Dongan Club", etc. Shindong often gives visual gag performances at entertainment programs.

2006–present: Acting

Shindong had appeared in some of Super Junior's acting projects, such as "Mystery 6" (2006) and "Super Junior Mini Drama" (2006).

In early 2008, Shindong officially debuted as an actor, playing a lead role in the mini television series "Single Papa in Love." [ko icon [http://kerio.cafe24.com/sj/view.php?id=superj&page=1&sn1=&divpage=7&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=42950 그룹 ‘슈퍼주니어’의 신동(23)이 연기자로 변신한다] Retrieved January 20, 2008.]

Personal life

On April 19, 2007, Shindong, with fellow members Leeteuk, Eunhyuk, Kyuhyun, and two managers, were involved in a major car accident that had attracted media attention for months. Unlike Leeteuk and Kyuhyun, who were seriously injured and were kept in the hospital for several months, Shindong and Eunhyuk suffered only minor injuries and were discharged from the hospital on April 23, 2007.

In 2008, Shindong was rumored to be dating Lim Irang, a childhood friend, after they were caught coming out of a movie theater together. However both parties denied and they insisted that they remain in a very close brother-sister relationship. [ko icon [http://news.mk.co.kr/outside/view.php?year=2008&no=462945 신동, 임이랑과 열애설 부인 “친한 오빠동생 사이” ] Retrieved July 25, 2008.]

Discography

Filmography

Film

Disc jockey

References

External links

* [http://www.smtown.com/ SM Entertainment Official Site]
* [http://www.super-junior.co.kr/ Super Junior Official Site]
* [http://www.avex.com.tw/superjunior/ Super Junior Official Avex Site] zh icon
* [http://superjunior-jp.net/ Super Junior Official Japanese Site] jp icon
* [http://t.super-junior.co.kr/ Super Junior-T Official Site]
* [http://superjunior-happy.iple.com/ Super Junior-Happy Official Site]

Persondata
NAME = Shin, Donghee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Shindong
SHORT DESCRIPTION = South Korean singer, actor
DATE OF BIRTH = September 28, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH = South Korea
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =