Crush (singer)

Crush
Background information
Native name 신효섭
Birth name Shin Hyo-seob
Born (1992-05-03) May 3, 1992[1]
South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2012–present
Labels Amoeba Culture
Associated acts
Crush
Hangul 신효섭
Revised Romanization Sin Hyo-seop
Stage name
Hangul 크러쉬

Shin Hyo-seob (born May 3, 1992), professionally known as Crush (hangul: 크러쉬), is a South Korean R&B and hip hop singer under Amoeba Culture. He debuted in 2012 with the single "Red Dress" and has released one studio album, Crush On You.

Career

Crush made his official debut with the single "Red Dress" featuring TakeOne on December 7, 2012.[2] In the following year, he released two singles, "Crush On You" and "어디 갈래 (Where Do You Wanna Go)" which featured Taewan and Gary.

He released another single in April 2014, called "가끔 (Sometimes)".[3] He also collaborated with Gaeko for the single "Hug Me". In August, he sang "잠 못드는 밤 (Sleepless Night)" for the OST of the SBS television drama It's Okay, That's Love. He then released the song "SOFA" in October.[4]

In 2015, he collaborated with Zion.T for the single "그냥 (Just)". The song was released on January 30, 2015, and debuted at #1 on the Gaon Singles Chart.[5] They also won Best Collaboration & Unit at the 17th Mnet Asian Music Awards. In July, he released the single "Oasis" which featured Block B's Zico.[6] He also held his first solo concert Crush On You from November 13 to 14.[7]

On January 15, 2016, it was announced that Crush would be making a 'comeback' and on January 20, it was revealed that Girls' Generation's Taeyeon would be featured in the single.[8] "Don't Forget (잊어버리지마)" was released on January 22 and on January 27, won first place on Show Champion, making it his first music show win in his career.[9]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Single
2012 "Red Dress" Crush feat. TakeOne
2013 "Crush On You" Crush feat. Swings
"Where Do You Wanna Go (어디 갈래)" Crush feat. Taewan, Gary
2014 "Sometimes (가끔)" Crush
"Hug Me" Crush feat. Gaeko
"Whatever You Do" Crush feat. Gray
"Sleepless Night (잠 못드는 밤)" Crush
"Sofa" Crush
2015 "Just (그냥)" Crush & Zion.T
"Oasis" Crush feat. Zico
2016 "Don't Forget (잊어버리지마)" Crush feat. Taeyeon
"9 to 5" Crush feat. Gaeko
"woo ah (우아해)" Crush

As a featured artist

Year Single Album
2013 "Blink (깜빡) Remix" Gray feat. Crush, ELO, Jinbo Digital single
"Two Melodies (뻔한 멜로디)" Zion.T feat. Crush Red Light
"Give It To Me" Crush (ft. Jay Park, Simon Dominic) Crush On You
"No More (G-Mix)" Dok2 feat. Crush, Loco Ruthless, the Album
2015 "Hold Me Tight (감아)" Loco feat. Crush Locomotive
"Hands Up (손바닥을 보여줘)" Loco feat. Crush
"MOMMAE (몸매) (remix)" Jay Park (ft. Crush, Simon Dominic, Honey Cocaine) Worldwide
2016 "What 2 Do" Dean feat. Crush, Jeff Bernat[10] 130 MOOD : TRBL

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2016
17th Mnet Asian Music Awards
UnionPay Song of the Year
"Just (그냥)" Crush & Zion.T
Nominated
Best Collaboration & Unit Won

Music show wins

Show Champion

Year Date Song
2016 January 27 "Don't Forget" (feat. Taeyeon)

References

  1. "Crush (신효섭)". Melon. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  2. "Red Dress". Melon. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  3. [MV] Crush(크러쉬) _ Sometimes(가끔)
  4. Hong, Grace Danbi (October 30, 2014). "[Video] Crush Cries Alone in 'Sofa' Music Video". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  5. South Korea's Gaon Singles Chart (in Korean) Originally from Gaon Music Chart (February 2015). Archived on September 13, 2015. Retrieved on October 17, 2015.
  6. Lee, Nancy (July 9, 2015). "[Video] Crush Releases 'Oasis' with Block B's Zico". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  7. Kim, Ji-yeon (October 2, 2015). "Crush's Concert Tickets Sell Out Immediately". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  8. Lee, So-dam (January 20, 2016). "SNSD's Taeyeon to Feature on Crush's New Song". Newsen. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  9. "Crush Wins With "Don't Forget" Featuring Taeyeon on "Show Champion," Performances by GFRIEND, Dal Shabet, and More". Soompi. January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  10. "Dean - What 2 Do (feat. Crush & Jeff Bernat) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved February 21, 2016.

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