Lee Ho-yang (born June 3, 1983), known professionally as Shinsadong Tiger, is a South Korean music producer and songwriter. Even after debuting in 2001 at the age of 18, he has worked many odd jobs to fund his music career. He has become a prominent figure in the

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industry and is responsible for a number of popular songs.신사동호랭이 "여자 '용준형' 키우고 있어요"(인터뷰)
. ''Star News''. December 1, 2011. In 2010, he was named the "New Generation Producer" at the ''18th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards'', and in 2011 he was named as one of the most influential figures in the South Korean music industry by OSEN. Lee has also started his own label, AB Entertainment, in which he has debuted his own girl group,

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Biography

Lee was born in 1983 in Gwangyang, South Korea, where he attended an elementary school in

Pohang Pohang () is a city in the province of North Gyeongsang, South Korea, and a main seaport in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region. The built-up area of Pohang is located on the alluvium of the mouth of the Hyeongsan River. The city is divided into two wa ...

. He began his fascination with music in Junior High, and has auditioned for

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but was rejected.

Career

After debuting at the age of 19, Lee began to rise to prominence for his work with K-Pop artists. Although he has composed for various artists, he has also gained prominence for his role in managing rookie girl group

as well as the opening of the Modern K Music Academy. He has received criticism for his emphasis on following trends in popular music and producing commercial music for "idols". Lee has admitted to often use arbitrary inspiration for his composition style, including toilet rolls as his inspiration for the hook-heavy "

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". In 2011, he released his own self-produced single, "Supermarket – The Half", in which

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and

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of BEAST are featured on the track "Should I Hug Or Not?" ( ko, 안을까 말까). In 2012, he released his new album, "Supermarket – Another Half", included tracks “Over and Over” by

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, “Stop Doing That” by

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, and “In the Cloud“, a solo track by B2ST member

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. “In The Cloud” released at April 24, 00:00 KST. In May 2014,

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became the largest shareholder in Shinsadong Tiger's entertainment agency, Cashmere Records. In 2018, he worked on the music production of ''

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''. He composed and arranged

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's hit song "

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" (뿜뿜). In 2021, Lee teamed up with frequent collaborator LE to form and debut the group

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Discography

Digital singles

* 2011: Supermarket – The Half (''credited to BEAST'') * 2011: Super Hero (Shinsadong Tiger and

Mighty Mouth Mighty Mouth ( ko, 마이티 마우스) is a South Korean duet male group made up of Sangchu ( ko, 상추) and Shorry J ( ko, 쇼리 J). Debuted in 2008 with their ''Energy'' album featuring Yoon Eun Hye for "I love you", Sunye of the Wonder G ...

)

Production discography

Awards

References

External links

Shinsadong Tiger
on Rainbow Bridge Agency * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shinsadong Tiger 1983 births Living people People from Pohang Kakao M people South Korean dance musicians South Korean record producers South Korean songwriters Melon Music Award winners