Shin Daechul ( ko, 신대철) is a South Korean musician and songwriter. He is best known as leader and guitarist of

Sinawe Sinawe ( ko, 시나위) is a heavy metal/ rock band from South Korea. Led by guitarist and sole constant member Shin Daechul, they are credited as being the first heavy metal band in South Korea. During its golden age in the late 1980s and mid 19 ...

, who are considered one of the first heavy metal bands in South Korea. He is the son of

Shin Jung-hyeon Shin Jung-hyeon (, or ; born January 4, 1938), also transliterated as Shin Joong-hyun or Sin Junghyeon, is a South Korean rock guitarist and singer-songwriter often referred to as Korea's "Godfather of Rock." A pioneer of Korean rock music, S ...

, who is often called "the Godfather of Korean rock music," and the older brother of fellow musicians Shin Yunchul and Shin Seokchul.

Career

Shin Daechul was born on February 16, 1967, as the oldest of three sons. He began to learn guitar from his father in fourth grade following his father's release from prison for marijuana possession. "After

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got busted, he was always at home, so I had a good opportunity to learn from him." At 18 years old, Shin's band

released their first album in 1986. It sold 400,000 copies and they took to the forefront of Korean heavy metal. Through two decades, many now renowned musicians such as

Seo Taiji Jeong Hyeon-cheol (Korean: 정현철; born February 21, 1972), better known as Seo Taiji or Seo Tae-ji (서태지), is a South Korean singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. After dropping out of high school to pursue a music career, ...

, Kim Jong-seo,

Bada Kim Kim Bada (, born October 21, 1971) is a South Korean singer, musician, producer, and songwriter. His birth name is Kim Jung-nam (김정남). From 1995 to 1999, he was the fifth vocalist of Korean rock band Sinawe. In 2003, he formed the rock ban ...

and

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improved their musical abilities while members of Sinawe. He contributed guitar to "Rock'n Roll Dance" on

Seo Taiji and Boys () was a South Korean music group active from 1992 to 1996. The three members of the boy band, Seo Taiji, Yang Hyun-suk and Lee Juno, experimented with many different genres of popular Western music. Seo Taiji and Boys was highly successful ...

' 1992 self-titled debut album. Together with Boohwal leader Kim Tae Won and Baekdoosan's Kim Do Kyun, Shin worked on the guitar musical project D.O.A. and released the album ''Dead or Alive'' in 2003. In 2011, Shin was a judge for the

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musician contest show ''Top Band''. At the August 2013 City Break Festival, Daechul and his two brothers performed with their father. Following the

Sinking of the MV Sewol The ferry MV ''Sewol'' sank on the morning of April 16, 2014, en route from Incheon towards Jeju in South Korea. The 6,825-ton vessel sent a distress signal from about north of Byeongpungdo at 08:58 KST (23:58 UTC, April 15, 2014). Out of ...

in April 2014, Shin was one of several artists that helped publish original music compositions of students that died in the disaster; releasing work that Park Su-hyeon had saved to his computer. In October 2014, Daechul made headlines when he accused Asan Medical Center of malpractice that led to the death of his friend

Shin Hae-chul Shin Hae-chul (Hangul: 신해철; May 6, 1968 – October 27, 2014) was a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer known for being a pioneer of Korean experimental rock music. He was referred to by fans as the "Demon Lord" or "The Dev ...

and vowed to avenge him. At the urging of friends, Hae-chul's family stopped his cremation on short notice and requested an autopsy. In March 2015, Songpa police found that Shin Hae-chul did die from medical malpractice. Outspoken against record labels and online streaming services for taking too large a share of revenue in relation to that the musicians earn, which he says will cause the Korean music industry to collapse, Shin formed the Barun Music Cooperative. The

cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...

is dedicated to protecting musicians' interests and receiving better working conditions. Shin was a featured speaker at the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

on December 2, 2014.

Private life

Shin had a son, Dong-joo, in March 2003.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shin, Daechul 1967 births Living people Musicians from Seoul South Korean rock guitarists Heavy metal guitarists