Shin Hyo-seob (Korean: 신효섭; born May 3, 1992),[1] professionally known as Crush (크러쉬), is a South Korean R&B and hip hop singer-songwriter and producer. Crush often uses Jazz musical instruments in his style of music, implementing modern tunes. He debuted on April 1, 2014, with the single "Sometimes" and released his first album Crush on You on June 5, 2014.
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Born | Shin Hyo-seob (1992-05-03) May 3, 1992 (age 30) Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Revised Romanization | Sin Hyo-seop |
McCune–Reischauer | Sin Hyosŏp |
Thirteen of Crush's singles have peaked in the top ten on the Gaon Digital Chart, with nine of Crush's singles also becoming top five hits including "Just", "Beautiful", "Don't Forget", "Bittersweet" and "Sleepness Night".
Crush was born Shin Hyo-seob on May 3, 1992.[2] Raised in Seoul, he began listening to R&B and hip hop music at a young age and aspired to become a singer. Dynamic Duo's debut album Taxi Driver left a "deep impression" on him, which inspired him to begin rapping.[3] He began making music during his first year of middle school with a friend and sending demos to the group's record label Amoeba Culture. Nicknamed "Shi Syeob" (시셥), he wrote the moniker "C-sub" in English as a tentative stage name. His friend misread it as "Crush", which he took an immediate liking to and decided to use.[4] Crush attended Hoseo University and graduated from the Department of Practical Music.[2]
While taking a break from school, Crush sent Zion.T his demos after meeting at a hip hop party. The two became acquainted and, along with Gray, Loco, and Elo, formed the music crew VV:D in 2012.[4]
Crush released the single "Red Dress" featuring TakeOne on December 7, 2012.[5] He contributed to his first song as a record producer and guest artist on Loco's single "No More".[4] In the following year, he released the singles "Crush on You" and "Where Do You Wanna Go" with Taewan and Gary.[6] In July 2013, Crush signed an exclusive contract with Amoeba Culture.[3]
Crush officially debuted on April 1, 2014, with a single titled "Sometimes".[7][8] His first album, Crush on You, was released on June 5, 2014, and went on to win Best R&B & Soul Album at the 12th Korean Music Awards. In 2014, Crush also collaborated with Gaeko for the single "Hug Me".[9] In August, he sang the OST "Sleepless Night" for the SBS drama It's Okay, That's Love.[10] In October, Crush released the track "Sofa".[11]
In 2015, Crush collaborated with Zion.T for the single "Just". The song was released on January 30, 2015, and debuted at number one on the Gaon Singles Chart.[12] Crush and Zion.T won Best Collaboration at the 17th Mnet Asian Music Awards.[13] In July, Crush released the single "Oasis" which featured Block B's Zico.[14] In November, Crush held his first solo concert, Crush on You.[15]
In January 2016, Crush released the single "Don't Forget" featuring Girls' Generation's Taeyeon.[16] "Don't Forget" won first place on Show Champion on January 27, marking his first music show win.[17][18] Crush also went on to win Best Vocal Performance - Male Solo at the 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards.[19]
In 2016, Crush became an active member of the hip-hop crew Fanxy Child, consisting of Zico (rapper, producer), Dean (singer, producer), Penomeco (rapper), Millic (DJ, producer), Staytuned (producer).
In July 2018, Crush released his third extended play Wonderlost.[20] As with his previous projects, Crush was heavily involved in the songwriting, composition, and production of his album, stating: “I’m able to do the full production… I can make my own arrangements, and oversee the entire process.”[21]
In December 2016, Crush also released the hit OST “Beautiful” for the tvN drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, and later received a nomination for Best OST at the 19th Mnet Asian Music Awards.[22]
On June 4, 2019, Crush stated on his Instagram that he would be leaving Amoeba Records to start his own agency.[23] However, on July 17, 2019, he announced that he had decided to sign with Psy's agency, P Nation.[24] On December 5, 2019, Crush released his critically acclaimed second full-length album From Midnight To Sunrise, with "Alone" and "With You" serving as the album's double lead singles.[25] Crush once again took control of songwriting and production for the album, and introduced jazz elements alongside R&B.[26] From Midnight To Sunrise won R&B Album of the Year at the Korean Hip-hop Awards.[27]
In February 2020, Crush released the OST "Let Us Go" for the televisionn series Crash Landing on You.[28][29] In May 2020, it was announced that Crush had asked Joy of Red Velvet to feature on the lead single of his next album.[30] The song, titled "Mayday", topped multiple music charts upon its release.[31] On October 20, 2020, Crush released his fourth extended play With Her.[32]
On October 31, P Nation announced that the opening of tickets reservations for Crush's upcoming tour, the Crush on You Tour, would be postponed to respect the mourning period established after the Seoul Halloween crowd crush.[33]
On November 12, 2020, Crush enlisted for his mandatory military service.[34] On August 11, 2022, Crush was discharged from his military service.[35]
On August 23, 2021, Crush was confirmed to be in a relationship with singer and actress Joy, whom he had collaborated with during the previous year.[36]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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Crush on You |
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6 |
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From Midnight to Sunrise |
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US World [41] | |||
Interlude |
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13 | 14 |
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Wonderlust |
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8 | — |
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Wonderlost |
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18 | 10 |
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With Her |
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21 | — |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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"Red Dress" | 2012 | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Crush on You" | 2013 | — | ||
"Where Do You Wanna Go" (어디 갈래) with Gary, Taewan |
20 | |||
"Sometimes" (가끔) | 2014 | 8 |
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Crush on You |
"Hug Me" (featuring Gaeko) |
10 |
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"Sofa" | 26 |
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Non-album singles | |
"Just" (그냥) with Zion.T |
2015 | 1 |
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"Oasis" (featuring Zico) |
5 |
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"Don't Forget" (잊어버리지마) featuring Taeyeon |
2016 | 2 |
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"9 to 5" (featuring Gaeko) |
59 |
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Interlude | |
"woo ah" (우아해) | 4 |
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"highfive" (with Dynamic Duo, Primary, Boi B) |
23 |
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Non-album singles | |
"Skip" (with Han Sang-won) |
21 |
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"Fall" (어떻게 지내) | 2 |
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Wonderlust | |
"Summer Love" | 2017 | 87 |
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Outside |
"Outside" (featuring Beenzino) |
12 |
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"Don't Be Shy" (featuring Sik-K) |
88 |
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"Be By My Side" (내 편이 돼줘) | 19 |
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Non-album singles | |
"Bittersweet" (잊을만하면) | 2018 | 3 | — | |
"Cereal" (featuring Zico) |
20 | Wonderlost | ||
"None" | 22 | Non-album singles | ||
"Lay Your Head on Me" | — | |||
"Nappa" | 2019 | 7 | ||
"With You" | 95 | From Midnight to Sunrise | ||
"Alone" | 87 | |||
"Mayday" (자나깨나) featuring Joy |
2020 | 32 | Homemade 1 | |
"Ohio" | 41 | Non-album single | ||
"Let Me Go" (놓아줘) with Taeyeon |
8 | With Her | ||
"Rush Hour" (featuring J-Hope)[58] | 2022 | 4 | Non-album single |
Year | Single | Artist | Album |
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2012 | "No More" | Loco (feat. Crush) | Non-album single |
2013 | "Two Melodies (뻔한 멜로디)" | Zion.T (feat. Crush) | Red Light |
"You Can Stay (그대로 있어도 돼)" | Supreme Team (feat. Crush) | Thanks 4 the Wait | |
"Denim Heather T-Shirts" | Elo (feat. Crush) | Blur | |
"Blink (깜빡) Remix" | Gray (feat. Crush, Elo, Jinbo) | Non-album single | |
"Life is Good" (거품 안 넘치게 따라줘) | Dynamic Duo (feat. Crush, DJ Friz) | Luckynumbers | |
"No More (G-Mix)" | Dok2 (feat. Crush, Loco) | Ruthless, the Album | |
"Dream Chaser" | Gray (feat. Dok2, Crush) | Call Me Gray | |
"Hotpants (Extended Version)" | Illson (feat. Crush, B-Free, Pento, Cheetah, Bumzu, Juvie Train, Paloalto) |
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2014 | "Shower Later" | Gary (feat. Crush) | Mr. Gae |
"Stupid Love" | Rhythm Power (feat. Crush) | Wolmido Dogs | |
"JaJaJa" | YDG (feat. Dynamic Duo, Crush) | Non-album single | |
"Hold Me Tight" (감아) | Loco (feat. Crush) | Non-album single | |
"Silver Sonata" (은색 소나타) | Gaeko (feat. Crush) | Redingray | |
"U&I" | Toy (feat. Crush, Beenzino) | Da Capo | |
"Shall We Dance?" | Pinodyne (feat. Crush) | Her | |
2015 | "Hold Me Tight (감아)" | Loco (feat. Crush) | Locomotive |
"Hands Up (손바닥을 보여줘)" | |||
"Mommae (몸매) (Remix)" | Jay Park (feat. Crush, Simon Dominic, Honey Cocaine) |
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"Rainbow" | Planet Shiver (feat. Crush) | Rainbow | |
"247" | Junggigo (feat. Crush, Zion.T, Dean) | 247 | |
2016 | "what2do" | Dean (feat. Crush, Jeff Bernat) | 130 mood : TRBL |
"No Sense" | Sam Kim (feat. Crush) | I Am Sam | |
"Let's Play House" (몸만와) | Choiza and Primary (feat. Crush) | Hobby | |
"For You" | Penomeco (feat. Crush, Punchnello) | Non-album single | |
"Corona" | Punchnello (feat. Crush) | Lime | |
"Still" | Loco (feat. Crush) | Bleached | |
"Sometimes" | Geeks (feat. Crush, Giriboy) | Sometimes | |
"Bermuda Triangle" | Zico (feat. Dean and Crush) | Television | |
2017 | "Laputa" | DPR Live (feat. Crush) | Coming to You Live |
"Party (Shut Down)" | Sik-K (feat. Crush) | H. A. L. F. (Have.A.Little.Fun) | |
"So to Say" (말하자면) | Jinbo (feat. Crush, Hoody) | KRNB2 Part. 2 | |
"Stranger" | Peejay (with Crush) | Walkin' Vol. 2 | |
"Munbae-dong" (문배동 단골집) | Epik High (feat. Crush) | We've Done Something Wonderful | |
"Love Story" (러브스토리) | Suran (feat. Crush) | Non-album single | |
"Clock Out" (퇴근) | Swings (feat. Jay Park, Crush) | Non-album single | |
"Dongseong-ro" (동성로) | Rhythm Power (feat. Crush) | Dongseong-ro | |
"Sweaty" | SAAY (feat. Crush) | Claassic | |
2018 | "The Key" | Justhis and Paloalto (feat. Crush) | 4 the Youth |
"Your Dog Loves You" | Colde (feat. Crush) | Non-album single | |
"White Noise" (백색소음) | Cavalier (feat. Crush, EZRA) | Innate | |
"Peace" (평화) | Giriboy (feat. Crush, Choi LB) | hightechnology | |
"Slip N Slide (미끌미끌)" | SOMDEF (feat. Crush) | Some Definition of Love | |
"Sunshine" | Hoody (feat. Crush) | Sunshine | |
"Still in Love" | Kim Jo-han (feat. Crush) | Non-album single | |
"Make Up" | Sam Kim (feat. Crush) | Sun and Moon | |
"One of Those Nights (센 척 안 해)" | Key (feat. Crush) | Face | |
"No. 5" | Penomeco (feat. Crush) | Garden | |
2019 | "Blue Hawaii" | Punchnello (feat. Crush, Penomeco) | ordinary. |
"Vanessa" | Sik-K (feat. Crush) | FL1P | |
"Sorry (1000)" | |||
"Lovedrunk (술이 달다)" | Epik High (feat. Crush) | sleepless in | |
"Now or Never (지금이 아니면)" | CIFIKA (feat. Crush, Woo Won-jae) | Non-album single | |
"Domino" | 1the9 (feat. Crush) | Domino | |
"Yummy" | Jay Park (feat. Crush) | Nothing Matters | |
"I Did It" | Bewhy (feat. Crush) | The Movie Star | |
"Blue" | Dynamic Duo (feat. Crush, Sole) | Off Duty | |
"Make Her Dance" | Simon Dominic (feat. Loopy and Crush) | No Open Flames | |
"Late Autumn (만추)" | Heize (feat. Crush) | Late Autumn | |
"I Been" | Berhana (feat. Crush) | Han | |
"Starry Night" | BoA (feat Crush) | Starry Night | |
2020 | "Connected" | Kwon Soon-kwan (feat. Crush) | Connected |
"Darling" | Sik-K (feat. Crush) | Headliner | |
"Believe" | Paul Blanco (feat. Crush) | Mine | |
부재중 | Nov (feat. Crush) | Non-album single | |
"Still (가마니)" | Dawn (feat. Crush) | Dawndididawn | |
"Jam and Butterfly" | DPR Live (feat. Crush, eaJ) | Non-album single | |
"For You" | Lee Hi (feat. Crush) | Non-album single | |
2021 | "Stupid Love Song" | AKMU (with Crush) | Next Episode |
2022 | "Happier" | Psy (feat. Crush) | Psy 9th |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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"Sleepless Night" (잠 못드는 밤) feat. Punch |
2014 | 4 |
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It's Okay, That's Love OST |
"Perhaps That" (아마도 그건) with Loco |
2015 | 44 |
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Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Part 3 |
"Beautiful" | 2016 | 2 |
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Guardian: The Lonely and Great God OST |
"Let Us Go" (둘만의 세상으로 가) | 2020 | 3 | — | Crash Landing on You OST |
"No Words" (어떤 말도) | 76 | — | Itaewon Class OST | |
"—" denotes release did not chart. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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"Wake Up" (featuring Dean) |
2019 | 145 | From Midnight to Sunrise |
"Tiki-Taka" (featuring DPR Live) |
155 |
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Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2015 | 12th Korean Music Awards | Best R&B & Soul Album | Crush on You | Won | |
Best R&B & Soul Song | "Hug Me" (feat. Gaeko) | Nominated | |||
Rookie of the Year | — | Nominated | |||
7th Melon Music Awards | Best R&B / Soul | "Oasis" (feat. Zico) | Nominated | ||
Top 10 Artists | — | Nominated | |||
17th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Collaboration | "Just" (with Zion.T) | Won | ||
2016 | 25th Seoul Music Awards | Bonsang Awards | Nominated | ||
13th Korean Music Awards | Best R&B & Soul Song | Nominated | |||
8th Melon Music Awards | Best R&B / Soul | "Don't Forget" (feat. Taeyeon) | Nominated | ||
Top 10 Artists | — | Nominated | |||
18th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Male Artist | Nominated | |||
Best Vocal Performance – Male Solo | "Don't Forget" (feat. Taeyeon) | Won | |||
2017 | 31st Golden Disc Awards | Digital Bonsang | Nominated | ||
Best R&B / Soul Artist | — | Won | |||
26th Seoul Music Awards | Bonsang Awards | "Don't Forget" (feat. Taeyeon) | Nominated | ||
6th Gaon Chart Music Awards | Song of the Year – January | Nominated | |||
10th Korea Drama Awards | Best Original Soundtrack | "Beautiful" | Nominated | ||
19th Mnet Asian Music Awards |
Best OST | Nominated | |||
2nd Asia Artist Awards | Best Icon Award – Music | — | Won | ||
2018 | 2nd Soribada Best K-Music Awards | R&B Artist Award | Won | ||
2019 | 21st Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Hip Hop & Urban Music | "Nappa" | Nominated | |
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
8th Gaon Chart Music Awards | Song of the Year – August | Nominated | |||
2020 | Korean Hip-hop Awards 2020 | R&B Album of the Year | From Midnight To Sunrise | Won | |
2021 | Korean Hip-hop Awards 2021 | R&B Album of the Year | With Her | Nominated | |
R&B Track of the Year | "Ohio" | Nominated |
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