Kim Jong-hyun

South Korean singer and dancer (1990–2017)

Kim Jong-hyun is remembered in music for work that changed what came after it.

The record lists Kim Jong-hyun as South Korean singer and dancer (1990–2017).

Kim Jong-hyun was born at Hyehwa-dong in 1990. His recorded nationality is South Korea. He trained at Chungwoon University and Myongji University.

Streaming replaced the record industry's economics in this generation: reach became enormous and the income per listen very small.

He worked as singer, actor and model.

The instruments recorded are guitar, voice and bass guitar.

His work is classed as k-pop, contemporary r&b and ballad.

He performed with SHINee and SM the Ballad.

What survives in music is rarely what sold best at the time.

That the work came out of South Korea shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.

Kim Jong-hyun died in 2017, aged 27. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.

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