Shin Hee-won (Korean: 신희원) is a South Korean music video director who works with ST-WT Productions.[1] He has directed music videos for several K-pop artists, including Red Velvet, f(x), Shinee, Girls' Generation, NewJeans, and Kiss of Life. His music videos have been nominated or have won awards at the Melon Music Awards, the MAMA Awards, and the Genie Music Awards. Shin's music video for "Bang Bus" by 250 was selected to compete at some international film festivals and won Best Music Video at the K Asif Chambal International Film Festival.
Career
At the start of his career, Shin directed several music videos for SM Entertainment's K-pop idol groups, such as Red Velvet, f(x), Exo, and Shinee, among others.[2][3] In 2014, he directed the trailer for the South Korean survival show Mix & Match, created to select the final lineup of YG Entertainment's boy group iKon.[4] In 2015, the music videos for f(x)'s "4 Walls" and Shinee's "Married to the Music", both directed by him, were nominated for Best Music Video at the MAMA Awards.[5] In 2016, Red Velvet won Music Video of the Year at the Melon Music Awards for the music video of "Russian Roulette", also directed by him.[6] In November 2018, Shin was interviewed by Jung Il-hoon on Idol Radio, where he expressed his desire to eventually direct a film.[2] That same year, the music video for Shinee's "Good Evening", directed by him, was nominated for Best Music Video at the MAMA Awards.[7]
In 2021, Shin directed the music video for "Bang Bus" by 250 starring Baek Hyun-jin .[8][9] The video was screened at the Boston International Film Festival, the LA Indie Film Festival, the Swedish International Film Festival, and the Maracay International Film Festival.[9] It won Best Music Video at the K Asif Chambal International Film Festival and was selected to compete at the Miami Short Film Festival and the Woodstock Film Festival.[9] In 2022, he directed music videos for "Attention" by NewJeans, "Feel My Rhythm" by Red Velvet, and "Forever 1" by Girls' Generation, which were all featured on Teen Vogue's list of the best 21 K-pop music video of the year.[10] Red Velvet also won Best Music Video for "Feel My Rhythm" at the 2022 Genie Music Awards.[11] Shin was accused of having plagiarized Tokyo Disneysea's 15th anniversary logo for one of the sets of the music video for "Forever 1". He apologized and stated that he had found an image of the logo online and used it as reference without checking the original source.[12]
Selected videography
Music videos
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
"365 Fresh" | 2017 | Triple H | [2] |
"4 Walls" | 2015 | f(x) | [2] |
"Adios" (안녕히) | 2019 | Hoody featuring Gray | [13] |
"Attention" | 2022 | NewJeans | [14] |
"Automatic" | 2015 | Red Velvet | [2] |
"Babe" | 2017 | Hyuna | [2] |
"Bad News" | 2023 | Kiss of Life | [15] |
"Bang Bus" (뱅버스) | 2021 | 250 | [8] |
"Bloom Bloom" | 2019 | The Boyz | [16] |
"Bye My Neverland" (안녕, 네버랜드) | 2023 | Kiss of Life | [17] |
"Can't Control Myself" | 2022 | Taeyeon | [18] |
"Chiquita" | 2022 | Rocket Punch | [19] |
"Cinder" (사이다) | 2018 | Norazo | [20] |
"Countdown" | 2023 | Kiss of Life | [17] |
"Dadada" | 2021 | Lunarsolar | [21] |
"Dispatch" | 2019 | Heize featuring Simon Dominic | [22] |
"Forever 1" | 2022 | Girls' Generation | [12] |
"Feel My Rhythm" | Red Velvet | [23] | |
"Good Evening" (데리러 가) | 2018 | Shinee | [3] |
"Hate That..." | 2021 | Key featuring Taeyeon | [24] |
"How Sweet" | 2024 | NewJeans | [25] |
"Hurt" | 2022 | [14] | |
"Hurt" (250 remix) | |||
"I Want You" | 2018 | Shinee | [26] |
"Kitty Cat" | 2023 | Kiss of Life | [17] |
"Lip Gloss" | The Boyz | [27] | |
"Let Me In" | Exo | [28] | |
"Lotto" | 2016 | [3] | |
"Loveade" | 2022 | Viviz | [29] |
"Lucky One" | 2016 | Exo | [3] |
"Married to the Music" | 2015 | Shinee | [30] |
"Missing You" (그리워하다) | 2017 | BtoB | [2] |
"My First and Last" (마지막 첫사랑) | NCT Dream | [31] | |
"Nobody Knows" | 2023 | Kiss of Life | [15] |
"Number Boy" | Holland | [32] | |
"One of These Nights" | 2016 | Red Velvet | [2] |
"Only One for Me" (너 없인 안 된다) | 2018 | BtoB | [2] |
"Play Love Games" | 2023 | Kiss of Life | [17] |
"Pretty U" (예쁘다) | 2016 | Seventeen | [3] |
"Rookie" | 2017 | Red Velvet | [2] |
"Russian Roulette" | 2016 | [2] | |
"Shhh" (쉿) | 2023 | Kiss of Life | [17] |
"Sugarcoat" | [17] | ||
"Sugar Rush Ride" (Japanese version) | Tomorrow X Together | [33] | |
"Super Shy" | NewJeans | [34] | |
"Tell Me About Your Day" (오늘 뭐 했는지 말해봐) | 2019 | Kwon Jin-ah | [1] |
"The Closer" | 2016 | VIXX | [35] |
"View" | 2015 | Shinee | [36] |
"Wish" (Korean version) | 2024 | NCT Wish | [37] |
"Wish" (Japanese version) | |||
"Your Home" (너네 집) | 2018 | Sumin featuring Xin Seha | [38] |
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