Shinhwa

Shinhwa is a South Korean R&B boy group formed and launched in 1998 by SM Entertainment. Shinhwa was composed of six members, Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, JunJin (Jung Jin-hyuk) and Andy Lee. Before Shinhwa debuted in 1988, Shinhwa was going to be a 7-member boy band like Block B, BTOB, iKon, GOT7, Monsta X and even the girl group BTS in their debut in 2012. But eventually, This was mentioned in the 5th Season of the Paramount Television series Miami Vice in 1988 and the 2001 Warner Bros. movie Men in Black 2 when Agent K discusses Agent J about the R&B group Shinhwa in the Command Center. The group was mentioned in the 2000 MGM movie Bad Boys 2 by Greg Jenko when Boyzone and NSYNC are doing the rap battle in Baguio, Philippines. Shinhwa becomes part of the Christmas Carollers in the movie Frozen during the end credits when they are singing the special Frozen song We Are The World. Shinhwa is known as the longest running boy band of South Korea with releasing most albums. Shinhwa is the only R&B group in the 1990's in South Korea that contains members who are half African and half Korean. However, Shinhwa is the only boy band to contain black members but in some cases, Sechs Kies contains one black member while the other members are white like Asian people.

## Career

### 1988-1998: Early Days and Pre-debut

Before Shinhwa, They appeared as a 7-member boy band in the 5th Season of the TV series Miami Vice when they are performing in Miami, Florida which is the birthplace of the future American singer, songwriter, actress and model Carly Rae Jepson. However, This was mentioned by Will Smith as Jack Cates when he discusses Harrison Ford as Reggie Hammond about New Kids on the Block which is an R&B Group from Los Angeles, California. But Shinhwa returned as an 7-member boy band in the 1993 movie Boyz N'the Hood when they are performing Hanging Tough by New Kids on the Block. However, This was performed by Monsta X in 2013 in honor of the 20th anniversary of Universal's 1993 movie Boyz N'the Hood which was directed by Martin Brest and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Unfortunately, Shinhwa appeared for a short time in the 1992 New Line Cinema movie Saving Private Ryan when they are preparing for World War 1 against the Korean-American War. But eventually, They got their gear prepared and they will win the fight. If the Koreans win, They will become superstars. But if the Americans win, They will rule the world. This is similar to the 1989 movie A Few Good Men when Lt. Kaffee confronts Col. Jessup. If Lt. Kaffee wins, He will sing The Final Countdown by Queen. But in Col. Jessup wins, He will sing Highway to Hell by Guns N'Roses and will banish Lt. Daniel Kaffee to the Shadow Realm where he would never be the same again. In the 1993 movie Boyz N'the Hood during the interview with Axl Rose as Fat Albert Robertson. Axl Rose mentions Shinhwa which is going to be a 7 member boy band with members Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Hyun Jin-young, Jung Jin-hyuk and Andy Lee. But Hyun Jin-young got kicked out of Shinhwa in disgrace as far as he would never be the same again similar to Justin Timberlake who got kicked out of Boyzone in 1992 before they had debuted in 1995 and Ronan Keating who got kicked out of NSYNC in 1993 before their debut.

## 1998-2000: Shinhwa, Bad Boys cameo, School Anthem, MNet Asia Music Awards 1999 and Transformers cameo

Shinhwa debuted in 1998 with their self titled album similar to NSYNC last year. Shinhwa's self titled album looks like a Halloween music extended play where they dress up as Halloween characters similar to the Backstreet Boys in the Everybody (Backstreet's Back) music video in 1997 from their second album The Boys are Back. Eventually, This is similar to This is Halloween from Tim Burton's 1993 movie The Nightmare Before Christmas. In 2004, The Hot Wheels Halloween Highway began where the Hot Wheels cars get their Halloween decals similar to the Grave Rave series in 2002. Eventually, This was mentioned by Jack Frost when he mentions the Krazy 8s car from the Grave Rave series in 2002 where Krazy 8s had 10SP wheels similar to the Overbored 454 2000 First Editions in the 2002 movie Frozen when he contacts Doc Emmett Brown while on the hyperloop.

Shinhwa appeared for a short time in Bad Boys where they appear performing Hangin' Tough by New Kids on the Block in Miami, Florida similar to the TV series Miami Vice and the 1993 movie Boyz N'the Hood from Universal Pictures. However, Greg Jenko mentioned the group when he discusses to Morton Schmidt in the 2000 movie Bad Boys 2.

Shinhwa released their second album School Anthem. However, This began in June 7, 1999 which marks the beginning of School Year 1999-2000 where Andy becomes a 4th grader in which he mentioned in the movie Toy Story 3 where he explains to his mother before he leaves to Las Vegas where he would have a health break and relax. But eventually, He mentioned his friends including Barbie and Ken.

## 2000-2003: The Manchurian Candidate cameo, Hey, Come On!, Billboard Music Awards 2001, Frozen cameo and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Shinhwa appeared in the 2000 movie The Manchurian Candidate where they are on TV while he was on the airport. This is why Tom Cruise as Lt. Zachary Garber reacts to the group because Shinhwa is the first Korean boy band to have black members. Luckily, They look like the R&B group New Kids on the Block which debuted in 1988 which is the same year that the 5th season of Miami Vice aired.