Peniel Shin

Peniel Shin
Peniel at BTOB Time concert in January 2017
Born Peniel Shin
(1993-03-10) March 10, 1993
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Other names Shin Dong-geun
Occupation Rapper
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Musical career
Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2012–present
Labels Cube Entertainment
Associated acts BtoB
Korean name
Hangul 신동근
Revised Romanization Sin Dong-geun
McCune–Reischauer Sin Tonggŭn

Peniel Shin (Hangul: 프니엘; born March 10, 1993) is a Korean American singer based in South Korea. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group BtoB in 2012.

Biography

Shin was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on March 10, 1993.[1][2] Shin attended Barbara B. Rose Elementary School before going on to Barrington Middle School Prairie Campus, located in the northwest suburbs near Chicago. He attended Chungdam High School in Seoul during his trainee days.

Before joining Cube Entertainment, he was a trainee under JYP Entertainment and also appeared in San E's "Tasty San" music video in 2010.[3][4] On March 2012, he debuted as the rapper of idol group BTOB under Cube Entertainment.[5][6] He became the main host of Arirang's music program, Pops in Seoul in 2013.[7][8]

In 2016, Shin began to update his fans with his official vlog channel, POV. The channel features activities from Shin's daily life.[9] He released his first English mixtape with Kairos, entitled Homesick on May 1, 2016.[10][11][12][13] On September 18, BTOB-Blue released a music video of Stand by Me which was directed by Shin himself.[14][15] In November, he participated as a guest in the Korean show Hello Counselor, opening up about his hair loss problem.[16]

In 2017, Shin had his first photo exhibition titled "Penography" which took place at a gallery named White Studio located in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. The exhibition was held from March 30 to April 12.[17] Shin also led the photography for bandmate Changsub's album bpm 82.5. It was Changsub's Japanese debut single. After a month, on June 27, he released the digital single "That Girl" as part of the project Piece of BtoB.[18]

Discography

Single

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL)		 Album
"That Girl" 2017 60 — Piece of BTOB Volume 3

Mixtape

Year Title Track listing
2016 HOMESICK MIXTAPE VOL.1
  1. Repeat (ft. Legaci)
  2. Body Roll
  3. Homesick
  4. 1Up On Milhouse (ft. Typoh)
  5. Farewell (ft. KO)

Filmography

Year Title Network Role
2013 Pops in Seoul Arirang Main host
2017 Law of the Jungle in Sumatra SBS Cast member[19]

References

  1. ↑ "비투비를 아시나요 ② 멤버 편".
  2. ↑ "BTOB│④ 민혁, 현식, 프니엘's story".
  3. ↑ "BTOB's Peniel shows his closeness to former co-JYP trainee JJ Project's JB!".
  4. ↑ "San E "Tasty San" MV". sane. Youtube. Shin appears at 1:30.
  5. ↑ "비투비 프니엘, '시카고 매력남'" (in Korean). March 21, 2012. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "BTOB(비투비) 프니엘, '혈액형이요? 그런 거 몰라요'".
  7. ↑ "BTOB's Peniel Replaces DMTN's Daniel on 'Pops in Seoul'". March 25, 2013.
  8. ↑ "BTOB's Peniel to Replace DMTN's Daniel as MC for "Pops In Seoul"". 29 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Peniel Official Vlog (POV)". Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "HOMESICK MIXTAPE VOL.1". penielshin. datpiff.com.
  11. ↑ "BTOB's Peniel reveals 1st track of upcoming mixtape, 'Repeat'!". allkpop. 23 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Peniel explaining contents of upcoming mixtape on his vlog channel". 23 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "BTOB's Peniel Thanks Fans For Their Support Of His Mixtape". 3 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "BTOB-BLUE Release 'Stand By Me'". 19 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "BTOB's Peniel Showcases His Artistic Talent Through His First Personal Photo Exhibition". 29 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "BTOB's Peniel Opens Up About His Hair Loss For The First Time In 5 Years". Soompi. Retrieved 26 November 2017. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  17. ↑ "BTOB's Peniel Showcases His Artistic Talent Through His First Personal Photo Exhibition". 29 March 2017.
  18. ↑ Park, Su-jeong (24 June 2017). "비투비 프니엘, 솔로곡 커버 이미지 공개 "직접 촬영"". Herald Pop.
  19. ↑ "BTOB's Peniel Reveals Impressive Past As An Athlete On "Law Of The Jungle"". 31 March 2017.
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