"don't look sad like that"... 10th anniversary of shin haechul.

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In two days, it's been 10 years since the late Shin Hae-cheol left the public.

Fans who miss Shin Hae-cheol are so eager to commemorate him that search volume has exploded on music sites.

Reporter Lee Kwang-yeon covered the memorial performance practice room where junior singers joined forces.

[Reporter]
It's a song that Shin Hae-cheol cherished, saying he would take it to his grave while he was alive.

On the 10th anniversary of the death of the evil king, a tribute concert will be held.

The Next members who shared their heyday also gather in the practice room for the first time in a long time to remember the deceased ahead of the memorial stage.

[Kim Youngseok / Next member: After Shin Haechul left, there's no next member. It feels like yesterday. To be honest, I'm going on stage because I want Shin Hae-cheol to be remembered for a longer time.]

The juniors who raised their dream of becoming singers by listening to Shin Hae-cheol's music also voluntarily helped.

I practiced with great care, remembering the senior who took care of them.

These days, when I'm at a standstill as a singer, my senior's songs sound like stinging advice.

[Kim Dong-wan (Shinhwa) / Singer: I was losing my confidence as a singer, but it was like a story he told me while listening to your songs, practicing, and repeating the lyrics. My mindset is very burdensome.]

As the longing for Shin Hae-cheol grew, the number of fans visiting his music increased significantly.

The average number of listening to Shin Hae-cheol's music on the music platform increased 114% from the same period last month
Search volume for
'Shin Hae-cheol' surged as much as 793%.

[Shin Sang-hwa / Dreamers Company Director: 10 years later, Shin Hae-cheol's music still has a lot of influence and fans he misses. I think the power of music is the power of music.]

The song I heard the most during this period is "To You," which received the Grand Prize at the 1988 College Song Festival and announced the existence of Shin Hae-cheol.

Including Psy's stage, who has been commemorating Shin Hae-cheol for 10 years at his concert,

The 10th anniversary performance, a reinterpretation of Shin Hae-cheol's music and philosophy, will be held with a special exhibition to look back on the music life of the king.

I'm Lee Kwang Yeon of YTN.

Reporter for filming
: Lee Hyun-oh
Screen courtesy of Dreamers Company