Shin Gyeongwon (; born June 14, 2001), better known by their stage name Asian Glow (), is a South Korean

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musician. They have released five albums: ''Nosferadoof'' (2020), ''Cull Ficle'' (2021), '' Stalled Flutes, Means'' (2022), ''Unwired Detour'' (2024) and ''11100011'' (2025).

Career

Prior to the solo project, Shin was a member of the shoegaze band FØG, and also made music under various monikers and projects. In 2020, they released their first album ''Nosferadoof under'' the stage name Asian Glow, and later gained attention from fans of

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. In 2021, they released their second full-length album, ''Cull Ficle''. Later that year, they released a split album, ''Downfall Of The Neon Youth'' with close musicians

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and . In 2022, they collaborated with Swedish musician Weatherday, releasing the EP ''Weatherglow''. In June, they released their third album '' Stalled Flutes, Means''. In August, they performed alongside

, Brokenteeth, Wapddi, Della Zyr and Fin Fior at Digital Dawn, a concert that celebrated the burgeoning online Korean indie scene. On September 22, they released ''

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'' with Parannoul, and received acclaim from

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, with contributor Ian Cohen commenting the release "feels like a true collaboration". On 1 January 2023, they released the single ''Dorothee Thines''. On 4 February 2024, alongside the release of their album ''Unwired Detour'', Shin announced the retirement of the ''Asian Glow'' stage name, but then in November returned to using it. On 6 January 2025, their released new album ''11100011,'' under the Asian Glow name.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Nosferadoof'' (2020) * ''Cull Ficle'' (2021) * '' Stalled Flutes, Means'' (2022) * ''Unwired Detour'' (2024) * ''11100011'' (2025)

EPs

* ''pt.2345678andstill'' (2021) * ''lines between the doorframe'' (2021) * ''Coverglow pt. 1'' (2022)

Collaborative albums & EPs

* '' Downfall of the Neon Youth'' (2021) (with

and ) * ''Weatherglow'' (2022) (with Weatherday) * ''

'' (2022) (with

) * ''Dreamglow'' (2023) (with )

References

External links

Asian Glow
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Glow Living people South Korean rock musicians South Korean shoegaze musicians 2001 births