DJ Shine (born June 11, 1974) is a

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, Producer, DJ formerly associated with popular

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group, Drunken Tiger. Shine started performing as a DJ in small clubs in

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and

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. Shine met

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in a rap event and they found similar interests to form a hip hop group in Los Angeles. After a successful concert, the duo attracted the attention of South Korean music company. They were signed to the company and debuted as Drunken Tiger, their debut album released in

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. Shine left the group for personal reasons in mid-2005. Then he continued to focus on more mainstream and pop music styles than old school rap styles. Shine is also the

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of music company, K & Music. On 2006, he produced and wrote a song for the

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for the movie ''Cinderella'' titled, ''Plastic World''. The lyrics are all written in English. Shine also made a Korean version of

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's hit single,

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References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20180419175802/http://www.drunkencamp.com/ * http://www.dt-love.co.kr/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20091207093622/http://www.allkpop.com/index.php/full_story/dj_shine_will_spin_your_head_right_round/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Shine, DJ 1974 births Living people South Korean rappers South Korean hip-hop singers South Korean male songwriters South Korean DJs South Korean male rappers South Korean hip-hop musicians Rappers from Queens, New York 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians South Korean hip-hop record producers