Sinawe is a heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 rock music band in South Korea

South Korea

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. They were the first band which played metal in South Korea. During its golden age in the late 1980s and early 1990s, many renowned musicians in South Korea such as Seo Tai-ji

Seo Tai-ji

Jeong Hyeon-cheol , better known as Seo Taiji, is a South Korean singer, musician, and songwriter. After dropping out of high school to pursue a music career, he has risen to become one of the most prominent and influential cultural icons in South Korea; many refer to him as "the President of...

, Kim Jong-seo

Kim Jong-Seo

Kim Jong-Seo is a veteran South Korean rocker. He first appeared in 1987 as part of a heavy metal rock band "Sinawe". After Sinawe, Kim Jong-Seo was part of several rock bands, among others: Charisma , Little Sky , and Buhwal...

, and Yim Jae-beom

Yim Jae-beom

Yim Jae-beom is a South Korean rock singer. He started out in 1986 as the vocalist for Sinawe. After recording with other groups like Asiana and Rock in Korea he released solo albums in 1991, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2004...

 improved their musical ability. Sinawe was formed by Shin Dae-cheol, the son of Shin Jung-hyeon

Shin Jung-hyeon

Shin Jung-hyeon is a South Korean rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. Known as Korea's "Godfather of Rock", he led Korean psychedelic pop/rock culture during 1960s and 1970s. His sons Shin Dae-cheol and Shin Yun-cheol are also respected guitarists in K-rock scene...

. In 1996, five years after the group's breakup in 1991, Shin Dae-cheol reformed Sinawe with new members.

Studio albums

• 1986 - Heavy Metal Sinawe
• 1987 - Down & Up
• 1988 - Freeman
• 1990 - Four
• 1995 - 매맞는 아이
• 1997 - Blue Baby
• 1999 - Psychodelos
• 2001 - Cheerleading Fan - Sinawe Vol.8 & English Album
• 2006 - Reason of Dead Bugs