NEXT (; stylized as N.EX.T as an abbreviation for New EXperiment Team) was a South Korean rock band known for its provocative songs that critiqued social injustice. The band was formed by iconic Korean experimental rock singer Shin Hae-chul and debuted in 1992 with the album Home. NEXT went through several line-up changes over the years and has been inactive since Shin's death in 2014. Since then, NEXT has been considered to be on hiatus.
Themes
NEXT's songs contain many cultural criticisms, with "Turn Off the T.V." and "Money" pointing to mediation and consumerism. Criticism of human disregard for the environment can be found in "Lazenca, Save Us" and "The World We Made," which creates musical contrasts between a pleasant, natural world and a terrifying, industrial, human-influenced world. "Cyber Budha Company Ltd." tells of a dark future in which humans can purchase small amounts of divinity through the use of machines and credit cards.
Members
NEXT went through multiple line-up changes between 1992 and 2014.
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! scope="row" | Home
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- Released: June 1, 1992
- Label: Jigu Inc., Danal Entertainment
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! scope="row" | The Return of N.EX.T Part I: The Being
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- Released: May 1, 1994
- Label: Danal Entertainment
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! scope="row" | The Return of N.EX.T Part II: World
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- Released: September 15, 1995
- Label: Daeyoung AV Co., Ltd., Danal Entertainment
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! scope="row" | Lazenca - A Space Rock Opera
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- Released: November 30, 1997
- Label: Bugs
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! scope="row" | Guilty Gear XX #Reload Korean Version Original Sound Track
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- Released: November 6, 2003
- Label: Team
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! scope="row" | The Return of N.EX.T Part III: Republic of Korea
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- Released: June 16, 2004
- Label: Sony Music Entertainment (Korea) Inc.
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- KOR: 39,639+
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! scope="row" | ReGame?
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- Released: February 23, 2006
- Label: Sony Music Entertainment (Korea) Inc.
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- KOR: 9,874+
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! scope="row" | 666 Trilogy Part I
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- Released: December 9, 2008
- Label: OGAM Entertainment
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Compilation and live albums
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! scope="row" | Live Concert Chapter 1
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- Released: May 25, 1995
- Label: Danal Entertainment
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! scope="row" | Live Concert Chapter 2
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- Released: May 25, 1995
- Label: Danal Entertainment
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! scope="row" |N.EX.T Is Alive [The World] Tour
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- Released: February 9, 1996
- Label: Daeyoung AV Co., Ltd., Danal Entertainment
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!scope="row" |The First Fan Service: Live 2
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- Released: August 1, 1997
- Label: EMI Records, Bugs
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Soundtrack albums
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! scope="row" | We Must Go To Apgujung-Dong On Windy Days
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- Released: 1993
- Label: Danal Entertainment
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Singles
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! scope="row" | "Here I Stand For You"
| 1997
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| Here I Stand For You single album
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! scope="row" | "I Want It All (Demo 0.7)"
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!"Cry"
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|Cry OST
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|colspan="5" align="center"|<small>"—" denotes releases that did not chart.</small>
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See also
- Shin Hae-chul