Yoon Jong-shin | |
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Born | 15 October 1969 |
Occupation | Singer, Songwriter |
Years active | 1990–present |
Agent | Mystic89 |
Website | http://www.yoonjongshin.com |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 윤종신 |
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Hanja | 尹鍾信 |
Revised Romanization | Yun Jong-sin |
McCune–Reischauer | Yun Chong-sin |
Yoon Jong-shin (Hangul: 윤종신; born 15 October 1969 in Seoul) is a South Korean singer and songwriter.
He married former professional tennis player Jeon Mi-ra in 2006 and have three children together.
Yoon Jong Shin entered Yonsei University after graduating from Daewon Highschool, joining a music club named Sochangsa (소창사) and nurturing his dream of becoming a singer. In 1990 he made his debut as a guest singer for 015B.
In 1991, he announced his first album Like the first time we met (처음 만날 때처럼) as a solo singer which drew huge public interest . After that he collaborated with 015B continuously.
In 2000, he made his movie debut in Can hardly stop them with a cameo along with the director, Kim. He became active in the field of entertainment and, in 2003, took a role in a sitcom Nonstop 4 where he played a professor.
In 2009, he became a regular cast member in Radio Star of MBC's Golden Fishery and SBS's Family Outing. He has also been a judge for seasons 1-3 and 5-7 of Mnet's talent showSuperstar K.
In February 2012, he made an appearance on SBS's Healing Camp, Aren't You Happy where he announced that he had Crohn's disease which is an incurable inflammatory bowel disease. He became the co-host of SBS's GO Show in April 2012.
In February 2013, he became the co-host of SBS's Hwasin - Controller of the Heart.
From April 2013, he is the regular host of SBS reality show, Barefooted Friends.
He owns a talent agency/record label called Mystic89, founded in 2001 with Lee Hak-hee.