Kim Shin-young (born December 20, 1983)[1] is a South Korean comedian, MC and DJ. She debuted in 2004 on the SBS show People Looking For Laughter and won 'Best Variety Performer' at the 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards in 2006. She has hosted numerous variety shows and radio shows in South Korea and has won several awards for comedy and hosting in her career. In 2018, Kim became a member of Celeb Five (셀럽파이브), a dance group produced by CONTENTS LAB VIVO, a contents company owned by Song Eun-i.[2]
Early life and education
Kim Shin-young was born in Taegu, South Korea, on December 20, 1983. She learned judo and dreamed of living in the Korea National Training Center for athletes before becoming interested in comedy.[3] In 2002, she enrolled in the Comedy Acting Department at Yewon Arts University.
Career
2004—2008: Debut
Kim Shin-young first appeared on SBSPeople Looking For Laughter in 2004 and gained recognition by hosting various variety shows for years. She made her film debut as Cha Tae-hyun's sister in the 2005 film My Girl and I. In 2006, Kim won 'Best Variety Performer' at the 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards for People Looking For Laughter.[4] In 2007, Kim became an MC of MBC's Infinite Girls, an all-female version of the show Infinite Challenge. She was a part of the show until its 3rd season which aired in 2013.[5] The next year, Kim hosted MBC's Stop the Boring Time Radio with Super Junior's Shindong. She won the 'Radio Rookie Award' at the 2008 MBC Drama Awards.[6]
2009—present
In 2009, Kim was paired with actor Shin Sung-rok as a virtually married couple on MBC's We Got Married. They were one of the three new couples introduced in January.[7] Kim also became a host of KBS'Challenge Golden Ladder. She then became a regular cast member of MBC's Quiz to Change the World and became a host of KBS' Sang Sang Plus.[8] Kim also hosted Girls' Generation's variety show Girls' Generation's Horror Movie Factory, which lasted for 6 episodes. In October, she became one of the hosts of Invincible Youth alongside Noh Joo-hyun and Kim Tae-woo. The show featured 7 girl group members (known as G7) who experienced farm life in Yuchi-ri, a village in Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon Province .[9] On December 26, she won the 'Best Newcomer Award' at the 8th KBS Entertainment Awards.[10] Kim started hosting the KBS idol talk-show Win Win alongside Kim Seung-woo, Choi Hwa-jung, 2PM's Wooyoung and Girls' Generation's Taeyeon in 2010.[11] She also hosted MBC's God of Cookery Expedition and appeared in the thriller film, Midnight FM. On December 29, she won the 'Excellence Award in a Variety Show' at the 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards for Quiz to Change the World.[12]
Kim hosted KBS' 100 Points Out of 100 in February 2011.[13] In the same year, she joined MBC's singing competition show I Am a Singer, where she was one of seven entertainers who acted as 'managers' (i.e. mentors) for the contestants.[14] On December 29, she won the 'Friendship Award' for Quiz to Change the World at the 2011 MBC Entertainment Awards.[15]
In 2012, Kim returned as a host of Invincible Youth for its second season. She also became an MC for MBC's music show Show Champion with Super Junior's Shindong from February 14 to December 25, but returned as its sole host in 2015.[16] Kim currently hosts the MBC FM4U radio showKim Shin Young's Noon Song of Hope.[17] On December 29, 2013, she won the 'Radio Top Excellence Award' at the 2013 MBC Entertainment Awards.[18]
^Jo, Yeon-kyung (24 May 2022). "마침내 공개된 박찬욱표 新멜로…칸 녹인 '헤어질결심' 8분 기립박수" [Park Chan-wook's new melodrama finally revealed... Khan's 'decision to break up' 8-minute standing ovation] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved 24 May 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim Ji-hye (December 22, 2022). "김신영, 송은이 품 떠난다..미디어랩시소와 전속계약 종료[공식입장]" [Kim Shin-young and Song Eun-yi are leaving.. Exclusive contract with Media Lab Seeso terminated [Official position]] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Naver.
^Lee Se-bin (April 24, 2023). "김신영, 씨제스와 전속계약…설경구·라미란과 한솥밥 [공식]" [Kim Shin-young, exclusive contract with C-Jes... Sol Kyung-gu and Ra Mi-ran and rice in one pot [Official]] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Naver.
^Park Seo-yeon (March 10, 2022). "다시갈지도' 김지석 "코로나 시국 해외여행 갈증 엄청나..랜선 여행으로 버텼다" [May I Go Again' Kim Ji-seok "I am so thirsty for overseas travel in a time of Corona... I survived with a LAN trip"] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Naver.
^Hwang Soo-yeon (April 14, 2022). "김신영, KBS 新 예능 '빼고파' MC…"건강 멘토 활약" [공식입장]" [Shin-Young Kim, MC for KBS's new entertainment show 'I'm missing out'... "Healthy Mentor Active" [Official Position]] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Naver.
^Lee Seung-goo (August 30, 2022). "전국노래자랑' 새 MC에 김신영 "가문의 영광. 전통에 누되지 않게 열심히 즐겁게 진행" [Kim Shin-young as the new MC of 'National Singing Contest' "The glory of the family. We work hard and have fun so we don’t fall for the tradition] (in Korean). Segye Ilbo. Retrieved August 30, 2022 – via Naver.
^Choi Yu-na (March 10, 2022). "송은이→김신영 뭉친 '셀럽은 회의중', 4월 1일 공개 확정" [Song Eun-i → Kim Shin-young's 'Celebrity Meeting' confirmed to be released on April 1st] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Naver.
^Moon Ji-yeon (November 28, 2022). "[공식] KBS '가요대축제' MC, 김신영·장원영·나인우 확정" [[Official] Confirmed MCs of KBS' Gayo Daechukje, Kim Shin-young, Jang Won-young, and Na In-woo] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Naver.
^Jo, Yeon-kyung (May 24, 2022). "마침내 공개된 박찬욱표 新멜로…칸 녹인 '헤어질결심' 8분 기립박수" [Park Chan-wook's new melodrama finally revealed... Khan's 'decision to break up' 8-minute standing ovation] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved May 24, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim, Hyun-rok (November 7, 2022). "헤어질 결심, 43회 청룡영화상 13개 부문 최다 후보…한산 헌트 10개 후보[공식]" [Decision to break up, the most nominations in 13 categories at the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards... 10 candidates for Hansan and Hunt [Official]. SporTV News (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Naver.
^Lee Seung-gil (December 24, 2022). "김병현·제이쓴·김신영·이찬원, 우수상 수상 [2022 KBS 연예대상]" [Kim Byung-Hyun·Jay Bitter·Kim Shin-Young·Lee Chan-Won, Excellence Award [2022 KBS Entertainment Awards]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved December 24, 2022 – via Naver.