Kim Shin-young (; born December 20, 1983) 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 (), a dance group produced by CONTENTS LAB VIVO, a contents company owned by Song Eun-i.
Early life and education Kim Shin-young was born in Daegu, 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. In 2002, she enrolled in the Comedy Acting Department at Yewon Arts University.
Career 2004–2008: Debut Kim Shin-young first appeared on SBS People 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. 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. 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.
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. 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. 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 Roh 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 County, Gangwon Province . On December 26, she won the 'Best Newcomer Award' at the 8th KBS Entertainment Awards. 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. 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.
Kim hosted KBS' 100 Points Out of 100 in February 2011. 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. On December 29, she won the 'Friendship Award' for Quiz to Change the World at the 2011 MBC Entertainment Awards.
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. Kim currently hosts the MBC FM4U radio show Kim Shin Young's Noon Song of Hope. On December 29, 2013, she won the 'Radio Top Excellence Award' at the 2013 MBC Entertainment Awards.
On May 1, 2020, Kim Shin Young released her trot singer debut as 'Second Aunt KimDaVi', the single titled 'Gimme Gimme'. In 2022, she had a role in the romantic mystery film Decision to Leave, directed by Park Chan-wook.
In December 2022, Kim terminated her contract with Media Lab Seesaw. In April 2023, Kim signed with C-JeS Studios.
Filmography Variety shows Year Title Network Notes 2004 – 2007 People Looking For Laughter SBS 2007 – 2013 Infinite Girls MBC MC 2008 Come To Play2009 Quiz to Change the World We Got Married (Season 1) Couple with Shin Sung-rok Challenge! Golden Ladder KBS MC Girls' Generation's Horror Movie Factory MBC2009 – 2010 Sang Sang Plus KBS God of Cookery Expedition MBC Invincible Youth KBS 2010 Win Win 2011 100 Points Out of 100 KBS MC 2011 – 2012 I Am a Singer MBC Manager 2012 Invincible Youth (Season 2) KBSCo-Host 20122015 – 2019 Show Champion MBC Music MC (Co-host with Shindong in 2012) 2014 God of the Dining Table KBS2 August 7, 2014 – October 1, 2015 Happy Together season 3 KBS2 Co-host with Yoo Jae-suk, Park Myeong-su, Park Mi-sun and Jo Se-ho 2017 Living Together in Empty Room MBC Cast member with Hong Jin-young and Block B's P. O (Pilot, Episodes 1–5) 2018 Weekly Idol MBC Every 1 Co-host with Yoo Se Yoon and Lee Sang-Min 2018 – 2019Cool KidsJTBCCo-host with Yoo Jae-suk, Ahn Jung-hwan, Kwanghee and Haon 2019Why Did You Come To My House Channel A HostThe HitKBS2Co-host with Song Eun-iWe K-PopKBS WorldCo-host with Nichkhun, Inseong, Seungmin 2021 Spicy Girls iHQ Cast Member 2022 Chart Sisters tvN STORY Host; with Celeb Five Member Map to Go Again Channel S Host with Kim Ji-seok I'm not going to die KBS2 Host Again, First Love MBC Every1 Host 2022–present Korea Sings KBS1 Host
Web shows Year Title Role Notes 2022 Celeb Five: Behind the Curtain Cast Member with Celeb Five Member
Hosting Year Title Notes 2022 2022 KBS Song Festival with Jang Won-young and Na In-woo
Radio shows Year Title Notes 2008 Stop the Boring Time Radio DJ with Shindong 2013- Kim Shin Young's Noon Song of Hope DJ
Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 My Girl and I Su-ho's sister 2010 Midnight FM Cameo 2022 Decision to Leave Yeon-suSpecial appearance
Television drama Year Title Network Role Notes 2006 Rainbow Romance MBC 2009 Queen of Housewives Couple in sauna with Shindong Cameo (Episode 11) 2011 All My Love for You Kim Se-byul Cameo (Episode 77) 2016 Another Miss Oh tvN herself Cameo (Episode 12)
Awards 2006: 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards - Best Female Variety Performer 2008: MBC Drama Award - Radio Rookie Award 2009: KBS Entertainment Awards - Best Newcomer 2010: MBC Entertainment Awards - Excellence Award in a Variety Show 2011: MBC Entertainment Awards - Friendship Award 2013: MBC Entertainment Awards - Top Excellence Award for Radio 2022: 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards - Best New Actress / nom; Decision to Leave 2022 : 2022 KBS Entertainment Awards - Excellence Award in Show and Variety Category / won; Korea Sings
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