Shin Jee-won (

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: 신지원; born April 14, 1996), better known by her stage name Johyun (조현), is a South Korean singer, rapper, actress and television personality. She was a member of girl group

Berry Good Berry Good () was a South Korean girl group formed by Asia Bridge Entertainment in 2014. The group's final line-up consisted of Johyun and Sehyung with former members being Subin, Iera, Nayeon, Daye, Taeha, Seoyul and Gowoon. They released their ...

from 2016 to their disbandment in 2021.

Early life and education

Johyun was born as Shin Jee-won in

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, South Korea, on April 14, 1996, from a former

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. She was active as a short track skater from elementary school to the first year of junior high school before suffering an injury that made her quit, and going to study abroad. In 2006, she came first place with a record of 49.51 seconds in the 500m race for female elementary 3rd-4th graders at the 9th National Men's and Women's Short Track and Speed Skating Competition. She became an idol trainee in 2013. She studied Broadcast and Entertainment at

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Career

Johyun was introduced as the sixth member of

in late October 2016. She made her official debut on November 1, with the release of their second mini album ''Glory''. Her stage name is a homage to actress

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, who's known as Wang Jo-hyun in Korean. In autumn 2017, she joined the cast of talk show ''We're Also National Athletes'', talking about her experience as a short track skater ahead of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. She also competed in the reality survival show '' Mixnine'', finishing 24th and being eliminated. In 2018, she co-hosted the MBC game show '' Begin A Game.'' The following year, she made a name for herself in the esports world thanks to her passion for ''

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'', ultimately joining two related shows: ''Game Dolympics 2019: Golden Card'' and ''Egame of Thrones''. She competed in the latter one with the Jangtan Gamedan team, reaching the finals. In 2020, she co-hosted the cable variety show ''Things These Days'' alongside Kim Yu-bin and

Jun Hyo-seong Jun Hyo-seong (Hangul: 전효성; Hanja: 全烋星; born October 13, 1989) often simply known as Hyoseong or Hyosung, is a South Korean singer and actress. In 2005, she was a finalist in Mnet's ''Battle Shinhwa'' which led to her signing a rec ...

, had a supporting role in the noir movie ''The Dragon Inn'' and was in the main cast of ''Strange School Tales: The Child Who Wouldn't Come'', a horror miniseries. In 2021, she scored her first leading role in the horror thriller movie ''Hypnosis'', and hosted the second season of ''Things These Days'' alongside

Heo Young-ji Heo Young-ji (born August 30, 1994), better known mononymously as Youngji, is a South Korean singer, dancer, entertainer and television personality. She is best known as a member of girl group Kara after winning the TV show ''Kara Project'' in ...

. On May 12, 2021, JTG Entertainment announced its merger with Starweave Entertainment and the consequent disbandment of Berry Good; Johyun moved to Starweave to pursue her acting career. Later in November, she joined the cast of webseries ''Cherry Blossoms After Winter'' as the female lead. On January 30, 2022, she co-hosted the MBC special program leading to the Beijing Winter Olympics. On January 11, 2023, she left JTG and signed with Ghost Studio, continuing her acting career under her birth name, Shin Jee-won.

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{{Authority control Living people K-pop singers K-pop musicians South Korean women singers South Korean female idols South Korean female models South Korean female dancers Dongduk Women's University alumni South Korean television personalities South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses 1996 births