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

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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'' (

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: 셀럽파이브), a dance group produced by CONTENTS LAB VIVO, a contents company owned by

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Early life

Kim Shin-young was born in Daegu, South Korea, on December 20, 1983. She learned

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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

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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

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's sister in the 2005 film ''

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''. In 2006, Kim won 'Best Variety Performer' at the 42nd

for ''People Looking For Laughter''. In 2007, Kim became an MC of MBC's '' Infinite Girls'', an all-female version of the show ''

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''. 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

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. She won the 'Radio Rookie Award' at the 2008 MBC Drama Awards.

2009—present

In 2009, Kim was paired with actor

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as a virtually married couple on MBC's ''

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''. 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

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and Kim Tae-woo. The show featured 7 girl group members (known as G7) who experienced farm life in Yuchi-ri, a village in

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, 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

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's Wooyoung and Girls' Generation's

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in 2010. She also hosted MBC's ''God of Cookery Expedition'' and appeared in the thriller film, ''

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''. 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 ''

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'', 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

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. In 2020, May 1st, 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

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'', directed by

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. In December 2022, Kim terminated her contract with Media Lab Seesaw.

Variety Show

Web shows

Hosting

Radio Shows

Film

Television drama

Awards

* 2006:

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- Best Female Variety Performer * 2008: MBC Drama Award - Radio Rookie Award * 2009: KBS Entertainment Awards - Best Newcomer * 2010:

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- 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 The 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards () ceremony was held on November 25, 2022, at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. Organized by Sports Chosun (a sister brand of Chosun Ilbo). It aired live on KBS2. 18 categories were awarded at the 43rd edition of award ...

- Best New Actress / nom; ''

'' * 2022 :

2022 KBS Entertainment Awards The 2022 KBS Entertainment Awards ( presented by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), took place on December 24, 2022, at KBS New Wing Open Hall in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. The 20th anniversary ceremony was opened with a special perfor ...

- Excellence Award in Show and Variety Category / won; '' Korea Sings''

References

External links

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