Jo Eun-sim (; born December 26, 1986), better known by her stage name, Song Ga-in (), is a South Korean female

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singer. She is the winner of the 2019 reality television show ''

Miss Trot ''Miss Trot'' () is a South Korean reality television show. It was aired on TV Chosun every Thursday starting from February 28 and ended on June 1, 2019. The show had a male version spin-off, Mr Trot, premiered on January 2, 2020. The seco ...

.'' She often appears on KBS' '' Golden Oldies''.

Early life and education

Song was born Jo Eun-shim on December 26, 1986, in Jindo County,

South Jeolla Province South Jeolla Province (), formerly South Chŏlla Province, also known as Jeonnam (), is a province in the Honam, Honam region, South Korea, and the Provinces of Korea, southernmost province in mainland Korea. South Jeolla borders the provinces of ...

, South Korea. Her mother, Song Sun-dan, teaches ''Jindo ssitgimgut'', a

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exorcism Exorcism () is the religious or spiritual practice of evicting demons, jinns, or other malevolent spiritual entities from a person, or an area, that is believed to be possessed. Depending on the spiritual beliefs of the exorcist, this may be do ...

ritual that is classified as one of South Korea's " Intangible Cultural Properties." Her older brother, Jo Seong-jae, is a member of the traditional Korean music group Baraji. Song began singing traditional

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when she was in middle school and later attended Gwangju Arts High School. She majored in traditional Korean music at Chung-Ang University.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Compilation appearances

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television shows

Web shows

Ambassadorship

*Public Relations Ambassador for the Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation (2022) * Hanbok Ambassador (2022) * 2022 Incheon International Airport Honorary Gatekeeper (2022)

Awards and nominations

Listicles

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Song, Ga-in 1986 births Living people Trot singers MBK Entertainment artists 21st-century South Korean women singers South Korean broadcasters South Korean women television presenters South Korean television presenters People from Jindo County Chung-Ang University alumni