Birth name Jee Seok-jin Name Ji Suk-jin Nationality South Korea Role Comedian | Years active 1992–present Spouse Ryu Su-jung Children Jee Hyun-woo (son) Education Ajou University | |
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Born February 10, 1966 (age 58)
Jungseon, Gangwon, South Korea ( 1966-02-10 ) Genres Observational, Sketch, Wit, Parody, Slapstick, Dramatic, Sitcom Influences Shim Hyung-rae,
Lee Gyeong-gyu,
Yoo Jae-suk Influenced Lee Chae-young, Jun Hyun-moo Medium Stand-up comedy, Television comedy TV shows Running Man, Good Sunday, Star Golden Bell Similar People Yoo Jae Suk, Lee Kwang‑soo, Kim Jong‑kook, Haha, Song Ji‑hyo Profiles | ||
Ji suk jin
Ji Suk-jin (correctly spelled as Jee Seok-jin; Hangul: 지석진; Hanja: 池錫辰 ) is a South Korean comedian, television presenter, actor, and broadcaster. He graduated from Ajou University with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.
Contents
- Ji suk jin
- Career
- Personal life
- Singles
- Solo album
- Radio
- Television Host
- Race Start 2013
- Race Start Season 2 2014
- Running Man Special Live in Taipei 2015
- Race Start Season 3 2015
- Running Man Live in Taiwan 2016
- Running Man 2017 Live
- References
In 1992, Ji Suk-jin debuted as a singer, releasing his first album "I Know". However, he gained popularity as an MC and comedian in the entertainment industry. He was most commonly known as the main MC in Star Golden Bell, which aired from 2004 to 2010.
Ji Suk-jin is most well known as a cast member in the variety show Running Man together with Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, and Lee Kwang-soo.
Career
Ji Suk-jin has recently released a couple of new songs, 22 years after his debut as a singer.
In 2014, he sang a duet '사랑한다 말하는건' (Saying I Love You) with Club Soul, for the KBS drama My Dear Cat's OST.
In 2015, he sang 머리핀 (Hairpin) for the OST of drama Romance for 7 Days, a collaboration drama between Korea's CMB and Hong Kong's TVB. Ji Suk-jin released this song in both Korean and Chinese versions, the Chinese version being called 发卡 which is very well received in Mandarin-speaking regions, reaching the 6th position on the Chinese Baidu music charts.
Also, Ji Suk-jin has recently been known for his rendition of the Chinese song 童话 (Fairy Tale). It was first performed at the Running Man Special Live in Taipei fan meeting in January 2015, which garnered many positive responses about his accurate Mandarin pronunciation and melodious vocals. The original singer of the song, Michael Wong, also known as 光良 (Guang Liang), also praised Ji Suk-jin for his rendition. Wong subsequently invited Ji Suk-jin to be the performing guest for his Taipei concert in May 2015, where they performed 童话 (Fairy Tale) together.
In September 2016, Ji Suk-jin started hosting on MBC Radio FM4U as a DJ. His radio programme 2시의데이트 지석진입니다 (2PM Date) is broadcast daily, from 2pm to 4pm.
In 2017, Ji released a Chinese-language duet "You're the Most Precious" (你最珍贵) with Hong Kong singer Bianca Wu (zh). Wu had invited him to record a newly arranged jazz rendition of the 1998 classic hit duet originally performed by Jacky Cheung and Francesca Kao, and also to film the MV in Hong Kong. They were then invited to perform the song at Hong Kong's TVB annual charity gala show.
Personal life
Ji and his wife celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary in January 2017. Their "second wedding" was aired on Running Man in a special episode called "Big Nose Week" (alluding to Ji's nickname on the show). They have a son, who made a rare appearance on a Running Man episode in 2015.