Occupation Singer, Songwriter Role Singer-songwriter Years active 1990–present Spouse Jeon Mi-ra (m. 2006) | Agent Mystic89 Albums Sorrow, Just Piano Name Yoon Jong-shin | |
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Born 15 October 1969 (age 54) ( 1969-10-15 ) Movies Spring Bears Love, Project Makeover Children Ra-ik Yoon, Ra-im Yoon, Ra-oh Yoon Similar People Jeon Mi‑ra, You Hee‑yeol, Park Ji‑yoon, Eddy Kim, Gain Profiles | ||
Yoon Jong Shin cries while singing 'Mom Is Very Sick' [Yu Huiyeol's Sketchbook/2018.02.07]
Yoon Jong-shin (Hangul: 윤종신; born 15 October 1969 in Seoul) is a South Korean singer and songwriter.
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He married former professional tennis player Jeon Mi-ra in 2006 and have three children together.
Career
Yoon Jong Shin entered Yonsei University after graduating from Daewon Highschool, joining a music club named Sochangsa (소창사) and nurturing his dream of becoming a singer. In 1990 he made his debut as a guest singer for 015B.
In 1991, he announced his first album Like the first time we met (처음 만날 때처럼) as a solo singer which drew huge public interest . After that he collaborated with 015B continuously.
In 2000, he made his movie debut in Can hardly stop them with a cameo along with the director, Kim. He became active in the field of entertainment and, in 2003, took a role in a sitcom Nonstop 4 where he played a professor.
He owns a talent agency/record label called Mystic89, founded in 2001 with Lee Hak-hee.
In 2009, he became a regular cast member in Radio Star, the main segment of MBC's Golden Fishery, and in SBS's Family Outing. He has also been a judge for seasons 1-3 and 5-7 of Mnet's talent show Superstar K.
In February 2012, he made an appearance on SBS's Healing Camp, Aren't You Happy where he announced that he had Crohn's disease which is an incurable inflammatory bowel disease. He became the co-host of SBS's GO Show in April 2012.
In February 2013, he became the co-host of SBS's Hwasin - Controller of the Heart.
From April 2013, he is the regular host of SBS reality show, Barefooted Friends.
In 2017, Red Velvet released a remake of his 1996 song "Rebirth" (환생) through SM Station.