Shin Hyun-joon (actor)

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Shin Hyun-joon (Hangul: ???; born October 28, 1968) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in Barefoot Ki-bong, Stairway to Heaven and the Marrying the Mafia sequels, and as the photographer in the popular music video "Because I'm A Girl" by KISS. In the Korean press he is nicknamed as ???? ("Prince of Arab") due to his foreign look and long eyelashes.

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Career

Shin Hyun-joon was an athletics major at Yonsei University before starting a career in modeling and acting in 1989. His film debut came in director Im Kwon-taek's Son of a General series, set under the Japanese occupation in the 1920s. For the first half of the 1990s he continued working with Im Kwon-taek and also acted in Hwa-Om-Kyung, Jang Sun-woo's award-winning film based on the Avatamsaka Sutra.

In recent years Shin has turned more towards popular cinema, finding his greatest success in fantasy/sci-fi works such as The Gingko Bed, The Soul Guardians, and the Korean-Chinese co-production Bichunmoo, as well as gangster comedies Marrying the Mafia II and Guns & Talks. In one of his most iconic roles, Shin played a 40-year-old marathon runner with the mental faculties of an 8-year-old boy in Barefoot Ki-bong.

A devout Christian, he published a photo-essay book Shin Hyun-joon's Confessions in 2008, which documented his personal insights about life and faith. The first printing sold out in two days, and the book was also released in China and Japan. Confessions contained a foreword by international star Jackie Chan as well as religious testimonies by other Korean celebrities such as Choi Ji-woo, Kim Won-hee and Nam Hee-seok. He is also known for his missionary work, charitable endeavors and volunteerism.

Aside from his job as an actor, Shin currently hosts the entertainment news program Entertainment Weekly on KBS2, the KBS Nine O'Clock News segment KBS Entertainment 925 on KBS1, and the Channel A talk show Show King. He has written two children's books: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (2012) and Clown with Smiles and Tears (2013). He is also an acting professor at Induk University since March 2010.

Shin established the production company HJ Film and is the CEO of 3J Cosmetics.

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Personal life

In 2009, Shin's then-manager of five years (identified only as Jang) filed a complaint against the actor, alleging that Shin had assaulted him after a heated argument at a bar in Sangsu-dong, Mapo District on September 22. At a press conference on September 25, Shin admitted to hitting Jang "lightly" and made a public apology. After the medical report showed no serious injuries, Jang declined to press charges, and the lawsuit was dropped on September 27.

Shin married Kim Kyung-mi (Linda Kim), a Korean-American woman 12 years his junior at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on May 26, 2013. His wife is studying for a doctorate in music in the United States, and Shin related on his show Entertainment Weekly that he bumped into her in the doorway of a building and fell in love at first sight.

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Filmography

Film

• George and Bong-shik (TBA)
• Bad Guys Always Die (2015)
• Marrying the Mafia IV (2011)
• Sin of a Family (2011)
• Kiss Me, Kill Me (2009)
• His Last Gift (2008)
• The Worst Guy Ever (2007)
• Master Kims (2007)
• Hot for Teacher (2006)
• Marrying the Mafia III (2006)
• Barefoot Ki-bong (2006)
• Shadowless Sword (2005)
• Marrying the Mafia II (2005)
• Hi! Dharma 2: Showdown in Seoul (2004)
• Face (2004)
• Blue (2003)
• Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003)
• Guns & Talks (2001)
• Siren (2000)
• Bichunmoo (2000)
• The Soul Guardians (1998)
• The Story of a Man (1998)
• KK Family List (1997)
• Maria and the Inn (1997)
• Lament (1997)
• The Gingko Bed (1996)
• Channel 69 (1996)
• Hong Gil-dong (animated, 1995)
• The Taebaek Mountains (1994)
• Love is Oh Yeah! (1993)
• Hwa-Om-Kyung (1993)
• General's Son III (1992)
• General's Son II (1991)
• Portrait of the Days of Youth (1991)
• General's Son (1990)

Television series

• Moorim School: Saga of the Brave (KBS2, 2016)
• Ohlala Couple (KBS2, 2012)
• Bridal Mask (KBS2, 2012)
• Dummy Mommy (SBS, 2012)
• Road No. 1 (MBC, 2010) - cameo
• Cain and Abel (SBS, 2009)
• Star's Lover (SBS, 2008) - cameo
• Rondo (TBS, 2006)
• Stairway to Heaven (SBS, 2003)
• I Love You! I Love You! (SBS, 1998)
• White Nights 3.98 (SBS, 1998)
• Wedding Dress (KBS2, 1997)
• The Brothers' River (SBS, 1996)
• 1.5 (MBC, 1996)
• Sons of the Wind (KBS2, 1995)

Variety show

• KBS Entertainment 925 (KBS1, 2013-present) - Anchor
• Show King (Channel A, 2011-present) - MC
• Entertainment Weekly (KBS2, 2010-present) - MC
• Enjoy Today (MBC, 2010-2011) - MC
• The Dreaming Sea (KBS2, 2013) - Member
• Family Outing
• My Daughter's Men

Music video appearances

• Zi-A - "Choked With Grief" (2008)
• Zi-A - "I'm Happy" (2008)
• Zi-A - "I Love You, I'm Sorry" (2008)
• Zi-A - "Guardian Angel" (2007)
• Zi-A - "Together with a Star in My Heart" (2007)
• Zi-A - "Absentmindedly" (2007)
• KISS - "Because I'm a Girl" (2001)
• Lee Soo-young - "Never Again" (2001)
• Jo Sung-mo - "For Your Soul" (1999)
• Lee Seung-chul - ??? (1999)
• Bobby Kim - "Remember Last Christmas" (1998)

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Books

• Clown with Smiles and Tears (2013)
• Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (2012)
• ?? ??? ??? (2012)
• Shin Hyun-joon's Confessions (2008)

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Recognition

• 2010: Goodwill Ambassador for Korea National Red Cross
• 2010: Goodwill Ambassador for Grain Welfare Foundation
• 2010: Goodwill Ambassador for World No Tobacco Day
• 2010: Goodwill Ambassador for the 1004 Marathon Relay for Disabled People
• 2010: Goodwill Ambassador for the 2010 Bible EXPO
• 2008: Goodwill Ambassador for South Korea's World Refugee Day
• 2007: Goodwill Ambassador for the 7th World Paralympic Games

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Awards

• 2012 KBS Drama Awards- Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries (Ohlala Couple)
• 2012 KBS Entertainment Awards - Top Entertainer Award (Entertainment Weekly)
• 2011 12th Korea Visual Arts Festival - Photogenic Award, Movie Actor category
• 2011 18th Han Il Culture Awards - Grand Prize, Cultural Diplomacy category
• 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards - Special Award in Show/Variety (Enjoy Today)
• 2008 16th Chunsa Film Art Awards - Hallyu Cultural Award
• 2006 26th Hawaii International Film Festival - Asian Star Award
• 2006 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards - Popular Star Award (Barefoot Ki-bong)
• 2006 4th Korea Fashion World Awards - Best Dressed Award
• 2001 Best Dresser Swan Awards - Best Dressed, Movie Actor category
• 1999 Golden Disk Awards: Popular Music Video Award (Jo Sung-mo's For Your Soul)
• 1992 30th Grand Bell Awards - Best New Actor

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References

External links

• Shin Hyun-joon on Twitter
• ??? (Shin Hyun-joon) on Cyworld (hyunjoon2) (in Korean)
• Shin Hyun-joon Fan Cafe at Daum
• Shin Hyun-joon at Star Brothers Entertainment
• Shin Hyeon-joon at HanCinema
• Shin Hyeon-jun on IMDb
• Shin Hyun-jun at the Korean Movie Database
• Shin Hyun-jun Japanese website

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