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Shin Jee-won
South Korean actress (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shin Jee-won (Korean: 신지원; born April 14, 1996), formerly known by her stage name Johyun (조현), is a South Korean actress, television personality, former singer and former rapper. She is best known as a former member of the girl group Berry Good. Following the group's disbandment, Shin turned to an acting career.
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Early life and education
Shin Jee-won was born in Seongnam, South Korea, on April 14, 1996,[1] from a former ballerina.[2] She was active as a short track skater from elementary school to the first year of junior high school before suffering an injury that made her quit,[3] and going to study abroad.[4] In 2006, she came first place with a record of 49.51 seconds in the 500m race for female elementary 3rd-4th graders at the 9th National Men's and Women's Short Track and Speed Skating Competition.[4] She became an idol trainee in 2013.[3]
She graduated from Dongduk Women's University, majoring in Broadcasting and Entertainment.[5]
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2016–2021: Debut with Berry Good, Mixnine and solo activities
Shin was introduced as the sixth member of Berry Good in late October 2016.[6][7][8] She made her official debut on November 1, with the release of their second mini album Glory.[9] Her stage name Johyun was a homage to actress Joey Wong, who's known as Wang Jo-hyun in Korean.[10]
In autumn 2017, she joined the cast of talk show We're Also National Athletes, talking about her experience as a short track skater ahead of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.[11] She also competed in the reality survival show Mixnine,[12] finishing 24th and being eliminated.[13][14]
In 2018, she co-hosted the MBC game show Begin A Game.[15] The following year, she made a name for herself in the esports world thanks to her passion for League of Legends, ultimately joining two related shows: Game Dolympics 2019: Golden Card[16] and Egame of Thrones.[17] She competed in the latter one with the Jangtan Gamedan team, reaching the finals.[17]
In 2020, she co-hosted the cable variety show Things These Days alongside Kim Yu-bin and Jun Hyo-seong,[18] had a supporting role in the noir movie The Dragon Inn[19] and was in the main cast of Strange School Tales: The Child Who Wouldn't Come, a horror miniseries.[20] In 2021, she scored her first leading role in the horror thriller movie Hypnosis,[21] and hosted the second season of Things These Days alongside Heo Young-ji.[22]
2021–present: Group disbandment and acting career
On May 12, 2021, JTG Entertainment announced its merger with Starweave Entertainment and the consequent disbandment of Berry Good; Shin moved to Starweave to pursue her acting career.[23] Later in November, she joined the cast of webseries Cherry Blossoms After Winter as the female lead.[24] On January 30, 2022, she co-hosted the MBC special program leading to the Beijing Winter Olympics.[25]
On January 11, 2023, she left JTG and signed with Ghost Studio, continuing her acting career under her birth name.[26]
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