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Yoon Jong-shin
South Korean singer and record producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yoon Jong-shin (Korean: 윤종신; born October 15, 1969)[1] is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, and the CEO of Mystic Story.[2][3]
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Early life and education
Yoon completed high school at Daewon Foreign Language High School[4] and studied Korean Language and Literature at Yonsei University, graduating in 1993.[5] He joined a music club called Sochangsa (소창사) where he nurtured his love for music.
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In 1990, he made his debut as a guest singer for 015B.[6]
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. He has continuously collaborated with 015B since.
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.[7][full citation needed]
In 2009, he became a regular cast member in Radio Star, the main segment of MBC's Golden Fishery,[6] 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.[8][9]
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, an incurable inflammatory bowel disease. He became the co-host of SBS's GO Show in April 2012.[10]
In February 2013, he became the co-host of SBS's Hwasin - Controller of the Heart.[11]
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.[12]
In 2019, he was a judge in the JTBC talent show Superband.[13][14]
In 2021, he will become the main host of Mysterious Record Shop. The other co-host will be Wendy, Kyuhyun, and Jang Yoon Jung.[15][16]
A live recording of Yoon's song "Uphill Road" was released as a digital single on August 1, 2025.[17]
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Personal life
Yoon married former professional tennis player Jeon Mi-ra in 2006. They have three children Yoon Ra-ik, Yoon Ra-im and Yoon Ra-oh together.[18][19] In July 2020, Yoon rushed back to Korea to tend to his ill mother, and she died in September of that year.[20]
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Filmography
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Movie
2007 "Project Makeover" (Movie) Mr.Yoon
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