Shin Hyun-joon (actor)


Shin Hyun-joon is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Bichunmoo, Guns & Talks, Marrying the Mafia II and its sequel, Barefoot Ki-bong, as well as the television series Stairway to Heaven. He is also known as the photographer in the popular music video "Because I'm A Girl" by KISS. In the Korean press, he is nicknamed the "Arab Prince" due to his foreign look and long eyelashes.
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Career

Shin 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 during Japanese occupation in the 1920s. He continued working with Im until the mid '90s 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 into 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 from Hong Kong star Jackie Chan as well as religious testimonies from other Korean celebrities such as Choi Ji-woo, Kim Won-hee and Nam Hee-seok. He is also known for his missionary work, volunteer work, and charitable endeavors.
In addition to his work 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 and Clown with Smiles and Tears. He has also been an acting professor at Induk University since March 2010.
Shin established the production company and is the CEO of .

Personal life

Shin married Kim Kyung-mi, a Korean American woman 12 years his junior, at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on May 26, 2013. His wife studied for a doctorate in music in the U.S., and Shin said on his show Entertainment Weekly that he bumped into her in the doorway of a building and fell in love with her at first sight.
The couple has three children.

Filmography

Film

Ghost Police George and Bong-shik The Assassin as Lee Nan Handsome as Mi-nam Bad Guys Always Die Marrying the Mafia IV Sin of a Family Kill Me His Last Gift The Worst Guy Ever Master Kims Hot for Teacher Marrying the Mafia III Barefoot Ki-bong Shadowless Sword Marrying the Mafia II Hi! Dharma 2: Showdown in Seoul Face Blue Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield Guns & Talks Siren Bichunmoo The Soul Guardians The Story of a Man KK Family List Maria and the Inn Lament The Gingko Bed Channel 69 Hong Gil-dong The Taebaek Mountains Love is Oh Yeah! Hwa-Om-Kyung General's Son III General's Son II Portrait of the Days of Youth

Television series

Iron Family From Now On, Showtime! – Special appearanceMoorim School: Saga of the Brave Butterfly Ohlala Couple Bridal Mask Dummy Mommy Road No. 1 – cameoCain and Abel Star's Lover – cameoRondo Stairway to Heaven I Love You! I Love You! White Nights 3.98 Wedding Dress The Brothers' River 1.5
  • ''Sons of the Wind''

Variety shows

Great Guide God of Lawyer'

Music video appearances

Books

  • Clown with Smiles and Tears
  • Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
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  • ''Shin Hyun-joon's Confessions''

Ambassadorship

Awards