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Shin Shin-ae
South Korean actor (born 1959) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shin Shin-ae (Korean: 신신애; born June 3, 1959) is a South Korean actress and trot singer. As an actress, she has appeared on television and theatre,[2][3] and is known for her roles in the South Korean television dramas including Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha and Lost.[4]
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During the 1990s, Shin had her largest hit with the song "The World is a Wonderful World". She is also referred to as "the Queen of Satire Songs".[5]
During the 2020s, she has worked as an advocate for the elderly.
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Early life and education
Shin Shin-ae was born on June 3, 1959, in Sunchang County, North Jeolla Province, South Korea.[1] She enrolled in the Department of Nursing at Korea University. After graduation, she worked as a nurse at Hyehwa Hospital, the predecessor of Korea University Anam Hospital, for about two years.[6][7]
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Career as an actress
Shin made her debut in the entertainment industry through the MBC 9th Open Recruitment Talent in 1977.[8] After passing the talent test, Shin continued to work as a nurse for a couple of years.[9]
Shortly after her debut, she made her first public appearance as an assistant host for MBC's Scholarship Quiz. In the early days of her career, she acted under the stage name Shin Geum-mae (Korean: 신금매; Hanja: 申錦梅).[9][10] Her last work under this stage name was the MBC drama Birthday Hand (1986).[11] She changed her stage name to her real name, Shin Shin-ae in MBC drama Winter Flower (1986), where she had a lead role as Mrs. Cheon.[2]
In 1990, Shin gained greater public awareness through her role in the MBC Drama Yeombanggakha as Park Bok-nyeo, the cross-eyed wife of the main character. Her performance earned Shin the MBC Actor Choice Award for Best Actress in 1990.[12] The same year, she made her film debut in Ghost Baseball Team. This was followed in 1992 by another movie, Romance Emperor (1992).[9]
Career as a singer
In the spring of 1993, Shin appeared in the mini-series KBS2 Hope as the character Bongchanne, which required her to sing many Trot songs. Record producer and singer Kim Soo-hee encouraged Shin to use this as an opportunity to release an album.[9][13] Among them, 'The World is a Wonderful World,' for which Shin Shin-ae wrote the lyrics, became a huge hit.[14] and suddenly propelled Shin to become a popular ppongjjak singer nationwide, triggering the "Shin Shin-ae craze." She also made her film debut in a film with the same title.[15]
"The World Is a Wonderful World" rose to the top ranks of contemporary music programs such as KBS2 TV Music Top 10 and MBC Decided! It peaked at 3rd and 4th places on the Most Popular Songs chart, gaining immense popularity and winning the Grand Prize at the 1993 MBC All-Star Music Festival. In 1993, pop music was at its peak with famous artists like Seo Taiji and Boys, so the popularity of the trot song, sung by the expressionless Shin while performing a dance called "Lee-pan-sa-pan," was unique.[9][16][17]
According to Jang Yu-jeong, a professor at Dankook University's College of Liberal Arts and a popular music historian, "The World Is a Wonderful World," sung by Shin, is a combination of two songs released in the 1930s. The lyrics of "The World is a Wonderful World" sung by Kim Jung-gu in 1939 formed the basis, but the lyrics of "Anchhwa Storm" sung by Kim Jung-gu in 1938 were also partially modified. In the second verse of "Anchhwa Storm," the line "The old man's topknot twisted and his wife's shoes ran away" was transformed into "The old man's topknot twisted and the old woman's shoes ran away."[17] Together with Kim Jung-gu, Shin was mentioned in the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture as a representative singer of the genre Manyo (music) (Korean: 만요; Hanja: 漫謠), also known as a comic song, which emerged during the Japanese colonial period.[18]
A year later, she released the song "Money, Money, Money-Money," a satirical trot song about money. Although it didn't reach the same level of success as her previous work, it still became a hit. In the 1990s, Shin became more active in music than in acting. However, she temporarily ended her singing career in 2003 with the albums "Amusement Song" and returned to her main job as an actress.[9]
She made a comeback as a singer after 14 years with an album titled "Yonggungga" (2017),[19] featuring a satirical song that tells the story of a loyal child and a rabbit overcoming difficulties with wisdom. The song is based on the South Korean classic folk tale Byeoljujeon and its lyrics contain stories satirizing the powerful who take advantage of the weak. Shin won the popular song development category at the 2018 Proud Korean People Awards held at the National Assembly Hall on January 13, 2018.[20]
Singer and actress Shin became a hot topic when she appeared in JTBC's Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Season 3 Lunar New Year Trot Special (Season 3 Episode 8, January 24, 2020) performing her most famous song, "The World is a Wonderful World."[21][22] This led to her being invited to the popular variety show MBC Radio Star.[23][24]
Other activities
In 2020, Shin joined "My Job-Happy Tomorrow," the third series of the 'We Together Campaign' sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. The campaign aims to foster understanding and empathy between generations in an aging society. Shin's role is that of a job ambassador for seniors. She visits job sites for the elderly and experiences their work, creating an "experiential life site for the elderly." The 'We Together Campaign' has presented various content focusing on low fertility and joint parenting, raising awareness of an aging society, and fostering intergenerational communication.[25][26][27][28]
In December 2020, she was awarded by the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of South Korea in recognition of her contribution to actively publicizing job information for the elderly and improving awareness of an aging society through 'My Job-Happy Tomorrow.'[26]
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Personal life
Shin has remained single based on a personal philosophy. She has often expressed the belief that "humans come into this world alone and leave alone."[28]
For taking care of her mother, who suffered from diabetes and pancreatic cancer until her death, Shin received a filial piety award from the mayor of Seoul in 2005.[28]
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