Yoon Jong-shin

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoon.

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]

Yoon Jong-shin
Yoon in March 2019
Background information
Born	(1969-10-15) October 15, 1969 (age 55) South Korea
Genres	K-pop ballad
Occupations	Singer-songwriter record producer record executive
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Mystic Story
Website	Official website
Korean name
Hangul	윤종신
Hanja	尹鍾信
Revised Romanization	Yun Jongsin
McCune–Reischauer	Yun Chongsin

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.

Career

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][unreliable source?]}

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.^[17][18] In July 2020, Yoon rushed back to Korea to tend to his ill mother, and she died in September of that year.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		KOR RIAK [19]	KOR Gaon [20]
Like the First Time We Met (처음 만날 때처럼)	Released: May 12, 1991 Label: Daeyoung AV Format: CD, cassette	—	—
Sorrow	Released: November 15, 1992 Label: Daeyoung AV Format: CD, cassette
The Natural	Released: August 12, 1993 Label: Daeyoung AV Format: CD, cassette
Coexistence (공존)	Released: April 1995 Label: Daeyoung AV Format: CD, cassette
Stupid (우)	Released: April 1996 Label: Daeyoung AV Format: CD, cassette
Six Years (육년)	Released: November 1996 Label: Daeyoung AV Format: CD, cassette
The Latter Half (후반)	Released: January 14, 1999 Label: EMI Korea Format: CD, cassette	8		KOR: 107,274[21]
A Guidebook for Brokenhearted People (헤어진 사람들을 위한 지침서)	Released: March 23, 2000 Label: EMI Korea Format: CD, cassette	8		KOR: 98,128[22]
Dusk (그늘)	Released: July 6, 2001 Label: Corner Stone Format: CD, cassette	—
Behind the Smile	Released: April 12, 2005 Label: T Entertainment Format: CD, cassette	6		KOR: 23,334[23]
Round the Village (동네 한 바퀴)	Released: November 17, 2008 Label: Danal Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	—
Monthly Project 2010 Yoon Jong Shin (行步 2010 Yoon Jong Shin)	Released: October 28, 2010 Label: CJ E&M Format: CD, digital download		—
Monthly Project 2011 Yoon Jong Shin (行步 2011 尹鍾信)	Released: December 6, 2011 Label: Mystic89 Format: CD, digital download		—
Monthly Project 2012 Yoon Jong Shin (행보 2012 윤종신)	Released: January 3, 2013 Label: Mystic89 Format: CD, digital download		—
Monthly Project 2013 Yoon Jong Shin (행보 2013 윤종신)	Released: December 12, 2013 Label: Mystic89 Format: CD, digital download		7	KOR: 4,132[24]
Monthly Project 2014 Yoon Jong Shin (행보 2014 윤종신)	Released: January 16, 2015 Label: Mystic89 Format: CD, digital download		4	KOR: 1,916[25]
Monthly Project 2015 Yoon Jong Shin (행보 2015 윤종신)	Released: January 20, 2016 Label: Mystic89 Format: CD, digital download		12	KOR: 1,754[26]
Monthly Project 2016 Yoon Jong Shin (행보 2016 윤종신)	Released: January 19, 2017 Label: Mystic89 Format: CD, digital download		23	KOR: 1,391[27]
Monthly Project 2017 Yoon Jong Shin (행보 2017 윤종신)	Released: January 26, 2018 Label: Mystic89 Format: CD, digital download		24	KOR: 1,614[28]
Monthly Project 2018 Yoon Jong Shin (행보 2018 윤종신)	Released: January 11, 2019 Label: Mystic89 Format: CD, digital download		28	KOR: 1,302[29]
Monthly Project 2019 Yoon Jong Shin (행보 2019 윤종신)	Released: January 30, 2020 Label: Mystic Story Format: CD, digital download		39
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR [30]
"Can't Live Without You" (그대 없이는 못살아)	2010	82	Monthly Project 2010 Yoon Jong Shin
"King of Regret" (후회 王) (feat. Kim Yeon-woo)		88
"By Instinct" (본능적으로) (feat. Swings)		14
"The Temperature of Separation" (이별의 온도)		93
"Bar Bar Bar" (바바바 (부제: 화해송)) (feat. Lee Sang-soon)	2011	97	Monthly Project 2011 Yoon Jong Shin
"Living Without You" (너 없이 산다) (feat. Lee Hyun-woo)		78
"Two Farewells" (두 이별) (feat. Lee Jung)		66
"Horse Tail" (말꼬리) (feat. Jeong Joon-Il)		86
"Your Thought" (니 생각) (feat. Kim Greem, Shinchireem)		94
"My Ugly Love" (못나고 못난)		76
"Late Autumn" (늦가을) (feat. Kyuhyun)		58
"Age" (나이)		52
"Feel Good" (느낌 Good) (feat. Jang Jae-in)	2012	45	Monthly Project 2012 Yoon Jong Shin
"Festival for Missing" (그리움 축제) (feat. Horan)		89
"Uphill Road" (오르막길) (with Jung-in)		41
"Bad" (나쁜) (with Yoon Sang)		98
"Merry Christmas Only You"		89
"History of Love" (사랑의 역사)	2013	92	Monthly Project 2013 Yoon Jong Shin
"Tomorrow" (내일 할 일) (with Sung Si-kyung)		17
"No Schedule" (with Kim Yeon-woo)		49
"Going to You" (너에게 간다) (with Kim Bum-soo)		52
"Red Bean Sherbet" (팥빙수) (with J Rabbit)		97
"Goodbye" (굿바이) (with Park Ji-yoon)		60
"Annie" (with Sweet Sorrow)		95
"One Day Long Ago" (오래전 그날) (with Lee Juck)		78
"Wild Boy" (with Kang Seung-yoon, Mino)	2014	32	Monthly Project 2014 Yoon Jong Shin
"New You" (with Lim Seul-ong)		61
"Bat Girl" (with Younha)		89
"Goyo" (고요) (with Jeong Joon-Il)		58
"Happy Tears" (행복한 눈물)		93
"Exhausted" (지친 하루) (with Kwak Jin-eon, Kim Feel)		13
"The Color" (with Beenzino)	2015	54	Monthly Project 2015 Yoon Jong Shin
"Good Night" (굿나잇) (with Eddy Kim)		82
"Over Sleep" (늦잠) (with Ken of VIXX)	2016	88	Monthly Project 2016 Yoon Jong Shin
"Wi-Fi" (with Zico)	2017	79	Monthly Project 2017 Yoon Jong Shin
"Like It" (좋니)		1
"Yes" (좋아) (with Minseo)		1
"The Coldness" (추위) (with Jung-in)		84
"Trace" (너를 찾아서)		9	Hyena on the Keyboard OST

Filmography

Television shows

Year	Title	Note
2007–2019	Radio Star	Host
2008	Family Outing	Member
2013	Barefoot Friends	Member
2016–2017	Secretly Greatly	Host
2017–2018, 2023	Heart Signal	Host[31]
2018–present	Movieroom	Host
2019	Super Hearer	Hearer[32]
2019	Superband	judge
2021	Painting Thieves	Cast Member [33]
2021	Sea of Hope	Cast member / Music [34]
2021	Superband 2	judge [35]
2021	Poetry that become a song	Host[36]
2021	ZipCon Live	Host[37]
2022	Mischief Job 2	Host[38]
2022	Youth Star	Youth mentor[39]
2022	New Festa	Host[40]
2023	Phantom Singer 4	Judge[41]
2023	Sing Again 3	Judge[42]

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Spectator +: Short Buster	Host	[43]

Movie

2007 "Project Makeover" (Movie) Mr.Yoon

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1995	SBS Star Awards	Radio MC Award	—	Won	[44]
1999	Mnet Video Music Awards	Best Ballad	"Send Off" (배웅)	Nominated
2005	MBC Drama Awards	Excellence Award in Radio	2 O'Clock Date	Won	[45]
2009	MBC Entertainment Awards	Excellence Award in Comedy or Sitcom	Taehee, Hyekyo, Jihyun!	Won	[46]
2011	Cyworld Digital Music Awards	Tam Eum Mania Award (January)	"Happy New Year...With You"	Won	[47]
	MBC Entertainment Awards	Producer's Award	—	Won	[48]
2012		Top Excellence Award in Variety	Radio Star	Won	[49]
2014		Top Excellence Award in Music or Talk Show		Won	[50]
2016		Special Award in Music or Talk Show		Won	[51]
2017	Gaon Chart Music Awards	K-Pop Contribution Award	—	Won	[52]
		Popular Singer of the Year	"Like It" (좋니)	Won
	Melon Music Awards	Ballad Award		Won	[53]
	Mnet Asian Music Awards	Best Male Artist		Nominated	[54]
		Best Vocal Performance		Won	[55]
2018	Golden Disc Awards	Digital Song Bonsang		Won	[56]
	Seoul Music Awards	Record of the Year in Digital Release		Won	[57]
	MBC Entertainment Awards	Top Excellence Award in Music or Talk Show	Radio Star	Won	[58]
2019	Genie Music Awards	The Innovator Award	Monthly Project album series	Won	[59]