Shin Jee-won (; born April 14, 1996), formerly known by her stage name Johyun (), is a South Korean actress, television personality, former singer and former rapper. She is best known as a former member of the girl group

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. Following the group's disbandment, Shin turned to an acting career.

Early life and education

Shin Jee-won was born in

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, South Korea, on April 14, 1996, from a former

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. 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, and going to study abroad. 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. She became an idol trainee in 2013. She graduated from Dongduk Women's University, majoring in Broadcasting and Entertainment.

Career

2016–2021: Debut with Berry Good, ''Mixnine'' and solo activities

Shin was introduced as the sixth member of

in late October 2016. She made her official debut on November 1, with the release of their second mini album ''Glory''. Her stage name Johyun was a homage to actress

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, who's known as Wang Jo-hyun in Korean. 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

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. She also competed in the reality survival show '' Mixnine'', finishing 24th and being eliminated. In 2018, she co-hosted the MBC game show ''

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.'' The following year, she made a name for herself in the

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world thanks to her passion for ''

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'', ultimately joining two related shows: ''Game Dolympics 2019: Golden Card'' and ''Egame of Thrones''. She competed in the latter one with the Jangtan Gamedan team, reaching the finals. In 2020, she co-hosted the cable variety show ''Things These Days'' alongside Kim Yu-bin and

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, had a supporting role in the noir movie ''The Dragon Inn'' and was in the main cast of ''Strange School Tales: The Child Who Wouldn't Come'', a horror miniseries. In 2021, she scored her first leading role in the horror thriller movie ''Hypnosis'', and hosted the second season of ''Things These Days'' alongside

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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. Later in November, she joined the cast of webseries ''Cherry Blossoms After Winter'' as the female lead. On January 30, 2022, she co-hosted the MBC special program leading to the Beijing Winter Olympics. On January 11, 2023, she left JTG and signed with Ghost Studio, continuing her acting career under her birth name.

Discography

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

References

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