Jo Eun-sim (; born December 26, 1986), better known by her stage name, Song Ga-in (), is a South Korean female

trot The trot is a ten-beat diagonal horse gait where the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time with a moment of suspension between each beat. It has a wide variation in possible speeds, but averages about . A very slow trot is someti ...

singer. She is the winner of the 2019 reality television show '' Miss Trot.'' She often appears on KBS's '' Golden Oldies''.

Early life and education

Song was born Jo Eun-shim on December 26, 1986, in

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, South Korea. Her mother, Song Sun-dan, teaches ''Jindo ssitgimgut'', a

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ritual that is classified as one of South Korea's " Intangible Cultural Properties." Her older brother, Jo Seong-jae, is a member of the traditional Korean music group Baraji. Song began singing traditional

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when she was in middle school and later attended Gwangju Arts High School. She majored in traditional Korean music at

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Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Compilation appearances

Filmography

Film

Television Series

Television

Web shows

Ambassadorship

*Ambassador of Public Relations for the Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation (2022) * Hanbok ambassador (2022) * 2022 Incheon International Airport Honorary Gatekeeper (2022)

Awards and nominations

Listicles

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Song, Ga-in 1986 births Living people Trot singers MBK Entertainment artists 21st-century South Korean women singers South Korean broadcasters South Korean women television presenters Chung-Ang University alumni