# Yoon Jong-shin

Yoon Jong-shin (Korean: 윤종신; born October 15, 1969) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, and the CEO of Mystic Story.

## Early life and education

Yoon completed high school at Daewon Foreign Language High School and studied Korean Language and Literature at Yonsei University, graduating in 1993. 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.
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.
In 2009, he became a regular cast member in Radio Star, the main segment of MBC's Golden Fishery, 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.
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.
In February 2013, he became the co-host of SBS's Hwasin - Controller of the Heart.
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.
In 2019, he was a judge in the JTBC talent show Superband.
In 2021, he will become the main host of Mysterious Record Shop. The other co-host will be Wendy, Kyuhyun, and Jang Yoon Jung.

## 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. In July 2020, Yoon rushed back to Korea to tend to his ill mother, and she died in September of that year.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | KOR RIAK | KOR Gaon | Sales |
| 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 |
| A Guidebook for Brokenhearted People (헤어진 사람들을 위한 지침서) | Released: March 23, 2000 Label: EMI Korea Format: CD, cassette | 8 | — | KOR: 98,128 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Monthly Project 2014 Yoon Jong Shin (행보 2014 윤종신) | Released: January 16, 2015 Label: Mystic89 Format: CD, digital download | — | 4 | KOR: 1,916 |
| Monthly Project 2015 Yoon Jong Shin (행보 2015 윤종신) | Released: January 20, 2016 Label: Mystic89 Format: CD, digital download | — | 12 | KOR: 1,754 |
| Monthly Project 2016 Yoon Jong Shin (행보 2016 윤종신) | Released: January 19, 2017 Label: Mystic89 Format: CD, digital download | — | 23 | KOR: 1,391 |
| Monthly Project 2017 Yoon Jong Shin (행보 2017 윤종신) | Released: January 26, 2018 Label: Mystic89 Format: CD, digital download | — | 24 | KOR: 1,614 |
| Monthly Project 2018 Yoon Jong Shin (행보 2018 윤종신) | Released: January 11, 2019 Label: Mystic89 Format: CD, digital download | — | 28 | KOR: 1,302 |
| 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 |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "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) | 2010 | 88 | Monthly Project 2010 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "By Instinct" (본능적으로) (feat. Swings) | 2010 | 14 | Monthly Project 2010 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "The Temperature of Separation" (이별의 온도) | 2010 | 93 | Monthly Project 2010 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "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) | 2011 | 78 | Monthly Project 2011 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Two Farewells" (두 이별) (feat. Lee Jung) | 2011 | 66 | Monthly Project 2011 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Horse Tail" (말꼬리) (feat. Jeong Joon-Il) | 2011 | 86 | Monthly Project 2011 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Your Thought" (니 생각) (feat. Kim Greem, Shinchireem) | 2011 | 94 | Monthly Project 2011 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "My Ugly Love" (못나고 못난) | 2011 | 76 | Monthly Project 2011 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Late Autumn" (늦가을) (feat. Kyuhyun) | 2011 | 58 | Monthly Project 2011 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Age" (나이) | 2011 | 52 | Monthly Project 2011 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Feel Good" (느낌 Good) (feat. Jang Jae-in) | 2012 | 45 | Monthly Project 2012 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Festival for Missing" (그리움 축제) (feat. Horan) | 2012 | 89 | Monthly Project 2012 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Uphill Road" (오르막길) (with Jung-in) | 2012 | 41 | Monthly Project 2012 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Bad" (나쁜) (with Yoon Sang) | 2012 | 98 | Monthly Project 2012 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Merry Christmas Only You" | 2012 | 89 | Monthly Project 2012 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "History of Love" (사랑의 역사) | 2013 | 92 | Monthly Project 2013 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Tomorrow" (내일 할 일) (with Sung Si-kyung) | 2013 | 17 | Monthly Project 2013 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "No Schedule" (with Kim Yeon-woo) | 2013 | 49 | Monthly Project 2013 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Going to You" (너에게 간다) (with Kim Bum-soo) | 2013 | 52 | Monthly Project 2013 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Red Bean Sherbet" (팥빙수) (with J Rabbit) | 2013 | 97 | Monthly Project 2013 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Goodbye" (굿바이) (with Park Ji-yoon) | 2013 | 60 | Monthly Project 2013 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Annie" (with Sweet Sorrow) | 2013 | 95 | Monthly Project 2013 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "One Day Long Ago" (오래전 그날) (with Lee Juck) | 2013 | 78 | Monthly Project 2013 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Wild Boy" (with Kang Seung-yoon, Mino) | 2014 | 32 | Monthly Project 2014 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "New You" (with Lim Seul-ong) | 2014 | 61 | Monthly Project 2014 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Bat Girl" (with Younha) | 2014 | 89 | Monthly Project 2014 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Goyo" (고요) (with Jeong Joon-Il) | 2014 | 58 | Monthly Project 2014 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Happy Tears" (행복한 눈물) | 2014 | 93 | Monthly Project 2014 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Exhausted" (지친 하루) (with Kwak Jin-eon, Kim Feel) | 2014 | 13 | Monthly Project 2014 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "The Color" (with Beenzino) | 2015 | 54 | Monthly Project 2015 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Good Night" (굿나잇) (with Eddy Kim) | 2015 | 82 | Monthly Project 2015 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "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) | 2017 | 1 | Monthly Project 2017 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Yes" (좋아) (with Minseo) | 2017 | 1 | Monthly Project 2017 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "The Coldness" (추위) (with Jung-in) | 2017 | 84 | Monthly Project 2017 Yoon Jong Shin |
| "Trace" (너를 찾아서) | 2017 | 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 |
| 2018–present | Movieroom | Host |
| 2019 | Super Hearer | Hearer |
| 2019 | Superband | judge |
| 2021 | Painting Thieves | Cast Member |
| 2021 | Sea of Hope | Cast member / Music |
| 2021 | Superband 2 | judge |
| 2021 | Poetry that become a song | Host |
| 2021 | ZipCon Live | Host |
| 2022 | Mischief Job 2 | Host |
| 2022 | Youth Star | Youth mentor |
| 2022 | New Festa | Host |
| 2023 | Phantom Singer 4 | Judge |
| 2023 | Sing Again 3 | Judge |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2022 | Spectator +: Short Buster | Host | |

### Movie

2007 "Project Makeover" (Movie) Mr.Yoon

## Awards and nominations

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