Kim Shin-young

Kim Shin-young (born December 20, 1983) is a South Korean comedian, MC and DJ.

Kim Shin-young was born in Daegu, South Korea on January 30, 1984 and graduated from Yewon Arts University.

Hosting

Kim Shin-young first appeared on SBS People Looking For Laughter in 2004 and gained recognition by appearing in various variety shows for years.

In 2006, she won 'Best Variety Performer' at the 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards for People Looking For Laughter.

In 2007, she became an MC of MBC's Infinite Girls, an all-female version of the show Infinite Challenge. She was a part of the show until its 3rd season which aired in 2013.

In 2009, she became a host of KBS's Challenge Golden Ladder. She then became a regular cast member of MBC's Quiz to Change the World and became a host of KBS's Sang Sang Plus. She also hosted Girls' Generation's variety show Girls' Generation's Horror Movie Factory, which lasted for 6 episodes. In October, she became one of the hosts of Invincible Youth alongside Noh Joo-hyun and Kim Tae-woo. The show featured 7 girl group members (known as G7) who experienced farm life in Yuchi-ri, a village in Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon Province. On December 26, she won the 'Best Newcomer Award' at the 8th KBS Entertainment Awards.

In 2010, she hosted the KBS idol talk-show Win Win alongside Kim Seung-woo, Choi Hwa-jung, 2PM's Wooyoung and Girls' Generation's Taeyeon. She also hosted MBC's God of Cookery Expedition. On December 29, she won the 'Excellence Award in a Variety Show' at the 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards for Quiz to Change the World.

In 2011, she became the new MC of KBS's 100 Points Out of 100. In the same year, she joined MBC's singing competition show I Am a Singer, where she was one of seven entertainers who acted as 'managers' (i.e. mentors) for the contestants. On December 29, she won the 'Friendship Award' for Quiz to Change the World at the 2011 MBC Entertainment Awards.

In 2012, she returned as a host of Invincible Youth for its second season. She also hosted MBC's music show Show Champion with Super Junior's Shindong from February 14 to December 25.

In 2014, it was announced that she would be hosting KBS2's food quiz show God of the Dining Table with Shin Dong-yup, Kim Jun-hyun, Davichi's Kang Minkyung, Park Eun-hye, and Jang Hang-sun.

On July 8, 2015, Shin-young returned as the MC of MBC's Show Champion, after 2 1/2 years away.

Radio hosting

In 2008, she hosted MBC's Stop the Boring Time Radio with Super Junior's Shindong. She won the 'Radio Rookie Award' at the 2008 MBC Drama Awards.

Kim Shin-young currently hosts the MBC FM4U radio show Kim Shin Young's Noon Song of Hope. During the show—which airs from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. weekdays—she interviews celebrities in-studio and if she interviews musical guests, they also perform live-on-air (video of performances are uploaded to MBCkpop on YouTube). On December 29, 2013, she won the 'Radio Top Excellence Award' at the 2013 MBC Entertainment Awards.

Variety Shows

In 2009, she became a couple with actor Shin Sung-rok on MBC's We Got Married. They were one of the three new couples introduced in January.

Acting

In 2005, she played the role of Cha Tae-hyun's sister in the film My Girl and I.

In 2009, she made a cameo appearance with Shindong in an episode of MBC's popular drama, Queen of Housewives.

In 2010, she appeared in the thriller film, Midnight FM.

In 2011, she made a cameo appearance in the MBC sitcom, All My Love. She played the role of Kim Se-byul, the curious maid.

• 2006: 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards - Best Female Variety Performer
• 2008: MBC Drama Award - Radio Rookie Award
• 2009: KBS Entertainment Awards - Best Newcomer
• 2010: MBC Entertainment Awards - Excellence Award in a Variety Show
• 2011: MBC Entertainment Awards - Friendship Award
• 2013: MBC Entertainment Awards - Top Excellence Award for Radio