Shin Ji-won (Hangul: 신지원; born April 14, 1996), better known by her stage name Johyun (조현), is a South Korean singer, rapper, actress and television personality. She was a member of girl group Berry Good from 2016 to their disbandment in 2021.
Johyun was born as Shin Ji-won in Seongnam, South Korea, on April 14, 1996,[1] from a former ballerina.[2] 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,[3] and going to study abroad.[4] 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.[4] She became an idol trainee in 2013.[3]
She studied Broadcast and Entertainment at Dongduk Women's University.[1]
Johyun was introduced as the sixth member of Berry Good in late October 2016.[5][6][7] She made her official debut on November 1, with the release of their second mini album Glory.[8] Her stage name is a homage to actress Joey Wong, who's known as Wang Jo-hyun in Korean.[9]
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 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.[10] She also competed in the reality survival show Mixnine,[11] finishing 24th and being eliminated.[12][13]
In 2018, she co-hosted the MBC game show Begin A Game.[14] The following year, she made a name for herself in the esports world thanks to her passion for League of Legends, ultimately joining two related shows: Game Dolympics 2019: Golden Card[15] and Egame of Thrones.[16] She competed in the latter one with the Jangtan Gamedan team, reaching the finals.[16]
In 2020, she co-hosted the cable variety show Things These Days alongside Kim Yu-bin and Jun Hyo-seong,[17] had a supporting role in the noir movie The Dragon Inn[18] and was in the main cast of Strange School Tales: The Child Who Wouldn't Come, a horror miniseries.[19] In 2021, she scored her first leading role in the horror thriller movie Hypnosis,[20] and hosted the second season of Things These Days alongside Heo Young-ji.[21]
On May 12, 2021, JTG Entertainment announced its merger with Starweave Entertainment and the consequent disbandment of Berry Good; Johyun moved to Starweave to pursue her acting career.[22] Later in November, she joined the cast of webseries Cherry Blossoms After Winter as the female lead.[23] On January 30, 2022, she co-hosted the MBC special program leading to the Beijing Winter Olympics.[24]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | The Dragon Inn | Ye-joo | Main cast | [18] |
2021 | Hypnosis | Hyun-jung | Main cast | [20] |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | Circle | Announcer | tvN | Guest, episode 1 | |
2019 | Level Up | Member of girl group Artemis | MBN Dramax | Guest, episodes 2, 8-9 | [25] |
2020 | Men are Men | Yu-na | KBS2 | Cameo appearance | [26][27] |
Strange School Tales: The Child Who Wouldn't Come | Min-ji | TV Chosun | [19] | ||
2022 | Cherry Blossoms after Winter | Nam Ji-ah | Heavenly |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | We're Also National Athletes | Cast member | Channel A | 2 episodes | [10] |
2017–18 | Mixnine | Contestant | JTBC | 14 episodes | [11] |
2018 | Comedy Big League 5 | Host | tvN | Season 5, special MC | [28] |
Begin A Game | Host | MBC TV | 8 episodes | [14] | |
2018–19 | Real Men 300 | Cast member | MBC TV | 8 episodes | [29] |
2019 | Game Dolympics 2019: Golden Card | Cast member | OGN | 2 episodes | [15] |
Egame of Thrones | Cast member | KBS N Sports | 10 episodes | [16] | |
2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special | Cast member | MBC TV | 2 episodes | [30] | |
2020 | Law of the Jungle in Chuuk | Cast member | SBS | Episodes 398-402 | [31] |
2020–21 | Things These Days | MC | Tcast | with Yubin, Jun Hyo-seong and Heo Young-ji | [17] |
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