Shin Eun-kyung

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Shin Eun-kyung
Born (1973-02-15) 15 February 1973 (age 51)
Busan, South Korea
Education Dankook University – Theater and Film
Occupation Actress
Years active1988–present
AgentRun Entertainment
SpouseKim Jung-soo (2003-2007; divorced)
Korean name
Hangul
신은경
Hanja
Revised Romanization Sin Eun-gyeong
McCune–Reischauer Sin Ŭn’gyŏng

Shin Eun-kyung (born 15 February 1973) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in Downfall (1997) and My Wife Is a Gangster (2001). Shin is most prominent Korean actress in the 1990s, alongside Shim Eun-ha, Go So-young and Jeon Do-yeon, whom she starred with on General Hospital.

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Career

Shin began appearing in commercials in 1986 at the age of 13, and made her television debut in 1988 on KBS. Throughout the late eighties and early nineties, she acted in a great number of films and TV dramas (notably in the 2001 medical drama General Hospital), garnering fame for her warm screen presence. [1] In 1997, however, she took on her most daring role as a prostitute in veteran director Im Kwon-taek's Downfall . [2] The film was a box-office success, leading her to star status. [3]

In 1999, she starred in two films, including the Korean-Japanese co-produced horror film The Ring Virus , based on the novel by Koji Suzuki. Her success in this role led to her being cast in a small role for a Japanese film, Uzumaki (also known as Spiral). Around this time, Shin was also working as an MC for a television game show. [3]

In 2002, Shin starred in her most famous role as a tough, female gang boss in My Wife Is a Gangster . The film drew more than 5 million spectators and became a strong hit throughout Asia. [4] She also appeared in the sequel, My Wife Is a Gangster 2 , but the film faltered at the box office in 2003. Other roles Shin starred in around this time were as a detective in This Is Law (also known as Out of Justice), as a professional matchmaker in the romantic comedy A Perfect Match, and as a naval officer in the box office bomb Blue . [3] [5]

Shin went on a short hiatus after she married and had a baby, and returned to acting in 2005, starring in films such as Bystanders and Mr. Housewife, [6] [7] and television series such as Bad Couple, Mom's Dead Upset , [8] White Lie , Still You and The Scandal . She gained praise for her impassioned portrayals of ruthless and ambitious women in the 2010 melodrama Flames of Desire and the 2014 revenge thriller The Plan . [9] [10] [11]

Other activities

Shin has been a professor at Seoul Hoseo Art College's Department of Performing Arts since 2011.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

On 22 September 2003, Shin married Kim Jung-soo, who was then the CEO of her talent agency Good Player Entertainment. The following year, she gave birth to a son, who was later diagnosed with hydrocephalus. [12] On 24 August 2007, Shin filed for divorce when she learned that Kim had used her private seal without her permission to misappropriate ₩400 million (US$424,800) for his business after its merger with Fantom Entertainment and the box office failure of several films he'd produced. In November, Shin sued Kim for forgery of private documents. In a separate case, she was sued by KM Culture, the company from whom Kim had taken a loan which amounted to ₩290 million (US$218,000). On 28 December 2008, the court ruled that Shin was not liable for her ex-husband's debts, stating that although Shin's seal is on the loan contract, Shin had not seen any of the money loaned, had not authorized her seal's use, and is therefore not responsible for the debt. [13] [14]

She again landed in the entertainment headlines in 2011 when she underwent bimaxillary osteotomy surgery (or jaw realignment surgery), reportedly because she felt making her strong jawline "slimmer and more rounded" would give her a "younger, softer, more feminine" look, which would result in more acting roles. [12] [15] [16] Shin later spoke candidly that she regretted having undergone the procedure for pure cosmetic purposes, saying the public should be better informed about the pain and danger associated with the invasive surgery. [17] [18] In 2012, she sued an oriental medicine clinic for violating her portrait rights and privacy after it posted false ads on the internet without her permission, featuring her photo and treatment process; she had gone to the clinic to decrease the swelling of her face, a side effect of her jaw reconstruction surgery, but the clinic's treatments proved ineffective. The court ruled in Shin's favor and awarded her damages amounting to ₩35 million. [19] [20] [21]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1989 Kuro Arirang Sook-hee
1990This Is the Beginning of LoveHyeon-im
1991The Lover on the Bicycle
1992Life Isn't a Multiple Choice TestMin Cho-hee
1993No Emergency Exit
1994Love on a Rainy DayPeng Young-mi
The Young ManJae-yi
1997 Downfall Eun-young
1998A Mystery of the CubeShin Tae-kyung
1999 The Ring Virus Hong Sun-joo
2000 Uzumaki Chie Maruyama
General Hospital the Movie: A Thousand DaysKang Eun-soo
2001 My Wife Is a Gangster Cha Eun-jin
This Is LawKang Min-joo
2002A Perfect MatchKim Hyo-jin
Baby Alone
2003 Blue Kang Su-jin
My Wife Is a Gangster 2 Cha Eun-jin
2005Mr. HousewifeGo Soo-hee
Diary of June Chu Ja-young
2010 Love, In Between Han So-young
2013 Born to Sing Moon Bo-ri's mother
2014 The Plan Se-hee
2020ShihoSu-jeong
2022It's Alright TVING Shorts Film [22]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1988Door of Desire KBS1
1990What the Women Live MBC
Pacheonmu Queen Jeongsun KBS2
1991Thief's Wife
Velvet Grass of the Old Days
1992Self-Portrait in Black
1993January
PilotDo Jin-sookMBC
1994 The Last Match Kim Soo-jin
General HospitalLee Jung-hwa
1995Yeo (Woman)Yong-seol
1996Salted MackerelYoo Young-woo
1998Song of the WindJung Sun-joo SBS
1999WaveLee Ok-jeom
2007Bad CoupleKim Dang-ja
2008 Mom's Dead Upset Na Young-suKBS2
White Lie Seo Eun-youngMBC
2010 Flames of Desire Yoon Na-young
2012 Still You Cha Soon-young/
Baek In-ah		SBS
2013 The Scandal Yoon Hwa-youngMBC
Your Neighbor's Wife Hong Kyung-joo jTBC
2014Wife Scandal – The Wind RisesWife (episode 1: "Lie") TV Chosun
Family Secret Han Jung-yeon tvN
2015 Oh My Ghost Jo Hye-young
The Time We Were Not in Love Gu Yeon-jungSBS
The Village: Achiara's Secret Yoon Ji-sook
2017
Drama Special Bad FamiliesPark Myung-hwaKBS
2018 The Last Empress [23] Empress KangSBS
2020–2021 The Penthouse: War in Life Kang Ma-riSBS
2023 The Escape of the Seven [24] Cha Joo-ranSBS

Variety show

YearTitleNotes
1997Beautiful Morning with
Shin Eun-kyung and Kim Chang-wan 		Host
1999Creating a Better World
2011-2012She and Him
2014A Man Who Satisfies 99 Women [25] [26] Host

Music video

YearSong TitleArtist
2001"Fixing My Makeup" Wax
2002"Ace of Sorrow" Jo Sung-mo
2005"Smile Again" KCM

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1994TV Journal Star of the Year AwardsExcellence Award, TV Acting categoryGeneral HospitalWon
MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, ActressWon
199531st Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actress (TV)Won
199718th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Leading Actress Downfall Won
Popular Star AwardWon
199834th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actress (Film)Won
199920th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Leading Actress The Ring Virus Nominated
200122nd Blue Dragon Film Awards Popular Star Award My Wife Is a Gangster Won
20021st Korean Film Awards Best ActressA Perfect MatchNominated
2007 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, ActressBad CoupleNominated [27]
Top 10 StarsWon
2008 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Mom's Dead Upset Nominated
2009 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress White Lie Nominated
2010 MBC Drama Awards [28] [29] Flames of Desire Won
2012 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Serial Drama Still You Won
Top 10 StarsWon
201321st Korean Culture and Entertainment AwardsTop Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama The Scandal Won
MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project DramaWon
2020 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length Drama [30] The Penthouse: War in Life Won
2021 57th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actress (TV) [31] Nominated

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