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}} Shin Hyun-joon (born October 28, 1968) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Barefoot Ki-bong'', ''Stairway to Heaven'' and the ''Marrying the Mafia'' sequels, and as the photographer in the popular music video "Because I'm A Girl" by KISS. In the Korean press he is nicknamed as 아랍왕자 ("Prince of Arab") due to his foreign look and long eyelashes. ==Career== Shin Hyun-joon was an athletics major at Yonsei University before starting a career in modeling and acting in 1989. His film debut came in director Im Kwon-taek's ''Son of a General'' series, set under the Japanese occupation in the 1920s. For the first half of the 1990s he continued working with Im Kwon-taek and also acted in ''Hwa-Om-Kyung'', Jang Sun-woo's award-winning film based on the Avatamsaka Sutra. In recent years Shin has turned more towards popular cinema, finding his greatest success in fantasy/sci-fi works such as ''The Gingko Bed'', ''The Soul Guardians'', and the Korean-Chinese co-production ''Bichunmoo'', as well as gangster comedies ''Marrying the Mafia II'' and ''Guns & Talks''.〔 In one of his most iconic roles, Shin played a 40-year-old marathon runner with the mental faculties of an 8-year-old boy in ''Barefoot Ki-bong''. A devout Christian, he published a photo-essay book ''Shin Hyun-joon's Confessions'' in 2008, which documented his personal insights about life and faith. The first printing sold out in two days, and the book was also released in China and Japan. ''Confessions'' contained a foreword by international star Jackie Chan as well as religious testimonies by other Korean celebrities such as Choi Ji-woo, Kim Won-hee and Nam Hee-seok. He is also known for his missionary work, charitable endeavors and volunteerism. Aside from his job as an actor, Shin currently hosts the entertainment news program ''Entertainment Weekly'' on KBS2, the ''KBS Nine O'Clock News'' segment ''KBS Entertainment 925'' on KBS1, and the Channel A talk show ''Show King''. He has written two children's books: ''Aladdin and the Magic Lamp'' (2012) and ''Clown with Smiles and Tears'' (2013). He is also an acting professor at Induk University since March 2010. Shin established the production company (HJ Film ) and is the CEO of (3J Cosmetics ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shin Hyun-joon (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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