Song Eun-i | |
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| Born | (1973-01-04)January 4, 1973 (age 53) Seoul, South Korea |
| Employer | Media Lab Seesaw |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Genres | Observational,sketch,wit,parody,slapstick,dramatic |
| Musical career | |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Musical artist | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 송은이 |
| Hanja | 宋恩伊 |
| RR | Song Euni |
| MR | Song Ŭni |
Song Eun-i (Korean: 송은이; born January 4, 1973) is a South Korean singer, actress and comedian.[1] She made her debut as a theater actress in 1993. In the same year, she made her debut as a comedian inKBS. She is currently signed under her own management company Media Lab Seesaw (SISO).[1] Currently, Song is running own company Media Lab Seesaw asCEO[2] with her friend, Kim-Sook as director.
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Song first made her debut in the South Korean entertainment industry in 1993, as aKBS comedian.[3][4]
In 2016, Song and fellow comedianKim Sook published a book together, based on their podcast,Keeping Secrets (비밀보장).[5][6] In the same year, Song became the CEO of CONTENTS LAB VIVO (Korean: 컨텐츠랩비보), a production company that creates internet-based content,[7][8][9] as well as aidingKim Jun-ho organise theBusan International Comedy Festival.[4][10]
Song's production company has produced multiple web-based shows and podcasts includingKeeping Secrets,The King of Shopping andKim Saeng-min's Receipt,[11] as well as producing the group,Celeb Five (Korean: 셀럽파이브), which Song is also a part of.[12][13]
Song, among other South Korean celebrities such asKim Won-hee andKim Yong-man, is a part of a volunteer group calledGod is Love Ministry (GIL Ministry), who provide medical sponsorship for Haitian children with congenital heart disease, allowing the children to go to South Korea for medical treatment for their cardiovascular condition.[14][15][16][17]
One of Song's hobbies includeswoodworking, having learnt the skill withKim Sook when she had little work and broadcasting activity.[4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Tyranno's Claws | Primitive woman | [18] | |
| 2002 | Emergency Act 19 | Jin Ju | [19][20] | |
| 2022 | Open the Door | Executive producer | Premiere at27th BIFF | [21] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hidden Singer | Fixed panellist | Season 3– |
| Omniscient Interfering View | Cast member[22] | Episode 1 – present | |
| Food, Bless You | Cast member[23][24] | ||
| Burning Youth | Cast member[25] | Episode 148– | |
| Problem Child in House | Cast member[26][27] | ||
| 2020 | Money Road [ko] | Cast member[28] | |
| 2021 | Long Live Independence | Cast | |
| 2021 | Book U Love | Host | [29] |
| 2021 | Money Touch Me | Host | [30] |
| 2021 | Song-eun's Manga Comeback | Host withShin Bong-sun | [31] |
| 2021 | National Receipt | Host withKim Sook and Park Young-jin | [32] |
| 2021 | Marriage Is Crazy | Host | [33] |
| 2022 | Curling Queens | Host | MBC Lunar New Year special pilot[34] |
| 2022 | Jump Like a Witch | Cast Member | [35] |
| 2022 | Brave Detectives | Host | Season 1–2[36] |
| 2022 | Chart Sisters | Host | withCeleb Five Member[37] |
| 2022 | The Restaurant Who Forgot to Order 2 | Cast Member | [38] |
| 2025 | Sixth Sense: City Tour | Cast Member | [39][unreliable source?] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2003 | Super TV Sunday Is Fun | Host | |
| 2003 | Truth Game | Host | Hosted for 1 episode withYoo Jung-hyun |
| 2005–2009 | There is! No? | Host | |
| 2005–2007 | English Town TV | Cast member | |
| 2005–2006 | Challenge! The Age of Success | Host | [40] |
| 2006 | Alien Sam | Okguseul | Drama series |
| 2007–2009 | Infinite Girls | Cast member and host (de facto) | Season 1 |
| 2008–2010 | Gold Miss Is Coming | Cast member | Segment onGood Sunday |
| 2009–2011 | GAG Star | Host | Season 2 |
| 2009–2012 | Spot! Tasty Food | Host | [41] |
| 2010 | Tent in the City | Host | |
| Invincible Youth | Host | Temporarily replacedKim Tae-woo | |
| If You Follow, I'm Rich Too (따라하면 나도 부자) | Host | Season 1 | |
| 2010–2013 | Infinite Girls | Cast member and host (de facto) | Season 3 |
| 2011 | Sangsang Game | Cast member | |
| If You Follow, I'm Rich Too (따라하면 나도 부자) | Host | Season 2 | |
| Song Eun-i's Eye to Eye | Host | ||
| 2017 | With You | Cast member, paired withKim Young-chul | [42][43][44][45] |
| 2017–2018 | Kim Saeng-min's Receipt | Co-host | [46] |
| 2018 | Temperature of Judgement | Host | [47][48][49] |
| 2019 | The Hit | Co-host withKim Shin-young |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Comedian Singer Producer | Host/cast member | [50] | |
| 2022 | Celeb Five : Behind the Curtain | Cast Member | withCeleb Five Member | [51] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2010 | Song Eun-i and Shin Bong-sun's Donggodongrock | Host | |
| 2015–present | Song Eun-i & Kim Sook's Sister Radio (송은이, 김숙의 언니네 라디오) | Presenter | [52] |
| 2022 | This is Ahn Young-mi, the date muse at two o'clock | Special DJ | [53] |
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10thBusan International Comedy Festival | MC at the opening ceremony | [54] |
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Track listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [55] | |||||
| 2000 | 1집 Imagine | — | — | Track listing
| |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [55] | |||||
| 2006 | "Abstract Memories"(초록의 추억) |
| — | — | Alien Sam OST |
| 2012 | "Have a Dream"(꿈을 가지고) |
| — | — | I Love You: Unashamed Words |
| 2015 | "In His Love" (사랑으로 사랑으로) |
| — | — | Calling of the Heart - The Second Story Part 3. Love |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [55] | |||||
| 2014 | "Age-Height"(나이-키) (withSong Seung-hyun (F.T. Island), together as Two-Song Place) |
| — | — | Non-album single |
| 2017 | "3-Do"(3도) (withKim Sook, together as Double-V) |
| — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Track listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [55] | |||||
| 2008 | Project Make Infinite Girls Singers (무한걸스 가수되기 프로젝트) |
| — | — | Track listing
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [55] | |||||
| 2018 | "Celeb Five (I Wanna Be a Celeb)" (셀럽파이브 (셀럽이 되고 싶어)) |
| — | — | Celeb No.1(셀럽 No.1) |
| "Shutter"(셔터) feat.Lee Deok-hwa |
| — | — | Shutter(셔터) | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Korean Film Festival | Photogenic Award | Won | [56] | |
| 2002 | KBS Entertainment Awards | Broadcasting Progress award | Won | [57] | |
| 2003 | Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Appreciation plaque | Won | [58] | |
| 2008 | SBS Entertainment Awards | Best Teamwork Award | Gold Miss is Coming | Won | [57] |
| 2009 | SBS Entertainment Awards | Radio DJ Award | Won | [59] | |
| 2010 | 16th Korean Entertainment Art Award | TV Progress Award | Won | [60] | |
| 2017 | SBS Entertainment Awards | Radio DJ Award | Song Eun-i, Kim Sook's Sisters Radio | Won | [61] |
| 2018 | 54thBaeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Female | Omniscient Interfering View | Won | [62] |
| 16th KBS Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award in Variety | Problem Child in House | Nominated | ||
| 18thMBC Entertainment Awards | Omniscient Interfering View | Won | [63] | ||
| 2019 | 19thMBC Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award in Variety Category (Female) | Omniscient Interfering View | Won | [64] |
| Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards | Prime Minister's Commendation | Won | [65] | ||
| 2020 | 18thKBS Entertainment Awards | Producers' Special Award | Problem Child in House | Won | [66] |
| 2021 | 57th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Female | Problem Child in House Long Live Independence | Nominated | [67] |
| Brand Customer Loyalty Award 2021 | Entertainer (Variety Show - Female | N/a | Won | [68] | |
| 2022 | 58th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Female Variety Performer | Song Eun-i | Nominated | [69] |
| 2025 | KBS Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award (Show/Variety) | Problem Child in House | Won | [70] |