- SHINDONG -

birth name : Shin Donghee

stage name : Shindong

english name : Matthew Shin

nicknames : Dongri Dong Dong, Dolpan Ogyupsal(a type of food)

birthday : September 28, 1985

age : 28

birth place : Moonkyung in Northern KyungGi Province

position : lead rapper, lead dancer

blood type : O

height : 178cm

weight : 90kg

siblings : only child

twitter : http://twitter.com/ShinsFriends

pets : -

education : Paekche Institute of the Arts

trivia :  Prior to joining SM, Shindong won the 2002 and 2003
Goyangshi Youth Dance contest (Grand Prize in 2002 and Gold Prize in 2003)
and the 2004 Mnet Epi Contest (Gold Prize and Popularity Award).

He entered the 2005 SM Youth Best Contest
and won first place for Best Comedian and Grand Prize overall. 

Shindong made his debut the same year as the
MC for DBSK's Sweet Rose Party.

He owns a scooter which he calls Kkoolie (equivalent to "Oinkie"
since in Korea "kkool" is the sound pigs make)
and often goes riding with Sungmin,
with whom he also shares a love of photography.

His stage name Shindong (신동), originally comes
from his last name and first character of his first name (申 東),
but they often take a different meaning to his name,
神 童 which means "prodigy" and is aptly named
since Shindong is known for his numerous creative abilities.