Zhou Jin

Biography

Zhou Jin is a prominent Chinese television host, born on August 28, 1977 in Shanghai. She attended Shanghai No. 8 High School, then enrolled in 1995 in the first cohort of the TV Hosting program at the Shanghai Theatre Academy's Television Arts Department, graduating in 1999. She began her hosting career during her first year of university when she participated in a VJ talent competition and won first place. She is currently considered one of the leading female hosts at the Shanghai Media Group (SMG). She has hosted numerous notable television programs, most prominently the entertainment news program "Entertainment Star World" and the talent show "My Show." She also hosted major variety galas such as "Spring Fills the East." In addition to her television work, she appeared in TV dramas including "Baby Daughter Good Mom" and "Blossoms Shanghai." In 2005 she published an essay collection titled "Elopement to a Distant Place," and held a personal exhibition called "Cool in the Present" from December 2007 to January 2008.