This is an accepted version of this page Liang-Shun Lim[1] (Chinese: 林良尋; pinyin: Lín Liángxún; Wade–Giles: Lin Liang-hsün; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Liângsîm; born September 25, 1991),[2] known professionally as Shin Lim, is a Canadian-American magician, recognized for his use of card manipulation and sleight of hand.

He is known for elaborate close-up card magic routines, during which he remains silent with the tricks set to music.

Lim was discovered around 2012, began to tour internationally, and subsequently won the 2015 championship of the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques in Close-up Card Magic.

[7] As he started to improve his skills, he developed his own tricks, and used YouTube as a platform to show his performances and technique.

[3] During the sabbatical, he participated in the 2012 Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques (International Federation of Magic Societies) World Championship, where he finished in sixth place.

At this point, Lim was unsure of his career and was still considering music, but he was contacted in 2013 by an agent who had seen his performance at the World Championship, and who offered him the opportunity to tour across China.

In addition to extending his show to now include 20 minutes' worth of tricks, he dropped any narration from his routine, as he did not speak Chinese; this would become a defining feature of his future acts.

[8] In 2015, he won the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques World Championship for Close-up Card Magic.

[3] Penn Jillette described Lim's routine: "The idea of doing card tricks —which are silly at their very core — really seriously and really, really importantly is wonderful.

Initially believing this would have ended his magic career, Lim received surgery to repair the tendons, and he fully recovered after intense therapy.

[11] His performances during the competition, while using variations of his tricks, included more dialogue and other aspects, for example demonstrating a bit of his pianist background for his final show.

[13] From his success on America's Got Talent, Lim began headlining a long–term Las Vegas residency in the Terry Fator Theatre at the Mirage Casino Hotel in October 2019.

[8] In 2020, Lim made special guest appearances on the second season of America's Got Talent: The Champions, first in a cameo as part of a magic trick performed by Britain's Got Talent contestant Marc Spelmann, aka "Magician X",[16] and second as part of a trick by AGT semi-finalist Colin Cloud.