[13] She changed her stage name to her real name, Shin Shin-ae in MBC drama Winter Flower (1986), where she had a lead role as Mrs.

[2] She rose to stardom 13 years after her debut, thanks to her role as Park Bok-nyeo, Yeombang's wife with a crossed eyes condition, in the MBC Drama Yeombanggakha [ko] (1990).

She accepted the award at a ceremony held at 2 pm on the 22nd at the Art Hall on the first floor of Women's Plaza in Seoul.

Record producer and singer Kim Soo-hee encouraged Shin Shin-ae to seize this great opportunity and release her first album with a few additional songs.

However, she temporarily ended her singing career in 2003 with the albums "Amusement Song" and returned to her main job as an actress.

[11] She made a comeback as a singer after 14 years with an album titled "Yonggungga" (2017),[23] featuring a satirical song that tells the story of a loyal child and a rabbit overcoming difficulties with wisdom.

The song is based on the South Korean classic folk tale Byeoljujeon and its lyrics contain stories satirizing the powerful who take advantage of the weak.

Shin Shin-ae won the popular song development category at the 2018 Proud Korean People Awards held at the National Assembly Hall on January 13, 2018.

[27][28] In 2020, Shin joined "My Job-Happy Tomorrow," the third series of the 'We Together Campaign' sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

The 'We Together Campaign' has presented various content focusing on low fertility and joint parenting, raising awareness of an aging society, and fostering intergenerational communication.

In December 2020, she was awarded by the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of South Korea in recognition of her contribution to actively publicizing job information for the elderly and improving awareness of an aging society through 'My Job-Happy Tomorrow.

'[30] Shin Shin-ae remains single due to her personal values, and she often expresses the belief that "humans come into this world alone and leave alone."