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Did you see Shin Lim suffered a career ending hand injury that lead him to drugs and depression [FULL VIDEO HERE]: talentrecap.com/agt-champion-shin-lim-reveals-career-ending-injury-and-depression/

[@JoshaHoudt]

... career ending injury that did not end his career?

[@Lonehawk2k4]

@@JoshaHoudt severing your thumb tendons would be a career ending injury. Shin somehow found a way to come back from that and he has carpal tunnel as well so he can only practice for like a couple hours before his hands/wrist starts to hurt

[@Callme.Monkey]

Good

[@DrWho2008t101]

Watched this a few times.

[@debbiexoxoxo6628]

Stop exaggerating. Carpal Tunnel isn't something you get from an injury. It happens when you basically overuse your hand and wrist in a way that presses on the nerve. In his case, it was playing the piano. It's repairable so it's not career-ending. He had to choose piano or magic because the carpal tunnel can come back if he continues to play piano. He chose magic since that was his passion. Didn't you know google is a wonderful tool to learn about people.

[@yinchongpang8537]

0:43 Shin Lim: "Make sure you don't move." Olivia: moved immediately

[@dhruvkamat69]

Lol

[@anniedreyar7845]

He fooled Penn and Teller twice, fooling them is like childs play now 😂

[@paradox6789]

Laxus Dreyar totally agree bruv, he finally got his break.

[@aretuzaexos7675]

Laxus Dreyar exactly

[@TheMinecraftfrends]

True

[@justinl.shults7217]

THE FIRST TIME HE FOOLED PENN & TELLER IS WHEN HE WOULD HAVE 2 AUDIENCE MEMBERS COME IN FOR THIS ACT, HE WOULD HAVE THEM SIGN THEIR NAMES WITH A MARKER ON THE CARDS OF THEIR CHOICE, NOW WITH HIS ARM SLEEVES ROLLED UP HE WOULD TAKE THE MARKER & "POOF" THE MARKER WAS GONE SO THAT'S HOW HE FOOLED THEM. THEY BOTH DIDN'T KNOW HOW SHIN LIM VANISHED THE M×××××F×××××× MARKER

[@cechristine2376]

Laxus: Just wondering - could you fool them dumb dumb? If so, please tell when the show will air.

[@therantingboy]

I don't know why these performances actually make me feel emotional. The beauty of the simplicity and the synchronising movements with the epic music, it's just so incredible. He'll just drop three cards and they become two. It's nuts how good he is.

[@clementclement6009]

Maybe because it's delicate performance and moves we are living in a mechanized industrial time were we become brutal like these machines

[@wfvqrvta]

it's beautiful

[@OthelloAcademy]

This still blows me away as one of the best ever sleight of hand presented at any talent show.

[@wfvqrvta]

you slow it down, the card is still to quick , u can't catch it .. where it dissapear to

[@papillonvu]

3:27 Olivia: “I... that’s... I’m... I... that... I was... my hand... din... did not move!” Don’t worry Olivia, we’re just as flabbergasted by Shin as you!!

[@havenht]

Thats actually was pretty funny, I didn't even realized she was doing that lol

[@blastermaster2383]

Shin is the absolute best card magician in the world.The guy is a wizard.

[@michaelscofield7503]

2:38 I love that she cant hide how amazed she is

[@sallopez3903]

I know right that look says it all.

[@zee-kh6vm]

This man deserves to win

[@meltykap9914]

zee kay don’t worry he did

[@mryates208]

Even I knew what he doing .The lady with the phone.she was in on it she had already took pictures .they could have taken pictures of all of her with ever card.slight of hand with her how lame .

[@yk.r3784]

@@mryates208 then try it

[@Mimi-vv9gz]

@@mryates208 Late reply but could you say how she was in on it? I watched this 10 times still couldn't find anything :o

[@fldom4610]

@@Mimi-vv9gz she was not on it, it was 100% only shin lim

[@darlenemarie822]

Who else gets goose bumps during his performances,this man is incredible!!

[@dolnick7]

Besides being an incredible performer, Shin genuinely seems like a decent human being. The two don't necessarily go together. I'm rooting for him.

[@BangtanMyBangtan]

Jeff Tarbell You should watch his KZbin channel. On stage he's so classy but in real life he's a down to earth funny dork. He's really good but still goes around learning tricks and teaching them too.

[@capadzcabrera]

I get the same vibe from him as I did with another magician who ended up winning AGT, Mat Franco. So I have a good feeling he just might win it all.

[@cechristine2376]

Talent that surpasses the singers. I'm not denying that they have natural talent. They spend 2 hrs in a studio. This guy practices for HOURS perfecting his craft. Best act on the show. He should win hands down. Or in his case, magic hands down.

[@TheScotchaholic]

Lim won AGT 2018. Well earned!

[@robertstackr4799]

He does seem really cool and humble. Those winks at the end complete the amazing act

[@timdoyon1964]

I don’t even want to know how it’s done. It is such an amazing act. Shin Lim is the best magicians in the world today… possibly of all time. That was unreal, it looked like real magic, (even though I know it was a combination of sleight of hand, and black art). It’s no wonder why he won the show. He is truly gifted.

[@sirfrack8553]

Best comment I saw about Shin Lim. "Other magicians use sleights to make people think they have supernatural powers. Shin Lim uses his supernatural powers to make people think he is doing good sleights."

[@brandonherling4327]

Magicians do tricks and call it magic. Shin Lim is a wizard. He does magic and calls it tricks

[@andyr4720]

The real magic is how his girlfriend went from the seats to backstage in 3 seconds flat...

[@drakedraven6961]

Andy R Agt did that magic trick instead of shin lim cuz he deserved it. 😆

[@RobbyCarmine]

*wife That’s the secret

[@ddonlee]

Beautiful lovely wife. The greatest magic is when someone you love hugs you and say "U are amazing!!! Im sooo proud of you, you did so well! Shin Lim inspires me truly! When yoy have found your calling, just go for it big time. A former pianist to a superstar magician. Great future for him. Whats more is that his parents were born in Singapore. Proud of him

[@anthonyhoang5902]

I believe she is also in the magic industry.

[@RobbyCarmine]

Pretty sure she is not. Based on the videos shes appeared in she doesnt really know too much about magic herself. At least not to the point where shed be a professional. She directed and shot his latest trailer though so she might have some background in that sort of field

[@NebMiletovic]

Sleight of hand master, his transitions and timing is flawless

[@rheabasha4403]

If anyone was looking for the song, it's called Oblivion by M83. :)

[@gotwicbalkan]

Rhea Basha THANKS!!!

[@anush8]

Thank you.

[@robertstackr4799]

Added to my playlist thanks

[@jurishnongmeikapam3298]

thanks bruh

[@usl11889]

Tq

[@alhara4843]

The way he embraced and kissed his girlfriend was the most magical part✨✨🙏🏻

[@taze27]

2:25 Olivia checking out Shin's "deck"....

[@tykemonster6416]

Hahaha

[@blackie6050]

BRUUUHHHHHHHH

[@skrubbypatty5763]

Why man u made me cant stop laughing :((

[@pulse-anjalidesilva4303]

😆

[@PVMMAC]

😂

[@sonvothanh9347]

Shin Lim he's amazing impressive performance, i would love to watch it over and over again

[@Boomheadshot520]

I still watch these videos every now and then. Honestly the man turned card magic and sleight of hand into art.

[@springbloom5940]

It always was. Edgy 'street' magicians ruined 'card tricks' and destroyed the reputation of magic, with tv fakery. Lim has skills, but a lot of his stuff is super simple and straightforward. The atmosphere and presentation make it magic. I still think he never fooled P&T(maybe the second marker vanish fooled them), they just gave him a pass, because he was a really good look for card magic. In his first appearance, at least one trick, was out of a kid's magic set (card in bag), so I doubt that fooled them.

[@hafsaafsheenanchorgreenps3253]

How the heck does Shin Lim create miracles? He is such a gifted magician!

[@remyremys5715]

I can watch this all day every day he's great hope he wins

[@MrYamce]

He should have got golden buzzer for his first performance

[@NneonNTJ]

i can't agree more, but only lets me like once

[@HellsHemi]

danny lim, I agree, but then we wouldn't get to see as many magic shows by him. He doesn't need the buzzer imo. I like this and the dance group that got the buzzer from the first episode the best.

[@VictorMinchihLee]

I can Dream up 52 reasons why that would have been unfortunate and made me see Red.

[@TheScotchaholic]

The buzzer doesn't allow us to see more of his talent, and makes his victory sweeter and well earned.

[@alexanderaristo]

nah, i think the judges know that he doesn't need that 🔥

[@sergiodario58able]

I run the video at .25 speed and still i couldn't see anything at all that would give him away. I mean this young man really blew my mind away. How could be even possible what he did?

[@stickyrice2141]

Shin Lim in 2022 is still the best close up Magician IMO

[@ch0mper]

He's the only reason I even bother watching this show

[@darthplagueis3953]

ch0mper too

[@nathandixon2048]

Me too, im kinda tired of this show cuz singers always seem to have the advantage (case in point as last season 8 out of the 9 golden buzzers were all singers and this season 6 out of the 7 so far have all been singers or singing groups) but when I saw shin was gonna be on It, I decided to watch this season then go back to not caring haha

[@WongB777]

Totally agree! This is the first time in 5 years I've followed AGT lol

[@vnxk1nd893]

So tru =))

[@triplecheesemac]

@Nathan Dixon i agree. If they are such a good singer, compete against other singers in a singing competition. I don't mind kids or older singers though. This is only place where they can shine.

[@johnkramer745]

I think the most magical thing is that he is still the same smiling, down to earth guy since day 1. how many people can we say that for honestly.

[@m.r.al-ghazali5391]

4:26 the girl in the audiences then suddenly 4:34 in backstage, that's the real magic

[@ernestocqn2708]

Hahaha...real magic indeed🤣

[@strikebr]

Magic called editing tape.

[@dsrevo79]

Part of the act!

[@The_low-budget_trader]

Heavily edited footage by AGT

[@siddhantdargan2668]

If he would have performed magic while singing then he would have got golden buzzer

[@KarYungTom]

The greatest card magician right now.

[@Shakester71]

I'm still partial to Mike Cho. His green act is mind-blowing.

[@mrsetville8566]

Single handed the best close up I've ever seen. Wow.

[@tmmartinesq.6216]

Shin Lim was lookin' like Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon at the end!

[@cassierae9399]

I just saw him live in Las Vegas. Amazing show. Blew me away

[@waterlily8725]

Shin is a wizard without a wand. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@mrjjh121290]

even slow motion doesn't show it. 1 frame he doesn't have anything in his hands, the next frame it appears in his hands. this was legitness

[@SilverforceX]

1 frame is around 36ms on TV.

[@davidsirmons]

"You're a wizard, Shin."

[@TheScotchaholic]

Shin's sleight of hand is Godly.

[@darrenrobson3770]

more like camera cut

[@DETERMINOLOGY]

Hes good at what he does..Illusions...Watch when he drops a lecture on all of us and we going to sit back and wonder how he fooled us with something that prob so simple ive seen this happen so many times .....

[@gicking3898]

Truly on a different level to everyone else. Totally agree with what Heidi said. It's like magic is real.

[@aTouchOfHazy]

Amazing amazing performance. It is high time a magician with that talent should win. 💜

[@habibymandanoven2909]

Now that is talent.. I mean even when he threw the card was perfect.. Bloody hell .. 👏

[@DeezSports]

Mohd.Habiby Mandanoven he didnt throw the cards

[@dolnick7]

The first ace to Olivia, he sure did.

[@vickycarag7675]

yah so perfect. Level 9999999 of practice. Too pro.

[@RobbyCarmine]

for those who know how the method works, he actually “throws” several things several times. It just doesn’t look that way. And no, I don’t mean tossing cards off the table

[@ddonlee]

Jeff Tarbell lol😂

[@HarryJVaughn3]

I've been a fan of David Blaine, Kris Angel, Dynamo for a long time and when I first saw Shin Lim on Penn and Teller I was blown away but this performance was a whole other level. The fact that he is live on stage at America's Got Talent with a close-up observer is proof there is absolutely no other tricks here but his own. No actors, no CGI, no camera cuts. If this is truly just an illusion then the cards are moving faster than the 30 frames per second the video can capture which is in of itself beyond incredible. But this performance makes me believe there is something more. I am a believer that true magic exists and I struggle to see how this is just a perfect illusion. Shin Lim is truly the most talented magician I have ever seen and love how humble he is off stage but carries such a presence on. Looking forward to seeing where the future takes him and how his level of magic improves over the years. Much love Shin!

[@TheScotchaholic]

Shin is like the others you've mentioned - committed to the craft of illusion, gimmicks, and skills so well presented - it definitely seems like actual magic. You're witnessing a man that recovered and rehabilitated from two severed thumb tendons on his left hand in 6 months, when he was given two years of recovery time by the doctors - all to continue his routines and magic career. He is truly amazing to watch with just a mere pack of cards.

[@Quitting819]

Chris angel is a video editor and actors... nothing more

[@captainlockes2344]

@@TheScotchaholic can’t imagine how hard he must’ve practiced to sever two thumb tendons.

[@vitaliysavchyshynatvitaliy9877]

Give him a regular deck without any gimmicks and you won’t see him do anything like he has on all those shows.

[@fldom4610]

@@vitaliysavchyshynatvitaliy9877 he still can do a lot of things with a regular deck of cards

[@raychen6140]

2:43 gets me every damn time. Like HTF are you even supposed to explain that to your eyes?

[@ashutoshpatkar4891]

It’s probably magnets

[@rogeliohdz13]

@@ashutoshpatkar4891 cap

[@lexb277]

@@ashutoshpatkar4891 if you can't explain why it got to be magnet

[@LucasAndrade-wn5hv]

The back from the cards are all black, he just turn the card on the table, which is black too

[@lexb277]

@@LucasAndrade-wn5hv the back probably got the table lining too

[@bestrealredhed]

I could NEVER get tired of watching him

[@matarouc5349]

2:45 HOLY S*HIT

[@ricowillow2281]

dam shin! ur girl is super cute. great performance man keep it up

[@gicking3898]

Agt is over, but I'm still watch his acts. They are simply that amazing. And I love Heidi's comments 😍

[@gotwicbalkan]

best card trickster in history.really amazing.well done mate!

[@mencarlo5492]

0:41 even he throw the ace of cards it’s actually in arrange position. Wow!

[@xxxyyy3662]

He better win or i sell my tv i swear

[@izukanji1149]

😂😂😂😂

[@paulharding3911]

Watched this video so many times,absolute class.

[@thiseasathens]

Shin Lim proves that the ones who reveil the magic tricks are not doing bad but good. The great ones like him always go further and come up with new abilities. Even if someone explains how this is done Shin Lim is so fast and talented.

[@bradleytguthrie929]

He is a true magician!

[@Nobody-ie3xt]

The last part was amazing actually, they're cute couple in AGT.

[@kimsoriano7818]

4:26 "He has the cards he crunches it up, when he opened they're gone" -Heidi Klum 😂

[@tmmartinesq.6216]

Day-ummmmm....He's 🔥!

[@idojourney]

i love shin lim!!!

[@cechristine2376]

A legitimate talent.

[@navdeepgupta8322]

Damn he is humble!! If i could flip cards that good, i ll be wicked and cocky!!🤣🤣

[@BeachBoi1000]

Haha… Me too

[@Movie_137]

Congrats Shin! Yay! Live Show!!!

[@morlockalive]

He's amazing and he deserves to win

[@glaidsondepaulo5867]

Incrivil esse cara. O melhor q ja vi na vida

[@07lacha]

The way he makes kings disappear, blows my mind each time i watch it

[@Jason-px8vq]

He's better than Macbeth!

[@1932Bobsie]

Outstanding performance. I had to put my glasses on to make sure I saw him right.

[@davidp6061]

One thing thats important in this show is the music..amazing

[@John_Enrique]

This was CRAZYYYYY!! Mind Blowing! I'll be living in Vegas! Lol

[@ishtiaqahmad6472]

Please tell me the name of background song?? Singer name also?

[@andrechristoffersen7141]

ishtiaq ahmad M83 - Oblivion :)

[@ishtiaqahmad6472]

@@andrechristoffersen7141 thnxxx bro...

[@andrechristoffersen7141]

ishtiaq ahmad :D ❤️

[@Shakester71]

Even knowing how he does these tricks, it’s still amazing to watch. His sleight Of hand is some of the best I’ve ever seen.

[@larbueno]

So you’re saying YOU know how he does this? Really!.

[@Shakester71]

@@larbueno I have a pretty good idea and I think most card guys do too.

[@losciar]

@@larbueno black art… but he is the king of this 👑

[@hafiztajuddin9482]

Tbh, after knowing how the trick is done, it made appreciate his act even more bcs of how hard it is to pull this off so flawlessly

[@thestain2698]

It’s crazy because if you know it you’re probably mind blown by how good he is, if you don’t know, it really looks like magic

[@lahoucineboulaassair8023]

A really amazing slight of hand I like this man

[@inlinex]

Best line: "You are the only one the actually makes me believe that magic, can be POSSIBLE"

[@earlalojado177]

EVEN IF YOU PLAY IT ON SLOW MOTION HIS MAGIC IS SO LIT ASF

[@gotplague]

Hell yeah! Guys so fast man. Thats some next level slight of hand

[@MagnusMas]

Just a simple move u know how perfect his skills is, look at how he threw that ACE directly pointing up straight to girl.

[@lawrencelopez2764]

underrated comment..hahaha

[@jarrolugo6961]

I don't get tired of watching this guy he's really something.

[@ddonlee]

Shin Lim, great guy , great magician , world class act ! Rooting for you all the way ! Already FISM world champion, Pen and Teller winner ( fooled them) and next on his belt will be AGT champion!

[@NneonNTJ]

he won FISM multiple times and fooled penn and teller twice actually ;)

[@carolineo6558]

He deserved a golden buzzer.. but its all good cos he went through.

[@kipsterg8414]

He is so Awesome 👏 cool

[@victorjavierleonlazcano7684]

!! INCREÍBLE LA MAGIA!!!

[@tansoon1934]

shin lim.ur deserved it.very clean n good act magic by u.your moved is so good n clean.keep it up..💪💪👍

[@Focky446]

....Olivia's face....through out the performance is priceless...Lol My third time watched this and now 2021 ending going to 2022 in 5 days.

[@Alanlauchinabar]

I love watching her face and this act all together over and over again...

[@carloronaldo6431]

Notice how Shin Lim’s AGT videos are the "most viewed" of the actual show this season.

[@usnationalist]

Dude fooled Penn and Teller. Glad he is getting a bigger spot light.

[@cechristine2376]

So he should

[@gu27483]

twice :D

[@dotaupdates322]

Talent + Passion ! Even if he doesn't win ('coz of AGT stuffs lol) he's still THE BEST!

[@isakketsakidis4505]

Take nothing away from shin, incredible magician, but their is a young girl singing songs that's captured the attention of the judges. Will come down to these two incredible performers. Whichever way it goes only God knows. Enjoy

[@topneorej]

Of course the guy is brilliant, but if you want to know how some of the tricks work: When the cards come out of the package, the back of the cards is not shown, indicating that the back of the queens are aces. When the cards are all on the table, notice that there are no aces in the pack. The 'one' ace he throws are in fact four aces with magicians glue (google it) which is strong enough to keep them together, yet easy to separate them at the near end of the performance. The same magician glue is used to glue the aces to the back of the queens with kings glued in the middle. The cards that disappear are moved (brilliantly obviously, nothing against the guy) in the rug on the table. There are slits in there. For all haters of this comment, 99% of the trick is skill and can only be done by brilliant magicians that practiced hundreds of hours.

[@Shakester71]

topneorej I agree but I I don’t think it was glue. I think he used magnetic cards.

[@BlackPinkize]

A proof of how humble he is: he said I practiced a lot this week. So he is openly calling his work tricks that could be practiced rather than special powers and magic. Other magicians wouldnt have said that

[@gabrielrockman]

That's not a good way to look at it. The most arrogant magician that I've ever seen is Richard Turner, and he talks quite a bit about how he practices more than anyone else.

[@mstozil7]

I like shin lim and sacred riana in agt the most this season

[@y.thomasreddy4306]

Incredible!

[@noflexzone6170]

I was never a fan but golly, Olivia looks beautiful in this 😖

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Now, this is a performance for Vegas!

[@user-vq5zr7dx4p]

this is just crazy. he is amazing

[@michaelbowen463]

Best in the world.. Shin Lim

[@gheorghenegreanu8409]

Shin is amazing. I dont know how to explain what he does, but thats the beauty of magic...that you cant explain you just enjoy and have your mind blown. Some try to say he has magnetic cards, the material on the table that he trows the cards unde the table....its not that. I saw him when he did this tricks and have the other persone examine the cards, belive me a magnetic card you will notice. Also you can see a little under the table and there are no cards falling there, another time on the same table he bang the deck of cards on the black material and was rock solid. I know its not magic, its hours of practice to develop the best sleight of hand i ever seen and i cant explain it...and you know what ? I dont want to, i just enjoy. Amazing performamce !

[@anthonyhoang5902]

Shin is in the live show now. Gotta vote. If you want to see more of this magic, gotta vote. If you want to see singers sing, just turn on the radio.

[@davidjackson7051]

He's the definition of brilliance of card magic

[@Godiemata]

My Favorite parts are when he winks at the camera knowing he’s killed it

[@toddvandell85]

Shin Lim: "Put your hand over the card. Make sure you don't move it." Olivia: (Moved hand anyway.)😒

[@Furtivo95]

He doesn’t need their compliments. He’s slayed the whole audience.

[@paraskhandare7937]

I LOVE THIS GUY

[@awakeawareness1759]

This is realy out of this world!

[@AntonLA_]

Love Olivia Munns facial expressions

[@anthonyc1075]

Even in slo-mo at 1:27 you can't see the cards jump to his other hand. Idk how he did that?!? Incredible.

[@thetiktokguy21]

5 years late but he should've done tyhis is the finals this is amazsing

[@GamerBoy-qx9zl]

Oh man this man is out of the world😍

[@BoogieManSince1977]

Such a wonder.... Truly amazing man

[@angelesbarajas2177]

He’s sooo cute. He should win.

[@sefutho]

You so cute too.

[@wilsonaguirre6702]

You so cute too x2

[@cindymmm11]

Shin Lim is a Hottie

[@amirasyraf2386]

You so cute tree 😏

[@GiantPotato7]

he has a girlfriend

[@vanthadoun1]

The look on Olivia Munn's face says it all, She is thinking, "did I just get pregnant?" Shin Lim smiles and nods.... yes, yes you did.

[@pumpedaholic]

Lmao

[@heathmads606]

I agree with what you say Heidi. A true magician.