>>> HE BECAME AN OVERNIGHT SENSATION IN SEASON 13 ON
"AMERICA’S GOT TALENT" WITH HIS
CARD TRICK.
CARD TRICK. >> NOW SHIN LIM IS HERE TODAY
WITH A SLEIGHT OF HAND ROUTINE
TO A MAZEMAZE US.
CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR LIFE?
I KNOW YOU LIKED TO DO MAGIC AS
A KID.
A KID. HOW DID YOU GO FROM THAT TO
THIS?
THIS? >> IT’S STILL FUN.
IT’S LIKE A HOBBY TO ME.
I DON’T CONSIDER IT A JOB AT
ALL.
ALL. >> DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE
LIVING YOUR DREAM, DOING WHAT
YOU LIKE TO DO?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. AND PEOPLE JUST COME ASKND WATCH
I DON’T KNOW WHY.
>> I KNOW YOU HAVE A TRICK FOR
US.
US. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
I WANT TO MAKE THIS MORE
PERSONAL AND CONFORMED TO YOU
GUYS.
GUYS. I HAVE A STACK OF CARDS.
IT’S A BUNCH OF RANDOM NAMES.
I DON’T WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL
OF THEM BECAUSE IT WILL GIVE
AWAY THE ENDING.
PLACE IT FACE DOWN OVER THERE,
NOW PLACE ONE HAND ABOVE THOSE
CARDS.
CARDS. LIKE ON THE CARD.
>> WE FOLLOW RULES EXACTLY.
>> I’M GOING TO RIPPLE DOWN LIKE
THIS.
THIS. YOU JUST SAY STOP ANY TIME,
HODA.
HODA. >> STOP.
>> STOP. >> YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE
CARD.
CARD. IT DOESN’T MATTER IF I SEE IT.
IT’S NOT ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE
CARD, OKAY?
CARD, OKAY? I JUST WANT YOUR NAME ON IT
REALLY BIG.
REALLY BIG. CAN YOU WRITE HODA REALLY BIG ON
THERE?
THERE? >> CAN I USE MY OTHER HAND?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. NOW WE HAVE THE HODA CARD, WHICH
IS THE 8, AND NOW WE’LL TAKE THE
6 OF DIAMONDS FOR YOURS.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> WE HAVE A HODA CARD AND A
JENNA CARD.
JENNA CARD. HODA, CAN YOU HOLD YOUR HAND OUT
LIKE THIS AND PINCH THE CARD
LIKE THIS.
LIKE THIS. PINCH IT.
PINCH IT. I HAVE JENNA’S CARD.
IF I SHAKE ONE, TWO, THREE, YOU
HAVE HODA AND I HAVE JENNA.
YOU’VE SEEN THIS BEFORE.
>> I’VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE.
>> I WANTED TO MAKE IT ABOUT
YOU, THOUGH.
YOU, THOUGH. AND YOU, TOO.
SO TELL YOU WHAT, JUST IMAGINE
THESE CARDS REPRESENTING YOU
PEOPLE AND JUST IMAGINE I’M NOW
SPLITTING THE BOTH OF YOU APART
COMPLETELY.
COMPLETELY. QUITE GRUESOME.
QUITE GRUESOME. MAGICIANS ARE QUITE WEIRD
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. WE HAVE HODA AND WE HAVE JENNA.
TELL YOU WHAT, JENNA, WE’RE
PUTTING YOU IN MY POCKET RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. HODA, WE’RE GOING TO FOCUS ON
YOU.
YOU. YOU’VE BEEN ON THE "TODAY" SHOW
FOR QUITE A WHILE.
THROUGH ALL THE CHANGES THAT
HAVE HAPPENED, I FEEL LIKE
YOU’VE BEEN REALLY STRONG
THROUGH EVERYTHING.
THROUGH EVERYTHING. EVEN THROUGH ALL THE STRESS AND
ALL THE HARD TIMES, YOU’VE
ALWAYS MANAGED TO SOMEHOW PULL
EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
EVERYTHING TOGETHER. AND JENNA, THE SAME WITH YOU.
YOU’RE STRONG, TOO, BUT THE TWO
OF YOU TOGETHER, YOU SEE, YOU
GUYS MAKE QUITE THE DYNAMIC
TEAM.
TEAM. >> THAT IS SO SWEET, BUT HOW DID
YOU DO THAT?
>> IT’S NOT GLUE OR ANYTHING.
IT’S -- MAYBE IT WAS FATE,
THOUGH, THAT BOTH OF YOU GUYS
ARE TOGETHER.
ARE TOGETHER. REALLY.
REALLY. NO, NO, IT REALLY WAS.
I THINK SO, TOO.
IN 2019, BOTH OF YOU GUYS HAD
NEW ADDITIONS TO YOUR FAMILY.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> HODA, YOUR BABY’S FIRST
LETTER STARTS WITH AN H.
INCIDENTALLY, YOUR BABY’S FIRST
NAME IS AN H.
WHAT’S YOUR BABY’S NAME?
>> HOPE.
>> HOPE. >> YOU PICKED ANY CARD AND
SOMEHOW THAT CARD CALLED TO YOU.
TURN IT OVER.
>> ARE YOU KIDDING?
OH!
OH! >> AND YOUR BABY HAS ANOTHER
NICKNAME.
NICKNAME. >> HE GOES BY HAL.
>> HE ALSO HAD THAT CARD CALL
YOU.
YOU. >> YOU DIDN’T EVEN KNOW HIS
NAME.
NAME. >> THESE CARDS MEAN A LOT TO
YOU.
YOU. FIRST THINGS FIRST, I’M GOING TO
MAKE THEM VANISH, OKAY?
>> WE’LL TAKE THEM BACK.
>> AND THEY’LL REAPPEAR RIGHT
UNDERNEATH.
UNDERNEATH. GO AHEAD, FLIP IT OVER.
GO AHEAD, FLIP IT OVER.
HAL, HOPE.
HAL, HOPE. IT’S NOT GLUE.
YOU CAN CHECK IT.
IT’S NOT GLUE OR ANYTHING LIKE
THAT.
THAT. IT’S ONE SINGLE CARD WITH ALL
THREE NAMES.
THREE NAMES. THAT’S MY GIFT TO YOU.
>> YOU DON’T HAVE GLUE FINGERS?
>> YOU CAN CHECK MY HANDS.
IT’S $60 EACH TIME YOU TOUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, I’M GOING
TO HANG THIS UP.
YOU CAN CATCH SHIN LIM LIVE AT
THE MIRAGE HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS.