SunMin
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| Birth name | Sun Min Lee |
| Born | August 4, 1987 |
| Origin | Daegu |
| Genre(s) | J-pop, K-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Label(s) | Good Entertainment (2006–present) Victor Entertainment (2006–present) |
| Website | www.sunmin.jp (Japanese) |
SunMin is a singer who speaks and sings in Korean, Japanese and English. She debuted[1] in 2006, with the single "Keep Holding You", a collaboration with the Japanese R&B singer Kubota. Her career is currently focused on Japanese market.
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[edit] Profile
- Name in Hangul: 선민
- Name in Katakana: ソンミン
- Blood Type: A
- Zodiac: Leo
- Height: 163 cm
- Favorite Singers: Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Toshinobu Kubota, Crystal Kay, Wheesung, Park HwaYoBi
- Production: GOOD Entertainment[2]
[edit] Biography
SunMin was born on August 4, 1987 in Daegu, South Korea. She speaks Korean and Japanese, thus allowing her to perform in both languages. At a young age, she was inspired by R&B artist and especially American singer Christina Aguilera. She love to sing in front of neighbors and relatives since her childhood. At age 13, in her first year of middle school she was enchanted by a live of Aguilera and told many people that she dreamt of singing.
Determine to become a singer, SunMin began receiving vocal training and soon made a demo tape of her singing. It would be the first step taken by SunMin for her debut. After recording the demo, she left South Korea to pursue a career as an artist in Japan. She began studying the language and ensured the necessary need for her to prepare her debut, receiving more vocal trainings and working with the likes of Toshinobu Kubota who did a duet with her for her debut single, "Keep Holding U". She later released a Korean version of the song with Shin Hye Sung or Shinhwa as SunMin thanX HyeSung.
[edit] Discography[3]
[edit] Japanese
[edit] Single
- SunMin thanX Kubota
- Keep Holding U(2006/07/05)
- song featured on the soundtrack of the Japanese movie Nihon Chinbotsu (Sinking of Japan)(2006)
- SunMin
- Koi no Kiseki (恋の奇跡)(2006/12/06)
- Ending theme of a Fuji TV program
- Love You.／The Rose(2007/02/28)
- 『Love You.』 - Opening theme of a Fuji TV program
- 『The Rose』 - theme of a Tōkai Television Broadcasting program
- Starting Story(2007/08/22)
- Starting Story
- Yasashiku utte (やさしく歌って) (cover of the song "Killing Me Softly With His Song")
- Starting Story (back track)
- Another Wish(2008/01/23)
- Another Wish
- Still
- Another Wish (backtrack)
- Still (backtrack)
[edit] Korean
[edit] Single
- SunMin thanX Hyesung
- Keep Holding U(2006/08/31)
[edit] Appearances
[edit] TV shows
- Fuji TV
- 『新堂本兄弟』(Shin Domoto Kyoudai) - since 2007/2/18, SunMin has done some Background vocals for the show's band.
- 『新堂本兄弟』(Shin Domoto Kyoudai) - on the episode of 2007/7/15, she appeared in the first talk-section of the show.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official site (Japanese)
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