Sunmin (Korean: 선민, Katakana: ソンミン, born August 4, 1987) is a South Korean 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 Toshinobu Kubota. Her career was initially focused on the Japanese market, but her work became focused in South Korea from 2009 to 2010. She also contributed to original soundtracks of South Korean television series Master of Study and Gloria (2010 TV series). In 2010 to 2011, she was in the main South Korean musical production of Jekyll & Hyde as Lucy. In 2012 to 2013, she reprised her role as Lucy in the South Korean national tour. In spring 2013, Sunmin played Josephine in the South Korean production of Arsène Lupin, the musical.[2]
Sunmin | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sunmin Lee |
| Born | August 4, 1987 |
| Origin | Daegu, South Korea |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | LiveWorks Company (Korea) (2009–present) Victor Entertainment (Japan) (2006–present) Good Entertainment (Korea) (2006–2009) |
| Website | sunmin |
Biography
editSunmin 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 Aguilera's life and told many people that she dreamt of singing.[3]
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 training and working with the likes of Toshinobu Kubota who did a duet with her for her debut single, "Keep Holding U"(which was the OST for the 2006 Japanese film Sinking of Japan).[4] She later released a South Korean version of the song with Shin Hye-sung of Shinhwa as Sunmin thanX Hyesung.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [5] | ||
| Brand New Girl |
|
248 |
Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [5] | ||
| Cover Girl |
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— |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [5][6] |
KOR [7] | |||
| Japanese | ||||
| "Keep Holding U" (with Toshinobu Kubota) | 2006 | 16 | — | Brand New Girl |
| "Koi no Kiseki" (恋の奇跡) | 33 | — | ||
| "Love You. / The Rose" | 2007 | 18 | — | |
| "Starting Story" | 55 | — | ||
| "Another Wish" | 2008 | 165 | — | |
| "Will" | 102 | — | ||
| Korean | ||||
| "Keeping Holding U" (with Shin Hye-sung) | 2006 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Superwoman" | 2009 | — | — | |
| "Lost" (놓치다) | 2010 | — | 35 | |
| "Rainbow Bridge" | — | 88 | ||
Soundtrack appearances
edit- "Dreamer" (Master of Study, 2010)[8]
- "Gloria" (Gloria, 2010)[9]
Television appearances
edit- 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.
References
edit- ^ (in Japanese) SunMin official website Archived August 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "공연의 모든 것 – 플레이DB". Playdb.co.kr. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "신인 선민 "일본인이요? 경상도 아가씨랍니다"". Yonhapnews.
- ^ "'일본침몰' 한국 가수가 부른다". naver. April 17, 2006.
- ^ a b c "SunMinの作品". Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "SunMin thanX Kubotaの作品". Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Digital Chart "선민" Search". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "공부의 신 OST Part1 : 네이버 뮤직" (in Korean). Music.naver.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "글로리아 OST Part.1 : 네이버 뮤직" (in Korean). Music.naver.com. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
External links
edit- Official site (in Japanese)