Get Closer With Former Leader of the Wonder Girls, Sun-ye!
We’re going to talk about the former leader of a girl group from JYP Entertainment that went out really popular with a song titled “Nobody.” She is Min Sun-ye, better known as Sun-ye. She was not only the leader but also the main vocal of Wonder Girls. She joined the company in 2001 after she got involved in a JYP project called 99% Challenge where she showcased her dancing skills and also her singing skills.
At that time she was only 12 years old and got to be a trainee after that. Later on, she debuted with Wonder Girls in 2007, as she was the member with the longest period of trainee years, she became the leader of the group. She was also the first member to be introduced to the public as a member of Wonder Girls before they officially debuted.
As a member of a girl group under JYP Entertainment, she participated in a lot of projects aside from Wonder Girls. She sang the OST for a lot of dramas, such as KBS’s Dream High, MBC’s Feast of Gods, and KBS’s Ohlala Couple.
She was also featured in 8eight’s song titled “The First,” had a collaboration with 8eight, Ye-eun, and Pdogg, was featured on JYP’s song titled “Back To Stage,” and many more. In 2013 she decided to take a hiatus and didn’t participate in any of the official promotions of Wonder Girls because she got married to a missionary from Canada named James Park.
Well, enough with the introduction I guess. If you’re curious about Sun-ye, let’s check out the details about her below, just keep scrolling!
Full Profile of Sun-ye
- Real name: Min Sun-ye/민선예
- Nickname: Sun
- Date of Birth: August 12th, 1989
- Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
- Height: 1,6 m
- Agency: JYP Entertainment (2007 – 2014), Polaris Entertainment (2018 – present)
- Social media: @sunye.m
- Education: Korean Arts High School, Dongguk University
Surprisingly Facts About Sun-ye
- Sun-ye was raised by her grandparents, she lost her mother at a very young age and her father also had a health problem.
- She is friends with Jo Kwon, a former member of 2AM, since her trainee days. Both of them trained for quite a long time.
- She gave birth to her daughter at home. She claimed that she was a bit unfamiliar with Canada, as well as the hospital environment there.
Sun-ye’s Discography
Singles (OST)
- 일월지가
- Year: 2007
- Album: Han Sung Byul Gok OST
- Maybe
- Year: 2011
- Album: Dream High OST Part 2
- The Sound of Love
- Year: 2012
- Album: Feast of the Gods OST
- Come To Me
- Year: 2012
- Album: Ohlala Couple OST
- I Love You
- Year: 2016
- Album: United Korea 4 the World
Collaborations
- The First
- Year: 2007
- Collab with: 8eight
- Sai
- Year: 2007
- Collab with: 8eight, Ye Eun and Pdogg
- Back To Stage
- Year: 2007
- Collab with: Park Jin Young
- Energy
- Year: 2008
- Collab with: Mighty Mouth
- Cry With Us
- Year: 2008
- Collab with: Various Artists
- I Love Asia
- Year: 2008
- Collab with: Various Artist
- This Christmas
- Year: 2010
- Collab with: JYP Nation
Filmography
Variety Shows
- Music Core
- Channel: MBC
- Year: 2007-2008
- Role: Host
- Along with So-hee and T.O.P
- Music Bank
- Channel: KBS2
- Year: 2011
- Role: Host
- Along with So-hee and Tim
- Strangers
- Channel: JTBC
- Year: 2018
- Role: Cast member
- King of Mask Singer
- Channel: MBC
- Year: 2018
- Role: Contestant
Films
- The Last Godfather
- Year: 2010
- Role: Herself
- Note: Cameo
- The Wonder Girls
- Year: 2012
- Role: Herself
Sun-ye’s Awards and Nominations
Nominations
- Mnet Media Awards
- Category: Most Charming Lady
- Year: 2011
- Status: Nominated
- 5th Shorty Awards
- Category: Best Singer in Social Media
- Year: 2013
- Status: Nominated
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