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. In September 2010, she released the single "Rainbow Bridge" composed by Steve Barakatt.
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