Lee Sung-min (singer)
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Sungmin during Super Show 5 in Manila
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| Native name | 이성민 |
| Born |
Lee Sung-min January 1, 1986 Ilsan-gu, Goyang, South Korea |
| Education | Myongji University |
| Occupation | |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Sa-eun (m. 2014) |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Website | Super Junior's Website |
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| Revised Romanization | I Seong-min |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Sŏngmin |
Lee Sung-min (born January 1, 1986) is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Super Junior and its sub-groups Super Junior-T, Super Junior-H and Super Junior-M.
Sungmin was born in the Ilsan district of Goyang, Gyeonggi. He has a younger brother, Lee Sungjin. Sungmin's father Lee Chun-hwa, is the CEO of two companies: SendBill, which creates e-tax software, and Network Mania, an analytics company.
In 2001, he entered the SM Youth Best Contest and jointly won first place for the Best Outward Appearance award with future bandmate Donghae. Together, they signed a contract with SM Entertainment and received training in singing, dancing, and acting.
Sungmin studied at Myongji University for his bachelor's degree. He majored in Film Musical.
Sungmin was placed in a project R&B group with Junsu and future bandmate Eunhyuk. In 2002, along with Typhoon, Rose and Attack, the six of them made their first television appearance in a show called Heejun vs. Kangta, Battle of the Century: Pop vs. Rock. Moon Hee-jun taught Typhoon, Rose and Attack on to sing rock while Sungmin, Xiah, and Eunhyuk were taught other singing techniques by Kangta. The six trainees separated a year later, then Typhoon, Rose, and Attack debuted as members of rock band TRAX. The trio separated when Junsu went on to debut as a member of TVXQ. Then Sungmin and Eunhyuk joined ten other trainees and formed Super Junior 05, the first generation of rotational boy band Super Junior.
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