Min Sunye
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Sunye in concert
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Min Sun-ye August 12, 1989 Seoul, South Korea |
| Other names | Sun |
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| Spouse(s) | James Park (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Years active | 2001–2013 (hiatus) |
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| Hangul | 민선예 |
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| Revised Romanization | Min Seon-ye |
| McCune–Reischauer | Min Sŏn-ye |
Min Sun-ye (Korean: 민선예, born August 12, 1989), also known as Sunye or Sun (stylized as SunYe), is a South Korean missionary and former singer and actress (on hiatus). She is the former leader and main vocalist of the Wonder Girls. She quit her career on July 20, 2015, however, in September 2015 she stated that she's not retired and that she would like to perform with Wonder Girls someday.
Sunye was born on August 12, 1989, in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Korea Arts High School and Dongguk University. In 2001, Sunye was discovered by JYP Entertainment during Park Jin-young’s "99% Challenge" project, where she sang and danced. She then trained at JYP Entertainment until she debuted in the Wonder Girls in 2007. Sun was one of the longest serving trainees at JYP Entertainment, along with Jo Kwon of 2AM and Min of miss A.
In 2006, Sunye was revealed as a 1st member of Wonder Girls, as the leader and main vocalist in the a group managed by JYP Entertainment, with their debut single "Irony" in 2007. On January 26, 2013, JYP Entertainment confirmed that Sunye would stop her official promotions with the Wonder Girls just before marrying James Park, her Korean-Canadian fiance. Following the news, the agency reassured fans that the group was not disbanding and that Sunye is not retiring her position as a member of the group regardless of her inactive status.
Sunye has contributed her vocals on the tracks of various Korean artists, including Mighty Mouth's "Energy" and Park Jin-young's "Afternoon Separation." She recorded the single "Maybe" for the soundtrack of the popular KBS Korean drama, Dream High. In November 2010, Sunye recorded "This Christmas" with her JYP labelmates as the title track for the debut of JYP Nation with a subsequent music video released on December 1, 2010.
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