Thunder (singer)
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| Native name | 박상현 |
| Born |
Park Sang-hyun October 7, 1990 Busan, South Korea |
| Other names | Cheondung |
| Occupation | |
| Relatives | Sandara Park (older sister) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels |
J. Tune Camp (2009–2014) APOP (2015–present) |
| Associated acts | MBLAQ |
Park Sang-hyun (Korean: 박상현; born October 7, 1990) better known by his stage name Thunder (Hangul: 천둥; RR: Cheondung), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and model. He is a former member of South Korean boy band MBLAQ. On December 16, 2014, it was announced that he had departed from the group to focus on studying music. He signed with Mystic Entertainment's music label APOP on February 11, 2015 and released his debut extended play on December 7, 2016.
Park Sang-hyun was born in Busan, South Korea, but grew up in the Philippines. He has two older sisters, Sandara and Durami. Aside from his native Korean, he is also fluent in English and Tagalog, and can speak conversational Mandarin and Japanese.
His eldest sister, Sandara, achieved nationwide fame in the Philippines in 2004 after becoming the runner-up on the first season of Star Circle Quest, a talent search reality competition. He first appeared on national television when he attended the finale with his mother. Later on, as his sister began her hectic activities as a celebrity, a crew from one of South Korea's biggest television agencies recorded her daily life in the documentary My Name Is Sandara Park. This marked Thunder's first ever appearance on South Korean television.
Sandara's eventual decision to pursue activities in their home country led to their family's return to South Korea in 2007. By this time, Thunder had finished secondary education in the Philippines. It was later on revealed in a magazine interview that he had originally decided to pursue a professional career as a soccer player, specifically as a midfielder. He gave up and instead started auditioning for entertainment agencies, one of which was JYP Entertainment. He had taken dancing workshops offered by Sandara's home network back in the Philippines.
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