Sungmin
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Lee Sungmin 이성민 or most commonly known as Sungmin 성민, is a South Korean idol singer and actor. He is one of the four lead vocalists and one of the main dancer of the South Korean boy band Super Junior
Super Junior
Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...

. He is also a member of Super Junior
Super Junior
Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...

 subgroup Super Junior-T
Super Junior-T
Super Junior-Trot , officially known as Super Junior-T is the second official sub-unit of Korean boy band Super Junior. They are the first idol group known for capitalizing trot music, the oldest form of Korean pop music...

, Super Junior-H and recently became a member of Super Junior-M
Super Junior-M
Super Junior-M, often referred to as SJ-M or SJM, is the third official sub-unit of Korean boy band Super Junior. They are the first international music group in the Chinese music industry to have members of both Chinese and Korean descent, and is also the first group produced by Korea's CT ...

 alongside Eunhyuk
Eunhyuk
Lee Hyuk-jae , better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean idol singer, dancer, rapper, presenter, song writer, and occasional actor. He is a part of the thirteen member South Korean boyband Super Junior. His position in the group is the lead rapper and one of the three lead dancers...

. He is known to be a delicate yet strong, feminine yet manly, sexy yet cute type of man. Fans normally refer to Sungmin as ' sweet pumpkin', (Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...

 danhobak 단호박) because of a line he had to recite in MBC Drama “Sea of Sisters", and 'aegyo king' due to his baby-face and cuteness.

Biography

Sungmin was born in the Hogae district of Anyang
Anyang
Anyang is a prefecture-level city in Henan province, People's Republic of China. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the east, Hebi and Xinxiang to the south, and the provinces of Shanxi and Hebei to its west and north respectively....

, Gyeonggi. He has a younger brother, Lee Sungjin. He entered the 2001 SM Youth Best Contest and jointly won first place for the Best Outward Appearance award with future band mate Donghae. Together, they signed a contract with SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment
S.M. Entertainment is an independent Korean record label, talent agency, producer, and publisher of pop music, founded by Lee Soo-man in South Korea...

 and began to receive training in singing, dancing, and acting.

In 2002, Sungmin was briefly placed in a project R&B group with Xiah
Xiah
Kim Junsu , also known by his stage name Xiah , is a South Korean singer-songwriter, composer and occasional actor...

 and future band mate Eunhyuk
Eunhyuk
Lee Hyuk-jae , better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean idol singer, dancer, rapper, presenter, song writer, and occasional actor. He is a part of the thirteen member South Korean boyband Super Junior. His position in the group is the lead rapper and one of the three lead dancers...

. 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
Moon Hee Jun
Moon Hee-joon is a South Korean pop/rock singer-songwriter, and formerly a notable boyband leader of the group H.O.T. He created PS Entertainment after leaving SM Entertainment. Currently he is under a company called Sidus HQ.- Criticism :...

 taught Typhoon, Rose and Attack on how to properly sing rock while Sungmin, Xiah, and Eunhyuk were taught other singing techniques by Kangta
Kangta
Ahn Chil-Hyun , better known by his stage name Kangta is a South Korean pop, R&B singer, first known as the lead singer the boy band H.O.T. ....

. The six trainees quickly separated a year later, however, when Typhoon, Rose, and Attack debuted as member of rock band TRAX and Xiah debuted as a member of TVXQ
TVXQ
TVXQ, an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi , is a South Korean pop group formed in 2003 under SM Entertainment. In South Korea they are known as Dong Bang Shin Ki , often abbreviated by international fans as DBSK; they were later introduced in Japan as Tohoshinki under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone...

. Both Sungmin and Eunhyuk joined ten other trainees and formed the group Super Junior 05, being the first generation of the rotational boy band Super Junior.

Super Junior

Super Junior 05 officially debuted on November 6, 2005 on SBS's music program Popular Songs, performing their first single, "TWINS (Knock Out)
TWINS (Knock Out)
"Twins " is the debut single by Super Junior 05, which was released online as a digital single on November 8, 2005 and later as an official in the group's first studio album, SuperJunior05 on December 5, 2005....

". Their debut performance attracted over 500 fans and also garnered oversea viewers from both China and Japan. A full studio album was released a month later, which debuted at #3 on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts.

In March 2006, SM Entertainment began to recruit new members for the next Super Junior generation. However, plans changed and the company declared a halt in forming future Super Junior generations. The group dropped the suffix "05" and became officially credited as Super Junior. The re-polished group hit big after they released their first CD single "U
U (Super Junior song)
"U" is the first official CD single by Super Junior. The single topped CD sales charts during the first several weeks after its release on June 7, 2006. "U" peaked at #1 on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts and sold 91,416 copies by 2008...

" the following summer, which became Super Junior's most successful single in the music charts until the release of "Sorry, Sorry
Sorry, Sorry (song)
"Sorry, Sorry" is a song performed by South Korean boy band Super Junior. It was released as a digital single on March 9, 2009 and was later included as the title single in the group's third studio album, Sorry, Sorry, released on March 12, 2009. This song was Super Junior's comeback single as a...

" in March 2009.

During his career with Super Junior, Sungmin has been put into three subgroups, smaller groups that are branched off of the larger main group. In February 2007, Sungmin was placed in the trot-singing Super Junior-T
Super Junior-T
Super Junior-Trot , officially known as Super Junior-T is the second official sub-unit of Korean boy band Super Junior. They are the first idol group known for capitalizing trot music, the oldest form of Korean pop music...

. A year later, he became a member of Super Junior-Happy
Super Junior-Happy
Super Junior-Happy , sometimes referred to as SJ-H or Suju-Happy , is the fourth official sub-unit of Korean boy band Super Junior. Super Junior-Happy contains six Super Junior members, Leeteuk , Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, and Eunhyuk.-History:By 2008, all of the Super Junior members have...

. In 2011, he was also placed as one of the two new members of Super Junior-M
Super Junior-M
Super Junior-M, often referred to as SJ-M or SJM, is the third official sub-unit of Korean boy band Super Junior. They are the first international music group in the Chinese music industry to have members of both Chinese and Korean descent, and is also the first group produced by Korea's CT ...

 along with Eunhyuk
Eunhyuk
Lee Hyuk-jae , better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean idol singer, dancer, rapper, presenter, song writer, and occasional actor. He is a part of the thirteen member South Korean boyband Super Junior. His position in the group is the lead rapper and one of the three lead dancers...

.

And around the first half of June 2011, Super Junior went back to the recording studio to prepare for their upcoming 5th album that ELFs all over the world are looking forward to .

During the last 2 weeks of July 2011, SM Entertainment started releasing different teaser images of Super Junior for their new album. They started with Eunhyuk, followed by Donghae, Leeteuk, Kyuhyun, Shindong, Sungmin, Ryeowook, Yesung, Siwon and then, Heechul. They released their new Teaser for their new single, Mr. Simple, last August 1, 2011. The songs was then released online through Naver, Soribada, Mnet etc. on August 2, 2011, followed by the release of their new album on August 3, 2011. And on August 4, they held a press conference followed by the release of their new music video.

On August 22, 2011, Super Junior released Version B of their Mr. Simple album. The concept for this one is a lot different from their Version A. They had the military concept in their photoshoot. This version has song SUPERMAN which they sang during their comeback stage that got fans hooked. You get to hear Sungmin and the rest of the Super Junior sing in a low key.

On September 21, 2011, Super Junior released C vercion of their 5th album which includes 4 new tracks. A-cha, which would be the new single.

Last October 13, 2011, SM Entertainment released the tickets which will kick off Super Junior's Super Show 4 WORLD TOUR at the Seoul Olympic Stadium in November. The tickets were sold up in less than 8 minutes. The confirmed cities, so far, that they will be visiting are, Osaka, Beijing, Taipei, Bangkok and Singapore.

Acting

Sungmin played young Kang Dong-shin in the MBC drama Sisters of the Sea
Sisters of The Sea
Sisters of the Sea, also called Sea Sisters, was a Korean weekday morning TV drama that aired on MBC from August 1, 2005 to January 27, 2006...

in early 2005, right before the debut of Super Junior. A year later, Sungmin guest starred in SBS's Banjun Theatre drama Finding Lost Time and played Micky's
Micky (singer)
Park Yoochun , better known by his stage names, Micky, Micky Yoochun and , is a Korean singer-songwriter, composer, and occasional actor. He was a member of South Korean boy band TVXQ, known as Dong Bang Shin Ki in South Korea and Tohoshinki in Japan...

 high school friend.

Sungmin's first big-scale film was the Super Junior film Attack on the Pin-Up Boys
Attack on the Pin-Up Boys
Attack on the Pin-Up Boys, also known as Flower Boys' Series of Terror Events or simply Flower Boys, is a 2007 South Korean high school mystery/comedy film and is the first film produced by SM Pictures, a subsidiary of SM Entertainment...

, an SM Pictures production that premiered for the first time in July 2007. He played the role of a pretty school boy who later gets attacked by an unknown criminal.

In early 2008, Sungmin participated in a short half-hour drama Super Junior Unbelievable Story
Super Junior Unbelievable Story
Super Junior Unbelievable Story is a 25-minute one-act drama starring Super Junior members Sungmin and Leeteuk. It aired on MBCevery1 on March 21, 2008 as part of MBC's Triple Drama lineup....

with Leeteuk
Leeteuk
Park Jung-su , better known by his stage name Leeteuk , is a South Korean idol singer, presenter, and occasional actor. He is the leader of the super boy band Super Junior. To prevent confusion with famous Korean veteran actress Park Jeong-su, he decided to use the name 'Leeteuk'...

. Sungmin starred as himself, a member of the popular group Super Junior-T
Super Junior-T
Super Junior-Trot , officially known as Super Junior-T is the second official sub-unit of Korean boy band Super Junior. They are the first idol group known for capitalizing trot music, the oldest form of Korean pop music...

 who is constantly overshadowed by his members.

In 2009, he was casted in the musical "Akilla" starring as the main lead, Ro.

In 2010, he was casted in the musical "Hongildong" starring as the main lead, Hongildong, alongside fellow bandmate Yesung
Yesung
Kim Jong-woon , better known by his stage name Yesung, is a South Korean idol singer and occasional actor. He is one of the four lead vocalists of the boy band Super Junior. He was once a radio host for his own radio program, M.I.R.A.C.L.E for You, which ended its broadcast in September 2007...

.

SM Entertainment recently announced that Sungmin was cast in the KBS drama "President" as Jang Sungmin, the ambitious son of Jang Il Joon the president. The drama will air on December 15, 2010 in KBS2-TV.

And just recently, he performed as Daniel in the musical "Jack the Ripper" that was staged on July 7, 2011. The last day of his performance as Daniel was on August 10, 2011 at the matinee show. His family (parents and sungjin), Fellow Super Junior member Cho Kyuhyun, Dong Bang Shin Ki's Shim Changmin and F(x)'s Amber were all there to give him support.

MC

Sungmin replaced band mate Kangin as one of the key DJs of Reckless Radio and was hosting it with Sooyoung of Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun...

 in the later half of 2007. On February 3, 2008, Sooyoung's band mate Sunny replaced her position. The program ended in late July 2008.

Other activities

In October 2010, Sungmin was one of the twenty idols from different South Korean groups that recorded the song, "Let's Go", for the purpose of increasing public participation in the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit
2010 G-20 Seoul summit
The 2010 G20 Seoul Summit was the fifth meeting of the G-20 heads of government, to discuss the global financial system and the world economy, which took place in Seoul, South Korea on November 11–12, 2010...

. He provided vocals along with labelmates Seohyun
Seohyun
Seo Joo-Hyun , more commonly known as Seohyun , is a South Korean idol singer , dancer, actress, and spokesmodel. She is a member of the Korean girl group Girls' Generation and is the youngest member and one of the lead vocalists of the group....

, Jonghyun
Jonghyun
Kim Jonghyun , also known monomously as Jonghyun, is a South Korean idol singer, songwriter and dancer. He is most famous for being a member of the quintet contemporary R&B and pop boy band, Shinee and project ballad group SM The Ballad, both under the SM Entertainment label in South Korea...

 and Luna
Luna (singer)
Park Sunyoung , better known mononymously as Luna , born on August 12, 1993, is a South Korean singer, dancer and model. She is most famous as being part of quintet pop girl band f, under the label of SM Entertainment in South Korea and Avex Trax in Japan.-Personal life:Luna was born as Park...

.

Concert

Sungmin has been in three concerts of Super Junior already. All where sold out and had the chance to showcase his abilities through his solo segments on the said concert. Super Junior's Super Show were all sold out in Asia that they are thinking of expanding it into a world tour.

And just recently, they have concluded SM Town in Paris. The first KPOP concert held in Paris, France that surprised them on how warm the reception of the French were to them.

With the release of their 5th album, Mr. Simple, another concert is in the works but, it was informed on their press conference on the 4th of August that there won't be an Asian tour but will be replaced with a world tour.

Twitter

Last August 9, 2011, a user with the tweet ID "Mystericsmile" came out on twitter and claimed to be Sungmin's official twitter account. But, later that day, Sungjin, Sungmin's younger brother officially announced that his brother doesn't have any twitter account and that the user "mystericsmile" was a fake. He also stated that this was the reason why his brother doesn't like twitter.

Sungmin used to have an account under the ID, "myblacksmile" but he removed it after a couple of months and also, he removed his cyworld for unspecified reasons. He continues to update his fans through his me2day account.

Singles and Soundtracks

Year Title Song Format Artist Notes
2007 Student's Cheer song 소중한 열매 (Power) Digital Single Sungmin feat. CSJH Dana/Lina
2007 "Homicide Investigation Team OST" 히트 (H.I.T) OST KRY, Kangin, Sungmin, Donghae
2008 SJ-T Rokkuko album
Japanese ver
Asita No Tameni 明日のために (For Tomorrow) Track Sungmin feat. Japanese duo Moeyan
ソンミン(SuperJunior-T×モエヤン)
2008 Sanggeunie's Hope album Jiguem Mannaro Gayo 지금 만나러 가요
(Now We Go to Meet)
Track Yesung, Sungmin written by Leeteuk, Sungmin
2010 "Haru OST" Angel
Angel
Angels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...

 
OST Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun
2010 KBS2TV "President OST" 입술을 깨물고 (Biting my Lips) OST Sungmin, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun Sungmin stars in the drama

Film

Year Title Role Other notes
2007 Attack on the Pin-Up Boys
Attack on the Pin-Up Boys
Attack on the Pin-Up Boys, also known as Flower Boys' Series of Terror Events or simply Flower Boys, is a 2007 South Korean high school mystery/comedy film and is the first film produced by SM Pictures, a subsidiary of SM Entertainment...


꽃미남 연쇄 테러 사건
himself limited release in South Korea

Television Drama

Year Title Role Network Other notes
2005 Sisters of the Sea
Sisters of The Sea
Sisters of the Sea, also called Sea Sisters, was a Korean weekday morning TV drama that aired on MBC from August 1, 2005 to January 27, 2006...


young Kang Dong-shin MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...

 
(Ep 1. ~ Ep. 60)
2005 Charnel House Boy
young baseball player boy KBS  One-episode drama
2006 Finding Lost Time DBSK Yoochun's Bestfriend SBS  One-episode drama
2008 Super Junior Unbelievable Story
Super Junior Unbelievable Story
Super Junior Unbelievable Story is a 25-minute one-act drama starring Super Junior members Sungmin and Leeteuk. It aired on MBCevery1 on March 21, 2008 as part of MBC's Triple Drama lineup....


Main role / himself MBC One-episode drama
2010 President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...

Jang Sungmin KBS  20 Episodes

Musical Stages

Year Title Role Other notes
2009 The Royal Musical "Akilla" Ro
Ro
Ro is an a priori constructed language created by Rev. Edward Powell Foster beginning in 1904. In Ro, words are constructed using a category system. For example, all words starting with "bofo-" signify colors; the word for red is "bofoc", and yellow is "bofof"...

 
Main lead
2010 HongGilDong HongGildong Main lead
2011 [ [Jack the Ripper] ] Daniel
Daniel
Daniel is the protagonist in the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible. In the narrative, when Daniel was a young man, he was taken into Babylonian captivity where he was educated in Chaldean thought. However, he never converted to Neo-Babylonian ways...

 
Main lead

Music Video Appearances

Year Song title Artist Role
2009 "S.E.O.U.L. MV" Super Junior
Super Junior
Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...

 and Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun...

 
The Photographer
2010 World Cup
"Victory Korea"
Super Junior-Happy
Super Junior-Happy
Super Junior-Happy , sometimes referred to as SJ-H or Suju-Happy , is the fourth official sub-unit of Korean boy band Super Junior. Super Junior-Happy contains six Super Junior members, Leeteuk , Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, and Eunhyuk.-History:By 2008, all of the Super Junior members have...

Himself
2010 G20 Seoul Summit
"Let's Go"
2010 G-20 Seoul summit
2010 G-20 Seoul summit
The 2010 G20 Seoul Summit was the fifth meeting of the G-20 heads of government, to discuss the global financial system and the world economy, which took place in Seoul, South Korea on November 11–12, 2010...

 
Himself

Variety shows

Year Station Title Note
2007 MNET Hello Chat VJ With Shindong
Shindong
Shin Dong-hee , better known by his stage name Shindong, is a South Korean idol singer, actor, presenter, and one of the four lead dancers of the boy band Super Junior. He is a dancer but also a rapper, often co-writing rap lyrics with Eunhyuk...

2007 MNET Idol World  Regular MC. With SJ-T
2008 MBC Idol Army S1 Regular MC. With SJ-H
2008 MBC Unbelievable Outing S3 With Leeteuk
Leeteuk
Park Jung-su , better known by his stage name Leeteuk , is a South Korean idol singer, presenter, and occasional actor. He is the leader of the super boy band Super Junior. To prevent confusion with famous Korean veteran actress Park Jeong-su, he decided to use the name 'Leeteuk'...

, Shindong
Shindong
Shin Dong-hee , better known by his stage name Shindong, is a South Korean idol singer, actor, presenter, and one of the four lead dancers of the boy band Super Junior. He is a dancer but also a rapper, often co-writing rap lyrics with Eunhyuk...

, Eunhyuk
Eunhyuk
Lee Hyuk-jae , better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean idol singer, dancer, rapper, presenter, song writer, and occasional actor. He is a part of the thirteen member South Korean boyband Super Junior. His position in the group is the lead rapper and one of the three lead dancers...

, Donghae
Donghae
Donghae can refer to:* Sea of Japan , the Korean name used in both Koreas* Donghae, Gangwon, a city in South Korea* Lee Donghae, a member of K-pop boy band, Super Junior...

, Yesung
Yesung
Kim Jong-woon , better known by his stage name Yesung, is a South Korean idol singer and occasional actor. He is one of the four lead vocalists of the boy band Super Junior. He was once a radio host for his own radio program, M.I.R.A.C.L.E for You, which ended its broadcast in September 2007...

 and Kangin
2009 KBS Miracle Show With Leeteuk
Leeteuk
Park Jung-su , better known by his stage name Leeteuk , is a South Korean idol singer, presenter, and occasional actor. He is the leader of the super boy band Super Junior. To prevent confusion with famous Korean veteran actress Park Jeong-su, he decided to use the name 'Leeteuk'...

, Shindong
Shindong
Shin Dong-hee , better known by his stage name Shindong, is a South Korean idol singer, actor, presenter, and one of the four lead dancers of the boy band Super Junior. He is a dancer but also a rapper, often co-writing rap lyrics with Eunhyuk...

, Eunhyuk
Eunhyuk
Lee Hyuk-jae , better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean idol singer, dancer, rapper, presenter, song writer, and occasional actor. He is a part of the thirteen member South Korean boyband Super Junior. His position in the group is the lead rapper and one of the three lead dancers...

 and Kangin
2009 KBS Intimate Note Ep. 24 & 25. With Super Junior
2009 MBC Oppa Band He is a Regular MC
Vocalist/Guitarist. With TRAX Jungmo
2011 SBS Happy Together
Happy Together
Happy Together may refer to:In music:* "Happy Together" , a 1967 song by The Turtles that has been covered several times* Happy Together * Happy Together * Happy Together...

 S3
Ep. 176. With the cast of The President
The President
The President is mountain peak on the The President/Vice-President Massif, just North of Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, near the Alpine Club of Canada's Stanley Mitchell hut....


Radio shows

Date Name Note
June 4, 2007 – February 3, 2008
February 3, 2008 – July 30, 2008
Chunji Reckless Radio (천방지축 라디오) with Sooyoung
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun...


with Sunny
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun...


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