Sunny

Sunny (써니) is a South Korean singer currently under SM Entertainment. She is a member of Girls’ Generation (SNSD). She officially debuted as a member of Girls’ Generation on August 5th, 2007

Stage Name: Sunny (써니)
Birth Name: Lee Soon Kyu (이순규)
Position: Lead Vocalist, Sub Rapper
Birth Date: May 15, 1989
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 155cm (5’1″)
Weight: 44 kg (97 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Hobbies: Listening to music, shopping
Specialty: Sports
Sub-Unit: Oh!GG
Instagram: @515sunnyday
Twitter: @sunnyday515

Sunny facts:
– She was born in Los Angeles, California, USA, and later moved to Kuwait. But, then her family moved back to South Korea because of the Gulf War.
– She has 2 older sisters (Lee Eun-kyu, Lee Jin-kyu).
– Sunny shares the same Birthday with her two sisters, all three of them were born on May 15 (different years though).
– Her uncle is Lee Soo-Man (SM Entertainment’s president).
– She joined Starlight Entertainment (one of SM Academy) in 1998 and trained for five years before becoming a part of Sugar, but the duo never debuted and disbanded.
– In 2007 she became a trainee of SM Entertainment and debuted with SNSD after a few months of training.
– Her nicknames are: Soonkyu, DJ Soon, Ssun, Sunny Bunny, Choi Danshin (the shortest).
– She had a grade of 97.5 in getting her drivers license.
– Sunny and Taeyeon were called “the short duo”.
– Sunny’s father is the founder and former CEO of SM Entertainment.
– Sunny has a great love for Fruit.
– Sunny doesn’t like drinking Soy Milk.
– Sunny is the shortest member in SNSD (2nd is Taeyeon).
– Fans have dubbed Sunny the “Queen of Aegyo”.
– Sunny has a habit of mumbling in her sleep.
– Sunny’s height was rumored to be 158 cm (5’2″) but she later revealed
that her actual height is 155cm (5’1″).
– Sunny is the member that drinks water most often.
– during live performances one of the members would always
cover Sunny’s ears when fireworks are fired.
– Sunny can do the zombie dance in a sexy way.
– She can imitate Tiffany’s eye smile.
– Sunny hates red bean paste, so whenever they eat bungobbang (type of bread/cake with red bean in the middle), she only eats the head and the tail (parts without too much red bean paste) and gives the rest to Taeyeon who LOVES red bean paste.
– She has a phobia of firework explosions.
– She acted in several musical theaters, like “Singin’ in the rain”, “Catch me if you can” in Korea and Japan.
– Sunny performed a song with (Super Junior M’s Henry) titled U&I
–Sunny’s ideal type: “He has to be generous. I wish he is really kind and friendly to elders and children. Wouldn’t a guy like that have good manners with me too?”

Movies:
The Outback | Miranda (Voice-over for the Korean-dubbed version) (2012)
I AM. – SM Town Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden | Herself (Biographical film of SM Town) (2012)
Rio 2 | Jewel (Voice-over for the Korean-dubbed version) (2014)
SMTown The Stage | Herself (Documentary film of SM Town) (2015)

Drama Series:
Unstoppable Marriage | Bulgwang-dong’s Seven Princesses Gang (Cameo) (2008 / KBS2)
Tae-hee, Hye-kyo, Ji-hyun! | Sunny (Cameo) (2009 / MBC)
Sazae-san: Special 3 | Sunny (Cameo) (2011 / Fuji TV)

Radio Shows:
Melon Chunji Radio | Co-DJ with Super Junior’s Sungmin (2008)
MBC FM4U’s Sunny’s FM Date | Solo DJ (2014-15)

Awards:
Hot Female Multitainer (“Herself”) – Mnet 20’s Choice Awards (2010)
Best New Actress (“Catch Me if You Can”) – The 6th Musical Awards (2012)
Best New Actress (“Catch Me if You Can”) – The 19th Korean Musical Awards (2013)
Rookie Radio DJ Award (“Sunny’s FM Date”) – MBC Entertainment Awards (2014)