Lee Sungmin Super Junior vocalist and radio DJ

Lee Sungmin is the vocalist of Korean Boyband Super Junior. Like Han Geng, Sung Min also mastering in martial arts, and is one of the two members of the group to frequently perform Chinese martial arts in Super Junior’s dance routines.

Sungmin Replaced fellow Super Junior member Kang In at Reckless Radio and now DJs with Soo Young that was replaced by Sunny from Girl’s Generation. He won the 1st SM Youth Best Selection Best Outward Appearance in 2001.

Sungmin began to use his full name “Lee Sung Min” when he acted in “Sisters of the Sea”.

Lee Sungmin biography

Sungmin was born in the Ilsan district of Goyang, 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 and began to receive training in singing, dancing, and acting.

In 2002, Sungmin was briefly placed in a project R&B group with Xiah and future band mate Eunhyuk. 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 how to properly sing rock while Sungmin, Xiah, and Eunhyuk were taught other singing techniques by Kangta. 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. 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. Right before Super Junior debuted, Sungmin made a brief appearance on the MBC drama Sisters of the Sea, playing young Kang Dong-shin.

Lee Sungmin Predebut

Sungmin became a trainee under SM Entertainment after he won first place at the 1st SM Youth Best Selection Best Outward Appearance in 2001 with future band mate Donghae. In 2002, Sungmin and future band mate Lee Hyuk-jae was placed in a project R&B group with Kim Jun-su, Jay Kim, No Min-woo, and Kang Jung-woo and made a brief appearance in a show called Heejun vs. Kangta Battle of the Century Pop vs. Rock where Heejun and Kangta taught them techniques on singing. However, a year later the group was separated. Jay Kim, No Min-woo, and Kang Jun-woo debuted as members of The TRAX and Kim Jun-su, now known as Xiah Junsu, debuted as a member of TVXQ. Sungmin, however, stayed with Lee Hyuk-jae also known as Lee Eunhyuk and both of them debuted as members of Super Junior two years later. On August 2005, he appeared briefly in the MBC drama, “Sea of the Sisters”, playing young Kang Dong-shin. In the soap, he asks a girl to steam-cook sweet pumpkin for him. The fans that found the video of the soap found him very cute, asking him to say the line on radio shows etc, which he did and led to him earning the nickname.

Lee Sungmin Debut

In March 2006, SM Entertainment began to recruit new members for the next Super Junior generation. However, plans changed when the company added in a thirteenth member, Kyuhyun, 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” the following summer, which became Super Junior’s most successful single in the music charts until the release of “Sorry, Sorry” in March 2009. During his career with Super Junior, Sungmin was put into two subgroups, smaller groups that is branched off of the larger Super Junior group. In February 2007, Sungmin was placed in the trot-singing Super Junior-T. A year later, he became a member of Super Junior-Happy.

Lee Sungmin in 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)”. 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 when the company added in a thirteenth member, Kyuhyun, 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” the following summer, which became Super Junior’s most successful single in the music charts until the release of “Sorry, Sorry” in March 2009.

During his career with Super Junior, Sungmin was put into two subgroups, smaller groups that is branched off of the larger Super Junior group. In February 2007, Sungmin was placed in the trot-singing Super Junior-T. A year later, he became a member of Super Junior-Happy.

Lee Sungmin Host

Sungmin replaced band mate Kang-in as one of the key DJs of Reckless Radio (Chun Bang Ji Chuk Radio / Chunji) and was hosting it with Sooyoung of Girls’ Generation in the latter half of 2007. On February 3, 2008, Sooyoung’s band mate Sunny replaced her position. The program ended in late July 2008.

Lee Sungmin Profile :

Birth name:Lee Sungmin 이성민
Chinese name : 李晟敏
Birthday:1/1/86
Place of birth: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Sibling:1 younger brother(Lee Sungjin)
Position: Main vocal
School: Myongji University (Major:Film Musical; transferred from Seoul Institute of the Arts)
Height:175cm(5’9)
Religion:Christian
Blood type: A
Nicknames:Pumpkin Guy,Sungmin Who’s Too Cute for Us
Ideal Girl: Adorable, petite
Star Sign: Capricorn
Family: Father, Mother, and Younger Brother (Lee Sung Jin)
Education: Myongji University (Major: Film Musical)
Hobbies: Watching movies, Chinese martial arts, Playing musical instuments, Photography
Casting: 2001 SM Youth Best Selection Best Outward Appearance
Debut: November 6, 2005
Genre(s): K-pop, Trot, Dance, Pop
Occupation: Singer, Actor, Dancer, DJ
Instument(s): Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums
Voice Type: Tenor
Years Active: 2005 – Present
Label: SM Entertainment
SuJu: 7th oldest member
Associated Acts: SM Town, Super Junior, Super Junior-T, Super Junior-Happy

Lee Sungmin Information :

-His favorite color is pink.
-He is anemic.
-He does martial arts.
-When he was asked to finish the sentence, “Super Junior is..” He replied “a theme park”
-He was going to change his wardrobe once but there was too much pink so he decided not to. (LOL)

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90 Facts about LEE SUNGMIN :*

Sungmin has a father, mother and a younger brother called Lee Sungjin.
Sungmin’s first kiss is his closest friend Eunhyuk.
He loves accesories picked by the people he loves.
He once thought about changing his style on pink., but when he opened his closet, he saw his clothes were mostly pink. so he changed his mind.
Sungmin’s closest friends during training is Xiah Junsu and Eunhyuk.
Sungmin showers together with Eunhyuk.
Sungmin’s sleeping time is 4 hours per day. It apparently is not good for his health
Sungmin always wears a golden ring on his pinky. He’s been wearing it since he was little.
Sungmin already kissed Eunhyuk for about 3-4 times.
Sungmin likes the times with Eunhyuk. But he said that when he had a girlfriend, we would love the times when he is with her.
Sungmin is crazy over pink.
When Sungmin was asked to finish the sentence, “Super Junior is..” He replied “a theme park”.
Sungmin learned Chinese martial arts. He’s very good at it.
Sungmin has told his noona fans to call him ‘oppa’ if it makes them feel better.
Sungmin’s favourite singers are Lee SeungChul , KangTa and etc.
Sungmin likes to play the piano in his spare time.
Sungmin and Eunhyuk usually sleeps in the same bed. I think it’s because they were friends before Super Junior debut.
Sungmin claims his cuteness is “natural”.
Sungmin’s best friend in SJ is Shindong and usually goes to talk to Shindong about his personal issues and asks for advice from him often.
Sungmin is so embarrased when he told SNSD Sooyoung that his first kiss was Eunhyuk and he already kissed Eunhyuk for about 3-4 times.
Sungmin’s school was Myongji University.
Sungmin likes being with himself. But he sometimes go along with Hyukkie.
Sungmin’s favourite word is “Sarang” or “Love.”
Sungmin likes the times of the day when the numbers were all the same like 1:11, 2:22, 3:33, etc.
Sungmin likes the day Friday.
The biggest lie that Sungmin told was “I don’t have money”.
Sungmin like girls shorter than him ,cute, acts cute a lot, nice, sings well or likes music,does a lot of pretty actions amongst celebrities.
Sungmin’s cellphones are pink LG Chocolate and iPhone.
Sungmin’s car is Honda Civic. According to Kangin, Sungmin is very careful when he uses his car.
Sungmin’s most important thing is his family.
Sungmin loves to cook for his member. The whole kitchen is to himself.
Sungmin’s roomate is Kyuhyun.
A present that Sungmin most wanted to receive from fans is Love.
He feels thankful and loveable when he sees his fans.
Sungmin likes to read Geu Rang Jyo comic. ( i don’t know what’s this )
If someone he didn’t know said : “Darling~ honey~” to him, he would reply : yes~ honey~
When asked what sungmin’s personality is, he said he’s docile.
Something which Sungmin does better than others is acting pretty. (T/N : pretty actions.)
Sungmin likes to eat hamburger.
Superman, Spiderman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Transparent Being etc . Sungmin wants to be Spiderman the most.
You would mostly see Sungmin at SM (not super mall guys), or at his house.
The reason why Sungmin wants to become a celebrity because he loves music.
Kyuhyun’s dad said that Sungmin is handsome.
Heechul kissed Sungmin and affected the relationship of Kangin and Sungmin.
Sungmin was a DJ of a radio program called Chunji Radio. He first DJed with Sooyoung then Sunny.
Sungmin’s ideal girl is a girl with 158cm tall.
Sungmin’s dad is the owner of the Sendbill Company.
In SJ T Idol World, SJ members were asked to play a mini drama (Goong T) about some kind of king queen thing.. After Sungmin’s crying part, Sungmin can’t stop crying…so Eunhyuk laughs at him.
Sungmin doesn’t like to receive gifts especially expensive ones. He will accept clothing as long as its nothing that was too expensive (such as brand clothing, he’ll take it back to the girls that give it to him). He mentioned before that fans bought him a laptop and he returned it to them and another time he received a nice digital camera and he returned it to the fansite that bought it for him. He says various things like spend the money on food for yourself, or for books for school, and his most favorite, for gifts for your parents. ( ming, you are ♥)
Sungmin is the one who teaches Sunny guitar.
Sungmin is the second richest in Super Junior.
Sungmin has lost his wallet twice. The first time, the wallet was never found but fortunately the second time the wallet was returned by someone who found it.
He has a special charm, and knows how to use it.
Sungmin is the “Pretty Boy” of Super Junior. (ALONGSIDE with Heechul.)
Sungmin get’s really, really, reaaaaaaaaaaally cute when he’s drunk so Heechul had to slap him to snap him out of it.
The other members of SJ think he’d be the best candidate for getting caught cheating on his gf.
Sungmin is good at massages. He took classes.
Sungmin is anemic. (;AAAAAAAAAAA; so am i)
For x’mas, Sungmin wants to give Kangin gloves as X’mas present.
Sungmin likes to wear knee-length nighties.
Sungmin doesn’t know how to tell jokes.
Sungmin is envious of Kyuhyun’s singing voice.
Sungmin could fell asleep easily at the count of three.
Sungmin can do nunchucks.
Sungmin is the most frugal out of all the members.
Sung Min also mastering in martial arts. (wow)
Sungmin’s religion is Christian.
Sungmin never really kissed a girl, he told that at chunji radio.
The members sometimes are not aware of sungmin’s existence. There was once when they went shopping together, and Teukiei asked “where were you? did you just come by?” and sungmin replied, “i was here all the time, hyung.” poor sungminnie :(
Sungmin’s worst score in noraebang is…. 0!
Sungmin is very manly in front of guys. but when he face girls, he becomes so gentle.
sungmin wears pink doraemon shirt to sleep.
Sungmin is also one of the main dancers with EunHyuk, ShinDong, DongHae and LeeTeuk.
Sungmin is a major in Film Musical.
Sungmin is strong. When they won an award. He kept strong, not tearing up as other members did. But after that, Sungmin sat down with his head down. He was crying. Such a strong but has a soft inside. T__T
Minnie hobbies: chinese matrial arts, watching movies, and playing musical instruments.
Sungminnie is a blood type A! Some people call them perfectionists.
One MC have asked teukie before, if super junior members are girls, he will pick sungmin as his girlfriend because teukie love the way sungmin does aegyo! He said that sungmin is soooo cute! (xD omg teukmin)
Sungmin loves to drink wine.
In Sungmin’s high school grades, his highest was 98%. But he just said “secret” and refused to say his lowest grade. (hahaha)
Sungmin doesn’t like his fans fighting.
QUESTION: Who would you bring to a deserted island? ANSWER: Hyukkie…mmm…its a secret~…so we can sing together so we wont get bored.
When Sungmin sees blood, it hurts him.
When Sungmin was asked if a fan wanted the clothes he was wearing right now,will he give it? He said that he’ll say “Pay money and take it” (SO CUTE XD)
The first album that Sungmin bought was H.O.T. 3rd album.
Among lead pencil, lead, eraser, and pen…he mostly bought pens.
When Lee Sungmin was a student, he said he had nothing to say, wasn’t funny, and quiet.
Sungmin’s fave season is when the cool breeze blows.
The longest time Sungmin was on phone was 2 hours.
Sungmin likes to hear words such as: “You are nice, honest, and hardworking.”

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