SUNNY

Stage Name: Energy Source SUNNY (활력소 써니 – hwalryeokso Sunny)

Birth Name: Lee Soon-kyu

 Nicknames: Soonkyu, DJ Soon, Ssun, Sunny Bunny, Choi Danshin (the shortest)

 Blood type: B

 Date of Birth: May 15, 1989

 Zodiac Sign: Taurus

 Sibling(s): 2 older sisters (Lee Eun-kyu, Lee Jin-kyu)

Position: Lead Vocalist

 Language: Korean (Fluent), English, Chinese (Basic), Japanese (Basic)

 Specialty: Sports, Eloquence

 Casted: 2007 SM Casting System

 Training Duration: 9 Months (previously trained for 5 years in another company)

School: Baehwa Girl’s High School (배화여자고등학교) [graduated]

Career:

- 2008 DJ for Melon ‘ChunJi Radio: Sungmin & Sunny’ (with Super Junior Sungmin)

 - 2008 MV Super Junior H – ‘Cooking? Cooking!‘

 - 2008 OST for movie Story of Wine ‘Finally Now‘

 - 2008 OST for SBS drama Working Mom ‘You Don’t Know About Love‘

 - 2009 CF ‘Post Cereal‘ (with Sooyoung & Seohyun)

 - 2009 MC for SkyTV ‘the M’ (with SS501 Hyungjoon)

 - 2009 OST for MBC drama Heading to the Ground ‘It’s Love‘ (with Taeyeon)

 - 2009 MC for MTV ‘the M’ (with 2AM Seulong)

 - 2009 Variety show KBS2 ‘Invincible Youth’ (as part of Girl7)

 - 2010 OST for SBS drama Oh! My Lady ‘Your Doll‘

Facts about Sunny :)

1. Sunny was in Kuwait when she was just a baby, around the time of the Gulf War, that is why she is afraid of loud explosions.

 2. Sunny does not go to college but she did finish high school. Sunny says that its more important now for her to chase the dream of being a good singer than to try to chase two rabbits at once. Its better to chase one rabbit then another. If she couldn't be able to give all her focus and energy on one thing then it wouldn't be doing her best. She does plan on studying when she feels that its the right time. 

 3. Her parents strongly opposed her trying to become a singer, because most of her family is in the music industry and they know how hard it was going to be for her.

 4. Wheesung was Sunny's singing teacher.

 5. Sunny was originally part of another company (rumor is that it was either YG or M. Boat) and was suppose to debut as a part of a duo. You can see in her audition tapes that there is another girl.

 6. She enjoys playing games, including video games and sports. Along with Hyoyeon she is one of the best long distance runners among SNSD.

 7. She shares the same birthday as her two older sisters and mother!

 8. She doesn't drink soy milk, but loves fruits.

 9. She does the cute high voice in the beginning of Super Junior's "Cooking Cooking" video.

 10. She sings Park Jung Hyun - "I will write a letter to You" when she audition, they sound very similar.

 11. She has a crush on Daniel Henny and even got a hug from him.

 12. She has astigmatism in both eyes .

 13. Sunny claims that Taeyeon looks shorter than her because of their body proportions

 14. Sunny bunny's height is 158cm (5.2 ft), BUT!!! she revealed her real height was 155cm (5.1 ft)!

 16. Sunny is only 2 CM shorter than Taeyeon making Sunny the shortest in the group.

 17. Sunny is a major consumer for HEEL LIFTS!

 18. Sunny is the Fake Maknae.

 19. Sunny is the cutest member.

 20. Sunny hates her name (Sunkyu) because it is a name more suitable for older generations.

 21. Sunny is The Queen Of Aegyo

 22. In 1998, Sunny entered Starlight (one of SM Academy) and became a trainee for 5 years before transferring to Starworld where she became a member of a duet called "Sugar" which never debuted.

 23. SNSD members can't stand Sunny's aegyo. A conclusion has been made that the reason for this is that because they are always with Sunny that they got immune to her Aegyo.

 24. Sunny can catch chicken! does not easily get scared of ghost.

 25. Sunny has a grade of 97.5 in getting her drivers license.

 26. Sunny's home is near to the girls' dorm now.. so whenever she can't sleep, she goes home and sleep there even she has schedule for the next morning.

 27. In 2007, she was then recommended by Ayumi Lee, who transferred to SME. After several months of training under SM Entertainment, Sunny debuted as a member of Girls' Generation that same year. She was a co-DJ of ChunJi until the broadcast ended in July 2008.

 28. She was the last member to join Girls' Generation. She was often referred to as the "secret trainee" or "SM's secret weapon" but her lack of pictures was due to her short time in the company and her shyness.

 29. Sunny and Taeyeon were called "THE SHORT DUO".

 30. Sunny and Yuri are the ones who get the choreography wrong most of the time, and often point to each other as being the person who messes up the most.

 31. Sunny's sleeping habit is that she mumbles like a puppy but Taeyeon insists that she mumbles like an alien.

 32. In horror movie factory, Sunny admitted in the buss (with Lee Bum Soo riding at the front seat SNSD member at the back) that she likes him.

 33. 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.

 34. Sunny sang "Finally Now", you don't know about love as solo's

 35. When Jessica, Tiffany, SooYoung, Sunny,and SeoYeon performed 'Wanna Be' (Spice Girls song) on Chocolate, Sunny was dressed as Sporty Spice.

 36. SNSD members said that Sunny's aegyo was a reason they wanted to punch her.

 37. Sunny takes the fastest shower among SNSD

 38. Sunny is a member of CCP also known as "Cuteness that Calls for a Punch!"

 39. Sunny was dubbed a Gag-idol by Kim Shin Young on Invincible Youth despite wanting to be an Adult-idol

 40. In Taeyeon's We Got Married.. HyungDon thought that his bride was gonna be Sunny.

 41. Sunny sticks her tongue when she's angry

 42. Sunny's closest G7 member is Hyomin, Hyuna, and Hara.

 43. She revealed that her dad was in Hwaljooro, the famous college band with Bae Chul-soo, a famous radio DJ and the host of show 7080.

 44. Sunny loves sneakers.

 45. Sunny appeared in Super Junior-H's music video for "Cooking? Cooking!".

46. Sunny's Favorite Number is 12.

 47. Sunny also sung a duet with member Sooyoung called "Happy Me", "Finally Now" on the soundtrack for the movie "Story of Wine".

 48. In We Got Married... Sunny was the first who bungee jumped..

 49. She has an unclear birthmark on her right stomach next to her belly button.

 50. Choi Siwon invited Sunny in Oh My Lady.

 51. Sunny never had her first kiss

 52. Sunny hides food and keeps chestnuts in her purse.

 53. Whenever Sunny's home... her mom always has a box of their albums (coming from her mom's friends) prepared for her to sign.

 54. In april 2010 .. Sunny sang the " My doll " Oh! my lady OST.

 55. She featured on the "Heading to the Ground" soundtrack, singing a duet with Taeyeon called "SarangInGulYo" and another song titled "Motion" performed with the vocal line of the group.

 56. Sunny, and Go Ara (an actress with SM) once went over to Karaoke after dinner initially just to kill time to digest the food… in the end it took them 4 hours to come out!