Lee Sung-min (born January 1, 1986), known mononymously as Sungmin and
also LIU, is a South Korean singer, song-writer and actor. He is a
member of the South Korean boy band Super Junior and its sub-groups
Super Junior-T, Super Junior-H and Super Junior-M.Sungmin was born in
the Ilsan district of Goyang, Gyeonggi. He has a younger brother, Lee
Sung-jin. Sungmin's father Lee Chun-hwa, is the CEO of two companies:
SendBill, which creates e-tax software, and Network Mania, an
analytics company.In 2001, he entered the SM Youth Best Contest and
jointly won first place for the Best Outward Appearance award with
future bandmate Donghae. Together, they signed a contract with SM
Entertainment and received training in singing, dancing, and
acting.Sungmin was placed in a project R&B group with Junsu and future
bandmate Eunhyuk. In 2002, 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 to sing rock while Sungmin, Xiah,
and Eunhyuk were taught other singing techniques by Kangta. The six
trainees separated a year later, then Typhoon, Rose, and Attack
debuted as members of rock band TRAX. The trio separated when Junsu
went on to debut as a member of TVXQ. Then Sungmin and Eunhyuk joined
ten other trainees to form Super Junior 05, the first generation of
rotational boy band Super Junior.
also LIU, is a South Korean singer, song-writer and actor. He is a
member of the South Korean boy band Super Junior and its sub-groups
Super Junior-T, Super Junior-H and Super Junior-M.Sungmin was born in
the Ilsan district of Goyang, Gyeonggi. He has a younger brother, Lee
Sung-jin. Sungmin's father Lee Chun-hwa, is the CEO of two companies:
SendBill, which creates e-tax software, and Network Mania, an
analytics company.In 2001, he entered the SM Youth Best Contest and
jointly won first place for the Best Outward Appearance award with
future bandmate Donghae. Together, they signed a contract with SM
Entertainment and received training in singing, dancing, and
acting.Sungmin was placed in a project R&B group with Junsu and future
bandmate Eunhyuk. In 2002, 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 to sing rock while Sungmin, Xiah,
and Eunhyuk were taught other singing techniques by Kangta. The six
trainees separated a year later, then Typhoon, Rose, and Attack
debuted as members of rock band TRAX. The trio separated when Junsu
went on to debut as a member of TVXQ. Then Sungmin and Eunhyuk joined
ten other trainees to form Super Junior 05, the first generation of
rotational boy band Super Junior.
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