Sunye

Sunye was born on August 12, 1989,[2] in Seoul. She attended Korea Arts High School and Dongguk University. In 2001, Sunye was discovered by JYP Entertainment during Park Jin-young's "99% Challenge" project, where she sang and danced. She then trained at JYP Entertainment until she debuted in the Wonder Girls in 2007. Sun was one of the longest serving trainees at JYP Entertainment, along with Jo Kwon of 2AM and Min of miss A.[3]

Along with the other Wonder Girls members, Sunye often makes charitable donations to various charities, hospitals, and orphanages around Korea.[18] In September 2010, she made a visit to an elderly man who had secluded himself in the mountains after being a victim to many cases of fraud. According to the producer that followed her, "Sunye prepared clothes, shoes, a radio, food, and various other presents for the man. He hasn't been able to wash in a while so there was a very bad stench coming from him but Sunye paid no attention to it and held his hands tightly, asking him to live a long life. She also prayed for his good health."[19]

In May 2011, Sunye went on a week-long volunteer mission to Haiti, where she cared for children in an orphanage and treated victims of cholera.[20]

On October 16, 2012, Sunye was a guest speaker at George Washington University, where she presented a lecture about K-Pop, "An Idol Star's Illusions and Responsibility."[21][22][23] The Korean Cultural Center at the South Korean embassy organized and sponsored the event.[21][22][23]

On March 18, 2014, Sunye announced she and her husband would leave for Haiti in July, where they would live for five years to continue doing missionary work.[24]

On January 28, 2018, it was revealed that Sunye had left Haiti after only two and a half years due to less-than-favorable conditions, such as lack of clean water, extreme temperatures, and public safety concerns.[25][26]

Sunye was raised by her grandparents because her mother died when she was very young and her father suffered from a health condition that kept him bedridden.[27] In the fall of 2007, prior to the Wonder Girls' promotions for their single "Tell Me," Sunye's grandfather died. In October 2009, her father was rushed to the intensive care unit after his condition turned for the worse. She took the first flight from New York, where she resided at the time, to South Korea, skipping out on numerous promotional events to be with her father.[28] On June 23, 2010, Sunye's father died due to a chronic illness he had been suffering from for over 20 years.[29]

In 2013, Sunye married James Park. She gave birth to her first daughter, Eun-yoo (Hailey), on October 16, 2013.[30][31][32] On April 22, 2016, she gave birth to her second daughter, Ha-jin (Elisha).[33] On January 30, 2019, she gave birth to her third daughter, Yoo-jin (Madison).[34]

Sunye is a Christian.[35][36]

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