On the 16th day of April, 2AM Changmin tweeted a photo with Sunny from Invincible Youth filming. It really looks like they are close to each other.
Many people noticed that Sunny is much cuter in wearing hat like that. "She must be the korean and girl version of Justin Bieber," "She kinda little boy here. So cute," they added.
After confirming the much rumored family relation, So Nyuh Shi
Dae Sunny is receiving much attention after revealing that she
is in fact Lee Soo Man niece. Her father, Lee Soo Young, is the
elder brother of Mr. SM (CEO of SM Entertainment) and is also the
representative of Sugar company. She also trained with Sugar
for five years before training with SM Entertainment/SNSD.
Even before the groups debut, the most talked about rumor
that left all fans curious was if Sunny (born Lee Soon Kyu) really was
his niece. It was only a matter of time until all the new rumors and
hate would spread from her confirmation of their blood ties. When this
was first revealed, the Netizens stated “She probrably got into So Nyuh
Shi Dae with her uncle’s help just so she could become famous.” But
Sunny revealed that the truth was different and shared her story.
Sunny trained for years with another company, if she really wanted a
quick road to fame by using her uncle help, she would have
started her career with Lee Soo Man company in the first place.
Especially since he is responsible for creating some of Korea’s biggest
stars: H.O.T, SES, BoA, Shinhwa, Fly to the Sky, Dong Bang Shin Ki, and
Chun Sang Ji Hui. In addition, it was only after SM
Entertainment ‘Ayumi’ convinced Sunny to audition for SM that
she made the switch and got in.
When the news that Sunny was Lee Soo Man’s niece was first confirmed, ‘SNSD Sunny’ and ‘Lee Soo Man’ ranked in the top 10 Korean search engine results.
Hi Mr.Oniontaker. I was on the AKP
forums recently and I saw someone say that Sunny only got into SM
because she was LSM’s niece. Based on what I know, Sunny was
part of another company and when that company failed(?), she auditioned
or somehow got into SM and LSM didn’t know that Sunny was in
SM until after she already got in. Is this true?
Anonymous
The latter is closer to the truth. A
lot of antis assume that being LSM’s niece alone was enough to get her
into SNSD, but this is not true.
The reason Sunny was able to
sail through the SM auditions after leaving her previously company
apparently upon a recommendation, was because she had already had years
of training in that previous company. She didn’t even have to reveal
that she was LSM’s niece to get in because she was already prepared for
debut and was ready for the audition. This was also why she has such a
short recorded training period length within the SM Academy.
If
Sunny was only in the group because she was the niece and didn’t have
anything of merit, why would she be one of the top singers of the group
since debut and now? She has been one of the most outgoing members since
debut, even when the other members were camera-shy, and has gone on to
become the resident variety show expert of the group.
Perhaps it would be valid to say the following:
Sunny was not fast-tracked into SNSD because she was LSM’s niece;
Sunny was already to be part of the group when she joined the company, just months before debut;
The reason she was ready, may have been because she was LSM’s niece:
with even her father being a music producer, her family background
meant that she was surrounded by music from an early age and they had
the resources to send her to academies for training in the preceding
years.
My point is that Sunny deserves and earned her position in
SNSD on merit, not on family connections. She was the best trainee
available for that position and has become a valued member of the group.
