Sunmi Quits Wonder Girls
Sunmi has announced she is leaving Wonder Girls. The 18 year old will take a break from show business and go back to school.
Replacing Sunmi will be 17-year-old HyeLim, who has been with JYP Entertainment for the last three years. Born in Hong Kong, Lim is fluent in four languages - Korean, English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
"After long deliberation and discussion among Sunmi and her family, the members of the Wonder Girls, and the company, we finally concluded that Sunmi will quit as a member of the Wonder Girls and return to Korea and to school," JYP said in a press release.
It quoted Sunmi as saying, "I would like to resume my career in show business after becoming a university student. Being on stage and touring 50 cities in the U.S. in the past year was a happy and valuable experience, but I'm not sure I can continue to live like this in the future."
Hmm, leaving Korea's top girl band at its peak could be a smart move while she furthers her education. Since the company is supportive of her comeback, we may just see Sunmi launching her solo career soon.
[CNA]
2 comments:
Wah, nowadays superstars also have to be fluent in many languages
Sunmi was always my favorite Wonder Girl :( But if it's what she wants (to leave the group and return to school) i don't mind. she'll always be a part of wonder girls in my book despite her leaving. I'm curious to see what this new girl Hye Lim is like. Some people were saying some nasty things about Lim on other blogs just by looking at her photos and saying she's ugly. but i'm more impressed she can speak four languages including my native chinese. ;)
Post a Comment