Sunday (singer) explained

Sunday
Native Name:진보라
Birth Name:Jin Bo-ra
Birth Date:12 January 1987
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Relatives:Jin Ye-sol (older sister)
Module:
Embed:yes
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2004–present
Label:SM
Module2:
Child:yes
Korean name
Hangulstage:선데이
Rrstage:Seondei
Mrstage:Sŏntei
Hangul:진보라
Rr:Jin Bo-ra
Mr:Chin Pora

Jin Bo-ra (born January 12, 1987), known professionally as Sunday, is a South Korean singer and musical actress. She debuted in 2004 as a soloist in Japan with the release of two digital singles before eventually joined as a member of South Korean girl group The Grace in 2005. As of 2010, the group's activities was halted and she maintain her career as a musical actress.

Career

See main article: The Grace (band). Sunday began her career as a soloist in Japan with her debut digital single, "リラの片想い" (Rira no Kataomoi), on July 10, 2004. She released her second and last Japanese single, "ウソツキBOY" (Usotsuki Boy) on April 20, 2005.

Sunday became a member of the South Korean girl group The Grace in 2005. The group officially debuted on April 29, 2005, in China and May 1, 2005, in South Korea. As of 2010, The Grace has been on an indefinite hiatus.

In July 2011, Sunday and fellow The Grace member Dana formed the subgroup The Grace Dana & Sunday, releasing "One More Chance" (나 좀 봐줘) on July 11.[1] Their debut performance was on July 8 on KBS Music Bank.[2] [3] The duo released soundtrack "Now You" (지금 그대) for the drama Hooray for Love (애정만만세) on September 23. The duo also participated in eighth winter compilation album from SM Town 2011 Winter SMTown – The Warmest Gift. The two performed the song "Amazing" physically released on December 13,[4] following released song for "With Coffee Project Part 1" on December 20.[5]

After a five-year hiatus from music, Sunday returned with the digital single "Still", a collaboration with DickPunks' Kim Tae-hyun, on November 11, 2016, as a part of SM Entertainment's project SM Station.[6]

On January 20, 2021, it was reported that Sunday's exclusive contract with the agency had come to an end in May of the previous year. Soon after, SM Entertainment confirmed the news and stated, "Our exclusive contract with Sunday has come to an end. We will continue to cheer on her future activities."[7]

Discography

Soundtrack appearances and solo songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
KOR
Gaon
JPN
Oricon
"Rira no Kataomoi"2004120rowspan="2"
"Usotsuki Boy"200587
"Angels (Rock ver.) "2007Billie Jean, Look at Me OST
"I'm In Love"Oh Lovers OST
"Handel: Lascia Ch'io Pianga"2011Operastar 2011 Part.1 (Live)
"Strauss II: Die Fruhlingsstimmen Op.410"Operastar 2011 Part.2 (Live)
"Gershwin: Summertime"Operastar 2011 Part.3 (Live)
"Still" (with Kim Tae-hyun of DickPunks)2016SM Station Season 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
"*" indicates that the Gaon Chart was revamped at this time and digital sales were deflated.

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetworkNote
2005–2008 Show Music Tank herself MC
2011 Opera Star 2011 herself regular cast
2012 Oh My God x2 Jin Bo-ra

Musical theatre

width=10YearTitleRole
2010 Rock of Ages Sherrie
2011 The March of the Youth Oh Young-shim
2012 Couple or Trouble Anna / Na Sang-shil
2013 High School Musical Sharpay
2014 Singin' in the Rain Lina Lamont
Zorro Luisa
2015 Haru (하루) Min Yeon Doo
2016 Finding Mr. Destiny the woman

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 천상지희, '다나&선데이' 유닛으로 컴백. 린아와 스테파니는?.
  2. Web site: 천상지희 다나-선데이, 8일 '나 좀 봐줘' 뮤직비디오 공개.
  3. Web site: '뮤직뱅크' 천상지희-다나&선데이, 유닛으로 3년만에 컴백무대.
  4. News: SMTOWN 'The Warmest Gift' Track List. Korea . December 8, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141127100131/http://en.korea.com/shinee/board/newsphoto-smtown-the-warmest-gift-track-list/. November 27, 2014.
  5. Web site: 천상지희 다나&선데이, 디지털 싱글 '처음엔 아메리카노' 발표.
  6. Web site: SM 'STATION', 선데이X김태현 호흡 맞췄다…듀엣곡 '보여 (Still)' 공개.
  7. Web site: January 20, 2021. CSJH The Grace's Sunday Parts Ways With SM Entertainment. July 11, 2021. Soompi.