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.
Sunday | |
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| 진보라 | |
 Sunday at Cyworld Dream Music Festival in 2011 | |
| Born | Jin Bo-ra January 12, 1987 Seoul, South Korea |
| Occupations |
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| Relatives | Jin Ye-sol (older sister) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | SM |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 진보라 |
| Revised Romanization | Jin Bo-ra |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chin Pora |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 선데이 |
| Revised Romanization | Seondei |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏntei |
Career
editSunday 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
editSoundtrack appearances and solo songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon |
JPN Oricon | ||||
| "Rira no Kataomoi" | 2004 | — | 120 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Usotsuki Boy" | 2005 | 87 | |||
| "Angels (Rock ver.) " | 2007 | — | Billie Jean, Look at Me OST | ||
| "I'm In Love" | — | Oh Lovers OST | |||
| "Handel: Lascia Ch'io Pianga" | 2011 | — | — | Operastar 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) | 2016 | — | — | SM 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
editTelevision series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2008 | Show Music Tank | herself | KMTV | MC |
| 2011 | Opera Star 2011 | herself | tvN | regular cast |
| 2012 | Oh My God x2 | Jin Bo-ra | SBS Plus |
Musical theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "천상지희, '다나&선데이' 유닛으로 컴백. 린아와 스테파니는?".
- ^ "천상지희 다나-선데이, 8일 '나 좀 봐줘' 뮤직비디오 공개".
- ^ "'뮤직뱅크' 천상지희-다나&선데이, 유닛으로 3년만에 컴백무대".
- ^ "SMTOWN 'The Warmest Gift' Track List". Korea. December 8, 2011. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014.
- ^ "천상지희 다나&선데이, 디지털 싱글 '처음엔 아메리카노' 발표".
- ^ "SM 'STATION', 선데이X김태현 호흡 맞췄다…듀엣곡 '보여 (Still)' 공개".
- ^ "CSJH The Grace's Sunday Parts Ways With SM Entertainment". Soompi. January 20, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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