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Seong Son-im (born March 10, 1983), known mononymously as Sonim (ソニン, Sonin), is a Japanese-born Korean actress and singer associated with Amuse Inc. She debuted in 2000 as the lead singer of the pop duo EE Jump. In 2002, she debuted as a solo singer with "Curry Rice no Onna", which then led to the release of her debut album, Hana, in 2004.

In 2003, Sonim made her first acting appearance in the television drama High School Teacher [ja], where she won Best Newcomer at the 36th The Television Drama Academy Award. Eventually, she left her idol music career to pursue theater.

Career

2000–2002: Debut with EE Jump

Sonim was inspired by Speed to become a singer and applied to several auditions, one of which happened to be for Morning Musume's 3rd generation in 1999. Despite not making the group, Kaoru Wada, Morning Musume's manager at the time, scouted her to be part of an upcoming group that later became EE Jump. In January 2000, Sonim moved to Tokyo for EE Jump's activities. After training in New York, EE Jump debuted in October 2000 with the song "Love is Energy!" On November 28, 2001, Sonim released her first solo song "Winter (Samui Kisetsu no Monogatari)" as EE Jump's fifth single.

2002–2005: Solo music career

After EE Jump disbanded in April 2002, Sonim debuted as a solo singer with the release of her first single, "Curry Rice no Onna."

In September 2006, Sonim debuted in South Korea, releasing a Korean-language version of "Curry Rice no Onna" under the title "After Love" (후애 (後愛).

She is currently in a unit called tomboy with Akane Osawa [ja], which debuted in November 2007. In 2007-2009, she starred as Kim in Japanese production of the musical Miss Saigon. In 2007-2011, she played the role of Johanna in the Japanese production of Sweeney Todd.

Personal life

Sonim is a third-generation Korean. She is fluent in Japanese, Korean, and English.

She has said on her personal blog that for years she has been on a vegan diet.In 2009, while preparing for her role in the stage production of Shakespeare's "Henry VI", she began following a macrobiotic diet, which inspired her to become vegetarian. In 2012, she became vegan for respect for all living beings.

Discography

Singles

Albums

1. 2003-05-14 Hana [ja]

DVD

1. 2004-03-17 Sonim Collection

Theatre

• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007-2011) - Johanna Barker
• Miss Saigon (2008-2009) - Kim
• Henry VI (2009) - Joan la Pucelle (Joan of Arc)
• Rent - Mimi Márquez (2010), Maureen Johnson (2012-2015)
• The Threepenny Opera (2014) - Polly Peachum
• Mozart! (2014) - Constanze
• Wuthering Heights (2015) - Isabella Linton
• Dance of The Vampires (2015-2016) - Magda
• Kinky Boots (2016-2022) - Lauren
• 1789: Les Amants de la Bastille (2016-2018) - Solene Rigot
• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2017-2020) - Cynthia Weil
• The Rocky Horror Show (2017) - Janet Weiss
• Marie Antoinette (2018-2021) - Margrid Arnaud
• Oliver! (2021) - Nancy
• The 39 Steps (2022) - Annabella Schmidt/Pamela/Margaret
• The Factory Girls (2023) - Harriet Farley
• Measure for Measure (2023) - Isabella
• All's Well That Ends Well (2023) - Diana
• L'art Reste (2024) - Kim Hyang-An
• Six (2025) - Catherine of Aragon
• Waitress (2025) - Dawn

Filmography

Film

• Oh! My Zombie Mermaid (2004), Nami Ishizuka
• Snakes and Earrings (2008), Yuri

Television

• Koukou Kyoushi 2003 (2003), Beniko Kudo
• Anpan (2025), Mimi Yamashita

Japanese dubbing

Animation

• Moana 2 (2024) – Matangi

Awards

References

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2. 박연정 (2006-10-01). "고국서 본격 활동 나선 재일교포 3세 가수 소닌" (in Korean). 레이디경향.
3. "在日韓国人3世ソニン、SBS『天国の木』に出演". 中央日報 (in Japanese). 2006-02-07. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
4. ^ Onoda, Mamoru (2020-09-26). "円熟期のソニン、アイドル時代を語る「あとがないって気持ちは常にあった」" [Sonim all grown up, speaks about her idol period: "I've constantly felt that there's no future"]. Nikkan Spa! [ja] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-07.
5. "WINTER～寒い季節の物語～" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
6. McClure, Steve (2002-04-24). "Two men and a poor baby". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
7. Tomboy official site Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
8. "Sonim to star in "Miss Saigon"". Tokyograph. 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
9. Zacher, Scotty (2010-01-31). "Sweeney Todd in Japan". Sunday Night Sondheim. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
10. "ソニン『私のベジらいふ』". ソニン オフィシャルブログ「Sonim blog」Powered by Ameba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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16. "『モアナと伝説の海2』吹き替え声優が一挙発表！新キャラは小関裕太、鈴木梨央、山路和弘、ソニン". シネマトゥデイ. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
17. "ゴールデン・アロー賞歴代受賞一覧" [History of Golden Arrow Award recipients] (PDF). Japan Magazine Publishers Association (in Japanese). p. 12. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
18. "第36回ドラマアカデミー賞発表" [36th The Television Drama Academy Award announcement]. The TV [ja] (in Japanese). 2003. Archived from the original on 2006-12-30.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Sonim at IMDb

• 1983 births
• Living people
• Amuse Inc. talents
• South Korean female idols
• South Korean women pop singers
• Singers from Kōchi Prefecture
• Actors from Kōchi Prefecture
• Zainichi Korean musicians
• Musicians from Kōchi Prefecture
• Zainichi Korean people