ENHYPEN Sunoo, whose full name is Kim Sun-woo, was born in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. He was introduced as a contestant in the survival show “I-LAND” and placed 8th in the final episode with 935,771 votes, but was selected by the producers to be a member of ENHYPEN.
Biography
- Birth name: Kim Sun-woo
- Art name: Sunoo
- Date of birth: June 24, 2003
- Nationality: Korean
- Instruction: Chilbo Middle School, Chilbo High School
- Position: singer
- Agency: Belift Laboratory
- Height: 175 cm (5 feet 9 inches)
Curiosity
Sunoo has an older sister and thus is known to have aegyo. In fact, it is known that he has a good relationship with his sister, even attracting attention with a video message addressed to her.
He is good at facial expressions, his eye smiles and flexible expressions are his main charm.
During middle school, Sunoo attracted a lot of attention for his images, to the point of being called “Sam-oh-oppa” (Year 3, Class 5 handsome oppa). During this time he was also a member of the student council and class president.
Before joining “I-LAND”, Sunoo trained for 10 months. Initially, he thought that ENHYPEN member Heeseung didn’t like him during the show, but it turned out to be just a misunderstanding.
Sunoo can play the piano and enjoys taking selfies, listening to music, playing games and watching movies.
His life motto is “Have passion all year round”.
Controversies
Controversial Expression During “I-LAND”
During the first episode of “I-LAND”, Sunoo attracted controversy for giving a “side-eye” to another contestant, leading to negative responses from netizens. However, according to Seon, the same contestant, Sunoo never did anything of the sort and was just a victim of “evil editing”.
Poor treatment by staff
In July 2024, while showing up at the airport to leave for KCON LA 2024, Sunoo staggered behind his members due to the crowd of fans. Amidst this, a staff member suddenly grabbed Sunoo’s arm aggressively and pulled him forward, scaring the male idol.
As soon as the video of this action spread, ENHYPEN fans criticized the staff, claiming that it was rude of them to treat Sunoo with force.
