Seong Son-im (born March 10, 1983), known mononymously as , 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 ', 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

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to become a singer and applied to several auditions, one of which happened to be for

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'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" (. She is currently in a unit called tomboy with , which debuted in November 2007. In 2007-2009, she starred as Kim in Japanese production of the musical ''

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''. 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

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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

# 2003-05-14 '

DVD

# 2004-03-17 Sonim Collection

Theatre

* Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007-2011) - Johanna Barker *

(2008-2009) - Kim * Henry VI (2009) - Joan la Pucelle (Joan of Arc) * Rent - Mimi Márquez (2010), Maureen Johnson (2012-2015) *

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(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 *

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(2018-2021) - Margrid Arnaud * Oliver! (2021) - Nancy * The 39 Steps (2022) - Annabella Schmidt/Pamela/Margaret * The Factory Girls (2023) - Harriet Farley *

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(2023) - Isabella * All's Well That Ends Well (2023) - Diana *L'art Reste (2024) - Kim Hyang-An * Six (2025) -

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* Waitress (2025) - Dawn Pinkett

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

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sonim 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