Sunhwa/ Han Sun Hwa (ex. Secret)

Sunhwa/ Han Sun Hwa (ex. Secret) Born Oct 6th '90

Han Sun Hwa (한선화; or simply Sunhwa) is a South Korean singer and actress currently under KeyEast. She is a former member of the girl group Secret.

Early life

Han Sun Hwa was born on October 6, 1990 in Busan, South Korea. Her mother was only 20 years old at the time of her birth. She is the eldest child in her family; she has a younger sister (Han Ji Young) and a younger brother (Han Seung Woo). Since both of her parents worked, it was Sunhwa's job to take care of her younger siblings.

2009: Debut with Secret

On October 13, 2009, she debuted as a member of Secret with the group's first digital single "I Want You Back".

2016: Departure, focus on acting

On September 26, 2016, TS Entertainment announced Sunhwa would be leaving the agency and group after deciding not to renew her contract.

On October 14, she signed on with Huayi Brothers in hopes to focus on her acting career.

2020: New agency

On March 12, 2020, KeyEast announced that Sunhwa had signed on with the agency.

Movies

Street of Movies (2021)

Tomb of the River (2021)

The Great Dancer (2022)

Winter Outside The Window (2022)

Letter from Kyoto (TBA)

Girls in the Cage (TBA)

Sweet Sea (TBA)

Dramas

More Charming by the Day (MBC, 2010)

All My Love (MBC, 2011) - cameo

Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek (KBS2, 2013)

God's Gift - 14 Days (SBS, 2014)

Marriage, Not Dating (tvN, 2014)

Rosy Lovers (MBC, 2014)

Ice Mound (MBC, 2017)

Radiant Office (MBC, 2017)

School 2017 (KBS2, 2017)

20th Century Boy and Girl (MBC, 2017) - cameo

My Contracted Husband, Mr. Oh (MBC, 2018)

The Great Seducer (MBC, 2018) - cameo

Save Me 2 (OCN, 2018)

Backstreet Rookie (SBS, 2020)

Undercover (JTBC, 2021)

Work Later, Drink Now (TVING, 2021)

Why Her (SBS, 2022)

O'PENING - FIRST SNOW (KBS2, 2022)

The Woman Who Plays (JTBC, 2023)

Variety shows

Invincible Youth (KBS, 2009–2010)

Entertainers (KBS, 2010) - MC

Survival shows

Superstar Survival (SBS, 2005) - contestant

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Sunhwa facts:

– She was born in Busan, South Korea.

– She is the oldest in her family and had to tutor her younger siblings (a sister and a brother) when her parents worked.

–Victon‘s Han Seungwoo is her younger brother.

– When she was young she wanted to be an artist.

– In 6th grade she watched a performance of BoA and immediately wanted to be a singer.

– Her mother was only 20 when she had Sunhwa.

– In 2012 she was paired with Kwanghee of ZE:A to be her husband on the TV show “We Got Married“.

– She’s a member of the one-time sub unit Mystic WHITE with 4Minute’s Gayoon, KARA’s Jiyoung, After School’s Lizzy, & SISTAR’s Bora.

– She acted in several Korean dramas: “Ad Genius Lee Tae-Baek” (2013), “God’s Gift – 14 Days” (2014), “Marriage Not Dating” (2014), “Rosy Lovers” (2015), “Radiant Office” (2017), “School 2017” (2017), “20th Century Boy and Girl” (2017), “My Husband Oh Jak Doo” (2018), “The Great Seducer” (guest – 2018), “Save Me 2” (2019), “Backstreet Rookie” (2020), “Undercover” (2021).

– On Sep 25, 2016, TS Ent. announced Sunhwa’s departure from the group.

– On March 13, 2020, it was announced that Sunhwa has signed an exclusive contract with KeyEast Entertainment

– Sunhwa’s ideal type:  “[My ideal type] is Jo Seung Woo, who I did a drama with. It wasn’t like this while we were filming the drama, but once the drama ended, I keep thinking of him.”

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