The Official Lee Sungmin Thread ~

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I didn't realize that trying to guess ingredients requires such a high degree of concentration. 

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• Kangin:Sungmin sleeps with his mouth open.

 

Kyuhyun:we poured water in there once.

 

Sungmin:REALLY!?

 

Kyuhyun:and he still didn't wake up. Amazing.

 

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12 K-Stars Who Would Be Great Dads -- Soompi

 

Fans of Super Junior fell even more in love with Sungmin when a few of the members were filmed visiting an orphanage. Though all of the members were sweet with the children, Sungmin seemed so comfortable holding a baby that fans remarked on it for weeks afterwards. With his upcoming nuptials in the near future, maybe ELF can finally see Sungmin with a child of his own.

 

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I didn't realize that trying to guess ingredients requires such a high degree of concentration. 

 

food is life ;;;;

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Reasons why I love Lee Sungmin (Part 3)

 

 

*continuation from previous post
11. he's hard-working and diligent
-the producer of Akilla (sungmin's first musical) gave an account of how hard-working sungmin is. according to the producer, sungmin would sleep on the floor of the practice room instead of sleeping in his own room at the dorm cuz going back n forth between the dorm n the practice room took time, n he wanted to use that time for more practice

-Lee Gunmyung is sungmin's musical sunbae n fellow musical actor in JTR, TTM, n Vampire. he was asked in an interview to comment about idols entering the musical industry, so he talked about a couple of idols including sungmin. he said sungmin's very hard-working n gave an example of it. musical actors have set days for practice, and sungmin had his own timetable too. but then one day, Gunmyung found sungmin in the practice room even though he didn't have to come for practice that time, so he asked him what he was doing here, n sungmin said that he just came for more practice cuz his other schedule got cancelled. this apparently impressed Gunmyung quite a bit. he added that sungmin always comes fully prepared, having memorized all the lines n all the scenes

-sungmin memorizes all the lines n scenes of other characters as well, so there was even a time when he volunteered to practice as Gloria cuz the actress cast for Gloria couldn't come that day XDDD (gender of the character does not matter when it comes to lee sungmin). this was revealed by the tweets of another musical actor i can't remember;; u might have seen the photos of "mingloria" going around somewhere though lol

-Yoo Joonsang, another musical sunbae of sungmin, also commented in Super Junior's Star Life Theatre that sungmin's really hard-working n improving greatly day by day

-one of the ensemble members for JTR has tweeted about sungmin too. it was during preparation for JTR performance in Japan. the ensemble member said that sungmin improved a lot again, n that he'd gladly welcome idols in the musical industry if every idol was like sungmin

-i also saw sungmin taking out n studying the musical scripts even at sukira studio. he would open the scripts n read them whenever it was time for ads or a song to be played. i remember seeing him that day n wondering if he ever took a break. he puts so much effort in every musical he does, n he's earned 2nd place in idol musical ticket sale last year. he's taken the role of Daniel in JTR for 3 consecutive years, which says something about his competence n the producer's confidence in him, n there were many people giving favourable reviews on his acting skills in JTR (his singing skills got criticized a bit, but that kinda died down too by the time he played D'Artagnan in TTM). plus, he was nominated as the best new musical actor at the 17th Korean Musical Awards. he didn't get the award, but the judges' decisions were revealed later n one of the judges actually selected him to receive the award (too bad the judge was outnumbered, though it's still impressive, given the fact that sungmin was the only idol out of the nominees n the rest was well-trained musical actors). as far as i know, sungmin's the only idol nominated for the award apart from jyj's junsu, but please do correct me if i'm wrong

-Shim Jaewon, the performance director for SJ, has tweeted a photo he's taken with sungmin, n said that sungmin's the diligent member who always arrives first for practice

-sungmin has unexpectedly appeared on Yoo Inna's radio broadcast a couple of times cuz of his diligence. Inna's radio is aired right before sukira, n sungmin always arrived at the studio early to prepare for his own broadcast. he would wait there until Inna's radio finished, n he got called in a couple of times to do the ending ment with Inna XD she was impressed at how diligent sungmin was cuz he came early everyday

-during the overseas interview about sungmin as SJ-M leader (which i've mentioned in previous posts), eunhyuk said that sungmin is a good role model for others cuz he usually acts on things before others do. eunhyuk added "when this interview's over, sungmin hyung will probably clean this place up before we leave", i don't know if he was joking but it does sound like something that a person as diligent as sungmin would do

-writers of EHB said that sungmin was a very enthusiastic person. EHB was a programme that needed to invite a specialist for each and every episode, n according to the writers, sungmin would go talk to the specialists whenever the filming took a break n even when the camera was off, asking questions n wanting to learn more about what they were experimenting that week etc it's obvious that he took every part of the show seriously

-this was when sungmin was still an undergraduate student at his university, it was in the Miracle era, i think. if i remember correctly, there were eunhyuk, kangin, shindong, n sungmin gathered around to film something, n they were talking about each other's strengths. it was either shindong or eunhyuk who picked "hard-working" as one of sungmin's strengths. kangin asked to explain further, n shindong or eunhyuk answered that sungmin works really hard for SJ activities. then kangin was like "so are you saying the rest of us doesn't work hard?" n eunhyuk added that it's not just the SJ activities, sungmin works hard for both SJ activities AND his school, n kangin said "ahh yes, i admit it, he's amazing in that aspect". they said it's really difficult for idols to keep up with school work at the same time as running here n there under their killer schedule, so most of them would just miss out on lectures n stuff, but sungmin didn't miss a single lecture, n he always managed to finish his school works on time, staying up all night if he had to. sungmin had once said on a radio as well that he really enjoyed studying at the university even though it was physically challenging. he received scholarship too btw

12. he's smart n wise
-shindong, eunhyuk, kyuhyun, n sungmin once filmed The Genius 2 as special guests. during an individual interview, shindong said that the members who came today were the smartest n the wittiest of SJ. at first i was like "wait..you mean, including sungmin?" i mean, i hadn't seen that side of him before, but then i fell in love with him all over again after watching the show cuz dear lord even his brain's attractive;;;; he won the game after all XD

-sungmin was one of the people who taught me how to think better, feel better, as well as to live better. i listened to a lot of his words on sukira, n they were mostly wise n mature. the best ones i've heard from him so far are these:
-become the "only one" rather than the "number one"
-a genius cannot be a great teacher
-good things always happen after enduring bad things, what's important is "not giving up"
-clever cannot beat hard-working and hard-working cannot beat enjoying

13. he's good-natured
-sungmin was a guest at shindong n shinyoung's sstp once. shinyoung asked sungmin what he's like when he gets angry, n shindong answered instead, saying that sungmin rarely gets angry. n even if he does get angry, he doesn't throw tantrum or scream or anything like that. apparently he just mumbles n complains to himself under his breath. shindong n sungmin demonstrated it, n shinyoung was like "that's it? that's what you call angry?" more like, sulking, actually..lol

-it was during the filming of either the short drama with leeteuk (the one where sungmin can turn invisible by skipping ropes) or the short drama with yoochun (the one where sungmin n yoochun fall for the same girl). the PD said she thought that sungmin must be the kind of guy who doesn't get angry cuz sungmin seemed awkward with acting an angry character

-ryeowook said on sukira last year that sungmin can't swear. he said that members were joking around one day n told sungmin to say a swear word; they wanted to see if he could, so sungmin did, but they cracked up cuz it was so awkward n cute. one of the male guests on sukira asked "doesn't sungmin look pure n innocent on the outside as well?" n ryeowook answered "yeah, he's pure. he's good-natured"

-this is another sukira broadcast where ryeowook mentioned that sungmin is too nice, so he gets fooled by members a lot of times. ryeowook said sungmin's an easy target. sungmin was the DJ too at that time n he didn't necessarily deny lol

well, this is it for now, n i've got a bit more to come, if anyone's still interested^^

 

 

Reasons why I love Lee Sungmin (Part 4)

 

 

*continuation from previous post
13. he's good-natured
-leeteuk once gave an account of how good-natured sungmin is, though this was a long time ago. there was this time when all the members were practicing n sungmin got a call from his friend. he asked leeteuk for permission to go see his friend who was coming to visit him, n leeteuk allowed him. but sungmin apologized for meeting his friend in the middle of practice, n kept saying that he'll be back soon n that he was sorry over n over again until he was out the door. heechul talked about this on some radio broadcast as well, saying sungmin's a really soft-hearted person. i bet this was back in the days when everything was quite strict for the boys, so i'm not sure if sungmin still does that, bt it's another proof anyway

-a male guest on sukira "Healing Cafe" once said that he's the type of person who can't express anger or say harsh things to people, so he would just keep everything bottled in, n ryeowook said "in our group, sungmin is like that". Luna from f(x) also has said this about sungmin in the TV show called "Taxi" in which she appeared with sungmin n Jessica from SNSD. sungmin himself has said before too that he can't say bad things to members cuz he might hurt them (this was during the overseas interview about him being SJ-M leader, which i've mentioned in previous posts)

14. he's a person with a sense of community responsibility
-sungmin has done quite a bit of volunteer works in his private time. this became clear in the TV show called "Love Family" where sungmin n kyuhyun worked for a day at an orphanage housing disabled children. sungmin was experienced in helping the children to wash, feeding the babies, interacting with them in general, n doing all sorts of other chores. one of the female volunteers who regularly work at the orphanage wrote about working with sungmin n kyuhyun for the day, n posted it on a public forum with a few photos. she said that kyuhyun was a little awkward, but tried his best, n that sungmin was very experienced. she added that sungmin was very mature n a person with the right mind/right way of thinking. she had a conversation with sungmin n kyuhyun while they were cooking spicy rice cake, n said that sungmin was doing most of the cooking, with kyuhyun nagging beside him n they were having a cute fight with each other XD kyaaa my otp

-sungmin once said that one of his wishes was for fans to join him in volunteer works for people in need. he said it's such a great healing process for him, n he would be glad if fans could also experience what it feels like. as a result, many fans gathered together to start volunteer works, n continued to do so for years (i'm not sure if they're still doing it). when sungmin found out about them, he thanked them, saying that he was very touched cuz he didn't expect too much out of what he'd said, n that he was sorry for not being there physically every time cuz of his schedules, though he promised to keep offering help by donations. later, sungmin received an award of gratitude from the relevant City Council itself (Dongjak-gu) for being a good exemplary citizen cuz of his volunteer works, huge donations, n encouraging young people to help those in need for more than 5 years. when he received it, he took a photo of the award n left a message on his cyworld with the photo, saying that he was sorry for receiving this award cuz he thought he didn't do much n it was all thanks to fans, so he decided that the fans deserved the award n that was why he posted about it. he added that he'll become a person who can share the love and warmth to more people, n thanked the fans again for participating in community service, even replying to some fans' comments on the post (they were really sweet. one of the fans from Malaysia said that they've donated rice but it wasn't much, n sungmin replied "don't say it's not much, just the thought of it is precious to me"). ryeowook once said "sungmin hyung does a lot of good deeds unknown to the wider public". i bet this is an influence of sungmin's mother, who's done volunteer works for more than 20 years (20 years of volunteer works is no joke, i know, i've done some volunteer works myself too)

15. he's crazy (in a good way)
-sungmin's the kind of guy who, if he gets into something, he throws all of him in n goes crazy for it. eunhyuk said this recently in "A Song For You", giving an example of sungmin being so passionate about taewkondo that he wore his taekwondo uniform everywhere even when he wasn't practicing it. sungmin said it himself too on sukira that once he finds something he's interested in, he goes crazy for it. personally, this is something that i highly value in a guy

-sungmin has talked on sukira about one of his ways to overcome hardships. he said that there was a time when he was completely drained of energy n was in the worst possible condition to do anything, n it was right before a musical performance too. instead of worrying about how he should keep himself up for hours of performance or simply wanting to quite right then n there, he apparently laughed. he said that when he thought of how great it would feel after successfully finishing the performance despite all the difficulties, n how much he would learn n improve himself later on becuz of the whole experience of suffering, he felt happy. yeah, it sounds crazy, he said he thought it was crazy too, but that's obviously how he overcomes hardships, n i was really inspired by his way of thinking

16. he's multi-talented
-sungmin can sing n dance (he's the only member who's part of the main vocal line at the same time as being part of the main dance line), can act, can rap, can DJ, can play the guitar, can play the piano, can play the saxophone, can do martial arts, can do taekwondo, can cook, can massage, can speak Japanese, can ski, can play golf, can ride a horse, can do archery, can swim, can surf, can perform magic, can perform cocktail show, can toss pizza, can do bubble arts, can do circus tricks, blah blah blah, he can do anything! he's known as SJ’s "functional member" lol kyuhyun also said on "All About Super Junior" that sungmin's capable of everything. n of course he does everything with passion, i might add

-heechul once had to answer a question "out of SJ members, who would do best in the military?" on his radio broadcast, n he picked sungmin. there was another question "out of SJ members, who would be the best survivor on a deserted island?" n heechul picked sungmin again. sungmin's the type of guy who can handle pretty much anything

17. he's loving
-he loves Super Junior. there was a hidden camera during SS4 in Jakarta, where the members were supposed to prank kyuhyun, siwon, ryeowook, n sungmin. this is included in All About Super Junior so most of you might have seen it already. the members were fighting like they were about to disband, n siwon n sungmin were trying to calm the members down etc, it was quite serious. when sungmin realized that this was all just a prank, he ended up crying out of relief. n we all know he NEVER cries. if people who never cry actually cry, it's cuz it means so much to them. obviously SJ n members mean so much to sungmin

-he loves his fans. there are so many examples of him leaving love messages for fans n caring for them (e.g. telling them not to come to sukira open studio cuz the weather was horrible)
-he takes photos of things he receives from fans n thanks them each time like other members do. he reads every single letter from fans n uses the gifts from fans for years
-he interacts with fans by sometimes actually leaving comments n replies on fansites, fan pages or fan blogs
-he apologized to fans for not winning GDA in 2010, when it wasn't even his or members' fault. he said he was sorry for disappointing fans that support n love SJ so much, n that he will try harder
-at a TM fansign event this year, a fan lost her passport. she put it in the gift bag for sungmin n forgot about it. sungmin found the passport n posted about it on his blog, saying that he'll leave it with the SM security personnel so that the fan could come n ask for it at her convenience. what impressed me about this incident was that he used such caring words, concerned about how worried the fan might be, n that he apparently opens the gifts from fans as soon as he gets home instead of leaving them to the managers (which i've heard some idols do), n also that he personally handed the passport over to the security personnel the next day (there's a youtube clip of this btw)
-during Swing promotions, we all know sungmin was like a zombie. he was exhausted n troubled n stressed etc. of course we were worried about him, n he must have noticed it. he apologized to us through a blog post for not being professional enough, n i was touched by his attitude, i mean, who on earth apologizes for being tired n having a hard time once in a while? he's a human too, for god's sake
-during an SM town concert, all SM groups were out on the stage to sing the last song together, and sungmin was going around signing for fans. it was nearly the end of concert n he had to go, so one of the staffs came to lead him away. the staff was gesturing for him to move, but he stayed till he finished signing for every fan who was there on the spot (there's a video clip of this on youtube too)
-after the 100th concert (last day of SS6 in Seoul), sungmin was one of the last members to leave the stage. he kept waving at the fans, then he suddenly did a deep bow alone, thanking everyone n totally making me tear up for some reason. everyone's attention was on heechul n leeteuk who were doing the thumb kiss at that time, but still sungmin showed his appreciation in his own way, n it somehow touched me so deep i almost cried
-when he performs something on stage, he gives his best effort every time. one example; remember the callus on both of his palms, proving just how much he's practiced the SS6 drum solo performance for us to watch n enjoy. it's not simply about fulfilling his dream, n if it is about fulfilling his dream, then fans are obviously a part of his dream. he said on SS6 Tokyo stage that it was one of his wishes to make fans happy with his performance (whether as a member of SJ or as a musical actor). all the effort he puts in is for us, he works so hard to make us happy^^

to be honest, it takes me more time n more space to write about the reasons why i love sungmin, or in some sense, i can't even describe it in words cuz he's such a great human being, so much more than aegyo n sweet pumpkin. but i just wanted to share with you some of what i've heard n seen about sungmin in the hopes that you'll also come to realize or be reminded of how beautiful n full of love sungmin is :D

 

Edited November 6, 2014 by kittehkutz

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Lee brothers~ 

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So much judging in the last one... So, so much... And it's glorious. 

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He's so...dreamy. 

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Lee brothers~ 

That sweater.. I like... lol. And the last pic tho.. his face shows how he lost so much weight..   

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That sweater.. I like... lol. And the last pic tho.. his face shows how he lost so much weight..   

 

I know. He's lost so much so quickly that there's always this split second confusion, like that's not Sungmin circa 2014. Like, did he jump off the Super Show 4 poster?

 

The difference between the first and second episodes of Guest House is really noticeable, too. I mean, where'd this dude go?

 

I love him at any weight, and I know he's done crash diets before, so it might not be the stress even though it's totally the stress. I just want him to be healthy and happy. 

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Edited November 8, 2014 by yet4adored

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More SS6 Hong Kong spam~

 

 

 

 

 

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So cute

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His smile is so cute  

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Duuuuude, that last pic.  

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A mini MingElsa spam~

 

 

 

 

 

Is MingElsa's A+ face and hair game, coupled with her lovely mix of elegance and sass, enough to dethrone HyunaMing from first place in Sungmin's cross-dressing hall of fame? 

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This outfit worked better with the noodle hair, but I'll never admit to saying that.

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