Han Sun Hwa: Female idol who "kicked the field" as an actress, used to be a Kpop beauty icon, changed her life thanks to aesthetics

Han Sun Hwa is a South Korean actress. She is also a former member of the girl group Secret. In the Korean entertainment world, Han Sun Hwa has a close relationship with Goo Hara, HyunA, and SNSD's Sunny.

Han Sun Hwa was born on October 6, 1990 in Busan, South Korea. She used to be a popular female idol of the group Secret. Sunhwa has a younger sister and a younger brother (Victon's Han Seungwoo). As the eldest child, she takes care of the younger siblings by cooking and tutoring them when both parents have to work. During the 1998 East Asian financial crisis, Sunhwa's family struggled for survival, and she recalls that her dream of becoming an artist became blurred.

Since her youth, she has been interested in art and always dreamed of becoming an artist. Han Sun-hwa attended after-school art programs in elementary school and won many awards from various art competitions. However, after watching one of BoA's performances on TV, she realized her dream was to sing and dance.

Sunhwa since childhood that she has been influenced by pop and R&B groups such as Fin.K.L, S.E.S. and Shinhwa. Sunhwa cites BoA as one of her big influences and idols. She also credits the way BoA sings and dances influenced her to pursue a career in music.

Since then, she started auditioning for various record companies, she entered the SM Entertainment Youth Best Competition but was eliminated. In 2004, Sunhwa started auditioning at companies in addition to singing competitions. In 2005, she became the finalist on a talent show called Superstar Survival alongside 2PM's Taecyeon, Lee Junho and Chansung. During the show, Sunhwa received vocal and acting training. However, she was eliminated in the fifth episode and returned to Busan.

After her defeat, Sunhwa returns to being a normal high school student. She then had the opportunity to participate in competitions and was accepted into Baekje Art College. A few days before the university's opening ceremony, she received a phone call from an employee who had been following Superstar Survival and becoming a trainee at TS Entertainment.

It took her 5 years to make her official debut with Secret in October 2009 with Jung Hana, Song Ji Eun and Jun Hyoseong. The audience loved Sun Hwa for her impressive voice, beautiful beauty, and sexy body. The four girls were the rare group that pursued a sexy image in K-pop at that time. Not only attractive appearance, but the group also impresses with their ability to sing live even when performing "difficult" choreography. Secret's hits Madonna, Love Is Move, Shy Boy, Starlight Moonlight, Poison, Talk That... have always achieved high positions on the digital music charts.

Taking on the visual position, Han Sun Hwa is regularly praised as one of the most attractive female singers in Korean showbiz from 2009 to 2011. The kimchi audience loved her delicate quintet and her "milky white" skin. Besides, her voice is also impressive. Han Sun Hwa sings live well, rarely shaking or short of breath.

The star born in 1990 became one of the most popular idols by participating in the TV show Invincible Youth (2009-2010) with Goo Hara, HyunA, Hyo Min (T-Ara), Narsha (BEG), Sunny and Yuri (SNSD).

The news that a girl group member who hadn't even debuted yet would be selected for a variety show quickly made headlines at the time. When the show aired, Han Sun Hwa was nicknamed "white paper" by the public due to his innocent, cheerful and somewhat goofy personality. From here on, her career advanced.

The period of participating in Invincible Youth was the peak of Han Sun Hwa's fame, helping her to rub shoulders with A-list idols such as SNSD, Goo Hara or HyunA and Suzy. Many viewers also called Han Sun Hwa by the nickname "goddess". After the show, the G7 group - seven female idols participating in the show - became a group of close friends. The girls always cheer on their members' music products as well as gather whenever they have time.

On September 26, 2016, TS Entertainment confirmed that Sunhwa would not renew her contract and would officially part ways with Secret. She decided to leave Secret to pursue an acting career.

When Sun Hwa became famous, many of her past images were "dug up" by the audience. The audience noticed a complete difference in her face when the features were not at all similar to the present time: single-eyelid eyes, a rough face, a large nose. Although the agency denies that Sun Hwa only changed through makeup, the audience still found a series of evidence that she used cutlery. And it is clear that compared to the time before her debut, she has a much more perfect appearance, thanks to which she easily won the hearts of the audience.

Along with her singing career, Sun Hwa also made an impression on the audience through acting. She started acting very early and was more or less successful thanks to her very natural acting and charming, beautiful appearance. During her career, she has repeatedly received prestigious awards such as Best New Actress of the 2014 MBC Drama Awards, New Star of the 2014 SBS Drama Awards or Best Actress of the 2017 MBC Drama Awards, ...

In the second half of 2019, Han Sun Hwa's name was once again "hot" on forums in Korea thanks to the appearance of her younger brother - singer Han Seung Woo. At that time, Han Seung Woo participated in the survival show Produce X 101 and was in the top 3 contestants with the largest fan base. Netizens praised the two Han sisters, saying that they both have outstanding looks and comprehensive singing and dancing skills.

During her career, she mostly played supporting or secondary roles. Even so, she still made a strong impression on the audience. Outstanding series of female idols include Backstreet Rookie, Why Her, School 2017 ,... or the main role in the hit series Work Later, Drink Now, Saet Byul's Convenience Store...