Rather than having been the Year of the Dragon, 2012 should have been called the Year of the Sun. Sunny was on fire this year, showcasing her many talents. First, Sunny’s voice acting skills were heard in “Koala Kid: Birth of a Hero”, an animated film released in January, in which she loaned her voice to Miranda, a beautiful and courageous koala. Later that month, Sunny was also featured in “I Love You, I Love You”, a song by Miryo, the rapper of Brown Eyed Girls. A music video was released for the song, which showed Miryo and Sunny during the recording process. Finally, in August, Sunny and f(x)’s Luna released a song entitled “It’s Me” for “To the Beautiful You.”
Sunny also returned to television as an MC for “Music Island” in February, appearing in four episodes. In March, Sunny began her role in the musical “Catch Me If You Can” as the cute nurse, Brenda Strong. Her performance was received positively, and she was nominated for Best New Actress in the “The Musical Awards.” Sunny reprised her role in the second run of “Catch Me If You Can”, and she will continue playing Brenda well into 2013.
KBS’s “Invincible Youth 2″, which began in 2011, continued in 2012. Throughout the second season, Sunny was able to display the same variety of talents that gained her popularity in the first season of “Invincible Youth”. Her last episode in “Invincible Youth 2″ aired on July 7th. Aside from “Catch Me If You Can,” Sunny’s solo activities then came to a halt as Girls’ Generation once again prepared to take over the world. The result? Rainbow Sunny. Before the year ended, Sunny’s hair color shocked everyone, as she had it dyed a cotton candy purple color. Her hair color soon changed again, this time from purple to green and green to hot pink. It was eventually revealed that this was part of her concept for “I Got A Boy.”
