Staten Island Hottie

Maybe the reason why Yunjin Kim does such a great job playing Sun Kwon on "Lost" is because she has experience on island with a bunch of assholes. Exceopt instead of the Others she had to deal with the SILLs (Staten Island Low Lives).
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Kim moved with her family to Staten Island when she was 10 years old. To combat her shyness (understandable as a foreigner living on Staten Island), she decided to take acting classes. She went to the Fiorella Laguardia High School for Music & Art & the Performing Arts in Manhattan.
Had she gone to Wagner High she would have been in the same class as Step On Me (both were born in 1973).
After high school she studied drama at Boston University, alma mater of Master Bates.
In 1996, she returned to Korea to begiin her acting career.