DJ Ron Slomowicz: Are you having fun in California?
Sun: Not yet. Hopefully after my recording I'll have some fun.
RS: So you're over her recording a new song?
Sun: Yes, recording a new song called Music in My Heart. It's about the way a person can show you with their fingers and you can hear the melody. It's actually quite a fun song.
RS: Are you performing it at all while you're over here?
Sun: Not this trip, but in the spring I'm coming back for promotion and for some performances.
RS: Have you ever performed in the US before?
Sun: Yes, in some of the clubs. I went to IVA in Los Angeles and Webster Hall in New York. It was really fun and an eye-opener for me.
RS: Well you're such a superstar back in Asia, how are the crowds in the US reacting to you?
Sun: At first I was really nervous, I wouldn't let Tas (her manager), walk a few steps away from me. In Asia it's different when we perform. The crowd is much further away in larger crowds and here they are closer and more intimate. So the first time when I started singing and performing on stage, the crowd moved forward and some of them came on stage and danced with me. I didn't know how to respond, but at the end it was so much fun. I was just having fun.
RS: Do you think you share or give more to the crowd because it's more intimate?
Sun: Yes. Actually, not initially, but later on, yes, much more. It like being with friends and having a good time at a party. Of course, I have to break away from my Asian inhibited self. <laughing>
RS: So you're so big in Asia, what made you decide to come over and try and conquer the US?
Sun: I think because in Singapore, English is our medium of education, we would listen to a lot of the Western songs. I love Britney, Janet Jackson, and Madonna. Of course, everybody loves Madonna. So when the opportunity was open for me to come here I really jumped at it, because I thought it was such a big break. Back home in Singapore and in China and Taiwan, everybody was blown away to know that my song went up the charts and they are really proud of me. I feel very privileged to be able to do this. I don't know what the future holds for me but I know that I'm not going to let this opportunity to slip out of my hand. I want to work hard on it.
RS: What inspired you to become a singer?
Sun: Since I was young, I've always loved to sing. When I was in high school and college, I was always into any kind of singing or competition, so it's a very natural process for me.
RS: How were you discovered?
Sun: I was in Taiwan singing casually and preparing for a performance. One of my producer friends brought a boss from the Decca company which was my first company. I didn't know that he was at the back listening to me. The boss loved my voice and asked the producer to introduced us. That's how it happened.
