Ayumi Lee Biography Birth name Ayumi Lee Born August 25, 1984 (1984-08-25) (age 23) Tottori Prefecture, Japan Origin South Korean Genre(s) K-Pop, J-Pop Occupation(s) singer, actress, MC Instrument(s) singing Years active 2002-2006 (group), 2006-present (solo) Ayumi Lee or Yumi ItÅ (Korean: ì´ ì•„ìœ ë¯¸, Japanese: 伊藤ゆã¿, born Ayumi ItÅ (伊藤亜ç"±ç¾Ž, ItÅ Ayumi?) August 25, 1984, Tottori Prefecture, Japan), from former Korean girl-group Sugar, was raised in Japan for much of her younger life and is the reason for her Japanese accent, although she is now fluent in both languages. Although Ayumi's name is commonly believed to be Japanese in origin, she has explained that her name is hanja-based . She has also attended Korea Kent Foreign School.
