Sunmi

Sunmi
Sunmi performing at Keimyung University in March 2018
Background information
Native name 이선미
Birth name Sun Mi
Born (1992-05-02) May 2, 1992
Iksan, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • bass guitar
Years active 2006–present
Labels
Associated acts
Education Dongguk University
Korean name
Hangul 이선미
Hanja 李善美
Revised Romanization I Seon-mi
McCune–Reischauer Ri Sŏnmi

Lee Sun-mi[1] (born May 2, 1992), known mononymously as Sunmi, is a South Korean singer. She debuted in 2007 as a member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls and left the group in January 2010 to pursue her academic career. After a three year hiatus from the music scene, Sunmi resumed her career as a soloist in August 2013 with her first digital single, "24 Hours". It peaked at number two on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and number three on Billboard's Korea K-pop Hot 100. Her debut extended play, Full Moon (2014), charted at number twelve and its lead single charted at number two on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and number three on Billboard's Korea K-pop Hot 100, also charted at number thirteen on Billboard World Digital Chart.

In 2015, Wonder Girls returned to the music scene after a two year hiatus with a new band formation, Sunmi was also confirmed to be re-joining the group after her departure in 2010. The group later disbanded in 2017 after she and Yeeun decided not to renew their contracts with JYP Entertainment.

Early life

Sun Mi was born on May 2, 1992 in Iksan, North Jeolla, South Korea. She attended Hwangnam Elementary School, Chung Dam Middle School and Chung Dam High School and currently attends Dongguk University, majoring in musical theater. She adopted her stepfather's surname, Lee, while in university and merged her original given name and surname, becoming Lee Sun-mi.

Career

2006–2017: Career beginnings, hiatus, and solo debut

Sunmi in 2013 and 2014

In May 2006, Sunmi was revealed as a fourth member of Wonder Girls, a girl group managed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted with the single "Irony", on MBC's Show! Music Core on February 10, 2007. The group quickly rose to stardom with their hits "Tell Me", "So Hot" and "Nobody" within two years of debuting. In January 2010, JYP announced that Sunmi would be postponing her musical career to pursue her academic career, but would continue until February in order to complete scheduled events.[2] On January 13, 2012, A JYP representative stated, "Sunmi has remained within the company and continues to sharpen her musical talents." JYP Entertainment later stated that there are no plans for Sunmi to return and comeback as a member of Wonder Girls.[3]

In August 2013, Sunmi was announced to be returning to her music career, debuting as a solo artist.[4] Sunmi made her official debut stage on August 22, on Mnet's M! Countdown. Her debut single "24 Hours" was released on August 26, 2013; and subsequently achieved an all-kill on music charts.[5] Subsequently, her debut extended play (EP) Full Moon was released on February 17, 2014.[6] The lead single peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart[7] and at number three on Billboard's K-pop Hot 100.[8] "Full Moon" was praised for being innovative, and Sunmi was said to have delivered a classy rendition of "sexy".[9]

On June 24, 2015, JYP Entertainment announced that Sunmi would be re-joining Wonder Girls, after withdrawing in 2010, for their comeback after the group's two-year hiatus. The group returned with a band concept, with Sunmi playing the bass.[10] In August, the group's album Reboot was released, with Sunmi co-writing and co-producing three of its tracks.[11] In 2016, Sunmi once again received songwriting and producing credits for a Wonder Girls release, this time for two songs present on the band's single album Why So Lonely, including the title track of the same name.[12]

2017–present: Departure from JYP Entertainment and Warning

On January 26, 2017, it was announced that Wonder Girls were to disband after unsuccessful contract renewal negotiation with members Yeeun and Sunmi. The group released their final single, "Draw Me" on February 10; it also served as a celebration for their 10th anniversary.[13][14] On March 14, 2017, it was announced that Sunmi had signed with MakeUs Entertainment around the end of February. Home to singers like Park Won and Urban Zakapa, Sunmi commented, "At my new agency, I will work hard on my music and show everyone a new side of myself. Ahead of that, I would like to thank my previous agency, fans, and acquaintances for their support."[15] It was later revealed that Sunmi would release a single on August 22, her first solo comeback in three years.[16] She released her single titled "Gashina", produced by Teddy Park of The Black Label.[17][18]

Sunmi returned with a single titled "Heroine" on January 18, 2018. Sunmi described the single as a prequel to her previous one "Gashina".[19] On September 4, Sunmi released her second EP titled Warning along with the lead single "Siren".[20] "Siren" received an all-kill on six local music charts.[21]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[22]		 US
World
[23]
Full Moon 1212
Warning
  • Released: September 4, 2018
  • Label: MakeUs Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
 9TBA

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR
[26]		 KOR Hot.
[27]		 CHN
[28]		 US World
[29][30]
As lead artist
"24 Hours" 2013 23—— Full Moon
"Full Moon" (feat. Lena) 2014 23—13
"Gashina" 2017 12—3 Warning
"Heroine" 2018 22—3
"Siren"[35] 11325 N/A
Collaborations
"You"
(B1A4 feat. Sunmi)		 2014 6391—— N/A Solo Day
Other charted songs
"Burn" 2014 159——— N/A Full Moon
"Who Am I"
(feat. Yubin of Wonder Girls)		 112———
"Stopped Time"
(feat. Jackson of Got7)		 100———
"If That Was You" 118———
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Note: Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was introduced in August 2011 and discontinued in July 2014.

Songwriting and composing credits

Year Album Artist Song Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2015
Reboot
 Wonder Girls "Rewind" Yes Ju Hyo, Lee Toyo and Kim Yubin Yes Ju Hyo and Lee Toyo
"Back" Yes Woo Hyerim and Kim Yubin Yes Woo Hyerim and Kim Yubin
"Faded Love" Yes Shim Eun-ji Yes Shim Eun-ji
2016
Why So Lonely
 "Why So Lonely" Yes Woo Hyerim, Kim Yubin and Hong Ji-sang Yes Woo Hyerim, Kim Yubin and Hong Ji-sang
"To The Beautiful You" Yes Kim Yubin, Woo Hyerim and Frants Yes Kim Yubin, Woo Hyerim and Frants
2017
Warning
 Herself "Gashina" Yes Teddy, 24 and Joe Rhee No Teddy, 24 and Joe Rhee
2018 "Heroine" Yes Teddy No Teddy and 24
"Siren" Yes N/A Yes Frants
"Addict" Yes Yes Frants
"Curve" Yes No Kriz and Tomoko Ida
"Black Pearl" Yes Yes Frants
"Secret Tape" Yes Yes Frants

Filmography

Music videos

Year Title Director Ref.
2013 "24 Hours" Naive Creative Production [36]
2014 "Full Moon" (Feat. Lena) [37]
2017 "Gashina" Choi Yongseok (Lumpens) [38]
2018 "Heroine" [39]
"Siren" N/A

Show appearances

Year Title Network Role Note
2014 Fashion King Korea SBS
—
 Cast, Season 2

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2013 15th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Female Artist N/A Nominated
Best Dance Performance – Female Solo "24 Hours" Nominated
2014 23rd Seoul Music Awards Bonsang Award Nominated
Popularity Award N/A Nominated
16th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Female Artist Nominated
Best Dance Performance – Solo[40][41] "Full Moon" Won
4th SBS MTV Best of the Best Best Female Solo N/A Nominated
2015 24th Seoul Music Awards Bonsang Award "Full Moon" Nominated
Popularity Award N/A Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Nominated
4th Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – February "Full Moon" Nominated
2016 2nd Fashionista Awards Best Dresser – Female[42] N/A Nominated
2017 3rd Fashionista Awards Best Fashionista – SNS Division [43] Nominated
19th Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Female Artist Nominated
Style In Music[44] Won
Best Dance Performance – Solo "Gashina" Nominated
9th Melon Music Awards Best Dance – Female Nominated
2018 32nd Golden Disc Awards Digital Bonsang Nominated
Global Popularity Award N/A Nominated
27th Seoul Music Awards Bonsang Award "Gashina" Nominated
Popularity Award N/A Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Nominated
7th Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – August[45] "Gashina" Won
15th Korean Music Awards Best Pop Song Nominated
1st MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards[46][47] Artist of the Year N/A Pending
Female Artist Award Pending
Genie Music Popularity Award Pending

Music programs awards

Inkigayo

Inkigayo (인기가요; The Music Trend) is a music television program aired by Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS).

Year Date Song
2014 March 2 "Full Moon"
2017 September 3 "Gashina"
September 10
September 24
2018 January 28 "Heroine"
February 4
September 23 "Siren"

M Countdown

M Countdown is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet.

Year Date Song
2017 September 7 "Gashina"
2018 January 25 "Heroine"
September 13 "Siren"
September 20

Show Champion

Show Champion is a South Korean music program broadcast by MBC Music.

Year Date Song
2017 September 6 "Gashina"
2018 September 19 "Siren"

Show! Music Core

Show! Music Core is a South Korean music program broadcast by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).

Year Date Song
2018 January 27 "Heroine"
September 22 "Siren"

Music Bank

Music Bank is a music television program aired by Korea Broadcasting System (KBS).

Year Date Song
2018 September 21 "Siren"

References

  1. ↑ Her stepfather's family name is Lee. Originally, her family name is Sun.
  2. ↑ "Sunmi to Quit Wonder Girls". The Korea Times. 23 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "No regrets leaving would be a lie: Ex-Wonder Girl Sunmi". The Korea Herald. 20 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Wonder Girls member Sunmi to make solo comeback". The Korea Herald. 6 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "'All kill' for ex-Wonder Girl". Korea JoongAng Daily. 28 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sunmi to release debut EP this month". The Korea Herald. 3 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "2014년 09주차 Digital Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Week of March 8, 2014". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Eyelike: Sunmi brings back 'sexy' with 'Full Moon'". The Korea Herald. 21 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Ho-jung, Won (24 June 2015). "Wonder Girls confirmed to return as band". Kpop Herald. The Korea Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Wonder Girls unveil track list for 'Reboot'". Kpop Herald. 29 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Wonder Girls to Release First Self-Produced Album". enewsWorld. 24 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "After nearly ten years, Wonder Girls disband". Korea JoongAng Daily. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  14. ↑ "Cover image for final single features Wonder Girls in watercolors". K-Pop Herald. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  15. ↑ "Ex-Wonder Girls member Sunmi joins new management agency". The Korea Herald. 14 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "Former Wonder Girl Sunmi to release album". The Korea Herald. 7 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Sunmi drops experimental single". Korea JoongAng Daily. 23 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "EX-Wonder Girls' Sunmi makes solo comeback with 'Gashina"". Yonhap News Agency. 22 August 2017.
  19. ↑ Herman, Tamar (19 January 2018). "The Show Goes On With Sunmi's 'Gashina' Sequel 'Heroine' Despite Plagiarism Concerns". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  20. ↑ "Sunmi returns with seductive yet dangerous 'Warning'". Kpop Herald. 4 September 2018.
  21. ↑ "Sunmi dominates music charts with 'Siren'". Kpop Herald. 5 September 2018.
  22. ↑ Gaon Weekly Album Chart
    • "Full Moon - 2014년 09주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09.
    • "Warning - 2018년 36주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  23. ↑ Billboard World Albums
    • "Full Moon - World Albums (March 8, 2014)". Billboard Charts.
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    • "Gaon Album Ranking Weekly (03/2014) - see #84". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  25. ↑ "2018년 09월 Album Chart (#19)". Gaon (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 1, 2018.
    • "24 Hours". August 25–31, 2013.
    • "Full Moon". February 16–22, 2014.
    • "Gashina". August 27 – September 2, 2017.
    • "Heroine". January 21–27, 2018.
    • "Siren". September 2–8, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
    • "Heroine". February 3, 2018.
    • "Siren". September 22, 2018.
  28. ↑ QQ Music
    • "Siren" (in Chinese). September 12–18, 2018.
  29. 1 2 Benjamin, Jeff. "Sunmi Earns Best U.S. Sales Week Yet With 'Heroine' Single". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  30. ↑ "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. 2013-01-02. (Subscription required (help)).
    • "Gashina". September 9, 2017.
    • "Heroine". February 3, 2018.
    • "Siren". September 22, 2018.
  31. ↑ Cumulative Sales for "24 Hours":
    • "2013 Year-End Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  32. ↑ Cumulative Sales for "Full Moon":
    • "2014 Year-End Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  33. ↑ Cumulative Sales for "Gashina":
    • "2017 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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  35. ↑ Hyun-su, Yim (August 20, 2018). "Sunmi to release new single, 'Warning' – Entertainment". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
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  37. ↑ "선미(Sunmi)_보름달(Full Moon)_M/V". Tumblr. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  38. ↑ "SUNMI - 가시나". Vimeo. 2017-08-22. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  39. ↑ "주인공 heroine - 선미 SUNMI". Vimeo. 2018-02-07. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  40. ↑ "Mnet Asian Music Awards 2014 Winners". Mnet Asian Music Awards. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  41. ↑ "[2014 MAMA] Winner Takes Home New Artist Award; Sunmi Named for Best Dance Performance Solo Award". Mwave. 3 December 2014.
  42. ↑ "네이버 X셀럽스픽 2016 패셔니스타 어워즈-베스트 드레서 여자". Naver (in Korean). November 16, 2016.
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  45. ↑ "[가온차트어워드] 아이유 5관왕 등극+워너원 돌풍 거셌다(종합)". Naver (in Korean). News1. February 14, 2018.
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  47. ↑ ""BTS·워너원·트와이스·볼빨간"…'2018 MGA' 후보 공개, 투표 시작". Naver. October 1, 2018.
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