Lee Sun-mi(born May 2, 1992), known mononymously asSunmi, 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 years 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 onBillboard'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 onBillboard'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 Sunmi and Yeeun decided not to renew their contracts with JYP Entertainment .
Colorful lighting, artistic dancing, excellent singing power The stage of the idol group always brings fresh fun. There are members who show off their unique presence even within the group that performs perfect performance that can not be disconnected. So-called 'dance members' with their beau…
Sunmi's new song 'Noir' will be released today at 6:00 pm on March 4th. Earlier on May 4, MakeSouth Entertainment released a music video teaser video of the new song 'Noir' through official SNS. In a public music video teaser, a long stern looks like wearing a dot pattern outfit, sitting o…
Sunmi is holding her first-ever world tour! On January 16, MAKEUS Entertainment released a teaser poster for Sunmi’s upcoming tour “Warning” via official social media accounts, revealing the first 12 cities and dates for North America and Asia. The tour will kick off in Se…
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.
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 'sShow! Music Coreon February 10, 2007.[citation needed]The group quickly rose to stardom with their hits "Tell Me", "So Hot" and "Nobody" within two years of debuting.[citation needed]
M! Countdown. Her debut single " 24 Hours " was released on August 26, 2013; and subsequently achieved an all-kill on music charts.
Billboard's K-pop Hot 100."Full Moon" was praised for being innovative, and Sunmi was said to have delivered a classy rendition of "sexy".
In August, the group's albumRebootwas released, with Sunmi co-writing and co-producing three of its tracks.
, including the title track of the same name.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As lead artist | ||||||
| "24 Hours" | 2013 | 2 | 3 | — | | Full Moon |
| "Full Moon"(feat. Lena) | 2014 | 2 | 3 | 13 | | |
| "Gashina" | 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | Non-album singles |
| "Heroine" | 2018 | 2 | 8 | 3 | | |
| As featured artist | ||||||
| "You"(B1A4featuring Sunmi) | 2014 | 63 | 91 | — | N/A | Solo Day |
| Other charted songs | ||||||
| "Burn" | 2014 | 159 | — | — | N/A | Full Moon |
| "Who Am I"(feat.YubinofWonder Girls) | 112 | — | — | |||
| "Stopped Time"(feat.JacksonofGot7) | 100 | — | — | |||
| "If That Was You" | 118 | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. Note:BillboardKorea K-Pop Hot 100was introduced in August 2011 and discontinued in July 2014. | ||||||
| Year | Album | Artist | Song | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2015 | 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" | 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 | Non-album singles | Sunmi | "Gashina" | Yes | Teddy, 24, and Joe Rhee | No | Teddy, 24 and Joe Rhee |
| 2018 | "Heroine" | Yes | Teddy | No | Teddy and 24 | ||
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fashion King Korea | SBS | — | Cast, Season 2 |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Female Artist | N/A | Nominated | |
| Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Best Dance Performance – Female Solo | "24 Hours" | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Bonsang Award | N/A | Nominated | |
| Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Artist | Nominated | |||
| Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| "Full Moon" | Won | |||
| | Best Female Solo | N/A | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Bonsang Award | Nominated | ||
| Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
| Hallyu Special Award | Nominated | |||
| | Song of the Year – February | "Full Moon" | Nominated | |
| 2016 | | N/A | Nominated | |
| 2017 | | Nominated | ||
| Best Female Artist | Nominated | |||
| Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Style In Music | Won | |||
| Best Dance Performance – Solo | " Gashina " | Nominated | ||
| | Best Dance – Female | Nominated | ||
| | Female Idol of The Year | N/A | Won | |
| 2018 | Digital Bonsang | | Nominated | |
| Global Popularity Award | N/A | Nominated | ||
| Bonsang Award | Nominated | |||
| Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
| Hallyu Special Award | Nominated | |||
| | Song of the Year – August | " Gashina " | Won | |
| | Best Pop Song | Nominated |
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 |
M Countdownis a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet .
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | September 7 | "Gashina" |
| 2018 | January 25 | "Heroine" |
Show Championis a South Korean music program broadcast by MBC Music .
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | September 6 | "Gashina" |
Show! Music Coreis a South Korean music program broadcast by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | January 27 | "Heroine" |
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