Sunmi

Sunmi debuted in February 2007 as a member of JYP Entertainment’s girl group Wonder Girls then again as a solo singer in August 2013.

Having been a part of Wonder Girls’ domination of the K-pop scene in the late 2000s with hit tracks “Tell Me” “(2007), “So Hot” (2008) and “Nobody” (2008), Sunmi announced in 2010 that she was “taking a break from Wonder Girls,” saying that she “wanted to go to college.”

Three years later, she made her solo debut with the single “24 Hours” and started her own career as a soloist whose capabilities in vocals, dancing and songwriting all stand out.

Her solo songs all landed atop music charts straight after release, including her first EP, “Full Moon” (2014) and its title track, followed by later successes with “Gashina” (2017), “Heroine” (2018), “Pporappippam,” “Tail” (2021) and “You Can’t Sit with Us” (2021) with a wide array of different concepts, from sexy to retro-pop, earning her music the nickname “Sunmi-pop.”

She is currently signed with Abyss Company, an agency that also manages BamBam, Park Won, MeloMance, Park Sandara and the R&B trio Urban Zakapa.

What’s her relationship with Wonder Girls?

Ever since debuting with five members in 2007, Wonder Girls had numerous lineup changes, but Sunmi remained in the band as one of the original members until it disbanded in 2017.

The group is best known for “Tell Me” (2007), which became a national sensation for its catchy melody and choreography, earning the Wonder Girls its breakthrough as one of the top K-pop groups.

Continuing its success with songs “So Hot” (2008) and “Nobody” (2008), the group ventured overseas and became the first Korean act to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 76 with “Nobody.” Sunmi left in 2010 “to go to college” but returned to Wonder Girls in 2015.