Sunmi

Lee Sun-mi (; born Sun Mi, May 2, 1992), known by her first name, Sunmi, is a South Korean singer and dancer. She is also a songwriter and record producer. She made an album in 2007 as a part of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. Sunmi left the group in 2010 to go after her education. After three years, Sunmi went back to her job as a singer.

 Early life 
Sunmi was born on May 2, 1992 in South Korea. She went to Dongguk University.

Sunmi revealed on a 2018 episode of Talkmon that she first decided to become famous when she was 12. Sunmi went to Seoul to try out and was a JYP Entertainment trainee at 14. Her father died three months before she was a part of the Wonder Girls. Sunmi later used her stepfather's last name Lee while in university. She put it together with her first name and last name. This made her new name Lee Sun-mi.

 Career 

 2006–2012: Debut with Wonder Girls and break 
In May 2006, Sunmi was the fourth member of Wonder Girls. Wonder Girls was a girl group run by JYP Entertainment. The group made the single "Irony", on February 10, 2007. The Wonder Girls later made their hits "Tell Me", "So Hot" and "Nobody" within two years. Sunmi and the Wonder Girls went on tour with the Jonas Brothers. Sunmi used the nickname Mimi.

In January 2010, JYP said that Sunmi would be leaving the Wonder Girls to go after her education. Sunmi would continue until February. On January 13, 2012, JYP Entertainment said that there were no plans for Sunmi to return to singing and come back as a member of Wonder Girls.

 2013–2016: Solo debut with Full Moon, Wonder Girls return 

In August 2013, Sunmi had come back to her music career. Sunmi's single, "24 Hours" , was let out on August 26, 2013. It shortly was an all-kill on music charts. Her extended play, Full Moon, was let out on February 17, 2014. The song was at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number three on Billboard's K-pop Hot 100. Sunmi was said to have gotten a classy role of "sexy".

On June 24, 2015, JYP Entertainment said that Sunmi would be part of the Wonder Girls again after leaving in 2010. Sunmi played the bass. In August, the group's album Reboot was let out. Sunmi partly wrote and produced three of its tracks.

 2017–2021: Wonder Girls final end, Warning, tour, and 1/6 

On January 26, 2017, it was said that Wonder Girls were to end after problems with Yeeun and Sunmi. Wonder Girls let out their last single, "Draw Me", on February 10, 2017. The song was also a celebration for their tenth anniversary. In March, Sunmi signed with Makeus Entertainment. In August, she let out her single "Gashina". It was produced by Teddy Park of The Black Label. The song was at number 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart. Gashina was named the Third Best K-pop Song of 2017 by Billboard.

Sunmi made a single named "Heroine" on January 18, 2018. On September 4, Sunmi let her second extended play. It was called Warning. Sunmi also let out the lead single, "Siren". "Siren" was an all-kill on six local music charts. Warning was named the third best K-pop album of 2018 by Billboard and Bravo. 

From February to June 2019, Sunmi held her first world tour. It was called Warning. Tickets for the concert in Seoul sold out in five seconds after opening. On March 4, 2019, Sunmi let out a single called "Noir". After ending her world tour, she let out her single "Lalalay" on August 27, 2019.

Sunmi let out her third extended play 1/6 (one sixth) on August 6, 2021. The lead single, "You Can't Sit with Us", was let out on the same day. On October 11, Sunmi let out the new digital single "Go or Stop?". 

 2022–present: "Heart Burn" and tour 
On June 8, 2022, Sunmi's agency said that she would make a new single called "Heart Burn" on June 29. On June 30, 2022, the agency said that Sunmi would be having an world tour called "Good Girl Gone Mad". It was held in Europe and America.

 Personal life 
Sunmi has borderline personality disorder. Sunmi wrote about it in her song "Borderline". "Borderline" was let out in August 2021.

 Discography 
Extended plays

 Full Moon (2014)
 Warning (2018)
 1/6 (2021)

 Videography 

 Music videos 
TitleYearDirectorRef."24 Hours"2013Naive Creative Production"Full Moon"2014"Gashina"2017Choi Yongseok 
(Lumpens)"Heroine"2018"Siren""Noir"2019"Lalalay""Gotta Go" 2020NOVVKIM (NOVV)"Pporappippam"Ziyong Kim (Fantazy Lab)"BORDERLINE"NEWSTONE (KAK STUDIO)"When We Disco"Naive Creative Production"Tail"2021Paranoid Paradigm
(VM Project Architecture)"You Can't Sit with Us"Seong Wonmo (Digipedi)"Go or Stop?"Pixelzero (PXZO)"Heart Burn"2022Seong Wonmo (Digipedi)"Stranger"2023"Balloon in Love"2024Kim Min-jae

 Filmography 

 Television series 
YearTitleRoleNotes2015The ProducersHerselfCameo (Episode 3)

 Web series 
YearTitleRoleNotes2018YG Future Strategy OfficeHerselfCameo (Episode 4)2020XXCustomerCameo (Teaser)

 Television shows 
YearTitleRoleNotes2014Fashion King KoreaContestant (Season 2)2018Secret UnnieCastwith Kang Seul-gi (Ep. 3–9)
with Kim Hyo-yeon and Han Chae-young (Ep. 9)
with Han Chae-young, Kang Seul-gi and Kim Ye-ri (Ep. 16)2020Running GirlsCast memberwith Hani, YooA, Chungha and Chuu2020–presentSing AgainJudgeSeason 1–32021Girls Planet 999Mentor2023Boys PlanetStar masterEpisode 2

 Web shows 
YearTitleRoleNotes2020RReal WorldRegular hostwith her two brothers2022–2023Sunmi's Show! InterviewHostYouTube SBS

 Concerts and tours 

 Sunmi the 1st World Tour: Warning 
+Tour datesDateCityCountryVenueFebruary 24, 2019SeoulSouth KoreaYes24 Live HallMarch 6, 2019San FranciscoUnited StatesRegency BallroomMarch 7, 2019Los AngelesThe Fonda TheatreMarch 10, 2019SeattleShowbox SoDoMarch 11, 2019VancouverCanadaVogue TheatreMarch 13, 2019CalgaryThe Palace TheatreMarch 15, 2019New York CityUnited StatesThe Town HallMarch 16, 2019TorontoCanadaQueen Elizabeth TheatreMarch 18, 2019Washington, D.C.United StatesLincoln TheatreMarch 21, 2019Mexico CityMexicoAuditorio BlackberryApril 13, 2019Hong KongChinaKITEC Star HallMay 10, 2019TaipeiTaiwanTaiwan University Sports CentreMay 23, 2019TokyoJapanTsutaya O-EastMay 30, 2019LondonUnited KingdomIndigo at The O2June 2, 2019WarsawPolandProgresjaJune 4, 2019AmsterdamNetherlandsQ-FactoryJune 6, 2019BerlinGermanyHuxley's Neue WeltJune 7, 2019ParisFranceLa CigaleJune 15, 2019SeoulSouth KoreaYes24 Live Hall

 2022 Sunmi Tour: Good Girl Gone Mad 
+Tour datesDateCityCountryVenueAttendanceAugust 14, 2022WarsawPolandProgresja—August 17, 2022MadridSpainPalacio Vistalegre—August 19, 2022OffenbachGermanyCapitol Theater—August 21, 2022LondonUnited KingdomTroxy3,000August 23, 2022AmsterdamNetherlandsMelkweg—August 26, 2022ParisFranceSalle Pleyel—August 28, 2022HelsinkiFinlandKulttuuritalo—September 2, 2022ChicagoUnited StatesRiviera Theatre—September 4, 2022New York CityTerminal 53,000September 6, 2022TorontoCanadaMassey Hall—September 8, 2022AtlantaUnited StatesTabernacle—September 10, 2022SeattleShowbox SoDo—September 12, 2022Los AngelesWiltern Theatre—September 13, 2022San FranciscoWarfield Theatre—September 15, 2022VancouverCanadaQueen Elizabeth Theatre—October 8, 2022SeoulSouth KoreaYes24 Live Hall—

 Online concerts 

 Good Girl Gone Mad (2021)

 Listicles 
+Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placementPublisherYearListicleRankForbes2018Korea Power Celebrity29th201924th

 Notes 

 References 

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Category:1992 births
Category:JYP Entertainment artists
Category:K-pop singers
Category:South Korean singer-songwriters
Category:South Korean record producers
Category:Synth-pop singers