1. Lee Sun-mi, known mononymously as Sunmi, is a South Korean singer, dancer, songwriter and record producer.
27 Facts About Sunmi
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Sunmi debuted in 2007 as a member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls and left the group in 2010 to pursue her studies.
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In 2015, Sunmi was announced to be resuming promotion with the Wonder Girls and remained with the group until their disbandment in 2017.
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Sunmi subsequently left JYP Entertainment and joined Makeus Entertainment, releasing the hit single "Gashina".
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Sunmi's second extended play, Warning, was released in 2018 and produced two other hit singles: "Heroine" and "Siren".
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Sunmi was born on May 2,1992, in Iksan, North Jeolla, South Korea.
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Sunmi attended Hwangnam Elementary School, Chungdam Middle School and Chungdam High School, and majored in musical theater at Dongguk University.
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Sunmi revealed on a 2018 episode of Talkmon that she first decided to become a celebrity when she was 12 after her father was admitted to hospital due to complications of pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Sunmi was inspired by BoA, who debuted at the age of 13, and it was for her "the fastest way to make money" in order to take care of her mother and two younger brothers.
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Sunmi went to Seoul to audition and became a JYP Entertainment trainee at 14, though her father died three months before her debut with Wonder Girls.
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Sunmi later adopted her stepfather's surname Lee while in university and merged her original given name and surname, becoming Lee Sun-mi.
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In May 2006, Sunmi was revealed as the fourth member of Wonder Girls, a girl group managed by JYP Entertainment.
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Sunmi participated with the group in American activities, touring alongside the Jonas Brothers, under the nickname Mimi.
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In January 2010, JYP announced that Sunmi would be postponing her musical career to pursue her studies, but would continue until February in order to complete scheduled events.
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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.
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The group returned with a band concept, with Sunmi playing the bass.
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In 2016, Sunmi received songwriting and producing credits for a Wonder Girls release, this time for two songs present on the band's single release "Why So Lonely", including the title track of the same name.
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Sunmi returned with a single titled "Heroine" on January 18,2018.
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From February to June 2019, Sunmi held her first world tour, titled Warning.
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Sunmi performed in 18 cities across Asia, America and Europe.
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On February 6,2020, Sunmi released the single "Gotta Go" along with its instrumental as part of the original sound track of the web series XX in which she made a cameo.
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Sunmi released her new single release "Tail" on February 23,2021, with the lead single of the same name.
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On June 8,2022, Sunmi's agency announced that she was preparing for a comeback with a single titled "Heart Burn" on June 29.
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Sunmi is known in the K-pop industry to have created her own musical style called "Sunmi-pop".
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The concept of "Sunmi-pop" was first mentioned by Sunmi herself on You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook at the start of 2018.
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The main characteristic of "Sunmi-pop" is defined by the emotions that the songs convey and provoke in the listener.
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Sunmi has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, which she wrote about in her song "Borderline", released in August 2021.