Sunmi
South Korean singer
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::summary South Korean singer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sunmi |
| image | 20230720 Lee Sunmi on July 2023 01.jpg |
| caption | Sunmi in July 2023 |
| birth_name | Sun Mi |
| alias | Mimi |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Iksan, North Jeolla, South Korea |
| education | Dongguk University |
| occupation | |
| module | {{Infobox musical artist |
| genre | |
| instrument | |
| years_active | |
| label | |
| past_member_of | {{hlist |
| module2 | {{Infobox Korean name/auto |
| hangul | %이선미 |
| hanja | 李宣美 |
| othername1 | Former name |
| hangul1 | %선미 |
| hanja1 | 宣美 |
| signature | Sunmi signature.svg |
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Lee Sun-mi (; born Sun Mi, May 2, 1992), known mononymously as Sunmi, is a South Korean singer, dancer, songwriter and record producer. She debuted in 2007 as a member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls and left the group in 2010 to pursue her studies. After a three-year hiatus, Sunmi resumed her career as a soloist with her 2013 debut extended play, Full Moon, spawning the number two singles "24 Hours" and "Full Moon" on the national Gaon Digital Chart.
In 2015, Sunmi was announced to be resuming promotion with the Wonder Girls and remained with the group until their disbandment in 2017. She subsequently left JYP Entertainment and joined Makeus Entertainment (now known as Abyss Company), releasing the hit single "Gashina". Her second extended play, Warning, was released in 2018 and produced two other hit singles: "Heroine" and "Siren".
Early life
Sunmi was born on May 2, 1992, in Iksan, North Jeolla, South Korea. She attended Hwangnam Elementary School, Chungdam Middle School and Chungdam High School, and majored in musical theater at Dongguk University.
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. She 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. She 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. She later adopted her stepfather's surname Lee while in university and merged her original given name and surname, becoming Lee Sun-mi.
Career
2006–2012: Debut with Wonder Girls and hiatus
In May 2006, Sunmi was revealed as the fourth member of Wonder Girls, a girl group managed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted with the single "Irony", on February 10, 2007, and quickly rose to stardom with their hits "Tell Me", "So Hot" and "Nobody" within two years of debuting. Sunmi participated with the group in American activities, touring alongside the Jonas Brothers, under the nickname Mimi.
In January 2010, JYP announced that Sunmi would be leaving the Wonder Girls the following month to focus on her education. In January 2012, the agency confirmed that Sunmi had taken a leave of absence from school to train at JYP, but that there were no definitive plans for her to resume activities.
2013–2016: Solo debut with ''Full Moon'' and return to Wonder Girls
| align = left | image1 = 2013 Sunmi02.jpg | width1 = 150 | alt1 = | caption1 = | image2 = 141024 보그패션나잇아웃선미 by 안쓰 6.jpg | width2 = 150 | alt2 = | caption2 = | footer = Sunmi in 2013 and 2014 In August 2013, Sunmi was announced to be returning to her music career, debuting as a solo artist. Sunmi made her solo debut on August 22, on Mnet's M! Countdown. Her debut single "24 Hours" was released on August 26, and subsequently achieved an all-kill on music charts. Subsequently, her debut extended play Full Moon was released on February 17, 2014, along with the promotional single of the same name. The latter peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number three on 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".
On June 24, 2015, JYP Entertainment announced that Sunmi would be re-joining Wonder Girls for their comeback after the group's two-year hiatus. The group returned with a band concept, with Sunmi playing the bass. In August, the group's album Reboot was released, with Sunmi co-writing and co-producing three of its tracks. In 2016, Sunmi once again received songwriting and producing credits for a Wonder Girls release, this time for two songs on the band's single album "Why So Lonely", including the title track of the same name.
2017–2019: Group disbandment, ''Warning'', and world tour
| align = right | image1 = 171001 선미 04.jpg | width1 = 150 | alt1 = | caption1 = | image2 = 180328 Sunmi perfoming at Keimyung University (9) (cropped).jpg | width2 = 165 | alt2 = | caption2 = | footer = Sunmi performing in 2017 and 2018
On January 26, 2017, it was announced that Wonder Girls were to disband after unsuccessful contract renewal negotiations with members Yeeun and Sunmi. The group released their final single "Draw Me" on February 10, 2017, which also served as a celebration for their tenth anniversary.
In March, Sunmi signed with Makeus Entertainment. In August, she released her single "Gashina", produced by Teddy Park of The Black Label. The song debuted at number 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart before topping the chart the following week, and was named the third best K-pop song of 2017 by Billboard.
Sunmi returned with a single titled "Heroine" on January 18, 2018. She described the single as a prequel to "Gashina". On September 4, Sunmi released her second EP, titled Warning, along with the lead single, "Siren". "Siren" received an all-kill on six local music charts. Warning was named the third best K-pop album of 2018 by Billboard and Bravo. "Addict" was named the eighth best K-pop b-side of the year by MTV.
From February to June 2019, Sunmi held her first world tour, titled Warning. Tickets for the Seoul concert reportedly sold out in five seconds after opening. She performed in 18 cities across Asia, America and Europe. In the midst of the tour, on March 4, 2019, Sunmi released a single titled "Noir". After completing the world tour, she released the single "Lalalay" on August 27, 2019. Both singles peaked at number eight on the Gaon Digital Chart.
2020–2023: ''1/6'' and second world tour
On February 6, 2020, Sunmi released the single "Gotta Go" as part of the original soundtrack of the web series XX, in which she made a cameo. On June 29, she released the single "Pporappippam", which reached number 5 on the Gaon Digital Chart. On July 22, she was selected as the exclusive model for the mobile game . On August 12, she and J.Y. Park released the duet "When We Disco", which peaked at number 3 on the Gaon Digital Chart and was later certified platinum for streaming by the Korea Music Content Association. In October, she featured on label mate Park Won's song "Oh Yeah" from his album My Fuxxxxx Romance.
Sunmi released her single "Tail" on February 23, 2021. Sunmi released her third EP 1/6 (One Sixth) on August 6, with the lead single "You Can't Sit with Us". On October 11, Sunmi released the new digital single "Go or Stop?", a collaboration with DWG KIA, a League of Legends esports team who won the 2020 World Championship.
On June 8, 2022, Sunmi's agency announced that she was preparing for a comeback with a single titled "Heart Burn" on June 29. On June 30, 2022, the agency announced Sunmi's world tour '2022 Sunmi Tour 'Good Girl Gone Mad' through its official SNS channel. It was held in Europe and North America, and wrapped up in Seoul in October 2022. After not releasing new music for over a year, Sunmi released the single "Stranger" on October 17, 2023.
2024–present: ''Heart Maid''
On June 13, 2024, Sunmi released the self-composed single "Balloon in Love". She released the single "Blue!" the following year on August 26, 2025. On November 5, 18 years after she made her debut as a singer, Sunmi released her first studio album Heart Maid. The album includes 13 tracks, including the lead single "Cynical".
Artistry
Musical style and themes: "Sunmi-pop"
Sunmi is known in the K-pop industry to have created her own musical style called "Sunmi-pop". It maintains K-pop's core influences such as pop, disco, rock, traditional Korean music plus retro and city pop elements mixed with Sunmi's own defined music identity.
The concept of "Sunmi-pop" was first mentioned by Sunmi herself on You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook at the start of 2018. Later in the year, in an interview for 1TheK's YouTube channel published in September 2018, she revealed that her personal goal was to create her own music style named after herself. The interview was published at a time coinciding with the release of Warning (her first extended play since her renewal as a solo artist) and she referred to the newly published EP as "a stepping stone from which [she] can build [her] own music style".
One week ahead of the release of her single "Noir", she mentioned her main goal during a detailed interview for Billboard Korea, hoping that her musical style would become something that could inspire other artists. K-pop fans around the world started to acknowledge Sunmi's own musical identity by using for the first time the word "Sunmi-pop" in a few tweets, although the term became common on social media only after her fans used it to reply to a tweet posted by Sunmi herself. Even though the tweet itself didn't mention the term, Korean media and industry players started to officially recognize the word "Sunmi-pop" and implement it in articles and variety shows for the first time to describe Sunmi's music, reporting that she created her own style by applying her abilities in self-writing, self-composing and ideating performances.
On May 30, 2019, in London, right before going up on the stage of the Warning World Tour, an interviewer of the Korean media agency Yonhap News made known to Sunmi that a term to describe her musical style had been coined already as "Sunmi-pop". Thus the word "Sunmi-pop" gained its officiality, and on August 21, 2019, her agency Abyss Company (then known as Makeus Entertainment) also recognized the newly coined word by sharing an article from Naver News which dedicated a section to "Sunmi genre, Sunmi-pop" in anticipation of her comeback with "Lalalay".
Characteristics of "Sunmi-pop"
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The main characteristic of "Sunmi-pop" is defined by the emotions that the songs convey and provoke in the listener. According to Sunmi: "there's always a slightly sad emotion that permeates [my music] no matter how excitingly I sing the song" and "it's energetic and happy but with a sense of sadness". "Sunmi-pop" songs feature upbeat dance rhythms with lyrics marked by metaphors and double meanings that slightly conceal a sense of cynicism.
Since "Gashina", Sunmi's title tracks have featured double meanings and wordplays in the song title such as "Siren", expressing both the meaning of the warning sound and the mythological figure of the siren, and "Lalalay" which both refers to the act of flying [like a butterfly] and the word nallari (날라리) meaning 'punk' or 'party-goer' in Korean. Additionally, the songs "Gashina", "Heroine", "Siren", "Black Pearl", "Curve", "Lalalay" and "Tail" all present metaphors in the lyrics thus defining Sunmi's style of expression. Although "Sunmi-pop" songs mostly present an exciting and happy beat, Sunmi shared that her lyrics are often imbued with a sense of cynicism due to the fact that, in her real life, as a celebrity, she can't always express her true feelings. Metaphors, wordplays and double meanings are often expressed through choreographies that complement her work.
Though "Sunmi-pop" isn't constricted within a single music style or genre, electro-pop and retro elements are often associated with Sunmi's songs. The reason why these elements emerge is to be found in Sunmi's roots as a member of the Wonder Girls and her time in the US. Sunmi said in a 2021 interview that producer J. Y. Park wanted her and the other members to "broaden [their] understanding of the different music styles of different eras" focusing especially on retro concepts and Motown artists, which she ended up liking. In a Billboard interview she revealed: "Personally, I like music from the '70s, '80s, and '90s, so I try to find instrumentals and sounds that evoke those periods and work them into my music".
"Sunmi-pop" is also considered by Sunmi to be a combination of popularity and identity. On the April 2021 issue of L'Officiel Singapore, Sunmi explained: "I always try to come up with fun and easy ways to approach a range of people, while keeping the original emotions in myself". While her aesthetic or themes are considered to be niche, her goal is to remain inside the world of popular music.
Another key element of "Sunmi-pop" is dynamism: Sunmi shared her wish of wanting to try new ideas every time, like working with other producers, and explore new genres by showing a different range of themes, aesthetics and sounds through the years.
Personal life
Health
Sunmi has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, which she wrote about in her song "Borderline", released in August 2021.
Discography
Main article: Sunmi discography
- Heart Maid (2025)
Videography
Music videos
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| Title | Year | Director | Ref. | "24 Hours" | "Full Moon" | "Gashina" | "Heroine" | "Siren" | "Noir" | "Lalalay" | "Gotta Go" (Dance Performance) | "Pporappippam" | "BORDERLINE" | "When We Disco" | "Tail" | "You Can't Sit with Us" | "Go or Stop?" | "Heart Burn" | "Stranger" | "Balloon in Love" | "Blue!" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Naive Creative Production | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Choi Yongseok | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Lumpens) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | NOVVKIM (NOVV) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ziyong Kim (Fantazy Lab) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NEWSTONE (KAK STUDIO) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Naive Creative Production | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Paranoid Paradigm | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (VM Project Architecture) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seong Wonmo (Digipedi) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pixelzero (PXZO) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Seong Wonmo (Digipedi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Kim Min-jae | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Seong (Digipedi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| :: |
Filmography
Television series
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Producers | Herself | Cameo (Episode 3) | |||
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Web series
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | 2018 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YG Future Strategy Office | Herself | Cameo (Episode 4) | ||||
| XX | Customer | Cameo (Teaser) | ||||
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Television shows
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | 2014 | 2018 | 2020 | 2020–present | 2021 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion King Korea | Contestant (Season 2) | |||||||||
| Secret Unnie | Cast | with 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) | ||||||||||
| Running Girls | Cast member | with Hani, YooA, Chungha and Chuu | ||||||||
| Sing Again | Judge | Season 1–3 | ||||||||
| Girls Planet 999 | Mentor | |||||||||
| Boys Planet | Star master | Episode 2 | ||||||||
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Web shows
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | 2020 | 2022–2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RReal World | Regular host | with her two brothers | ||||
| Sunmi's Show! Interview | Host | YouTube SBS | ||||
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Concerts and tours
Sunmi the 1st World Tour: Warning
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| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2019 | Seoul | South Korea | Yes24 Live Hall |
| March 6, 2019 | San Francisco | United States | Regency Ballroom |
| March 7, 2019 | Los Angeles | The Fonda Theatre | |
| March 10, 2019 | Seattle | Showbox SoDo | |
| March 11, 2019 | Vancouver | Canada | Vogue Theatre |
| March 13, 2019 | Calgary | The Palace Theatre | |
| March 15, 2019 | New York City | United States | The Town Hall |
| March 16, 2019 | Toronto | Canada | Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
| March 18, 2019 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Lincoln Theatre |
| March 21, 2019 | Mexico City | Mexico | Auditorio Blackberry |
| April 13, 2019 | Hong Kong | China | KITEC Star Hall |
| May 10, 2019 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taiwan University Sports Centre |
| May 23, 2019 | Tokyo | Japan | Tsutaya O-East |
| May 30, 2019 | London | United Kingdom | Indigo at The O2 |
| June 2, 2019 | Warsaw | Poland | Progresja |
| June 4, 2019 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Q-Factory |
| June 6, 2019 | Berlin | Germany | Huxley's Neue Welt |
| June 7, 2019 | Paris | France | La Cigale |
| June 15, 2019 | Seoul | South Korea | Yes24 Live Hall |
| :: |
2022 Sunmi Tour: Good Girl Gone Mad
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| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 14, 2022 | Warsaw | Poland | Progresja | — |
| August 17, 2022 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio Vistalegre | — |
| August 19, 2022 | Offenbach | Germany | Capitol Theater | — |
| August 21, 2022 | London | United Kingdom | Troxy | 3,000 |
| August 23, 2022 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Melkweg | — |
| August 26, 2022 | Paris | France | Salle Pleyel | — |
| August 28, 2022 | Helsinki | Finland | Kulttuuritalo | — |
| September 2, 2022 | Chicago | United States | Riviera Theatre | — |
| September 4, 2022 | New York City | Terminal 5 | 3,000 | |
| September 6, 2022 | Toronto | Canada | Massey Hall | — |
| September 8, 2022 | Atlanta | United States | Tabernacle | — |
| September 10, 2022 | Seattle | Showbox SoDo | — | |
| September 12, 2022 | Los Angeles | Wiltern Theatre | — | |
| September 13, 2022 | San Francisco | Warfield Theatre | — | |
| September 15, 2022 | Vancouver | Canada | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | — |
| October 8, 2022 | Seoul | South Korea | Yes24 Live Hall | — |
| :: |
Online concerts
- Good Girl Gone Mad (2021)
Awards and nominations
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| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee/work | Result | Ref. | Asia Artist Awards A | Asian Pop Music Awards | Brand Customer Loyalty Awards | CJ E&M America Awards C | Elle Style Awards E | Fashionista Awards F | Gaon Chart Music Awards G | Genie Music Awards | Golden Disc Awards | Korea First Brand Awards K | Korea Popular Music Awards | Korean Brand of the Year Awards | Korean Music Awards | Melon Music Awards M | Mnet Asian Music Awards | SBS MTV Best of the Best S | Seoul Music Awards | Soribada Best K-Music Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Artist of the Year, Singer | Sunmi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Music Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Female Solo Singer Popularity Award | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Best Female Singer (Overseas) | "pporappippam" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Lyricist (Overseas) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | "Borderline" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top 20 Albums of the Year (Overseas) | 1/6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top 20 Songs of the Year (Overseas) | "You Can't Sit with Us" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | "Heartburn" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Best Female Solo Artist | Sunmi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Female Idol of the Year | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Best Music Icon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Best Dresser – Female | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Best Fashionista – SNS Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Song of the Year – February | "Full Moon" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Song of the Year – August | "Gashina" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Song of the Year – January | "Heroine" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Song of the Year – September | "Siren" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Song of the Year – August | "Lalalay" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Song of the Year – June | "pporappippam" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Song of the Year – August | "When We Disco" (with Park Jin-young) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Artist of the Year | Sunmi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Female Artist Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genie Music Popularity Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | The Female Solo Artist | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performing Artist (Female) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Digital Bonsang | "Gashina" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Global Popularity Award | Sunmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Digital Bonsang | "Heroine" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Popularity Award | Sunmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Curaprox Popularity Award | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| QQ Music Popularity Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Most Anticipated Female Solo Singer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Best Artist | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Popularity Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Digital Song | "Siren" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Solo Dance Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Female Solo Artist | Sunmi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Best Pop Song | "Gashina" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Best Dance – Female | "Gashina" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Top 10 Artists | Sunmi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Best Female Artist | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Dance Performance – Female Solo | "24 Hours" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Best Female Artist | Sunmi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Dance Performance – Solo | "Full Moon" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Best Female Artist | Sunmi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Style in Music | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Dance Performance – Solo | "Gashina" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Best Female Artist | Sunmi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Dance Performance – Female Solo | "Siren" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Best Dance Performance – Solo | "Lalalay" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Song of the Year | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 | Sunmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Best Female Artist | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Artist of the Year | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Worldwide Icon of the Year | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Dance Performance – Solo | "pporappippam" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Song of the Year | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| "When We Disco" (with Park Jin-young) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Collaboration | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Best Female Solo | Sunmi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Bonsang Award | "24 Hours" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Popularity Award | Sunmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Bonsang Award | "Full Moon" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Popularity Award | Sunmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hallyu Special Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Bonsang Award | "Gashina" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Popularity Award | Sunmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hallyu Special Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Bonsang Award | "Siren" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Popularity Award | Sunmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hallyu Special Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Dance Performance Award | "Lalalay" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hallyu Special Award | Sunmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Popularity Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| QQ Music Most Popular K-Pop Artist Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Main Award (Bonsang) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Bonsang Award | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Listicles
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| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Rank | Ref. | Forbes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Korea Power Celebrity | 29th | |||
| 2019 | 24th | ||||
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Notes
References
References
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