Sunmi

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South Korean singer who 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 on Billboard'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 on Billboard'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. She adopted her stepfather's surname, Lee, while in university and merged her original given name and surname, becoming Lee Sun-mi. Professionally she is known mononymously as Sunmi. Link to Wikipedia biography