KTRENZ Hype Index
How much buzz is around Sunmi?
25/100
- Coverage momentum
- AI attention
- Upcoming activity
- 23
- 67
- 0
The KTRENZ Hype Index (0–100) blends up to five live signals — KTRENZ editorial coverage momentum over the last 30 days (25%), AI-retrieval attention on the artist (20%), upcoming scheduled activity (15%), external demand from Naver search and YouTube traction (25%), and third-party SNS posts anchored to the act’s releases in the last 30 days (15%) — each log-normalized against a fixed cap. The first three exist for every act. The last two require data we do not have for everyone: where a signal is not measured it is left out and the remaining weights are renormalized, so an act is never scored down for something we simply did not observe.
Stories
Sunmi: events we kept following
Things that happened more than once — each page holds every beat on the record, with its sources.
rollout2026-07-24 — 2026-08-07
Sunmi — ‘Forever July’ digital single
rollout2026-07-24 — 2026-07-27
Sunmi — Water Bomb
rollout2026-07-24 — 2026-07-24
Sunmi — Instagram Posting Spree August
rollout2026-07-20 — 2026-07-23
Sunmi — Momo
rollout2026-07-18 — 2026-07-22
Sunmi — Paul Kim
rollout2026-07-06 — 2026-07-21
Sunmi — ‘Forever July’
Quick answers
Sunmi: your questions
Who is Sunmi?
- Sunmi is a K-pop artist, active since 2007.
How much buzz is around Sunmi right now?
- Sunmi's KTRENZ Hype Index is 25/100 — a live score blending external search demand, KTRENZ coverage momentum, AI-retrieval attention, and upcoming activity.
When did Sunmi debut?
- Sunmi debuted on 2007-01-01.
What is Sunmi's latest release?
- Sunmi Captivates with 'Forever July' Through Music and Stage Simultaneously, Showcasing Summer Queen Power (2026-07-30).
Stories
Latest about Sunmi
Kwon Eun-bi becomes first K-pop act at major Turkish festival, draws 50,000 at Istanbul
Kwon Eun-bi took the stage at Istanbul Festival on Aug. 14, becoming the first K-pop artist to headline a major Turkish music festival. Around 50,000 people sho
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 21 d ago
RESCENE's Minami reunites with (G)I-DLE's Jeon So-yeon, tears up over 'After School Excitement' memories
Minami broke down reuniting with her former mentor Jeon So-yeon during RESCENE's 'Pretty Girl' challenge behind-the-scenes video, a moment captured from their f
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8/5/2026
Sunmi thanks 'Forever July' challenge choreography team in heartfelt Instagram post
Sunmi singled out choreographer Eunsol by name on Instagram, crediting her for teaching the *Forever July* challenge across every broadcast.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8/4/2026
Miwan Sonyeon debuts as Abyss Company's first virtual idol group
Abyss Company, home to Sunmi and BamBam, launched its first virtual boy group with an online showcase and pre-debut character animations.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8/2/2026
Bibi steals Waterbomb Seoul 2026 with jumpsuit-to-bikini performance
Bibi headlined Waterbomb Seoul 2026 on August 25, stripping down to a bikini top mid-set at Kintex in Ilsan while performing her May single '범파'.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/26/2026
RESCENE wins first terrestrial music show #1 with 'Pretty Girl' on Show! Music Core
RESCENE claimed their first terrestrial broadcast win on July 25, topping MBC's Show! Music Core with 6,772 points since debuting in 2024.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/25/2026
Sunmi drops 'Forever July' digital single, performance video follows a day later
Sunmi dropped the UK garage single 'Forever July' on the 15th. A performance video—yellow umbrella, male dancer—came the next day.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/24/2026
Park Jin Young drops summer single 'WET' on July 23, first summer track in 6 years
Park Jin Young's reggae-toned 'WET' drops July 23 as the official theme for Waterbomb 2026—his first summer release since the 2020 Sunmi duet.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/22/2026
Park Jin Young drops 'WET' on July 23 — his first summer single in ~6 years, named Waterbomb 2026 theme
Park Jin Young's reggae-tinged 'WET' drops July 23 at 6 PM as Waterbomb 2026's official theme, with performances lined up in Seoul and Busan.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/21/2026
Summer queen race heats up: (G)I-DLE, Red Velvet, Sunmi and more drop June–July releases
(G)I-DLE, Red Velvet, fromis_9, Sunmi, HYOLYN, KISS OF LIFE and more are battling for summer dominance with June and July comebacks.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/20/2026
AmbiO drops 'BLUE SPLASH' with Music Bank comeback stage
AmbiO performed summer single 'BLUE SPLASH' on KBS2 Music Bank on July 17, backed by an LED ocean and sailboat stage set.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/17/2026
AHOF perform 'RUN TO YOU' on Music Bank as MV crosses 31M views
AHOF performed their new title track on Music Bank July 17. The song has already hit #1 on iTunes in six countries.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/17/2026
J.Y. Park returns with 'WET,' his first summer single in 6 years, as Waterbomb 2026 theme
J.Y. Park drops reggae single 'WET' on July 23 as the Waterbomb 2026 main theme — his first summer track since 'When We Disco' in 2020.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/16/2026
3 K-pop drops on July 15: Sunmi, Picheorin, BTOB Lee Minhyuk all release new music
Sunmi, Seventeen Dino's alter ego Picheorin, and BTOB's Lee Minhyuk (HUTA) all released new music on July 15.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/14/2026
Sunmi drops 'Forever July' MV teaser ahead of July 15 digital single release
Sunmi shared the MV teaser for 'Forever July' on July 10, with the full digital single dropping July 15.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/10/2026
Sunmi returns with new digital single 'Forever July' on July 15
Sunmi drops 'Forever July' on July 15, her first single since last year's debut album 'HEART MAID'.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/5/2026
Yoon Jong-shin recalls forgetting lyrics 6 times at debut stage — and Shin Hae-chul saving him
On KBS2's 'Okdapbang' ep. 319, Yoon Jong-shin recalled his disastrous debut stage, his 27-year wait for a #1, and how '좋니' topped the charts without a single mu
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/3/2026
CLASSy returns June 23 with new album, 1 year 7 months after 'LOVE XX'
CLASSy, now at K Tigers Entertainment, returns June 23 with a new album. Producer EL CAPITXN is on board.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/11/2026
Sourced timeline
Sunmi timeline
Auto-compiled from KTRENZ coverage. Latest event 2026-08-05.
- 2026-08-05
- 2026-07-30release
Sunmi Captivates with 'Forever July' Through Music and Stage Simultaneously, Showcasing Summer Queen Power
Source: stardailynews.co.kr - 2026-07-24
- 2026-07-18release
'Music Core' Today (18th) Sunmi · Lee Min-hyuk · Ki-hyun · Yeon-jun All Appear… Jang Hao · You Seung…
Source: celuvmedia.com - 2026-07-15release
Digital single 'Forever July' release
Sunmi releases new digital single 'Forever July' on July 15, 2026, marking her return to solo activity.
Source: topstarnews.net - 2026-06-15release
Digital single 'Forever July'
Sunmi surprise-dropped digital single 'Forever July' on June 15, 2026.
Source: kmib.co.kr - 2018-01-01milestone
'주인공' — 4 music broadcast #1s including M Countdown, Music Core, Inkigayo
In 2018, digital single '주인공' took consecutive #1s on M Countdown, Show! Music Core, and Inkigayo for a total of four broadcast wins.
Source: topstarnews.net - 2013-01-01milestone
'24시간이 모자라' #1 Melon real-time + multiple all-kills
In 2013, '24시간이 모자라' reached #1 on Melon's real-time chart and achieved all-kills on multiple music source charts.
Source: topstarnews.net - 2007-01-01debut
Debuted with Wonder Girls on 'The Wonder Begins'
Sunmi debuted in 2007 as a member of Wonder Girls with single album 'The Wonder Begins'.
Source: topstarnews.net - —release
Forever July digital single release
Sunmi released the digital single 'Forever July' on the 15th, followed by a performance video on the 16th.
Source: topstarnews.net