K-Pop idol Sunmi talks 15-year career, surprise return to the UK and exciting future

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K-Pop during her career, which started back in 2007 when she debuted with girl group Wonder Girls. Since then, K-Pop has become a global phenomenon, with fans all around the world desperate to see their favourite artists – but Sunmi believes there's more to it than just the music. READ MORE: MIK Festival: 'K-Pop's brightest stars bring six non-stop hours of fun to London' Speaking to Daily Star backstage ahead of her London concert at Troxy, Sunmi spoke about her career, how things have changed and where she wants to be in another 15 years."Through debuting as Wonder Girls, that's when they first started introducing K-Pop to American markets, 10 years ago," Sunmi told us."Back then, people didn't even know where Korea was, or they might not have heard of Korea."Things couldn't be more different now though, as Sunmi told us: “Beyond K-Pop, worldwide, people are more invested in Korean culture."Even on Netflix, there was Squid Game that went viral.

It's gone beyond K-Pop and people aren't just looking at the music, but Korean shows and the variety of what Korea has to offer."The elevated interest in all things Korea – though especially the music – was evident as soon as Sunmi started performing her first of 21 songs – Siren.The crowd full of her fans – known as Miya-ne – went crazy, filling the venue with cheers as they danced and sang along."In Europe, it's crazy.

Everyone's dancing, everyone's grooving. They sync with the music, and me and my fans become one through the music."Sunmi showed a number of different styles throughout her concert, but she said her music can be summed up with one theme – something she has previously called "Sunmi-Pop"."My music in general has a retro base," she told us. "I was inspired by the.