There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of their careers so far. Then, similar to my “Underrated K-pop” features, I can average their ratings into one mega-score and place them in a pantheon alongside other acts.
As always, this feature has some rules of its own. I’m including any “Song Review” ratings as part of this graph, including Japanese releases and collaborations with one other artist. I’m not including Buried Treasures or solo/sub-unit releases. For the ratings themselves, I’m using the most current number on this blog, so if a song was part of a “Risers and Fallers” or “Legendary Songs Inauguration” post, that’s the rating you’ll see displayed here. That means there will still be a few ratings here and there I find slightly inaccurate, but it’ll mostly reflect my up-to-date feelings.
Finally, these scores are completely subjective. Feel free to agree, disagree and argue (that’s part of the fun!), but know that this chart reflects the opinion of only one person (me).
Check out SUNMI’s placement on the ULTIMATE ARTIST RANKING page!
SUNMI: A Career In Song Ratings
The Breakdown
Highest Rated Songs
Lowest Rated Songs
Imperial Phases
24 Hours -> Noir (2013-2019)
Tail -> Heart Burn (2021-2022)
Slump Phases
None
Rating Average: 8.36
Overall Trendline:
The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion 
24 Hours and Full Moon – the first two singles from her first EP – drop-dead classics for me, 10s all the way. I love her voice, so soulful, like a rainy day. I rate her discography a lot higher, she’s a personal favorite.
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surprised there isn’t a slump phase for you, to me she’s been releasing either mid or duds since You Can’t Sit With Us
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siren’s not a 10? 😦
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I know it’s a subjective opinion, but for me, in terms of artistic quality, Sunmi is by far more successful outside of Wonder Girls
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hey nick, guess what tomorrow will be 🙂
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My and The Chaser’s birthday? 🙂
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Really? It’s my wife’s birthday too. And guess who her favorite group is? And favorite song by them! Crazy coincidence.
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that’s awesome!
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I somehow just disfavor her Gashina-Heroine era, though I know this is her zenith, maybe I just don’t like TEDDY. I would prefer 24 hours, Full Moon, Noir, Pporappimppam and Heart Burn, it’s such a pity that she only released mediocre music after You Can’t Sit With Us(the visual of this era is good, as for the songs…), especially she’s the og member of Wonder Girls who is known as the famous retro gg in Kpop, anyway, she’s still one of the best female solo artists.
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and I forgot When We Disco, this can even be listed in the top 10 K-Pop disco songs, it doesn’t deserve so much hate from aoty and rym users.
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Balloon in Love and Stranger getting paid dust smh
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