After three years hiatus from the music scene, Sunmi started her career as a soloist in August 2013 with her first digital single, "24 Hours". It was the lead single off her debut extended play, Full Moon (2014). The song peaked at number two on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, number three on Billboard's Korea K-pop Hot 100, and number thirteen on Billboard World Digital Chart, while the album charted at number twelve.
In 2015, Wonder Girls returned to music scene after two years hiatus with band formation and Sunmi also confirmed to re-joining the group after departure in 2010. In August, the group's third and final album Reboot was released, with Sunmi co-writing and co-producing three of its tracks. The group later disbanded in 2017 after Sunmi and Yeeun decided to not renewed their contract with JYP Entertainment. She signed with MakeUs Entertainment and continued her solo career.
She released a single album titled "Sunmi Special Edition (Gashina)" as well as the title track of the name same on August 22, 2017. It was her first release under MAKEUS after leaving JYP in January 2017 and her first solo comeback in three years. Gashina was a success in South Korea, having sold over 1,900,000 digital downloads in 2017. According to the Gaon Music Chart, it was the 32nd best-selling song of the year. The song also debuted at number 3 on the US World Digital Song Sales in the week ending September 9, 2017.
Sunmi returned with a single titled "Heroine" on January 18, 2018. She described the single as a prequel to her previous one Gashina.
On September 4, 2018, Sunmi released her second EP titled Warning along with the lead single "Siren". Siren received an all-kill on six local music charts.
On March 4, 2019, Sunmi released her single "Noir". She returned on August 27 with her fourth digital single titled "Lalalay".
Sunmi can play the bass and she currently attends Dongguk University majoring in musical theater. She is also fluent in English.
멈춰버린 시간
SunMi Lyrics
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눈물이 차오르면서
이건 꿈이라면서
날 속여본다 속여본다
넌 점점 멀어져간다
날 혼자 남겨두고서
흘러간 시간을 찾아
널 찾는다 널 찾는다
나를 바라보던 눈빛
내게 맞추던 네 입술
너의 안에 물들어있던 내가 떠오른다
냉정할수록 선명한
네 흔적에 사로잡혀
이젠 너의 환상 속에 내 몸을 맡긴 채
Woo 멈춰버린 시간 속에 갇힌 난
홀로 텅 빈 방안에 달빛만 보고 있어
Please turn around 널 보여줘
Don't let me down
Woo 멈춰버린 시간을 되돌려줘
기억이 희미해지고
추억이 지워져간다
이건 꿈이라면서
날 달래본다 달래본다
넌 나를 떠나버리고 (돌아와)
난 너를 찾아 헤맨다 (내게로)
길 잃은 아이처럼 난
널 그린다 널 그린다
나를 바라보던 눈빛
내게 맞추던 네 입술
너의 안에 물들어있던 내가 떠오른다
냉정할수록 선명한
네 흔적에 사로잡혀
이젠 너의 환상 속에 내 몸을 맡긴 채
Woo 멈춰버린 시간 속에 갇힌 난
홀로 텅 빈 방안에 달빛만 보고 있어
Please turn around 널 보여줘
Don't let me down
Woo 멈춰버린 시간을 되돌려줘
My time is up 네 흔적에 눈을 감아
내 기억의 조각들이 흩어져가
하나씩 난 널 지워내
너와 나의 사랑은 now it's gone 빛을 잃었어
You and me 멈춰버린 시간
I just hate to see 희미해진 우릴
견딜 수 없어 널 되찾고 싶어
Hey, you know I'm trying hard 널 다시 내게로
Woo 멈춰버린 시간 속에 갇힌 난
홀로 텅 빈 방안에 달빛만 보고 있어
Please turn around 널 보여줘
Don't let me down
Woo 멈춰버린 시간을 되돌려줘
Sunmi and Jackson of GOT7's song "멈춰버린 시간" or "Frozen in Time" is a mesmerizing and heart-wrenching track about longing for a lost love. The song begins with Sunmi's vocals, accompanied by soft instrumentals, allowing the listener to become fully enveloped in the melancholic atmosphere of the song. The lyrics tell the story of someone who is trying to convince themselves that the love they lost was just a dream, but they cannot help but desperately search for their lost love.
The chorus of the song, sung by both Sunmi and Jackson, is a plea for time to turn back so they can relive the love they once had. The lyrics are both heartbreaking and captivating, as they express the raw emotions of longing and desperation for a love that has been lost.
Throughout the song, the lyrics paint vivid imagery of the singer's memories of their lost love, and how every little detail reminds them of that person. Sunmi's haunting vocals combined with the emotional lyrics make this a truly moving and powerful song.
Overall, "멈춰버린 시간" is a beautiful expression of the complexities of love and loss, and the deep sense of longing that comes with it.
Line by Line Meaning
눈 앞이 흐려지면서
As my vision blurs,
눈물이 차오르면서
and my tears start to flow,
이건 꿈이라면서 날 속여본다 속여본다
I'm trying to convince myself it's just a dream, but I'm still fooled, still fooled,
넌 점점 멀어져간다
You're getting further and further away,
날 혼자 남겨두고서
Leaving me all alone,
흘러간 시간을 찾아 널 찾는다 널 찾는다
I'm searching for the time that passed and looking for you, looking for you.
나를 바라보던 눈빛
Your gaze on me,
내게 맞추던 네 입술
Your lips that were on mine,
너의 안에 물들어있던 내가 떠오른다
I remember myself being immersed in you,
냉정할수록 선명한
The colder it gets, the clearer it all becomes,
네 흔적에 사로잡혀
I'm caught in your traces,
이젠 너의 환상 속에 내 몸을 맡긴 채
Now I'm entrusting my body in your fantasy.
Woo 멈춰버린 시간 속에 갇힌 난
Woo, trapped in the time that stood still,
홀로 텅 빈 방안에 달빛만 보고 있어
Alone in an empty room, staring at the moonlight,
Please turn around 널 보여줘
Please turn around and show yourself to me,
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
기억이 희미해지고
As my memories fade away,
추억이 지워져간다
My reminiscences vanished,
이건 꿈이라면서 날 달래본다 달래본다
I'm trying to comfort myself by saying it's just a dream, just a dream,
넌 나를 떠나버리고 (돌아와)
You left me and had gone away (come back),
난 너를 찾아 헤맨다 (내게로)
I'm lost and wandering, looking for you (come to me),
길 잃은 아이처럼 난 널 그린다 널 그린다
Like a lost child, I draw you, draw you
My time is up 네 흔적에 눈을 감아
My time is up, I close my eyes to your traces,
내 기억의 조각들이 흩어져가
And the pieces of my memory scatter away,
하나씩 난 널 지워내
One by one, I try to erase you.
너와 나의 사랑은 now it's gone 빛을 잃었어
Our love, you and me, now it's gone, we lost it,
You and me 멈춰버린 시간
You and me, the time had stopped,
I just hate to see 희미해진 우릴
I just hate to see us fading,
견딜 수 없어 널 되찾고 싶어
I can't endure it, I want to find you back,
Hey, you know I'm trying hard 널 다시 내게로
Hey, you know I'm trying hard to get you back to me.
Woo 멈춰버린 시간 속에 갇힌 난
Woo, trapped in the time that stood still,
홀로 텅 빈 방안에 달빛만 보고 있어
Alone in an empty room, staring at the moonlight,
Please turn around 널 보여줘
Please turn around and show yourself to me,
Don't let me down
Don't let me down,
Woo 멈춰버린 시간을 되돌려줘
Woo, turn back time that had stopped.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Byung Chul Kim, Hye Soo Park, Tai Lyoong Ro
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