Sunmi is one of the popular female soloists in the K-pop scene. She is known for numerous hit songs including "Gashina," "Siren," "Heroine," "24 Hours" and more. And, this year, the female idol released more new records, particularly new albums. With her album sales and other sources of income, how much could she have earned so far?
Continue reading to find out.
Sunmi Net Worth 2021
Sunmi has been in the K-pop industry since she made her debut in 2006 in Wonder Girls, JYP Entertainment's first girl group. The band disbanded in 2017 after Sunmi along with her bandmates decided not to renew her contract with JYPE. In the same year, it was announced that she has signed with MakeUs Entertainment (now called ABYSS Company).
Apart from being a K-pop idol, Sunmi is also the ambassador for PUMA Korea. She signed an endorsement deal with the brand in 2020 and has since been launching new campaigns.
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This year, she had a jam-packed schedule and shared various content on her YouTube channel. Through her several sources of income, it is estimated that Sunmi's net worth is more than $300,000.
How Did Sunmi's Net Worth in 2021 reach Thousands of US Dollars?
Sunmi's successful musical career is the prime factor behind her massive net worth. And, this year, her new music releases received much love and support from fans.
In February, the former Wonder Girls member dropped a new single album, titled "Tail," which features the title song of the same name.
Sunmi's "Tail" entered and peaked at No. 13 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart for the week ending on March 18. It is her eighth Top 15 entry on the tally. Additionally, the song spent three weeks in the rankings. "Tail" also made it to Billboard's K-pop 100 chart where it peaked at No. 14 and stayed on the chart for 17 weeks.
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In August, Sunmi made her second comeback in 2021 with her third mini-album "1/6 (One-Sixth)." This EP holds her highest first-week sales record to date. It sold a total of 16,305 copies, which is over 5.6 times higher than the first-week sales of her previous album "Warning."
On the World Digital Song Sales chart, the album's title track "You Can't Sit With Us" debuted and peaked at No. 10, becoming Sunmi's highest peak on the chart this year. It has also become her seventh Top 10 entry.
As mentioned above, the former Wonder Girls member is also the ambassador for PUMA Korea. And, this year, they launched a new global campaign called "She Moves Us," which purpose is to send positive messages to women across the globe.
Apart from her gains from her musical activities and endorsement deals, Sunmi's net worth also includes her earnings from her YouTube channel, which has 1.33 million subscribers. Reportedly, her channel gains around 30,000 views per day and about 909,000 views a month.
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If a channel is monetized through advertisements, it earns money for every thousand video views. On average, YouTube channels obtain $3 to $7 for every one thousand views. Considering this, it is presumed that Sunmi's channel generates nearly $4,000 in ad revenue a month and almost $55,000 a year.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
