Entertainment · K-Culture & Anime · 1 day ago
Sunmi discusses her music-making tools and favorite online videos
Sunmi, a K-pop singer and former member of the Wonder Girls, shared details about her technology habits in a Q&A.
She debuted with the group in 2007 and began releasing solo music in 2014.
Her first solo album, Heart Maid, came out in 2025.
Sunmi said she relies on her phone’s Notes and Voice Memos apps to capture ideas for lyrics and music.
She also uses Notion for group projects and likes her Samsung Z Fold 8 for working on documents and editing videos while on the go.
The conversation gives a personal look at how she fits technology into her work, and she also shared that she enjoys watching ear-cleaning videos on YouTube.
K-pop singer Sunmi says she uses Notion for group projects and keeps it pinned in her browser.
She names videos of people getting their ears cleaned on YouTube as her happy place online.
In a Q&A with The Verge, she also discusses her phone habits, favorite devices and music-making process.
Sunmi says she relies on her phone’s Notes app and Voice Memos to capture ideas for lyrics and music.
She says she uses Instagram and X most among social media platforms, though she does not use social media much.
- Who
- Sunmi, a K-pop singer.
- What
- She discussed her technology habits, including her use of Notion and her enjoyment of ear-cleaning videos.
- When
- The Verge published the Q&A on 2026-10-10.
- Where
- The interview was published by The Verge.
- Why
- Sunmi answered questions about her work habits, technology and online preferences.
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Videos of people getting their ears cleaned on YouTube.
Notion. I use it a lot because I work on many group projects. It’s convenient, but it takes quite a long time to get used to. I think the UI could use some improvement.
My phone. I use the Notes app and Voice Memos a lot when I’m writing lyrics or making music.
Deepfakes. Ew.
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- Browser tabs
- Notion, Google Drive, YouTube and Claude
- Favorite online videos
- Ear-cleaning videos on YouTube
- Most-used social media
- Instagram and X
- Current favorite device
- Samsung Z Fold 8
- First solo EP
- Full Moon, released in 2014
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