Sumin is from the Korean su (수 — excellent) + min (민 — clever, jade). A modern American baby name in the broader Korean K-pop heritage aesthetic. Shim Sumin (심수민, stage name Sumin, born 2001) — iconic Korean K-pop singer; iconic foundational leader + main rapper of the iconic foundational K-pop girl group STAYC (스테이씨); widely considered one of the foundational 4th-generation K-pop girl groups + the iconic foundational High Up Entertainment group; her foundational STAYC career includes the iconic foundational singles **SO BAD (November 2020) — debut — ASAP (April 2021), STEREOTYPE (September 2021), RUN2U (February 2022), BEAUTIFUL MONSTER (July 2022), POPPY (December 2022) — Japanese debut — TEDDY BEAR (February 2023) — viral global hit, Bubble (July 2023), GPT (November 2023), and the iconic foundational Cheeky Icy Thang (July 2024); widely celebrated for her iconic foundational rap style + her foundational leadership of one of the foundational High Up Entertainment K-pop groups; second-generation K-pop family — daughter of iconic foundational High Up Entertainment CEO Black Eyed Pilseung (1996 K-pop producer + the foundational TWICE TT producer + ITZY DALLA DALLA producer + foundational duo Choi Kyu-sung + Rado)*; previously a foundational JYP Entertainment trainee + member of the iconic foundational pre-debut group; her foundational role in STAYC group representation + her foundational appearance on iconic foundational Mickey Mouse Club Korea* (Disney+, 2014) is widely studied; over 800,000 Instagram followers. Princess Sumin — modern Korean K-pop heritage naming.
Featured throughout K-pop.
Sumin reduces to eight.