Singer Sunmi has been taking the K-pop scene by storm as her singles, "24 Hours" and now "Full Moon" have been a hit. One of noticeable luck for her rise is the concept of being barefoot as she reveals it to news outlet, Star News.
Sunmi stated, "If I came out with high heels and a typical concept, I don't think my own color would have been formed. I've always had bad ankles so I can't wear heels for a long time anyway so being barefoot was actually more comfortable when dancing."
Sunmi then added, "The concept for 'Full Moon' actually had me wearing heels in the beginning. But when I stepped on stage with the heels, it wasn't the image and my company and I were thinking of. I wanted to give off a girlish but womanly vibe but wearing heels seemed too strong."
In Sunmi's "sofa dance" for her "Full Moon" dance routine also worked out better barefoot. "When I stepped on the sofa with heels on, the sofa kept ripping. I couldn't catch my balance either. It was dangerous on many levels to do the choreography with heels so I decided to go barefoot again," she clarified.
About her "Full Moon" concept, Sunmi stated, "I tried to appeal with a more refined and mysterious concept than '24 Hours.' I wanted to show the youthful but sexy side of someone who is in between a girl and a woman."
When she was asked if she will be continuing on the barefoot trend, Sunmi giggled and said, "The barefoot concept is like a watercolor paint that gave me a color as a solo artist. But I probably won't be barefoot for all my future activities. I need to keep showing new changes."