24 Hours (Sunmi song) explained

24 Hours
Cover:	24_Hours_Sunmi_song.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Sunmi
Ep:	Full Moon
Genre:	Dance-pop
Length:	3:21
Label:	JYP Entertainment
Producer:	J. Y. Park
Chronology:	Sunmi
Next Title:	You
Next Year:	2014

"24 Hours" is the solo debut single by South Korean singer Sunmi. It was released by JYP Entertainment on August 26, 2013. It was included in Sunmi's debut EP Full Moon which was released six months later.

Background

The song marks "the very first project in 13 years that J. Y. Park went all in on, since Park Ji-yoon's "Coming-of-Age Ceremony." He wrote and composed the song while also overseeing the dance, the music video and the choreography.^[1]

Composition

The song is described as "a hard-hitting pop track enhanced with a tango-inspired section."^[2]

Music video

The music video, directed by Naive Creative Production,^[3] was released on August 20, 2013, six days before the single's release. As of July 2020, it has over 13.5 million views on YouTube.^[4]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes from Full Moon. Recorded at JYPE Studios.^[5]

• Sunmi – vocals, background vocals
• J. Y. Park — songwriting, composing, producing, arrangement, all instruments, background vocals
• Hong Ji-sang — arrangement, all instruments, programming
• Kim Yong-woon — recording
• Lee Jae-won — recording
• Phil Tan — mixing
• Daniela Rivera — mixing
• Geoff Pesche — mastering

Usage in media

The fourteenth episode of the YouTube Premium series Top Management was named after the song.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)^[6]	2
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)^[7]	3

Year-end charts

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2013	15th Mnet Asian Music Awards	Best Dance Performance – Solo
2014	23rd Seoul Music Awards	Bonsang Award

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yim. Hyun-su.
   1. Sunmipop: 7 Songs to celebrate the best of Sunmi
   . September 19, 2019. The Korea Herald. July 9, 2020.
2. Yoon Mi Rae Earns First K-Pop Hot 100 No. 1 With 'Touch Love'. Billboard. July 10, 2020.
3. Web site: 선미(Sunmi)_24시간이 모자라(24 hours)_M/V. NAIVE. Tumblr. December 14, 2015.
4. Web site: Sunmi(선미) "24 hours(24시간이 모자라)" M/V. July 10, 2020. JYP Entertainment. YouTube.
5. Sunmi . Full Moon. 2014 . booklet . JYP Entertainment.
6. Web site: Digital Chart – Week 36 of 2013. Gaon Music Chart. ko. July 10, 2020.
7. BILLBOARD KOREA K-POP 100. .
8. Web site: 2013년 08월 Chart. Digital Chart – August 2013 . . ko . July 10, 2020.
9. Web site: 2013년 Digital Chart . Digital Chart – 2013 . . July 10, 2020 . ko.