Wonder Girls
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Wonder Girls is a South Korean girl group
. Its producer and manager is singer-songwriter
Park Jin-Young
and the Wonder Girls is signed to his talent agency, JYP Entertainment
. Each of the five original members were selected through auditions. Debuting in early 2007, they became popular in the fall of that year with the song "Tell Me
." They have scored five consecutive #1 hit singles: "Tell Me
", "So Hot
", "Nobody
", "2 Different Tears
" and "Be My Baby
". In 2008, they won two Daesangs ("Artist of the Year" Awards).
The group began their entry into the American market in 2009, with the English version of their hit single "Nobody
".
They are co-managed in the United States by JYP Entertainment
and Jonas Group.
which was filmed and directed by MTV
. The first four episodes outlined the characteristics and profiles of each member and showcased their schedules for the day. Shortly after selecting Yeeun
as the fifth member, the Wonder Girls had their first showcase in the MTV Studio. For the showcase, they performed a cover of "Don't Cha
" by the Pussycat Dolls
as well as their own songs, including "Irony" and "" ("It's Not Love"). Sunye
performed a solo act by singing her cover of Destiny's Child
's "Stand Up for Love
", while Hyuna
performed solo through a showcase of her dancing skills. The other three members — Yeeun
, Sunmi
and Sohee
— performed a cover of Janet Jackson
's "Together Again".
The Wonder Girls officially debuted in early 2007 on MBC
's 쇼! 음악 중심 ("Show! Music Core
"), singing "Irony", the hip-hop single from their debut mini-album, The Wonder Begins
. The mini-album sold 11,454 physical copies in 2007. The Wonder Girls official fanclub was established, with the name of "Wonderful". Additionally, the group held several showcases in China after receiving Chinese
lessons. Throughout the rest of 2007, however, members of the Wonder Girls were beset by various injuries and health problems. On June 25, Sohee
was sidelined for a month after tearing a knee ligament in a fall from a running motorcycle during the filming of her movie, 뜨거운 것이 좋아 ("I Like It Hot"). The remaining four members continued performing until late July, when Hyuna
was withdrawn from the group by her parents due to their concern over her problems with chronic gastroenteritis
and fainting spells. In the autumn of 2007, Good Entertainment
, the talent agency sent their trainee Yubin
to JYP Entertainment
as a replacement for Hyuna
. She made her debut three days later in the group's live performance of "Tell Me
" on Music Bank
.
Their first full-length album, The Wonder Years
, was released the following week with "Tell Me
". Due to the last-minute addition of Yubin
, the album version does not contain her part. However, the performance version of the song was reworked to include a bridge with rapping by Yubin
. The single was a hit and reached number one on various Korean television and internet music charts, including KBS's Music Bank
. The choreography for the song was simple and widely imitated: by October, many fan performances of the dance circulated on video sharing sites such as YouTube and Daum, including one by a group of policemen who were eventually profiled on SBS's Star King
. The dance's popularity was immense and the explosive attention it received became widely known as the "Tell Me Virus", earning the group the title of 'Korea's Little Sisters'. Videos of the dance came from fans in the Philippines and as far away as France, and the song also earned the Number One spot in Thailand.
The Wonder Girls had an extensive promotional schedule for their album and in late 2007 they began performing their second single, "이 바보" ("This Fool"). They made numerous appearances on variety and game shows, sang live on radio shows, at music festivals, on music programs, and in special joint performances with other groups such as Big Bang and Girls' Generation
. MTV
has also aired four seasons of The Wonder Life, a reality TV series starring the girls. The Wonder Girls returned to Korea in spring of 2008. In May, a picture of each member was released over a period of five days, starting with Yeeun
and ending with Sohee
. A preview track from the upcoming single was then released. There were rumours that past member Hyuna
would be returning to the group; JYP Entertainment
however confirmed the story was untrue. Their new single, "So Hot
", was released on May 22, 2008; the song topped online charts soon after. They then performed in mid-2008 on MBC
's Show! Music Core
, performing "So Hot
" and "This Time". The full single was released soon after containing the title track, the rap version of "Tell Me
", "This Time", and "You're Out". Due to a vocal cord injury, Yubin
temporarily lip-synched her parts under doctor's orders.
After a very brief hiatus, the Wonder Girls made a comeback in early fall of 2008. The full music video for "Nobody
" was revealed, and the single was digitally released simultaneously. They performed the following weekend on Show! Music Core
, Music Bank
, and Inkigayo. The song went to #1 on KBS' Music Bank
, staying there for four consecutive weeks, and also won Cyworld
's "Song of the Month" award in September and October 2008. Like "Tell Me
", "Nobody
" also sparked a dance craze.
At the 2008 MNet KM Music Festival Awards, the Wonder Girls took home three awards, including the highly-desired "Song of the Year" award, as well as "Best Music Video" for "Nobody
", and "Best Female Group". The group also won an award at the 2008 Golden Disk Awards a month later for high digital sales. At the 18th Seoul Music Awards, the Wonder Girls won the Daesang ("Artist of the Year" award), the highest award offered, for "Nobody
", along with two other awards.
In February 2008, the Wonder Girls joined their producer Park Jin-young
for his month-long concert tour through Korea and the United States (including New York City
and Los Angeles
) as special guests, and took the opportunity to film the music video for "Wishing on a Star" while in New York City. Park had stated that the concerts were also meant to be a showcase for his other protégés, such as Min, G-Soul, and Lim Jeong Hee
. They were also selected as a top girl group by Virgin Media
, which put them amidst the popular girl groups Pussycat Dolls
, Girls Aloud
, and Danity Kane
.
In October 2008, the Wonder Girls were signed by the Creative Artists Agency (CAA). By the end of 2008, the Wonder Girls had earned ₩
12 billion (equivalent to $
9 million US) as a group.
, then held concerts in the United States, visiting Los Angeles
on March 5, La Mirada
on March 6, and New York City
on March 8. They also performed for a small crowd at MTV Iggy on March 10. The group then returned to South Korea, holding concerts in late March in Seoul
and Busan
. This tour was documented in the M.net
reality show Welcome to Wonderland.
After the end of the tour, the Wonder Girls debuted a music video for "Now", a cover of Fin.K.L
's single from their third album. They also created a commercial for LG
, with a version featuring only the dance was released online on April 9, 2009. The Wonder Girls also started their official MySpace Music
account. The page confirmed that the group would launch in the United States with the official release of an English version of "Nobody
" in the summer of 2009.
In June 2009, JYP Entertainment
announced that the Wonder Girls would be joining the Jonas Brothers
on the North American leg of the Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009
. The company also announced that "Nobody
" would be the first English single, followed by "Tell Me
", and that an English album would be forthcoming. It was later revealed that in order to concentrate on their American debut, both Sohee
and Sunmi
dropped out of high school.
The Wonder Girls released an English version of their single "Nobody
" on June 26, 2009, just one day before the start of their tour with the Jonas Brothers. The Wonder Girls were initially signed on for 13 concert dates across the US, but they were eventually given the opportunity to join the Jonas Brothers for a total of 45 concert dates. "Nobody" eventually made a debut on the Billboard
Hot 100 in October 2009, making the group the first Korean group to ever enter the chart. The song also went on to top the Taiwan and Hong Kong music chart.
would be postponing her musical career to pursue an academic career and that Hyerim
(Lim), a JYP trainee, would take her place. Sunmi
continued as a member of the Wonder Girls through the month of February in order to complete scheduled events.
The Wonder Girls had been preparing their debut English album, with half (six tracks) to consist of English versions of Korean singles and the other half of brand new material, initially scheduled for release in February 2010. They were also planning to have a headlining tour in January 2010; however, due to the departure of Sunmi, plans for both the tour and the album were delayed.
Due to the popularity of the group in Asia and worldwide, the electronics brand Sony Ericsson
chose the girls to be the ambassadors of Sony Ericsson in the Asia Pacific Region which will see promotional activities in South Korea, China, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan as well as Australia and New Zealand. After the announcement, the girls flew to Singapore where they held a press meeting performing their songs "So Hot", "Tell Me" and "Nobody".
On April 5, 2010, the Wonder Girls announced a 20-show tour of the US and Canada, the Wonder World Tour, which will include fellow label mates 2PM
who will be joining them for 9 confirmed dates in Washington DC, Atlanta, New York
, Chicago
, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles
, Anaheim and San Francisco in conjunction with Live Nation
, with other dates yet to be confirmed. The tour is a combination of the English and Korean versions of their hits, covers of popular English-language song, and their new songs from their upcoming album, as stated by Yeeun
during their Ustream webchat with fans on April 17, 2010. The first leg of the tour began in Washington, D.C.
on June 4, 2010.
On May 1, the Wonder Girls performed at the Korean Music Festival at the Hollywood Bowl
.
The Wonder Girls followed up their tour announcement with the unveiling of the newest single/EP, titled 2 Different Tears
. The title track was recorded in three different languages: Chinese, Korean
and English
. The music video for 2 Different Tears
premiered on YouTube
on May 15, 2010; it was shot in the Gyeonggi-do
province of South Korea. The music video features Park Jin-Young
and Korean-American comedian Bobby Lee. There are three versions of the music video : Korean
, English
and Chinese. Their album was released on the same day.
Between May 15, 2010 and May 31, 2010, the Wonder Girls returned to South Korea to promote the Korean version of 2 Different Tears. They had their comeback TV performance starting from M.Net's M! Countdown on May 22, 2010. On May 27, 2010, the Wonder Girls won their first #1 award for "2 Different Tears" on M! Countdown. The group wrapped up their last week of promotional activities in South Korea by performing on MBC's Music Core on May 29, 2010. During this two-week period, the Wonder Girls also appeared on several Korean variety and talk shows, including KBS's Win Win and Happy Together, as well as SBS's Family Outing 2
and MBC
's Come to Play.
In May 2010, eight more US cities and two Canadian cities were added to the second leg of the Wonder World Tour. In addition, it was announced that label mates, 2AM
, would open for the Wonder Girls in San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas
, Englewood, CO, Atlanta, and Chicago
. During this time, the Wonder Girls' American promotional activities continued to earn them recognition: popular concert venue House of Blues
named them "Artist of the Month" for June 2010 while online concert authority Pollstar featured them in a special article titled "The Wonders of K-pop".
On July 29, MTV Korea premiered a new Season of Wonder Girls, MTV Wonder Girls (Season 4)
, that introduces the Wonder Girls' everyday life in the United States, such as at their New York home and studio, and preparations for the upcoming MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2010. The MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2010 was held at the Sunway Lagoon Surf Beach on July 31. The show has been broadcast on August 21 on MTV Asia.
On July 30, M.net
premiered a new show Made in Wonder Girls
that take the viewers behind the scenes of the Wonder Girls their first American tour, Wonder World Tour, as well as their promotions in Singapore and Indonesia.
On August 3, the Wonder Girls performed in Singapore's SINGfest 2010 at Fort Canning Park.
On September 3 The Wonder Girls Performed On Seattle For Aion.
Despite having only two weeks of promotion in Korea of "2 Different Tears" after their two year hiatus, the group ranked highly in the end of the year charts. In Gaon Chart
, in all four charts : 2010 Top 100 Album Sales, 2010 Digital Comprehensive Top 100, 2010 Top 100 Download, 2010 Stream Top 100. In 2010 Top 100 Album Sales, managed to rank 50th with 28,594 albums. In addition to be in the top 50, in Digital Comprehensive Top 100, ranked sixth with 612,819,160 downloads, in Top 100 Downloads, ranked ninth with 2,790,298 in sales, and finally, ranked ninth with 28,504,554 sales in Stream Top 100.
". He later tweeted that he is not the only producer for this album. In addition to this, Rainstone (Rhee Woo Seok) of JYP Entertainment, the songwriter behind the Wonder Girls' international hit, "Nobody
", stated that the album was expected to have six to seven tracks. The girls are flying back and forth from South Korea and New York to record the songs. Well known producer Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins
and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Claude Kelly
were revealed to be heavily participating in the album. Also, the album will be released by one of the three major labels of America. With the information released of the new album, the girls tweeted photos of recording with Claude Kelly in the studio.
In February, Chinese distributor ‘Starsing Records’ unveiled the best-selling albums for 2010, which included American artists like Lady Gaga
, Taylor Swift
, but also for the Wonder Girls “Special Edition" album.
During the 2011 Chloe Fashion Show in Shanghai, China, the girls held several interviews. Leader Sunye
said it is unclear if they will add their Mandarin songs to the new album and it's possible for Mandarin album for their Chinese fans. Yeeun
said she's interested in composing songs for this album. Yubin
stated that they will be going for a bolder approach, in addition to that, they said that shall indeed raise the stakes in their dance music, but still have elements of retro.
On April 6, on SBS Power FM’s ‘Kim Hee Chul’s Young Street‘, Sunye
hinted at a Wonder Girls comeback in Korea. When asked about the Wonder Girls’ activities by a listener, she stated, “Although we are not promoting in Korea right now, I’m very proud that K-Pop is being spread [around the world]. So I have a greater desire to promote our group in Korea as well as to see our fans who’ve waited for a long time. I think there will be some good news later this year.” She added, “For our fans who have waited for us, we’ll be sure to see you all soon with good music before the year ends. Please cheer us on.”
On June 30, it was announced on their official website that the girls were invited to perform at the 2011 Special Olympics
closing ceremonies in Athens
, Greece
. They performed the traditional Korean folk song "Arirang
" along with their hit singles "Nobody
" sung in English and "Tell Me
" sung in Korean. The performance was held on July 4.
Sohee
was in the August issue of Nylon Korea for a pictorial and interview, which was released on July 17. JYP Nation once again returned with concerts "JYP Nation in Japan 2011" at Saitama Super Arena on August 17 and 18, this time with fellow labelmates 2AM
who were unable to attend last year due to a clash with their own concert tour.
In the beginning of Summer 2011, it was falsely reported on several fan websites that the Wonder Girls would be performing the US national anthem as well as a new song from their upcoming album at the New York Mets game. As stated on the official Wonder Girls website, CEO Park Jin Young explained the false events to fans in a news announcement: "Unfortunately, Wonder Girls are not scheduled to be at the Mets game. In addition, the Wonder Girls’ new song release will officially be announced by JYP Entertainment through all official Wonder Girls websites when the official date is determined."
On August 5th, The Wonder Girls were featured on Billboard.com's "Mashup Monday" program, performing a self-arranged cover of B.O.B. and Bruno Mars' "Nothin' On You". Sun said that, "We just want to express our love to our fans...It's a perfect song." Meanwhile, Yenny continued to explain in the subsequent interview that, "The first thing was arranging the instruments. I started practicing piano and then we added two more guitarists. And later a percussionist joined. And also we were traveling a lot, so we couldn't stay at one place. We had to practice on the street on the way." Yeeun
played piano and sang the chorus with Sunye
and Sohee
, while Hyerim
and Yubin
rapped the verses.. On October 09, 2011 a representative revealed , “The album will be produced in a movie OST format. We’ll be planning our concept to fit around the feel of the song, so as opposed to retro, we feel that it will be more pop. The Wonder Girls will definitely be coming out with a new image, so please look forward to it.” .
On October 23rd, JYPE and the members revealed a new poster "R U Ready?" hanging over their company's building with a new version of the Wonder Girls logo now in a chic new design in black. JYPE confirmed the digital music distributors who revealed, “The Wonder Girls’ second official album will be available starting November 7th.” The Wonder Girls will only be promoting for a month, however, before they prepare for their Asian promotion tour in December. The Wonder Girls have enlisted the help of some big figures for their comeback. In addition to having Beyonce‘s “choreographer, Jonte on their team, the girls also have designer Johnny Wujek, the fashion stylist for Katy Perry, for this album.
In addition to dates revealed through the Wonder Girls’ official site earlier today, more teaser release dates have been revealed via Naver Music. It kicked off with the 1st teaser photos starting on October 28th uploaded onto their official website. The girls are seen in chic black and white all holding antique guns with the exception of Lim, opting for a stylish hat. In the 2nd batch of teaser photos released on October 31, the Wonder Girls show off their charismatic charm under the theme called, “Red Wonder Girls.” Following the photo teasers, 1st teaser video was uploaded on their official Youtube channel on November 1st. This is the first of two "R U READY?" video teasers to be revealed. The first teaser shows the five with their new, edgy looks, and a set with a tough, rock-style concept, as well as individual shots of each of the members. The Wonder Girls teaser video was released on their official YouTube channel on November 1. In just one day, the video received over 560,000 hits and on the morning of November 2, the video reached #1 on the "Most Discussed Video" list. The final teaser was the 2nd teaser video released on November 3rd. Finally, the track listing release on November 4th, up to now, the album's name was finally revealed to be "Wonder World" composing of 12 new songs with an exception of one being a remix. The song G.N.O in this album was composed and written by member Yeeun
. The full album and music video was released on November 7th. The members will start promotions for "Wonder World" with a comeback stage on Music Bank on November 11th.
Singles
Singles
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on Korean cable channel M.net
, Show! Music Core
on MBC
and Music Bank
on KBS.
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. Its producer and manager is singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
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Park Jin-Young
Park Jin-young
Park Jin-young also known as J.Y. Park is a singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and the current CEO and founder of JYP Entertainment, a major artist management/record label of Korean pop music.-Music career:Park has released seven albums...
and the Wonder Girls is signed to his talent agency, JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment is a Korean music record label, founded in South Korea in 1997 by Park Jin-young.- History :Park Jin-young founded the company in 1997 as "Tae-Hong Planning Corporation", which eventually became "JYP Entertainment" in 2001....
. Each of the five original members were selected through auditions. Debuting in early 2007, they became popular in the fall of that year with the song "Tell Me
Tell Me (Wonder Girls song)
"Tell Me" was the lead single from the Wonder Girls' first full-length album, The Wonder Years. Sampling Stacey Q's "Two of Hearts", "Tell Me" was a strong hit for the group, topping various online and offline charts...
." They have scored five consecutive #1 hit singles: "Tell Me
Tell Me (Wonder Girls song)
"Tell Me" was the lead single from the Wonder Girls' first full-length album, The Wonder Years. Sampling Stacey Q's "Two of Hearts", "Tell Me" was a strong hit for the group, topping various online and offline charts...
", "So Hot
So Hot
"So Hot" is a Wonder Girls song released in 2008, produced by Park Jin-young. Released as a second single on June 3, 2008, the song became an instant hit and quickly hit #1 on various online and offline charts.-History:...
", "Nobody
Nobody (Wonder Girls song)
"Nobody" is a dance pop song produced by Park Jin-Young and recorded by Korean girl group Wonder Girls. The song was released as a digital download single on September 22, 2008 in their native Korean...
", "2 Different Tears
2 Different Tears
"2 Different Tears" is a single by South Korean girl group, the Wonder Girls. The song was written and produced by J.Y. Park. It was simultaneously released in English, Korean and Chinese. Stylistically, the Wonder Girls used a 1970s denim look to promote the song as shown on the single cover and...
" and "Be My Baby
Be My Baby (Wonder Girls Song)
"Be My Baby" is a song by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. It was produced by Park Jin-young. It is the lead song for the group's second full-length album Wonder World and was released to online music sites on November 7, 2011.-Background:...
". In 2008, they won two Daesangs ("Artist of the Year" Awards).
The group began their entry into the American market in 2009, with the English version of their hit single "Nobody
Nobody (Wonder Girls song)
"Nobody" is a dance pop song produced by Park Jin-Young and recorded by Korean girl group Wonder Girls. The song was released as a digital download single on September 22, 2008 in their native Korean...
".
They are co-managed in the United States by JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment is a Korean music record label, founded in South Korea in 1997 by Park Jin-young.- History :Park Jin-young founded the company in 1997 as "Tae-Hong Planning Corporation", which eventually became "JYP Entertainment" in 2001....
and Jonas Group.
2007–2008: Debut, The Wonder Begins, and The Wonder Years
As a group, the Wonder Girls is introduced through the program called MTV Wonder GirlsMTV Wonder Girls (Season 1)
Season 1 aired the process that dealt with the debut of the Wonder Girls. The four members are introduced: Sun Ye, Hyun-A, So Hee, and Sun Mi. A fifth member, Ye Eun, is chosen through audition.-Episodes:- External links :* *...
which was filmed and directed by MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. The first four episodes outlined the characteristics and profiles of each member and showcased their schedules for the day. Shortly after selecting Yeeun
Yeeun
Park Ye-Eun , commonly known as Yeeun or Yenny , is a South Korean singer, model, lyricist and composer...
as the fifth member, the Wonder Girls had their first showcase in the MTV Studio. For the showcase, they performed a cover of "Don't Cha
Don't Cha
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" by the Pussycat Dolls
Pussycat Dolls
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as well as their own songs, including "Irony" and "" ("It's Not Love"). Sunye
Sunye
Min Sun-Ye , commonly known as Sunye or Sun , is a South Korean singer, actress and spokesmodel. She is the leader of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.-Biography:Min Sunye was born on August 12, 1989 in Seoul, South Korea...
performed a solo act by singing her cover of Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
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's "Stand Up for Love
Stand up for Love
"Stand Up for Love" was the last song of the group and first and only single from Destiny's Child's greatest hits album, #1's. Released in 2005, the single became Destiny's Child's first single to fail to chart in the United States...
", while Hyuna
Hyuna
HyunA is a South Korean idol singer and a member of girl group, 4minute. She is also former member of the popular girl group Wonder Girls.- Biography :Kim Hyuna was born on June 6, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea...
performed solo through a showcase of her dancing skills. The other three members — Yeeun
Yeeun
Park Ye-Eun , commonly known as Yeeun or Yenny , is a South Korean singer, model, lyricist and composer...
, Sunmi
Sunmi
Lee Sun-Mi , commonly known as Sunmi or Mimi, is a South Korean idol singer. She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007. She postponed her career to continue her academic career...
and Sohee
Sohee
Ahn So-Hee , commonly known by her stage name Sohee, is a South Korean idol singer, actress, model and MC. She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007....
— performed a cover of Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
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's "Together Again".
The Wonder Girls officially debuted in early 2007 on MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
's 쇼! 음악 중심 ("Show! Music Core
Show! Music Core
Show! Music Core is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 4:20PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage...
"), singing "Irony", the hip-hop single from their debut mini-album, The Wonder Begins
The Wonder Begins
"The Wonder Begins" is the debut single by the South Korean girl group Wonder Girls, produced by Park Jin-young. It was released on February 13, 2007 by JYP Entertainment. It is also known by "Irony" which is the title song with the other name from this record. Three tracks featured the B-side,...
. The mini-album sold 11,454 physical copies in 2007. The Wonder Girls official fanclub was established, with the name of "Wonderful". Additionally, the group held several showcases in China after receiving Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
lessons. Throughout the rest of 2007, however, members of the Wonder Girls were beset by various injuries and health problems. On June 25, Sohee
Sohee
Ahn So-Hee , commonly known by her stage name Sohee, is a South Korean idol singer, actress, model and MC. She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007....
was sidelined for a month after tearing a knee ligament in a fall from a running motorcycle during the filming of her movie, 뜨거운 것이 좋아 ("I Like It Hot"). The remaining four members continued performing until late July, when Hyuna
Hyuna
HyunA is a South Korean idol singer and a member of girl group, 4minute. She is also former member of the popular girl group Wonder Girls.- Biography :Kim Hyuna was born on June 6, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea...
was withdrawn from the group by her parents due to their concern over her problems with chronic gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis is marked by severe inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract involving both the stomach and small intestine resulting in acute diarrhea and vomiting. It can be transferred by contact with contaminated food and water...
and fainting spells. In the autumn of 2007, Good Entertainment
Good Entertainment
Good Entertainment is record label owned by CJ Music that was formed April 2003. Most notably, they were the producer of popular boy band Shinhwa...
, the talent agency sent their trainee Yubin
Yubin
Kim Yubin , commonly known as Yubin , is a South Korean idol singer, rapper, actress, model and MC. She is the main rapper of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.- Biography :Yubin was born in Gwangju,South Korea on October 4, 1988...
to JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment is a Korean music record label, founded in South Korea in 1997 by Park Jin-young.- History :Park Jin-young founded the company in 1997 as "Tae-Hong Planning Corporation", which eventually became "JYP Entertainment" in 2001....
as a replacement for Hyuna
Hyuna
HyunA is a South Korean idol singer and a member of girl group, 4minute. She is also former member of the popular girl group Wonder Girls.- Biography :Kim Hyuna was born on June 6, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea...
. She made her debut three days later in the group's live performance of "Tell Me
Tell Me (Wonder Girls song)
"Tell Me" was the lead single from the Wonder Girls' first full-length album, The Wonder Years. Sampling Stacey Q's "Two of Hearts", "Tell Me" was a strong hit for the group, topping various online and offline charts...
" on Music Bank
Music Bank (TV series)
Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by guest MCs...
.
Their first full-length album, The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens. It ran for six seasons on ABC from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988 after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII....
, was released the following week with "Tell Me
Tell Me (Wonder Girls song)
"Tell Me" was the lead single from the Wonder Girls' first full-length album, The Wonder Years. Sampling Stacey Q's "Two of Hearts", "Tell Me" was a strong hit for the group, topping various online and offline charts...
". Due to the last-minute addition of Yubin
Yubin
Kim Yubin , commonly known as Yubin , is a South Korean idol singer, rapper, actress, model and MC. She is the main rapper of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.- Biography :Yubin was born in Gwangju,South Korea on October 4, 1988...
, the album version does not contain her part. However, the performance version of the song was reworked to include a bridge with rapping by Yubin
Yubin
Kim Yubin , commonly known as Yubin , is a South Korean idol singer, rapper, actress, model and MC. She is the main rapper of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.- Biography :Yubin was born in Gwangju,South Korea on October 4, 1988...
. The single was a hit and reached number one on various Korean television and internet music charts, including KBS's Music Bank
Music Bank (TV series)
Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by guest MCs...
. The choreography for the song was simple and widely imitated: by October, many fan performances of the dance circulated on video sharing sites such as YouTube and Daum, including one by a group of policemen who were eventually profiled on SBS's Star King
Star King
Star King is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, the first in his Demon Princes series...
. The dance's popularity was immense and the explosive attention it received became widely known as the "Tell Me Virus", earning the group the title of 'Korea's Little Sisters'. Videos of the dance came from fans in the Philippines and as far away as France, and the song also earned the Number One spot in Thailand.
The Wonder Girls had an extensive promotional schedule for their album and in late 2007 they began performing their second single, "이 바보" ("This Fool"). They made numerous appearances on variety and game shows, sang live on radio shows, at music festivals, on music programs, and in special joint performances with other groups such as Big Bang and Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun...
. MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
has also aired four seasons of The Wonder Life, a reality TV series starring the girls. The Wonder Girls returned to Korea in spring of 2008. In May, a picture of each member was released over a period of five days, starting with Yeeun
Yeeun
Park Ye-Eun , commonly known as Yeeun or Yenny , is a South Korean singer, model, lyricist and composer...
and ending with Sohee
Sohee
Ahn So-Hee , commonly known by her stage name Sohee, is a South Korean idol singer, actress, model and MC. She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007....
. A preview track from the upcoming single was then released. There were rumours that past member Hyuna
Hyuna
HyunA is a South Korean idol singer and a member of girl group, 4minute. She is also former member of the popular girl group Wonder Girls.- Biography :Kim Hyuna was born on June 6, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea...
would be returning to the group; JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment is a Korean music record label, founded in South Korea in 1997 by Park Jin-young.- History :Park Jin-young founded the company in 1997 as "Tae-Hong Planning Corporation", which eventually became "JYP Entertainment" in 2001....
however confirmed the story was untrue. Their new single, "So Hot
So Hot
"So Hot" is a Wonder Girls song released in 2008, produced by Park Jin-young. Released as a second single on June 3, 2008, the song became an instant hit and quickly hit #1 on various online and offline charts.-History:...
", was released on May 22, 2008; the song topped online charts soon after. They then performed in mid-2008 on MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
's Show! Music Core
Show! Music Core
Show! Music Core is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 4:20PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage...
, performing "So Hot
So Hot
"So Hot" is a Wonder Girls song released in 2008, produced by Park Jin-young. Released as a second single on June 3, 2008, the song became an instant hit and quickly hit #1 on various online and offline charts.-History:...
" and "This Time". The full single was released soon after containing the title track, the rap version of "Tell Me
Tell Me (Wonder Girls song)
"Tell Me" was the lead single from the Wonder Girls' first full-length album, The Wonder Years. Sampling Stacey Q's "Two of Hearts", "Tell Me" was a strong hit for the group, topping various online and offline charts...
", "This Time", and "You're Out". Due to a vocal cord injury, Yubin
Yubin
Kim Yubin , commonly known as Yubin , is a South Korean idol singer, rapper, actress, model and MC. She is the main rapper of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.- Biography :Yubin was born in Gwangju,South Korea on October 4, 1988...
temporarily lip-synched her parts under doctor's orders.
Nobody (Wonder Girls song)
"Nobody" is a dance pop song produced by Park Jin-Young and recorded by Korean girl group Wonder Girls. The song was released as a digital download single on September 22, 2008 in their native Korean...
" was revealed, and the single was digitally released simultaneously. They performed the following weekend on Show! Music Core
Show! Music Core
Show! Music Core is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 4:20PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage...
, Music Bank
Music Bank (TV series)
Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by guest MCs...
, and Inkigayo. The song went to #1 on KBS' Music Bank
Music Bank (TV series)
Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by guest MCs...
, staying there for four consecutive weeks, and also won Cyworld
Cyworld
Cyworld is a South Korean social network service operated by SK Communications , a subsidiary of SK Telecom .Members cultivate relationships by forming Ilchon or "friendships" with each other through their minihompy....
's "Song of the Month" award in September and October 2008. Like "Tell Me
Tell Me (Wonder Girls song)
"Tell Me" was the lead single from the Wonder Girls' first full-length album, The Wonder Years. Sampling Stacey Q's "Two of Hearts", "Tell Me" was a strong hit for the group, topping various online and offline charts...
", "Nobody
Nobody (Wonder Girls song)
"Nobody" is a dance pop song produced by Park Jin-Young and recorded by Korean girl group Wonder Girls. The song was released as a digital download single on September 22, 2008 in their native Korean...
" also sparked a dance craze.
At the 2008 MNet KM Music Festival Awards, the Wonder Girls took home three awards, including the highly-desired "Song of the Year" award, as well as "Best Music Video" for "Nobody
Nobody (Wonder Girls song)
"Nobody" is a dance pop song produced by Park Jin-Young and recorded by Korean girl group Wonder Girls. The song was released as a digital download single on September 22, 2008 in their native Korean...
", and "Best Female Group". The group also won an award at the 2008 Golden Disk Awards a month later for high digital sales. At the 18th Seoul Music Awards, the Wonder Girls won the Daesang ("Artist of the Year" award), the highest award offered, for "Nobody
Nobody (Wonder Girls song)
"Nobody" is a dance pop song produced by Park Jin-Young and recorded by Korean girl group Wonder Girls. The song was released as a digital download single on September 22, 2008 in their native Korean...
", along with two other awards.
In February 2008, the Wonder Girls joined their producer Park Jin-young
Park Jin-young
Park Jin-young also known as J.Y. Park is a singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and the current CEO and founder of JYP Entertainment, a major artist management/record label of Korean pop music.-Music career:Park has released seven albums...
for his month-long concert tour through Korea and the United States (including New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
) as special guests, and took the opportunity to film the music video for "Wishing on a Star" while in New York City. Park had stated that the concerts were also meant to be a showcase for his other protégés, such as Min, G-Soul, and Lim Jeong Hee
Lim Jeong Hee
Lim Jeong-Hee is a South Korean R&B and Pop artist that debuted in 2005 under JYP Entertainment. One of her notable performances in 2005 was the 5th Pattaya Music Festival in Thailand, which helped promote and expose her to the foreign music industry...
. They were also selected as a top girl group by Virgin Media
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
, which put them amidst the popular girl groups Pussycat Dolls
Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995...
, Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor...
, and Danity Kane
Danity Kane
Danity Kane was an American female music group signed to Bad Boy Records, first established in 2005. Formed on the third installment of MTV's Making the Band reality television series, the quintet comprised members Aubrey O'Day, Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett, Shannon Bex, Dawn Richard, and Aundrea...
.
In October 2008, the Wonder Girls were signed by the Creative Artists Agency (CAA). By the end of 2008, the Wonder Girls had earned ₩
South Korean won
The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...
12 billion (equivalent to $
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
9 million US) as a group.
2009: American debut
The Wonder Girls tour started on February 28, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Wonder Girls, along with mentor JYPPark Jin-young
Park Jin-young also known as J.Y. Park is a singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and the current CEO and founder of JYP Entertainment, a major artist management/record label of Korean pop music.-Music career:Park has released seven albums...
, then held concerts in the United States, visiting Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
on March 5, La Mirada
La Mirada, California
La Mirada is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of the Gateway Cities. The population was 48,527 at the 2010 census, up from 46,783 at the 2000 census....
on March 6, and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
on March 8. They also performed for a small crowd at MTV Iggy on March 10. The group then returned to South Korea, holding concerts in late March in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
and Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
. This tour was documented in the M.net
M.net
M.net refers to:* M.net - a South Korean cable channel of M.net Media dedicated to broadcasting and producing music-related entertainment programming 24 hours a day....
reality show Welcome to Wonderland.
After the end of the tour, the Wonder Girls debuted a music video for "Now", a cover of Fin.K.L
Fin.K.L
Fin.K.L was a Korean pop girl group that debuted in 1998.Their name stands for Fin Killing Liberty, and was intended to mean that the group stood against "the oppression of all freedom" . The group's name was selected by a poll of young people by the record company before the group's inception...
's single from their third album. They also created a commercial for LG
LG
LG may refer to:*LG Corp., a South Korean electronics and petrochemicals conglomerate*LG Electronics, an affiliate of the South Korean LG Group which produces electronic products* Lawrence Graham, a London headquartered firm of business lawyers...
, with a version featuring only the dance was released online on April 9, 2009. The Wonder Girls also started their official MySpace Music
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
account. The page confirmed that the group would launch in the United States with the official release of an English version of "Nobody
Nobody (Wonder Girls song)
"Nobody" is a dance pop song produced by Park Jin-Young and recorded by Korean girl group Wonder Girls. The song was released as a digital download single on September 22, 2008 in their native Korean...
" in the summer of 2009.
In June 2009, JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment is a Korean music record label, founded in South Korea in 1997 by Park Jin-young.- History :Park Jin-young founded the company in 1997 as "Tae-Hong Planning Corporation", which eventually became "JYP Entertainment" in 2001....
announced that the Wonder Girls would be joining the Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...
on the North American leg of the Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009
Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009
The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 was the sixth, and most recent concert tour by the Jonas Brothers. It began on May 18, 2009. The Jonas Brothers played on multiple continents around the world. It was their third headlining tour to date. Honor Society served as an opening act, with Jordin Sparks...
. The company also announced that "Nobody
Nobody (Wonder Girls song)
"Nobody" is a dance pop song produced by Park Jin-Young and recorded by Korean girl group Wonder Girls. The song was released as a digital download single on September 22, 2008 in their native Korean...
" would be the first English single, followed by "Tell Me
Tell Me (Wonder Girls song)
"Tell Me" was the lead single from the Wonder Girls' first full-length album, The Wonder Years. Sampling Stacey Q's "Two of Hearts", "Tell Me" was a strong hit for the group, topping various online and offline charts...
", and that an English album would be forthcoming. It was later revealed that in order to concentrate on their American debut, both Sohee
Sohee
Ahn So-Hee , commonly known by her stage name Sohee, is a South Korean idol singer, actress, model and MC. She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007....
and Sunmi
Sunmi
Lee Sun-Mi , commonly known as Sunmi or Mimi, is a South Korean idol singer. She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007. She postponed her career to continue her academic career...
dropped out of high school.
The Wonder Girls released an English version of their single "Nobody
Nobody (Wonder Girls song)
"Nobody" is a dance pop song produced by Park Jin-Young and recorded by Korean girl group Wonder Girls. The song was released as a digital download single on September 22, 2008 in their native Korean...
" on June 26, 2009, just one day before the start of their tour with the Jonas Brothers. The Wonder Girls were initially signed on for 13 concert dates across the US, but they were eventually given the opportunity to join the Jonas Brothers for a total of 45 concert dates. "Nobody" eventually made a debut on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100 in October 2009, making the group the first Korean group to ever enter the chart. The song also went on to top the Taiwan and Hong Kong music chart.
2010: Line-up changes, International tour, and Television Series
On January 22, 2010, it was announced that SunmiSunmi
Lee Sun-Mi , commonly known as Sunmi or Mimi, is a South Korean idol singer. She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007. She postponed her career to continue her academic career...
would be postponing her musical career to pursue an academic career and that Hyerim
Hye-Rim
Woo Hye-Rim , commonly known as Lim, Hye-Rim, or Christina, is a South Korean idol singer, model and rapper...
(Lim), a JYP trainee, would take her place. Sunmi
Sunmi
Lee Sun-Mi , commonly known as Sunmi or Mimi, is a South Korean idol singer. She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007. She postponed her career to continue her academic career...
continued as a member of the Wonder Girls through the month of February in order to complete scheduled events.
The Wonder Girls had been preparing their debut English album, with half (six tracks) to consist of English versions of Korean singles and the other half of brand new material, initially scheduled for release in February 2010. They were also planning to have a headlining tour in January 2010; however, due to the departure of Sunmi, plans for both the tour and the album were delayed.
Due to the popularity of the group in Asia and worldwide, the electronics brand Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
chose the girls to be the ambassadors of Sony Ericsson in the Asia Pacific Region which will see promotional activities in South Korea, China, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan as well as Australia and New Zealand. After the announcement, the girls flew to Singapore where they held a press meeting performing their songs "So Hot", "Tell Me" and "Nobody".
On April 5, 2010, the Wonder Girls announced a 20-show tour of the US and Canada, the Wonder World Tour, which will include fellow label mates 2PM
2PM
2PM is a South Korean boy band, originally a seven-member group, but currently consisting of six members due to the sudden contract termination of leader Jaebeom following an Internet controversy in September 2009. They are managed by JYP Entertainment...
who will be joining them for 9 confirmed dates in Washington DC, Atlanta, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, Anaheim and San Francisco in conjunction with Live Nation
Live Nation
Live Nation is a live-events company based in Beverly Hills, California, focused on concert promotions. Live Nation formed in 2005 as a spin-off from Clear Channel Communications, which then merged with Ticketmaster in 2010 to become Live Nation Entertainment....
, with other dates yet to be confirmed. The tour is a combination of the English and Korean versions of their hits, covers of popular English-language song, and their new songs from their upcoming album, as stated by Yeeun
Yeeun
Park Ye-Eun , commonly known as Yeeun or Yenny , is a South Korean singer, model, lyricist and composer...
during their Ustream webchat with fans on April 17, 2010. The first leg of the tour began in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
on June 4, 2010.
On May 1, the Wonder Girls performed at the Korean Music Festival at the Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheater in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, United States that is used primarily for music performances...
.
The Wonder Girls followed up their tour announcement with the unveiling of the newest single/EP, titled 2 Different Tears
2 Different Tears
"2 Different Tears" is a single by South Korean girl group, the Wonder Girls. The song was written and produced by J.Y. Park. It was simultaneously released in English, Korean and Chinese. Stylistically, the Wonder Girls used a 1970s denim look to promote the song as shown on the single cover and...
. The title track was recorded in three different languages: Chinese, Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. The music video for 2 Different Tears
2 Different Tears
"2 Different Tears" is a single by South Korean girl group, the Wonder Girls. The song was written and produced by J.Y. Park. It was simultaneously released in English, Korean and Chinese. Stylistically, the Wonder Girls used a 1970s denim look to promote the song as shown on the single cover and...
premiered on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
on May 15, 2010; it was shot in the Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Suwon. Seoul—South Korea's largest city and national capital—is located in the heart of the province, but has been separately administered as a provincial-level special city since 1946...
province of South Korea. The music video features Park Jin-Young
Park Jin-young
Park Jin-young also known as J.Y. Park is a singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and the current CEO and founder of JYP Entertainment, a major artist management/record label of Korean pop music.-Music career:Park has released seven albums...
and Korean-American comedian Bobby Lee. There are three versions of the music video : Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Chinese. Their album was released on the same day.
Between May 15, 2010 and May 31, 2010, the Wonder Girls returned to South Korea to promote the Korean version of 2 Different Tears. They had their comeback TV performance starting from M.Net's M! Countdown on May 22, 2010. On May 27, 2010, the Wonder Girls won their first #1 award for "2 Different Tears" on M! Countdown. The group wrapped up their last week of promotional activities in South Korea by performing on MBC's Music Core on May 29, 2010. During this two-week period, the Wonder Girls also appeared on several Korean variety and talk shows, including KBS's Win Win and Happy Together, as well as SBS's Family Outing 2
Family Outing 2
Family Outing Season 2 was a South Korean variety show; a part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup, along with Gold Miss is Coming . It was first aired on February 21, 2010, following the end of the first season...
and MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
's Come to Play.
In May 2010, eight more US cities and two Canadian cities were added to the second leg of the Wonder World Tour. In addition, it was announced that label mates, 2AM
2AM
2AM is a South Korean four-member ballad boy band under JYP Entertainment. The members are Jo Kwon, Jinwoon, Seulong, and Changmin. 2AM is one of the two subgroups branched out from the eleven-member boy band One Day, the other being 2PM. They officially debuted on July 11, 2008 on KBS's Music...
, would open for the Wonder Girls in San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
, Englewood, CO, Atlanta, and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. During this time, the Wonder Girls' American promotional activities continued to earn them recognition: popular concert venue House of Blues
House of Blues
House of Blues is a chain of 13 live music concert halls and restaurants in major markets throughout the United States. House of Blues first location was in Cambridge's Harvard Square. It was opened in 1992 by Isaac Tigrett, co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, star of The Blues Brothers...
named them "Artist of the Month" for June 2010 while online concert authority Pollstar featured them in a special article titled "The Wonders of K-pop".
On July 29, MTV Korea premiered a new Season of Wonder Girls, MTV Wonder Girls (Season 4)
MTV Wonder Girls (Season 4)
Having filmed three seasons before in the past few years, the Wonder Girls were featured once again for the popular reality TV series, MTV Wonder Girls Season 4There is a total of just 5 episodes and the first episode was aired through MTV Korea...
, that introduces the Wonder Girls' everyday life in the United States, such as at their New York home and studio, and preparations for the upcoming MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2010. The MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2010 was held at the Sunway Lagoon Surf Beach on July 31. The show has been broadcast on August 21 on MTV Asia.
On July 30, M.net
M.net
M.net refers to:* M.net - a South Korean cable channel of M.net Media dedicated to broadcasting and producing music-related entertainment programming 24 hours a day....
premiered a new show Made in Wonder Girls
Made in Wonder Girls
Made in Wonder Girls is a television reality show broadcasted by M.net that gives a behind-the-scenes tour of the Wonder Girls' first US tour, Wonder Girls World Tour, as well as their promotions in Singapore and Indonesia. Made in Wonder Girls will be Hyerim 's first reality show since her...
that take the viewers behind the scenes of the Wonder Girls their first American tour, Wonder World Tour, as well as their promotions in Singapore and Indonesia.
On August 3, the Wonder Girls performed in Singapore's SINGfest 2010 at Fort Canning Park.
On September 3 The Wonder Girls Performed On Seattle For Aion.
Despite having only two weeks of promotion in Korea of "2 Different Tears" after their two year hiatus, the group ranked highly in the end of the year charts. In Gaon Chart
Gaon Chart
The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts...
, in all four charts : 2010 Top 100 Album Sales, 2010 Digital Comprehensive Top 100, 2010 Top 100 Download, 2010 Stream Top 100. In 2010 Top 100 Album Sales, managed to rank 50th with 28,594 albums. In addition to be in the top 50, in Digital Comprehensive Top 100, ranked sixth with 612,819,160 downloads, in Top 100 Downloads, ranked ninth with 2,790,298 in sales, and finally, ranked ninth with 28,504,554 sales in Stream Top 100.
2011: Official American debut album and return with Wonder World
In January, more info was released about the American album. JYP Entertainment's CEO Park Jin Young (JYP) hinted on his Twitter account he wrote a new song for the girls while recording in his drama "Dream HighDream High
Dream High is a South Korean television drama series broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System in 2011. It features Suzy, Taecyeon, IU, Wooyoung, Ham Eun Jung and Kim Soo-hyun. It aired on the 3 January 2011 and finished on the 28 February 2011 after 16 successful episodes. This drama is popular...
". He later tweeted that he is not the only producer for this album. In addition to this, Rainstone (Rhee Woo Seok) of JYP Entertainment, the songwriter behind the Wonder Girls' international hit, "Nobody
Nobody (Wonder Girls song)
"Nobody" is a dance pop song produced by Park Jin-Young and recorded by Korean girl group Wonder Girls. The song was released as a digital download single on September 22, 2008 in their native Korean...
", stated that the album was expected to have six to seven tracks. The girls are flying back and forth from South Korea and New York to record the songs. Well known producer Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Jerkins received two Grammy nominations in 2011.-Biography:...
and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Claude Kelly
Claude Kelly
Claude Kelly is an American singer-songwriter. He has a prolific discography, well known for writing for artists such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson, Jay Sean, Adam Lambert, Jessie J and Charice.-Career:He began playing the piano...
were revealed to be heavily participating in the album. Also, the album will be released by one of the three major labels of America. With the information released of the new album, the girls tweeted photos of recording with Claude Kelly in the studio.
In February, Chinese distributor ‘Starsing Records’ unveiled the best-selling albums for 2010, which included American artists like Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
, Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
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, but also for the Wonder Girls “Special Edition" album.
During the 2011 Chloe Fashion Show in Shanghai, China, the girls held several interviews. Leader Sunye
Sunye
Min Sun-Ye , commonly known as Sunye or Sun , is a South Korean singer, actress and spokesmodel. She is the leader of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.-Biography:Min Sunye was born on August 12, 1989 in Seoul, South Korea...
said it is unclear if they will add their Mandarin songs to the new album and it's possible for Mandarin album for their Chinese fans. Yeeun
Yeeun
Park Ye-Eun , commonly known as Yeeun or Yenny , is a South Korean singer, model, lyricist and composer...
said she's interested in composing songs for this album. Yubin
Yubin
Kim Yubin , commonly known as Yubin , is a South Korean idol singer, rapper, actress, model and MC. She is the main rapper of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.- Biography :Yubin was born in Gwangju,South Korea on October 4, 1988...
stated that they will be going for a bolder approach, in addition to that, they said that shall indeed raise the stakes in their dance music, but still have elements of retro.
On April 6, on SBS Power FM’s ‘Kim Hee Chul’s Young Street‘, Sunye
Sunye
Min Sun-Ye , commonly known as Sunye or Sun , is a South Korean singer, actress and spokesmodel. She is the leader of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.-Biography:Min Sunye was born on August 12, 1989 in Seoul, South Korea...
hinted at a Wonder Girls comeback in Korea. When asked about the Wonder Girls’ activities by a listener, she stated, “Although we are not promoting in Korea right now, I’m very proud that K-Pop is being spread [around the world]. So I have a greater desire to promote our group in Korea as well as to see our fans who’ve waited for a long time. I think there will be some good news later this year.” She added, “For our fans who have waited for us, we’ll be sure to see you all soon with good music before the year ends. Please cheer us on.”
On June 30, it was announced on their official website that the girls were invited to perform at the 2011 Special Olympics
Special Olympics
Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to more than 3.1 million athletes in 175 countries....
closing ceremonies in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. They performed the traditional Korean folk song "Arirang
Arirang
"Arirang" is a Korean folk song, sometimes considered the unofficial national anthem of Korea. Arirang is an ancient native Korean word with no direct modern meaning.- Variations :...
" along with their hit singles "Nobody
Nobody (Wonder Girls song)
"Nobody" is a dance pop song produced by Park Jin-Young and recorded by Korean girl group Wonder Girls. The song was released as a digital download single on September 22, 2008 in their native Korean...
" sung in English and "Tell Me
Tell Me (Wonder Girls song)
"Tell Me" was the lead single from the Wonder Girls' first full-length album, The Wonder Years. Sampling Stacey Q's "Two of Hearts", "Tell Me" was a strong hit for the group, topping various online and offline charts...
" sung in Korean. The performance was held on July 4.
Sohee
Sohee
Ahn So-Hee , commonly known by her stage name Sohee, is a South Korean idol singer, actress, model and MC. She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007....
was in the August issue of Nylon Korea for a pictorial and interview, which was released on July 17. JYP Nation once again returned with concerts "JYP Nation in Japan 2011" at Saitama Super Arena on August 17 and 18, this time with fellow labelmates 2AM
2AM
2AM is a South Korean four-member ballad boy band under JYP Entertainment. The members are Jo Kwon, Jinwoon, Seulong, and Changmin. 2AM is one of the two subgroups branched out from the eleven-member boy band One Day, the other being 2PM. They officially debuted on July 11, 2008 on KBS's Music...
who were unable to attend last year due to a clash with their own concert tour.
In the beginning of Summer 2011, it was falsely reported on several fan websites that the Wonder Girls would be performing the US national anthem as well as a new song from their upcoming album at the New York Mets game. As stated on the official Wonder Girls website, CEO Park Jin Young explained the false events to fans in a news announcement: "Unfortunately, Wonder Girls are not scheduled to be at the Mets game. In addition, the Wonder Girls’ new song release will officially be announced by JYP Entertainment through all official Wonder Girls websites when the official date is determined."
On August 5th, The Wonder Girls were featured on Billboard.com's "Mashup Monday" program, performing a self-arranged cover of B.O.B. and Bruno Mars' "Nothin' On You". Sun said that, "We just want to express our love to our fans...It's a perfect song." Meanwhile, Yenny continued to explain in the subsequent interview that, "The first thing was arranging the instruments. I started practicing piano and then we added two more guitarists. And later a percussionist joined. And also we were traveling a lot, so we couldn't stay at one place. We had to practice on the street on the way." Yeeun
Yeeun
Park Ye-Eun , commonly known as Yeeun or Yenny , is a South Korean singer, model, lyricist and composer...
played piano and sang the chorus with Sunye
Sunye
Min Sun-Ye , commonly known as Sunye or Sun , is a South Korean singer, actress and spokesmodel. She is the leader of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.-Biography:Min Sunye was born on August 12, 1989 in Seoul, South Korea...
and Sohee
Sohee
Ahn So-Hee , commonly known by her stage name Sohee, is a South Korean idol singer, actress, model and MC. She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007....
, while Hyerim
Hye-Rim
Woo Hye-Rim , commonly known as Lim, Hye-Rim, or Christina, is a South Korean idol singer, model and rapper...
and Yubin
Yubin
Kim Yubin , commonly known as Yubin , is a South Korean idol singer, rapper, actress, model and MC. She is the main rapper of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.- Biography :Yubin was born in Gwangju,South Korea on October 4, 1988...
rapped the verses.. On October 09, 2011 a representative revealed , “The album will be produced in a movie OST format. We’ll be planning our concept to fit around the feel of the song, so as opposed to retro, we feel that it will be more pop. The Wonder Girls will definitely be coming out with a new image, so please look forward to it.” .
On October 23rd, JYPE and the members revealed a new poster "R U Ready?" hanging over their company's building with a new version of the Wonder Girls logo now in a chic new design in black. JYPE confirmed the digital music distributors who revealed, “The Wonder Girls’ second official album will be available starting November 7th.” The Wonder Girls will only be promoting for a month, however, before they prepare for their Asian promotion tour in December. The Wonder Girls have enlisted the help of some big figures for their comeback. In addition to having Beyonce‘s “choreographer, Jonte on their team, the girls also have designer Johnny Wujek, the fashion stylist for Katy Perry, for this album.
In addition to dates revealed through the Wonder Girls’ official site earlier today, more teaser release dates have been revealed via Naver Music. It kicked off with the 1st teaser photos starting on October 28th uploaded onto their official website. The girls are seen in chic black and white all holding antique guns with the exception of Lim, opting for a stylish hat. In the 2nd batch of teaser photos released on October 31, the Wonder Girls show off their charismatic charm under the theme called, “Red Wonder Girls.” Following the photo teasers, 1st teaser video was uploaded on their official Youtube channel on November 1st. This is the first of two "R U READY?" video teasers to be revealed. The first teaser shows the five with their new, edgy looks, and a set with a tough, rock-style concept, as well as individual shots of each of the members. The Wonder Girls teaser video was released on their official YouTube channel on November 1. In just one day, the video received over 560,000 hits and on the morning of November 2, the video reached #1 on the "Most Discussed Video" list. The final teaser was the 2nd teaser video released on November 3rd. Finally, the track listing release on November 4th, up to now, the album's name was finally revealed to be "Wonder World" composing of 12 new songs with an exception of one being a remix. The song G.N.O in this album was composed and written by member Yeeun
Yeeun
Park Ye-Eun , commonly known as Yeeun or Yenny , is a South Korean singer, model, lyricist and composer...
. The full album and music video was released on November 7th. The members will start promotions for "Wonder World" with a comeback stage on Music Bank on November 11th.
Members
| Name | Date of birth | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Hangul | ||
| Min Sunye Sunye Min Sun-Ye , commonly known as Sunye or Sun , is a South Korean singer, actress and spokesmodel. She is the leader of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.-Biography:Min Sunye was born on August 12, 1989 in Seoul, South Korea... |
민선예 | August 12, 1989 (age 22) | Leader, Main Vocalist |
| Park Yeeun Yeeun Park Ye-Eun , commonly known as Yeeun or Yenny , is a South Korean singer, model, lyricist and composer... |
박예은 | May 26, 1989 (age 22) | Lead Vocalist |
| Kim Yoobin Yubin Kim Yubin , commonly known as Yubin , is a South Korean idol singer, rapper, actress, model and MC. She is the main rapper of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.- Biography :Yubin was born in Gwangju,South Korea on October 4, 1988... |
김유빈 | October 04, 1988 (age 23) | Vocalist, Main Rapper, Lead Dancer |
| Ahn Sohee Sohee Ahn So-Hee , commonly known by her stage name Sohee, is a South Korean idol singer, actress, model and MC. She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007.... |
안소희 | June 27, 1992 (age 19) | Vocalist, Main Dancer and Visual |
| Woo Hyelim Hye-Rim Woo Hye-Rim , commonly known as Lim, Hye-Rim, or Christina, is a South Korean idol singer, model and rapper... |
우혜림 | September 01, 1992 (age 19) | Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Rapper, Maknae |
Former Members
| Name | Birth Name | Birthday | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunmi Sunmi Lee Sun-Mi , commonly known as Sunmi or Mimi, is a South Korean idol singer. She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007. She postponed her career to continue her academic career... |
Lee Sun Mi | 2 May 1992 (age 19) | Lead Vocalist |
| Hyuna Hyuna HyunA is a South Korean idol singer and a member of girl group, 4minute. She is also former member of the popular girl group Wonder Girls.- Biography :Kim Hyuna was born on June 6, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea... |
Kim Hyun Ah | 6 June 1992 (age 19) | Sub-Vocalist, Main Rapper, Lead Dancer |
Korean Discography
Studio Albums- 2007: The Wonder YearsThe Wonder Years (Wonder Girls album)The Wonder Years is the debut album by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls produced by Park Jin-young.- Album information :The Wonder Years was released on September 13, 2007...
- 2011: Wonder World
Singles
- 2007: "The Wonder BeginsThe Wonder Begins"The Wonder Begins" is the debut single by the South Korean girl group Wonder Girls, produced by Park Jin-young. It was released on February 13, 2007 by JYP Entertainment. It is also known by "Irony" which is the title song with the other name from this record. Three tracks featured the B-side,...
" - 2008: "So HotSo Hot"So Hot" is a Wonder Girls song released in 2008, produced by Park Jin-young. Released as a second single on June 3, 2008, the song became an instant hit and quickly hit #1 on various online and offline charts.-History:...
" - 2008: "The Wonder Years: TrilogyNobody (Wonder Girls song)"Nobody" is a dance pop song produced by Park Jin-Young and recorded by Korean girl group Wonder Girls. The song was released as a digital download single on September 22, 2008 in their native Korean...
" - 2010: "2 Different Tears2 Different Tears"2 Different Tears" is a single by South Korean girl group, the Wonder Girls. The song was written and produced by J.Y. Park. It was simultaneously released in English, Korean and Chinese. Stylistically, the Wonder Girls used a 1970s denim look to promote the song as shown on the single cover and...
"
English Discography
Studio Albums- 2012: TBA
Singles
- 2009: "NobodyNobody (Wonder Girls song)"Nobody" is a dance pop song produced by Park Jin-Young and recorded by Korean girl group Wonder Girls. The song was released as a digital download single on September 22, 2008 in their native Korean...
" - 2010: "2 Different Tears2 Different Tears"2 Different Tears" is a single by South Korean girl group, the Wonder Girls. The song was written and produced by J.Y. Park. It was simultaneously released in English, Korean and Chinese. Stylistically, the Wonder Girls used a 1970s denim look to promote the song as shown on the single cover and...
"
Chinese Discography
Compilation albums- 2010: Wonder Girls (Special Edition)
Singles
- 2010: "2 Different Tears2 Different Tears"2 Different Tears" is a single by South Korean girl group, the Wonder Girls. The song was written and produced by J.Y. Park. It was simultaneously released in English, Korean and Chinese. Stylistically, the Wonder Girls used a 1970s denim look to promote the song as shown on the single cover and...
"
Reality shows
- 2006-2007: MTV Wonder Girls (Season 1)MTV Wonder Girls (Season 1)Season 1 aired the process that dealt with the debut of the Wonder Girls. The four members are introduced: Sun Ye, Hyun-A, So Hee, and Sun Mi. A fifth member, Ye Eun, is chosen through audition.-Episodes:- External links :* *...
- 2007: MTV Wonder Girls (Season 2)MTV Wonder Girls (Season 2)the Wonder Girls will have an opportunity to undergo some special experience.They will experience a restaurant, station program production, the zoo, fashion designer, and MT .The sub-title for this season is call: "Season 2: The Wonder Life"...
- 2008: MTV Wonder Girls (Season 3)MTV Wonder Girls (Season 3)The Wonder Girls travel to New York to tour the city, shoot the music video for "Wishing on a Star", have various activities together, and prepare for their first US Concert.This the first season of where Yoobin appears....
- 2008: Wonder Bakery
- 2009: Welcome to Wonderland
- 2010: MTV Wonder Girls (Season 4)MTV Wonder Girls (Season 4)Having filmed three seasons before in the past few years, the Wonder Girls were featured once again for the popular reality TV series, MTV Wonder Girls Season 4There is a total of just 5 episodes and the first episode was aired through MTV Korea...
- 2010: Made in Wonder GirlsMade in Wonder GirlsMade in Wonder Girls is a television reality show broadcasted by M.net that gives a behind-the-scenes tour of the Wonder Girls' first US tour, Wonder Girls World Tour, as well as their promotions in Singapore and Indonesia. Made in Wonder Girls will be Hyerim 's first reality show since her...
TV shows
- 2007: SBS Gayo Daejeon Music Drama with Big Bang
- 2009: The Wendy Williams ShowThe Wendy Williams ShowThe Wendy Williams Show is a syndicated talk show hosted by Wendy Williams that premiered on July 14, 2008, as six-week sneak peek, in Detroit, Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York City. The test run was picked up for a full season that began its run on July 13, 2009 in over 70% of the country in...
- 2009: So You Think You Can Dance (season 6)So You Think You Can Dance (season 6)So You Think You Can Dance, also known as SYTYCD, is a United States television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox Broadcasting Company network. Season six premiered on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, with Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy returning as permanent judges and Cat Deeley...
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Last Godfather | Cameo |
| 2012 | Wonder Girls at the Apollo | Main character |
Music video appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Cry With Us | Various Artist | Themselves |
| I Love Asia / Smile Again | Various Artist | Themselves | |
| 2010 | This Christmas | JYP Nation | Themselves |
2008
- Red Pen
- Pizza Bingo
- TAAN
- Keroro Fighter
- IVYclub
- Free Style
- LG KTF Ever
- Vita 500
- EVER Slim Panda phone
- MBC 1833
2010
- Sony EricssonSony EricssonSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
- Kia ForteKia ForteThe Kia Forte is a compact car manufactured by Kia Motors since mid-2008 to replace the Cerato, available in two-door coupe, four-door sedan, five-door hatchback variants...
- Love in Seoul City
- EXREXR (clothing)EXR KOREA Co., Ltd. is a clothing designer and retailer, based in South Korea.EXR was founded as a subsidiary of SungWoo Hightech in 2001. Thanks to the successful product positioning in the niche market of sportswear industry, EXR has become one of the premium clothing brands in Korean fashion...
Loves PuccaPuccaPucca is a media franchise from the South Korean company Vooz Co., Ltd. and currently owned by The Walt Disney Company. The main character, Pucca, is the 10-year old niece of three Chinese noodle house owners. The noodle house, known as the "Goh-Rong", is located in Sooga Village, a small village...
Endorsements
- 1677
- TBJ
- Peripera Wonder Line
- EXREXR (clothing)EXR KOREA Co., Ltd. is a clothing designer and retailer, based in South Korea.EXR was founded as a subsidiary of SungWoo Hightech in 2001. Thanks to the successful product positioning in the niche market of sportswear industry, EXR has become one of the premium clothing brands in Korean fashion...
- Crown Bakery
- WG by Wonder Girls
- LancomeLancômeLancôme Paris is a makeup brand. Owned by L'Oréal since 1964, Lancôme is part of the Luxury Products division, which offers skin care, fragrances, and makeup at higher-end prices....
- SoheeSoheeAhn So-Hee , commonly known by her stage name Sohee, is a South Korean idol singer, actress, model and MC. She is a member of the Korean girl group Wonder Girls, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2007....
Opening act
- Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 was the sixth, and most recent concert tour by the Jonas Brothers. It began on May 18, 2009. The Jonas Brothers played on multiple continents around the world. It was their third headlining tour to date. Honor Society served as an opening act, with Jordin Sparks...
(2009) - Justin BieberJustin BieberJustin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager...
’s Valentine’s Day Concert (2010)
Concert participation
- Shin Hye SungShin Hye SungShin Hye Sung was born Jung Pil Kyo on 27 November 1979. He is a South Korean singer, known as the lead vocalist of six-member boy band Shinhwa. His stage name "Hye Sung" means comet. His English name is Steve Jung...
encore concert (2007) - 2008 JYP Tour (2008)
- 2008 Shin Hye SungShin Hye SungShin Hye Sung was born Jung Pil Kyo on 27 November 1979. He is a South Korean singer, known as the lead vocalist of six-member boy band Shinhwa. His stage name "Hye Sung" means comet. His English name is Steve Jung...
Live Tour Side 1 – Live and Let Live” (2008) - 2009 JYP Tour (2009)
- 2010 JYP Nation Team Play Concert (2010)
- 2011 JYP Nation Concert in Japan (2011)
Awards
| Year | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2007 |
|
| 2008 |
Seoul Music Awards The Seoul Music Awards is an awards show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by the Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.- Categories :... : Newcomer Award Korean Music Awards The Korean Music Awards is a major music awards show that is held annually in South Korea.-Categories:The event has 24 categories, including the Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Netizens' favorites and a Life Achievement Award.- Music genres :... : Best Dance & Electronic Song Award ("Tell Me") Cyworld Digital Music Awards Cyworld Digital Awards Which is a Cyworld BGM Blog is a South Korea community site in Korea, "Cyworld" is based on the BGM chart that started in 2006 the first Republic of Korea, No.1 representative of the Digital Music Awards... : Song of the Month (June)("So Hot") Cyworld Digital Music Awards Cyworld Digital Awards Which is a Cyworld BGM Blog is a South Korea community site in Korea, "Cyworld" is based on the BGM chart that started in 2006 the first Republic of Korea, No.1 representative of the Digital Music Awards... : Song of the Month (September)("Nobody") Cyworld Digital Music Awards Cyworld Digital Awards Which is a Cyworld BGM Blog is a South Korea community site in Korea, "Cyworld" is based on the BGM chart that started in 2006 the first Republic of Korea, No.1 representative of the Digital Music Awards... : Song of the Month (October)("Nobody") Mnet 20's Choice Awards The Mnet 20's Choice Awards is a major music awards show that is held annually in South Korea.-2011:*Hot Drama Actor: Cha Seung Won*Hot Drama Actress: Gong Hyo Jin*Hot Style Icon: Gong Hyo Jin*Hot Korean Wave Star: KARA... : Hot Club Music ("So Hot") Golden Disk Awards The Golden Disk Awards is an awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea... : Bonsang (Main Award) |
| 2009 |
Seoul Music Awards The Seoul Music Awards is an awards show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by the Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.- Categories :... : Daesang Award Seoul Music Awards The Seoul Music Awards is an awards show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by the Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.- Categories :... : Bonsang Award Seoul Music Awards The Seoul Music Awards is an awards show founded in 1990 that is presented annually by the Sports Seoul for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea.- Categories :... : Best Digital Album Award (The Wonder Years: Trilogy) Korean Music Awards The Korean Music Awards is a major music awards show that is held annually in South Korea.-Categories:The event has 24 categories, including the Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Netizens' favorites and a Life Achievement Award.- Music genres :... : Group Musician of the Year Netizen Vote |
| 2010 |
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| 2011 |
|
Music programs
These are a collection of Wonder Girls's wins on Korea's televised music shows. Inkigayo is aired on SBS, M! CountdownM! Countdown
M! Countdown is a South Korean music television program broadcast by M.net. It airs live every Thursday at 6:00PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. It is hosted by Tony An and Girls' Generation's Sooyoung...
on Korean cable channel M.net
M.net
M.net refers to:* M.net - a South Korean cable channel of M.net Media dedicated to broadcasting and producing music-related entertainment programming 24 hours a day....
, Show! Music Core
Show! Music Core
Show! Music Core is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 4:20PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage...
on MBC
MBC
-Broadcasting:* Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, Public broadcasting company located in Seoul, South Korea* Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, a state-run radio company in Malawi, Africa* Manila Broadcasting Company, Inc., in the Philippines...
and Music Bank
Music Bank (TV series)
Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by guest MCs...
on KBS.
Music Bank
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | November 2 | Tell Me |
| November 9 | ||
| November 23 | ||
| December 7 | ||
| December 28 | ||
| 2008 | January 4 | |
| June 6 | So Hot | |
| June 13 | ||
| June 20 | ||
| June 27 | ||
| July 11 | ||
| October 3 | Nobody | |
| October 10 | ||
| October 17 | ||
| October 24 |
Inkigayo
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | October 28 | Tell Me |
| November 11 | ||
| November 18 | ||
| 2008 | June 15 | So Hot |
| June 22 | ||
| June 29 | ||
| 2011 | November 27 | Be My Baby |
M! Countdown
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | November 8 | Tell Me |
| 2008 | July 10 | So Hot |
| July 17 | ||
| July 24 | ||
| October 16 | Nobody | |
| 2010 | May 27 | 2 Different Tears |
| 2011 | November 17 | Be My Baby |
| November 24 |