Wonder Party

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Wonder Party

From left: Yeeun, Sohee, Yubin, Sunye, Lim
EP by Wonder Girls
Released June 3, 2012 (2012-06-03) (South Korea)
Recorded 2011-2012
in America and South Korea
Genre K-pop, Dance, R&B
Length 21:04
Language Korean, English
Label JYP Entertainment
Producer Park Jin-Young
Wonder Girls chronology

Wonder World
(2011)		 Wonder Party
(2012)		 Nobody For Everybody
(2012)
Singles from Wonder Party
  1. "The DJ Is Mine"
    Released: January 12, 2012 (2012-01-12)
  2. "Like This"
    Released: June 3, 2012 (2012-06-03)

Wonder Party is the fifth mini album (counted as second) by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. It was released digitally on June 3, 2012 and physically on June 6, 2012. The lead single "Like This" was released on June 3.

Background

The album was first confirmed by their company and was scheduled to be released in early June. It was also announced that they will be stepping away from the retro-style genre and will focus on more powerful dance tracks for the summer season. J.Y. Park recently wrote via his Twitter page, “Wonder Girls’ US album now complete, and all the songs on their Korean album have unanimously been approved.” [1][2]

Composition

"Our starting point was the was the question, "How come guys don't like good girls?" And then we asked, "How come people eat fast food even when they know it's bad for them? There's got to be food that's good to the palate that's good to your body. In the same line of thought, there's got be girls who are good but not boring.""

– Yeeun talking about the lyrics of R.E.A.L. [3]

Members Yeeun and Yubin participated in composing and producing several tracks. Yeeun worked with songwriter Woo Min Lee to finish "R.E.A.L" and "Girlfriend".

The lyrics of "R.E.A.L", describe a girl's love for a guy who doesn't appreciate it. "Girlfriend" tells of a story of a woman who is drinking calling her ex-boyfriend with him answering saying "he's with his girlfriend right now", leaving the woman heartbroken that he has moved on.

"Hey Boy" was written by Yubin. The song is her first composition aside from writing her own rapping parts. It describes how a girl is falling in love and how she realizes that first impressions don't necessarily mean everything.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusicArrangement Length
1. "R.E.A.L."  Park Ye EunPark Ye Eun, Lee Woo Min, Fredrik "Fredro" OdesjoPark Ye Eun, Lee Woo Min 3:20
2. "Like This"  J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Hong Jisang 3:13
3. "Hey Boy"  Kim YubinSangmi Kim, Jerry Barnes, Rodger Green , Katreese BarnesSangmi Kim, Jerry Barnes, Rodger Green , Katreese Barnes 3:00
4. "Girlfriend"  Park Ye EunPark Ye Eun, Lee Woo MinLee Woo Min 4:01
5. "Sorry"  Kang Park, Park Eun Woo, Alicia LeePark Eun woo, Mr. ChoMr. Cho 3:33
6. "The DJ Is Mine"  Cri$tyle, Woo S. Rhee "RAINSTONE" [4]Woo S. Rhee "RAINSTONE", Famties [4]Woo S. Rhee "RAINSTONE", Famties [4] 4:00
Total length:
 21:04

Promotion

Wonder Girls began promotions for "Like This" on KBS Music Bank and also performed "Girlfriend" as part of a special comeback stage on June 8. On June 9, they performed "Like This" and "The DJ Is Mine" on MBC Music Core for their comeback stage. For Inkigayo (June 10) and M.net's M! Countdown (June 14) they performed "Like This" and "Girlfriend". The group ended promotions near the end of June due to preparations for their first solo concert in Korea in 3 years, "Wonder World Tour Wonder Girls" on July 7th.

Chart performance

Album chart

Chart Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Weekly album chart[8] 3
South Korea Gaon Monthly album chart[8] 3
Billboard World Album[9][10] 9
South Korea Gaon Monthly National Digital Singles [8][11] 1

Single chart

Song Peak chart position
KOR US
Gaon Chart[8] K-Pop Billboard[9]
"The DJ is Mine" 8 9
"Like This" 2 1

Other songs charted

Song Peak chart position
KOR US
Gaon Chart[8] K-Pop Billboard[9]
"Girlfriend" 8 22
"R.E.A.L" 12 37
"Sorry" 14 38
"Hey Boy" 16 40

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales[12] 35,460+

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea June 3, 2012 Digital download JYP Entertainment
Worldwide
South Korea June 6, 2012 CD
United States June 19, 2012 (Deluxe version) Digital download
Malaysia January 2, 2013 (CD+DVD) [5] CD

References

  1. ↑ "원더걸스, 6월초 컴백 여름 무더위 날린다". Nate. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-06-03. 
  2. ↑ "Wonder Girls to make a comeback in June?". Allkpop.com. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-05-28. 
  3. ↑ "Translated - Yenny Day in June 2012". yeeun-impact.net. 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2012-06-29. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 (Korean) "The Dj Is Mine at M.Net". M.Net. 2012-06-03. Retrieved June 12, 2012. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.asiahomecd.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=13789
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 (Korean) "iTunes - Music - Wonder Party (Deluxe Version) by Wonder Girls". iTunes. 2012-06-19. Retrieved June 19, 2012. 
  7. ↑ (Korean) "iTunes - Music - Wonder Party - EP by Wonder Girls". iTunes. 2012-06-19. Retrieved June 3, 2012. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "Gaon Search - Wonder Girls" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2012-06-08. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart | Billboard.com". Billboard. 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-08. 
  10. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/431510/wonder+girls/chart?f=339
  11. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2012/07/gaon-chart-releases-chart-rankings-for-the-month-of-june-2012
  12. ↑ (Korean) "Gaon album chart". Gaon. 

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