Wonder World (album)
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.jpeg) From left: Sunye, Yeeun, Sohee, Yubin, Lim | ||||
| Studio album by Wonder Girls | ||||
| Released | November 7, 2011 | |||
| Recorded |
2010-2011 in America and South Korea | |||
| Genre | K-pop, pop, R&B, rock | |||
| Length | 41:29 | |||
| Label | JYP Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Park Jin-Young | |||
| Wonder Girls chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Wonder World | ||||
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Wonder World is the second studio album by South Korean pop girl group Wonder Girls. It was released on November 7, 2011. It was produced by Park Jin-Young.
Background and composition
On November 4, the album's name was revealed to be Wonder World, consisting of 11 new songs, one remixed song, and an English version of the lead single, "Be My Baby".
Various members of the group contributed to composing material for the album. Park Yeeun was the composer and lyricist for the song "G.N.O," and performed the arrangement and composition for "Me, in". In an interview she commented about the strong American influence that she had received while working on new music in the album as she stated "When I went to a club, I heard songs from Rihanna and LMFAO. We thought it would be nice if we could make club music, done right, in Korean."[1]
Woo Hyelim collaborated with rapper San-E for her solo song "Act Cool" for which also helped her write the rap lyrics.[2] Kim Yubin wrote the raps for the songs "Girls Girls," "Me, in," and "Sweet Dreams." Ahn Sohee and Yubin recorded a duet together called "SuperB", and Yeeun and Min Sunye also had a duet entitled "두고두고" (Long Long Time).[1]
Renowned choreographer Jonte' Moaning, who worked with American R&B artist Beyoncé on her song "Freakum Dress" and has served as a back-up dancer for "Single Ladies", helped choreograph the group's music video for "Be My Baby". Designer Johnny Wujek, who was also the fashion stylist for American pop artist Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl" and "California Gurls", also worked alongside the group.[3]
Wonder World placed at number 1 on the Gaon Weekly Album Chart[4] and number 5 on Billboard's World Album Chart.[5] "Be My Baby" went to number 1 on both the Gaon Weekly Digital Charts[6] and the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100.[7] The song was also featured on the group's TV movie, "The Wonder Girls", which aired on TeenNick.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Notes | Length | |
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| 1. | "G.N.O." | Park Yeeun | Park Yeeun, Lee Woo-min, Fredrik | Girls Night Out. Rap by Yeeun, Cho Jong-soo. | 3:30 | |
| 2. | "Be My Baby" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul | 3:31 | ||
| 3. | "Girls Girls" | Kim Yubin, Shim Eun-ji | Shim Eunji | Rap by Yubin. | 3:33 | |
| 4. | "Me, in" | Kim Yubin, Park Yeeun, Shin Jung-hyeon | Shin Jung-hyeon, Park Yeeun | Sampling of Shin Jung-hyeon's “The Beauty”. Rearranged by Park Yeeun, Lee Woo-min. Rap by Kim Yubin. | 3:14 | |
| 5. | "Sweet Dreams" | Kim Yubin, Billion Dollar Baby, Noday | DeepFrost, Shim Eun-ji | Rap by Yubin. | 3:34 | |
| 6. | "Stop!" | Hong Ji-sang | Hong Ji-sang | 3:22 | ||
| 7. | "Dear. Boy" | Jessica Martinez, Nikki Flores | Fingazz, DJ Nüre | 3:11 | ||
| 8. | "두고두고" (Long Long Time) | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | Min Sunye & Park Yeeun duet | 3:46 | |
| 9. | "SuperB" | Kim Ina | East4A | Kim Yubin & Ahn Sohee duet | 3:19 | |
| 10. | "Act Cool" (feat. San E) | Woo Hyelim, San-E | Woo Hyelim, San-E | Woo Hyelim solo | 3:33 | |
| 11. | "Be My Baby" (Ra.D Mix) | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | 3:27 | ||
| 12. | "Nu Shoes" | Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone", Alexander Kronlund, Lukas Hilbert | Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone", Alexander Kronlund, Lukas Hilbert | 3:29 | ||
Total length: |
41:29 | |||||
| iTunes Edition | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Notes | Length | |||||
| 13. | "Be My Baby (English Version)" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | 3:32 | ||||||
Total length: |
45:01 | |||||||||
| Taiwan Edition | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Notes | Length | |||||
| 13. | "Be My Baby (Chinese Version)" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | 3:32 | ||||||
Total length: |
45:01 | |||||||||
| DVD[8]Malaysia & Singapore edition | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Teaser 1" | |||||||||
| 2. | "Teaser 2" | |||||||||
| 3. | "Be My Baby MV" | |||||||||
| 4. | "Real WG "Magazine"" | |||||||||
| 5. | "Real WG "Fan Session"" | |||||||||
| 6. | "Be My Baby MV Making" | |||||||||
| 7. | "Jacket Making" | |||||||||
| Bonus Tracks Chinese Special Version | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Notes | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Irony" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | 4:03 | ||||||
| 2. | "抱歉的心" (A Sorry Heart) | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Tae Kwon "SoulAttack" | "미안한 마음 ~Tears~" | 3:59 | |||||
| 3. | "I Wanna" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone" | 3:45 | ||||||
| 4. | "這傻瓜" (This Fool) | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | 이 바보 | 3:48 | |||||
| 5. | "Tell Me" (Rap version) | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Mitchell John Dixon | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Mitchell John Dixon, Woo Seok Rhee "Rainstone" | Rap by Yubin. | 3:37 | |||||
| 6. | "Headache" | Tae Kwon "SoulAttack" | Tae Kwon "SoulAttack", Jang Jun-ho | 3:31 | ||||||
| 7. | "拿走吧" (Take It) | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Tae Kwon "SoulAttack" | 가져가 | 3:44 | |||||
| 8. | "Good Bye" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | 3:31 | ||||||
| 9. | "So Hot" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" & Hong Ji-sang | 3:01 | ||||||
| 10. | "This Time" | Hong Ji-sang | Hong Ji-sang | 4:37 | ||||||
| 11. | "Nobody" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" & Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone" | Background Vocals by J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | 3:35 | |||||
| 12. | "I Tried" | Hong Ji-sang | Hong Ji-sang | 3:35 | ||||||
| 13. | "Saying I Love You" | Park Yeeun | Park Yee-un, Sin Eun-ji, Sin Seog-cheol, Sin Hyeong-won, Gil Eun-gyeong, Lyu Yeong-min, K String | 3:54 | ||||||
| 14. | "Tell Me" (Chinese version) | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Mitchell John Dixon | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Mitchell John Dixon, Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone" | 3:39 | ||||||
| 15. | "So Hot" (Chinese version) | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" & Hong Ji-sang | 3:03 | ||||||
| 16. | "Nobody" (Chinese version) | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" & Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone" | 3:34 | ||||||
Total length: |
58:48 | |||||||||
Chart performance
Album chart
| Chart | Peak position |
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| South Korea Gaon Weekly album chart[4] | 1 |
| South Korea Gaon Monthly album chart[9] | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard World Albums Chart[5] | 5 |
Sales and certifications
| Chart | Amount |
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| Gaon physical sales | 42,201+ |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label |
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| Korea | November 7, 2011 | JYP/LOEN |
| Malaysia | April 10, 2012[8] | JYP/WMG |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "성숙해진 원더걸스 2집으로 국내 컴백 - MBN :: 매일방송". Mbn.mk.co.kr. November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ "혜림 랩, 그간의 심경 토로? 솔로곡 'Act Cool' 가사 화제". News.nate.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ "원더걸스 신곡 댄스, 비욘세 안무가가 만든다". October 24, 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2011년 47주차 Album Chart". Gaon. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "World Albums Week of November 26, 2011". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ↑ "2011년 47주차 Digital Chart". Gaon. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Week of November 26, 2011". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://www.asiahomecd.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_20&products_id=12515
- ↑ "Gaon Album Chart 2011년 11월". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
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