Khamis, 31 Mac 2011
Wonder Girls- EXR Wonder Style 2
Korean clothing brand EXR has recently released some promotional pics (with a paparazzi concept) for their Wonder Style II line which features the Wonder Girls.
Wonder Girls & EXR love Pucca
Korean pop group Wonder Girls and clothing brand EXR are releasing a new line featuring popular animated character Pucca (which was created in Korea btw).
MEMBER PROFILE
SUN YE
Stage name: Sun (USA)
Real name: Min Sun-ye (민선예)
Real name: Min Sun-ye (민선예)
Position: Leader, Main Vocalist
Date of birth: August 12, 1989
Height: 162cm
Date of birth: August 12, 1989
Height: 162cm
Weight: 54 kg
Blood type: A
Color: Blue
Blood type: A
Color: Blue
YE-EUN
Stage name: Yenny (USA)
Real name: Park Ye-eun (박예은)
Real name: Park Ye-eun (박예은)
Position: Lead Vocalist
Date of birth: May 26, 1989
Blood type: AB
Religion: Christianity
Date of birth: May 26, 1989
Blood type: AB
Religion: Christianity
Height: 165cm
Weight: 47kg
Color: Green
YOOBIN
Real name: Kim Yoo-bin (김유빈)
Date of birth: October 4, 1988
Date of birth: October 4, 1988
Position: Main Rapper
Height: 163 cm
Height: 163 cm
Weight: 45kg
Blood type: O
Religion: Christianity
Joined the group in September 2007 to replace Hyuna.
Blood type: O
Religion: Christianity
Joined the group in September 2007 to replace Hyuna.
SOHEE
Real name: Ahn So-hee(안소희)
Date of birth: June 27, 1992
Date of birth: June 27, 1992
Position: Vocalist
Height: 166 cm
Height: 166 cm
Weight: 43kg
Blood type: AB
Blood type: AB
Stage name: Hye Rim @ Hae Lim @ Lim (USA)
Korean name: Woo Hye-rim(우혜림)
Chinese name: Yu Hui Lin (禹惠林)
English name: Christina
Date of birth: September 1, 1992
Korean name: Woo Hye-rim(우혜림)
Chinese name: Yu Hui Lin (禹惠林)
English name: Christina
Date of birth: September 1, 1992
Position: Vocalist
Height: 167 cm
Height: 167 cm
Weight: 49kg
Joined the group in early 2010 to replace Sun Mi.
Before that was part of a new group (later debuted as miss A) from JYPE.
Joined the group in early 2010 to replace Sun Mi.
Before that was part of a new group (later debuted as miss A) from JYPE.
Former Members
SUNMI
Full Name: Sun Mi
Birthday: May 2, 1992
Position: Vocalist
Training: 1 year 6 months
Height: 167cm
Weight: 43kg
Color: Purple
Blood: AB
HYUNA
Stage name: Hyun A
Full name: Kim Hyunah
Nickname: Sexy Ya Seng Mah
Birthdate: June 6th, 1992
School: Choong Chun Middle School
Height: 163cm
Weight: 45kg
Blood type: O
Duration of Training: 3 years 2 months
Specialty: Vocal, Choreography, Poppin’, Street dancing
About Wonder Girl Debut
| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | Pop, K-Pop, Teen Pop, Dance-pop, Mandopop |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | JYP Entertainment |
| Associated acts | JYP Nation |
| Website | wondergirlsworld.com |
| Members | |
| Sun-Ye (Sun) Ye-Eun (Yenny) So-Hee Yu-Bin Hye-Rim (Lim) | |
| Past members | |
| Hyuna Sun-Mi (MiMi) | |
Wonder Girls(Korean: 원더걸스) is a five-member girl group produced by Park Jin Young and is currently signed to JYP's label JYP Entertainment (the same agency that used to manage Rain). At their debut, the girls were all teenagers set to become the next big K-pop group. The original five members were So Hee, Ye Eun, Sun Mi, Sun Ye, and Hyun Ah. Their debut was on February 11, 2007.
On July 30th, 2007, rapper Hyun Ah left the group because of a stomach disease. She was replaced by Yoo Bin, the current rapper for Wonder Girls. Also in January 22, 2010, Sun Mi decided to leave the Wonder Girls in order to pursue academics. Due to this, she was replaced by a JYP trainee named Lim Hye Rim.
Although the Wonder Girls were met with decently good reception at their debut, it wasn't until their single Tell Me was released that they reached superstardom. With their cute dance moves in the Tell Me music video, Korea was hit by Wonder Girls mania. Their single shot to #1 on the K-pop charts.
HISTORY
2007–2008: Debut, The Wonder Begins, and The Wonder Years
Wonder Girls performing "Irony" at Hanyang University in May 2007. From left to right: So Hee, Hyun A, Ye Eun, Sun Ye and Sun Mi.
Wonder Girls performing "Nobody" at the 2008 BICHE opening ceremony in October.
2009: American debut
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 So-hee and Sun-mi dropped out of high school as it was not possible to attend while in the United States.
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, becoming the first Korean group to enter the chart.
2010: Line-up changes, International tour, and Television Series
On January 22, 2010, it was announced that Sunmi would be postponing her musical career to pursue an academic career; Hye-Rim (Lim), a JYP trainee, will take her place.Sunmi continued as a member of the Wonder Girls through the month of February in order to complete scheduled events.
2011: Official American debut album
Although it was stated "Nobody" was their official debut song into the American music market, Rainstone said it was a ”Until now, it has only been a practice game. The Wonder Girls will begin their real, full-scale American debut this year.” for their new full English album with new songs, which was supposed to be released in fall 2010, but then pushed back to January 2011. The album was once again pushed back to March/April or by June.
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 High".
He later tweeted that he isn't 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. Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins, the mind behind Michael Jackson (You Rock My World), Britney Spears (I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll), Lady Gaga (Telephone), Beyoncé (Déjà Vu), JYJ (Empty) and Se7en (Girls), and Claude Kelly, a singer-songwriter who’s worked with Miley Cyrus (Party in the USA), Britney Spears (Circus) and Jesse McCartney (Oxygen), 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".
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.
Wonder Girls performing "Tell Me" at Fillmore in San Francisco in June 2010. From left to right: Ye-eun,Sohee,Hyerim,Yubin,Sunye.
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 Yenny 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 .
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.
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