Wonder Girls

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Wonder Girls
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Wonder Girls performing their song, Irony, on KBS live.
Background information
Genre(s) K-pop
Years active 2007 - present
Label(s) JYP Entertainment
Members
Min Sun Ye
Park Ye Eun
Sun Mi
Ahn So Hee
Kim Yoo Bin
Former members
Kim Hyun A

Wonder Girls (Korean: 원더걸스) is a South Korean girl group.[1][2] They are produced by singer-songwriter Park Jin-Young and are signed to his talent agency, JYP Entertainment.[2]

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Beginnings and debut: 2007-present

Each of the five original members were selected through auditions; the oldest, Ye Eun, was the last member to be added, in her 5th JYP Wonder Girls audition.[citation needed] They debuted on February 11, 2007 on M! Countdown, singing the hip-hop number "Irony", the title song of their debut mini-album, The Wonder Begins.

On June 25, 2007, member Ahn So Hee was sidelined for a month after tearing a knee ligament falling off a motorcycle during the filming of 뜨거운 것이 좋아 (Some Like It Hot),[3] causing the group to promote as a four-member group. Ahn returned to promotions after healing, but the group returned to a four-member group once again as Kim Hyun A left the group in late July due to her parents' concern over her health—in particular, chronic gastroenteritis which had her hospitalized briefly in March and April.[4]

The group continued to be a four-member band until Good Entertainment, management of the popular boy band Shinhwa, switched their trainee Kim Yoo Bin to JYP as Hyun A's replacement in early September.[5] She debuted three days later in the group's live performance on Music Bank of Tell Me, a 1980s disco-themed number from their first album, The Wonder Year.

On September 14, 2007, all five members (including their manager and stylist) were briefly hospitalized with concussion and other minor injuries after an early-morning traffic accident returning from a performance at Dong-Eui Institute of Technology in Pusan. The van in which they were travelling rear-ended a taxi, killing the driver of the taxi and injuring nine others.[6][7]

As of December 2007, the Wonder Girls were still performing songs from their album, including "Tell Me" and "이바보" ("This Fool") at music festivals and on gayo television shows. They have done 2 crossovers, 1 small Korean Drama, and a musical with the popular group, Big Bang. The girls plan to cut back on their schedule to prepare for their college entrance examinations.[8]

Wonder Girls plan to debut in the U.S. around February 2008 at the earliest. They will tour New York, Los Angeles, and two other American cities with their mentor and producer Park Jin-Young for his month-long “Bad Concert” as a special guest. Park plans the concert to be also a showcase for his other protégés, such as Min, G-Soul, and Im Jeong-hee. Wonder Girls management company, JYP Entertainment, announced that world-famous stars like R. Kelly, Outkast, and Will Smith are scheduled to attend the concert.[9]

[edit] Members

Name[10] Hangul[10] Hanja[2] Date of birth[11]
Min Sun Ye 민선예 閩善藝 August 12 1989 (1989-08-12) (age 19)
Park Ye Eun 박예은 朴藝恩 May 26 1989 (1989-05-26) (age 20)
Sun Mi 선미 宣美 May 2 1992 (1992-05-02) (age 17)
Ahn So Hee 안소희 安素喜 June 27 1992 (1992-06-27) (age 16)
Kim Yoo Bin 김유빈 金宥彬 October 4 1988 (1988-10-04) (age 20)

[edit] Former Members

Name[10] Hangul[10] Hanja[2] Date of birth[11]
Kim Hyun Ah 김현아 金賢雅 June 6 1992 (1992-06-06) (age 16)

[edit] Discography

The Wonder Begins
The Wonder Years

[edit] Awards

Years Awards
2007
  • 2007 M.NET/KM Music Festival: Best New Female Group (Irony)
  • 2007 Golden Disk Awards: Digital Bonsang
  • 2007 Golden Disk Awards: Anycall Popularity Award

[edit] References

  1. ^ Yi, Dong-jun. "원더걸스, "남자 가수로 구성된 팬클럽 있다!"", Paran Media, 2007-03-13. Retrieved on 2007-03-18. (Korean) 
  2. ^ a b c d "《On Air》代言人神秘美女5人组", Eastday, 2007-03-07. Retrieved on 2007-03-19. (Chinese) 
  3. ^ Park, Eun-kyung. "원더걸스 소희, 촬영 중 오토바이 사고", 아이뉴스24, 2007-06-25. Retrieved on 2007-08-27. 
  4. ^ Kim, Hyeong-u. "현아 탈퇴 원더걸스 9월 새 멤버 영입해 활동 복귀", Newsen, 2007-08-08. Retrieved on 2007-10-08. (Korean) 
  5. ^ Kim, Won-gyum. "원더걸스, 새멤버 공개..19세 김유빈", Star News, 2007-09-05. Retrieved on 2007-10-08. (Korean) 
  6. ^ Kang, Young-su. "교통사고 원더걸스,이달말까지 활동 전면 중단…"선예,걷지도 못하는 상태", Chosun Online, 2007-09-14. (Korean) 
  7. ^ Kim, Hyeong-u. "교통사고 원더걸스 전원 입원치료중 “정신적 충격 커 안정 필요 판단”", Joongang Ilbo, 2007-09-16. Retrieved on 2007-09-16. (Korean) 
  8. ^ Kim, Gyeong Min. "원더걸스를 못본다! 내년 1월부터 휴식기 들어가", Newsen, 2007-12-18. Retrieved on 2007-12-25. (Korean) 
  9. ^ "Wonder Girls to Enter U.S. Market", KBS WORLD, 2007-12-20. Retrieved on 2007-12-31. (English) 
  10. ^ a b c d Kim, Hyeong-u. "원더걸스 현아 장염 입원 5일만에 방송 복귀", Joongang Ilbo, 2007-03-03. Retrieved on 2007-03-19. (Korean) 
  11. ^ a b "Wonder Girls' official profile". (Korean) 
  12. ^ MIAK: Album Sales in February 2007 (Chinese). Music Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
  13. ^ MIAK: Album Sales in 2007 (Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.
  14. ^ MIAK: Album Sales in September 2007 (Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  15. ^ MIAK: Album Sales in November 2007 (Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
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