Wonder World (album)
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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
.
and the members revealed a new poster which read "R U Ready?" hanging over their company's building with a new version of the Wonder Girls logo now in a chic new black design. Later on, JYPE
confirmed that the group's digital music distributors have decided on a release date for the group's second official album to be on November 7th. However, the group will only be promoting in South Korea for a month as they are also preparing for their Asian promotion tour in December. It was also reported that while preparing for their comeback promotions, the group have enlisted some help from some big international figures.
Then, Naver Music reported that the group will be releasing teasers leading up to the album's release. The dates of when the teasers will be released were shown and can be viewed at the group's official website. Starting on October 28, the first batch of teaser photos starting on October 28th, the group uploaded some teaser photos onto their official website. The girls are seen in chic black and white all holding antique guns while can be seen Lim, opting for a stylish hat. In the 2nd batch of teaser photos released on October 31, the group show off their charismatic charm under the theme called, “Red Wonder Girls.” Following the photo teasers, teaser videos for their second album was uploaded on their official Youtube
channel on November 1st. This is the first of the 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. 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 video teaser was released on November 3rd. It revealed that the group's title track for the album will be called "Be My Baby
". Finally, the second album's name was unveiled on November 4th, and was finally revealed to be "Wonder World" composing of 13 new songs with an exception of two being a remix and an English version of the title track, "Be My Baby". The music video reached 2 million views in after its second day of being released.
for 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.
participated as the composer and lyricist for the song "G.N.O," as well as the arrangement and composer 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."
Hyerim wrote the rap for her solo song "Act Cool" which also features a collaboration from her label-mate rapper, San-E. Yubin
wrote the raps for the songs "Girls Girls," "Me, in," and "Sweet Dreams." Sohee
and Yubin
recorded a duet together called "SuperB" which allows people to get a feel for the new type of sound that the group have brought.Yeeun
and Sunye
also had a duet entitled "두고두고" (Du Go Du Go).
first released teaser pictures on October 24 with the question "R U Ready?", which appeared in front of the company's building. The members began promotions for the album with a live performance of "G.N.O" and "Be My Baby" on KBS
's Music Bank
on November 11th.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by South Korean pop girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
Wonder Girls
Wonder Girls
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...
. It was released on November 7, 2011. It was produced by 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...
.
Background and recording
On October 23rd, JYP EntertainmentJYP 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 the members revealed a new poster which read "R U Ready?" hanging over their company's building with a new version of the Wonder Girls logo now in a chic new black design. Later on, JYPE
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....
confirmed that the group's digital music distributors have decided on a release date for the group's second official album to be on November 7th. However, the group will only be promoting in South Korea for a month as they are also preparing for their Asian promotion tour in December. It was also reported that while preparing for their comeback promotions, the group have enlisted some help from some big international figures.
Then, Naver Music reported that the group will be releasing teasers leading up to the album's release. The dates of when the teasers will be released were shown and can be viewed at the group's official website. Starting on October 28, the first batch of teaser photos starting on October 28th, the group uploaded some teaser photos onto their official website. The girls are seen in chic black and white all holding antique guns while can be seen Lim, opting for a stylish hat. In the 2nd batch of teaser photos released on October 31, the group show off their charismatic charm under the theme called, “Red Wonder Girls.” Following the photo teasers, teaser videos for their second album was uploaded on their official 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....
channel on November 1st. This is the first of the 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. 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 video teaser was released on November 3rd. It revealed that the group's title track for the album will be called "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:...
". Finally, the second album's name was unveiled on November 4th, and was finally revealed to be "Wonder World" composing of 13 new songs with an exception of two being a remix and an English version of the title track, "Be My Baby". The music video reached 2 million views in after its second day of being released.
Concept and artwork
The group has worked with some big international figures for the album's concept. Renowned choreographer Jonté Moaning, who worked with American R&B artist BeyoncéBeyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
for her song "Freakum Dress
Freakum Dress
"Freakum Dress" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles for her second studio album, B'Day . It was composed by Knowles, Rich Harrison, and Makeba Riddick. "Freakum Dress" is similar to songs that Destiny's Child used to record in the 1990s. The song draws from the genres from...
" and has served as a back-up dancer for "Single Ladies
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
"Single Ladies " is a song by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles from her third studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce. It was released by Columbia Records on October 12, 2008 as the album's lead single, and appeared with "If I Were a Boy" as a double A-side single, demonstrating the...
", helped choreograph the group's music video for "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:...
". Designer Johnny Wujek, who was also the fashion stylist for American pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
artist Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...
's "I Kissed A Girl" and "California Gurls
California Gurls
"California Gurls" is an electropop song by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry and is the lead single of her third studio album, Teenage Dream. The song features rapper Snoop Dogg, and was produced by Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Benny Blanco. According to Perry, the song is an answer song to...
", also worked alongside the group.
Composition
Various members of the group participated in the album's track listing. YeeunYeeun
Park Ye-Eun , commonly known as Yeeun or Yenny , is a South Korean singer, model, lyricist and composer...
participated as the composer and lyricist for the song "G.N.O," as well as the arrangement and composer 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
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
and LMFAO
LMFAO (group)
LMFAO is an American electro pop duo consisting of rappers, producers, dancers, and DJs Redfoo and SkyBlu . The group formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Redfoo is SkyBlu's uncle. Redfoo is also the son of music mogul Berry Gordy, SkyBlu a grandson...
. We thought it would be nice if we could make club music, done right, in Korean."
Hyerim wrote the rap for her solo song "Act Cool" which also features a collaboration from her label-mate rapper, San-E. 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...
wrote the raps for the songs "Girls Girls," "Me, in," and "Sweet Dreams." 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 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...
recorded a duet together called "SuperB" which allows people to get a feel for the new type of sound that the group have brought.Yeeun
Yeeun
Park Ye-Eun , commonly known as Yeeun or Yenny , is a South Korean singer, model, lyricist and composer...
and 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...
also had a duet entitled "두고두고" (Du Go Du Go).
Release and promotion
In order to promote the release of the album, JYP EntertainmentJYP 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....
first released teaser pictures on October 24 with the question "R U Ready?", which appeared in front of the company's building. The members began promotions for the album with a live performance of "G.N.O" and "Be My Baby" on KBS
KBS
Korean Broadcasting System is the biggest of four major Korean television networks.- Structure :KBS is a 'public organization' that, by law, receives public funding from the Korean Government but is independently managed. As mentioned on the Korean Constitution, the president of KBS is...
's Music Bank
Music Bank
- Disc two :-Disc three :-Personnel:*Mark Arm - Assistant vocals on "Right Turn"*Jeff Beck - Graphic Design*Jerry Cantrell - guitar, vocals*Chris Cornell - Assistant guitar, lyrics, vocals on "Right Turn"*Peter Cronin - Photography...
on November 11th.
Chart performance
A few hours after releasing "Wonder World", it was reported that it had topped various music charts across the internet. Around 8AM KST on November 7th, the explosive reaction to album's lead song “Be My Baby“ was obvious as the track placed first on Melon, MNet, Cyworld, Soribada, Naver Music, Daum Music, Monkey3, Bugs Music, and other online charts. Not only did the group's newest title song achieved high rankings on the music charts, but all of the album tracks also being to climb towards the top of the charts which showed signs of a strong comeback.Album chart
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korea Gaon 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... Weekly album chart |
1 |
| South Korea Gaon Weekly domestic album chart | 1 |
| U.S. 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... World albums chart |
5 |
Single chart
| Song | Peak chart position | |
|---|---|---|
| KOR | US | |
| 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... |
K-Pop Korea K-Pop Hot 100 The Korea K-Pop Hot 100 is a music singles chart in the United States and South Korea. It is launched in conjunction with Billboard and Billboard Korea on August 25, 2011 and is based on digital sales via leading websites as well as downloads from mobile service sites using an industry-standard... 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... |
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| "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:... " |
1 | 1 |
Other songs charted
| Song | Peak chart position | |
|---|---|---|
| KOR | US | |
| 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... |
K-Pop Korea K-Pop Hot 100 The Korea K-Pop Hot 100 is a music singles chart in the United States and South Korea. It is launched in conjunction with Billboard and Billboard Korea on August 25, 2011 and is based on digital sales via leading websites as well as downloads from mobile service sites using an industry-standard... 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... |
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| "Me, In" | 7 | 17 |
| "Girls Girls" | 10 | 18 |
| "G.N.O." | 13 | 22 |
| "Stop!" | 20 | 49 |
| "Act Cool" (feat. San E) | 21 | 47 |
| "Sweet Dreams" | 24 | - |
| "Do Go Do Go" | 26 | - |
| "Dear Boy" | 28 | - |
| "Nu Shoes" | 29 | - |
| "Super B" | 35 | - |
| "Be My Baby" (Ra.D Mix) | 38 | - |