Wonder World (album) explained

Wonder World
Type:Studio album
Artist:Wonder Girls
Cover:Wonder World (album).jpeg
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Released:November 7, 2011
Recorded:2010–11
Length:41:29
Label:JYP
Prev Title:2 Different Tears
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Wonder Party
Next Year:2012

Wonder World is the second Korean-language studio album by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls, released on November 7, 2011, through JYP Entertainment. The track "Be My Baby" served as the lead single from album. Both the album and the single were a commercial success, both having topped the Gaon Album and Digital charts respectively. To promote Wonder World, the group appeared on several South Korean music programs; additionally, Wonder Girls embarked on their Wonder World Tour in July 2012.

For this album, the members of the group became more involved in the songwriting and production. Park Ye-eun wrote and produced "G.N.O." and "Me, In", Kim Yubin wrote "Girls Girls", "Me, In", and "Sweet Dreams", and Woo Hyelim wrote and produced her solo song "Act Cool", featuring San E. The members also recorded two duets: Min Sunye and Yeeun recorded "Long Long Time" while Yubin and Ahn Sohee recorded "SuperB".

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 Ye-eun was the composer and lyricist for the song "G.N.O." and performed the arrangement and composition for "Me, In", a remake of the 1974 hit "The Beauty" by Shin Jung-hyeon and YeopJeons.[1] 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."[2]

Woo Hyelim collaborated with rapper San-E for her solo song "Act Cool" for which also helped her write the rap lyrics.[3] 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 titled "두고두고" (Long Long Time). Renowned choreographer Jonte' Moaning choreographed the group's music video for "Be My Baby". Designer Johnny Wujek also worked alongside the group.[4]

Commercial performance

Wonder World entered and peaked at number one on the Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated November 6–12, 2011.[5] The album stayed in the Top 10 of the chart for four consecutive weeks.[6] The album entered and peaked at number 4 on the chart for the month of November 2011 with 35,051 physical copies sold.[7] The album placed at number 42 on the Gaon Album Chart for the year 2011 for 34,140 physical copies sold.[8] In the United States, the album entered and peaked at number 5 on Billboard's World Albums chart on the week ending November 26, 2011.[9] "Be My Baby" went to number 1 on both the Gaon Weekly Digital Charts[10] and the Billboard K-pop Hot 100.[11] The song was also featured in the group's TV movie, Wonder Girls at the Apollo, which aired on TeenNick.[12]

Accolades

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Organization WorkAwardResult
2011Gaon Chart Music Awards"Be My Baby"Song of the Month (November)
2012 Wonder World Disk Bonsang
Popularity Award
Song! width="170"
ProgramDate
"Be My Baby"Mnet's M! CountdownNovember 17, 2011
November 24, 2011
SBS's InkigayoNovember 27, 2011
December 4, 2011
December 11, 2011

Track listing

Sample credits

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts (2011)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)1
US World Albums (Billboard)5

Year-end charts

Release history

RegionDateEditionFormatLabelCatalogRef.
South KoreaNovember 7, 2011StandardL100004386[16]
United StatesDigital downloadJYP - [17]
TaiwanJanuary 6, 2012Universal Music1027259494[18]
MalaysiaApril 10, 20125053105239122
Singapore

Notes and References

  1. News: Album Review: Wonder Girls – Wonder World. Hello Kpop. November 19, 2011. September 11, 2017.
  2. Web site: 성숙해진 원더걸스 2집으로 국내 컴백 - MBN :: 매일방송 . Mbn.mk.co.kr . November 6, 2011 . November 13, 2011.
  3. Web site: 혜림 랩, 그간의 심경 토로? 솔로곡 'Act Cool' 가사 화제 . News.nate.com . November 13, 2011.
  4. Web site: 원더걸스 신곡 댄스, 비욘세 안무가가 만든다 . Star News . October 24, 2011.
  5. Web site: 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!. gaonchart.co.kr. 2017-01-27.
  6. Web site: 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!. gaonchart.co.kr. 2017-01-27.
  7. Web site: 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!. gaonchart.co.kr. 2017-01-27.
  8. Web site: 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!. gaonchart.co.kr. 2017-01-27.
  9. News: World Music: Top World Albums Chart. Billboard. 2017-01-27.
  10. Web site: 2011년 47주차 Digital Chart. Gaon. February 11, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211035456/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=47&hitYear=2011&termGbn=week. February 11, 2015 .
  11. Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Week of November 26, 2011. Billboard. February 11, 2015.
  12. Web site: Chung . Kang-hyun . The Wonder Girls ready to retake local music scene . Korea JoongAng Daily . January 13, 2022 . en . November 8, 2011.
  13. Web site: Gaon Album Chart 2011년 11월 . Gaon . February 11, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203160902/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T&current_month=11&current_year=2011&chart_Time=month . December 3, 2013 . ko . unfit .
  14. Web site: Gaon Album Chart 2011년 . Circle . October 1, 2022 . ko . dead . October 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221002020540/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2011&hitYear=2011&termGbn=year&yearTime=3 .
  15. Cumulative sales for "Wonder World":
    • Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20131024203123/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T&current_month=12&current_year=2011&chart_Time=month. Gaon Monthly Chart: December 2011. Gaon Music Chart. ko. October 24, 2013.
    • Web site: Gaon Monthly Chart: January 2012. Gaon Music Chart. ko. July 29, 2015.
    • Web site: Gaon Monthly Chart: December 2012 (see #318). Gaon Music Chart. ko. July 29, 2015.
    • Web site: Circle Chart . ko:2013년 10월 Album Chart (see #341) . October 2013 Album Chart . Gaon Chart . Korea Music Content Industry Association . August 26, 2016 . ko.
    • Web site: Circle Chart . ko:2015년 08월 Album Chart (see #277) . August 2015 Album Chart . Gaon Chart . Korea Music Content Industry Association . August 26, 2016 . ko.
  16. Web site: Wonder Girls - Wonder World (2nd Album) (CD, Album) at Discogs. Discogs. November 7, 2011. August 8, 2016.
  17. Web site: Wonder World by Wonder Girls on Apple Music - iTunes. iTunes Store. November 7, 2011. August 8, 2016.
  18. Web site: Wonder Girls Vol. 2 - Wonder World (CD + DVD) (Taiwan Special Version) on YesAsia. YesAsia. January 6, 2012. August 8, 2016.

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