Wonder Party Explained

Wonder Party
Type:	EP
Artist:	Wonder Girls
Cover:	Wonderpartyalbumcover.jpg
Border:	yes
Recorded:	2011–12
Length:	21:04
Label:	JYP
Prev Title:	Wonder World
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Nobody for Everybody
Next Year:	2012

Wonder Party is the third EP by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. It was released digitally on June 3, 2012, and physically on June 6, 2012. The lead single "Like This" was released on June 3. Its deluxe version was released in the United States on June 19, 2012.

Wonder Party is the last mini-album by the Wonder Girls to feature members Sunye and Sohee before their departures from the group in December 2013 and 2014.

Background and release

With the release of Wonder Party, the group was reported to be undergoing a "musical transformation" by releasing the "powerful dance track" "Like This". J.Y. Park wrote via his Twitter page: "Wonder Girls’ US album now complete, and all the songs on their Korean album have unanimously been approved."^{[1] [2]}

In South Korea, Wonder Party was digitally released on June 3, 2012, which was also the fourth anniversary of the group's second mini album So Hot. A physical edition of the album was released three days later. On June 19, 2012, a deluxe edition of the album was released in the United States. In Malaysia, the album was released in early 2013.

Awards

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Organization	Award	Result
2013	Gaon Chart Music Awards	Song of the Month (July)		^[3]

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Program	Date
"Like This"	MBC M's Show Champion	June 12, 2012
		June 19, 2012
	KBS2's Music Bank	June 15, 2012
	SBS's Inkigayo	June 17, 2012
		June 24, 2012

Credits and personnel

Members

• Sunye  - vocals (all tracks)
• Yeeun  - vocals (all tracks), songwriting, production (tracks 1, 4)
• Yubin  - rapping (all tracks), songwriter (track 3)
• Sohee  - vocals (all tracks)
• Hyelim  - vocals (all tracks)

Arrangement

• Yeeun (tracks 1, 7)
• Lee Woo-min (tracks 1, 4, 7)
• Park Jin-young (tracks 2, 8)
• Hong Ji-sang (tracks 2, 8)
• Sangmi Kim (track 3)
• Jerry Barnes (track 3)
• Rodger Green (track 3)
• Katreese Barnes (track 3)
• Mr. Cho (tracks 6, 9)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
South Korea Albums (Gaon)^[4]	3
US World Albums (Billboard)	9

Year-end charts

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Edition
Worldwide	June 3, 2012	Digital download	JYP	Standard
South Korea	June 6, 2012	CD
United States	June 19, 2012	Digital download		Deluxe
Malaysia	January 2, 2013			Standard

Notes and References

1. Web site: 원더걸스, 6월초 컴백 여름 무더위 날린다 . . May 4, 2012 . June 3, 2012 . May 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210511062550/https://news.nate.com/view/20120504n06368?mid=e0301&isq=4950 . live .
2. Web site: Wonder Girls to make a comeback in June? . Allkpop.com . May 4, 2012 . May 28, 2012 . June 8, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120608073715/http://www.allkpop.com/2012/05/wonder-girls-to-make-a-comeback-in-june . live .
3. Web site: 2nd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Winners . Hype Malaysia . February 13, 2013 . May 30, 2021 . January 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210102025821/https://hype.my/2013/10518/2nd-gaon-chart-k-pop-awards-winners/ . live .
4. Web site: Gaon Search - Wonder Girls. Gaon. June 8, 2012. Korean. January 18, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120118035257/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=%EC%9B%90%EB%8D%94%EA%B1%B8%EC%8A%A4. live.
5. Web site: 2012년 Album Chart . Gaon . February 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008183130/http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php?f_type=year&f_year=2012&f_month=3&f_week=&f_chart_kind_cd=K . October 8, 2014 . ko . dead .
6. Web site: Gaon album chart . . ko . March 3, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120303180536/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon?nationGbn=T . live .