Wonder Girls
The Wonder Girls was a South Korean girl group.[1] The Wonder Girls debuted on February 10th, 2007 on Show! Music Core, singing "Irony", the single from their debut mini-album, The Wonder Begins. The mini-album went on to become a minor hit, selling 11,454 copies in 2007.[2] The main producer was Jin-young Park, the leader of JYP Entertainment.[1] Wonder Girls is the first female group from JYP Entertainment since it was established.[3] Each of the five original members were selected through auditions.[2] The members are Yubin, Yeeun, Sunye, Hyerim and Sohee. Former member Kim Hyuna left in June 2007 due to health problems, and Sun Mi left in January 2010 to pursue her education.[2] Now Sun Ye has left and Sun Mi Has rejoined.
Wonder Girls | |
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 Wonder Girls | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2007–2017 |
| Labels | JYP Entertainment |
| Website | wondergirls.jype.com |
| Past members | Yeeun Yubin Sunmi Hyelim Sohee Sunye HyunA |
Sohee has become a successful actress after leaving Wonder Girls.
In 2017, Yeeun and Sunmi left JYP Entertainment, resulting in the group's disbandment.
Former members
| Name | Date of birth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Hangul | English | |
| Kim YuBin | 김유빈 | Yubin |
October 4, 1988 (aged 37) |
| Park YeEun | 박예은 | Yenny |
May 26, 1989 (aged 36) |
| Lee Sun-Mi | 이선미 | Mimi |
2 May 1992 (aged 33) |
| Woo HyeLim | 우혜림 | Lim |
September 1, 1992 (aged 33) |
| Kim HyunA | 김현아 | HyunA |
6 June 1992 (aged 33) |
| Min SunYe | 민선예 | Sunye |
August 12, 1989 (aged 36) |
| Ahn SoHee | 안소희 | Sohee |
27 June 1992 (aged 33) |
Timeline
| Members＼Years | 2007 | 2008 ~ 2009 | 2010 | 2011 ~ 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | July | September | January | February | November | December | |||||||
| Sun Ye | |||||||||||||
| Ye Eun | |||||||||||||
| Sun Mi | |||||||||||||
| Hyuna | |||||||||||||
| So Hee | |||||||||||||
| Yu Bin | |||||||||||||
| Hye Lim | |||||||||||||
Wonder Girls Media
Wonder Girls performing "Irony" at Hanyang University in March 2007
Wonder Girls performing "Nobody" at the 2008 BICHE opening ceremony in October 2008
Wonder Girls at the Concept Korea fashion show in New York City on September 8, 2010.
Wonder Girls performing "Be My Baby" at 2011 Korea Entertainment Awards
Wonder Girls performing during the Wonder World Tour in Singapore on September 8, 2012.
Wonder Girls performing at the launch ceremony for the South Korean Olympic team in July 2016
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 여성그룹 원더걸스, 13일 쇼케이스로 '날개짓' joynews. Retrieved on February, 9. 2007 (in Korean)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wonder Girls Profile Last.fm
- ↑ 박진영, JYP 10년만에 첫 여성그룹 공개 starnews. Retrieved on December, 18. 2006 (in Korean)
Other websites
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- Wonder Girls Official Korean Site (in Korean)
- Wonder Girls Official English Site Archived 2009-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Wonder Girls MySpace