Wonder Girls hold showcase at gaming show in U.S.

Wonder Girls members at the PAX PRIME 2010 in Seattle, Washington [JYP Entertainment]

Korean pop sensation the Wonder Girls held a showcase and fan meeting at a major gaming show in the United States over the weekend.

According to a press release from the girls' agency JYP Entertainment (JYPE) on Tuesday, the girls were invited by 3D game company, NCsoft, to perform on stage at the EMP (Experience Music Project), part of the PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) Prime 2010 which was held in Seattle of Washington on September 3.

Sunmi is back on twitter again!

I was browsing through Yenny's twitter when i saw Sun mi's new twitter (http://twitter.com/mimimimi0502)!!! I suppose it's not fake account because Yenny's following her and the photo seems to be taken recently by Sun mi. So wonderfuls~ pls follow Sun mi on twitter~ Hope she will often update it so we know what's going on in her life! ^^

Wonder Girls' Sohee featured in fashion spread for Dazed

Wonder Girls member Sohee [Dazed & Confused Korea]

Wonder Girls member Sohee will be showing off a new side to herself in the August issue of fashion magazine Dazed & Confused Korea, according to a press release by agency JYP Entertainment (JYPE) on Tuesday.

JYPE revealed a photo from the fashion spread for Dazed, in which Sohee is seen posing sideways in a profile shot. The concept for the shoot is said to have been thought up by the singer herself.

Wonder Girls Sun posts pic from Niagara Falls

Wonder Girls member Sun in front of Niagara Falls [Sun's official Twitter page]

Wonder Girls' member Sun, who is currently on a North American tour with her band, has revealed a photograph that she recently took at Niagara Falls.

The leader of the quintet posted a picture of herself on her Twitter page (http://twitter.com/WGsun) Tuesday morning (Korea time), along with the comment "Niagara falls in canada.... Sooooooo beautiful..with rainbow!!!"

Wonder Girls make Billboard chart again with "2DT"

Wonder Girls' "2 Different Tears" ranked at No.21 on Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart [Billboard.com]

Korean pop sensation Wonder Girls have made their second Billboard chart entry with their latest single "2 Different Tears" (2DT), according to the band's official website (http://wondergirlsworld.com).

For the week of July 21, "2DT," the title single from the band's second studio album of the same name, came in at No.21 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart, which ranks top-selling albums released by new or developing artists.

Lee Byung Hun, Wonder Girls and 2PM to Promote Seoul City

Seoul city official announced on July 5 that Seoul city will broadcast four kinds of TV commercials to promote Seoul city in foreign countries, in which Hallyu stars such as Lee Byung Hun, Wonder Girls, and 2PM appear. The advertising commercials for Seoul city were made in order to inform the world of the attractiveness of Seoul city, and the contents and themes were differentiated by different regions targeting Japan, China, South-East Asian countries, and countries in Europe and the American continent.

▲ Wonder Girls in commercial for China

Sun Ye’s Heartfelt Message On Daum

Hello

This is Wonder Girls’ Sunye..^^

Through the love and sympathy of many people I was able to send my father on his last path on this ground with thankful tears..

The reason why I am writing this right now is

Before the immense feeling of thankfulness I’ve felt over the past few days decreases just a little bit

I really wanted to express this feeling of thanks..

I was able to warmly feel with my heart again during this time how happy of a person I am and how much love I am receiving..

The Lord probably knew even the small part of me and didn’t want to give me time to be sad so I think he sent all these people to help me..

Really because of that I was able to not fall down or give up and was able to gain more strength and end it well..

I also thank the press that communicated the news about my father..

Honestly in the beginning I felt a bit burdened but thanks to the press a lot of precious people I have lost contact with, I was able to reunite with

and they came and comforted me as well.. and although I have the job of being a celebrity..

I am really thankful to all the reporters that kept their manners on personal matters until the end..!

And all the fans that always cheer me on

Thank you for coming and comforting me..

I was really moved by your warm hearts..^^

I am sorry that I wasn’t able to attend to each person more..

And more than anything.. there are people that I really want to express my thanks to in public..

From the moment that the news about my father spread until now, our JYPE family that took the most care of me..

It’s been 10 years this year since I have entered JYPE…

Right now..It is not possible for me to not admit that auditioning for JYPE was one of the most thankful things that happened to me during my 22 years..

I don’t know how lucky and thankful I am that I can do what I love in this family-like environment…

I almost feel sorry for having this luck..I am really thankful..

Ever since my father was at Asan hospital, it was where he wanted to be treated..

To my company that helped us hold the funeral there..thank you so much..!!

And changing my schedule in advance in case I worry about it.. and the managers that stayed up all night staying with me..

You really suffered a lot.. And more than anything..my members that I love that flew back as soon as they arrived when they heard the news.. Thank you so much and I love you..^^

I am receiving all this love..

I am just a very small person.. but I am being blessed this much..

I felt a lot through the people that prayed for me.. Even though I can’t show everything in person that I can do

I feel like I’m giving back the best I can by always praying with the lips I was given

Because I’m weak I make mistakes and often fail but I will be strong and work hard through all the strength I’m given through your support and prayers..!

Again, I’m thankful to everyone that worried for me..

And I hope lots of love will be sent to the ‘Korea Respiration Trouble Association’ that my father depended on a lot..

Again, I’m thankful to everyone who helps my father be able to be proud of his daughter from heaven..

I will always pray..Thank you..^^

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Park Jin Young to Appear in Wonder Girls’ Hawaii Concert

A spokesperson for JYP Entertainment delivered an announcement on June 21 that producer and singer Park Jin Young (38) will participate in Hawaii as an opening act of the Wonder Girls’ American tour entitled “Wonder Girls World Tour.”

Wonder Girls return to Seoul, delay Hawaii concert

Korean pop group Wonder Girls on the cover of their latest album "2 Different Tears" [JYP Entertainment]

Korean pop sensation Wonder Girls have delayed their Hawaii concert due to the death of Sun's father yesterday, according to agency JYP Entertainment (JYPE) on Friday.

JYPE announced in a press release that the girls' Honolulu concert, originally scheduled for June 25 and 26, has been delayed to July 16 and 17.

[PHOTO] Wonder Girls' Sun at father's wake service (Jo Kwon & Dong Hae Came)

Wonder Girls member Sun at her father's wake service at Seoul Asan Hospital in Seoul, Korea on June 24, 2010. Her father passed away due to a chronic illness early Thursday morning.

Wonder Girls member Sun's father passes away

Wonder Girls member Sun [Asia Economic Daily]

Korean singer Sun of pop group Wonder Girls is mourning over the death of her father, who passed away earlier this morning due to a chronic illness.

An official at agency JYP Entertainment (JYPE) explained that Sun had stayed by his side after flying into Korea on Tuesday upon hearing the news that her father was in a critical condition.

Ye Eun Complains: ‘I Want to Sleep More’

Members of the Wonder Girls voiced complaints toward their producer Park Jin Young, and their honest talk became an issue.

The Wonder Girls appeared on the episode of KBS 2TV's “Yu Huiyeol's Sketchbook” that aired on June 4. MC Yu Huiyeol disclosed his acquaintance with Park Jin Young to members and suggested they state complaints about Park Jin Young freely. Ye Eun started to begin complaining by saying, “Do not rebuke us for not studying English. Yesterday, you called me again to say that we have to study by sparing time for even one or two minutes, and I told you that we sleep for only three or four hours a day these days. Then, you argued that even though we are busy, we have time to eat and go to a restroom, and asked us to bring a vocabulary notebook all the time. But, I need to sleep. Please let me sleep longer.”

After listening to Ye Eun’s complaints, So Hee, who used to avoid talking, also said with a frown on her face, “When we make a mistake or do something wrong, we already know it's our fault. But, you always tend to point out our mistakes with exaggeration many times. We know very well.” She laughed with a frown on her face.

Yu Huiyeol sprang to the Wonder Girls members’ defense by saying, “You are such a bad gorilla. Wait until I get my hands on you! You really look like Choi Chi Soo (a character who appears in the cartoon ‘Slam Dunk.’)” What he said created an uproar in the set.

During the program, MC asked personal questions to members of the Wonder Girls. Sun Ye honestly said that she likes 2AM followed by 2PM because her best friend Cho Kwon belongs to 2AM. Yoo Bin also spoke out that Tae Yang in the group Big Bang is her favorite idol singer, which was enough to display her straightforward personality.

The Wonder Girls passionately sang their new song entitled “2 Different Tears,” which has been released recently, and their hit songs such as “Tell me,””So Hot,” and “Nobody,” which have been greatly loved by people.

Writer : Contributing Reporter Roh Ji Won

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Wonder Girls' continues reign on Gaon charts for third week

K-pop idols Wonder Girls [The Official Wonder Girls' site]

Princesses of K-pop the Wonder Girls continued to reign Gaon's singles chart for the third week in a row.

According to data released by Gaon on Thursday, the girl group took another win on the music chart with their latest song "2 Different Tears" (2DT) during the week of May 30 to June 5.

The quintet, who has been promoting the new song since its global release on May 16, recently kicked off their first solo tour in North America titled "Wonder World Tour," heading to 27 different states throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Rock quartet CNBLUE's latest single "Love" held onto its No. 2 spot and girl group 4minute maintained their stance in third place with their recent release "HUH."

Meanwhile, SS501's new mini-album "DESTINATION" rose to the top spot on the chart, moving up five slots from the previous week to become the best-selling record during the first week of June.

Super Junior's fourth full-length album "BONAMANA" remained in second place, while 4minute's second mini-album "Hit Your Heart" reentered the charts at No. 3.

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Shy Sohee Turns Red on Talk Show

Sohee, a member of the girl group Wonder Girls, turned into a "kimchi dumpling" on the KBS-2TV talk show "Win Win" on Tuesday. Sohee, whose nickname is "dumpling" due to her plump cheeks, is naturally shy and finds cracking jokes on entertainment shows extremely difficult.

MC Kim Seung-wu pointed out that the Wonder Girls are strong when united but each member's individual presence is rather weak.

△Entertainment-shy Sohee turns red

Sunye admitted, "Unlike other girl groups, our members don't really have individual gigs. We're not funny on entertainment shows and we all have different areas of interest."

Sohee said, "When I monitor our appearances later, I always find myself standing behind the other girls and the portions when I speak on talk shows are often completely edited out." Sohee said acting is better than having to be funny.

Kim then said, "Sohee, your face is turning red," and assistant MC Tae-yeon said she becomes a "kimchi dumpling."

But Sohee was confident enough to say that she is embarrassed at the other members' comedy skills.

In the show's "Let's Meet Up" corner, the Wonder Girls kept their promise with viewers to jump rope in Samseongdong and had a blast with fans.

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Wonder Girls to embark on a 27-stop North America tour

Wonder Girls [JYP Entertainment]

Korean female pop group Wonder Girls will kick off a 27-stop tour in the North Korea on Friday (EST), according to their agency JYP Entertainment (JYPE) today.

JYPE announced through a press release that the first solo tour titled "Wonder World Tour," promoted by Live Nation, will start off in Washington D.C. and head to over a two dozen other venues located throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The girls' concert will be opened by boy bands 2AM and 2PM, also managed by JYPE, to introduce to the groups to the fans.

"We have thoroughly gone through the preparations for our tour and we hope our stage performance will be a way to thank our fans for always supporting us," the quintet was quoted as saying.

Wonder Girls recently made a successful comeback to the Korean music scene with "2 Different Tears," the name of both their title track and album released globally, which has been topped numerous online and offline music charts.

The song has been recorded in three languages including Korean, English and Chinese and the English versions and remixes of their previous hits in Korea, “Tell Me,” “So Hot” and “Nobody,” are also featured in the album.

Dates for the "Wonder World Tour" are as follows:

United States

JUNE 4 - Washington DC / Warner Theater

JUNE 5 - Atlanta / Tabernacle

JUNE 6 - New York / Hammerstein

JUNE 8 - Chicago / House of Blues

JUNE 9 - Houston / House of Blues

JUNE 10 - Dallas / House of Blues

JUNE 11 - Los Angeles / House of Blues Sunset Strip

JUNE 12 - Anaheim, CA / House of Blues

JUNE 13 - San Francisco / The Fillmore

JUNE 25 - Honolulu, HI at Pipeline Cafe

JUNE 26 - Honolulu, HI at Pipeline Cafe

JUNE 30 - TBA

JULY 1 - TBA feat. special guest 2AM

JULY 2 - TBA feat. special guest 2AM

JULY 3 - TBA feat. special guest 2AM

JULY 6 - TBA feat. special guest 2AM

JULY 7 - TBA feat. special guest 2AM

JULY 8 - TBA feat. special guest 2AM

JULY 9 - TBA

JULY 13 - Westbury, NY at Theatre at Westbury

JULY14 - Englewood, NJ at Bergen PAC

JULY 16 - Atlantic City, NJ at Tropicana Casino & Resort

JULY 18 - TBA

JULY 20 - TBA

Canada

JUNE 29 - TBA

JULY 10 - TBA

JULY 12 - Mississauga, ON at Living Arts Centre

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Wonder Girls celebrates 2nd win on Gaon charts with "2DT"

Asia pop sensation Wonder Girls [JYP Entertainment]

Asia pop sensation Wonder Girls has once again placed atop Gaon's singles chart with their new single "2 Different Tears" during the week of May 23 to 29.

According to the data released on Thursday, the female idol group held onto the No. 1 spot, scoring their second consecutive win on the chart.

The girls have been promoting the new record “2 Different Tears” in Korea, topping various music charts with their title track of the same name. They left the country on Tuesday to begin their solo tour in 20 cities in the United States starting June 4.

Making an incredible 20-spot jump from the previous week to No. 2 is the new tune "Love" by rock quartet CNBLUE and rounding out the top three singles is "HUH" by girl group 4minute.

Meanwhile, Veteran singer Lee Seung-hwan's 10th album "Dreamizer" successfully bowed into the No. 1 position on Gaon's albums chart.

Super Junior's fourth studio release "BONAMANA" fell one slot to second place, followed sequentially by MBLAQ's single album "Y" which bounced up two spots to third.

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Wonder Girls told to "wait to date" by Park Jin-young

Korean pop group Wonder Girls [Asia Economic Daily]

Female pop group Wonder Girls have revealed that they want to date but producer Park Jin-young is telling them to wait a few more years.

The girls made the remark while appearing on celebrity talk show "Win Win," which airs tonight on KBS2 TV.

"When we first debuted, Park Jin-young told us to wait just three years," the girls said on the show. "And when we went to the U.S., he said to wait another two years... We don't know how much longer we have to wait."

When asked what they would like to do if they have a boyfriend, Yenny answered that she wants to "wear a couple ring and write his name in a secret code in the 'thanks to' section in the album."

"When I return to Korea after an overseas concert, I would like my boyfriend to greet me at the airport with a hug," said the group's youngest member Sohee.

The members also demonstrated various individual talents on the show; Sohee did a vocal mimicry of popular female emcee Choi Hwa-jung while Yubin unveiled her thick Jeolla province dialect.

Wonder Girls recently made a splashing comeback to the local music scene with "2 Different Tears," their first full-length album since "The Wonder Years" in 2007.

The girls, who have been promoting the record since arriving in Korea two weeks ago, have been topping various music charts with their latest single "2 Different Tears."

They will be wrapping up their schedule in Korea this week and leave for the U.S., where they will go on a 20-city tour across the country.

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Wonder Girls takes 2nd win on Mnet's singles chart

Korean pop sensation Wonder Girls [JYP Entertainment]

Korean female pop group Wonder Girls' latest song "2 Different Tears (2DT)" became the No. 1 single on cable music channel Mnet's singles chart during the week of May 24 to 30.

According to the data released on Monday, the pop sensation remained at the same position as last week, claiming their second consecutive win on the chart issued by the cable music channel.

The quintet had made a successful comeback to the local music scene after the global release of their new album May 16 and promoted it through appearances on various entertainment shows such as "Family Outing Season 2," "1 Night 2 Days" and other televised music programs.

CNBLUE's new song "LOVE" made a three-spot jump to second place and new single "HUH" by girl group 4minute climbed one slot to round out the top three singles.

Meanwhile, R&B duo Vibe held onto the top spot on Mnet's weekly album chart for the final week of May with their fourth full-length record "Vibe in Praha" for the third consecutive week.

CNBLUE stayed at No. 2 with their mini-album "Bluelove" and rising three slots to third was Monday Kiz's fourth studio release from Monday "ru:t;."

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Wonder Girls: 'Sunmi is Forever our Member'

The Wonder Girls, who recently returned from the US, appeared on the KBS 2TV talk show "Win Win" on Tuesday. As they had stayed in the US for a long while, Korean viewers had a lot to ask them. The members candidly responded to all questions.

MC Kim Seung-wu carefully asked about the departure of one of the group's members. The responses by Ye-eun, Sunye, Sohee and Yubin were tearfully emotional. Yubin started out, "Sunmi and I were roommates in the US. Sunmi used to say, 'I'm so worn out. I wanna quit.' But I just thought she was joking. If I knew her true heart, I would've comforted her. I'm so regretful."

Ye-eun said, "When she was quitting, I simply couldn't accept the fact. It was painful. I didn't want to acknowledge it. I ignored the reality for a while and tried to keep her in the group." Sunye said, "The happiness of the Wonder Girls is important, but we also had to respect Sunmi's personal happiness. We decided to support her decision."

Viewer questions followed on the news that Sunmi contacted the girls when they returned to Korea. Ye-eun said, "It's most hurtful when people ask if we still contact Sunmi. It's not a question of still..." She couldn't finish the sentence and shed tears. Yubin followed up, "Sunmi is forever the Wonder Girls. She sent a text message after our first performance in Korea. It was heartbreaking to see her message. She said 'I saw your show. Fighting!'" Yubin also teared up while making her comment.

The girls also sent out a video message to Sunmi. Sohee said, "Sunmi monitors our shows and gives feedback. We continue to root for her too. We keep in contact." Sunye said, "It's been a while since we last saw her. We're apart but we're thankful that she always cheers for us. Congratulations Sunmi for passing the school exam! The time we spent together will never go away. We can always meet up and have fun. I miss you, our dear Sunmi."

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Wonder Girls says "Mimi's happiness is important"

Korean pop group Wonder Girls [Asia Economic Daily]

Korean pop sensation Wonder Girls, who are currently promoting their latest album "2 Different Tears" with new member Lim, have said that former bandmate "Mimi's happiness is important" as much as the group's success.

The girls made the remark while appearing on KBS talk show "Win Win" aired Tuesday, when asked how they felt about Mimi leaving the group last February to attend college and go back to living a normal life.

The members explained that Mimi had often mentioned in the U.S., where they were working particularly hard to promote themselves last year, that she was a having hard time and seriously considered quitting her music career.

"Every time she said that, we would jokingly say 'Okay, don't do this, quit.'" said the girls on the show. "If we had known that she was serious, we would have been more supportive of her. We feel bad that we weren't."

"It was a really painful and difficult time," said a teary Yenny. "We tried hard [to get Mimi to stay] and even tried to ignore her decision to quit the group. But it didn't work."

"The happiness of the Wonder Girls is important, but I felt that Mimi's happiness is important as well," added the group's leader Sun. "It was a decision we made after a long discussion with Mimi."

The girls also said that they congratulated their former bandmate after she passed her college entrance qualification exam earlier this month and thanked her for monitoring the group's comeback performance and sending a text message in support.

On a different note, Wonder Girls' youngest member Sohee revealed on the show how she felt about Sulli, the youngest in another popular girl band f(x).

"These days, I find people who are younger than me so adorable," the 17-year-old star was quoted as saying. "I used to be the youngest person working but now it feels like I have younger siblings -- it's wonderful."

Wonder Girls recently made a splashing comeback with "2 Different Tears," their first full-length album since "The Wonder Years" in 2007.

With new member Lim replacing Mimi, the girls arrived in Korea last week and has been making appearances on various TV shows to promote the record.

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