Wonder World (album) Contents Background and composition Commercial performance Track listing Personnel Charts Sales Release history References Navigation menu"Album Review: Wonder Girls – Wonder World""성숙해진 원더걸스 2집으로 국내 컴백 - MBN :: 매일방송""혜림 랩, 그간의 심경 토로? 솔로곡 'Act Cool' 가사 화제""원더걸스 신곡 댄스, 비욘세 안무가가 만든다""2011년 47주차 Album Chart"the original"World Albums Week of November 26, 2011""2011년 47주차 Digital Chart"the original"Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Week of November 26, 2011""국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!""국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!""국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!""국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!""World Music: Top World Albums Chart""Gaon Album Chart 2011년 11월""Gaon Monthly Chart: December 2011"the original"Gaon Monthly Chart: January 2012""Gaon Monthly Chart: December 2012 (see #318)"2013년 10월 Album Chart (see #341)2015년 08월 Album Chart (see #277)"Wonder Girls - Wonder World (2nd Album) (CD, Album) at Discogs""Wonder World by Wonder Girls on Apple Music - iTunes""Wonder Girls Vol. 2 - Wonder World (CD + DVD) (Taiwan Special Version) on YesAsia"e
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| Wonder World | ||||
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 From left to right: Sunye, Yeeun, Sohee, Yubin, Hyelim | ||||
Studio album by Wonder Girls | ||||
| Released | November 7, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–2011 (New York City, New York, United States; Seoul, South Korea) | |||
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| Length | 41:29 | |||
| Label | JYP | |||
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Singles from Wonder World | ||||
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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. "Be My Baby" served as the lead single from album. Both album and single were commercial success. Album was promoted with a Wonder World Tour in 2012. Members were more involved in songwriting in production: Park Yeeun wrote and produced "G.N.O." and "Me, In", Kim Yubin wrote "Girls Girls", "Me, In" and "Sweet Dreams" while Woo Hyelim wrote and produced her solo song "Act Cool", featuring San E. Members also recorded duets: Min Sunye and Yeeun recorded "Long Long Time" while Yubin and Ahn Sohee recorded "SuperB".
Contents
1 Background and composition
2 Commercial performance
3 Track listing
4 Personnel
5 Charts
5.1 Weekly charts
5.2 Monthly charts
6 Sales
7 Release history
8 References
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 Yeeun 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 entitled "두고두고" (Long Long Time).[2] Renowned choreographer Jonte' Moaning, who worked with American R&B artist Beyoncé on 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.[4]Wonder World placed at number 1 on the Gaon Weekly Album Chart[5] and number 5 on Billboard's World Album Chart.[6] "Be My Baby" went to number 1 on both the Gaon Weekly Digital Charts[7] and the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100.[8] The song was also featured on the group's TV movie, "The Wonder Girls", which aired on TeenNick.[citation needed]
Commercial performance
Wonder World entered and peaked at number one on the Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated November 6-12, 2011.[9] The album stayed in the Top 10 of the chart for four consecutive weeks.[10] The album entered and peaked at number 4 on the chart for the month of November 2011 with 35,051 physical copies sold.[11]
The album placed at number 42 on the Gaon Album Chart for the year 2011 for 34,140 physical copies sold.[12]
In the US, the album entered and peaked at number 5 on Billboard's World Albums chart on the week ending November 26, 2011.[13]
Track listing
Wonder World .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal – Standard edition | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "G.N.O." | Park Yeeun |
| 3:30 |
| 2. | "Be My Baby" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | Park | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Girls Girls" |
| Shim | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Me, In" |
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| 3:14 |
| 5. | "Sweet Dreams" |
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| 3:34 |
| 6. | "Stop!" | Hong Ji-sang | Hong Ji-sang | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Dear Boy" |
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| 3:11 |
| 8. | "두고두고" (Long Long Time (Sunye and Yeeun duet)) | Park | Park | 3:46 |
| 9. | "SuperB" (Yubin and Sohee duet) | Kim Eana | East4A | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Act Cool" (Hyelim featuring San E) |
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| 3:33 |
| 11. | "Be My Baby" (Ra.D Mix) | Park | Park | 3:27 |
| 12. | "Nu Shoes" |
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| 3:29 |
| Total length: | 41:29 | |||
Wonder World – iTunes Store edition (bonus track) | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 13. | "Be My Baby" (English version) | 3:32 |
| Total length: | 45:01 | |
Wonder World – Taiwanese special edition (bonus track) | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 13. | "Be My Baby" (Chinese version) | 3:32 |
| Total length: | 45:01 | |
Wonder World – Taiwanese special edition (bonus DVD) | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Be My Baby" (music video) | |
| 2. | "Be My Baby" (making film) | |
| 3. | "Be My Baby" (album shooting) | |
| 4. | "Real Wonder Girls" | |
Wonder World – Malaysian and Singaporean special edition (bonus DVD)[14] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Teaser 1" | |
| 2. | "Teaser 2" | |
| 3. | "Be My Baby" (music video) | |
| 4. | "Real WG "Magazine"" | |
| 5. | "Real WG "Fan Session"" | |
| 6. | "Be My Baby" (making of music video) | |
| 7. | "Jacket Making" | |
Sample credits
- "Me, In" contains a sample of Shin Jung-hyeon's song "The Beauty".
Personnel
- Sunye – vocals (all tracks except for tracks 9, 10)
- Yeeun – vocals (all tracks except for tracks 9,9 10), songwriting, production (tracks 1, 4), rearrangement (track 4)
Yubin – rapping (all tracks except for tracks 8, 10), songwriting (tracks 3, 4, 5)
Sohee – vocals (all tracks except for tracks 8, 10)
Hyelim – vocals, rapping (all tracks except for tracks 8 and 9), songwriting, production (track 10)- Lee Woo-min – producer (track 1), rearrangement (track 4)
- Fredrik – producer (track 1)
- Cho Jong-soo – raps (track 1)
Park Jin-young – songwriting, production (tracks 2, 8, 11)- Shim Eun-ji – songwriting (track 3), production (tracks 3, 5)
- Shin Jung-hyeon - songwriting, production (track 4)
- Billion Dollar Baby - songwriting (track 5)
- Noday - songwriting (track 5)
- DeepFrost - production (track 5)
- Hong Ji-sang – songwriting, production (track 6)
- Jessica Martinez – songwriting (track 7)
Nikki Flores – songwriting (track 7)- Fingazz – production (track 7)
- DJ Nüre – production (track 7)
Kim Eana – songwriting (track 8)- East4A – production (track 8)
San E – featured artist, rapping, songwriting, production (track 10)
Woo Seok Rhee – songwriting, production (track 12)- Alexander Kronlund – songwriting, production (track 12)
- Lukas Hilbert – songwriting, production (track 12)
Charts
Weekly charts
| Charts (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[5] | 1 |
| US World Albums (Billboard)[6] | 5 |
Monthly charts
| Charts (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[15] | 4 |
Sales
| Country | Chart | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | Gaon physical sales | 43,349+[16] |
Release history
| Region | Date | Edition | Format | Label | Catalog | Ref. |
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| South Korea | November 7, 2011 | Standard |
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| L100004386 | [17] |
| United States | Digital download | JYP | – | [18] | ||
| Taiwan | January 6, 2012 |
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| Universal Music | 1027259494 | [19] |
| Malaysia | April 10, 2012 |
| 5053105239122 | [14] | ||
| Singapore |
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