Wonder Girls
| Wonder Girls | |
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| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2007 - Present |
| Labels | JYP Entertainment |
| Website | wondergirls.jype.com |
| Members | |
| Sun Ye Ye Eun So Hee Yoo Bin Hye Rim |
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| Former members | |
| Sun Mi Hyuna |
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The 'Wonder Girls' are 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 of JYP entertainment since it was established.[3] Each of the five original members were selected through auditions.[2] The members are Yoo Bin, Ye Eun, Sun Ye, Hye Rim and So Hee. Former member 김현아 (Kim Hyuna) left in June 2007 due to health problems, and Sun Mi left in January 2010 to pursue her education.[2]
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[change] Member profiles
[change] Yoo Bin
- Birth name: Kim Yoo Bin (Hangul: 김유빈)
- Date of birth: October 4, 1988
- Height, Weight: 163 cm, 45 kg
- Nickname: Sloth and Binnie
- Additional Notes :
- Made a cameo in 2pm's 10 Points out of 10 music video and in MBC's sitcom, 'That Person Is Coming'.
- Featured in Chun G's song 'Weak Man' and Kim Bum Soo's song, 'Do You Know That'.
- Wrote the rap for her part in Kim Bum Soo's song.
[change] Yenny
- Birth name: Park Ye Eun (Hangul: 박예은)
- Date of birth: May 26, 1989
- Height, Weight: 165 cm, 47 kg
- Nickname: Sik-sin (which means a Heavy eater)
- Additional Notes:
- Featured in H-eugene's song "Baby I Love You" and One Two's song "Bad Girl".
- Composed and wrote the lyrics for "Saying I Love You" and "For Wonderful"
[change] Sun Ye
- Birth name: Min SunYe (Hangul: 민선예)
- Date of birth: August 12, 1989
- Height, Weight: 162 cm, 46 kg
- Additional Notes:
- Featured in Mighty Mouth's song "Energy".
- Sang "일월지가" ("Sun and Moon") for "Han Sung Byul Gok".
- Composed the "Man Won" song.
- Featured in Lee Bul's music video 'Forever'.
- Featured in JYP's song 'Breakup In The Daylight'.
[change] Sohee
- Birth name: Ahn So Hee (Hangul: 안소희)
- Date of birth: June 27, 1992
- Height, Weight: 163 cm, 45 kg
- Nickname: An-mandu(An is her family name and mandu means dumplings)
- Additional notes:
- Sohee was in the movie I Like It Hot.
- Featured as the lead actress in 8eight's music video "Without a Heart".
- Made a cameo in MBC's sitcom, 'That Person Is Coming'.
[change] Lim
- Birth name: Woo Hye Rim (Hangul: 우혜림)
- Date of birth: September 1, 1992
- Height, Weight: 167 cm, 49 kg
- Additional Notes:
- Was in Chinese Wonder Girls before debuting as a real Wonder Girl to replace Sun Mi.
[change] Former member profiles
[change] Hyuna
- Birth name: Kim Hyun Ah (Hangul: 김현아)
- Date of birth: June 6, 1992
- Height, Weight: 164 cm, 43 kg
--- She is now a member of Cube Entertainment's famous girl group, 4Minute.
[change] Sun Mi
- Birth name: Sun Mi (Hangul: 선미)
- Date of birth: May 2, 1992
- Nickname: Mimi, 4D alien
- Height, Weight: 168 cm, 44 kg
- Addition Notes:
- Performed 'One More Time Okay' with Nam Gyuri and GaIn.
- Left the group to attend to her studies.
- She can rap and has rapped in a couple of Wonder Girls songs.
[change] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 여성그룹 원더걸스, 13일 쇼케이스로 '날개짓' joynews. Retrieved on February, 9. 2007 (Korean)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wonder Girls Profile Last.fm
- ↑ 박진영, JYP 10년만에 첫 여성그룹 공개 starnews. Retrieved on December, 18. 2006 (Korean)
[change] Other Websites
