Reboot (Wonder Girls album)

Reboot

Reboot/"I Feel You" artwork
From left: Yeeun, Yubin, Lim, Sunmi
Studio album by Wonder Girls
Released August 3, 2015
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 43:06 (digital)
45:29 (physical)
Language
Label
Producer
Wonder Girls chronology
Wonder Best
(2012)		 Reboot
(2015)
Singles from Reboot
  1. "I Feel You"
    Released: August 2, 2015

Reboot (stylized as REBOOT) is the third studio album by South Korean pop girl group Wonder Girls. It was released on August 3, 2015. The Wonder Girls were more involved in the composition of this album, with each member having some writing and/or production credits on each song.[1] This is the first album in years to feature member Sunmi and the first since the departure of members Sunye and Sohee. The lead single, 80's inspired "I Feel You" was a number one hit, released on August 2, 2015. The album charted at number two in South Korea.

Background and composition

On June 24, 2015 it was reported that member Sunmi (Mimi) would return to the group after her departure in February 2010. On July 20, it was confirmed that members Sohee and Sunye had officially withdrawn from the group. The same day, JYP Entertainment announced the return of the Wonder Girls with a new band concept. For this concept, Sunmi plays bass guitar, Yubin plays drums, Hyelim plays guitar, and Yeeun plays piano. Individual teasers of the members playing their respective instruments began being released on July 20.[2] Despite the concept, none of the members actually recorded instrumentals for the album, despite learning to play the instruments and performing songs with their instruments live.[3][4] On July 29, a promotional video for the release of Reboot was released on YouTube. On August 2, lead single "I Feel You" was released. It was promoted with a music video.

Singles

"I Feel You", which served as lead single for the album, is a K-pop/rock song heavily inspired by 80's music, just like their 2008 hit single "So Hot". The music video for the single was directed by Lumpens and premiered on August 2, 2015. It takes place in 1987 and is inspired by 1980s. It shows each member playing her own instrument and other scenes. It was released on JYP Entertainment's YouTube channel. It's their first single since Sunye and Sohee's departure and first single since their 2009 hit "Nobody" to feature Sunmi. The single charted at number one on eight major Korean music charts during the week of its release.

Commercial performance

Reboot debuted at number five on the Gaon Album Chart.[5] In the United States, the album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard World Albums chart and No. 25 on Heatseekers Albums.[6]

Accolades

Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
FuseTV The 20 Best Albums of 2015 18 [7]
Billboard The 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015 1 [8]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Baby Don't Play"  Park Yeeun, Hong JisangPark Yeeun, Hong Jisang 3:31
2. "Candle" (featuring Paloalto)Woo Hyelim, Frants, PaloaltoWoo Hyelim, Frants 3:44
3. "I Feel You"  J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Kim YubinJ.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", e.one, Hong Jisang 3:23
4. "Rewind"  Lee Sunmi, Ju Hyo, Lee Toyo, Kim YubinLee Sunmi, Ju Hyo, Lee Toyo 3:34
5. "Loved"  Kim Yubin, Sim EunjiKim Yubin, Sim Eunji 3:39
6. "John Doe"  Kim Yubin, Hong Jisang, Ju HyoKim Yubin, Hong Jisang, Ju Hyo 3:12
7. "One Black Night"  Park Yeeun, FrantsPark Yeeun, Frants 3:46
8. "Back"  Woo Hyelim, Kim Yubin, Lee ToyoWoo Hyelim, Kim Yubin, Lee Toyo 3:28
9. "오빠" (OPPA)Woo Hyelim, FrantsWoo Hyelim, Frants 3:33
10. "사랑이 떠나려 할 때" (Faded Love)Lee Sunmi, Sim EunjiLee Sunmi, Sim Eunji 3:41
11. "없어" (GONE)Kim Yubin, Sim EunjiKim Yubin, Sim Eunji 3:53
12. "이 순간" (Remember)Park Yeeun, Hong JisangPark Yeeun, Hong Jisang 3:46
Total length:
 43:06
Physical edition bonus track
No. Title Length
13. "20150711 (Talk)" (featuring Sunye and Sohee) 2:23

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Charts (2015) Peak
position
Korean Albums (Gaon)[5] 5
US World Albums (Billboard)[6] 2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] 25

Release history

Country Date Format Label Edition
South Korea August 3, 2015 Digital download, CD JYP Entertainment Standard
Worldwide Digital download

References

  1. ↑ "Wonder Girls the 3rd album Reboot Track List" (in Korean). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sunmi is a mysterious bassist in her teaser video for Wonder Girls comeback". allkpop. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Wonder Girls explain why none of the instrumentals on their album have been recorded by them". allkpop. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Wonder Girls Didn’t Play Any Instruments On Comeback LP ‘Reboot’ Despite Returning As A "Real Band"". Idolator. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Gaon Album Chart - Week 33, 2015". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Wonder Girls Make Big Return to Billboard Charts With 'Reboot' Album". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "The 20 Best Albums of 2015". Fuse. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  8. ↑ "The 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015: Wonder Girls, Seventeen, f(x), BTS, Red Velvet & More | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
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