The Wonder Years (Wonder Girls album)
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.jpg) From left: Yeeun, Yubin, Sohee, Sunye, Sunmi | ||||
| Studio album by Wonder Girls | ||||
| Released | September 13, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
| Genre | K-pop, R&B, dance pop | |||
| Length | 46:46 | |||
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JYP Entertainment LOEN Entertainment (SDL-0025) KMP Holdings (JYPK-0125) | |||
| Producer | Park Jin-Young | |||
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| Singles from The Wonder Years | ||||
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The Wonder Years is the debut album of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. It was executively produced by Park Jin-young. Album was released on September 13, 2007 through JYP Entertainment. It produced singles "Irony", "Bad Boy", "It's Not Love", "Tell Me" and "This Fool". Also, a music video for a soul track "Wishing on a Star" was released, however it wasn't released as single. Singles "Irony" and "Tell Me" topped various musical charts.
Singles
"Irony" was the debut single from album. Previously, it was released a maxi single, The Wonder Begins. It was released on February 13, 2007 by JYP Entertainment. A music video was produced for "Irony" to promote the song. Wonder Girls showed the first live performance of "Irony" at the MBC TV series Music Core on February 10, 2007. The songs from their debut single that featured Hyuna were left intact with her singing vocals, however, her rap vocals were re-recorded over by Yubin for first studio album, The Wonder Years.
"Bad Boy" was the B-side song from the maxi single, The Wonder Begins. Later, it was released as the recut single on March 22, 2007.
"It's Not Love" was the B-side song from the maxi single, The Wonder Begins. Later, it was released as the recut single on April 27, 2007. The format was a digital download that title was "It's Not Love ~Tears~" (미안한 마음 ~Tears~).
"Tell Me" was the lead single from released from the album and became the group's first number one hit. Due to the last-minute addition of rapper Kim Yubin to the group, her rap is not on the album version."Tell Me (Rap version)" was included in the second mini album, So Hot (2008).
The last single from the album was "This Fool (이 바보)", which debuted on MBC's show Music Core on December 10, 2007. This song was used to promote the South Korean film Hellcats which features Wonder Girls member Ahn Sohee.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Background Vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "I Wanna" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Woo Seok Rhee RAINSTONE | 3:46 | |
| 2. | "This Fool" (이바보 Ibabo) | Park | Park | Kim Hyuna, Won Hyeon Jeong | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Tell Me" | Park, Mitchell John Dixon | Park, Mitchell John Dixon, Woo Seok Rhee "RAINSTONE" | Hyuna, Park | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Friend" | Tae Kwon "SoulAttack", Seo Ui Beom | Kwon, Beom | Hyuna | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Headache" | Kwon | Kwon, Jang Jun Ho | 3:31 | |
| 6. | "So What" (뭐 어때 Mwo Eottae) (featuring David Kim) | Brian Kim | Kim | Hyuna | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Wishing on a Star" | Bag Chae Won | Lyu Hyeong Seob | Jin Jeong Yeon | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Move" (featuring Lee Min Woo) | Lee Min Woo (MRISING) | Woo | Hyuna | 3:30 |
| 9. | "Take It" (가져가 Ga Jyeo Ga) | Park | Park, Kwon | Hyuna | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Good Bye" | Park | Park | 3:32 | |
| 11. | "Bad Boy" | Park | Park, "Hitman" Bang | 3:11 | |
| 12. | "It's Not Love" (미안한 마음 ~tears~ Mianhan Ma-eum ~tears~) | Park | Park, Kwon | Hyuna | 4:00 |
| 13. | "Irony" | Park | Park | Hyuna, Jeong | 4:04 |
Charts
The chart positions are based on data from Music Industry Association Korea. Unlike Oricon Chart and the Billboard Chart, the charts are released monthly, not weekly.
| Release | Peak position | Sales |
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| September 12, 2007 | 1[1] | KOR: 80,685[2] |
References
- ↑ (Korean)2007. 12월 – 가요음반 판매량. Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
- ↑ (Korean)6월 가요음반 판매량집계. Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
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