Though we've been concentrating on big names stationed in the homeland with the Dream Concert and inter-group specials, we can't forget the Wonder Girls' promotional activities!

Aside from the occasional quirky video or interview, these ladies have been on the DL lately with preparations for their album, but their so-called lax period is nearing its end. And busy they are - over the last few nights, the girls reunited with the Jonas Brothers in Mohegan Sun, Connecticut (9 - 10th October, three shows total) as special guests. For those of you that are missing the girls' cute dance tutorials and English performances, here are the performances from last night:





Furthermore, the girls reach out to fans directly again with yet another Youtube message. From their webchats to the FAN*TASTICs activities, Wonderfuls are sure getting spoiled with all this direct contact with their favorite idols. Make sure to check out this video, especially if you're in the New York or New Jersey area (hint hint):



The new official remix by Jason Nevins dropped in official Justice stores (it's a popular tween brand, sister store to Limited Too) across the country today! Starting on October 11, Wonderfuls & fans can begin to request this song on various radio stations, which are listed on the Facebook events page. If you haven't gotten the remixed song yourself yet, we'll bring you an online stream soon... for now, you'll have to wait with the preview.

And that's not all: these wonderful ladies are holding two Meet & Greets this week for fans in New York & New Jersey! If you missed the opportunity to meet these girls over the summer or simply want to meet them again, this is your chance.

Wednesday October 14: Palisades Center, West Nyack, New York 4-6 PM
Thursday October 15: Garden State Plaza, Paramus, New Jersey 4-6 PM


Also make sure to check out the girls' revamped & interactive official website. Stay tuned as we continue to follow the girls' trek into the hearts of Americans!

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... On a ping pong rematch! Yes, it has been announced on JYP's Twitter. It seems that behind the stage, all the staff were playing a little ping pong.



"Everyday there was a bloody pingpong battle going on behind da stage. Me and Nick Jonas. Yo Nick, waiting for our next match!" - JYP

Part 1

Have you been to a Jonas Brother’s concert recently? If you have there’s a chance you seen these girls. The five girls with catchy tunes and just as catchy dances to match them. The Wonder Girls and they want ‘nobody, nobody, but you’ America.

Is America ready for the Wonder Girls? If you ask many American Wonderfuls, the name fans of the Wonder Girls are given, no, and the girls appeared to be, by no means, ready for America either. One of the main questions surprisingly being will their vocals be up to par? Many American Wonderfuls expressed great doubt over their vocal prowess for the American market.

Wonderfuls also expressed confusion on what market exactly these girls were going to be trying to be successful in. Catchy songs and dances may work well in South Korea but for the American market it may seem a bit odd. Also with fan clips uploaded of Sohee, who is currently 17, dancing to Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’ at a Korean fan meeting their confusion was well placed. Were they going to an older or younger audience here in America?

To many fans displeasure these girls are being marketed right where their catchy music will fit in the most; tweens. They’re being marketed heavily to the Disney crowd which boasts big names like the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and Demi Lovato.

Why are their American fans disappointed? The American Wonderfuls that liked the girls while they were in South Korea tend to be outside the Disney age group or simply are not that interested in the stars Disney showcases. Even with this disappointment for many Wonderfuls they remain faithful and diligent in wanting and helping their group to succeed state-side.

Part 2

The five girls: Yubin (20), Sohee (17), Mimi (17), Sun (leader, 20), and Yenny (20) have already started causing some ripples here in the US. They currently tour with mega-tween stars the Jonas Brothers on the Jonas North American leg of their tour and have been promoted on celebrity gossip site perezhilton.com as an artist he loves. Radio Disney also held their weekly pick it or kick it music bag portion of their broadcast for the song ‘Nobody’, the girls debut US single, and the song got the favor of the Radio Disney crowd.

The girls have also taken to the online scene heavily and have connected with fans here in the States. Each girl has her own Twitter, the Wonder Girls also have a Facebook, Myspace, Youtube, and they also connect with fans at Ningin.

They’re working on making an impact. On top of the Jonas tour and the online scene these girls are now also showing up on televised programs and the Itunes charts.

The Wonder Girls have appeared on the talk show Wendy Williams and if you visit their Facebook you can see them promoting themselves for their walking of the red carpet at the ‘Teen Choice Awards’. If you venture to their Youtube you can find random clips of them listening to their song on the radio, teaching groups of fans to dance to ‘Nobody’, and fellow stars such as Jordan Sparks and Honor Society also dancing to ‘Nobody’ as well. It’s not a huge wave but no one said success would happen over night especially with America’s glaring lack of Asian acts in music that are taken seriously and are currently mainstream.

With these ripples set in motion we may see this Korean pop group gain some kind of success. While many remain doubtful if they are going to be big hits in the USA, a few are starting to see them as an artist that may help push the door open to see an Asian artist top the Billboard Charts. At the end of the day that is an accomplishment in itself.

Source: Wednesday Parker @ associatedcontent

Uh oh, looks like there’s some sibling rivalry. Is Papa JYP going to have to intervene?

The Wondergirls recently spoke with Chosun News and it seems they had a bone to pick with their beastly hoo-baes. In the interview, the girls mention that 2PM gets lots of attention from JYP Entertainment’s Korean staff. Meanwhile, the girls, who are currently touring the US, aren’t even getting phone calls anymore.


If that wasn’t enough, the girls seemed pretty peeved at the boys’ thoughtlessness. According to them, when 2AM debuted, the boys gave the Wondergirls a signed copy of their album. 2PM has yet to offer up the same courtesy (not very nice boys).

Oh, and in case you’re taking any of this seriously, rest assured, there’s not really any beef between the groups. The girls laugh it off in the end. They were just joking!

By the way, aren’t the girls so much more lively and entertaining when they’re speaking in their native Korean? It’s nice to see them not so stiff and actually joking around for a change.

Check out the rest of the interview here~



Chosun News also interviewed the Jonas Brothers. Find out what they really think of the Wondergirls~



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A whole cake to be exact, from the Jonas Brothers, themselves!


The Jonas Brothers personally brought Sun-ye a cake for her 20th birthday. Are one of the Jonas Brothers trying to hit on Sun-ye?! Hey, it could happen. Earlier today, Sun-ye made a post on her Twitter stating,

The guys came to me and wished me a happy bday w/a gorgeous cake! Thank you to the Jonas Brothers for making my bday so special!!

It’s good to see that Sun-ye, as well as the rest of the Wondergirls members, seem to be adjusting well to the “American life”. Happy Belated Birthday Sun-ye! Hopefully the girl had a few drinks and relaxed, despite her busy schedule. (Yes. Yes. I know, she’s still not 21 in the states.)

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Wonder Girls leaves us fans a message at Ningin .

Read Wonder Girl's entry under the cut ;D

Hi beloved fans!

Are you enjoying your summer?? Hope so!!

GUESS WHAT!!! As many of you know already, we will be performing with the Jonas Brothers starting June 27th!!! We’re going to head to Portland soon to prepare for our first concert with the Jonas Brothers!!! This US tour means so much to us - so excited! ^-^ Hope to see many of our fans there… please spread the word!!!

Please check out our full concert schedule on our newly launched, official website: wondergirlsworld.com! We’ll be updating on Facebook, Twitter and MySpace soon too.

LOVE ALWAYS XOXO,
THE WONDER GIRLS


Credits ; wondergirls @ ningin

It was reported today that there was some misinformation published about the Wonder Girls on the Billboard website.

In the Artiste Biography section which introduces the Wonder Girls which was written by Chris True, only 3 instead of 5 names were listed as being the members of the group. It was mighty puzzling also to see Kim Hyun A being listed as an existing Wonder Girl member even though she had already left and is now part of a new girl group, 4minute back in Korea.

The lack of correct information might cause some confusion for new fans of the Wonder Girls, particularly as Billboard is considered to be a definitive music source.



JYP Entertainment has already learnt about this and will be meeting the relevant people to sort this out. I wonder if it's because of the name changes for the other 3 members. In preparation for their American debut, only Yoo Bin and So Hee kept their original names while Sun Ye became Sun, Ye Eun became Yenny while Sun Mi became Mimi.

The Wonder Girls will be opening for the Jonas Brothers World Tour on 27th June and their digital single of Nobody in english will also be out.

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Another day, another great American site for the girls to be exposed on! Popular teen magazine site, BOP and Tiger Beat, have put all the needed information to get American readers wondering!



The pop group Wonder Girls OFFICIALLY announced today that they will be making their debut in America and join the Jonas Brothers for their world tour this Summer! The girls’ names are Sun, Yenny, Yubin, Mimi and Sohee and they love the Jonas Brothers just as much as all of YOU and they’re all VERY excited to perform with them! Check out their music and let us here at Tiger Beat and BOP know how YOU like it! Go to www.MySpace.com/WonderGirlsUSA.

Are Wonder Girls playing at a show YOU’RE going to? Look at these dates and see!

June
June 27 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
June 28 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
June 29, 30 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place

July
July 10, 11 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
July 19, 20, 21 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum

August
August 7, 8, 9 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
August 22 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena

Source: kjpop.wordpress.com
Credit: daniel jjang@wgspectacle

According to the Korean media , Korean girl group Wonder Girls have recently completed the shooting for their English version of 'Nobody' MV . They will advance into the American music scene soon after .

A spokesman from Wonder Girls' company , JYP Entertainment , said that the Wonder Girls had already completed the recording of the MV last week . And since the Korean version of the MV is already very popular in the USA , the English version of the MV will not differ too much from the Korean version .

Wonder Girls will be visiting China this weekend . After which , they will be flying straight back to the USA . The Wonder Girls will then star as guests for the Jonas Brothers Concert Tour starting the 27th of June .

Source ; mydaily
Article by ; 姜恩真@sina
Translated by ; onederbang ♥ @ kjpopbands

I have no idea why the article said our girls are going there this weekend 'cos the girls are already in China x.x

WonderGirls will move on with the plans of their American debut.

The girls who had been confirmed to be the performing guests to Jonas Brothers‘ World Tour 2009, will be releasing a digital single on 27th June. And from 27th June all the way till mid August, they will be performing for the opening show to Jonas Brothers‘ World Tour concert. They will be performing the songs ‘Nobody’ and ‘Tell Me’ for the concert. And they will be performing the English versions to the songs.

One of the American staff said, ‘The song ‘Nobody’ is a great charming song for listeners of all ages from whatever nationality. Not only is the song perfect, the choreography is perfect.”

“The girls will debut with their own charms and not having to transform into the other American artistes.” Park Jin Young will be the producer to the girls’ American debut, and unlike the other artistes trying to hit into the American market, he did not work with other American artistes for the girls’ debut.

And it is said that the WonderGirls will release their American official debut album in September-October. The album will have songs written and composed by Jonas Brothers. The girls will also work with the Jonas Brothers to come up with a electronic house number.

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Ahhh ! Can't wait till our girls' USA debut ! Fighting ~

Posted up on WonderGirls official website (WonderGirls World), it has been said that the girls will be performing for Disney group The Jonas Brothers‘ World tour 2009.

Actually rumours of them performing for the group on their world tour in March, and earlier a schedule of their performance was also posted up on the website. It has also been said that the girls will be performing for the opening act to the show.

How exciting is that?

Schedule here :



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How cool's that ! ;DDDDD