Wonder Party

Wonder Party is the third EP by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. It was released digitally on June 3, 2012 and physically on June 6, 2012. The lead single "Like This" was released on June 3. Also, its deluxe version was released in United States on June 19, 2012.

Wonder Party
From left to right: Yeeun, Sohee, Yubin, Sunye, Hyelim
EP by
Wonder Girls
ReleasedJune 3, 2012 (2012-06-03)
Recorded2011–2012
Genre
Length21:04
Language
LabelJYP
Producer
  • Park Jin-Young (exec.)
  • Park Yeeun
  • Lee Woo-min
  • Fredrik Odesjo
  • Sangmi Kim
  • Jerry Barnes
  • Rodger Green
  • Katreese Barnes
  • Park Eun Woo
  • Mr. Cho
  • Rainstone
  • Famties
Wonder Girls chronology
Wonder World
(2011)		 Wonder Party
(2012)		 Nobody for Everybody
(2012)
Singles from Wonder Party
  1. "The DJ Is Mine"
    Released: January 12, 2012
  2. "Like This"
    Released: June 3, 2012
  3. "R.E.A.L."
    Released: January 13, 2013

This is also marks their last mini-album features our members Sunye and Sohee before her departure of the group on December 2013 and 2014.

Background and release

The album was first confirmed by their company and was scheduled to be released in early June. It was also announced that they will be stepping away from the retro-style genre and will focus on more powerful dance tracks for the summer season. J.Y. Park recently wrote via his Twitter page, "Wonder Girls’ US album now complete, and all the songs on their Korean album have unanimously been approved." [1][2] Wonder Party was released on their second mini album So Hot's fourth anniversary. Album was physically released in South Korea three days later. On June 19, 2012, album was released in United States in deluxe edition. In Malaysia, album was released in early 2013.

Track listing
Wonder Party – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."R.E.A.L."Park Yeeun
  • Yeeun
  • Lee Woo-min
  • Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo
3:20
2."Like This"J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"Park3:13
3."Hey Boy"Kim Yubin
  • Sangmi Kim
  • Jerry Barnes
  • Rodger Green
  • Katreese Barnes
3:00
4."Girlfriend"Yeeun
  • Yeeun
  • Lee
4:01
5."Sorry"
  • Kang Park
  • Park Eun Woo
  • Alicia Lee
  • Park Eun Woo
  • Mr. Cho
3:33
6."The DJ Is Mine" (featuring School Gyrls)
  • Rainstone
  • Famties
[3][3]		4:00
Total length:21:04
Wonder Party – Deluxe edition[4]
No.TitleMusic{{{extra_column}}}Length
7."R.E.A.L." (Instrumental)Park Ye Eun, Lee Woo Min, Fredrik "Fredro" OdesjoPark Ye Eun, Lee Woo Min3:20
8."Like This" (Instrumental)J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Hong Jisang3:13
9."The DJ Is Mine" (Instrumental)Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone", FamtiesWoo S. Rhee "Rainstone", Famties3:59
Total length:31:35
Wonder Party – Malaysian edition (bonus DVD)[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Like This" (music video) 
2."Like This Teaser 1" 
3."Like This Teaser 2" 
4."Making of Like This Music Video" 
5."Real Wonder Girls Clip 1" 
6."Real Wonder Girls Clip 2" 

Credits and personnel
Members
  • Sunye – vocals (all tracks)
  • Yeeun – vocals (all tracks), songwriting, production (tracks 1, 4)
  • Yubin – rapping (all tracks), songwriter (track 3)
  • Sohee – vocals (all tracks)
  • Hyelim – vocals (all tracks)
Arrangement
  • Yeeun (tracks 1, 7)
  • Lee Woo-min (tracks 1, 4, 7)
  • Park Jin-young (tracks 2, 8)
  • Hong Ji-sang (tracks 2, 8)
  • Sangmi Kim (track 3)
  • Jerry Barnes (track 3)
  • Rodger Green (track 3)
  • Katreese Barnes (track 3)
  • Mr. Cho (tracks 6, 9)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
South Korea Albums
(Gaon)[6]		 3
US World Albums (Billboard)[7][8] 9

Monthly charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[6] 3
South Korean Monthly National Digital Singles (Gaon)[6][9] 1

Singles
Song Peak
position
KOR
Gaon[6] K-Pop Billboard[7]
"The DJ is Mine" 8 9
"Like This" 2 1
"R.E.A.L" 12 37

Other songs
Song Peak
position
KOR
Gaon[6] K-Pop Billboard[7]
"Girlfriend" 8 22
"Sorry" 14 38
"Hey Boy" 16 40

Sales and certifications
Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales[10] 35,460+

Release history
Country Date Format Label Edition
Worldwide June 3, 2012 Digital download JYP Standard
South Korea June 6, 2012 CD
United States June 19, 2012 Digital download Deluxe
Malaysia January 2, 2013
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References
  1. "원더걸스, 6월초 컴백 여름 무더위 날린다". Nate. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  2. "Wonder Girls to make a comeback in June?". Allkpop.com. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  3. "The Dj Is Mine at M.Net" (in Korean). M.Net. 2012-06-03. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  4. "iTunes - Music - Wonder Party (Deluxe Version) by Wonder Girls" (in Korean). iTunes. 2012-06-19. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  5. http://www.asiahomecd.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=13789
  6. "Gaon Search - Wonder Girls" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  7. "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart | Billboard.com". Billboard. 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  8. https://www.billboard.com/music/wonder-girls/chart-history/world-albums-c
  9. http://www.allkpop.com/2012/07/gaon-chart-releases-chart-rankings-for-the-month-of-june-2012
  10. "Gaon album chart". Gaon (in Korean).
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