Wonder Party

Wonder Party
Wonder Party
EP by Wonder Girls
Released	June 3, 2012
Recorded	2011–12
Genre	K-pop; dance-pop; R&B; hip-hop; ballad;
Length	21:04
Language	Korean; English;
Label	JYP
Producer	Jerry Barnes; Katreese Barnes; Park Eun-woo; Famties; Fredro; Rodger Green; Lee Woo-min; Mr. Cho; Rainstone; Sangmi Kim; The AsianSoul (exec.); Yeeun;
Wonder Girls chronology
Singles from Wonder Party
	"The DJ Is Mine"; Released: January 12, 2012; "Like This"; Released: June 3, 2012;

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. Its deluxe version was released in the United States on June 19, 2012.

Wonder Party is the last mini-album by the Wonder Girls to feature members Sunye and Sohee before their departures from the group in December 2013 and 2014.

Background and release

With the release of Wonder Party, the group was reported to be undergoing a "musical transformation" by releasing the "powerful dance track" "Like This". J.Y. Park 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]

In South Korea, Wonder Party was digitally released on June 3, 2012, which was also the fourth anniversary of the group's second mini album So Hot. A physical edition of the album was released three days later. On June 19, 2012, a deluxe edition of the album was released in the United States. In Malaysia, the album was released in early 2013.

Track listing

*Wonder Party* – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"R.E.A.L."	Park Ye-eun	Yeeun Lee Woo-min Fredro	3:20
2.	"Like This"	Park Jin-young	The AsianSoul	3:13
3.	"Hey Boy"	Kim Yu-bin	Sangmi Kim Jerry Barnes Rodger Green Katreese Barnes	3:00
4.	"Girlfriend"	Ye-eun	Yeeun Woo-min	4:01
5.	"Sorry"	Kang Park Park Eun-woo Alicia Lee	Eun-woo Mr. Cho	3:33
6.	"The DJ Is Mine" (featuring School Gyrls)	Cri$tyle Rhee Woo-seok^[3]	Rainstone Famties ^[3]	4:00
Total length:				21:04

*Wonder Party* – deluxe edition^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
7.	"R.E.A.L." (instrumental)	Ye-eun Woo-min Fredro	Ye-eun Woo-min	3:20
8.	"Like This" (instrumental)	Jin-young	The Asiansoul Ji-sang	3:13
9.	"The DJ Is Mine" (instrumental)	Woo-seok Famties	Rainstone Famties	3:59
Total length:				31:35

*Wonder Party* – Malaysian edition (bonus DVD)^[5]
No.	Title	Length
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"

Awards

Awards for "Like This"
Year	Organization	Award	Result	Ref.
2013	Gaon Chart Music Awards	Song of the Month (July)	Won	^[6]

Music program wins
Song	Program	Date
"Like This"	MBC M's Show Champion	June 12, 2012
	MBC M's Show Champion	June 19, 2012
	KBS2's Music Bank	June 15, 2012
	SBS's Inkigayo	June 17, 2012
	SBS's Inkigayo	June 24, 2012

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)^[7]	3
US World Albums (Billboard)	9

Monthly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[7]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[8]	55

Sales

Chart	Amount
South Korea (Gaon)^[9]	35,460

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Edition
Worldwide	June 3, 2012	Digital download	JYP	Standard
South Korea	June 6, 2012	CD		Standard
United States	June 19, 2012	Digital download		Deluxe
Malaysia	January 2, 2013	CD DVD		Standard

References

^ "원더걸스, 6월초 컴백 여름 무더위 날린다". Nate. May 4, 2012. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
^ "Wonder Girls to make a comeback in June?". Allkpop.com. May 4, 2012. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "The Dj Is Mine at M.Net" (in Korean). M.Net. June 3, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
^ "iTunes - Music - Wonder Party (Deluxe Version) by Wonder Girls" (in Korean). iTunes. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
^ "Wonder Girls - Wonder Party [ 5310556502 ] - RM45.90 : Asia Home Entertainment CDS, Malaysia Wholesaler and Retailer - CD, DVD, Movie, Drama for Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japanese, Korea, Malay, Indonesia". Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
^ "2nd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Winners". Hype Malaysia. February 13, 2013. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Gaon Search - Wonder Girls" (in Korean). Gaon. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
^ "2012년 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
^ "Gaon album chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 3, 2012.

External links

[1] "원더걸스, 6월초 컴백 여름 무더위 날린다". Nate. May 4, 2012. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2012.

[allkpop-2] "Wonder Girls to make a comeback in June?". Allkpop.com. May 4, 2012. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.

[The_DJ_Is_Mine_at_M.Net-3] "The Dj Is Mine at M.Net" (in Korean). M.Net. June 3, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.

[deluxe-4] "iTunes - Music - Wonder Party (Deluxe Version) by Wonder Girls" (in Korean). iTunes. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.

[mys-5] "Wonder Girls - Wonder Party [ 5310556502 ] - RM45.90 : Asia Home Entertainment CDS, Malaysia Wholesaler and Retailer - CD, DVD, Movie, Drama for Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japanese, Korea, Malay, Indonesia". Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.

[gaon_awards-6] "2nd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Winners". Hype Malaysia. February 13, 2013. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[gaon-7] "Gaon Search - Wonder Girls" (in Korean). Gaon. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.

[gaon-2012-8] "2012년 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2015.

[sales-9] "Gaon album chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 3, 2012.

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