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Wonder Girls – So You Think You Can Dance

Yein Jee — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:06:05 +0000

Korean pop group Wonder Girls made their American prime time TV debut on popular show So You Think You Can Dance as guest performers on December 9; performing the English version of their hit song Nobody…

No comment about the performance; but their boss JYP is doing some serious PR stuff in US. First as guest stars for Jonas Brothers, then on national TV, and now on prime time; he is doing everything right to promote the girls.

Btw, wondering why Sun Mi was wearing (a really cool pair of golden) sneakers instead of high heels like the rest of the members. Cute though.

[video via asharp72@Youtube]

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Wonder Girls live at Jonas Brothers’ New York concert

Yein Jee — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:05:37 +0000

Video from Korean pop group Wonder Girls’ official Youtube channel, a mash-up of their performances as opening act for the Jonas Brothers’ concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on July 19-21…

Seems like the Wonder Girls are performing Nobody, Nobody and Nobody besides “Nobody” throughout the tour so far. Seriously, aren’t they going to sing another song? An English version of “Tell Me” perhaps?

The girls are obviously getting noticed, for good or bad, among Jonas fans. But if they want to get bigger publicity in the US, they need something more than just singing the same old song with the same old look for two long months.

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Wonder Girls made US TV debut on Wendy Williams Show

Yein Jee — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:07:34 +0000

Korean pop group Wonder Girls performs the English version of their hit song “Nobody” at The Wendy Williams Show on Monday (July 21), which was apparently the girls’ American TV debut…

To be frank I’m not sure who Wendy Williams is, but it’s a national TV show… can’t be bad in terms of exposure. Check the official clip on Wendy’s blog if the video above is not working [video via chanesechic@Youtube]

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Wonder Girls released English Nobody music video

Yein Jee — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:28:36 +0000

Korean pop group Wonder Girls has released the English version of their hit song “Nobody” in preparation for their American debut.

The girls will perform as opening act in the next two months for Jonas Brothers tour and is scheduled to release their first English album later on…

Gosh, they should just sing in Korean, which sounds so much better. One or two of them did well, but overall the English is crappy; and there’s a few notes that are seriously off, probably due to their uneasiness with the language as well.

Seriously, just let them sing in Korean in Jonas’ concert… let the girls show what they’ve got instead of pushing too hard with their English. If the studio recording isn’t half good, imagine what will happen when it’s live.

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Mnet KM Music Festival 2008

Yein Jee — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:45:16 +0000

The 10th Mnet Korean Music Festival (MKMF) was held on Saturday (Nov 15) at Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul.

The talk of the town goes to Lee Hyori and Big Bang’s special stage, where Hyori and TOP shared a little smooches… [more kissing pics on Kbites and K-popped]

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Wonder Girls make Wonder Bakery

Yein Jee — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:39:48 +0000

Korean pop group Wonder Girls will be starring in a reality show, “Wonder Bakery” in which they will be pairing up with aspiring bakers to compete for a cash prize of 10 million Won (~USD8,000). Sharing some promotional pics for the programme, which is scheduled to start showing this evening (Nov 5) on Mnet channel…

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Korean Festival and K-Pop concert in Singapore

Yein Jee — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:01:13 +0000

A star-studded K-pop concert will be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on November 4 as part of the Korea Festival 2008 (Nov 1-18) organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea.

The concert will feature some of the hottest K-pop stars, including the Wonder Girls, Shinhwa’s Andy & Junjin, Jewelry, Chae Yeon, and V.O.S etc.

The concert tickets will not be sold through the usual outlets, but will be given away over the next few weeks through the key sponsors [more on Coolsmurf]

Other events during the festival are food fiesta, traditional dance performances, taekwondo demonstrations, film festival and contemporary art exhibition etc. Check out the event website for details and updates.

Sounds like a fun event; too bad that the concert tickets are not for sale.

Extra note – for those who are buying/selling tickets via the comment section; kindly trade at your own risk.

Korean Festival and K-Pop concert in Singapore from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Wonder Girls – Nobody music video and pics

Yein Jee — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:53:36 +0000

Music video of “Nobody” from Korean pop group Wonder Girls, featuring their boss Park Jin-young in the MV…

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Korean girls groups wishing Happy Chuseok 2008

Yein Jee — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:38:07 +0000

Chuseok (추석 – Full Moon Harvest) is a Korean festival celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month in lunar calendar (Sept 14 in 2008).

Chuseok is one of the two biggest holidays in Korea (the other is Seollal the Korean New Year). It is considered the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving and a time to honour ancestors with newly harvested grains and fruits [more on KoreaNet]

As for Korean entertainment fans, it’s the season to see their favourite Korean celebs in traditional Hanbok wishing everyone a happy Chuseok. Sharing a few pics of some all-girls Korean pop groups (image from Newsen and Star)…

Jewelry

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JYP US Audition 2008 (Sept)

Yein Jee — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:51:16 +0000

JYP Entertainment, the Korean talent agency that boost the likes of Wonder Girls, J-Lim, G-Soul and Min will be holding an audition in New York City on September 13.

To apply for the preliminary round, send your video demos via e-mail to jypusa.auditions@gmail.com by September 9, 2008. Check the below promotional video for guidance…

JYP US Audition 2008 (Sept) from YeinJee's Asian Blog

I Love Asia – Smile Again MV

Yein Jee — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:34:58 +0000

Music video of “Smile Again”, a song from I L♥ve Asia project by Korean celebrities to raise funds for Sichuan earthquake victims in China.

The song is produced by Korean singer-producer JYP in collaboration with Chinese superstar Jackie Chan; participating celebs include Jo Sung-mo, Park Yong-ha, Gan Mi-yeon, Chae Yeon, Kim Yuna, Han Ji-hye, Wonder Girls, Lee Jung-hyun, Kim Dong-wan, Kim Ah-joong, Shin Hye-sung, Kim Tae-hee, Han Hye-jin, Jeon Hye-bin, Jang Nara, Battle, Brown Eyed Girls and J-Lim etc.

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