As we begin the new year, actor/producer J.Y. Park revealed his honest thoughts and feelings about the Wonder Girls' venture into the U.S. He tweeted,

"If the Wonder Girls and I did not challenge the U.S. market, JYP would have probably made much more money, and I would have probably become a wealthy person with tens of millions of dollars, and Wonder Girls would have had more popularity in Korea than now. However, we tackled a foolish and nonsensical challenge. This year, the results of that long arduous period will come out. If it turns out well, we will have achieved a result that no other company nor celebrity has been able to do, but if it doesn't turn out well, we will have wasted money and popularity on an unreasonable challenge. Will I regret it if it doesn't turn out well? We might have wasted popularity as well as tens of millions of dollars on that challenge, but we have gained hundreds of millions of dollars worth of wisdom, clashing and breaking while tackling the biggest market in the world. Genuine wisdom can only be obtained as you face hardships while taking on the impossible. I have known, since a long time ago, about what I have to do in order to safely gain money and fame. However, I've always done the opposite. Money and fame come and go like the wind, but wisdom will protect myself and the kids [idols] for a lifetime. For me, I would like my singers to grow up as wise individuals more so than successful celebrities. In order for that to happen, they must gain wisdom through various challenges when they are young. That is why I'm really anticipating what the Wonder Girls will be like in 20 years. I don't know if they'll still be working as celebrities then or not, but I'm confident that they will be happier and cooler than any other celebrity through the wisdom they have gained over the past few years. Our goal for 2012 is again, not money, not popularity, but wisdom. Who knows? Maybe money and popularity will follow? Keep an eye on us, and please cheer us on. ^^"

Shortly after, he tweeted in a shorter version for the international fans in English, which you can read here. In related news, Wonder Girls will be leaving for the States once again in mid January to promote their TV movie, 'Wonder Girls at the Apollo', which will air in February. Source: J.Y. Park's Twitter