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Billboard Gets It All Wrong about the Wonder Girls

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coolsmurf in General | 18 Jun 2009 - 06:59 PM

 
Billboard Gets It All Wrong about the Wonder Girls

It was reported today that there was some misinformation published about the Wonder Girls on the American 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. They probably should have checked on Wikipedia for the information.

Billboard Gets It All Wrong about the Wonder Girls

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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18 Jun 2009 - 07:32 PM

52. KKK (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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I meant only 0.00001%  of the American population cares about them. LOL

 
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terrible mistake!

 
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lols. i know this is wrong…but i found this funny. lmfaoo.
but wondergirls will prevaill :D

 
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18 Jun 2009 - 07:34 PM

55. Jyurian (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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@49
You can listen to a “preview” in Amazon. I left link 2 times and no one even listened.

http://www.amazon.com/Nobody/dp/B002COTNEG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1245097649&sr=8-2

 
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....dumbass

 
sujuftw's avatar

Oh wow…that’s sad >____<;

 
WoAiNiHaru's avatar

Ah, this is an extremely careless mistake. Especially the Hyun Ah part, since it’s been ages since she was a Wonder Girl.

 
lalalaSE7EN's avatar

that sucks.

 
Naomea~Star's avatar

wow…...america sucks!
why are they coming here? poor wounder girls (>.<)

 
NanaBigBangShinKi's avatar

kind of fun xD Hyun Ah just debutted with 4 minute and she’s with the wonder girls and at the same time as Yoobin xD

 
leeminholover's avatar

wow..how sad…..sorry for whoever!

 
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owhhh MG.. my wonder girls!!! sunye and yeeun are not listed right?? sunye is the leader of the group!! hope it get fixed soon!!

 
Rei_Asuka's avatar

wow…. that was just stupid of them to do.

 
kutekoreankutie's avatar

thats stupid. i bet if WG was an American group they would have not made such a mistake. It’s very careless indeed. Didn’t they know that Hyun A was in 4 Minute now? geez

 
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i was flipping through 17 magazine (don’t ask why) & there was this jonas brother promo ad inside & i searched everything (no kidding) for the wondergirls’ name but couldn’t find it. wtf? it’s not in the bottom right hand corner, or the other corners, or even not-corners. lol.

 
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Phail. At least look up their names on Wiki or something. -_-

 
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18 Jun 2009 - 07:43 PM

70. Misao-san (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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that guy fails at life. :( just b/c they aren’t American, you don’t bother doing research?! wut an idiot….. -_-; wtf DO YOUR JOB RIGHT!

 
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18 Jun 2009 - 07:45 PM

72. no one cares (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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It just proves that US doesn’t give a shit about the wonder girls. They’re gonna fail so badly. Touring with the jonas brothers ? Really ? Great, the wonder girls will showcase their penny worthy talent to little girls that haven’t even reached puberty yet. Great.

 
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18 Jun 2009 - 07:46 PM

73. miamia (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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always careless with the asian celebs, doesnt it seem? poor wonder girls. what an embarrassment to have some..amateur write about them who can’t even google. *sigh*

 
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18 Jun 2009 - 07:47 PM

74. @72 (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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@72
Agreed.
Wonder girls are gonna fail so bad in America.
The preview sounds terrible, so whiny, it’s like sohee on crack

 
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stupid white people !!~

 
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wow the fag who wrote that is a retard…... epic fail

 
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petition it so they change it or flame them!!!!!

 
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I wish they’d be allowed to keep their names instead of making them more easier for Americans.  Screw them.. they can’t even get it right.
Makes us look pathetic, getting WG’s members wrong.  How disgraceful for the rest of us Americans.  I’m also surprised the guy wrote their names the Asian way, instead of starting with their first name then last name.  I like it the Korean way.  :] only good part.

 
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Damn, those people should’ve been more arcuate with their information.

 
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ahh that sucks for them. this always happens though.

 
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18 Jun 2009 - 07:56 PM

81. AishaLoverLight (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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Was it even necessary for them to mention all the accidents they’ve had?

 
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18 Jun 2009 - 07:57 PM

82. dumb (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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actually if you read through the article THOROUGLY, it says kim hyun ah was REPLACED by yoo bin. he did get his facts right.

 
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very unprofessional journalism.. boo billboard!!!

 
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18 Jun 2009 - 08:01 PM

84. Lai (Unregistered User - Sign Up!)

 
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I just heard a preview of the Nobody English version in youtube.  It’s actually good.  Some parts doesn’t really flow, but over all it sounds okay.  I can’t wait to listen to the rest.  And as for this, well, they better fix it.

 
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lol how unprofessional but i am so excited for the song woohooo!!!!

 
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wow i like how they wrote that hyunah was pulled out of the group and replaced by yoobin, yet both their names are on the members list. great job, billboard. you can even see all 5 members on wiki. when you google wonder girls, theres pictures of 5 girls. wow what a fail.

 
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aha aww XD

 
xo_geena's avatar

wow that’s just effed ><. i’m not a fan of their new nicknames..

 
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that must be embarassing

 
sho0rty's avatar

Oh how awkward must that be LOL

 
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well thats sad…...

 
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wow. what a dumbass.
lol - writting for billboard when he cant even google and check of correct information.
im sure an email to JYP, or even checking wondergirl’s new official website would suffice.
FFFFCKED UP.lol

 
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sad >.>”! how can they get it wrong :(!

 
UGoGirl's avatar

Wow… That’s really awful.
I usually look to Billboard as the definitive music magazine but this? This is just really careless.
I don’t get it, first there was that thing in Europe (I don’t recall which country) had that article with a picture of Yesung from SuJu as Kim Jong Il’s son due to his real name being the same is Kim Jong Il’s son and now this? Just because South Korea’s a small country doesn’t mean you can’t look on Wikipedia for the facts!
I mean, Wikipedia isn’t 100% accurate but this??? This is just an embarrassment.

And on another point, I forgot that Hyun Ah was pulled out because of her health. Is she legal to make her own decisions now and that’s why she’s in 4Minute?

 
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Well everything he wrote was actually right, but it looks like he didn’t finish it since “So Hot” and “Nobody” weren’t even mentioned. He just didn’t get the group members right.

 
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bad omen?

 
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Wow they’re so stupid! How can they mess that up? Pathetic. Btw I think it’s weird the wg r debuting wit jonas. No offense but I h8 them. They suck. No acting skills whatsoever.

 
stasha's avatar

wth?? that was a pretty stupid mistake but i think hyuna was listed as a member of wg cause she was mentioned in the article. think about it only 3 members are listed and only 3 of them were talked about in the biography. anyways i hope billboard gets it fixed soon.  WONDERGIRLS FIGHTING! ^^

 


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