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Where Are the Wonder Girls Headed?

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lawlietta in Concerts / Events | 21 Oct 2009 - 07:16 PM

 
Where Are the Wonder Girls Headed?

With their successes in the States, the Wonder Girls are ready to hit up the Orient again! Well, they aren't exactly abandoning their American activities and making a comeback in Korea, but the pop quintet is planning to take a step through the doors of China before the end of this year.

Sources confirmed that the girls would be performing, you guessed it, Nobody at the China Mobile Festival to represent Korea on October 28. China Mobile, one of the country's biggest telecommunications companies, collaborated with a culture & arts committee to organize this high-profile event, which will brag guests such as Jackie Chan and Zhang Ziyi.

Regarding an actual career in the country, JYP Entertainment has eluded a potential Chinese debut in the past, leaving fans on the edge of their seats, wondering what plans lie ahead for the beloved fivesome. Although the girls haven't been actively promoting in China, a JYPE representative recently revealed that they are currently making such preparations. It has also been confirmed that the Wonder Girls will hold their first solo concert in China in Shanghai on December 2, which is only a month and a half away. The girls are popularly titled as "Asia's Little Sisters", and with this performance, they'll get a chance to show that off in yet another Asian country. United States and now China... these girls are really taking over the world!

Speaking of being all over the place, the Wonder Girls' official Youtube channel was recently updated with a continuation of the "Where in the World Are the Wonder Girls?" series... check out episodes 3 & 4 here!





Furthermore, after her absence at a recent meet & greet, leader Sunye was a hot topic amongst fans as many speculated her whereabouts. The most viral rumor was that she had flown back for an emergency regarding her ill father, but such rumors haven't been confirmed. Furthermore, Sunye was recently seen with fellow JYPE fam members Jo Kwon, Seulong and Joo at.... the Beyonce concert!

Where Are the Wonder Girls Headed?

It still seems a bit far-fetched for Sunye to fly to Korea just for a concert (for an American artist...), so speculations are still circulating. At least Sunye seems to be safe and well!

Source: DongA



  
 

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xxkurochixx's avatar

whoa!! WG is going everywhere! lol

 
ladbuginha's avatar

aaah i hope they go to taiwan and go to 100%entertainment, cause alan luo loves them!! xDD

 
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Can’t wait to hear Nobody in Chinese!

 
SpikeNeedle's avatar

Bad idea, it’d be better with them to stick in the United States.  If they want to be a hit over there, they can’t just stay for a year and expect success.  It doesn’t work like that in the States.

 
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I love wondergirls

 
WGholic's avatar

woots! love them smile
lol concert in china!

 
°° haelimm's avatar

I hope they do well there ^______^ hopefully they’ll go back to korea soon though, I want another album.

 
sarangtaec's avatar

WONDER GIRLS FIGHTING!!!

 
AlmightyJaebeom's avatar

Wonder Girls fighting! :D
Spread that JYPism around da world! :D

 
carys's avatar

when are they going to make new songs.they mustve sung nobody soo many times now

 
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I saw this singing contest game show thing on a chinese channel, and a guest/contestant sung part of a chinese lyric for Nobody. The chinese version wasn’t bad at all. It was actually better than the english, even though i only heard part of the chinese one><. However, I searched for a Nobody chinese version and there was none, so i guess the version that that guy sung was with fanmade lyrics. Anyways, that was a while ago and you can say that WG and Nobody was already popular in China before=)

 
Aestas's avatar

i remember they performed in China already earlier this year….

 
KalexiS's avatar

I support them anywhere but i kind want them to go back to Korea and make new music ...

 
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speaking of wonder girls, as of the coming Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, Nobody will be debuting at Number 76. Quite a good Achievement for their Hard Work in the US. Just continue to work hard girls and always keep your feet on the ground! Good Luck on everything Girls! smile

LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobody_(Wonder_Girls_song)

 
asian l o v e's avatar

ouuuu CHINA.

 
pandacolour's avatar

:( they never posted the LA meeting. D:
that last pic is super cute!

 
jhyekyo's avatar

sun ye would NEVER go to korea just for a concert…
they can’t even go back to korea that much for their family-
damn anti’s making me mad.

but on a good note, they haven’t been forgotten in asia and making a mark in america..
and tomorrow they’re gonna be #76 on the billboard chart.
FIRST EVER korea artist/group to make it that high

 
bee's avatar

wow.. yeeun <33

 
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why are they aiming at 2 different market at the same time?
BTW, regarding their Nobody in China, I’m not chinese but one of my Chinese friend said a few months ago, a lot of people in China already like Nobody because many of themm would go on their messenger and say sth like “Love Nobody- WG” or “I’m listening to Nobody of WG”, etc.

 
stuff~'s avatar

New songs coming November hopefully.
and they got some bad ass looking bodyguards lol

 
fangurl1991's avatar

i was shocked when i first heard nobody playing at a clothing store here in washington..i guess they’re working hard with their promotions. smile congratss.

 
dbsk408's avatar

i’m proud of them and all =]
i really am…
though…i’m getting kind of fed up with ‘nobody’ ^^”
i mean…they’ve been singing it for more than a year…
i think it’s about time they have a new song to sing =p

 
theoretically's avatar

BUT YOU’RE NOT COMING TO HOUSTON, AMIRITE?
Just come here. I’ll go meet you guys for fun raspberry

 
Kvanne's avatar

i love the song “nobody” but after promting it for a full year it gets kinda hard to listen too, still can’t wait for my cd to come in!!! but i really wanna hear something new from them soon!!!

WG fighting!

 
TayTay's avatar

i see they actually been gaining more fans now, and my non-asain friends are starting to recognized them too (well kinda but it was a start :/ they just called them the asian girl group or those asian teens)

but im gonna be honest to actually hit it BIG in the fastest way is to have a hit song that would be able to impact alot of people cause nobody aint necessarily working…

 
stevewonder06's avatar

wtf?
so we have to listen to “Nobody” even more?
-__-
wish they would release some new music for goodness sakes. hopefully this song won’t be their peak, because it really looks like it will be. it’ll be hard to top this song if they do come back to Korea.

 
jhyekyo's avatar

i love wonder girls.
nobody never gets old hahaha

 
damyoungji's avatar

I love “Nobody”, but I must admit that I hope they come out with a or some new songs soon. I guess anyone who has been listening to them before they went to the states is getting kind of annoyed by the song ^^; It’s good, but it’s a bit too much.

 
lynnxDloove's avatar

I’m really proud that the Wonder Girls are getting more popularity in the US. Even my friends (who normally aren’t Korean listeners =P) have heard and loved the English version of “Nobody” & randomly started singing it in class (surprising me, LOL). I hope they achieve more success, they’re really able to [:


& LMFAO at SHINee behind the Wonder Girls in the picture that appears on the allkpop main page for this article xD Onew, Minho & Jonghyun are all looking straight at the camera, DORKS! =D

 
ygfangirl's avatar

sure, I guess its some kinda achievement…but damn NOBODY is getting old…and fast.

 
no avatar

I wish they would just focus on the U.S., but they have been planning this for awhile if I’m not mistaken so it’s fine. Can’t wait to see how they do and to get their album!

 
WoAiNiHaru's avatar

Omonaa good luck WG, wherever you go. ^__^

 
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@22 Wait how do you know they’re gonna be #76!? I’ll be really happy if you’re right :D

 
Nepurr's avatar

Wow wonder girls are really pushing their name all over the world! I’m so proud of them! but honestly if JYP doesnt give them some new music I’ll scream!! I know the rest of the world is just catching on to the Nobody craze…but the rest of us would love something….ANYTHING…..

 
jennyfermoon's avatar

WONDER GIRLS GO GO GO!

 
dorsett60's avatar

good for the girls..!! i love that picture of JYP fam…

 
TeejayY's avatar

I’m so proud of being a Wonder Girls fan. ^_^

 
sushitogo's avatar

jyp should forget about HIS DREAM and let the girls work and have fun in KOREA.

 
no avatar

If it’s true that they’ll chart at #76, then congrats.
Though I don’t think they’ve come close to making it or will ever make it, it’s still a better step than BoA and Se7en (but that’s not saying much).
I expect them to fall off by next week unless they start paying or somehow convincing radios to play it. Hot 100 is about 6:4 radio:sales, so they can’t depend on tour/Justice/little teenage girls/diehard Korean fans to help them continuously.
That’s one thing BoA, Se7en, WG, even Utada should do. Start paying the radios.

 
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@43 And how do you know it’s just his dream? You don’t, so don’t assume.

 
sayuri43's avatar

awww, Jo Kwon and Sunye reunited ^___^

 
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The Chinese thing is basically a backup for any fails in America. People are always doing it: Utada released Exodus & TITO in both Japan and America so that if her American ones fail (and they did), then she could say that she did well in Japan. BoA released BEST & USA in Japan and BoA/BoA Deluxe in America, so that if her American album failed (and it did), then she can say that she did well in Japan. WG are promoting in China so that if their US album/career fails, then they’ll say that they hit it big in China. The only catch is that they actually have to make it in one of the two; BoA & Utada already had strongholds in foreign markets, WG do not (except Thailand which is like Korea Part II). A concert will not guarantee success in China, only more tired WG & worse performances (as a result).
I trust JYP to be a lot smarter than SM & more efficient than YG, but he should play it safe for this one. If they concentrate on America, and miraculously make it in America, then China will follow. America is the world market; China is not (and that’s sad, considering its population).

 
ninipoo's avatar

wonder girls! fighting! i wish i can watch them live :(

 
muigeital's avatar

first usa, now china…i hope they do go back to korea soon though…i need a new song from them. nobody is good…but its been too long…

 
Jecel's avatar

Wow, congrats to them. But aren’t they going to release a new song? Nobody is kinda old now. I hope they’ll release a new song not a remix of their song.

 
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