Wonder Party

Wonder Party
EP by
Wonder Girls
ReleasedJune 3, 2012 (2012-06-03)
Recorded2011–12
Genre
Length21:04
Language
LabelJYP
Producer
Wonder Girls chronology
Wonder World
(2011) 		Wonder Party
(2012) 		Nobody for Everybody
(2012)
Singles from Wonder Party
  1. "The DJ Is Mine"
    Released: January 12, 2012
  2. "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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."R.E.A.L."Park Ye-eun
  • Yeeun
  • Lee Woo-min
  • Fredro
3:20
2."Like This"Park Jin-youngThe AsianSoul3:13
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)
  • Rainstone
  • Famties
[3]		4:00
Total length:21:04
Wonder Party – deluxe edition[4]
No.TitleWriter(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.TitleLength
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
June 19, 2012
KBS2's Music Bank June 15, 2012
SBS's Inkigayo June 17, 2012
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

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
United States June 19, 2012 Digital download Deluxe
Malaysia January 2, 2013
Standard

References

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  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.
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  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.
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  8. ^ "2012년 Album Chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  9. ^ "Gaon album chart". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 3, 2012.
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