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Released | June 3, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011–12 | |||
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Length | 21:04 | |||
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Label | JYP | |||
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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.
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "R.E.A.L." | Park Ye-eun |
| 3:20 |
2. | "Like This" | Park Jin-young | The AsianSoul | 3:13 |
3. | "Hey Boy" | Kim Yu-bin |
| 3:00 |
4. | "Girlfriend" | Ye-eun |
| 4:01 |
5. | "Sorry" |
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| 3:33 |
6. | "The DJ Is Mine" (featuring School Gyrls ) |
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| 4:00 |
Total length: | 21:04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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7. | "R.E.A.L." (instrumental) |
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| 3:20 |
8. | "Like This" (instrumental) | Jin-young |
| 3:13 |
9. | "The DJ Is Mine" (instrumental) |
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| 3:59 |
Total length: | 31:35 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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" |
Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Gaon Chart Music Awards | Song of the Month (July) | Won | [6] |
Song | Program | Date |
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"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 | ||
Chart | Amount |
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South Korea (Gaon) [9] | 35,460 |
Country | Date | Format | Label | Edition |
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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 | |
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