The Wonder Years (Wonder Girls album)

The Wonder Years is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. It was released on September 13, 2007, by JYP Entertainment. The album produced two singles, "Tell Me" and "This Fool". "Tell Me" was a success, topping various musical charts.

The Wonder Years
Studio album by
Wonder Girls
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2007
RecordedDecember 2006–2007
Genre
Length46:46
Label
Producer
Wonder Girls chronology
The Wonder Begins
(2007)		 The Wonder Years
(2007)		 So Hot
(2008)
Singles from The Wonder Years
  1. "Tell Me"
    Released: September 13, 2007
  2. "This Fool"
    Released: December 10, 2007

Original member Hyuna left the group two months before the album was released and was replaced by Yubin. Because of this, Hyuna's vocals are still featured on the album. Yubin only appears on the rap version of "Tell Me" and the track "Wishing on a Star". The Wonder Years also includes songs first featured on their debut EP The Wonder Begins, which was released earlier that year.

Background

Wonder Girls were formed in 2006 by Park Jin-young as part of the television reality show MTV Wonder Girls (2006–2010), during which they held their first performances, rehearsals, and recording sessions. The group released their successful debut single "Irony" in February 2007. The same month, their debut EP The Wonder Begins was released which featured the follow-up singles "Bad Boy" and "It's Not Love". In July 2007, the original group member Hyuna left the group due to health problems and was replaced by rapper Yubin.

Release and promotion

The Wonder Years was physically released in South Korea through JYP Entertainment and LOEN Entertainment on September 13, 2007. The same day, the album was released for digital download worldwide and on US iTunes Store through JYP Entertainment. It was also physically released in Thailand through recording label G"MM' Grammy. The album was promoted with various live performances, including a guest-performance at the 2007 spring festival of the Hanyang University. The Wonder Girls embarked on their first Asian tour in 2009 before their world tour the following year.

Singles

"Tell Me" was released as the main single from the album and became the group's first number one hit. Due to the last-minute addition of rapper Yubin to the group, her rap is not on the album version, and a version titled "Tell Me (Rap Version)" was made to include Yubin's vocals. This version was included as a B-side on the group's maxi-single So Hot (2008).

The second single from the album was "This Fool (이 바보)", which debuted on MBC's show Music Core on December 10, 2007. This song was used to promote the South Korean film Hellcats which features Wonder Girls member Ahn Sohee.

Though not released as a single, a music video was produced for the song "Wishing on a Star".

Track listing

All lyrics and music are written and composed by Park Jin-young, unless otherwise noted.

The Wonder Years – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Wanna" 
  • Park Jin-young
  • Rainstone
3:46
2."This Fool" (이바보; Ibabo)  3:48
3."Tell Me"
  • Park Jin-young
  • Mitchell Dixon
  • Park Jin-young
  • Mitchell John Dixon
  • Rainstone
3:37
4."Friend"
  • Tae Kwon
  • Seo Ui-beom
  • SoulAttack
  • Ui-beom
4:00
5."Headache"Tae Kwon
  • SoulAttack
  • Jang Jun-ho
3:31
6."So What" (뭐 어때; Mwo Eottae (featuring David Kim))Brian KimBrian Kim4:04
7."Wishing on a Star"Bag Chae-wonLyu Hyeong-seob3:57
8."Move" (featuring Lee Min-woo)Lee Min-wooLee Min-woo3:30
9."Take It" (가져가; Gajyeoga) 
  • Park Jin-young
  • SoulAttack
3:46
10."Good Bye"  3:32
11."Bad Boy" 
3:11
12."It's Not Love" (미안한 마음 ~tears~; Mianhan Ma-eum ~tears~) 
  • Park Jin-young
  • SoulAttack
4:00
13."Irony"  4:04
Total length:46:46

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Release history
Region Date Edition Format Label Catalog Ref.
Worldwide September 13, 2007 Standard Digital download JYP — [4]
South Korea
SDL-0025 [5]
Thailand G"MM' Grammy AVCD172 [6]
South Korea April 23, 2012 Reissue KMP Holdings JYPK0125 [7]

References
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