2nd generation · JYP Entertainment

Wonder Girls

ワンダーガールズ / 원더걸스

Wonder Girls made retro pop that the whole country learned the moves to, then rebuilt themselves as a band playing their own instruments.

  • 2007DebutFeb 13, 2007
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Nobody / Official MV

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In 30 seconds: Wonder Girls

Tell Me, So Hot and Nobody form a retro trilogy, an American push followed, and REBOOT turned the group into something else entirely.

Start here for the group that taught Korean pop how a hook could take over a country, and then refused to repeat it.

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Key facts

Group name
Wonder Girls
Reading / Hangul
ワンダーガールズ / 원더걸스
Company
JYP Entertainment
Debut date
February 13, 2007
Days active
3,635 days (9 years, 11 months)
Final activity date
January 26, 2017
Debut song
Irony
Generation
2nd generation
Fandom name
Wonderful
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Member guide

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
イェウン1989-05-2637165cmABNot disclosedSouth Korea
ユビン1988-10-0437161cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
ソンミ1992-05-0234166cmABNot disclosedSouth Korea
ヘリム1992-09-0134165cmONot disclosedSouth Korea
ソニュ1989-08-1237162cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
ソヒ1992-06-2734163cmABNot disclosedSouth Korea
ヒョナ1992-06-0634164cmONot disclosedSouth Korea

Ages are as of 2026-09-17.

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

Draw Me artwork

February 10, 2017 · Final Digital Single

Draw Me

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From debut to now

  • 2007
    As an early JYP girl group they debuted with Irony, and the choreography and hook of Tell Me built a popular entry point that stands for the second generation.
  • 2008
    So Hot and Nobody settled a self-assured hook, a retro sound and choreography that sticks as the core of Wonder Girls.
  • 2009
    Through the English version of Nobody and work overseas, they became an important early case of K-pop heading for the United States market.
  • 2010
    After the hiatus of Sunmi and the arrival of Hyelim, 2 Different Tears showed the new line-up at work.
  • 2011
    Be My Baby from Wonder World added a polished dance track and a vocal route in the manner of a JYP girl group.
  • 2012
    Like This from Wonder Party used a crowd-based music video and choreography to open a bright dance route unlike the retro trilogy.
  • 2015
    With Sunmi back, the four of Yubin, Yeeun, Sunmi and Hyelim released REBOOT, and I Feel You brought fresh regard for them as a band.
  • 2016
    Why So Lonely showed a matured reggae-leaning sound and left a mark for the musical strength of the final Wonder Girls years.
  • 2017
    They disbanded after the tenth anniversary digital single Draw Me, and from then on they are followed through solo careers and as a second-generation archive.
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Key achievements

Key milestones

2007Tell Me gave the second generation a hook the whole country knewThe choreography and the repeating hook of Tell Me pushed Wonder Girls to the front rank of second-generation girl groups.
2009The English version of Nobody entered the Billboard Hot 100The English version of Nobody is cited as a key milestone whenever the history of Korean artists on American charts is discussed.
2015REBOOT brought new regard for them as a band-format girl groupSwitching to a line-up where the members played instruments made an album period that later listeners value too.

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Official links

Official site

Official social accounts and platforms

Shopping guide

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KPOP DISCOVER's Wonder Girls note

What anchors Wonder Girls is a hook the whole country knew and a later turn into a band-format group. As a girl group that stands for the early years of JYP Entertainment, they debuted with Irony in 2007 and spread the choreography and the hook of Tell Me across Korea the same year. The retro trilogy that runs on through So Hot and Nobody is the way to understand the mass appeal of the second generation.

From 2009 they pushed into the United States with the English version of Nobody and other work, becoming an important early case of K-pop aimed at markets abroad. After changes in the line-up, they settled into a four-member form of Yubin, Yeeun, Sunmi and Hyelim.

REBOOT in 2015 rebuilt them as a band-format group with the members holding instruments, and I Feel You and Why So Lonely raised how their musicianship was judged. They disbanded after Draw Me in 2017. Tell Me, then Nobody, then Why So Lonely runs from the hook everyone sang to the rebuild.

Editors' take Tell Me / Nobody / Why So Lonely — from a hook the whole country sang to a rebuild as a band, three songs for the girl group that defines early JYP.

Frequently asked questions

What defines Wonder Girls?
Tell Me, So Hot and Nobody form a retro trilogy, an American push followed, and REBOOT turned the group into something else entirely.
Why should a new listener start with Wonder Girls?
Start here for the group that taught Korean pop how a hook could take over a country, and then refused to repeat it.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Nobody, Why So Lonely, then continue to the official video index.