The Wonder Girls are finally back!! This time round with their latest album Wonder World, the girls are channelling the retro concept, making it the cool ‘in’ thing once again.
After their stint in the U.S., they have improved their English skills and also brought along a fresh concept into K-pop by infusing a little R&B sound into their music.
The title track, Be My Baby, achieved an all-kill on most music charts although the girls haven’t been seen on the Korean music scene for almost a year. Their fans, Wonderfuls, are definitely a faithful and loyal lot!
The song has the JYP touch to it, as it a catchy tune that gets you dancing and singing along at the first listen. A mid-tempo song, the song has three versions on this album, the standard version, a Ra.D mix version with piano accompaniment, and an English version. Personally, I preferred the Ra.D mix version, as it is really catchy and soothing at the same time.
Below is the music video for Be My Baby. Feelin’ the groove to dance along too?
There are a few fast-tempo songs on the album such as G.N.O. which stands for Girls’ Night Out, and Me, in which was used as the background music for their comeback teaser clips. Me, in comes across as a very angst-filled song with a lot of charisma.
The mid-tempo songs are Girls Girls, Sweet Dreams, Stop!, Dear Boy, SuperB, Act Cool (feat. San.E), and Nu Shoes. Meanwhile, there is also a ballad on the album, 두고두고, literally translated as ‘My List’.
Girls Girls is dedicated to all girls out there, Act Cool is a rap-filled song that is peppered with a smattering of Korean and English while Nu Shoes is wholly in English.
Not bad for a girl group making their debut in U.S. I think. Hopefully they’ll take the world by storm with a new English album soon!
The author caught the K-pop fever by listening the Wonder Girls’ Nobody, and ever since then there’s no turning back.
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