Wonder Party

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. Also, its deluxe version was released in United States on June 19, 2012. This is also marks their last mini-album to feature members Sunye and Sohee before her departure of the group on December 2013 and 2014.

Wonder Party
From left to right: Yeeun, Sohee, Yubin, Sunye, Hyelim
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
  3. "R.E.A.L."
    Released: January 13, 2013

Background and release

The album was first confirmed by their company and was scheduled to be released in early June. It was also announced that they will be stepping away from the retro-style genre and will focus on more powerful dance tracks for the summer season. J.Y. Park recently 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] Wonder Party was released on their second mini album So Hot's fourth anniversary. Album was physically released in South Korea three days later. On June 19, 2012, album was released in United States in deluxe edition. In Malaysia, 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" 

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)

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

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
South Korea Albums
(Gaon)[7]		 3
US World Albums (Billboard)[8][9] 9

Monthly charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[7] 3
South Korean Monthly National Digital Singles (Gaon)[7][10] 1

Sales and certifications
Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales[11] 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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  3. "The Dj Is Mine at M.Net" (in Korean). M.Net. 2012-06-03. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
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  7. "Gaon Search - Wonder Girls" (in Korean). Gaon. Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  8. "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart | Billboard.com". Billboard. 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  9. https://www.billboard.com/artist/wonder-girls/chart-history/world-albums-c
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