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The Wonder Girls (Korean: 원더걸스) are a South Korean girl group.^[1][2] They are produced by singer-songwriter Park Jin-Young and are signed to his talent agency, JYP Entertainment.^[2] Each of the five original members were selected through auditions. Debuting in early 2007, they became popular in the fall of that year with the song “Tell Me.”^[3]

They have scored three consecutive #1 hit singles: “Tell Me”, “So Hot“, and “Nobody“.^[4] In 2008, they won two Daesangs (“Artist of the Year” Awards).^[5][6]

As a group, the Wonder Girls were introduced through the program called MTV Wonder Girls which was filmed and directed by MTV. The first four episodes outlined the characteristics and profiles of each member and showcased their schedules for the day. Not long after selecting Ye Eun as the fifth member, the Wonder Girls had their showcase in the MTV Studio. In the showcase, they performed a cover of “Don’t Cha” by the Pussycat Dolls and their own songs, such as “Irony” and “미안한 마음” (“A Sorry Heart“). Sun Ye did the solo by singing Destiny’s Child‘s “Stand Up for Love” while Hyun-a showed off her dancing skills with a solo dance. The other three members — Ye Eun, Sun Mi and So Hee — performed a cover of Janet Jackson‘s “Together Again“.

The Wonder Girls officially debuted in early 2007 on MBC‘s 쇼! 음악 중심 (“Show! Music Core“), singing “Irony”, the hip-hop single from their debut mini-album, The Wonder Begins. The mini-album sold 11,454 copies in 2007.^[7] The Wonder Girls official fanclub was established, with the name of “Wonderful”.

Throughout the rest of 2007, however, members of the Wonder Girls were beset by various injuries and health problems. On June 25, Sohee was sidelined for a month after tearing a knee ligament falling off a motorcycle during the filming of 뜨거운 것이 좋아 (“I Like It Hot“).^[8] The remaining four members continued performing until late July, when Hyuna was removed from the group by her parents due to their concern over her health—in particular, chronic gastroenteritis and fainting spells.^[3]

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Yubin

• Birth name: Kim Yu Bin (Hangul: 김유빈; Hanja: 金瑜斌)
• Date of birth: October 4, 1988 (1988-10-04) (age 20)^{[31][note 1]}

• Joined the Wonder Girls in late-2007, just days before their ‘Tell Me’ comeback.
• Made a cameo in 2PM‘s 10 Points out of 10 music video and in MBC’s sitcom, ‘That Person Is Coming’.
• Featured in Chun G’s song ‘Weak Man’ and Kim Bum Soo‘s song, ‘Do You Know That’. Also featured on Andy‘s first album.
• Wrote the rap for her part in Kim Bum Soo’s song.

Ye Eun (Yenny)

• Birth name: Park Ye Eun (Hangul: 박예은; Hanja:朴譽恩)
• Date of birth: May 26, 1989 (1989-05-26) (age 20)^{[31] [note 1]}

• Joined the Wonder Girls as the 5th member through an audition not long before their debut.
• Featured in H-eugene’s song “Baby I Love You” and One Two’s song “Bad Girl”.
• Composed and wrote the lyrics for “Saying I Love You” and “For Wonderful”

Sun Ye (Sun)

• Birth name: Min Sun Ye (Hangul: 민선예; Hanja: 閔先藝)
• Date of birth: August 12, 1989 (1989-08-12) (age 20)^{[31] [note 1]}

• Entered into the JYP academy after being discovered in 2001 during Park Jin Young’s 99% Challenge project. Trained in JYPE for 5.5 years before the Wonder Girls’ debut.
• Was featured in Mighty Mouth’s song “Energy”.
• Sang “일월지가” (“Sun and Moon“) for “Han Sung Byul Gok”.
• Composed the “Man Won” song for her time on the “Man Won Happiness” show in mid-2007.
• Was featured in Lee Byul’s music video ‘Forever’.
• Was featured in JYP’s song ‘Breakup In The Daylight’.

Sun Mi (Mimi)

• Birth name: Seon Mi (Hangul: 선미; Hanja: 宣美)
• Date of birth: May 2, 1992 (1992-05-02) (age 17)^{[31] [note 1]}

• Trained in JYPE for 1.5 years before the Wonder Girls’ debut.

Sohee

• Birth name: Ahn So Hee (Hangul: 안소희; Hanja: 安昭熙)
• Date of birth: June 27, 1992 (1992-06-27) (age 17)^{[31] [note 1]}

• Trained in JYPE for about 3 years before the Wonder Girls’ debut.
• Was a supporting character in the movie I Like It Hot.
• Featured as the lead actress in 8Eight‘s music video “Without a Heart”.
• Made a cameo in MBC’s sitcom, ‘That Person Is Coming’.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Girls
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