Tell Me (Wonder Girls song)
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| "Tell Me" | ||||
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| Single by Wonder Girls | ||||
| from the album The Wonder Years | ||||
| Format | Digital download, Radio single | |||
| Recorded | September 2007 | |||
| Genre | K-pop, Dance Pop, Electronica | |||
| Length | 3:37(album version) 3:37(rap version) |
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| Label | JYP Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Park Jin-young | |||
| Wonder Girls singles chronology | ||||
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"Tell Me" was the lead single from the Wonder Girls' first full-length album, The Wonder Years. Sampling Stacey Q's "Two of Hearts", "Tell Me" was a strong hit for the group, topping various online and offline charts. The song is notable for its choreography, which was widely imitated and featured on various online video sites.[1]
[edit] History
When producer Park Jin-young first introduced the song to the group, the Wonder Girls felt that the song was too different and would not be successful. However, once they were used to the song, they eventually believed it could be a strong single.
This was the first single to feature Kim Yubin, the replacement for former member Kim Hyun-ah, who was removed from the group by her parents due to health issues. On September 5, 2007, Good Entertainment, the talent agency for the popular boy band Shinhwa, sent their trainee Yubin to JYP Enterainment as a replacement for Hyun-ah. She made her debut three days later in the group's live performance of "Tell Me" on Music Bank .[2]
Due to the last-minute addition of Kim Yubin, the album version does not feature her; however, the version released and promoted by the group contained a rap verse performed by Kim Yubin. The single was a hit and reached number one on various Korean television and internet music charts, including KBS's Music Bank.
The choreography for the song was simple and widely imitated: by October, many fan performances of the dance circulated on video sharing sites such as YouTube and Daum,[3] including one by a group of policemen who were eventually profiled on SBS's Star King. Many celebrities, including Shin Hye Sung, Kim Heechul, Nam Hyun Joon and Hong Kyung-min, also sang and danced to the song at their own fan meetings. The song was labelled a "pop phenomenon" by the San Francisco Chronicle, and YouTube co-founder Steve Chen stated that the dance clips were among his favorites on the website.[1]
Although the rap version was not initially given a release, it was eventually released as a B side on the Wonder Girls' follow-up single "So Hot".
[edit] North American release
JYP Entertainment stated in June 2009 that "Tell Me" would be the second English single for the group, after "Nobody".[4] On May 15, 2010, they released their 2nd American single "2 Different Tears" (also known as 2DT), which includes Tell Me on the tracklist.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Yang, Jeff. ASIAN POP: Next stop, Wonderland. San Francisco Chronicle. April 9, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ Kim, Won-gyum (2007-09-05). "원더걸스, 새멤버 공개..19세 김유빈" (in Korean). Star News. http://star.moneytoday.co.kr/view/star_view.php?type=1&gisano=2007090508020097127. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ "[2007연예결산]올해의 사자성어 ‘원더걸스(原多渴水)’" (in Korean). Gonews. 2007-12-31. http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?sc=30100005&cm=&year=2007&no=712446&selFlag=&relatedcode=&wonNo=&sID=301. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ (Korean) Kim, Hyeong-wu. 원더걸스 미국 데뷔 성공 가능성 얼마나 될까 (What are the Wonder Girls' Chances of Succeding in American Debut?). Joins.com/Newsen. June 5, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
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