Irony (Wonder Girls song)
| "The Wonder Begins" | ||||
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From top: Sunye, Yeeun
From middle: Sohee, Hyuna On the floor: Sunmi |
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| Single by Wonder Girls | ||||
| from the album The Wonder Years | ||||
| Released | February 13, 2007 | |||
| Format | Maxi single, Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | K-pop, dance pop | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | JYP Entertainment | |||
| Writer(s) | Park Jin-Young | |||
| Producer(s) | Park Jin-Young | |||
| Wonder Girls singles chronology | ||||
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The Wonder Begins is the debut single and mini album by the South Korean girl group Wonder Girls, produced by Park Jin-young. It was released on February 13, 2007 by JYP Entertainment. It is also known by "Irony" which is the title song with the other name from this record. Three tracks, including "Bad Boy", "It's Not Love", and a remix version of "Irony". "It's Not Love" was a reissued single two months later on April 27, 2007.[1][2][3][4]
A music video was produced for "Irony" to promote the song. Wonder Girls showed the first live performance of "Irony" at the MBC TV series Music Core on February 10, 2007.
Popular music critics of Korean web magazine IZM, Jeong Seong-Ha (Hangul: 정성하), Han Dong-Yoon (Hangul: 한동윤), Yoon Jee-Hoon (Hangul: 윤지훈), said the routine of producer Jin-young's African American music style, and the tasteless song about "Irony" in common.[5] In spite of pointing out like this, The song had a moderate chart performance.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Background Vocals | Length | |
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| 1. | "Irony" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | Kim Hyuna & Won Hyeon Jeong | 4:04 | |
| 2. | "Bad Boy" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", "Hitman" Bang | 3:11 | ||
| 3. | "It's Not Love" (미안한 마음 Mianhan Ma-eum) | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Tae Kwon "SoulAttack" | Kim Hyuna | 4:00 | |
| 4. | "Irony (Tae Kwon - Daybreak Remix)" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul" | Kim Hyuna & Won Hyeon Jeong | 3:57 |
Charts[edit]
The chart positions are based on data from Music Industry Association Korea. Unlike Oricon Chart and the Billboard Chart, the charts are released monthly, not weekly.
| Release | Chart position | Sales |
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| February 13, 2007 | 72 (Korea)[6] | 25,500 (Korea)[7] |
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.maniadb.com/album.asp?a=150153 (Korean)
- ^ http://music.cyworld.com/album.asp?aid=22724 (Korean)
- ^ http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=47623 (Korean)
- ^ http://music.daum.net/album/album.do?albumId=12213 (Korean)
- ^ http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=2055 (Korean)
- ^ "MIAK: 2008. 05. Sales Summary" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2007-07-08.[dead link]
- ^ 6월 가요 음반 판매량 집계. Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
External links[edit]
- "Irony" at Cyworld BGM (Korean)(registration required)
- "The Wonder Begins" at Cyworld BGM (Korean)(registration required)
- "The Wonder Begins" at ManiaDB (Korean)
- "The Wonder Begins" at Naver Music (Korean)
- "The Wonder Begins" at Daum Music (Korean)
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