As 2nd gen girl groups such as SNSD and KARA have been sweeping through the music industry with comeback news, netizens are mentioning one particular name.
Recently, 2nd generation girl groups have been reuniting on the stage, giving fans immense excitement as a long wait.
In particular, after SNSD (Girls’ Generation), who made a comeback as a whole group in August, the news of KARA’s return in November is also drawing keen attention.
As a result, more and more 2nd generation Kpop fans are anticipating the comeback of Wonder Girls, who also had various hit songs in the past.
Wonder Girls debuted in February 2007 and earned the title of the “national girl group” representing K-pop at the time. In particular, the title song of their 1st album, “Tell Me” was a huge hit, sparking a “Wonder Girls craze”.
“Tell Me” received explosive love for its addictive melody, unique retro concept, and cute choreography.
Since then, Wonder Girls have created a syndrome by nailing three consecutive hits, including “So Hot” and “Nobody”, and even now, are still called a “legendary girl group” and “the textbook for girl groups”.
Initially, the Wonder Girls started as a five-member group, Sunye, Hyuna, Sohee, Sunmi, and Yeeun. Soon after, however, Hyuna left the group due to health problems, leading to the addition of Yubin.
The group continued their activities even after constant member changes, but Hyerim was put in as a new member in 2010, when Sunmi announced the suspension of her activities during Wonder Girls’ promotion in the U.S.
Later on in 2015, Sohee and Sunye withdrew from the group, but Sunmi ended her hiatus and rejoined “Wonder Girls”, leading to a four-member line up.
The four-member group continued to gain sensational popularity, but unfortunately, they announced their disbandment in 2017 and went their separate ways.
Sunye, who was active as the leader of Wonder Girls before leaving the group, recently appeared on an entertainment program and mentioned her departure from Wonder Girls.
In particular, Sunye appeared on Channel A’s “Oh Eun Young’s Golden Counseling Center” on September 2nd, and shared, “My father and grandfather passed away while we were on the road to success. Even if we became more famous and rich, the emptiness inside of me didn’t seem to be filled. I thought it was time to take a break.”
Sunye continued, “I wouldn’t have given up on Wonder Girls now. Why would I abandon Wonder Girls? I just wanted to tell you that it wasn’t like what many people thought. I’m sorry for hurting you unintentionally.”
Following Wonder Girls, there are also expectations for the comeback of f(x) as a whole.
f(x), who debuted in 2009, has not been active as a group since the release of their 2015 album “4 Walls”, and members have since been focusing on individual activities.
Although they did not officially announce their disbandment, f(x)’s Amber and Luna went solo after the expiration of their contract in September 2019, while Krystal joined H& Entertainment after her contract ended in August 2020. Victoria also left SM Entertainment, leaving all members of the group scattered in different places.
Source: Insight
