Jyp's Wonder Girls (원더걸스) Official Thread 2

[Guest lovepapupi]

@qoxie LOL about Serena from Indonesia. The media misspelled write her name. I'm from Indonesia and her name is Sherina not Serena

But it' s sounds cute about the misspelled name. Sherina is one of the famous and talented singer from Indonesia (she has more than one million followers in her twitter acc). Anyway I follow Sherina in her twitter. She said some magazines reported that the charity (Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders) will including Kenny G and Will Smith. She also said Jackie Chan mention to her that Will Smith will come along to the charity. But she had no idea if Will Smith will be in the stage or not with other artist. 

Whoaaa if Will Smith are coming to the stage with the Wonder Girls it's totally awesome And the girls should be very happy meet the famous actor like him.

[Guest r1988]

I found many articles about the girls performing in the charity concert

I believe the articles are not saying anything different from what qoixe posted already but

here are the links

http://news.nate.com/view/20110331n23125

http://news.nate.com/view/20110331n20101

http://news.nate.com/view/20110331n21889

I found another article about how fluent the girls became also about what they were wearing in Jeremy scott fashion show I'm not sure but

here is the link

http://news.nate.com/view/20110331n25370

[Guest wnjy_]

^^

hehe but (and i'm curious as well) aren't will smith and jyp supposedly affiliated in some way? jy did produce a song for will smith...

http://img58.imagesh...19151318kq7.jpg

omgosh.. time flies so fast :') i feel like it wasn't too long ago when they did the 'i love asia' project.

i'm happy the girls are participating in the charity. while doing a good deed, they're also broadening their networks furthermore

i can't wait for their album!

[Guest qoxie]

lovepapupi -- Ah. No wonder it was futile trying to google for info about her. I ended up off-tangent too: thought SERENA might have been a pop group. (lol)

So the connection is Jackie Chan? I was wondering how the HK side had reached out to the foreign participants, even though they are extensively networked,

Eric Tsang had inferred that the organizers are already working on a tight deadline, so no time to coordinate schedules.

Here are a few more translated articles.

The 1st one parallels what I am seeing in Naver Search today: JYP is also coming along with WG.

The 'I Love Asia' song is his baby, anyway.

NB. The Chinese blog translation failed to credit or link to the original Korea article.

Source: http://blog.xuite.ne...850808/43713836

Park Jin-Young, WONDERGIRLS to take part in Jackie Chan's disaster relief campaign

Park Jin Young & WONDERGIRLS will represent South Korea in Jackie Chan's "Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders" charity drive for the Japanese quake.

The event will be held at Hong Kong's Victoria Park on April 1. Jackie Chan is in charge, & over 30 celebrity participants including Andy Lau, Karen Mok, Eric Tsang, Aaron Kwok as well as stars from China, Indonesia, Japan are on board. All net proceeds from the fundraiser will be donated to the international Salvation Army organization & subsequently distributed to the Japanese authorities for disaster relief.

Park Jin Young's & WG's management JYP Entertainment said that Park was previously part of Jackie Chan's 2008 'I Love Asia' charity project for the Sichuan quake. For this candlelight vigil, Park will perform the 'I Love Asia' theme song 'Smile Again.'

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http://www.cna.com.t...aALL&pTypeSel=0

Korean idol girlgroup to join Jackie Chan's charity show

CNA News 2011-03-31 17:53:07

(Central News Agency reporter Jiang Yuanzhen, Seoul 3/31) Hong Kong movie star Jackie chan is rallying support for the Japanese quake victims. There will be a 'Love Without Borders 311 Candlelight Vigil' at Hong Kong's Victoria Park on April 1. Korean girlgroup WONDERGIRLS is pitching in with a performance.

WG's management JYP Entertainment said today that WG will represent South Korea in Jackie Chan's 'Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders' charity show for the Japanese quake.

The charity show will be held on April 1 at Hong Kong's Victoria Park. Over 100 celebrity participants including Sylvia Chang, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Andy Lau, Karen Mok, Eric Tsang, Aaron Kwok as well as Korean, Indonesian & Japanese stars are on board.

Net proceeds from the fundraiser will be donated to the international Salvation Army organization & subsequently distributed to the Japanese authorities for disaster relief.

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Source: http://www.singpao.c...=159905&Lang=tc

Korean, Japanese stars to join Hong Kong's '311 Candlelight Vigil' campaign for disaster relief

Sing Pao 2011-03-31 (Thursday)

Hong Kong's entertainment industry is holding a 311 Candlelight Vigil on April 1 to mourn the Japanese quake casualties & to help rally the survivors. Eric Tsang, one of the organizers, disclosed at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards press conference yesterday that they have already applied for Victoria Park to be the venue & are about to set up the sound stage. He said Japan has agreed to send well-known enka singer Sen Masao, Masatoshi Nakamura & girlgroup AKB48; Indonesia's SHERINA & Korea's WONDERGIRLS are also coming. Previously, WG had participated in the 'I Love Asia' recording to aid the Sichuan quake victims.

The emcees for the night are Eric Tsang, Agnes Chan, Carol Cheng, Lawrence Cheng & Sylvia Chang. Eric Tsang said that they have already sent requests to many celebrities to record video messages. Among them are Tony Leung Chiu-wai who is currently in Beijing, & Kelly Chen who has agreed to contribute a clip in support. Eric Tsang said that this fundraiser will have significantly less music segments onstage. To fill in the 3-hour show, they will air scenes of the calamity & focus more on celebrity contributions & interactions. Many singers will get to sing only as part of an ensemble, & the selected songs will correspond more with the event's theme as well. Due to limited time, it remains undecided whether some segments can be inserted into the program. The show will take up Victoria Park's 3 football fields, which can accommodate an estimated 20,000 crowd. A separate water-themed memorial area will also be erected to let the public write messages or lay flowers for the dead. In addition, the organizers have also set up 220 donation hotlines. Entrance fee is HKD 20.

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http://the-sun.on.cc.../00470_010.html

AKB48, WG coming to Hong Kong to help charity drive

The Sun (HK) 2011-03-31

A fundraiser event for the Japan earthquake will be held tomorrow night. Japanese girlgroup AKB48, Korean girlgroup WONDERGIRLS & Indonesian singer SHERINA are all coming to Hong Kong to lend support. Masahiko 'Matchy' Kondo, Tony Leung Chiu-wai & Kelly Chen will also make video appeals for donations.

Hong Kong's entertainment industry is embarking on a 'Love Beyond Borders 311 Candlelight Vigil' campaign tomorrow night. The organizers have invited popular Japanese girlgroup AKB48 members Ami Maeda, Ayaka Umeda & Sakiko Matsui; old-school singer Masatoshi Nakamura; prominent enka singer Sen Masao & others to join in at Hong Kong. Korean girlgroup WONDERGIRLS & Indonesian singer SERENA are also coming to lend support. Even former local star Agnes Chan, who migrated to Japan long ago, will join Eric Tsang, Carol Cheng, Lawrence Cheng, Sylvia Chang & Judy Ongg as emcees for the evening.

Matchy lends a hand too

Some celebrities are unable to make an appearance, but will still support in other ways. Among them, former Eighties-era popular Japanese idol Masahiko 'Matchy' Kondo is contributing a video message. Tony Leung Chiu-wai is currently in Beijing for work, & the organizers are sending someone over to film a short clip. As well, Kelly Chen has already recorded another video. They are all done to help rally the Japanese victims!

Eric Tsang, one of the event organizers, said while announcing the fundraiser yesterday: "WONDERGIRLS was previously part of the 'I Love Asia' theme song for the Sichuan earthquake. They wanted to come to Hong Kong to sing it specially for the Japanese victims! SHERINA had gone through the tsunami experience in Indonesia. She wanted to come here to share the post-traumatic feelings too!" He said he hopes more celebrity video appeals & documented segments of the disasters can be aired during the 3-hour telethon: "This may be one of our smallest performer lineups for a fundraiser show! The event will take place across Victoria Park's 3 football fields, which can accommodate an estimated 20,000 crowd. There will be a water-themed memorial area erected at the venue, where the public can write encouraging messages & light some candles!" Event attendees will be asked to donate HKD 20 or more. The organizers are also setting up 220 donation hotlines, of which 20 will be serviced in Japanese.

TEAM A holds a moment of silence before their concert

Elsewhere, AKB48's Akihabara Theatre was re-opened the other day. AKB48's former Atsuko Maeda-led TEAM A held a mini-concert & led the 250 fans to observe a minute of silence. The lights were also dimmed down during the show in meeting with the energy-saving directive.

HKD 20 entrance fee

'Love Beyond Borders 311 Candlelight Vigil'

Venue: Victoria Park football fields numbers 1, 2 & 3.

Date: April 1 (Friday)

Time: 7pm to 10pm

Entrance fee: at least HKD 20

Celebrity participants: 200 Hong Kong stars; Japanese girlgroup AKB48, Masatoshi Nakamura, Sen Masao; Korean girlgroup WONDERGIRLS, etc.

[Guest lovepapupi]

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Thank you for a lot articles mention the girls Qoxie. I love how the media coverage about them.

Yes the connection is Jackie Chan. I read from her management twitter that Sherina was invited by Jackie himself over the phone. He called her to take part of the charity and share her stories about tsunami in Indonesia. Because Jackie is one of the charity initiator and be friends with J.Y. Park, I think that the Wonder Girls is invited by Jackie himself too (via J.Y. Park to reach them).

I was wondering too how the HK side had reached out to the foreign participants. But I think they just choose the famous one from each country in asia. So they prefer the Wonder Girls to represent Korea. Jackie has a lot connection in entertainment industry for sure.

[Guest wonderr23]

i've seen more than five new articles about Wondergirls fluent english skills. I just chose this one that i think is the best Oh and btw this topic has been trending in Daum for quiet awhile now. It's Wondergirls fluent English

원더걸스 영어실력 급성장, 팬들 “원어민 다됐네” 극찬

[2011-03-31 20:48:12]

원더걸스가 세계적인 패션전문 방송국 '패션TV'에 등장했다.

3월 31일 원더걸스 공식 홈페이지에는 지난 2월 17일 제레미 스캇과 아디다스 오리지널스 콜라보 신상품들을 입고 제레미 스캇의 2011 F/W 런웨이 컬렉션을 방문한 원더걸스의 모습이 담긴 '패션TV' 방송 영상이 게재됐다.

영상 속 원더걸스 멤버들은 짙은 화장과 화려한 헤어스타일, 5인 5색 패션으로 눈길을 끌었다. 소희와 선예는 긴 후드에 무릎 위를 덮는 레깅스로 코디했고 혜림과 예은은 독특한 트레이닝 복으로 패션감각을 뽐냈다.

특히 유빈은 복근을 드러내는 짧은 탱크톱으로 팬들의 시선을 사로잡았다. 이와 더불어 빨간 립스틱과 투톤 헤어컬러는 비단 헐리우드 스타를 연상케 했다.

원더걸스는 또 '패션TV'와의 인터뷰를 통해 향상된 영어실력을 과시했다.

"패션TV 시청자 여러분 안녕하세요~ 원더걸스입니다"라며 시청자들에 인사를 한 원더걸스. 이어 유빈은 "우린 제레미 스캇 쇼에 왔다. 그래서 우린 지금 너무 흥분된다. 그의 새 옷들을 빨리 만나보고 싶다"고 쇼에 참가한 소감을 전했다.

뒤이어 예은은 "제레미 스캇은 매우 창조적이고 용감하다. 우린 항상 그의 옷에 영감을 받는다"고 밝혔고 이에 뒤질세라 선예는 "우리도 가끔씩 제레미 스캇의 옷을 입고 무대에 선다. 그래서 그의 옷을 너무 좋아한다"고 말했다.

마지막으로 혜림은 "이 옷은 귀여운 버튼이 있고 컬러풀하고 창조적이어서 내가 가장 좋아하는 옷이다"며 자신이 입은 의상을 소개했다.

이를 접한 누리꾼들은 "억양이나 발음이나 원어민 다됐네", "영어 많이 좋아졌네요", "이젠 진짜 월드스타네요", "우월한 영어발음", "다들 예뻐졌어요" 등 칭찬일색이었다.

한편, 제레미 스캇은 아디다스 오리지널라인의 수석 디자이너로 원더걸스는 지난 2월 17일 원더걸스 공식 트위터를 통해 그의 패션쇼에 참석했다는 사실을 알리며 인증사진을 올려 화제를 모은 바 있다.

(사진=원더걸스 공식 홈페이지, 패션TV 영상 캡처)

[뉴스엔 엔터테인먼트부]

기사제보 및 보도자료 newsen@newsen.com

Wondergirls fluent english had the fans praising them "they're like native speakers"

[2011-03-31 20:48:12]

Wondergirls appeared on the global fashion station 'Fashion TV'

On March 31st on the official Wondergirls homepage, they revealed the images and the Fashion TV broadcast of the girls attending the Jeremy Scott 2011 F/W runway show and wearing some of his adidas collection.

In the broadcast, the 5 members were seen wearing thick make-up and with gorgeous individualistic hairstyles. Sohee and Sunye wore long leggings meanwhile Yeeun and Hyerim showed a very unique fashion sense.

Yubin on the other hand specially stood out amongst the fans with her short tanktop and abs. The combination of her red lipstick and her two-tone hair color reminded them of that of a Hollywood star.

A netizen commented, "Wondergirls showed their great english skills while being interviewed at Fashion TV".

"Hi Fashion TV, We are the wondergirls" the girls exclaimed. Followed by Yubin "We are in Jeremy Scott's show. So we are so excited right now. And I'm excited to see his new clothes".

Next was Yeeun,"Jeremy Scott's designs are very brave and creative. We are always inspired by his clothes." Sunye said, "Sometimes when Jeremy Scott stands on stage we wear his designs. I love his clothes too."

Finally, Hyerim concluded, "This one is my favorite because the buttons are really cute and colorful".

Netizens then flooded them with praises like "their intonation and pronunciation is like that of a native speaker", "their english improved a lot", "their english is definitely like world stars", "great english pronunciation", "everyone was superb".

Meanwhile, Jeremy Scott who is the lead designer of the Adidas line tweeted some of the pictures of Wondergirls attendance to his Feb 17th show which can be seen on Wondergirls official site.

(photo = Wondergirls official homepage, Fashion TV video capture)

[Newsen entertainment]

Article information source and press information newsen@newsen.com

[Guest my2wonder]

best song in JYP nation poll " WG's nobody no.1 "

[Guest qoxie]

Here is the HK fundraiser's official YT channel:

http://www.youtube.c...artistes311#g/u

No WG sighting yet but they have already uploaded 30 clips in one day, inc. the theme song MV (in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese), BTS scenes & assorted celebrity messages.

BTW The Straits Times here is using 'Succumb Not To Sorrow' as the English song title. In Chinese, it's 不要输给心痛.

I guess this will be the token name unless there is a change.

[Guest Asoo]

best song in JYP nation poll " WG's nobody no.1 "

yaaaaay wonder girls you are the best ^^

happy that they won

[Guest qoxie]

I think WG has landed in HK. There were 3 possible flights just now (a couple at 10:30pm & the other at 11pm).

WGHK (HK Wonderful Club) has a couple of new threads touting airport fanpics (25 in all), but they are posted in a private gallery. Inaccessible to me, despite my owning active account.

Some WFs are so stingy....

http://www.wondergir...d.php?tid=15644

http://www.wondergir...d.php?tid=15643

V

Thanks. I am hoping to see repostings at WGTW too, but not all would get transferred over.

I remember katyhwang also has access to WGHK's gallery, but she takes out only the Sunye stuff.

[Guest noname_soompi]

some pic from the airport

cr: as tagged and yujie@twitter

[Guest qoxie]

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OMG I think I found the 2 WGHK photo albums by doing a Photobucket search.

JYP came together with the girls!

Cr: siulop @ photobucket

Source: http://s1022.photobu...me/siulop/index

Cr: thhk1 @ photobucket

Source: http://s955.photobuc...ome/thhk1/index

[KimJongKookie]

They arrived! they look so happy.  Going to be so hype when they perform can't wait to see fancams.

[Guest Ly0209]

Check out new photos of Pure Yubin from OH BOY!

Photo from OH BOY

[Credit: WonderGirlsWorld.com]

Yubin looks so damn H O T!!! Such a fashionista

[Guest qoxie]

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So cute. Dunno why, but I feel the magazine made Yoobin too SNSD-ish.

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Ming Pao latest (Apr 1).

"Masatoshi Nakamura, WG arrive in HK" (1st half of the headline).

Source: http://news.mingpao....age1.htm?Mode=1

[Guest qoxie]

Source: http://orientaldaily.../00282_004.html

Relief force WONDERGIRLS arrives; Mag Lam picked to sing 'Story of Oshin' with Judy Ongg

Oriental Daily 2011-04-01

Japan-based music doyenne Judy Ongg will be in Hong Kong tonight for the Japan quake fundraiser. It is considered a special honor to sing with such an icon. From among the many newbie singers, Mag Lam was the 'handpicked' choice which instantly elevated her as having "passed muster!"

Tonight's 'Love Beyond Borders 311 Candlelight Vigil' will see a thong of entertainment celebrities. Among them, Judy Ongg & Agnes Chan are in the limelight due to their Japanese resumes. Anyone who gets to sing with either of the 2 doyennes can be regarded as having "passed muster". New-generation singers Sherman Chung, GEM & Ivana Wong are involved in the fundraiser, but the opportunity will go to TVB/EEG upstart Mag 'The Voice' Lam. Reportedly, Miriam Yeung will also join her to duet with doyenne Judy Ongg on the latter's signature 'Story of Oshin' theme song.

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Masatoshi Nakamura is deeply distressed

Various Japanese, Korean & Taiwanese celebrity participants of the fundraiser began arriving in Hong Kong yesterday. They include Masatoshi Nakamura & Sen Masao, whose hometowns in the Miyagi & Iwate prefectures were seriously damaged. They looked visibly heartbroken as a result. The duo had touched down at around 7pm. Veteran actor Paul Chun, daughter Lesley Chiang & [actor] Hayama Go were at the airport to receive them & to serve as interpreters. Masatoshi Nakamura said his family in Miyagi is safe, but he could not reach many of his friends. Sen Masao said his country is suffering a great crisis & needs everyone's help, & had thus decided to participate in the event.

Popular Korean girlgroup WONDERGIRLS (WG) reached Hong Komg at around 6pm. The quintet was not wearing makeup but had sunglasses & spectacles on. They appeared very "normal". Taiwanese singer Sky Wu landed at around 4pm. He said Jackie Chan had invited him; he will duet with Jonathan Lee on 'True Hero'.

Earlier, popular Hallyu actor Kim Jae Wook & his 3 WALRUS bandmates hit town at lunchtime. About 20 fans were waiting at the airport. Escorted out by bodyguards, Kim Jae Wook courteously accepted gifts & handshakes from the fans. They are holding their 1st fanmeet in Hong Kong tomorrow.

[Guest zax]

"Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders" event will be telecasted live on Channel TVB8 tonight at 7:00-10:30 (HK time).

All proceeds less necessary expenses will be donated to the Salvation Army.

For more information, please visit http://www.artistes311.org/layers/main?lang=en

[Guest jcsmark]

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Nice it's on TVB! I might miss it live but they will probably air it here in Canada a few weeks later, then I can catch WG on my TV

Two Wonder Girls articles on Allkpop today

JYP, Wonder Girls to participate in charity concert for Japan

by 1takekk on March 31, 2011 at 6:10 pm

JYP and the Wonder Girls are representing Korea at a charity event sponsored by Jackie Chan.

Chan’s event ‘Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders’ is an Asian charity event to help victims of the Japanese earthquake. The event is scheduled to be held on April 1st at 7pm at the Victoria Park. As a marathon concert featuring Asia’s top stars, all of the proceeds will go to Japan relief.

30 star teams from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia , Korea, and Japan are expected to attend the event; JYP and Wonder Girls will join China’s top class artists including Jackie Chan.

JYP and the Wonder Girls were personally invited by Jackie Chan; the Korean stars will be performing ‘Smile Again’ that they introduced back for the I Love Asia Project in 2008.

A JYP Entertainment staff member stated, “Jackie Chan joined us for the ‘I Love Asia’ event for earthquake victims in Sichuan in 2008… we decided to take part in the event to express our sorrow for everyone effected by the earthquake in Japan.”

Both JYP and Wonder Girls left for Hong Kong on the evening of 31st.

Source: Newsen

Credit Allkpop

The Wonder Girls show off their fluent English through ‘Fashion TV’

by Kingpolo on March 31, 2011 at 9:07 pm

Back in February, the Wonder Girls attended Jeremy Scott’s exclusive show for Fashion Week, which was recorded through Fashion TV.

That footage was aired on March 31st, and through it, fans can see the Wonder Girls comment about a variety of things using their advanced English skills!

They began, “Hello Fashion TV, we are the Wonder Girls!“ Yoobin continued, “We are at the Jeremy Scott new season show [sic], so we’re so excited – we can’t wait to see his new clothes.”

Yenny then complimented, “He’s very creative and brave. We are always inspired by all of his work. We are very excited.”

Sunye followed up, “Yeah, sometimes when we get on stage, we put on Jeremy Scott clothes on sometimes [sic], so we really love his clothes.”

Hye Rim concluded, “This is basically my favorite outfit out of Jeremy Scott’s show because it has such cute buttons, and it’s so colorful and so creative. I just love it.”

Check out the footage below, which stars other fashionistas such as Vanessa Hudgens, Leigh Lezark and more!

Meanwhile, the girls have been working hard on recording their upcoming U.S. album, which is set for release later this year.

Source: Newsen, Fashion TV

Credit Allkpop

[Guest ah_mui]

jcsmark: it's going to air in Canada this Saturday!! I'm so excited . It's going to be my second time actually watching the girls on TV...first time was when the decide to show MAMA on Fairchild lol. 

[Guest jcsmark]

^

Thank you! I will definitely watch it this Saturday.

Here is another photo of Yubin from OH BOY!

Credit wondergirlsworld.com

More pics of WG from MBC Korean Festival in Thailand.