Wonder Girls Return to K-Pop as Quartet; JYP Entertainment Confirms Video

The Wonder Girls are back on the K-Pop scene but, as one might expect from a group we haven't heard from for more than three years, plenty has changed. The first and most dramatic shift is the lineup, which has seen several shuffles, both in terms of actual members and how many individuals there are in the group.

First thing's first: Wonder Girls, which was previously staged as a quintet, is now a mere quartet after the shuffle. Two of the members from the last incarnation of the group (from 2012...a near-eternity in the world of K-Pop music)—Sun and Sohee—are no longer affiliated with the group. Sun got married and had a child since the band last performed, while Sohee left the JYP Entertainment record label during 2013. Original member Yenny is still at the fore, as is rapper Yubin (who joined the group during 2007). Sunmi, who originally left the group during 2010 for academic purposes, is now back after dabbling in a solo career. Lim, the member that was brought on originally to replace Sunmi, will stick around however as the fourth member in the group.

According to a release from JYP Entertainment, the Wonder Girls have already shot a music video for a forthcoming single release. The group hasn't released an album since 2011's Wonder World, but few Korean pop acts have landed as successfully in the American music market. The band remains the only Korean girl group to land a song in the Hot 100, as "Nobody" peaked at no. 76 during 2009.

The reformation isn't all that surprising of news. Billboard interviewed Yubin earlier this year, where the Wonder Girl reported that she kept in touch with her former bandmates...as well as living with them. Doesn't seem too surprising that the roommates ended up reforming the band.