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Irony (Wonder Girls song)
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Wonder Girls
| album = The Wonder Years
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| recorded = December 2006
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| label = JYP Entertainment
| writer = Park Jin-young
| producer = The AsianSoul
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"'Irony'" is the debut single by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls, written and produced by Park Jin-young. It was released as the lead single from their debut album 'The Wonder Years' on February 13, 2007, through JYP Entertainment. It was also released as a maxi single and extended play (EP), titled 'The Wonder Begins'. Three tracks, including "Bad Boy", "It's Not Love", and a remix version of "Irony", were on the EP. "Bad Boy" was released as the second single in March 2007 while "It's Not Love" was released as the third single on April 27, 2007.http://www.maniadb.com/album.asp?a=150153 http://music.cyworld.com/album.asp?aid=22724 http://music.naver.com/album/index.nhn?albumId=47623 http://music.daum.net/album/album.do?albumId=12213 "Irony" became one of their biggest hits in South Korea. An accompanying music video was also released and shows Sohee, Yeeun, Sunmi and Hyuna's revenge on Sunye's unfaithful boyfriend by using a voodoo doll to embarrass him. It marks their only release to feature member Hyuna, who left the group in July 2007.
Critical reception
Popular music critics of Korean web magazine 'IZM', Jeong Seong-Ha , Han Dong-Yoon , Yoon Jee-Hoon , said the routine of producer Jin-young's African American music style, and the tasteless song about "Irony" in common.http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=2055 In spite of pointing out like this, the song had a moderate chart performance.
Music video
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.
Synopsis
Video begins by showing Yeeun lying on the floor in a phone conversation, Hyuna petting a dog, Sunmi applying nail paint and Sohee in the upper bunk bed listening to music. Then Sunye, who shows a depressed expression, enters the house. Her groupmates sit around her and Sunye starts singing about the problems with her cheating boyfriend. Sunmi then locates him through their computer, Sohee activates a satellite dish for further remote surveillance and Hyuna uses a voodoo doll to embarrass him in front of his new girlfriend. The girls later enter the club in which he is with his friends and face them. Sunye them blows him away and he falls down the wall. Video ends by girls laughing at him and walking away.Track listing
Versions
The original studio version featuring the original line-up (Min Sunye, Park Yeeun, Lee Sunmi, Kim Hyuna and Ahn Sohee) is available on the Wonder Girls' debut extended play 'The Wonder Begins' and their debut studio album 'The Wonder Years'. The song was later re-recorded for the Japanese release of their greatest hits album 'WonderBest' and features the line-up consisting of Min Sunye, Park Yeeun, Ahn Sohee, Kim Yubin and Woo Hyerim, with former members' vocals removed.
Charts
The chart positions are based on data from Music Industry Association Korea. Unlike Oricon and 'Billboard', the charts are released monthly, not weekly.
Sales
References
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