In celebration of their new single "Like Money", the Wonder Girls recently held an intimate concert for their close fans at the iHeartRadio Theater in New York City. The allkpop staff had the opportunity to check out the show live, and we're thrilled to share with our readers some brilliant photos we captured from the event.
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Without a moment's delay, the Wonder Girls, in matching black-sequined outfits, lit up the theater stage with a performance of their energetic, dubstep-inspired single "The DJ Is Mine". The girls continued the show by performing "Nu Shoes" from their 'Wonder World' album, as well as their most recent Korean single, "Like This". Personally, I found "Like This" to be one of the big highlights of the mini-concert. The members seemed to have the most fun here, and the crowd went absolutely wild. Continuing the momentum, the girls performed the English version of "Be My Baby" and held a quick interview with the fans. The girls described what they're all about, and they encouraged their audience to follow their dreams, alluding to the next segment of their act.
Ballad track "Girls, Girls" was the next song on their setlist, which had the girls get a little more personal with their fans. I was a little confused at first with the inclusion of this track on their setlist, but "Girls, Girls" was the perfect transition to their highly anticipated new material. The Wonder Girls performed three never-before heard English tracks at the show, the first being "Ouch", an atmospheric r&b tingled ballad which had Sun and Yenny showcasing their polished vocals. Soon after, they proceeded with "Stay Together", another sensuous ballad. After the performance, Yenny revealed she personally wrote the song while filming their Wonder Girls Movie, being inspired by themes of the film.
As the crowd grew restless with excitement, the girls knew it was time to help the audience release some of that confined energy with a powerful dance number. The next unreleased track they performed, "Wake Up" was exactly that. The track was filled with tribal beats and rapid flutes linked with a very sexy dance choreography and a catchy "boom, boom!" hook.
It wasn't long until the girls filled the room with nostalgia, performing their noteworthy smash hits "Tell Me", "So Hot", "Nobody", and "2 Different Tears". The audience roared with cheers, unsure of which track they wanted to watch the girls perform next. Personally, I found it interesting to see Lim perform "Tell Me" and "So Hot" for obvious reasons.
The show came to an unfortunate end with encore track "Like Money". The audience was treated to an exclusive unheard second verse which had Sohee and Lim filling in Akon's place with alternate lyrics. The hour long event not only left the audience impressed, but the iHeartRadio staff as well, as they stated that they've never experienced an audience at their venue so engaged with the stage. Just how the girls encourage their fans and audience to relentlessly chase their dreams, I only hope that the girls continue to do the same, inspiring their Wonderfuls and future Wonderfuls to come.
Check out the clips of their new songs below:
"Ouch"
"Stay Together"
"Wake Up"
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