{"id":4867,"date":"2009-10-23T02:10:32","date_gmt":"2009-10-23T02:10:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-10-23T03:10:19","modified_gmt":"2009-10-23T03:10:19","slug":"Wonder-Girls-to-release--Nobody--in-Mandarin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=4867","title":{"rendered":"Wonder Girls to release “Nobody” in Mandarin"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Korea\u2019s Wonder Girls <\/strong>made history this week<\/a> by becoming the first Korean singers to chart on the United States\u2019 Billboard Hot 100, and the pop group is eyeing the lucrative Chinese market next.<\/p>\n

The girl band\u2019s hit single \u201cNobody\u201d entered the chart at number 76, putting them ahead of Carrie Underwood (#77), Five for Fighting (#83) and Usher (#92)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A press release by the group\u2019s agency JYP Entertainment said Thursday this is the first time any Koreans has ever placed on the chart in all its 115-year history.
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Reports said \u201cNobody\u201d<\/strong> also outsold singles by pop stars Madonna and Shakira<\/strong>, with over 30,000 copies off the shelves in the same week.<\/p>\n

With success in America, and parts of Asia already under their charm, the Wonder Girls are looking to conquer the massive Chinese market next.<\/p>\n

The band will be making its foray into China later this month<\/strong> during the Mobile Festival in Beijing, alongside other famous faces such as Jackie Chan and Zhang Ziyi.<\/p>\n

The hit single "Nobody" will undergo a third release \u2013 in Mandarin<\/strong> \u2013 for the Wonder Girls\u2019 venture into China.<\/p>\n

Source: CNN + Sookyeong<\/em>
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