Reboot (Wonder Girls album)

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Reboot
Cover artwork for 'Reboot'
Studio album by Wonder Girls
Released August 3, 2015
Recorded 2015
Genre Pop rock, dance-pop, synthpop, hip hop[1]
Length 43:06 (digital)
45:29 (physical)
Language Korean
Label JYP Entertainment
Producer
Wonder Girls chronology
Wonder Best
(2012)Wonder Best2012		 Reboot
(2015)
Singles from Reboot
  1. "I Feel You"
    Released: August 4, 2015[2]

Reboot (stylized as REBOOT) is the third studio album by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. It was released on August 3, 2015 by JYP Entertainment. The Wonder Girls were more involved in the composition of this album, with each member having some writing and/or production credits on each song.[3] This is the first album in years to feature member Sunmi and the first since the departure of members Sunye and Sohee. The lead single, 80's inspired "I Feel You" was a number one hit, released on August 2, 2015.

The album musically conveys a 1980s-inspired style, incorporating genres including synthpop, hip hop, pop rock and dance-pop. It was well received by music critics, who praised its 1980s-inspired theme as unique for a K-pop artist and compared its music to that of Madonna.[1] Reboot charted at number five on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart and number two on the Billboard World Albums.

Background and composition

On June 24, 2015 it was reported that member Sunmi (Mimi) would return to the group after her departure in February 2010. On July 20, it was confirmed that members Sohee and Sunye had officially withdrawn from the group. The same day, JYP Entertainment announced the return of the Wonder Girls with a new band concept. For this concept, Sunmi plays bass guitar, Yubin plays drums, Hyelim plays guitar, and Yeeun plays piano. Individual teasers of the members playing their respective instruments began being released on July 20.[4] Despite the concept, none of the members actually recorded instrumentals for the album, despite learning to play the instruments and performing songs with their instruments live.[5][6] On July 29, a promotional video for the release of Reboot was released on YouTube. On August 2, lead single "I Feel You" was released. It was promoted with a music video.

Singles

"I Feel You", which served as lead single for the album, is a K-pop/rock song heavily inspired by 80's music, just like their 2008 hit single "So Hot". The music video for the single was directed by Lumpens and premiered on August 2, 2015. It takes place in 1987 and is inspired by 1980s. It shows each member playing her own instrument and other scenes. It was released on JYP Entertainment's YouTube channel. It's their first single since Sunye and Sohee's departure and first single since their 2009 hit "Nobody" to feature Sunmi. The single charted at number one on eight major Korean music charts during the week of its release.

Commercial performance

Reboot debuted at number five on the Gaon Album Chart.[7] In the United States, the album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard World Albums chart and No. 25 on Heatseekers Albums.[8]

Accolades

Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
FuseTV The 20 Best Albums of 2015 18 [9]
Billboard The 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015 1 [10]

Track listing

Reboot — digital edition
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Baby Don't Play"   Park Yeeun, Hong Jisang Park Yeeun, Hong Jisang 3:31
2. "Candle" (featuring Paloalto) Woo Hyelim, Frants, Paloalto Woo Hyelim, Frants 3:44
3. "I Feel You"   J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Kim Yubin J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", e.one, Hong Jisang 3:23
4. "Rewind"   Lee Sunmi, Ju Hyo, Lee Toyo, Kim Yubin Lee Sunmi, Ju Hyo, Lee Toyo 3:34
5. "Loved"   Kim Yubin, Sim Eunji Kim Yubin, Sim Eunji 3:39
6. "John Doe"   Kim Yubin, Hong Jisang, Ju Hyo Kim Yubin, Hong Jisang, Ju Hyo 3:12
7. "One Black Night"   Park Yeeun, Frants Park Yeeun, Frants 3:46
8. "Back"   Woo Hyelim, Kim Yubin, Lee Toyo Woo Hyelim, Kim Yubin, Lee Toyo 3:28
9. "오빠" (Oppa) Woo Hyelim, Frants Woo Hyelim, Frants 3:33
10. "사랑이 떠나려 할 때" (Faded Love) Lee Sunmi, Sim Eunji Lee Sunmi, Sim Eunji 3:41
11. "없어" (Gone) Kim Yubin, Sim Eunji Kim Yubin, Sim Eunji 3:53
12. "이 순간" (Remember) Park Yeeun, Hong Jisang Park Yeeun, Hong Jisang 3:46
Total length:
 43:06
Physical edition bonus track
No. Title Length
13. "20150711 (Talk)" (featuring Sunye and Sohee) 2:23

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Charts (2015) Peak
position
Korean Albums (Gaon)[7] 5
US World Albums (Billboard)[8] 2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 25

Release history

Country Date Format Label Edition
South Korea August 3, 2015 Digital download, CD JYP Entertainment Standard
Worldwide Digital download

References

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