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Who would’ve known that the very first glimpse of what would be featured in the “Tell Me” video would spark a national (and perhaps international) dance craze or more appropriately, a dance virus. The “Tell Me” virus infected all walks of Korean life; armed force men, flight attendants, country folk, babies, school children…it even influenced cross dressers! No one was spared from this epidemic.

To be honest, I don’t know what’s more popular: the “Tell Me” dance or the actual music video. The music video was reminiscent of both the 60s and the 80s — decades that seem to rack up the cool points in today’s pop music. Popularity aside, the music video (featuring the dance) was responsible for putting the Wonder Girls on the Kpop map and caused the spread of the dance virus. More importantly, the girls ditched the private school girl shtick for a look more befitting of the group’s identity: Wonder Woman. Youngest Wonder Girl, So Hee portrays Diana Price as a regular thick framed glasses sporting school girl attending a high school that appears quite…American; Korea doesn’t do the yellow school bus. Although her heroic acts are minor—saving an old woman, fighting a locker room perv and school bullies—they struck a fierce-er image of the Wonder Girls. I’ll take that over the tired private school girl image any day!

Also, if you ever find yourself playing Wonder Girls Trivial Pursuit, the music video is notable for being the debut of Yoobin, the group’s designated rapper.

JYP Practicing “Tell Me”

Behind the scenes

Finished product

This blog post is part of the Ningin Special Coverage: JYP Tour 2009 Event.


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Love the JYP video. raspberry


This is still my favorite video from them. The dance is so addicting!


So it was JYP that came up with the dance? haha Wow


The dance seems so simple but I tried it and it’s really hard! haha


Aw they look so young in this video!


Yeah they look more mature now but still young!


I like So Hot better. heh


Hahahahah JYP is so cute! He’s all into it and everything.


Miss.Kang - 02/10/09 12:54 am

So it was JYP that came up with the dance? haha Wow

JYP also choreographed alot of rains videos too.

LOL


Is that him singing the song in the BG too?


JYP choreographs all the MVs right?


It’s cool to see the making of the video since that one has Hyun Ah before she left.
O :
And I love that video of JYP dancing so much. xD
Props to him for making one of the most fun dances to learn! <3


They remade the video to put in Yoobin?


kind of makes me sad to see the second vid, i dont know if its true but i heard that they already had a choreo for the dance but they had to redo it on the same day, so they werent prepared and thats why they looked lost… im sad that Hyunah left but im glad that Yoobin joined the WG… and i love Tell Me.... the start of many new great things....


SureWin - 02/10/09 3:24 am

They remade the video to put in Yoobin?

yeah, the first albums preparations were complete including the MV and 1st Album’s tracks, but Hyunah was sick around that time and her parents took her out of WG, so they had to redo it all over again, refilm the MV and retake the 1st album jacket’s pics and record new songs to include Yoobin, kind of sad… but it gave the other 4 more time to prepare for their comeback....


wow i did not know about refilming the MV and all that...just started hearing about them half a yr ago


They’ve only been around for 2 years. lol


Imogen - 02/10/09 1:21 am

Is that him singing the song in the BG too?

Probably. Demo recordings of songs don’t necessarily have to be by the group.


I know, it was just really hard to tell since the dance is so distracting. ;P haha It’s funny though!


JinraIlustrisimo - 02/10/09 8:46 pm
Imogen - 02/10/09 1:21 am

Is that him singing the song in the BG too?

Probably. Demo recordings of songs don’t necessarily have to be by the group.

I think he’s the one singing in all of the demo versions lol
When I watched the first season of their MTV show they’d always be practicing to demo versions of their songs with JYP singing


Where can I watch the MTV Show of WG?


KutieKawaii - 02/10/09 11:55 pm

Where can I watch the MTV Show of WG?

You can watch the MTV episodes of WG subbed on the “wondersubbers” channel on youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/wondersubbers?blend=1… season 1 is halfway done and season 3 is complete (we haven’t started on season 2 yet)

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JYP video was soooo hilarious! Tell Me was such a hit song *does dance*


oo Thank you!


OMG kool love JYp video lol


JYP is just so amazing. so much talent!


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