Korea's Wonder Girls rank on "100 Things to Watch in 2010" trends list in U.S.

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's female pop group Wonder Girls were
selected among the "List of 100 Things to Watch in 2010" by JWT Intelligence, one
of America's best-known marketing communications brand, the group's Seoul agent
said Monday.

The Korean divas, who made their U.S. debut this past summer, took the 99th spot
on the alphabetically ranked list, which said "With their good looks, slick
packaging, infectious pop songs...This South Korean girl group has conquered Asia
and has its sights on the rest of the world."
JWT Intelligence is the trend-spotting branch of JWT, one of the world's largest
advertising and communication businesses.
"The trends explored here, which we believe have significant weight and momentum,
are likely to be with us for a while," the official website of JWT said.
Wonder Girls, composed of five young females in their late teens to early 20s,
made their local debut in 2007 and gave their first official performance in the
United States July this year as the opening act for American Idol group the Jonas
Brothers in Washington D.C.
Selling 30,000 copies of their debut single in the United States, the group also
earned the No. 76 position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the first time
that a South Korean music group has debuted on the chart.
"We are surprised and happy with the result," JYP Entertainment, the group's
local agent said. "We hope for the best in the Wonder Girls' next album, slated
for a February release in the United States."
hayney@yna.co.kr
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