Wonder Girls in Korea, to say hello to fans

Korean pop group Wonder Girls will say hello to their local fans for the first time in seven months in Korea, according to their agency on Thursday.

"They have been taking a break in Korea and will hold a press conference on Friday to talk about how they have been overall and about making it onto the Billboard chart," an official at JYP Entertainment said.

The group's single "Nobody" entered the Billboard Hot100 at No. 76 this week, the first time for a Korean artist to be placed on the chart in its 115-year history.

Wonder Girls had opened for popular boy band The Jonas Brothers' U.S. tour over the summer, performing in front of over 1.5 million fans in 42 cities over 53 performances.

The five-member girl band, who debuted in Korea in 2007, is one of the most successful pop groups in the country with three consecutive No. 1 singles, "Tell Me", "So Hot", and "Nobody".

Reporter : Ko Kyoung-seok kave@asiae.co.kr
Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@asiae.co.kr