How did an all-girl pop group from South Korea find itself on one of the biggest concert stages in America? They did it by sheer will and ignoring the critics. It also helped that they had JYP working behind the scenes for them. No one would have thought that these young ladies would get noticed in America, but they caught the attention of the Jonas Brothers and there they were on stage all summer with them, opening up for one of the biggest summer concert tours in 2009. Along the way, they made a lot of fans and believers that Korean singers could be successful in the biggest music market. A year ago, they were the cute girls who stormed South Korea with their singing and dancing to “Tell Me.” Fast Forward to today, and they’ve toured all of America with the Jonas Brothers, made numerous appearances at different red carpets, and found themselves singing in front of a nationally televised audience on Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance.” If more Korean artists find their way into the American market, they can thank the Wonder Girls and JYP for figuring out a formula and laying the groundwork for a path across the Pacific. The Wonder Girls sang their hit song “Nobody” all year, but in the end, they became somebody and have sang their way to #6 on our list of top ten most influential Koreans in 2009.





[Source: KoreanBeacon]
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