Be My Baby (Wonder Girls Song)
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"Be My Baby" is a song by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls
. It was produced by Park Jin-young
. It is the lead song for the group's second full-length album Wonder World and was released to online music sites on November 7, 2011.
channel on November 1, 2011. The teaser showed the five members with their new, edgy looks, and a set with a tough, rock-style concept, as well as individual shots of each of the members then ending with the message "R U READY?". In just one day, the video received over 560,000 hits and on the morning of November 2, the video reached #1 on the "Most Discussed Video" list. The song was finally revealed to be Wonder World's title track after the second teaser was uploaded on November 3rd.
channel on November 3rd. At the beginning of the teaser, very little footage from the music video was shown but instead featured more additional scenes of the members previously seen on the first teaser which was for the album. An rock-electronica like music can also be heard playing with a voice echoing "Be my...". As the teaser progresses, the music begins to speed up and snippets of the group as they appear in the actual music video finally appear. Near the end, a 3-second clip from the song can be heard along with the group's new choreography. The video ends with the title track being displayed in big bold transparent letters while the group poses as they appear on the music video. The music video eventually premiered on November 7, in order to coincide with Wonder World's release.
The music video was choreographed by Jonté Moaning, who previously worked with American R&B artist Beyoncé
for her song "Freakum Dress
" and has served as a back-up dancer for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
".
In just 48 hours after being uploaded, the music video had already garnered over 2 million views. By November 9, it had drawn more than 4 million views which was twice the number.
Wonder Girls
Wonder Girls is a South Korean girl group. Its producer and manager is singer-songwriter Park Jin-Young and the Wonder Girls is signed to his talent agency, JYP Entertainment. Each of the five original members were selected through auditions...
. It was produced by Park Jin-young
Park Jin-young
Park Jin-young also known as J.Y. Park is a singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and the current CEO and founder of JYP Entertainment, a major artist management/record label of Korean pop music.-Music career:Park has released seven albums...
. It is the lead song for the group's second full-length album Wonder World and was released to online music sites on November 7, 2011.
Background
Following the photo teasers released leading up to the group's album release, teaser videos were uploaded on their official YoutubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel on November 1, 2011. The teaser showed the five members with their new, edgy looks, and a set with a tough, rock-style concept, as well as individual shots of each of the members then ending with the message "R U READY?". In just one day, the video received over 560,000 hits and on the morning of November 2, the video reached #1 on the "Most Discussed Video" list. The song was finally revealed to be Wonder World's title track after the second teaser was uploaded on November 3rd.
Composition
According to the members of the group, it is the kind of song that everyone can enjoy. The melody was said to be "easy on the ears" just like their past hit songs “Tell Me”, “So Hot”, and “Nobody”, while the tempo is upbeat and the lyrics are easy to sing along to.Background
The teaser for the music video was uploaded on the group's YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel on November 3rd. At the beginning of the teaser, very little footage from the music video was shown but instead featured more additional scenes of the members previously seen on the first teaser which was for the album. An rock-electronica like music can also be heard playing with a voice echoing "Be my...". As the teaser progresses, the music begins to speed up and snippets of the group as they appear in the actual music video finally appear. Near the end, a 3-second clip from the song can be heard along with the group's new choreography. The video ends with the title track being displayed in big bold transparent letters while the group poses as they appear on the music video. The music video eventually premiered on November 7, in order to coincide with Wonder World's release.
The music video was choreographed by Jonté Moaning, who previously worked with American R&B artist Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
for her song "Freakum Dress
Freakum Dress
"Freakum Dress" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles for her second studio album, B'Day . It was composed by Knowles, Rich Harrison, and Makeba Riddick. "Freakum Dress" is similar to songs that Destiny's Child used to record in the 1990s. The song draws from the genres from...
" and has served as a back-up dancer for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
"Single Ladies " is a song by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles from her third studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce. It was released by Columbia Records on October 12, 2008 as the album's lead single, and appeared with "If I Were a Boy" as a double A-side single, demonstrating the...
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In just 48 hours after being uploaded, the music video had already garnered over 2 million views. By November 9, it had drawn more than 4 million views which was twice the number.