Reboot (Wonder Girls album)

Reboot (stylized as REBOOT) is the third and final studio album by South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. It was released on August 3, 2015, through JYP Entertainment. The Wonder Girls were more involved in the composition of this album, with each member having writing and/or production credits on at least one song; each song has credits for at least one member.[2] This is the first album in years to feature member Sunmi and the first since the departure of members Sunye and Sohee. The album musically conveys a 1980s-inspired style, incorporating genres including synthpop, hip hop, pop rock and dance-pop.

Reboot
From left to right: Yeeun, Yubin, Hyelim, Sunmi
Studio album by
Wonder Girls
ReleasedAugust 3, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length43:11 (digital)
45:34 (physical)
LanguageKorean
LabelJYP
Producer
Wonder Girls chronology
Wonder Best
(2012)		 Reboot
(2015)		 Why So Lonely
(2016)
Singles from Reboot
  1. "I Feel You"
    Released: August 2, 2015

Reboot was met with critical acclaim from music critics upon its release, who praised its musical styles and production; Billboard named the record the best K-pop album of 2015[1] and the fourth best K-pop album of the 2010s.[3] Commercially, Reboot charted at number five on the Gaon Album Chart and number two on the Billboard World Albums. Its lead single, "I Feel You", was released on August 2, 2015.

Background and composition

On June 24, 2015, it was reported that member Sunmi would return to the group after her departure in February 2010. On July 20, it was confirmed that members Sohee and Sunye had officially withdrawn from the group. The same day, JYP Entertainment announced the return of the Wonder Girls with a new band concept. For this concept, Sunmi plays bass guitar, Yubin plays drums, Hyelim plays guitar, and Yeeun plays piano. Individual teasers of the members playing their respective instruments began being released on July 20.[4] Despite the concept, none of the members actually recorded instrumentals for the album, though they learned to play the instruments and performed songs with their instruments live.[5][6] Only Yeeun already knew how to play her instrument, the piano, prior to the lead up to the comeback. Both the main single "I Feel You" and its music video are heavily inspired by 1980s music, similar to the group's 2008 single "So Hot".

Singles and promotion

On July 29, a promotional video for the release of Reboot was released on YouTube. "I Feel You" served as the lead single for the album, being released on August 2. It was accompanied by a music video directed by Lumpens, which premiered on the same day on JYP Entertainment's YouTube channel. It takes place in 1987 and shows each member playing her own instrument and also solo scenes. It is their first single since Sunye's and Sohee's departures and their first single since 2008's "Nobody" to feature Sunmi. The song was promoted on major South Korean music shows, starting on August 8 on KBS's Music Bank; on those shows, they also performed other tracks from the album, including "Candle", "Back", and "Rewind". They also appeared on variety shows, including MBC every1's Weekly Idol. In addition, the group appeared on various radio shows.
The songs "Candle" (featuring Paloalto) and "Rewind" had dance practice videos released on YouTube on August 11 and 20, respectively.

Reception

Reboot debuted at number five on the Gaon Album Chart.[7] In the United States, the album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard US World Albums chart, becoming their best charting album on that chart. It also peaked at number twenty-five on US Heatseekers Albums.[8] It was ranked at number eighteen on FuseTV's list The 20 Best Albums of 2015 and at number one on Billboard's The 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015.

The main single, "I Feel You", charted at number one on eight major South Korean music streaming charts during the week of its release. It peaked on the third position of the country's Gaon Digital Chart.

Reboot on critic lists
Critic/Publication List Work Rank Ref.
Billboard 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015 Reboot 1 [9]
25 Greatest K-Pop Albums of the 2010s 4 [3]
FuseTV 20 Best Albums of 2015 18 [10]
Idology 10 Best Albums of 2015 3 [11]
iTunes Japan Best of 2015 (Best K-pop Album) 1 [12]
Idolator 25 Best K-Pop Songs Of 2015 "I Feel You" 15 [13]
PopMatters Best K-pop of 2015 11 [14]
Vice Top 20 K-pop Songs of 2015 9 [15]

Track listing
Reboot — Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Baby Don't Play"
  • Yeeun
  • Hong
3:31
2."Candle" (featuring Paloalto)
  • Hyelim
  • Frants
3:44
3."I Feel You"
  • Park
  • Hong
3:25
4."Rewind"
  • Sunmi
  • Ju Hyo
  • Lee
3:33
5."Loved"
  • Yubin
  • Shim Eun Ji
Shim3:39
6."John Doe"
  • Yubin
  • Hong
  • Ju Hyo
  • Yubin
  • Hong
  • Ju Hyo
3:11
7."One Black Night"
  • Yeeun
  • Frants
  • Yeeun
  • Frants
3:46
8."Back"
  • Hyelim
  • Yubin
  • Lee
  • Hyelim
  • Yubin
  • Lee
3:28
9."오빠" (Oppa) (solo performed by Hyelim)
  • Hyelim
  • Frants
  • Hyelim
  • Frants
3:33
10."사랑이 떠나려 할 때" (Faded Love)
  • Sunmi
  • Shim
Shim3:53
11."없어" (Gone)
  • Yubin
  • Shim
Shim3:41
12."이 순간" (Remember)
  • Yeeun
  • Hong
  • Yeeun
  • Hong
3:45
Total length:43:11
Reboot — Physical edition (bonus track)
No.TitleLength
13."20150711 (Talk)" (featuring Sunye and Sohee)2:23

Charts

Weekly charts
Charts (2015) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[7] 5
US World Albums (Billboard)[8] 2
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 25

Release history
Country Date Format Label Edition
South Korea August 3, 2015
JYP Entertainment Standard
Worldwide Digital download

References
  1. Benjamin, Jeff; Oak, Jessica (December 12, 2015). "The 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  2. "Wonder Girls the 3rd album Reboot Track List" (in Korean). July 28, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  3. "The 25 Greatest K-Pop Albums of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. December 17, 2019. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  4. "Sunmi is a mysterious bassist in her teaser video for Wonder Girls comeback". allkpop. July 20, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  5. "Wonder Girls explain why none of the instrumentals on their album have been recorded by them". allkpop. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  6. "Wonder Girls Didn't Play Any Instruments On Comeback LP 'Reboot' Despite Returning As A "Real Band"". Idolator. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  7. "Gaon Album Chart - Week 33, 2015". Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  8. "Wonder Girls Make Big Return to Billboard Charts With 'Reboot' Album". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  9. "The 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015: Wonder Girls, Seventeen, f(x), BTS, Red Velvet & More | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  10. "The 20 Best Albums of 2015". Fuse. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  11. "결산 2015 : ② 올해의 음반". Idology. January 7, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  12. "iTunes Releases Its Best of 2015 List and Top Seller Charts | ARAMA! JAPAN". ARAMA! JAPAN. December 10, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  13. Peterson, Jacques (December 29, 2015). "The 25 Best K-Pop Songs Of 2015". Idolator. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  14. "The Best K-Pop of 2015, PopMatters". PopMatters. December 18, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  15. Dorof, Jakob (December 9, 2015). "The Top 20 K-pop Songs of 2015". Vice. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
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