So Hot

Single infobox
Name = So Hot

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Artist = Wonder Girls
Released = June 3 2008
Format = CD
Genre = K-pop, dance pop
Length = 14:36
Label = LOEN Entertainment, JYP Entertainment
Producer = Park Jin-Young
Reviews =
Last single = "이 바보" ("You Fool")
(2007)
This single = "So Hot"
(2008)
Next single = "Nobody"
(2008)

"So Hot" is a Wonder Girls song released in 2008, produced by Park Jin-young. Released as a physical single on June 3 2008, the song became an instant hit and quickly hit #1 on various online and offline charts.

History

In order to promote the single, JYP Entertainment first released teaser pictures of each member in May 2008, showing the Wonder Girls in their new "sexy image". Starting with Ye-eun, pictures were released on 5 consecutive days, ending with Ahn Sohee's pictures. Following the pictures, "So Hot" was previewed on their website. During this time, there were rumours that past member Hyuna would be returning to the group; JYP Entertainment confirmed that this was not the case.cite news |last=Kim |first=Hyeong-u |title=원더걸스 전 멤버 현아,복귀 |url=http://media.paran.com/snews/newsview2.php?dirnews=1235059&year=2008 |publisher=Paran |language=Korean |date=2008-05-21 |accessdate=2008-05-25]

Release

"So Hot" was first given a digital release on May 22 2008; the song topped online charts in the next few days. [cite news |url=http://joynews.inews24.com/php/news_view.php?g_serial=331382&g_menu=700100 |title=원더걸스 'So Hot', 온라인 3관왕 |accessdate=2008-05-29] cite web |url = http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?No=7625|title = Wonder Girls’ Yu-bin Suffers Vocal Cord Injury|publisher = KBS World|date = 2008-05-28|accessdate = 2008-06-10] The full single was released on June 3 2008, given the subtitle "The 3rd Project". In addition to the title track, the single also contained new songs "This Time" and "You're Out" as well as the rap version of "Tell Me", which was unreleased until this point.

Promotion

The Wonder Girls began their comeback performances on May 31 2008 on MBC's "Music Core", performing "So Hot" and "This Time". The members sported a brand new mature look, wearing leopard print outfits; future performances showcased varying outfits based around the print.

A music video was produced for the song, showing the girls in various situations, with men instantly falling in love with them.

"So Hot" became an instant hit and was the number one song on MBC's show "Music Core" and on SBS's "Inkigayo" for three consecutive weeks.

Due to vocal chord problems, Kim Yoobin lipsynched her parts, as per her doctor's orders, until the end of July 2008.

Track listing

# So Hot
# This Time
# You're Out
# Tell Me (Rap Version)

Charts

The chart positions are based on data from Music Industry Association Korea. Unlike Oricon Chart and the Billboard Chart, the charts are released monthly, not weekly.

References