Wonder Girls
When the song “Nobody” by Wonder Girls first debuted in my ears (that’s about a month ago), I had high hopes that it would manage to reach the top post in TV and radio hit charts. And it never failed my expectations. Just a week later, it made its way to the Myx Hitcharts, and all radio stations play it virtually non-stop. It spread throughout the whole country in a speed faster than the A(H1N1) epidemic.
Enough of that. What really caught my attention is the effect it has made to our neighborhood.
One particular Tuesday, as I was walking towards my home, a familiar bunch of children assembled themselves on their front porch. At first, I thought that they’re just doing their daily rituals of bahay-bahayan or lutu-lutuan. But I noticed that they’re not holding tin cans, plastic bottles and handfuls of leaves, which serve as their frying pans, containers and main ingredient , respectively. Upon closer inspection, I realized that they were, in fact, rehearsing a dance number. And guess what the song was. It’s “Nobody”.
When I got home, my feet directed my steps in front of our television. I turned the power on and a familiar beep followed. It displayed a group of Korean girls singing a popular song. And no, I’m not talking about “Fire” of 2NE1. The popstars on TV were the members of Wonder Girls.
Dinner time. While serving the dishes, I noticed something peculiar in my mother. She’s, at that time, slicing onions, sauteing garlic and swaying her hips. What’s more? She’s singing “Nobody, nobody but you.” while performing those things.
I surfed the net afterward. I saw a link on Twitter. Upon clicking, it redirected me to a YouTube video. I witnessed the newest breathtaking performance of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) inmates. They’re dancing to the tune of – you guessed it right – “Nobody”.
After witnessing all of these unusual events, I asked myself “What’s happening to the world?”. I answered my own question. Nothing. Another question followed, “Who made it happen?”. Again, I found an answer. Nobody.
I really liked how you ended this entry. It was superb. Good job. I myself am a fan of this song. I didn’t expect it to be this big, not that I’m that surprised. It’s just that I actually heard this song about a year ago. But I wonder why it took them this long to make into a big hit. I really wonder.
tell you what. it’s an indication that the koreans are preparing us for their world invasion. lol
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I don’t like this song… It’s was good during the second half of 2008, now it’s a big irk.
There isn’t anything special with the song…but oftentimes, it’s the melody that matters to people. It’s fine though I don’t really like it. It just gets agitating when they were played in the Korean BoF (I think) and they turned all ubiquitous. Plus the fact that either in English or Korean, I can’t still understand it (not literally the language).
I guess so.. But I just heard the english version this year..
I guess it’s relatively new since they didn’t go mainstream a year ago..
yup yup.. nagulat nga ako when i heard the english version. I thought some punk ass girl group americanized it.. i was wrong.. sila rin pala gumawa ng english version hehe..
have you heard of the mellow version they did?