In a surprising announcement, Wonder Girls will not be making a return as a dance group and will be making a comeback this summer as a completely different group.

Just recently, JYP Entertainment confirmed that Wonder Girls just completed filming their comeback music video with their comeback slated for July, additionally sharing that Sunmi will be returning to the group after leaving initially in 2010 to focus on her studies.

However, as observed from the music video shoot, Wonder Girls will not be returning as a dance group but has transformed into an all female band!

Cosmopolitan August 2011

Word has it that the girls were spotted with their own instruments with Yoobin on the drums, Hyelim on the guitar, Ye Eun on the keyboard, and finally, Sunmi on a bass.

The agency tells OSEN, “[…] they have been practicing playing the instruments for a long time.”

Since debut in 2007, Wonder Girls has never made a comeback with a band concept, instead has released some of the most well-known dance tracks “Tell Me,” “So Hot,” “Nobody,” “Like This,” and more.

All eyes are on Wonder Girls’ comeback as it is their first since “Like This” in 2012, since Sohee officially left the group, and Sunye went on hiatus after getting married and having her first child.

Make way for a “Brand New Wonder Girls” this July!

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Source: Starin via Nate

1. [+409, -29] If this is true, that's a big problem. I'm just imagining them as a band and I can already smell failure.

2. [+238, -18] Uhh ㅋ a band... Well, considering all of the idol groups are dance concepts, I think WG coming out with a band concept will get some attention ㅋ before they disappear back into the pits ㅜㅜ

3. [+177, -9] If they're coming out as a band, they're going to need to play instruments.. and that's not something you can pick up after a year or two of practice. Can they do it?? Even if they just pretend that they can play... doesn't sound right.

4. [+22, -6] Fail...

5. [+18, -4] It's hard to succeed as a band in the Korean music industry. You have AOA as the prime example. But then again, the industry's saturated with dance concepts so maybe a band concept will give some fresh air.. but their success will be heavily dependent on the quality of their song.