One of Korea’s top girl bands, the Wonder Girls, is set to drop their latest album worldwide in May before they embark on a U.S. tour, JYP Entertainment said Monday.

Their second studio album will hit store shelves on May 15 with its first single and music video released in Korean, English and Chinese, JYPE told The Korea Herald.

The five-member pop R&B group will set forth on their U.S. tour following the release of the album in June.

However, a spokeswoman with JYP remained mum about the specifics of what fans could expect from the new album.??

A more substantial and detailed itinerary will be organized at a later date as the band is still in the studio recording songs for the new album, according to Han Soo-jung, a PR spokeswoman with the entertainment company.

In a recent press statement, JYPE said: “We hope the new album will help them consolidate their position in the U.S. market.”

Since 2009, Park Jin-young, the founder and CEO of the group’s management company has aggressively pushed for the group’s North American debut.

The Wonder Girls’ first exposure to an American audience came when they were chosen as the opening act for the Jonas Brothers’ stateside tour last year.

Although their English language version of ”Nobody“ cracked the top 100 at 76th on the Billboard Hot 100 last October, they have failed to make much of an impact overseas.

Earlier this year, the group was rocked by the announcement of one of its members, Sunmi, parting ways with the band.

Fans have not reacted positively toward new recruit Hye Lim who was a JYPE trainee before Sunmi’s departure.

Since their debut in Korea three years ago, the group has snagged three consecutive number one hit singles here with “Tell Me”, “So Hot” and “Nobody.”

By Song Woong-ki

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