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abcnews.go.com FEATURE: THE WONDER GIRLS
The Wonder Girls are featured on abcnews.go.com, as one of their "Global Pop Sensations You've Never Heard Of".

In 2009, South Korean girl group Wonder Girls and their song, "Nobody," entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts, becoming the first song by a Korean group to ever do so. Of six singles, four have shot straight to number one on the Korean charts, including their most recent song, "2 Different Tears." They are currently co-managed here in the United States. (Lai Seng Sin/AFP/Getty Images)

CELEBRITY TRAVELER: THE WONDER GIRLS
The quintet, which splits its time between Seoul, South Korea, and New York City, performs its radio-friendly songs in Korean, English and Chinese. After touring with the Jonas Brothers, the Girls hit a string of smaller clubs earlier this year. Known simply by their first names, Yenny and Sun (both 21 years old) and 17-year-old Lim chatted about their favorite vacation spots. Like a true teenager, Lim admits she's always on the lookout for "famous restaurants and landmarks."

What is your favorite vacation destination?
Lim: I would say Hong Kong because being there makes me feel free and peaceful. And it's a great place to go shopping.
Sun: I love the places that are really calm and relaxing. Beaches or mountains — it doesn't matter.
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Yenny: Definitely an amusement park like Six Flags. I love all the rides there.

Where are your favorite weekend getaways?
Yenny: Lotte World, the famous amusement park in Seoul. I also enjoy going to Haeundae Beach in Busan, South Korea.
Sun: The beaches in Long Island were awesome. I've also been to the Grand Canyon with my friends. I was so impressed by the grand scale of the canyons. I was blown away.

What are your favorite hotels?
Yenny: Lotte Hotel (lottehotel.com) in Seoul. The Four Seasons (fourseasons.com) in Vancouver. The multigrain pancakes there are the best.
Lim: There are quite a few, but I would have to say the Marina Bay Sands Hotel (marinabaysands.com) in Singapore. I totally love the bedrooms there.

What are your favorite restaurants?
Yenny: An Indian restaurant called Pongal (pongalnyc.com) in New York. It doesn't get better than their chana masala and lassi.
Lim: In Hong Kong I like a Korean restaurant called Jin Luo Bao and Harlan, which is an Italian restaurant where I first tasted a Caesar salad and totally fell in love with it.
Sun: I love Serendipity3 (serendipity3.com) and Soba-ya (sobaya-nyc.com) in New York City, The Griddle Cafe (thegriddlecafe.com) and the Ivy (theivyla.com) in Los Angeles and Buca di Beppo (bucadibeppo.com) in Chicago.

What are your five favorite cities?
Lim: Hong Kong, Seoul, New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Sun: New York City is my all-time favorite, but I like San Francisco, Chicago, Singapore and Shanghai too.
Yenny: New York, since we live there. I love Singapore. The people are so nice in Bangkok. There's beautiful weather in San Francisco. And something good always happens in Vancouver.

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