Girls' generation

This article covers the band. For the albums see Girls 'Generation (album, 2007) and Girls' Generation (album, 2011) .

Girls' generation
Girls' Generation, 2015
General information
origin	South Korea
Genre (s)	K - pop , dance pop , electro pop
founding	August 5, 2007
Website	http://girlsgeneration.smtown.com/
Current occupation
Taeyeon Sunny Hyoyeon Yuri Yoona Tiffany Seohyun Sooyoung
former members
Jessica

Girls' Generation ( Hangeul : 소녀 시대 ; Hanja : 少女 時代 ; rev. Romanized : Sonyeo Sidae , also: So Nyuh Shi Dae ) is a South Korean girl group consisting of eight members that was founded in 2007 by SM Entertainment . The group is often referred to as GG , SNSD or SoShi ( als ) as an abbreviation for their English and Korean names. In Japan the group is called Shōjo Jidai ( 少女 時代 ). Even after more than ten years in the Korean music business, they are still considered the "Nation's Girl Group", and many Koreans describe their success as unique. That is why many talent agencies try to orient their groups according to girls' generation and use them as a model.

The Girls' Generation-TTS (TaeTiSeo) subgroup , which consists of Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun, has existed since 2012 . Her first single was Twinkle.

On September 5, 2018, a new subgroup with Taeyeon, Sunny, Hyoyeon, Yuri and Yoona called “Oh GG!” Made their debut with their single “Lil 'touch”.

history

2007–2008: debut and first album

In July 2007, the nine members of Girls' Generation were introduced by SM Entertainment , starting with Yoona on July 6th. On the following days, Tiffany , Yuri , Hyoyeon , Sooyoung , Seohyun , Taeyeon , Jessica and Sunny were introduced one after the other . The oldest member, Taeyeon, was selected as the band leader . The members were all previously part of the talent agency SM Entertainment and were trained in singing, dancing and acting over several years and were finally cast for the group over a period of around two years. Even during this time before their debut, some band members were already active as actresses, dancers, models or presenters.

On August 5, 2007, the band had their first appearance on the music show Inkigayo with their debut single " Dasi Mannan Segye " (" 다시 만난 세계 ", "Into the New World"). The single, which was released in South Korea on August 2, 2007, sold over 70,000 copies. In addition to the song "Into the New World", the single also contained the tracks "Beginning" and " 소원 " (" Sowon "), which was later renamed "Honey" for their first album Girls' Generation ; Based on the original song title, the band's official fan club is called S ♡ NE ( 소원 , sowon ). "Beginning" was written by the Swedish songwriting team Vacuum . The single also contains an instrumental version of "Into the New World". Already earlier, on July 27, 2007, a band diary of the station Mnet with the title Sonyeo Hakgyoe Gada ( 소녀 학교 에 가다 , girls go to school ) started. And the transmitter MTV Korea dedicated group of a transmission line.

After a short break, the group released their first album on November 1, 2007, entitled Girls' Generation . The first song " 소녀 시대 " (" Sonyeosidae ", "Girls' Generation"), for which a music video was produced, is a cover of Lee Seung-cheol's 1989 hit of the same name. The album was a huge success and sold more than 120,000 times and thus reached number 7 in the South Korean annual charts. In early 2008 the group began promoting their second single, "Kissing You".

On March 13, 2008, their first album was re-released under the title Baby Baby with three new songs. An EP from Jessica , Tiffany and Seohyun was released in April 2008 under the title Roommate .

Girls' Generation performing live in Bangkok

The group first performed outside of Korea on May 17, 2008 at the Korean Music Festival in Los Angeles . In August 2008 the band went on tour with BoA , TVXQ , Super Junior and other artists from the record company SM Entertainment. Concerts took place in South Korea , Thailand and China .

During the Dream Concert on June 7, 2008, various foreign fan clubs including ELF ( Super Junior ), Cassiopeia ( TVXQ ) and Triple S ( SS501 ) held a silent protest by turning off their glow sticks as Girls' Generation performed. The South Korean media criticized this dispute among fan clubs. The singer and actress Nam Gyu-ri also called for a change in the South Korean fan culture and supported the girls' generation.

In October 2008, Mnet began broadcasting a reality soap opera called Factory Girl (" 소녀 시대 의 팩토리 걸 "). The show is dedicated to the Girls' Generation group, with members working for the fashion magazine Elle Girl .

The group took a break from the music scene and appeared in many programs and in advertising, e.g. B. for MapleStory and Mabinogi .

2009: Gee , Sowoneul Malhaebwa and start of the first Asian tour

On January 7, 2009, the group returned with their first EP The First Mini Album - Gee . At the same time, the music video for " Gee " was released. The download version immediately reached the top position on the download charts.

The band appeared with "Gee" in several music shows and reached first place in all major music charts. "Gee" was number 1 on KBS ' music program "Music Bank" for nine weeks in a row , a record that no song had ever achieved before. In Music Bank's semi-annual special , the group received the most successful song award for “Gee”.

Outside of their musical activities, the band had three television series of their own in 2009 with varying degrees of success. On May 3, 2009 her new reality soap " 소녀 시대 의 공포 영화 제작소 " ( Girls' Generation's Horror Movie Factory ) started on MBC . Due to poor ratings by viewers, this show was canceled after six episodes. The show was replaced by another Girls' Generation reality show called "Himnae-ra Him (Cheer Up!)", In which the girls cheer up hard-working people amid the economic recession. The show was canceled after two episodes as the singers were busy releasing their second mini-album. On June 23, 2009 the program " 소녀 시대 의 헬로 베이비 " ( Hello Baby) started on KBS Joy, in which the group looks after a child and learns what it is like to be a mother. They take care of the boy Jo Gyeong-san ( 조경산 ). Due to its high popularity, the show was expanded to 22 episodes.

Girls' generation performing with " Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie) "

The second EP, Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie) ( 소원 을 말해봐 , in German roughly “nenn mir dein Wunsch”) was released on June 29, 2009 four days late. Since the Japanese A6M fighter aircraft , which was used as a kamikaze aircraft in World War II, was on the cover , SM Entertainment decided to revise the cover. In the music video for " Sowoneul Malhaebwa ", the nine members appear in naval uniforms.

Girls' generation at a performance with "Chocolate Love"

On October 7, 2009, Girls' Generation and f (x) released a download single called "Chocolate Love" as an advertisement for the fourth version of the LG Cyon new chocolate . Girls' Generation sang the "retro pop version" of the song while f (x) sang the "electronic pop version".

When advance ticket sales for their first Asian tour started, the 12,000 tickets for their concerts in Seoul (December 19-20, 2009) were sold out within three minutes. The tour is titled Into the new world , like her debut single, and started on December 19, 2009 with her concert in Seoul .

2010: Oh! Run Devil Run , debut in Japan and Hoot

At the beginning of January 2010, SM Entertainment announced that the group would take a break and return in February 2010 with a new studio album. Finally the album Oh! but on January 28, 2010. The album and the title song of the same name “ Oh! “Immediately stormed the South Korean charts. The girls also gave two encore concerts on their Asian tour in Seoul on February 27th and 28th.

On March 17, 2010, the single " Run Devil Run " was released for download, which promptly reached first place on the Korean online music charts. With the new song, the group embarked on a new, more adult path.

In 2010 the group was first considered at the Korean Music Awards. On March 30, 2010, “ Gee ” was named song of the year . In addition, Girls' Generation were voted Best Music Group by South Korea's Netizens .

The group held the first concert of their Asia tour Into the new world outside of South Korea on April 17, 2010 in Shanghai .

The photo book So Nyeo (in Tokyo) ( 少女 ) was published on June 7, 2010 . In addition to the photos of the nine girls who were shot in Tokyo , the book also includes a DVD with a making-of . The photo book has been pre-ordered over 35,000 times. Four days later, on June 11, 2010, it was announced that the group would debut in Japan . To do this, all members learned the Japanese language .

Girls 'Generation started their activities in Japan in August 2010 , beginning on August 11 with the release of the DVD New Beginning of Girls' Generation ( 少女 時代 到来 ～ 初 来 日記 念 盤 ~ , Shōjo Jidai Tōrai - Hatsurainichi Kinenban ; dt. for example: "Girls' Generations Arrival - Souvenir CD of their first time in Japan"), which contains seven music videos and other bonus materials. The DVD reached number 4 on the Oricon DVD chart, making Girls' Generation the first K-pop girl group to make it into the top 5. The big debut event in Japan took place on August 25th at Tokyo's Ariake Coliseum in front of 22,000 guests. For their releases in Japan, Girls' Generation are signed to Nayutawave Records , a subsidiary of Universal Music Japan . On September 8, 2010, her Japanese debut single " Genie " was released in Japan and South Korea. "Genie" is the Japanese version of the hit "Sowoneul Malhaebwa". The single contains both versions. The single went straight to number four on the Oricon charts with 45,000 copies sold in the first week. More than 100,000 units of the single had been sold by the end of October, which is why it was awarded gold status by the Recording Industry Association of Japan .

Girls 'Generations' second Japanese single, " Gee ", was released on October 20, 2010 , after the music video was released on October 6. The single went straight to number 2 in the Japanese Oricon charts. After three weeks, “Gee” also received RIAJ gold status .

The group's third mini-album was released on October 27, 2010 and is titled Hoot . The EP contains five different tracks, including "Mistake", the lyrics of which are from Yuri. The song "Hoot" was released on October 25th via various music portals and went straight to number 1 on the South Korean Gaon Charts. The mini-album reached third place on the 2010 South Korean annual sales charts with 163,066 units sold.

On November 1st, 2010 at a press conference in Seoul, Girls' Generation and Kim Young-min, CEO of SM Entertainment , announced that the group would continue to focus on the Asian music market in the future. Due to the current success in Japan, the group is seen as the "storm top" of the so-called second Korean wave .

On December 9, 2010, the group received three awards at the prestigious Golden Disk Awards . This is how their album Oh! was awarded the prize for the best album of the year and the group itself received the popularity award. The status as the most popular group in South Korea in the year is also underlined by a poll published by Gallup Korea on December 21, 2010 , according to which girls' generation are the most popular artists of the year.

2011: "Mr. Taxi “, Japan tour and first Japanese album Girls' Generation and The Boys

On January 5, 2011 , Girls' Generation received the award for Best Newcomer at the 25th Gold Disc Awards , the most commercially significant prize in the Japanese music industry . Girls' Generation won four awards at the 20th High1 Seoul Music Awards on January 20, 2011, including the Grand Prix ( Daesang ). This makes the group the first girl group to win this award twice in a row.

The Asia Today newspaper ranks Girls' Generation in the list of the most influential people in South Korea in 2011 at number 44. The band was also voted Best Idol Group of the Decade by South Korean music experts . Girls' Generation also had a cameo on an episode of the Japanese television series Sazae-san 3 , which has aired on Fuji TV since 1969 . You are the first foreign stars to make a short appearance on the show.

On February 8, 2011, the photo book All About Girls' Generation: Paradise was published in Phuket .

According to a survey by Forbes Korea, Girls' Generation are currently the most popular stars in South Korea.

On April 27, 2011 their Japanese single " MR.TAXI / Run Devil Run " was released.

The group's Japan tour, the Arena Tour 2011, began on May 31, 2011 . One day later, on June 1st, their first Japanese album of the same name, Girls' Generation, was released . This will be presented during the tour, which ended on July 18th. The tour had a total of 140,000 visitors.

On June 10 and 11, 2011, two concerts of the SMTown Live '10 World Tour took place at the Zénith in Paris , in which Girls' Generation, along with other artists from SM Entertainment , also took part. It was the group’s first appearance in Europe . Both concerts in the arena, which can hold 7,000 spectators, were sold out.

On July 23, the group started their second Asian tour in Seoul. Shortly before the start of the tour, their official Facebook page was set up, which reported on the concerts.

Around October Girls' Generation signed a record deal with Universal Music in the US through their Interscope Records label , as well as in France. In October they performed at Madison Square Garden and on November 12, 2011 the K-Pop Music Fest followed at ANZ Stadium in Sydney . This was her first appearance in Australia .

Girls' Generation sang on August 14, 2011 at the end of Summer Sonic , the largest Japanese music festival.

Her third Korean album The Boys was released on October 19, 2011 . The title song of the same name comes from the American songwriter Teddy Riley . The album was released worldwide through iTunes . The group was again very successful with "The Boys" and has so far achieved first place at KBS Music Bank six times in a row . On November 29th, the group won awards for best artist and best female group at the Mnet Asian Music Awards . The Boys will be republished on December 9, 2011 under the title Mr. Taxi . The Korean version of " Mr. Taxi " will be the title song of the album.

2012: Acting activities and TaeTiSeo

In 2012, members Yoona, Sooyoung and Yuri starred in various Korean television dramas, and they and other members also had various guest roles and cameo appearances.

On January 31, 2012, the group first appeared on an American late night show . You were a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman . The following day the group went to the LIVE! with Kelly on ABC TV .

After there had been rumors before, SM Entertainment announced the sub-unit Girls' Generation - TaeTiSeo in April . The grouping consists of the three members Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun. The group's EP titled Twinkle was released on May 2, 2012. It reached number 126 on the Billboard 200 , which at the time was the highest chart position for a K-pop group. For the future, SM Entertainment plans that the members of the sub-unit will change depending on the concept.

2013: I Got a Boy and second tour of Japan

On January 1, 2013, Girls' Generation I Got a Boy released their sixth album . At the beginning of 2013, the Girls & Peace Japan 2nd Tour was their second Japan tour. It comprised 20 concerts in seven cities, began on February 9, 2013 in Kobe and ended on April 21, 2013 in Osaka . The tour also served to promote their second Japanese-language album Girls & Peace , which was released on October 28, 2012. The concerts had a total of 200,000 visitors. In contrast to the Girls & Peace World Tour that followed the Japan tour , these concerts were still without 3D hologram projections. On September 18, 2013, a DVD and Blu-ray Disc for the Japan tour was released, which entered the Oricon Weekly Charts at number 1 .

2014: Mr.Mr. and Jessica's exit

In February 2014 Girls' Generation released their fourth mini-album Mr.Mr.

On September 30, 2014, SM Entertainment announced that Jessica was no longer part of the Girls' Generation group.

2015: Catch Me if You Can and Lion Heart

In March 2015, the now eight-member group announced their next single, Catch Me If You Can . It was released on April 10th. The single contains another title Girls .

On August 12th, the fifth studio album Lion Heart was announced. On August 18, 2015, the first six titles were released, including the single Lion Heart . Twelve hours later, another six tracks from the album were released, with the second single from the album You Think .

2017: 10th anniversary with Holiday Night

In August 2017, SNSD released their sixth studio album Holiday Night as part of their 10th band anniversary . Both the album and the two single releases Holiday and All Night were released on August 4th. published, whereby the music video of All Night initially appeared in a "Documentary Version", which contained interviews with the band members and video recordings from the last ten years.

The album was received largely positively and reached # 1 on the iTunes charts in its first week in 18 different countries, including Australia and New Zealand.

On October 9, 2017, two months after the 10th anniversary, it was announced that members Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun would not renew their contracts with SM Entertainment .

2018: New sub-unit Oh! GG and new reality show Girls For Rest

On August 26, 2018, the new sub-unit consisting of Taeyeon, Yuri, Yoona, Hyoyeon and Sunny was presented by SM Entertainment. On September 5, 2018, the group's first mini-album was released, consisting of the two songs Lil Touch and Fermata . The reality show Girls For Rest , which is also about the five members, was announced on the same day and first aired on September 3, 2018.

Concept and marketing

For each theme song of a single, an EP or an album, the group dedicates itself to a different concept. This is expressed in the interplay of the song and the associated dance, as well as the clothes that the women wear. The individual music titles of an album are not decoupled, but a music video appears for the songs that are being advertised. Also published SM Entertainment regularly Merchandise products, such as calendars, posters, scrapbooks, trailers etc. For more advertising purposes also be iPhone - Apps published to match the albums.

In addition, SM Entertainment also uses viral marketing to make Girls' Generation known internationally. The music videos and other teasers are published on YouTube and then spread around the world through the Internet .

An often-cited criticism of the music of Girls' Generation is that the style is American and they don't have their own identity. The group is very international, however, as the songwriters come from South Korea, Japan, America or Europe, for example.

Girls' Generation is now a role model for many business companies in South Korea. According to reports from Chosun Ilbo , commercial enterprises should in future orientate themselves towards the management strategies of the group and the talent agency SM Entertainment.

The Japanese magazine Nikkei Business attributed the international success of Girls' Generation to professionalism and to the fact that the members of the group speak several languages; the group represents the economic rise of South Korea. According to Susumu Machida from Nayutawave Records , the choreographies and dance talent of the group are also decisive for the success in Japan.

In 2012 the girls were advertising media for the “3D TV Entertainment” series from LG Electronics , which operated the campaign worldwide. This alone made the group more and more internationally known. They were seen in almost every consumer electronics wholesale market at the time.

Discography

→ Main article : Girls' Generation / Discography

Studio albums

• 2007: Girls' Generation
• 2010: Oh!
• 2011: Girls' Generation
• 2011: The Boys
• 2012: Girls & Peace
• 2013: I Got a Boy
• 2013: Love & Peace
• 2016: Lion Heart
• 2017: Holiday Night

watch TV

The group had a few television shows of their own.

• 2007: Sonyeo Hakgyoe Gada ( 소녀 학교 에 가다 )
• 2007: MTV Girls' Generation
• 2008: Factory Girl
• 2009: Girls' Generation's Horror Movie Factory
• 2009: Himnae-ra-him! / Cheer Up!
• 2009: Hello Baby
• 2010: Right Now It's Girls' Generation
• since 2011: Girls' Generation and Dangerous Boys ( 소녀 시대 와 위험한 소년 들 )

Photo books

• So Nyeo (in Tokyo) ( 少女 ; June 7, 2010)
• All About Girls' Generation: Paradise in Phuket (February 8, 2011)
• Holiday (November 30, 2011)

Awards

→ Main article : List of awards from Girls' Generation

According to the Guinness Book of Records 2018, Girls' Generation is the world record holder for the most-won awards, 13 in total, at the Melon Music Awards .

literature

• Shōjo Jidai Kenkyūkai 少女 時代 研究 会 (Ed.): 少女 時代 見聞 録 / Girls' Generation MEMOIRS . Sōryū-sha, Tokyo 2010, ISBN 978-4-88386-387-7 (Japanese).

Web links

Commons : Girls' Generation  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Official Japanese website
• Official American website
• Official Facebook account
• Girls' Generation at MusicBrainz (English)
• Girls' Generation on the website of the South Korean Tourism Organization
• Soshified - International fan base

Individual evidence

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