The Boys (Girls' Generation album)
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42:03 |
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The Boys is the fourth studio album by the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation and their third in Korean. It was released on October 19, 2011.
Publication and promotion
In mid-September 2011, SM Entertainment announced that the group would be back with a new Korean album in October. The exact date made the talent agency depends on how quickly Sooyoung from her sacrum fracture recovering. She suffered this on August 28 in a traffic accident.
On September 26, 2011, a promotional photo of Taeyeon was posted on the group's website . The photos of the other eight members were published on the following three days. After the album cover was published on September 30th, the teaser for the music video was released on October 1st via the official website as well as Youtube and Facebook . On October 2nd, SM Entertainment announced in a press release that the album release originally planned for October 5th would be postponed. The reason for this is that you need more time to think about the marketing strategy for worldwide publication. The album and music video have now been released in South Korea on October 19th. It was made available for download worldwide via iTunes .
The group is the first time with "The Boys" perform live in on October 21 KBS telecast Music Bank .
The US American Interscope Records first released The Boys as a maxi single digitally via iTunes worldwide on December 20, 2011 and then as an album in the USA on January 17, 2012.
Concept and style of music
The concept of "The Boys" is a fairytale theme ; all nine members embody characters from well-known fairy tales. The American producer Teddy Riley wrote the song "The Boys". He was also in South Korea during the recording to support the band. According to Tiffany , the group wants to represent Girlpower with the theme song . The song is characterized by some rap pieces and a missing hook line , which is unusual for the songs of Girls' Generation .
According to Sooyoung , the core of “The Boys” is the group's dance choreography.
The text for the ballad "How Great Is Your Love" comes from the Girls' Generation member Sooyoung .
Music video
The music video appeared in both Korean and English .
Track list
| No. | title | Songwriter | length |
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| 1 | The Boys | Teddy Riley , DOM, Kim Tae-seong, Richard Garcia, Yu Yeong-jim | 3:46 |
| 2 | 텔레파시 (Telepathy) | hitchhiker, Kim Bu-min | 3:44 |
| 3 | Say yes | Young-hu Kim | 3:45 |
| 4th | TRICK | Martin Hansen, Sam McCarthy, Sarah Lundback, Jo Yun-gyeong | 3:14 |
| 5 | 봄날 (How Great is Your Love) | Jean T. Na, Jenzye, Sooyoung | 3:53 |
| 6th | My J | Hwang Seong-je | 3:51 |
| 7th | OSCAR | kenzie, Kim Jeong-bae | 3:21 |
| 8th | Top secret | Mathias Peter Venge, Peter Lars Wenneberg, Gabriella Jelena Jangfeldt, Sharon Vaughn, Hong Ji-yu | 2:57 |
| 9 | Lazy Girl (Dolce Far Niente) | Thomas Troelsen, Mikkel Remee Sigwardt, Lucas Secon, Kim Tae-yun | 3:04 |
| 10 | 제자리 걸음 (Sunflower) | hitchhiker, Kim Bu-min | 3:48 |
| 11 | 비타민 (vitamin) | Hwang Hyeon | 3:07 |
| 12 | Mr. Taxi (Korean ver.) | Allison Veltz, Paolo Prudencio, Charles M. Royc, Scott Pearson Mann, STY | 3:33 |
Reception and chart successes
Katherine St Asaph from the online portal Popdust gave the theme song 3.5 out of 5 stars. Among other things, the choreography was highlighted as particularly positive. The only weak point of the song is the lack of a chorus . Hwang Seon-eop from the South Korean online music portal IZM also rated the album with 3.5 out of 5 points. In the US, The Boys sold fewer than 1,000 units in the first week; the album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard World Album Chart and at number 22 on the Heatseekers chart.
| Charts | Highest position | Weeks | Entry date | Sales |
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 Japan
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2 | 12 | 17th October 2011 | 96,379 |
 South Korea
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1 | ... | October 16, 2011 | 227.994 |
The album entered the French charts at position 130. It was also able to position itself in Spain with 64th place in the album charts.
Mr. Taxi
On December 8, 2011, the album was released again under the title Mr. Taxi . " Mr. Taxi " is the title track of the Repacked album. In addition, the English version of "The Boys" is included on the album.
Web links
- Official website of Girls' Generation
- Girls' Generation at Interscope Records
- Official blog
- The Boys at Hanteo
- The Boys on iTunes
- Girls' Generation: I can't wait to see the Wonder Girls . 10asia. October 20, 2011. Interview.
- Girls' Generation: Strong image? We're not trying to be scary . 10asia. October 20, 2011. Interview.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 소녀 시대, 10 월 중 컴백 최종 단계 '수영 회복 에 따라'. (No longer available online.) In: TVDaily. September 20, 2011, archived from the original on September 27, 2011 ; Retrieved October 1, 2011 (Korean). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Girls' Generation's Sooyoung injured in car crash. In: Channel News Asia. August 28, 2011, accessed October 1, 2011 .
- ↑ Lee Jeong-hyeok: 소녀 시대, 10 월 4 일 컴백. 정규 3 집 타이틀 곡 은 'The Boys'. In: sports.chosun.com. September 26, 2011, Retrieved September 26, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ Lucia Hong: Teaser photos of Girls' Generation members Sunny, Hyoyeon revealed. In: 10asia. September 27, 2011, accessed September 29, 2011 .
- ↑ Lucia Hong: Girls' Generation to give comeback performance next week. In: 10asia. September 28, 2011, accessed September 29, 2011 .
- ↑ Lucia Hong: Final teaser photos of Girls' Generation revealed. In: 10asia. September 29, 2011, accessed September 29, 2011 .
- ↑ 소녀 시대, 이번엔 '남성 들을 위한 노래' 가사 가… In: Osen. September 30, 2011, Retrieved September 30, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ Lucia Hong: Girls' Generation to release 1st teaser video for "The Boys" tomorrow. In: 10asia. September 30, 2011, accessed September 30, 2011 .
- ↑ Girls' Generation Cancel Album Release. In: Chosun Ilbo . October 3, 2011, accessed October 3, 2011 .
- ↑ Lucia Hong: Girls' Generation to reveal 3rd album on Oct 19. In: 10asia. October 12, 2011, accessed October 12, 2011 .
- ↑ '3 집 연기' 소시, 21 일 '뮤뱅' 컴백 .. 음반 '19 일 '. In: StarNews. October 10, 2011, accessed October 12, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ Girls' Generation. (No longer available online.) Interscope Records, archived from the original on January 17, 2012 ; accessed on January 30, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lucia Hong: Girls' Generation to make comeback with 3rd album next month. In: 10asia. September 26, 2011, accessed September 26, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c Kwon Mee-yoo: Girls' Generation targets global fame. In: Korea Times. October 19, 2011, accessed October 20, 2011 .
- ↑ Girls' Generation Release New Album Worldwide. In: Chosun Ilbo. October 19, 2011, accessed October 20, 2011 .
- ↑ Kim Yoon-mi: Girls' Generation back with third album. In: Korea Herald. September 27, 2011, accessed September 27, 2011 .
- Jump up ↑ Katherine St Asaph: The Singles Bar: Girls' Generation, "The Boys". In: Popdust. October 18, 2011, accessed October 19, 2011 .
- ↑ Hwang Seon-eop: 소녀 시대: The Boys. In: IZM. Retrieved November 11, 2011 (Korean).
- ↑ Gary Trust, Keith Caulfield: Chart Moves: 'Glee' Finds 'Love,' Girls Generation's 'Boys' Debuts. In: Billboard. January 26, 2012, accessed January 27, 2012 .
- ↑ Chart positions: JP , KR
- ↑ spanishcharts.com - Girls' Generation - The Boys , Spanishcharts.com
