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For other uses, see Girls' Generation (disambiguation).
This article is about the group. For self-titled debut album, see Girls' Generation (album).

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Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation
Hangul
소녀시대
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSo nyeo shi dae
McCune–ReischauerSo nyŏ si dae

Girls' Generation (Hangul: 소녀시대; Hanja: 少女時代; Mandarin Chinese: Shaonü Shidai; Japanese: Shōjō Jidai) is a South Korean nine-member girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. Its members include (in order of official announcement) Yoona, Tiffany, Yuri, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Seohyun, Taeyeon, Jessica, and Sunny. They are commonly referred to as SNSD, the acronym of the group's Korean name So Nyeo Shi Dae or So Nyuh Shi Dae.

History

Pre-debut

The members were professionally trained primarily in singing and dancing while a select few were also trained in acting and modeling. Many of the members had already made appearances in magazine ads, television commercials, and small television appearances. For nearly two years, Korean websites speculated about which female SM Entertainment trainees would be placed into the group. The was speculated to be called Super Girls after their counterpart Super Junior.

2007: Debut and first album

In July 2007, Girls' Generation had their first performance on Inkigayo. The song the girls performed was called "Into the New World" (Template:Lang-ko), which became their first single. A show documenting the girls' debut titled M.Net's Girls Go To School was filmed during this time. The song had a physical release, which included two other songs, "Beginning" and "Perfect for You", which was later renamed to "Honey" for their self-titled debut album Girls' Generation. An instrumental of "Into the New World" was also included. The group began promoting the single soon after its release. Girls' Generation performed their single on SBS's Inkigayo, MBC's Show! Music Core, and on KBS's Music Bank.

After a short break, the group's first full album was released in late autumn 2007, with the lead single "Girls' Generation" (Template:Lang-ko), a cover of Lee Seung-Chul's hit. Promotion for the single started in early November. Marked by dance routines and vocals, "Girls' Generation" was a hit for the group, and the album sold 121,143 copies to date, placing 8th in the year-end charts.[1] In early 2008, Girls' Generation began promoting their second single, "Kissing You". The music video featured Donghae from Super Junior. This song achieved the #1 spot on three major TV music rankings—SBS Inkigayo, M.net M.Countdown! and KBS Music Bank.[citation needed]

In March 2008, the album was re-released and re-titled Baby Baby. A third single, "Baby Baby", was used to promote the album. A digital EP featuring Jessica, Tiffany, and Seohyun was released on April 2008, titled Roommate. The single from the mini-album is "Oppa Nappa" ("Template:Lang-ko", literally "Bad Brother", although contextually it refers to an older male friend).

Members:

Hyoyeon

Full Name:Kim Hyoyeon

Jessica

Full Name:Jessica Jung/Jung Sooyeon

Seohyun

Full Name:Juh Seohyun

Sooyoung

Full Name:Choi Sooyoung

Sunny

Full Name:Lee Sun-Kyu

Taeyeon

Full Name:Kim Taeyeon

Tiffany

Full Name:Stephanie Hwang/Hwang Mi-YoungBold text

Yoona

Full Name:Im YoonaBold text

Yuri

Full Name:Kwon Yuri'Bold text

Controversies

Silent protest

On June 7 2008, during the 2008 'Dream Concert', a silent protest was held against Girls' Generation by various fanclubs, notably E.L.F. (Super Junior), Cassiopeia (TVXQ), and Triple S (SS501) by turning off their glow stick and remaining silent during the performance.[2]

Marine girl concept

When the cover image for their second EP Genie was released, there was controversy regarding the images used on the cover, specifically the World War II Japanese A6M Zero fighter and a Nazi swastika shaped badge present on the cover. SM Entertainment delayed the EP in order to redo the covers.[3] The EP was released 4 days later.


Discography

Main article: Girls' Generation discography

Albums

EPs

Tours

Awards

Years Awards
2007
2008
2009
  • Cyworld Digital Music Awards : Song Of The Month (January) <"Gee">[citation needed]
  • Incheon Culture Day Ceremony : 2009 Young Artist Award[citation needed]
  • Nickelodeon Korea Kids Choice Awards : Best Female Singer Award[citation needed]
  • 16th Annual Korean Entertainment Awards : Best Female Group[citation needed]
  • 17th Korean Cultural Entertainment Awards : Teen Musical Artist Award[citation needed]
  • 24th Golden Disk Awards : Digital Daesang Award[citation needed]
  • 24th Golden Disk Awards : Digital Bonsang Award[citation needed]
  • 2009 Melon Music Awards : Top 10 Award
  • 2009 Melon Music Awards : 2009 Mobile Music Award
  • 2009 Melon Music Awards : 2009 Odyssey Award
  • 2009 Melon Music Awards : 2009 Smart Radio Award
  • 2009 Melon Music Awards : 2009 Artist Of The Year
  • 2009 Melon Music Awards : 2009 Song Of The Year <"Gee">[5]
  • Congress Daesang Ceremony Award : Pop Music Award[6]
  • 2009 MBC Entertainment Awards : Special Award (Best Singer) [7]
  • 2009 GOM Music Chart : Best Music Video <"Gee">[8]
2010
  • 16th Republic of Korea Entertainment Arts Awards Ceremony : Best Female Group

References

  1. ^ Template:Ko icon Music Industry Association of Korea. Year End Charts. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
  2. ^ Template:Ko icon SNSD Dream Concert Silent Nightmare Newsen. Retrieved September 05, 2008 The protest was because their fans rude behaviour and Girls Generation bad attitude.
  3. ^ Template:Ko icon Kang, Seung-hun. 소녀시대, '마린 걸' 콘셉트 논란으로 앨범 출시 29일 변경 (Girls' Generation, "Marine Girl" Concept Controversial, Album Delayed to 29th). Asia Economy. June 23, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
  4. ^ Template:Ko icon 디지털 뮤직 어워드. Cyworld. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
  5. ^ Template:Ko icon 2009 Melon MUSIC AWARDS). Melon. january 12, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
  6. ^ Template:Ko icon 소녀시대 태연-윤아-유리, '대중음악상 받았어요' (Girls' Generation's Taeyeon, Yoona and Yuri received the Pop Music Award). MyDaily. December 21, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  7. ^ Template:Ko icon 소녀시대, MBC연예대상 특별상 “빛나게 해준 모든 분께 감사” (MBC Entertainment Awards, Girls' Generation thanks the ones who made them shine). Newsen. December 29, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
  8. ^ Template:Ko icon 2009 최고 뮤비, 소녀시대 ‘지’ “1,200만이 봤다!” (Best MV, SNSD's Gee, 120 million views). Newsen. December 15, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
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