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Girls' Generation: 3rd Tour in Japan

Girls' Generation (SNSD) brings their third Japan tour DVD & Blu-ray "Love & Peace - Japan 3rd Tour" on December 24. 2014.

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• ACT I: Opening
• Song played from tape Opening ( Video Introduction, Instrumental Intro ) Play Video
• FLOWER POWER ( Shortened ) Play Video
• motorcycle Play Video
• Mr. Taxi Play Video
• Song played from tape Interlude ( contain element of The Boys ) Play Video
• GALAXY SUPERNOVA Play Video
• Mr.Mr. ( Japanese Version ) Play Video
• Song played from tape Interlude ( Girls & Peace Opening Movie and Nature's Angels ) Play Video
• Karma Butterfly Play Video
• The Great Escape Play Video
• Animal / Hoot ( Japanese Ver. ) Play Video
• Song played from tape Interlude: Black Swan ( contain sample of black swan ) Play Video
• Song played from tape Interlude ( Contain Elements of Run Devil Run and Black Swan ) Play Video
• Run Devil Run ( Japanese Ver. ) Play Video
• T.O.P./ The Boys / Reflection ( Japanese Version ) Play Video
• Song played from tape Genie Intro ( contain excerpt of Girl's Carnival ) Play Video
• Genie ( 1st Japan Tour Version ) Play Video
• Bad Girl Play Video
• ACT III: BALLAD
• Song played from tape Interlude ( Complete Instrumental ) Play Video
• DIVINE ( Live Debut ) Play Video
• Indestructible ( Live Debut ) Play Video
• ACT IV: BroadWay
• Song played from tape Interlude ( Girls meet the Girls ) Play Video
• Show Girls ( Live Debut ) Play Video
• Song played from tape Show Girls to PAPARAZZI (bridge) Play Video
• PAPARAZZI Play Video
• Chain Reaction ( Tiffany said "It's a new song for you guys" ) Play Video
• Song played from tape Interlude: Lucky Day ( Starring SUHO and CHANYEOL from EXO ) Play Video
• My oh My Play Video
• Kissing You Play Video
• FLYERS Play Video
• Love & Girls Play Video
• blue jeans Play Video
• Gee ( Japanese Version ) Play Video
• Not Alone Play Video
• Into the New World ( Ballad Version ) Play Video
• I Got A Boy ( Short Version ) Play Video
• DO THE CATWALK Play Video
• ALL MY LOVE IS FOR YOU Play Video
• Song played from tape Touch the sky ( Outro ) Play Video

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• DO THE CATWALK
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• Love & Girls
• ALL MY LOVE IS FOR YOU
• FLOWER POWER
• The Great Escape
• Chain Reaction
• Indestructible
• Into the New World
• Kissing You
• Animal / Hoot
• T.O.P./ The Boys / Reflection
• I Got A Boy
• Run Devil Run

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SNSD Generates Over 20 Billion Won (19 Million USD) from Japanese Arena Tour

SNSD’s first Japanese concert tour, “Girls’ Generation Arena Tour 2011,” is coming to an end tonight with their concert in Fukuoka. SM Entertainment said the girl group’s total revenue from the tour is expected exceed 20 billion won ($19 million USD), as they attracted more than 140,000 fans from six cities. The figures are quite an accomplishment considering the fact that SNSD debuted in Japan less than a year ago, local media said.

SNSD kicked off their Japanese Arena Tour on May 31 st in Osaka. Over the next month and a half, the girls visited five other cities, including Saitama, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagoya, and Fukuoka, performing a total of 14 times, including tonight’s finale concert.

“Counting tonight’s concert, SNSD met over 140,000 fans through this Arena Tour,” SM Entertainment told local media. “When SNSD first debuted in Japan, they had more female fans, but now it appears their fan base has expanded to more male fans,” it added.

The total revenue is also quite impressive. Tickets to the Arena Tour cost around 124,500 won ($117 USD) per person. Multiply that by the total number of people in attendance (approximately 140,000) and you get around 18 billion won ($17 million USD). If you add on-site merchandise sales, SM Entertainment predicts the total revenue to easily surpass the 20 billion won ($19 million USD) mark.

But aside from the ticket sales and revenue, SNSD’s Arena Tour has much more meanings to the group’s success in Japan. Only the top musicians are given a chance to run an Arena Tour in Japan. But with less than a year of experience in Japan, SNSD has successfully run the event, and particularly as a foreign group, to be able to pull in more than 10,000 fans per concert is something even industry officials have not seen in the past.

In fact, due to heavy demand, SNSD had to change their initial tour plans from a four-city, seven concert plan to covering six cities over 14 concerts. Also, SNSD’s first Japanese full album “GIRLS GENERATION” ranked #1 on Oricon’s daily album chart on the day of its release, proving once again the high attention paid to the nine member girl group.

With their explosive popularity, SNSD has proven their star power in Japan with this Arena Tour. It should be interesting to see how much success they enjoy in Japan as it could serve as a good indication of how well they do in other parts of the world as well.

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SNSD’s Japan Arena Tour Concert on TV!

24 Wednesday Aug 2011

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SNSD’s 2011 Japan Arena Tour Concert in Yoyogi (Tokyo) was broadcast on Japanese television!

The concert, which was performed on June 29 earlier this year, aired on SKY PerfecTV! on August 21. Being a TV version of the concert, only group performances were broadcast; it seems we’ll have to wait to see the girls’ solo stages when their Japan Arena Tour concert is officially released on DVD. Nevertheless, the setlist is nothing short of amazing, and will indubitably satiate your Soshi cravings.

Although I’ve never had the privilege of seeing the girls perform live (and to be honest, I’ve never been to a proper concert), I know what a great live concert is. And it probably does not need spelling out: the reverberating ‘oyobi desuka’s’ with the girls sitting there looking all fierce and badass within the first three minutes say enough. Goosebumps, man.

It seems the telecast was aired in 3D but the good people of the internet have uploaded the 2D version as well as 3D. Click the following song titles for separate performances, or scroll a little further down for the whole concert broadcast!

• I’m in Love With The HERO
• Let It Rain
• Kissing You
• THE GREAT ESCAPE
• Run Devil Run
• Beautiful Stranger
• Cold Noodles (Naeng Myun)
• HaHaHa Song
• BORN TO BE A LADY
• Into the New World
• It’s Fantastic

Parts: 4 , 5 , 6 , 7

With SNSD’s highly anticipated Korean comeback promotions approaching in the next month, we as fans finally being able to watch what is essentially the final product of their hard work, relentless endurance, and virtuosity in the Japanese music industry (basically, the last few months of their lives) is a luxury. As dramatic as it may sound, watching this concert is a bittersweet goodbye to 2011’s Japanese promotions, flecked with an auspicious hello(/hell yeah!) to their Korean comeback.

Credit: Videos: yuldori, hangthienbao1 (@youtube.com)

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2011/08/24 at 5:00 am

You sir, are the best haha. It was hard enough to find individual 2D performances on youtube, but you actually linked the original one in 2D. Really appreciate it ;D

Do you happen to know anywhere I can download the entire concert though? I prefer that rather than parts

2011/08/24 at 9:47 am

u can download the entire concert in 2D and/or 3D from soshified 🙂

2011/08/24 at 5:21 am

thank heavens for the AWESOME Uploader Sone!

2011/08/24 at 6:22 am

OMG THANK YOU !!!! i really love you guys ❤

2011/08/24 at 6:41 am

Thank you so much to everyone who uploaded the concert and also thank you to snsdkorean who posted this article up!! This is a must-watch for SONEs who were eager to see the Japanese Tour!!

2011/08/24 at 7:00 am

Wahhhhhh best share ever!!!! I stop working now!! Waiting for bluray edition!!

2011/08/24 at 7:52 am

i never saw they live too….T.T SNSD, fighting! ^^

2011/08/24 at 7:57 am

who ever the sones are who uploaded this for us I am in ur debt and same to catfatcat as well T^T i owe u one for these delightful videos best enjoyed with a jug of sunny D and a bag O doritoz *snickers will do as well*

2011/08/24 at 8:01 am

sorry about the double post but it has come to my attention that some unlucky sones still have not seen the AAGG dvd due to multiple issues if you would like to view the whole dvd *english subs* send me an email at [email protected] this is not for those whom are too cheap to buy the dvd its only for the ones that cannot obtain it.

2011/08/24 at 8:06 am

thanks for sharing i’ve been waiting for this

What about Lady Marmelade, almost and Don’t Stop The Music? T__T

2011/08/24 at 10:06 am

I wanted the solo’s to D’: And I thought they sang Forever? But oh well, this is better than nothing…

2011/08/24 at 10:09 am

Thanks for your great sharing!!! So nice to see the 1st Asia Tour and 1st Japan Arena Tour these two weeks 🙂

2011/08/24 at 10:55 am

OMG thanks Cat for putting these up! Can’t wait to watch!

2011/08/24 at 2:13 pm

Thanks for sharing…

2011/08/24 at 2:59 pm

AWESOME post, Cat 😉 ! Thanks for putting it up; I’ve been wanting to see a live performance of the Japanese “Hoot” like forever 😀 !!! Cheers ! Kenneth.

2011/08/24 at 5:58 pm

yup yup! upload solo perf more, please ^^ thanks

2011/08/24 at 10:37 pm

2011/08/24 at 10:46 pm

soshi FTW!!!!

2011/08/24 at 11:09 pm

OMG THANK YOUUU!!! Ah Japanese sones sure are lucky. Anyway, Good Work guys for this 😀

2011/08/25 at 12:05 am

Thank you so much for sharing!!! =D

2011/08/25 at 4:45 pm

OMG I EFFIN LOVE YOUx100 for posting this up!!! I WAS DYING TO SEE THEM PERFORM YOU-AHOLIC!!! At first I didn’t want to watch complete, my child, or naeng myun cuz I don’t really like those songs. But then I was like it’s SNSD fir crying outloud! So I saw it and I don’t regret it, though I would have if I hadn’t clicked on that part… SNSD FOREVER!!!

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Girls' Generation , also known as So Nyeo Shi Dae, SNSD, Soshi, GG, Shojo Jidai and Shao Nv Shi Dai , is a popular South Korean girl group under SM Entertainment . The group currently comprises of members Taeyeon , Sunny , Hyoyeon , Yuri , Yoona , Seohyun , Sooyoung and Tiffany . Former member, Jessica officially left the group in September 2014.

They debuted in 2007, bringing a period rekindling more attention and popularity to girl groups in the Korean pop genre, during a time when boy groups dominated the industry. Their first released songs were the singles " Into the New World ", " Baby Baby ", " Girls' Generation " and " Kissing You ", although it was not until the release of their hit single, " Gee " in 2009, when they received great attention in Korea.

Girls' Generation is titled 'The Nation's Girl Group' in South Korea for their widespread popularity and achievement in the country and are also popular in Japan , other East Asian countries, and have small fan bases in the American continent and Europe . Overall, they are considered the top second-generation K-pop girl group.

In 2012, subunit TaeTiSeo , also known as Girls' Generation TTS, was formed. It is comprised of members, Taeyeon , Tiffany and Seohyun . The trio have released three albums and three singles, all named " Twinkle ", " Holler " and " Dear Santa ".

Following, the departure of the SNSD members, Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun from SM Entertainment in October 2017 to primarily focus on their solo careers, respectively, the group and the TaeTiSeo unit were put on indefinite hiatus.

In September 2018, a second sub-unit of Girls' Generation debuted, named Oh!GG , its comprised of the Girls Generation members, still signed under SM Entertainment, those being Taeyeon, Sunny, Hyoyeon, Yuri and Yoona. The unit debuted with the single album Lil' Touch .

• 1.2 1st Studio Album
• 1.3 1st Mini-Album (Gee Syndrome)
• 1.4 2nd Mini-Album
• 1.5 1st Asia Tour & 2nd Album
• 1.6 Japanese Debut and 3rd Mini-Album
• 1.7 The Boys and Girls' Generation
• 1.8 TaeTiSeo and Paparazzi
• 1.9 I Got A Boy
• 1.10 Mr. Mr
• 1.11 The Best
• 1.12 Jessica Jung's departure
• 2.1 Former Member
• 4.1.1 Albums
• 4.1.2 Mini-Albums
• 4.1.3 Live Albums
• 4.1.4 Song Selection Albums
• 4.1.5 Singles
• 4.1.6 Digital Singles
• 4.2.1 Albums
• 4.2.2 Singles
• 4.2.3 Compilation Albums
• 4.3.1 Albums
• 4.3.2 Singles
• 5.2 Television
• 6 Endorsements
• 7.1 Asia Tour
• 7.2 Japan Tour
• 8.1 Photobooks
• 11 Navigation

Information [ ]

Girls' Generation promoting " Into the New World " (2007)

Girls' Generation was initially known as "Super Girls," a fan-made name, before their debut. Touted as the female Super Junior by SM Entertainment, the group was announced to include members with diverse talents able to speak in different languages such as English, Chinese, and Japanese fluently for future expansion in different markets. Initially, 11 members were in the group. However, 2 members withdrew; one of them being So Yeon who is now in T-ara and the other is Chanmi who is a former member of Co-ed School and F-VE dolls. The members were unveiled individually from July 7, 2007 to the 14th.

They unofficially debuted at M.net's "School of Rock" on July 18, 2007 where they performed " Into the New World ," which later became their debut single. On July 27, 2007 a documentary aired on "M.net" titled Girls' Generation Goes To School , which showed behind the scenes footage of the group, including the preparation of their unofficial debut performance at "School of Rock."

"Into the New World" was released on August 2, 2007, and they officially debuted on Inkigayo on August 5, 2007. Girls' Generation were #1 on M!Countdown and Inkigayo twice with "Into the New World."

1st Studio Album [ ]

Girls' Generation promoting Girls' Generation (2007)

Girls' Generation released their self-titled debut album ' Girls' Generation on November 1, 2007. The first track on the album titled " Girls' Generation ," which was a remake of Lee Seung Chul's 1989 hit, was used as the lead single. The debut performance was on M!Countdown , the same day as the album's release date, and the music video for "Girls' Generation" was released on November 2, 2007. The song won #1 on M!Countdown and on Inkigayo twice.

Following the success of " Girls' Generation ," it was announced on January 8, 2008 that they would began promoting " Kissing You " as their second single. They debuted the performance of "Kissing you" on January 13, 2008 at Inkigayo , and released the music video on January 14, which featured Super Junior member Donghae as their special boyfriend. "Kissing you" became #1 on Music Bank , and was #1 twice on Inkigayo and M!Countdown .

Due to popularity, they released a repackaged album titled Baby Baby on March 17, 2008. The song " Baby Baby ," was used as the third single, and the debut performance was on April 13, 2008 at Inkigayo . So Nyeo Si Dae has sold 121,143 copies to date. On October 8, 2008, Girls' Generation's Factory Girl , a reality show featuring Girls' Generation as Elle Girl editors, was broadcast on M.net until it's last episode on December 17, 2008.

Girls' Generation promoting Gee (2009)

1st Mini-Album (Gee Syndrome) [ ]

During promotional activities for Baby Baby , Girls' Generation started individual solo activities. Taeyeon began hosting as a disc jockey with Super Junior's Kang In, Yoona was cast as the lead actress in the drama Neoneun Nae Unmyeong , and besides endorsing products and lending their vocals to drama soundtracks, the group remained in indefinite hiatus for nine months. However, on December 26, 2008 solo teaser posters of each Girls' Generation member were erected all over Seoul.

On December 28, 2008 SM Entertainment confirmed that their album would be released on January 7, 2009 and their debut performance would be held at "Music Bank" on January 9, 2009. SM Entertainment stated "You will be able to feel an upgraded charm to Girls' Generation with this new album. Fan's eyes and ears will rejoice after seeing the bright and cute charms that only Girls' Generation can have."

On January 2, 2009, SM Entertainment revealed an MV teaser for " Gee ," the title track to their debut mini-album Gee . Shortly after the physical release of Gee on January 7, 2009, the title track hit #1 on various music portal sites such as MelOn, Dosirak, and Cyworld. However, unlike previously announced, Girls' Generation held their come back stage at MBC "Music Core" on January 10, 2009 due to a ban "Music Bank" officials placed on the group. They performed "Gee" and "Haptic Motion." A certain part of the choreography for "Gee" called the "Crab Leg Dance" by fans became immensely popular amongst the public. The group won their first "Mutizen" at "Music Bank" on January 16, 2009 despite their absence. On February 22, 2009 Girls' Generation won "Song of the Month" at the "Cyworld Digital Music Awards" for "Gee," and SM Entertainment released an official MV for "Haptic Motion" on March 5, 2009.

Dubbed "Gee Syndrome," the song became immensely popular as it continued to dominate #1 on offline and online charts. Girls' Generation broke the all-time record for most consecutive #1’s, with 9 consecutive #1 wins at "Music Bank." Girls' Generation concluded promotions for "Gee" on March 17, 2009.

On December 25, 2009 Gee won the #1 song for the entire 2009 in KBS Music Bank K-chart, with a total of 7,265 points (2,887 digital sales points, 1,590 audience rating points, 1,009 album sales points, 1,779 broadcasting points. Broadcasting points count any TV appearance that lasts more than one minute, including cover and parodies).

Girls' Generation promoting Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) (2009)

2nd Mini-Album [ ]

Girls' Generation's come back date, set for June 25, 2009, was confirmed on June 14, 2009. A teaser image for their second mini-album was also revealed. Girls' Generation stated "We are really excited to be coming back with a new concept and music. We are working extremely hard to come back with more charisma than ever, so please wait for us and support us." The last episode of Girls' Generation's Horror Movie Factory also ended on June 14 due to low ratings. The lead single for their 2nd mini-album was revealed to be " Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) " on June 16, 2009 and photo's from the set of the music video were also released.

Individual photos of Girls' Generation's comeback, called the "Marine Girl" concept, were released on June 18, 2009 while the music video teaser for "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)s" was released on June 19, 2009. The preview for their new reality show Girls' Generation's Hello Baby, set to air on June 23, 2009, was also released on June 19. The mini-album cover for Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) was released on June 21, 2009. Soon after it's release, controversy erupted over the mini-album cover due to the plane that was said to be a direct replica of Japan’s A6M Zero fighter planes, which was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War 2, and the use of an eagle emblem on Girls' Generation's hats that resembled hats worn by the Nazi's. SM Entertainment stated about the controversy "The album cover for Girls' Generation had been designed based on the marine girl concept, there’s no hidden meaning to it at all." Nevertheless, " Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) " reached the #1 spot on online music charts less than 24 hours after it release. However, the mini-album's physical release was postponed from June 25 to June 29, 2009 due to the re-editing of the cover. S.M. Entertainmet stated "We used military icons on album cover, however it was interpreted and understood in a way we didn’t expected. So we are planning to delete the part and put an icon of South Korean supersonic jet T-50."

Girls' Generation promoting Oh! (2010)

1st Asia Tour & 2nd Album [ ]

Girls' Generation teamed up with f(x) to release a digital single called "Chocolate Love" to endorse the Cyon "Chocolate" cellphone. The single consisted of two slightly different versions sung by both groups: f(x)'s "Electronic Pop" version and Girls' Generation's "Retro Pop" version. Produced by the Swedish song-writing duo Bloodshy & Avant, "Chocolate Love" was released on October 8, 2009 through various online music sites. Girls' Generation released the music video for their version of "Chocolate Love" online on October 14, 2009 and along with f(x), the group held a showcase for the single which aired on the popular online streaming service "GOM TV." Despite not receiving any radio airplay or being promoted on music shows, the single reached the #2 position on the online music chart "MelOn."

Girls' Generation's announced their first Asia tour called "Into the new world" in early November. They began their first solo tour with two scheduled dates on December 19 and 20 held at the Seoul Olympic Stadium; tickets sold out in 3 minutes. There the group unveiled two new songs called "Show! Show! Show!" and "Geunyang Utja (Be Happy)," which were later revealed to be tracks on their second studio album Oh! . Due to the success of the Seoul concerts, Girls' Generation held two encore concerts on February 27, 2010 and the 28th at the "Seoul Olympic Stadium." Besides South Korea, their 1st Asia tour consisted of one concert at Shanghai, China on April 17, 2010 and one concert at Bangkok, Thailand on July 24, 2010.

Girls' Generation promoting Run Devil Run (song) (2010)

SM Entertainment revealed a teaser photo and the name of Girls' Generation's second album and title track called Oh! , on January 20, 2010. " Oh! " was described as an "electro-pop song," and was announced to have been composed by Kenzie, who has written and composed previous popular Girls' Generation tracks such as " Into the New World " and " Merry-go-round ." Their come back was scheduled to be held at Music Core on January 30, 2010, and the tracklist and cover for the album was released. The music video teaser for "Oh!" was released on January 22, 2010, which received over a million views on YouTube and "GOM TV" in less than two days and made Naver servers inaccessible due to the amount of viewers it received. "Oh!" was released on various online music portal sites on January 24, 2010, which quickly climbed to the #1 spot instantly after its release; the song also climbed to the #1 spot faster than " Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) ." The music video for "Oh!" was released on January 26, 20109, and the ending of the music video revealed the nine Girls' Generation members dressed up as cute cheerleaders looking upon another Girls' Generation dressed in black sexy clothing. SM Entertainment confirmed that the teaser at the end was a glimpse of a follow-up track; which was later revealed to be " Run Devil Run ."

Before it's release, Oh! racked up a record breaking amount of pre-orders; 59,500 online orders and 90,390 offline orders which amounted to a total of 149,790 pre-orders. "Oh!" was released on January 28, 2010 and sold approximately 30,000 copies in one day. Girls' Generation made their come back on Music Core where they performed "Show! Show! Show!" and "Oh!." The group then won the "Daesang," which is the highest award artists can receive, "Bonsang," and "Digital Music Daesang" at the 19th Seoul Music Awards on February 3, 2010.

On March 11, 2010 S.M. Entertainment began releasing concept pictures of each Girls' Generation member, beginning with Yuri and ending with Tiffany on the 15th. Nicknamed "Black Soshi" by fans, Girls' Generation released their fourth digital single " Run Devil Run " on March 17, 2010. The song was used as the lead single for Oh!' s re-packaged album of the same name and the music video featured a continuation of their "Black Soshi" concept that the end of the "Oh" music video showed a glimpse of. The dance version for the "Run Devil Run" music video was released on March 18, 2010 and the debut performance for the song was held at Music Bank on March 19, 2010. SM Entertainment later on released the story version of the "Run Devil Run" music video on March 31, 2010. Girls' Generation ended promotional activity for "Run Devil Run" on April 30, 2010 at Music Bank .

Girls' Generation promoting Hoot (2010)

Japanese Debut and 3rd Mini-Album [ ]

On August 11, 2010, Girls' Generation debuted in Japan under the stage name Shoujo Judai (少女時代) with the DVD Shoujo Jidai Tourai ~Hatsu Rainichi Kinen Ban~ , which contained all their music videos released in Korea. On September 8, they released their debut Japanese single, " GENIE ," which was a Japanese version of their Korean song "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)," included on the same titled mini-album Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) . The single peaked at #4 on the Oricon charts. On October 20, Girls' Generation released their second Japanese single, " Gee ," another remake of one of their hit Korean songs. It peaked at #2 on the Oricon charts.

On October 27, the group released their third mini album, Hoot . The title track, "Hoot," was released on October 25 at 10am KST through various online music websites. Prior to their comeback, after just releasing "Hoot" on October 25, it took less than 7 minutes for the song to dominate 7 major Korean realtime music charts, topping every single one of them at #1 include Monkey3, Dosirak, Melon, Soridaba, Cyworld, Bugs and Daum. SM Entertainment released "Hoot" music video on October 28, 2010 on SM homepage and their official YouTube channel. The music video also featured Super Junior's member Siwon. In less than 24 hours the video hit more than 1 million viewers on YouTube. They won their first award on Music Bank on 5 November 2010. On December 22, 2010, a special edition of Hoot was released in Japan, including additional tracks from previous albums. The release rose to the #2 position on the Oricon charts and selling 21,000 copies on the first day, faring surprisingly well considering the tracklist itself is entirely in Korean.

The Boys and Girls' Generation [ ]

It was originally announced that the group release the title track, "The Boys" on October 5, 2011. However, on September 30, it was announced that the release date was postponed. On October 14, SM Entertainment released teasers of the music videos. It was also announced that the title track was co-written by member Tiffany and Teddy Riley, who was also known for works with Michael Jackson.

On October 19, the group released their third album, The Boys . SM Entertainment released two versions of the title track, "The Boys", on their official YouTube Channel, one Korean and one English. Within minutes after the release of "The Boys", Girls' Generation achieved an "all-kill" status on all major on- and off-line music charts in Korea. Despite not charting on Billboard Hot 100, the song managed to peak inside the Top 30 on the iTunes chart in the United States, selling over 21,000 copies and becoming one of the best selling K-Pop songs, at that time, in the United States.

On December 7, 2011, it was announced that Girls' Generation will be releasing a re-packaged version of their debut Japanese album "Girls' Generation", which included a Japanese version of the "The Boys", and remixed versions of "The Great Escape", "Bad Girl", and "Mr. Taxi". It also contained the new song, "Time Machine". The album was released on December 28, 2011, and, collectively with the initial album, "Girls' Generation" passed sales of over 800,000, with shipments of 1 million.

TaeTiSeo and Paparazzi [ ]

It was announced on April 2012 that 3 members of the group, Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun, will form a sub-unit named TaeTiSeo or TTS. The sub-unit released the song Twinkle on May 2. Twinkle" debuted at number 126 on the Billboard 200, selling over 3,000 copies and making it the highest charting K-Pop album on the chart thus far.

On June 27, Paparazzi was released, which was the title track of their second Japanese album. In the same month, the group won "Best Album of the Year" for their debut Japanese album at the 2012 VMAJs.

I Got A Boy [ ]

On January 1, 2013, SM Entertainment released the music video for "I Got A Boy" on their official YouTube Channel. The album sold over 265,000 copies in January, debuting atop the January Gaon Albums Chart. As well as charting on many of Billboard's album charts, including the number-one spot on the World Album chart.

A small teaser of Mr. Mr was shown during Girls' Generation solo concert named“SMTOWN WEEK GIRLS’ GENERATION – Marchen Fantasy”.

On February 10, 2014, SM Entertainment released a teaser of Mr. Mr on their official YouTube Channel. On February 14, 2014, SM announced that their music video had run into a mishap and the release of the music video has been postponed. They released the music video on 28 February.

The Best [ ]

July 2014 saw the release of "The Best" album, composed of Girls' Generations greatest hits. To fans delight it included some new singles such as "Indestructible," "Divine," and "Chain Reaction." Has sold over 175,000 copies in Japan.

July was also the culmination of the group's third concert tour, Love & Peace , in Japan. The group has attracted at least 550,000 concert attendees since 2011.

Jessica Jung's departure [ ]

In September 2014, it was reported that Jessica would no longer be part of the group by decision of the other 8 members, who did not want Jessica to have an individual project. SM never denied Jessica's statement where she accused those who were her "sisters" for more than 10 years and this was confirmed in the books published by the now soloist. "Shine" and "Bright".

Girls' Generation released four songs in 2015: "Catch Me If You Can" was released in April, "Party" in July and "Lion Heart" and "You Think" in August.

After taking a break for much of 2016, Girls' Generation's only release was their fifth digital single " Sailing (0805) ". Created for SM's digital music channel project SM Station as its 26th release, it was released on August 5, 2016 in honor of 9 years together.

On August 4, 2017, for their tenth anniversary, Girls' Generation released two singles "Holiday" and "All Night". Their sixth full length Korean album released on August 7, 2017.

In October 2017, three members of the group, Sooyoung, Seohyun and Tiffany decided to not renew their contracts under the group's label, SM Entertainment, leaving the eight-member group's future in discussion. Since then, SM announced that the group were said not to be disbanded, though they would begin an indefinite hiatus so that they will focus on solo and acting projects.

On September 5, 2018, Girls' Generation's second sub-unit, Oh!GG debuted, with the lead single, "Lil Touch".

On May 17, 2022, SM Entertainment announced that Girls' Generation would be making a comeback in August with all 8 members for their 15th anniversary. This is their first comeback as a full group in five years after the release of Holiday Night . The group is set to comeback with an album and not just singles. On July 4, Sooyoung revealed the group would be returning with their seventh full length album. On July 25, it was announced that the group will be coming back on August 8, 2022 with their seventh full length album, Forever 1 .

About The Members [ ]

A video introducing the members of Girls Generation from Youtube

Jessica is no longer in the group.

Kim Taeyeon - Taeyeon was born on March 9, 1989 and hails from Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea. Taeyeon won the SM Youth Best Singer Competition and subsequently attended regular classes to work on her vocal ability at SM Academy, her vocal instructor, was Kim Sun Won, also known as 'The One', she also learnt dance. In 2007, she became the leader and a main vocalist of Girls Generation. In 2012, she became a member of TaeTiSeo as the main vocalist, in 2015 she became a solo musical artist, in 2018, she became a member of Oh!GG. Kim Taeyeon is 157 cm (5'2), weighs 45 kg and her blood-type is B. In the group, she holds the nicknames, Dumb Taeng, Kid Leader and Taeny.

Sunny - Sunny's real name is Lee Soon-kyu, she chose her stage name as Sunny, because she thought Soon-kyu, sounded like an old woman's name. Born on May 15, 1989 in California, Sunny moved to Kuwait as an infant, but her family would then relocate to South Korea, when the Gulf War emerged. Sunny, was the last SNSD member to be discovered and successfully became an SM trainee in 2007, having only months of training until she debuted in SNSD. In 2018, she became a member of Oh!GG. Sunny is a lead vocalist in SNSD, stands at 158 cm (5'2), weighs 44 kg, blood-type is B and a nickname she holds is Energy Pill Sunny.

Tiffany - Tiffany is from Diamond Bar, San Francisco, USA and was born on August 1, 1989, her real name is Stephanie Hwang and Korean name is Hwang Mi-young, she chose her stage name Tiffany, as it is the name her mother wanted to call her when she was born. Tiffany, gained permission from her father to move to South Korea to become a singer when she was 15 years old and trained for three years and a half before debuting in SNSD. In 2015, she became a solo musical artist. Tiffany has two older siblings Leo and Michelle. Tiffany's good vocal ability also allowed her to become a member of TaeTiSeo, with Taeyeon and Seohyun. Her height is 163 cm (5'4), weight is 51 kg, blood type is O and some of her nicknames are Spongebob Hwang and Fany.

Kim Hyoyeon - Hyoyeon was born on September 22, 1989 and is from Incheon, South Korea. In 2001, she auditioned to SM with a dance and was accepted as a trainee. She later revealed that she originally had no plan of auditioning to SM. Instead, her mother - a T.O.P fan - had Hyoyeon audition with SM in hopes that she could meet them. Hyoyeon attended a neighborhood dance class, learning Jazz and Latin and did not have an interest in hip-hop dancing until middle school. Hyoyeon has a brother, Kim Min-gu. She is a sub-vocalist and main dancer in SNSD and is highly regarded for her dance skill. In 2018, she became a member of the subunit Oh!GG. Her height is 158 cm (5'2), weight is 49 kg, blood-type is AB and her nicknames are Dancing Queen and Princess Fiona.

Kwon Yuri - Yuri was born on December 5, 1989 and hails from Gyondo, Gyeonggi, South Korea. She auditioned to SM and joined the company in 2001 after coming second place in the SM Youth Best Dancer Competition in 2001 and trained for almost six years before debuting as a member of SNSD. Kwon Yuri's specialty is dancing which allowed her to become one of SNSD's main dancers as well as a supporting vocalist in the group. In 2018, she became a member of Oh!GG. Yuri has an older brother, Kwon Hyuk-jun. Her height is 168 cm (5'6), her weight is 48 kg, blood-type is AB and some of her nicknames are Kkamchi, Kkamyool and Black Pearl.

Choi Sooyoung - Sooyoung was born in Gwangju, Gyeonngi, South Korea on February 10, 1990. She was discovered by SM aged 11, and her dancing was what helped her to become an SM trainee. From 2002 til 2003, she was a member of Route θ, a duo girl group active in Japan with Marina Takahashi. When the short lived girl group ended Soo-young returned to SM, before her debut as a supporting vocalist and lead dancer in Girl's Generation, she trained for a total of six years and three months, for her career. Soo-young has an older sister, a musical theater actress named Choi Soo-jin. Her height is 170 cm (5'7), weight is 48 kg, blood-type is O and one of her nicknames is NaSoo.

Im Yoona - Yoona is a native of Seoul, South Korea and was born on May 30, 1990. She was cast in SM Saturday Open Casting Audition in 2002, aged 12. She has an older sister. Yoona spent 2002 til 2007 training in singing, dancing and acting and once thought before debuting in SNSD, that she was not good enough to become a singer and that she should solely focus on being an actress, however was persuaded to continue training to be a singer, for her good dancing skill. Yoona is a supporting vocalist in SNSD and a lead dancer. In 2018, she became a member of Oh!GG. Her height is 168 cm (5'6), weight is 48 kg and blood-type is B. Her nicknames are Him Yoona, Alligator Yoona, Yoong and Deer Yoona.

Seohyun - Seo Ju-hyun was born on June 28, 1991 in Seoul, South Korea and is better known by her stage pseudonym, Seohyun. Seohyun was discovered by a talent staff, who encouraged her to audition SM, in which she did in the SM casting system. She became a trainee for six years and six months under the label before debuting as a lead vocalist in Girl's Generation. Seohyun, sang children's songs for her audition, when usually people audition sing Pop songs. Seohyun is furthermore a member of TaeTiSeo with Taeyeon and Tiffany, in 2017, she became a solo musical artist. Seohyun's height is 168 cm (5'6), weight is 49 kg and blood-type is A. Her nicknames are Maknae and Seororo. She is the youngest member of SNSD.

Former Member [ ]

Jessica Jung - Jessica Jung, known less commonly by her Korean name, Jung Soo-yeon was born on April 18, 1989 in San Francisco, California, USA. Jessica and her sister, Krystal, were discovered and trained by SM from a young age. After training from 2000 til 2007, Jessica debuted in SNSD, as a lead singer and a dancer in 2007. Known in the group by the nicknames, Ice Cold Princess and Sicachu, Jessica after seven years in SNSD, had to leave the group, due to SNSD's group activities clashing with work for her business, Blanc & Eclare. Her departure from Girl's Generation, caused much sadness for SONES, but Jessica is thriving with her career as a business woman, fashion designer, actress and singer. Jessica is 163 cm (5'4), weighs 45 kg and her blood-type is A.

• Official Balloon Color : Pearl Pink
• Official Fanclub : S♥NE (소원; sowon ; Wish )

Discography [ ]

• Baby Baby (Repackage Album) (2008)
• Run Devil Run (album) (Repackage Album) (2010)
• Mr. Taxi (album) (Repackage Album) (2011)
• I Got a Boy (2013)
• The Best (2014)
• Lion Heart (2015)
• Holiday Night (2017)
• Forever 1 (2022)

Mini-Albums [ ]

• Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) (2009)
• Hoot (2010)
• Mr.Mr. (2014)

Live Albums [ ]

• Into the New World (2010)
• 2011 Girls' Generation Tour (2011)

Song Selection Albums [ ]

• Sweet Memories With Girls' Generation (2008)
• Heart 2 Heart With Girls' Generation (2008)

Singles [ ]

• Into the New World (2007)
• Party (2015)

Digital Singles [ ]

• Catch Me If You Can (2015)
• Sailing (0805) (2016)
• Girls in Tokyo (2010)
• New Beginning of Girls' Generation (2010)
• All About Girls' Generation: Paradise in Phuket (2011)
• The 1st Asia Tour: Into the New World (2011)
• Girls' Generation Complete Video Collection (2012)
• 2011 Girls' Generation Tour (2012)
• Girls' Generation in Las Vegas (2014)
• Girls' Generation - World Tour: Girls & Peace in Seoul (2015)

Japanese [ ]

• The Boys (Repackage Album) (2011)
• Girls & Peace (2012)
• Love & Peace (2013)
• GENIE (2010)
• Mr. Taxi / Run Devil Run (2011)
• Paparazzi (2012)
• Flower Power (2012)
• Love & Girls (2012)
• Galaxy Supernova (2013)

Compilation Albums [ ]

• The Best (New Edition) (Repackage Album) (2014)
• Japan First Tour Girls' Generation (2011)
• Girls & Peace: 2nd Japan Tour (2013)
• Love & Peace: 3rd Japan Tour (2014)
• "The Best Live" at Tokyo Dome (2015)

English [ ]

• The Boys (2011)

Filmography [ ]

Television [ ], endorsements [ ].

• elite (2007-2008)
• Ellesse (2008)
• Sunkist Lemonade (2008)
• Anycall Haptic (2008)
• viliv PMP (2008)
• Goobne Chicken (2008 - 2010)
• Dungeon & Fighter (2009)
• Miero (2009)
• Banana Milk (2009)
• Incheon City (2009)
• Post Granola (2009)
• Incheon Global Fair Festival (2009)
• Shinhan Card (2009)
• Samyang Ramen (2009)
• Cyon Chocolate (2009)
• Seoul Public Service (2009)
• SPAO (2009-2011)
• LG Cyon Maxx (2010)
• PopCorn (2010)
• Nintendo DSi (2010)
• LG Cooky (2010)
• Domino Pizza (2010)
• Daum (2010)
• Samsung PAVV LED TV (2010)
• Samsung (China) (2010)
• Intel (Asia) (2011)
• E-ma Nodoame (Japan) (2011)
• Christian Dior Cosmetics (2011)
• Lipton (Japan) (2011)
• 7-Eleven (Japan) (2011)

Asia Tour [ ]

• The 1st Asia Tour: Into the New World (2009-2010)
• The 2nd Asia Tour: Girls' Generation (2011-2012)
• Girls and Peace World Tour (2013-2014)
• Phantasia Tour (2015-2016)

Japan Tour [ ]

• The 1st Japan Arena Tour (2011)
• Girls' Generation Japan 3rd Tour 2014 (2014)

Publications [ ]

Photobooks [ ].

• gorgeous ( ELLE girl April, 2009 supplement) (2009)
• Girls' Generation 1st Photobook in Tokyo - So Nyeo (少女) (2010)
• 1st Japan Official Photobook: Holiday (2011)
• Girls' Generation Memoirs (2010)
• K-POP Perfect Data Catalog Book 2011-2012 ( Feature ) (2011)
• Pocket Girl's Generation GIRLS'GENERATION ARENA TOUR 2011 (2011)

See also: List of Awards

Gallery [ ]

Navigation [ ].

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Girls' Generation

They are often referred to as "The Nation's Girl Group".

• 1.1 Pre-debut
• 1.2 2007: Debut with "Into the New World", first music show win, Girls' Generation
• 1.3 2008: "Kissing You", Baby Baby
• 1.4 2009: Major breakthrough with Gee , Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) ,and first concert tour
• 1.5 2010: Oh! , Run Devil Run , Japanese debut, and Hoot
• 1.6 2011: 2nd concert tour, "Mr. Taxi", first Japanese album, and The Boys
• 1.7 2012: International expansion, TaeTiSeo, "Paparazzi", Girls & Peace , and "Dancing Queen"
• 1.8 2013: I Got A Boy, 3rd concert tour, Love & Peace
• 1.9 2014: Mr. Mr. , Japan concert tour, The Best , Jessica's departure, and Tokyo Dome concert
• 1.10 2015: "Catch Me If You Can", "Party", Lion Heart , 100th music show win, and 4th concert tour
• 1.11 2016–2017: "Sailing (0805)", 10th anniversary with Holiday Night
• 1.12 2018–2021: Hiatus, Oh!GG
• 1.13 2022–2023: Return for 15th anniversary with Forever 1 , Sunny's departure from SM
• 4.1.1 Studio albums
• 4.1.2 Mini albums
• 4.1.3 Live albums
• 4.1.4 Special albums
• 4.1.5 Single albums
• 4.1.6 Digital singles
• 4.1.7 Remix singles
• 4.1.8 Promotional singles
• 4.2.1 Studio albums
• 4.2.2 Best albums
• 4.2.3 Video albums
• 4.2.4 Singles
• 4.2.5 Digital singles
• 5.2 Television dramas
• 5.3 Reality shows
• 6.1 DVDs/Blu-Rays
• 7.1 Asia tours
• 7.2 Japan tours
• 7.3 Solo concerts
• 8.1 Concert participation
• 9 Photobooks
• 10 Endorsements
• 12 References
• 13 Official links

History [ ]

Pre-debut [ ].

Promo photo for " Into the New World "

Prior to their official debut, Girls' Generation was known as "Super Girls", a fan-made name that reflected how SM Entertainment touted the group as the female version of Super Junior . The group was announced to include members with diverse talents and language skills for future expansion into international markets.

Throughout its pre-debut period, the group saw many lineup changes. However, perhaps its best known pre-debut lineup consisted of 12 members: Soyeon , Taeyeon , Jessica , Tiffany , Hyoyeon , Yuri , Sooyoung , Yoona , Hajin , Seohyun , Hwanhee and Chanmi . However, Soyeon, Hajin, Hwanhee and Chanmi all left or were cut from the group. A final trainee, Sunny , was added to the group shortly before its debut.

2007: Debut with "Into the New World", first music show win, Girls' Generation [ ]

From July 7, 2007, through July 14, the debuting lineup of Girls' Generation was revealed, starting with Yoona, followed by Tiffany, Yuri, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Seohyun, Taeyeon, Jessica, and finally Sunny. On July 18, the group had their first public performance on Mnet's School of Rock . A week later, on July 27, a documentary titled Girls' Generation Goes To School captured the members as they prepared for their official debut.

Girls' Generation's debut single, " Into the New World ", was released on August 2, 2007. Three days later, the group held their debut stage at SBS' Inkigayo .

Promo photo for Girls' Generation

On October 11, Girls' Generation achieved their first-ever music show win with "Into the New World" on Mnet's M! Countdown . [1]

Girls' Generation made their first-ever comeback with the release of their first full-length album, Girls' Generation , on November 1, 2007. Its title track of the same name is a remake of Lee Seung-chul's 1989 hit song.

2008: "Kissing You", Baby Baby [ ]

Following the success of "Girls' Generation", in January 2008, the group began promoting "Kissing You" as their first studio album's second single. The music video for the song, released on January 14, featured a cameo from Super Junior's Donghae .

On March 17, 2008, a repackage of Girls' Generation , titled Baby Baby , was released. Afterwards, the members began solo promotional activities, thus sending the group into an indefinite hiatus period.

After 9 months of hiatus, in December 2008, SM Entertainment announced the group would make their comeback in January 2009.

2009: Major breakthrough with Gee , Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) ,and first concert tour [ ]

Promo photo for Gee

On January 7, 2009, Girls' Generation released their first mini album, titled Gee , and its title track of the same name. The album's title track went on to become a cultural phenomenon; it claimed the number one position on Music Bank for a then-recording-breaking nine consecutive weeks. Furthermore, the song's "crab dance" choreography and skinny-jean styling set trends all over South Korea. [2] In 2011, "Gee" was crowned 'Song of the Decade' by MelOn.

Girls' Generation's second mini album, Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) , along with its title track of the same name, was released in June 2009. The physical album's release was delayed from June 25 to June 29 after controversy arose on the original artwork, which was then re-edited. Coincidentally, American pop star and global icon Michael Jackson died on the album's original intended release date while in the midst of rehearsals for the This Is It tour. Girls' Generation later paid tribute to him.

In October, Girls' Generation collaborated with labelmate f(x) for " Chocolate Love ", which served as a promotional single for LG's Chocolate cell phone.

On November 11, SM Entertainment announced that Girls' Generation would embark on their first-ever concert tour the following month. [3] Tickets for the tour went on sale on November 19 and sold out within three minutes. [4] The tour, titled Girls' Generation Asia Tour: Into The New World , initially consisted of two Seoul dates: December 19 and December 20. However, in order to meet fans' requests for additional concerts, two "encore" dates were announced in January 2010. [5]

2010: Oh! , Run Devil Run , Japanese debut, and Hoot [ ]

Promo photo for Oh!

On January 21, 2010, SM Entertainment announced that Girls' Generation would be making a comeback with their second full-length album, Oh! . [6] The album, along with its title track of the same name, was released on January 28. A repackage of the album, Run Devil Run , was released on March 11.

In mid-2010, Girls' Generation signed a record deal with Natyutawave Records (now EMI Records Japan) to venture out into the Japanese music market. [7] Their debut Japanese DVD, New Beginning of Girls' Generation , was released on August 11 and later became certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).

Girls' Generation's debut Japanese single, " Genie ", was released on September 8. Their second Japanese single, " Gee ", was released on October 20. Five days later, on October 25, the group released their third Korean mini album, titled Hoot .

2011: 2nd concert tour, "Mr. Taxi", first Japanese album, and The Boys [ ]

Promo photo for The Boys

On March 7, 2011, it was announced that Girls' Generation would be embarking on their first nationwide tour in Japan, covering spots in Tokyo, Osaka, Saitama, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Hiroshima. [8] Simply titled The First Japan Arena Tour , the concert tour was slated to begin on May 18, but was postponed to May 31 in light of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. [9] Later, a new version of the tour, titled 2011 Girls' Generation Asia Tour , made stops in South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Thailand.

On April 23, Girls' Generation released their first original Japanese single " Mr. Taxi ". "Mr. Taxi" acted as the lead single for the group's self-titled debut Japanese album, released on June 1. The album remains the highest-selling album by a Korean group in Japan.

The group's third full-length Korean album, The Boys , was released on October 19. A repackage of the album, titled Mr. Taxi , was released on December 9. On New Year's Eve, the group participated in the 62nd edition of the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen as part of the "Akagumi" (Red Team), performing "Genie".

2012: International expansion, TaeTiSeo, "Paparazzi", Girls & Peace , and "Dancing Queen" [ ]

Promo photo for " Paparazzi "

On January 17, 2012, the group released an international version of The Boys , which included an English version of the title track of the same name. To promote the single, Girls' Generation appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman and Live! with Kelly , becoming the first-ever Kpop act to perform on a U.S.-network television show.

In April 2012, SM Entertainment announced that three members of Girls' Generation - Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun, would form a sub-unit called Girls' Generation-TTS . [10] The unit's debut mini album, Twinkle , was released on April 29.

Girls' Generation's fourth Japanese single, " Paparazzi " was released on June 20. The single, along with subsequently releases " All My Love is for You ", " Oh! ", and " Flower Power ", were included on the group's second Japanese album Girls & Peace - released on November 28. To support the album, the group embarked on their second Japanese tour, Girls' Generation ~Girls & Peace~ Japan 2nd Tour , from February through April 2013.

On December 21, the group released " Dancing Queen ", the lead-single for their then-upcoming fourth Korean album.

2013: I Got A Boy, 3rd concert tour, Love & Peace [ ]

Promo photo for I Got a Boy

On January 1, 2013, Girls' Generation released their fourth Korean album, titled I Got a Boy . To support the album, the group embarked on their third Asian concert tour, titled Girls' Generation World Tour ~Girls & Peace~ , from June 2013 through February 2014. Although marketed as a "world" tour, the group only visited seven cities across Asia.

On June 19, 2013, the group released " Love & Girls ", the lead single for their then-upcoming third Japanese album. Two more singles, " Galaxy Supernova " and " My Oh My ", were released on September 11 and November 5 respectively. Girls' Generation's third Japanese studio album, Love & Peace , was released on December 10.

2014: Mr. Mr. , Japan concert tour, The Best , Jessica's departure, and Tokyo Dome concert [ ]

On February 24, 2014, Girls' Generation released their fourth Korean mini album, titled Mr. Mr. , and its title track of the same name.

From April 26 through July 13, the group embarked on their third Japanese concert tour, titled Girls' Generation ~Love & Peace~ Japan 3rd Tour . The concert tour grossed over $31.6 million in revenue, thus becoming one of the highest-grossing tours by a girl group in history. [11]

On July 23, Girls' Generation released their first Japanese compilation album The Best , consisting of the group's previous Japanese singles and one new song: "Indestructible".

Promo photo for The Best

Coinciding with the group's fifth Japanese debut anniversary, on August 25, 2014, SM Entertainment announced the group would hold a concert performance at the Tokyo Dome in December. [12] All 50,000 available tickets sold-out, making Girls' Generation the first foreign girl group to sell-out the venue. [13]

On September 30, SM Entertainment released an official statement announcing that member Jessica would no longer be part of the group due to reoccurring scheduling conflicts. [14] Girls' Generation's final released with nine-members, "Divine" was included on the reissue of The Best , which was released on October 15.

Girls' Generation's first major activity as an eight-member group occurred on December 9 with their "The Best Live" at Tokyo Dome performance.

2015: "Catch Me If You Can", "Party", Lion Heart , 100th music show win, and 4th concert tour [ ]

Promo photo for " Catch Me If You Can "

On April 10, 2015, Girls' Generation released " Catch Me If You Can ", which was simultaneously released in Korean and Japanese versions. The song marked Girls' Generation's first musical release as an eight-member group.

On July 7, the group released " Party ", which acted as the pre-release single for their fifth Korean full-length album Lion Heart . The album was later released on August 19 with its double title tracks "Lion Heart" and "You Think".

Ten days after the release of "Party", on July 17, Girls' Generation became the first-ever Korean act to achieve 100 music show wins. [15]

To support the release of Lion Heart , the group embarked on their fourth Asian concert tour, titled Phantasia . From November 21, 2015 through May 8, 2016, the concert tour visited cities in South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia and Taiwan.

2016–2017: "Sailing (0805)", 10th anniversary with Holiday Night [ ]

Promo photo for Lion Heart

The year 2016 proved quiet for Girls' Generation's activites as a group; instead, the members focused on their individual activites. However, in celebration of their ninth-debut anniversary, on August 5, 2016, the group released the digital single " Sailing (0805) " as part of SM Entertainment's SM Station project.

On July 27, 2017, SM Entertainment confirmed that Girls' Generation would be making a comeback to celebrate their 10th-anniversary as a group. [16] On August 6, the group held a special fan-meeting, "A Decade to Remember", to celebrate the milestone. [17] The next day, on August 7, their sixth full-length album, titled Holiday Night , along with its double title tracks "Holiday" and "All Night", were released.

On October 10, SM Entertainment announced that members Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun had decided not to renew their contracts with the agency. [18] However, despite the departure of the members' from the agency, Girls' Generation would not be disbanding and future activities were still to be discussed.

2018–2021: Hiatus, Oh!GG [ ]

Promo photo for Holiday Night

Following the departures of Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun from SM Entertainment, Girls' Generation entered an indefinite hiatus period in which the members would focus on their solo activities. [19] [20]

On August 27, 2018, it was announced that the five remaining members under SM - Taeyeon, Sunny, Hyoyeon, Yuri and Yoona - would be debuting as a sub-unit called Girls' Generation-Oh!GG . The sub unit's debut single, " Lil' Touch ", was released on September 5.

2022–2023: Return for 15th anniversary with Forever 1 , Sunny's departure from SM [ ]

On May 17, 2022, SM Entertainment announced that Girls' Generation will be making a full-group comeback in August to celebrate their 15th debut anniversary. This marks the group's first comeback in five years since the release of Holiday Night . [21] On June 10, it was revealed that Girls' Generation will be starring in their own variety show, Soshi TamTam , which is set to premiere on July 5. [22] [23]

Promo photo for Forever 1

On July 4, Sooyoung revealed that the group was in the final stage of preparations in releasing their seventh full-length album for their upcoming August comeback. [24] Over a week later, on July 12, it was revealed that Girls' Generation will perform at SMTOWN Live 2022: SMCU Express@Human City Suwon as a full group - the first time since 2017. [25]

On July 25, 2022, it was announced that the group would be coming back on August 8 with their seventh full length album, Forever 1 , and its title track of the same name . [26] The album was later certified Platinum by Circle Chart for selling over 250,000 units. [27]

To conclude Forever 1 's promotional cycle, the group held a special fanmeeting, titled 2022 Girls' Generation Special Event "Long Lasting Love" , at the KSPO Dome in Seoul on September 3.

Following Girls' Generation's 16th debut anniversary, on August 7, 2023, member Sunny announced via her personal Instagram that she had decided not to renew her contract with SM Entertainment. [28] Therefore, only four members of the group remain under SM: Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Yuri and Yoona.

Members [ ]

Sub-units [ ].

• Girls' Generation-TTS (2012–present)
• Girls' Generation-Oh!GG (2018–present)

Discography [ ]

Filmography [ ].

• I Am (2012)
• SMTown: The Stage (2015)

Television dramas [ ]

• Kimcheed Radish Cubes (MBC, 2007) - cameo
• Sazae-san 3 (Fuji TV, 2011) - cameo

Reality shows [ ]

• Girls' Generation Goes to School (2007)
• MTV Girls' Generation (2007)
• Factory Girl (Mnet, 2008)
• Girls' Generation's Horror Movie Factory (MBC, 2009)
• Himnaera Him! (MBC, 2009)
• Girls' Generation's Hello Baby (KBS Joy, 2009)
• Girls' Generation Star Life Theater (2011)
• Girls' Generation and the Dangerous Boys (JTBC, 2011–2012)
• Channel Soshi (OnStyle, 2015)
• Soshi TamTam (JTBC, 2022)

Videography [ ]

Dvds/blu-rays [ ].

• Girls in Tokyo (2010)
• New Beginning of Girls' Generation (2010)
• The First Asia Tour: Into the New World (2011)
• First Japan Tour (2011)
• Girls' Generation Complete Video Collection (2012)
• 2011 Girls' Generation Tour (2012)
• Girls & Peace: 2nd Japan Tour (2013)
• Love & Peace: 3rd Japan Tour (2014)
• Girls' Generation – World Tour: Girls & Peace in Seoul (2015)
• "The Best Live" at Tokyo Dome (2015)
• Girls' Generation–Phantasia-in Japan (2016)
• Girls' Generation 4th Tour 'Phantasia' in Seoul (2017)

Concerts [ ]

Asia tours [ ].

• Girls' Generation Asia Tour: Into The New World (2009–2010)
• 2011 Girls' Generation Asia Tour (2011–2012)
• Girls' Generation World Tour ~Girls & Peace~ (2013–2014)
• Girls' Generation 4th Tour - Phantasia (2015–2016)

Japan tours [ ]

• The First Japan Arena Tour (2011)
• Girls' Generation ~Girls & Peace~ Japan 2nd Tour (2013)
• Girls' Generation ~Love & Peace~ Japan 3rd Tour (2014)

Solo concerts [ ]

• Girls' Generation "The Best Live" at Tokyo Dome (2014)

Fanmeetings [ ]

• Girls' Generation The 1st Year Party (2008)
• Girls' Generation Official Fanclub 'S♡NE' 1st Fanmeeting (2010)
• Girls' Generation 'The Boys' Event (2011)
• Girls' Generation Debut 5th Anniversary Party (2012)
• Girls' Generation Debut 7th Anniversary Party (2014)
• Girls' Generation 1st Fan Party 'Mr. Mr.' (2014–2015)
• SONE Japan Limited Party (2015)
• Girls' Generation 10th Anniversary - 'Holiday to Remember' (2017)
• 2022 Girls' Generation Special Event "Long Lasting Love" (2022)

Concert participation [ ]

• SMTOWN Live '08 (2008)
• SMTOWN Live '10 World Tour (2010–11)
• SMTOWN Live World Tour III (2012–13)
• SMTOWN Live World Tour IV (2014–15)
• KCON 2014 LA (2014) [31]
• KCON 2015 NY (2015) [32]
• SMTOWN Live Tour V in Japan (2016)
• SMTOWN Live World Tour VI (2017)
• SMTOWN Live 2022 : SMCU Express@Human City Suwon (2022)

Photobooks [ ]

• Girl in Tokyo (2010)
• All About Girls' Generation: Paradise in Phuket (2011)
• Holiday (2011)
• Girls' Generation in Las Vegas (2014)

Endorsements [ ]

Gallery [ ], references [ ].

• ↑ YouTube: SNSD's 1st Music Show Win (October 11, 2007)
• ↑ Billboard: The Legacy of Girls’ Generation’s ‘Gee,’ 10 Years Later
• ↑ Asiae: Girls' Generation to embark on Asia tour next month
• ↑ Chosun Ilbo: Girls' Generation Gig Sells Out In 3 Minutes
• ↑ Daily Sports (Korean, Archived): 소녀시대, 팬 기대에 보답… “단독 콘서트 한번 더”
• ↑ Korean Herald: Girls' Generation to release 2nd album
• ↑ Chosun Media: Girls' Generation Poised for Big Time in Japan
• ↑ Shoujo Jidai Announce Japan Arena Tour + original Japanese single
• ↑ Girls' Generation Japan Tour dates changed, Hiroshima and Saitama performances added
• ↑ Soompi: Girls’ Generation Unit Group "TaeTiSeo" to Release "Twinkle" Online on April 29
• ↑ Sports DongA (KOR): 소녀시대, 전 세계 걸그룹 투어 매출 4위…357억원!
• ↑ Soshified: Girls' Generation Announce 'The Best Live at Tokyo Dome' concert
• ↑ Weekly Today: Girls' Generation sold out all seats for Tokyo Dome performances
• ↑ Soompi: SM Releases Official Statement Regarding Jessica, Girls' Generation to Continue as 8
• ↑ YouTube: Girls' Generation's 100th Music Show Win (July 17, 2015)
• ↑ Soompi: Girls’ Generation Reveals More Details About Comeback And Shares Another Gorgeous Teaser For YoonA
• ↑ Soompi: Girls’ Generation Talks About How 10 Years Flew By During Their 10th Anniversary Fan Meeting
• ↑ Soompi: Girls' Generation's Sooyoung, Seohyun, And Tiffany Reportedly Leaving SM, Agency Responds To Disbandment Concerns
• ↑ Elite Daily: Girls' Generation's Reaction To Tiffany Young's Solo Album Highlights Their Tight Bond
• ↑ South China Morning Post: Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon on her new career as a DJ and collaborating with 3LAU and Ummet Ozcan
• ↑ Soompi: Girls’ Generation Confirmed To Make Comeback As Full Group For 15th Anniversary
• ↑ Soompi: Girls’ Generation To Star In Their Own Variety Show For 15th Anniversary Ahead Of Full-Group Comeback
• ↑ Allkpop: 'Soshi TamTam' PD describes each member of Girls' Generation
• ↑ Soompi: Sooyoung Reveals Girls’ Generation Will Release Studio Album For Upcoming Comeback + Talks About Boyfriend Jung Kyung Ho And Advice For Juniors
• ↑ @SMTOWNGLOBAL on Twitter (July 12, 2022)
• ↑ @GirlsGeneration on Twitter (July 25, 2022)
• ↑ Soompi: TXT, TWICE, And IVE Earn Circle Million Certifications + NewJeans, Girls’ Generation, THE BOYZ, And BTS Go Platinum
• ↑ Soompi: Girls' Generation's Sunny Announces Departure From SM Entertainment In Heartfelt Letter
• ↑ Koreaboo: Jessi Reveals She Could Have Debuted In Girls’ Generation
• ↑ KpopStarz: Jessi Reveals She Almost Debuted in SNSD — But THIS Was Why She Didn't
• ↑ KpopStarz: Girls' Generation Performed A Heartwarming Stage For Their U.S. Return At KCON
• ↑ KCON USA: KCON 2015 NY

Official links [ ]

• 1 Sophia (KATSEYE)
• 2 SAY MY NAME (group)

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Hokkaido may be Japan’s second largest island, but it's brimming with adventure, best explored on your own two feet. This nine-day journey takes you through Hokkaido's stunning national parks during the island's temperate months. Trek through the wild beauty of Shiretoko National Park, ride the Asahidake Ropeway to jaw-dropping heights in Daisetsuzan National Park, and unwind with a blissful overnight stay at a traditional onsen. Cap it all off with a cold Sapporo beer right in Sapporo city. It’s the perfect blend of epic hikes, rich culture, and well-deserved relaxation!

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Day 1 tokyo/shiretoko.

Welcome to Tokyo, Japan. There's no time to waste as you join your fellow travelers in the morning for a welcome briefing with your CEO and head towards the airport to board your flight to Memanbetsu airport in Hokkaido. Upon arrival, head to your hotel outside Shiretoko National Park and enjoy dinner together with your CEO and new travel mates.

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Meals included:, day 2 shiretoko.

After a filling breakfast, depart the hotel en route to the Five Lakes area of Shiretoko National Park. This area is famous for its namesake five lakes that were formed years ago by the eruption of Mount Lo. The area now offers picturesque views of the mountains and the wilderness all around. In the afternoon, take a short walk to the Furepe Waterfall, a waterfall cascading into the Okhotsk Sea.

Day 3 Shiretoko

Another morning hike in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Shiretoko Peninsula awaits. Embark on a guided three to four hour hike through the Primeval Forest area of the park. Be sure to bring binoculars if you are a keen animal enthusiast, as there is ample opportunity to spot various species from the Steller's sea eagle to Japanese deer. The scenery is equally as dramatic as you witness the cliff edges hang over the turquoise water of the sea. The afternoon is at leisure, and you can choose to relax at your hotel bathing facilities, or walk into the village area some 20 minutes away.

Day 4 Shiretoko/Akan-ko

Depart the Shiretoko area this morning and head slightly inland towards Lake Akan. En route stop to visit active volcano Mt Lo, which sits inside the Kussharo caldera. Watch the sulfurous smoke and steam rise from the craggy landmass. From there continue on to the shore of Lake Kussharo, where you can take a moment to get your hands dirty digging into the sandy shore and actually hitting hot spring water. Dig your own personal Onsen! Yet another sign of the volcanic activity still present underground in this area. Make a final stop at the observatory deck to take in views of Lake Kussharo and Lake Mashu before continuing on your overnight stay at a Ryokan. After a dinner with your fellow travelers, enjoy a cultural performance in tribute to the history of the local Ainu people of the region. Akan Yukar Lost Kamuy is a presentation of Ainu ancient ceremonial dance, contemporary dance and digital art.

Day 5 Akan-ko/Asahikawa

Enjoy a leisurely start to the morning to spend the morning hours enjoying the Ryokan hot springs a second time. Or choose to join your CEO for a walk around Lake Akan. Then make your way towards Asahikawa. Don't fill up too much during the day, because dinner this evening is the famous Asahikawa ramen. This ramen is famed throughout Japan as one of the best in the country.

Day 6 Asahikawa

It's time to rise and shine and strap on those hiking boots once again. This morning, head to the Daisetsuzan Asahidake Ropeway. Board the ten minute gondola ride up to the start of the walk. Spend a couple of hours exploring the area on foot, and hope for glimpses of the mountain ranges as the fog comes and goes.

Day 7 Asahikawa/Sapporo

Sapporo, the capitol of Hokkaido, is home to some of the island's most interesting spots. With a day at leisure, choose to join your CEO on a half day cycling tour of Otaru, a nearby town full of historical gems to explore. Or, choose to walk on foot to explore the Hokkaido Jingu shrine, a shinto shrine honoring 4 deities.

Day 8 Sapporo

Spend today getting well acquainted with the city of Sapporo, home of the world famous beer. Begin your day with a visit to the Nijo Market. Walk through the stalls full of fresh seafood, most caught right of the coast of Hokkaido. You'll see crabs, fish and things you may have never seen before like fresh urchin and fish eggs. Afterwards, head to the home of the first Japanese made beer, Sapporo Beer Museum, and sample beer that can only be found at this location.

Day 9 Sapporo

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What's Included

• Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group
• Your Local Living Moment: Ryokan Stay, Akan-ko
• Your Foodie Moment: Ramen Dinner in Asahikawa, Asahikawa
• Shiretoko Five Lake trek
• Furepe waterfall hike
• Primeval Forest hiking
• Sulphur mountain visit
• Lake Kussharo hot spring beach
• Lake Mashu Observation Deck
• Akan Ryokan stay
• Asahikawa Ramen dinner
• Asahidake Ropeway
• Sugatami Pong hike
• Free time in Sapporo
• Nijo Market visit
• Sapporo Beer Museum visit and beer tasting
• All transportation to and from included activities
• Internal air

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Hotels (7nts), Ryokan stay (1nt)

8 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 5 dinners Allow USD245-320 for meals not included.

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CEO (Chief Experience Officer) and local guides throughout.

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