Girls' Generation (소녀시대; Sonyeo Sidae) is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, released by SM Entertainment on November 1, 2007. Recorded in Korean with minor phrases in English, Girls' Generation is a pop album with bubblegum influences. It spawned three singles: "Into the New World" in August 2007 as their debut single, the title track released simultaneously with the album, and "Kissing You" in January 2008.
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| Released | November 1, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
| Genre | Bubblegum pop[1] | |||
| Length | 39:34 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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Following the album's release, Girls' Generation was ranked as the second best-selling album of November 2007, selling just over 49,400 copies. It was the 12th best-selling album of the year overall in South Korea, with sales of 56,800 copies; the CD single of "Into the New World" additionally sold over 22,800 copies within the year. A reissue titled Baby Baby, with its single of the same name, was subsequently released on March 13, 2008.[3]
Singles
edit"Into the New World" was initially released as Girls' Generation's debut single album, on August 2, 2007. The group started promoting the song on the SBS's Inkigayo on August 5, and subsequently had it reached number one on Mnet's M Countdown on October 11.[4] It was later included on this album. The lead single, "Girls' Generation", written and produced by Lee Seung-chul and Song Jae-jun, was released on November 1, 2007. The song was originally sung by Lee Seung-chul in the 1980s. The original singer later appeared on M Countdown with the group to perform the song together.[5]
In early 2008, Girls' Generation began promoting the single, "Kissing You". The song won the group their first K-chart win, after achieving the number one position on the KBS's Music Bank February chart.[6] It also achieved the number one spot on three major music program chart rankings—Inkigayo, M Countdown and Music Bank. "Baby Baby" was released on March 17, 2008, and was the lead single of the repackaged album of the same name.[7] The music video for the song contained scenes of the making of video of the "Girls' Generation" music video, and footage of the members working on the debut album.
Reception
editWithin its first month of release, the album sold 49,438 copies and was the 2nd best-selling album of November 2007 in South Korea, only behind Super Junior's Don't Don.[8] The album sold a total of 56,804 copies in 2007, becoming the 12th best-selling album of the year in the country.[9] It received a nomination for Album Bonsang (Main Prize) at the 22nd Golden Disc Awards.[10]
The album surpassed 100,000 sales mark in March 2008; in doing so, Girls' Generation became the first girl group to achieve the feat after S.E.S. in six years.[11] As of September 2008, the album's total sales figures combined with those of the reissue, Baby Baby, have exceeded sales of over 126,269 units.[12]
Live performances
editThe tour Into the New World Tour was used to promote the album, along with music shows promotion before the tour, which started on December 19, 2009, in Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea, ended in Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan on October 17, 2010.
Track listing
editCredits adapted from Naver.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Girls' Generation" (소녀시대; Sonyeosidae) |
| 3:50 | ||
| 2. | "Ooh La-La!" |
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| 3:54 |
| 3. | "Baby Baby" | 3:11 | |||
| 4. | "Complete" |
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| 3:56 | |
| 5. | "Kissing You" |
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| 3:18 |
| 6. | "Merry-Go-Round" | 3:14 | |||
| 7. | "Tears" (그대를 부르면; Geudaereul Bureumyeon; lit. When I Call You) |
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| 3:52 |
| 8. | "Tinkerbell" |
| 2:56 | ||
| 9. | "7989" (Kangta & Taeyeon) | 3:31 | |||
| 10. | "Honey" (소원; Sowon; lit. Wish) (Perfect for You) |
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| 3:15 | |
| 11. | "Into the New World" (다시 만난 세계; Dasi Mannan Segye) | 4:25 | |||
| Total length: | 39:22 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 12. | "Kissing You" (Skool Rock Remix) |
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| 3:05 |
| 13. | "Let's Go Girls' Generation!! (Long version)" (Let's Go 소녀시대!! (길게 듣기)) | 9:47 | |||
| 14. | "Let's Go Girls' Generation!! (Short version)" (Let's Go 소녀시대!! (짧게 듣기)) | 6:18 |
Personnel
editCredits for Girls Generation are adapted from AllMusic.[15]
- Girls' Generation – primary artist
- K Strings – performer, strings
- Sam Lee – guitars
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
Monthly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Release history
edit| Region | Date | Version | Format | Label |
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| South Korea | November 1, 2007 | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | |
| Taiwan[23] | November 30, 2007 | CD | Avex Asia | |
| South Korea | March 13, 2008 | Baby Baby reissue |
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| Taiwan[24] | May 2, 2008 | Avex Asia |
Notes
edit- ^ Prior to the Gaon Music Chart, which launched in 2010, the Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK) compiled sales figures for music releases until 2008.[18]
References
edit- ^ Perez, Cielo (September 11, 2023). "The 30 Greatest K-Pop Albums of All Time". Paste. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "Girls' Generation".
- ^ (in Korean) "소녀시대, 13일 리패키지 앨범 'Baby Baby' 출시". The Chosun Ilbo. March 12, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ SNSD M! Countdown Award YouTube. October 11, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2010. [attribution needed]
- ^ "The First Album of Girls' Generation". S.M. Entertainment Co., Ltd. Official website. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- ^ (in Korean) 소녀시대, '대성통곡'은 통사고 때문? (Girls' Generation in a Car Accident Before Music Bank)[permanent dead link]
- ^ (in Korean) 소녀시대, 13일 리패키지 앨범 'Baby Baby' 출시 (Girls' Generation Release Repackaged Album Baby Baby on the 13th). The Chosun Ilbo. March 12, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ "November 2007 Best-Selling Albums" (in Korean). Music Recording Industry of Korea. Archived from the original on June 23, 2008.
- ^ "2007 Statistics" (in Korean). Music Recording Industry of Korea. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009.
- ^ "Album Bonsang". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ Girls' Generation, the 1st K-pop girl group to achieve more than 100,000 album copies sold in 6 years, after SES (in Korean) Star.mt.co.kr (April 15, 2008). Retrieved on November 30, 2014.
- ^ "September 2008 Rankings" (in Korean). Music Recording Industry of Korea. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008.
- ^ 소녀시대 (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ "Baby Baby (소녀시대 Repackage)" (in Korean). Melon. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ "Girls Generation album Credit". AllMusic.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 23 of 2010" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 6 of 2010" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ Han Sang-hee (February 23, 2010). "Korea Launches First Gaon Music Chart". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ 2007. 11월 – 가요음반 판매량 [Album rankings – November 2007] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. December 2007. Archived from the original on June 23, 2008.
- ^ 2008. 3월 – 가요음반 판매량 [Album rankings – March 2008] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. March 2008. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009.
- ^ 2007.총결산 판매량 [2007 Albums sales] (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009.
- ^ a b 2010년 가온차트 부문별 Top 100위 [2010 Year-End Top 100] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on February 13, 2011.
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