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GIRLS’ GENERATION(Korean: 소녀시대; 少女時代) is a popular nine-member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. In the order that they were announced as part of the group prior the group’s debut, They are often referred to as SoShi (소시), or SNSD (mainly outside Korea),the first of which is an abbreviation and the second an acronym of the group’s Korean name So Nyeo Shi Dae (or So Nyuh Shi Dae). In China, they are known as 少女時代 Shao Nü Shi Dai (or Siu Nui Si Doi in Hong Kong) and in Japan as 少女時代 Shōjo Jidai.

The group has so far succesfully released two full albums, two mini-albums, and various singles, all of which went on to achieve commercial success. Their 2009 hit single «Gee» holds the record for being the longest running #1 song on both KBS’s Music Bank, having held the #1 chart ranking for 9 consecutive weeks.[1] That year also saw the group winning various awards, including consecutive Artist of the Year (Daesang) awards at the Seoul Music Awards, Golden Disk Awards, and the Korean Cultural Entertainment Awards.

The members were professionally trained primarily in singing, dancing and languages while a select few were also underwent further training in acting and modeling. Many of the members had already made appearances in magazine ads, television commercials, and small television appearances.The group is also set to participate in the SMTown Live ‘10 World Tour starting on august 21 in SEOUL S.K… going to L.A. USA,CHINA and JAPAN.

Members:

-Taeyeon (the leader of the group) (태연) born March 9, 1989 as Kim Tae-Yeon (김태연)
-Jessica (제시카) born April 18, 1989 as Jessica Jung (제시카 정), Korean name Jung -Soo-Yeon (정수연)
-Sunny (써니) born May 15, 1989 as Lee Soon-Kyu (이순규)
-Tiffany (티파니) born August 1, 1989 as Stephanie Hwang (스테파니 황), Korean name Hwang Mi Young (황미영)
-Hyoyeon (효연) born September 22, 1989 as Kim Hyo-Yeon (김효연)
-Yuri (유리) born December 5, 1989 as Kwon Yu-Ri (권유리)
-Sooyoung (수영) born February 10, 1990 as Choi Soo-Young (최수영)
-Yoona (윤아) born May 30, 1990 as Im Yoon-Ah (임윤아)
-Seohyun (서현) born June 28, 1991 as Seo Joo-Hyun(서주현)

Korean Discography:

[edit] Studio albums
2007: Girls’ Generation
2010: Oh!
[edit] Repackaged albums
2008: Baby Baby (repackaged edition of Girls’ Generation)
2010: Run Devil Run (repackaged edition of Oh!)
[edit] Mini albums (EPs)
2009: Gee
2009: Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)
[edit] Special albums
2008: Sweet Memories with Girls’ Generation
2008: Heart 2 Heart with Girls’ Generation
[edit] Single albums
2007: The First Single Album (also known as Into the New World)
[edit] Japan Discography
[edit] Single albums
2010: Genie
[edit] DVDs
2010: Girls in Tokyo (bonus DVD from Girls’ Generation’s first photobook)
2010: New Beginning of Girls’ Generation (Japan debut DVD)
[edit] Tours
The 1st Asia Tour: Into the New World (2009–2010)
[edit] Concert Participation
SMTown Live ‘08 (2008–2009)
SMTown Live ‘09 (2009–2010)
SMTown Live ‘10 World Tour (2010–2011)
[edit] Television work
[edit] Reality shows
Girls’ Generation have been a part of a number of reality television shows, including:

2007: Girls’ Generation Goes to School
2007: MTV Girls’ Generation
2008: Factory Girl
2009: Girls’ Generation’s Horror Movie Factory
2009: Himnae-ra-him!/Cheer Up!
2009: Girls’ Generation’s Hello Baby
2010: Right Now It’s Girls’ Generation
2010: Legend of Girls’ Generation
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