eIVANnism: 소녀시대 - SNSD

I feel its about time I update my post on Girls' Generation / SNSD / 소녀시대..

I mean its been like 3 months or so since I first heard of them and my interest has increased drastically since.. So yes, I feel a new post is relevant.. Plus I'm just trying to up my number of posts..

So where do I start? Well 소녀시대 (So Nyeo Si Dae), or better known as SNSD and Girls' Generation, is a 9 member girl group from South Korea.. Formed under SM Entertainment (Super Junior, SHINee, f(X), BoA, Kangta, Nadia), the girls made their debut back in 2007 with their first single, Into The New World.. The members of the group in order of official announcement are YoonA, Tiffany, Yuri, HyoYeon, SooYoung, SeoHyun, TaeYeon, Jessica, and Sunny..

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~YoonA 윤아~

Im YoonA was the first member of the group to be officially annouced.. She joined SM through the 2002 SM Saturday Open Casting Audition.. YoonA was trained as a singer, dancer, actress, and also a model.. She was featured in various MVs and also took part in many ad campaigns.. Her acting debut came in 2007, playing a minor role in the drama series 9 Ends 2 Outs.. She also co-starred as the lead in You Are My Destiny and Cinderella Man.. Some of her MV appearances are Super Junior's U and Marry U, DBSK's Magic Castle, and Lee Seung-Chul's Propose..

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~Tiffany 티파니~

Stephanie Hwang Mi-Young was born in California and was raised in the USA before being discovered in the SM Starlight Casting System 2004 in LA.. She changed her name to Tiffany to avoid being confused with another Korean celebrity with the same name.. Tiffany is one of the lead vocalists for the group and has recorded songs outside the group before.. She sang a duet with K.Will titled A Girl Meets Love.. She also went solo for Ja Myung Go's OST, By Myself.. Tiffany currently hosts MBC Music Core alongside fellow member Yuri..

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~Yuri 유리~

Kwon Yuri is known as the Black Pearl of the group and if I'm not mistaken, that title was self declared.. LOL.. Yuri is also one with many talents.. She appeared in various MVs such as DBSK's Beautiful Life, K.Will's Dropping The Tears, and also in the MV for 짜라자짜 which is a song by Joo Hyun-Mi and fellow member SeoHyun.. Alongside fellow member SooYoung, Yuri played a part in the sitcom Unstoppable Marriage and recorded the OST for the movie Working Mom, 꼭.. She is one of the lead dancers for the group alongside HyoYeon.. Yuri co-hosts MBC Music Core with Tiffany.. She is currently taking part in a reality show called Invincible Youth with fellow member Sunny as G7 (7 girls from different idol groups)..

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~HyoYeon 효연~

Kim HyoYeon joined SM through the 2000 SM Casting System and was awarded Best SM Trainee Dancer.. Being the lead dancer for the group, HyoYeon brings life to the group with her moves.. HyoYeon also performed as fellow label mate BoA's silhouette during the dance break for the song Over The Top at the 2005 MKMF Awards.. She attended a hip-hop dance school that specializes in waving, popping, locking, and animation.. During her trainee days, HyoYeon traveled to Beijing, China with fellow label mate SiWon (Super Junior) to learn Mandarin and more about Chinese culture..

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~SooYoung 수영~

Choi SooYoung was formerly a member of a two-girl group in Japan called Route φ before auditioning for SM.. Because of her experience in Japan, she also speaks fluent Japanese.. She acted in the sitcom Unstoppable Marriage alongside fellow member Yuri and was also in the movie Hello Schoolgirl with fellow label mate Kangin (Super Junior).. Besides being the tallest member in the group, SooYoung is also known to eat alot..

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~SeoHyun 서현~

Seo Joo Hyun is the 맠내 or youngest in the group.. She joined SM through the 2003 SM Casting System.. SeoHyun is one of the lead vocalists in the group and is capable of singing ballads.. She sang a duet with trot singer Joo Hyun-Mi called 짜라자짜.. SeoHyun is known to be a big fan of the anime Sergeant Keroro..

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~TaeYeon 태연~

Kim Tae Yeon is the group's leader.. She's also known as the Kid Leader because of her size.. TaeYeon is the oldest member in the group and she is one of the main vocalists alongside Jessica.. She attended the SM Academy and won Best Singer in the 8th Annual Best Contest in 2004.. She is currently a DJ for Chin Chin Radio.. TaeYeon has also recorded solo singles such as If (KBS drama Hong Gil Dong OST) and Can You Hear Me (MBC drama Beethoven Virus OST).. She recently recorded a duet with fellow member Sunny called I'm Only In Love (MBC drama Heading To The Ground OST)..

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~Jessica 제시카~

Jessica Jung is also another American born.. Just like Tiffany, Jessica was born in California.. She's the main vocalist for the group alongside TaeYeon.. The Ice Princess is known for her infamous Sica-Effect (The ability to silence whole room with whatever she says no matter what the mood was.. Kind of like a mood killer.. lol).. Jessica made an appearance in Kim Jo-Han's Love Is Late, I'm Sorry MV.. She also featured in 8Eight's song I Love You.. She recently appeared in Super Junior-M's MV for Super Girl.. The Ice Princess also had her fair share of duets with fellow label mate Onew (SHINee) and Park Myeong-Su (Infinity Challenge TV Show).. The song with Onew was called One Year Later and is on the group's 2nd mini-album, Tell Me Your Wish (Genie), and the song with Park Myeong-Su is 냉면.. She is currently playing the lead role in the Korean production of Legally Blond as Elle Woods.. Jessica's younger sister and label mate, Krystal is currently in the rookie girl group f(X)..

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~Sunny 써니~

Lee Sun-Kyu or better known as Sunny was the last member to join SNSD.. She joined SM through the 2007 SM Casting System.. Sunny originally trained under another company but transferred to SM a few months prior to SNSD's debut.. She is also the niece of SM Entertainment's founder, Lee Soo Man.. Sunny appeared in Super Junior-H's MV for Cooking? Cooking!.. She also sang the song Finally Now from the soundtrack for the movie Story of Wine.. Sunny co-hosts a music show called The M with SS501's HyungJoon.. Sunny is currently part of G7 in the reality show Invincible Youth.. The show includes the likes of fellow memberi, Yuri, HyunA (4Minute), Goo Hara (KARA), Narsha (Brown Eyed Girls), HyoMin (T-ara), Han SunHwa (Secret)..

All 9 girls were professionally trained in singing and dancing with a select few being trained for acting and modeling as well.. Talk about versatility eh? The group was originally planned to be named Super Girl, being the female version of their fellow label mates Super Junior..

MNet had a short series called Girls Go To School which documents SNSD's journey prior to their debut.. It increased interest from the public and also showed everyone how the girls prepare for their big debut..

SNSD has four albums, two of them being mini-albums.. Their debut album was named after their first single Into The New World.. The other tracks are Beginning, Perfect For You (Honey), and an instrumental version of Into The New World..

First Album - Into The New World

Into The New World MV

Beginning

Their second album was self titled, Girls' Generation.. This wase their first actual full album.. The song Girls' Generation is a cover of Lee Seung-Chul's song and was the song used to promote the album.. The album was a big hit and with the girls hit the top spot in various music charts with their second song, Kissing You.. The album was later re-packaged and renamed Baby Baby.. Their third single Baby Baby was the song used to promote the re-packaged album.. The album contains a track that features fellow label mate Kangta..

Second Album - Girls' Generation / Baby Baby

Girls' Generation MV

Kissing You MV

Baby Baby MV

Tiffany, Jessica, and SeoHyun recorded a track titled 오빠 나빠 which in literal translation means bad brother but it is a song about an older guy.. The track was released digitally and also had a music video.. There was also another track recorded by the trio called It's Fantastic!..

오빠 나빠 MV

SNSD's first mini-album was titled Gee.. Their first single, Gee hit the top spot on all digital music charts within the first two days of its release.. The mini-album was released in January 2009.. Gee is the record holder for the longest-running #1 on music portal MNet (8 weeks), surpassing the previous record of 6 weeks set by the Wonder Girls' Nobody.. They also broke the record on KBS Music Bank by being #1 for 9 consecutive weeks, previously set by Jewelry's One More Time, which had 7 wins.. They won the award for best-selling song for the first half 2009 for Gee.. Promotions for the song ended at the end of March.. Other tracks on the album include Way To Go!, Dear Mom, Destiny, and Lets Talk About Love..

First mini-album - Gee

Gee MV

Way To Go! MV

Dear Mom LIVE

The group's second mini-album was released after a short break from Gee and was titled 소원을 말해봐 / Tell Me Your Wish (Genie).. The first single, 소원을 말해봐 was also a huge success and the album showed a change of image for the group.. The album features songs like Etude, Girlfriend, Boyfriend, My Child, and a duet by Jessica and fellow label-mate Onew (SHINee) called One Year Later..

Second mini-album - 소원을 말해봐 (Genie)

소원을 말해봐 (Genie) MV

One Year Later by Jessica & Onew (SHINee) LIVE

Recently, SNSD along with fellow label-mate f(X) released two versions of a song called Chocolate Love for the 4th Edition of LG Black Label Chocolate phone.. SNSD did a retro-pop version while f(X) recorded a more upbeat, electronic-pop version..