[KOR] Girls' Generation (SNSD)

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BASICS
Also known as So Nyeo Shi Dae, So Nyuh Shi Dae, SNSD
Origin South Korea
Genre(s) K-pop, Dance
Years active 2007–present
Label(s) SM Entertainment

MEMBERS
윤아 YoonA
티파니 Tiffany
유리 YuRi
효연 HyoYeon
수영 SooYoung
서현 SeoHyun
태연 TaeYeon
제시카 Jessica
써니 Sunny

Girls' Generation, also known as SNSD, the acronym of So Nyeo Shi Dae (Hangul: 소녀시대; Hanja: 少女時代), is a nine member girl group formed in 2007 by SM Entertainment. The group debuted on SBS Inkigayo on August 5, 2007, performing their first single, "Into the New World" (다시 만난 세계)/ (Dashi Mannan Segye). The members are (in order of official announcement) YoonA, Tiffany, YuRi, HyoYeon, SooYoung, SeoHyun, TaeYeon (the leader), Jessica, and Sunny. They are said to be a multilingual group. Aside Korean, they speak English, Chinese, and Japanese. Both Jessica and Tiffany have been raised in America, HyoYeon traveled to Beijing in 2004, and SooYoung started out in the Japanese entertainment business first in the girl group Route-O in 2004.
On August 1, 2007 SM Entertainment released the group's first single and music video for their debut song "Into the New World". After its success, a full self-titled album was released on November 1, 2007, with the lead single "Girls' Generation".

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 already made names for themselves through their participation in magazine ads, television commercials, and small television appearances. For nearly two years, Korean websites speculated about which of the female SM Entertainment trainees would be placed into the group. Before the official release of the group name, Girls' Generation, it was rumored that the group would be named "Super Girls" after their so-called counterpart, Super Junior.
Even before Girls' Generation debuted, there were many rumors about the girls having relationships with members of Super Junior and TVXQ. Although these rumors were never confirmed by anyone, pictures of Jessica and the boyband members have been found and posted on the Internet and became ammunition for anti-fans.

M-NET PERFORMANCE
On July 19, 2007, Girls' Generation had their first performance on M.Net Countdown. Although this performance was never broadcasted on television, many fan-cams were shot and uploaded onto the internet. The song the girls performed to was called "Into the New World" (다시 만난 세계), which would end up being their first single. On October 11, 2007, Girls' Generation won first place with their popular song, "Into the New World" (다시 만난 세계) in the M.Net Coundown, beating Lee Seung Gi by a couple of votes.

DEBUT
On August 2, 2007, the single "Into the New World" (다시 만난 세계) was released. This single included two other songs, "Beginning" and "Perfect For You (소원)". A bonus instrumental of "Into The New World" is also included.
The group began promoting the single soon after its release. On August 5, 2007, Girls' Generation made their debut performance on SBS Inkigayo, performing their first single. Although it was their first televised performance, it was lip-synched, making netizens doubt their live performance capabilities.
A few days later, on August 11, Girls' Generation did their first live performance on MBC's Show! Music Core, which was met with mixed reviews. The day after, the group performed live for the second time on KBS's Music Bank. This performance also had mixed reviews by netizens.
After a short break, their first full album was released on November 1, with the lead single "Girls' Generation". Promotion for the single started in early November.

DOCUMENTARY
Girls' Generation's documentary Girls' Generation Goes to School (소녀...학교에 가다) began airing on July 27, 2007 on M.Net. There were a total of nine episodes, with seven focussed on various performances, One "behind-the-scenes" look at the girls' world, andthe last a bonus episode of the girls performing at Sunny's school. Another show, broadcast on MTV Korea, shows each of the girls at home.
The group has also joined FM Radio Station "Inkigayo 106.1", which is hosted by Park Joon Hyung.

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