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(top from left) Soo Young, Hyo Yeon, Jessica, Tae Yeon;
(middle from left) Seo Hyun, Sunny, Yoon A, Tiffany; (bottom) Yu Ri

Girls' Generation, also known as SNSD, the acronym of So Nyeo Si Dae (Hangul: 소녀시대; Hanja: 少女時代), is a nine member South Korean girl group formed in 2007 by SM Entertainment. The members include (in order of official announcement) Yoona, Tiffany, Yuri, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Seohyun, Taeyeon (the leader), Jessica, and Sunny.

Pre-debut

The members were professionally trained primarily in singing and dancing, while some members were also selected to be trained in acting and modeling. Many of the members already had made names for themselves in the Korean entertainment industry 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.

Debut and first album

On July 19, 2007, Girls' Generation had their first performance on M.NET'S M!Countdown. Although this performance was never broadcast on television, many videos were shot by fans and uploaded onto the internet. The song the girls performed was called "다시 만난 세계 (Into the New World)", which ended up being their first single.

On August 2, 2007, the single "다시 만난 세계 (Into the new world)" was released. This single included two other songs, "Beginning" and "Perfect For You (소원)". An instrumental of "Into the new world" is also included.[1]

The group began promoting the single soon after its release. On August 5, 2007, Girls' Generation made their debut performance on SBS's Popular Songs, performing their first single. Although it was their first televised performance, it was lip-synched, making netizens doubt their live performance capabilities[citation needed]. 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[citation needed]. The day after, the group performed live for the second time on KBS's Music Bank. This performance also had mixed reviews by netizens.[citation needed] Despite this, on October 11, 2007, Girls' Generation won first place with their popular song, "Into the new world" in M!Countdown, beating Lee Seung Gi by a couple of votes.

After a short break, their first full album was released on November 1, with the lead single "소녀시대 (Girls' Generation)", a cover of Lee Seung Chul's hit. Promotion for the single started in early November. Marked by cutesy dance routines and vocals, "Girls' Generation" was a hit for the group, and the album has sold 56,804 copies to date, placing 12th in the year-end charts. In January 2008, Girls' Generation began promoting their second single, "Kissing You". The music video featured Donghae from Super Junior. This song achieved the #1 spot in the three main TV music rankings - SBS Inkigayo, M.Countdown! and KBS Music Bank. The next song to be promoted as a single is "Baby Baby". The first "Baby Baby" live appearance was in M! Countdown.

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 focused on their performances, one "behind-the-scenes" look at the girls' world, and the last being a bonus episode of the girls performing at Sunny's high-school. Another show, broadcasted on MTV Korea, shows each of the girls at home.

MEMBERS


Tae yeon

* Birth Name: Kim Taeyeon / 김태연
* Date of Birth: March 9, 1989 (1989-03-09 ) (age 19 )
* Position: Leader, Main/Lead Vocalist
* Training: 3 Years and 3 Months
* School: Jeonju Art High school (전주예술고등학교)
* Notes: Winner of SM Academy singing competition 2004


Jessica

* Birth Name: Jessica Jung / 제시카 정
* Korean Name: Jung Sooyeon / 정수연
* Date of Birth: April 18, 1989 (1989-04-18 ) (age 18 )
* Position: Lead Vocalist
* Training: 7 years and 6 months
* School: 2001~2003: Seoul International School (서울국제학교) 2003~2007: Korea Kent Foreign School (한국 켄트 외국인 학교)
* Notes:
o Born and Raised in California therefore fluent in English
o Moved to Korea with her family at the age of 11 to undergo training in SM Entertainment
o Career MV 사랑이 늦어서 미안해 (Love is Late, I'm Sorry) by Kim JoHan


Sunny

* Birth Name: Lee Sunkyu / 이순규
* Date of Birth: May 15, 1989 (1989-05-15 ) (age 18 )
* Position: Lead Vocalist
* Training: 9 months (under SM Entertainment)
* School: Baehwa Girl's High school (배화여자고등학교)
* Notes:
o Sunny is the niece of Lee Soo Man (이수만), Founder of SM Entertainment
o Sunny's father is also a part of the entertainment industry as the manager of k-pop girl group Sugar


Tiffany

* Birth Name: Stephanie Hwang
* Korean name: Hwang Miyoung / 황미영
* Date of Birth: August 1, 1989 (1989-08-01 ) (age 18 )
* Position: Lead Vocalist
* Training: 2 Years 7 Months
* School: Korea Kent Foreign School (한국 켄트 외국인 학교)
* Notes: Raised in LA


Hyo yeon

* Birth Name: Kim Hyoyeon / 김효연
* Date of Birth: September 22, 1989 (1989-09-22 ) (age 18 )
* Position: Main/Lead Dancer, Supporting Vocalist
* Training: 6 Years 1 Month
* School: China Beijing Language Courses (중국북경어학연수)
* Notes:
o Attended a Hip Hop dance school specializing in Waving, Popping, Locking and Animation
o Can dance in a variety of genres including Hip Hop, Latin, Jazz and Tap
o Was in China for a year in order to improve her Mandarin skills.


Yu ri

* Birth Name: Kwon Yuri / 권유리
* Date of Birth: December 5, 1989 (1989-12-05 ) (age 18 )
* Position: Lead Dancer, supporting vocalist
* Training: 5 Years 11 Month
* School: Neunggok High School (능곡고등학교)
* Notes:
o Yuri has also acted in the sitcom Unstoppable Marriage.
o DBSK MV - Beautiful Life



Soo young

* Birth Name: Choi Sooyoung / 최수영
* Date of Birth: February 10, 1990 (1990-02-10 ) (age 18 )
* Position: Supporting vocalist
* Training: 6 Years 3 Month
* School: Jeongshin Girl's High school (정신여자고등학교)
* Notes:
o Sooyoung made a debut in a Japan as a singer and is therefore fluent in Japanese
o While in Japan, she became close with BoA and Sunday from The Grace as they too were working in Japan as singers at the time
o Has appeared in Unstoppable Marriage.



Yoona

* Birth Name: Im Yoona / 임윤아
* Date of Birth: May 30, 1990 (1990-05-30 ) (age 17 )
* Position: supporting vocalist
* Training: 7 Years and 2 Months
* School: Daeyeong High School (대영고등학교)
* Notes:
o Regarded as the most experienced member in terms of being in the entertainment industry
o Super Junior MV - Marry U
o Super Junior MV - U
o Lee Seung Chul MV - Propose
o DBSK MV - Magic Castle
o The Grace MV - My Everything



Seohyun

* Birth Name: Seo Juhyun / 서주현
* Date of Birth: June 28, 1991 (1991-06-28 ) (age 16 )
* Position: Lead Vocalist
* Training: 6 Years and 6 Months
* School: Daeyeong High School(대영고등학교)
* Notes:
o Is the youngest of the group
o Has had piano training.


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my favorite song~

KISSING YOU--x
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[MiniMoniHime]

ahhhh i love SNSD!! i have their album and first single lol they're the bestest, i like them almost as much as Wonder Girls, even though their styles of music are kinda different
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[love-chan]

both wonder girls and SNSD are cool.
i like them alot.XD
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---x Kame♥Ringo