GIRLS' GENERATION - 2009 TO 2010

SNSD "GEE" 2009

2009

After 6 months of hiatus due to the "Black Ocean" incident, SNSD/GG is back !!! 

A teaser video was released in January 2009 and the first single "Gee" released soon after. "Gee" topped Cyworld's music chart on the release day and all major digital music charts within two days. The group began its album promotion in January 2009 on MBC Show! Music Core where they performed their new single "Gee" and the track "Way to Go!", another song from their mini-album. "Gee" went #1 on KBS Music Bank and SBS Inkigayo a week after their return. "Gee" went on to become a record breaker and phenomenal hit with 9 weekly consecutive number one wins on KBS Music Bank, as well as receiving a triple wins on SBS Inkigayo. "Gee" phenomenal success was a defining event for Girls' Generation which also created the "Gee" craze in Korea and overseas. 

The "Gee" music video on Youtube, uploaded on 6 June 2009 below hit more than 118 million views todate is still being watched by fans worldwide.

'GEE' official MV on YouTube

After a short break, the group would be came back with a new mini-album sporting a "Marine Girl" concept. The new single titled "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" and a mini-album was released digitally in June 2009. The group started their promotional activities, appearing on KBS Music Bank. The performance was followed by a comeback performances on MBC Show! Music Core and SBS Inkigayo on June 27 and 28, 2009. Their first award for their single "Genie" was on the July 10, 2009 on KBS Music Bank and their second award was on the July 12, 2009 on SBS Inkigayo. The song topped on 10 different digital music charts within days of its release.

In November 2009, S.M. Entertainment announced the group's 'Into The New World Tour'. The tickets for the tour went on sale on November 19, and sold out in 3 minutes. The tour initially consisted of two Korean shows on December 19 and 20, 2009. The tour began at Seoul's Olympic Park Fencing Stadium on December 19 and 20 and continued onto other Asian cities including Shanghai.

(Note: Girls' Generation 'Into The New World Tour consists of 7 concerts: in South Korea, China and Taiwan with the first concert on 19 December 2009 in South Korea and the last concert on 17 October 2010.)

SNSD "Oh!" 2010

2010

In January, "Oh!", the group's second full-length album was released. The lead single "Oh!" was digitally released on January 25 with the music video released two days later. On January 30, the group started promotions for "Oh!"and MBC made the whole performance available online.

"Oh!" went to 5 consecutive wins on K-charts on KBS Music Bank and achieved a triple crown on SBS Inkigayo. The music video ranked as the number-one most-viewed YouTube video in Korea by the end of 2010. It was also number one in Hong Kong and made the top ten in both the Taiwan and Japan rankings.

SNSD "Run Devil Run" 2010

From March 11, 2010, photos of the members were released online showcasing a dark concept, dubbed "Black SoShi". A teaser video was released in March with the new single "Run Devil Run". It was announced that the group had signed contracts in May, and would begin working under Universal Music Japan's record label Nayutawave Records for their Japanese promotions, with their first Japanese single expected to be released in September 2010. 

Girls' Generation began promotion in Japan in August. A DVD featuring seven of the group's music videos as well as special bonus footage, was released on August 11, with the special edition of the DVD containing a pink glowstick as well as a pass to the Girls' Generation debut at the Tokyo Ariake Colliseum on August 25. The DVD made Girls' Generation the first female K-pop group to make the Oricon DVD Top-5 ranking. While performing their Japanese activities and promotions, the group participated in the SMTown Live '10 World Tour alongside their label mates on August 21 at Seoul Jamsil Olympic Stadium. They also participated in the subsequent Shanghai, Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo SMTown Live '10 World Tour stops as well.

SNSD "Genie" 2009

The group held their first showcase in Tokyo Ariake Colliseum with an initial 10,000 fans invited and it was reported to be the most large-scale plan for a Korean artist debuting in Japan. However, due to expected high number of attendees, the group's management announced that the showcase would take place three times in the same day rather than once to accommodate the large amount of fans. The group sang five of their Korean tracks at each of the showcases, and the total number of attendees were estimated to be approximately 22,000. At this showcase, the "Genie" Japanese music video was also revealed publicly for the first time, with the teaser having been released a few days prior to the showcase. The Japanese debut single "Genie" entered the DailyOricon Charts at the fifth spot and later rose to the second position on the Daily Charts some time later.  In October, the group released their second Japanese single, "Gee". A week after the release of their Japanese single "Gee", the group released their third Korean mini-album, "Hoot", consisting of five tracks. Girls' Generation commenced their promotional activities with a comeback stage on KBS Music Bank on October 29. "Hoot" rose to the top of the charts and received the number-one spot several times on music shows, proving to be another successful release for the group. The group promoted "Hoot" and "Gee" in Korea and Japan respectively, and participated in Japanese music broadcasts where they performed their two Japanese singles, "Gee" and "Genie" in December. On December 9, 2010, the group attended the Golden Disk Awards and was awarded three awards including the Disk Daesang (Album of the Year) for their 2nd album "Oh!".

The group also became the first girl group to have both a Disk Daesang (2010) and Digital Daesang (2009). On December 15, 2010, the group attended the Melon Music Awards winning the 'Best Dressed Singer' award and 'Hot Trend Song' award for  "Hoot", as well as the 'Artist of the Year' award.