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Girls' Generation korean: 소녀시대;
So Nyuh Shi Dae; chinese:
Shao Nü Shi Dai) is a south korean girl group formed by S.M entertaiment in 2007.
They are known in Japan as
Shoujo Jidai japanse 少女時代) and are referred to as
SoShi (
소시) or
SNSD by their fans, both abbreviated forms of the group's Korean name. The group nine member group consists of Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun

They gained attention at the beginning of their career with songs such as "Into the New World
" and "Kissing You" but it was not until 2009 when they gained significant popularity with their hit single "Gee", which would be named the 'Song of the Decade' The group solidified their place in the Korean music industry with follow-up singles "Tell me Your Wish (Gennie)", "Run Devil Run", and "Oh!". In 2011, they returned to the Korean music scene with "The Boys",
which was released in three languages: Korean, Japanese, and for the
first time, English. They sold over 100,000 copies for each of their six
Korean releases, making them the first female group in the South Korean
music industry to do so in over six years.
Within five years, the group has sold a total of over 4.4 million
albums and 30 million digital singles. In 2010 alone, the group sold
11,730,000 albums and singles collectively. The group's immense popularity in their native South Korea has earned
them the title "The Nation's Singers" and "The Nation's Girl Group" The Sisa Journal named the group as the most influential entertainers
for the years 2011 and 2012, making them the first female idol group in
history to make the list.
Asia Todayplaced the group at forty-four on the 50 Korean Power Leaders list in 2011.Forbes also revealed the group were most powerful entertainers in South Korea for the year of 2011.
The group began a foray into the Japanese music scene in late 2010 under Nayutawave Record, with the Japanese remakes of their 2009 Korean hits "Genie" and "Gee." The group's debut Japanese album,
Girls' Generation, released in June 2011, is currently the highest selling album in Japan by a Korean group in Oricon history after being certified 'Million' by the RIAJ and made the group the second Korean artist to earn this achievement in Japan since label mate BoA's
"Best of Soul" in 2005.
They returned to the Japanese music scene in June 2012, with "Paparazzi", the lead single from their second Japanese album, Girls' Generation II ~Girl & Peace~
In April 2012, the group formed Girl's Generation TTS (known simply as "TaeTiSeo"), their first sub-unit composed of members Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun. The subgroup's debut EP,
Twinkkle peaked at #126 on the Billboard 200, becoming the highest charting K-Pop album on the chart thus far