Girls' Generation (Korean: 소녀시대, Hanja: So Nyeo Shi Dae/Japanese: 少女時代, Shōjo Jidai) is a nine-member South Korean girl assemble formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon (Leader), Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun. They are often referred to as SoShi (소시, Hanja: 少時), or SNSD, the initially of which is an abbreviation and the following, primarily used outside Korea, is an acronym of the group's Korean first name So Nyuh Shi Dae.
The assemble has released two Korean satiated albums, three Korean mini-albums, lone Japanese satiated baby book and various singles. Their 2009 secure single "Gee" holds the confirmation pro being the highest running No.1 song on KBS's Music Bank, having held the No.1 chart status pro -9 consecutive weeks. Gee was named song of the decade by the Korean composition locate, Melon. The assemble furthermore won various awards in 2009 and 2010, counting consecutive Artist of the Year (Daesang) awards by the Seoul Music Awards, Golden Disk Awards, Melon Music Awards, and the Korean Cultural Entertainment Awards.
The assemble began a foray into the Japanese composition vista in in the dead of night 2010 under Nayutawave Records, a part of Universal Music, with the Japanese remakes of their 2009 Korean hits "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" and "Gee". 2010 proverb the assemble get to extensive accomplishment in Korea with winning the prestigious Disk Daesang (Album of the Year) and Artist of the Year by the Golden Disk Awards, Seoul Music Awards, and Melon Music Awards correspondingly. Inside 2011, the assemble continued to take pleasure in much accomplishment with their extension to Japan, apt the "first Korean girl assemble to place No. 1 on the Oricon chart and wi[n]ning several gold disc statuses pro promotion ended 100,000 copies pro their albums".
