K-pop playback: The music of Girls' Generation

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The members of Girls" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/08/05/20210805-girls-generation-ig.jpg?ext=.jpg" class="fr-dib" style="width:950px"/><figcaption>The members of Girls&#x27; Generation celebrate the group&#x27;s 13th debut anniversary last Aug. 5, 2020. <em>Instagram: @515sunnyday</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — On August 5, 2007, Girls&#x27; Generation made its debut into the K-pop scene with the iconic &quot;Into the New World.&quot;</p><p>The 9-piece act has become one of the most recognized and influential K-pop acts, contributing greatly to the industry&#x27;s global ascent with its numerous hit songs.</p><p>After 14 years, Girls&#x27; Generation remains a solid 8-piece act (Jessica departed in 2014) with Taeyeon, Sunny, Hyoyeon, Yuri and Yoona still under their original label, SM Entertainment. Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun are still a part of the group despite having signed with other talent agencies.</p><p>While the girls have yet to release a new song as a full group since 2017&#x27;s &quot;Holiday&quot; and &quot;All Night,&quot; they continue to have a strong presence in South Korea&#x27;s entertainment scene, either as soloists, actresses or variety show hosts.</p><p>In fact, all of the girls are set to appear in a variety show in celebration of the group&#x27;s 14th anniversary this year, according to a report from the Korea Herald.</p><p>In time for Girls&#x27; Generation&#x27;s 14th anniversary, here&#x27;s a look-back at some of the group&#x27;s notable singles:</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0k2Zzkw_-0I" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U7mPqycQ0tQ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6SwiSpudKWI" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6pA_Tou-DPI" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fzr2Nv8NTEE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IUqP1xzRZkw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wq7ftOZBy0E" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z8j_XEn9b_8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nVCubhQ454c" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YwN-CN9EjTg" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SdzLl-XpJt0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">1. Into the New World (2007)</h1><p>It may have been over a decade but Girls&#x27; Generation&#x27;s debut song remains relevant as it&#x27;s still being covered by a lot of girl groups until today. It was also sang by demonstrators in a 2016 protest at the Ewha Womans University and during the 2020 Thai protests.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">2. Gee (2009)</h1><p>&quot;Gee&quot; is bubblegum pop perfection that&#x27;s widely recognized as a K-pop classic and brought the girls great success. Who wasn&#x27;t into colorful skinny jeans at the time the song&#x27;s music video dropped?</p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">3. Genie (2009)</h1><p>It&#x27;s hard to come up with a good single after a gargantuan hit like &quot;Gee&quot; but that&#x27;s exactly what Girls&#x27; Generation did when they returned with the edgier &quot;Genie,&quot; which brought us iconic sailor outfits and an addictive choreography.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">4. The Boys (2011)</h1><p>&quot;The Boys&quot; marked a musical shift for the girl group with its heavy leaning towards hip-hop. It&#x27;s also the song that the girls chose to promote to an American audience as they released an English version that they performed in several US TV shows.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">5. Mr. Taxi (2011)</h1><p>Peppered with catchy rhymes in the lyrics and cute auto-tuned singing, &quot;Mr. Taxi&quot; marks the group&#x27;s first original Japanese song. It also topped Japan&#x27;s Hot 100 chart.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">6. Paparazzi (2012)</h1><p>A gem in the group&#x27;s Japanese discography, &quot;Paparazzi&quot; offers a thumping beat and an amazing vocal performance.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">7. I Got A Boy (2013)</h1><p>Often described as the &quot;Bohemian Rhapsody&quot; of K-pop, &quot;I Got A Boy&quot; is one of the most complex, genre-blending singles not only in the girls&#x27; career but in all of K-pop.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">8. Mr.Mr. (2014)</h1><p>Perhaps the most satisfying moments in the electro-pop treat &quot;Mr.Mr.&quot; happen in the bridge and final chorus, when the members show off their explosive vocals.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">9. Lion Heart (2015)</h1><p>Retro meets bubblegum pop in the lighthearted &quot;Lion Heart,&quot; where the girls display their soulful singing.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">10. Holiday (2017)</h1><p>One of the 2 singles that marked the group&#x27;s 10th anniversary, &quot;Holiday&quot; is an upbeat summer track with blasts of brassy synths.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">11. Lil&#x27; Touch (2018)</h1><p>Performed by the 5 members that stayed in SM Entertainment, the edgy &quot;Lil&#x27; Touch&quot; offers an addictive and bouncy chorus. It&#x27;s hailed as one of the best K-pop songs of 2018 by Dazed magazine.</p></div></div></div>

Girls' Generation is one of the most recognized and influential K-pop acts which contributed greatly to the K-pop industry's global ascent.

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K-pop playback: The music of Girls' Generation

K-pop playback: The music of Girls' Generation

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Aug 05, 2021 05:00 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 04, 2024 05:46 PM PHT

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