South Korea's Girls' Generation… Three Years and Counting!

With short skirts on and cheesy choreography all ready to go, a group of Korean teenage girls teamed up as one and stepped into the limelight at the M.Net School of Rock. No, this band was not another five-girl band, but instead decided to take things to a new level by bringing nine members to the fold. That’s right, So Nyeo Shi Dae (Girls’ Generation) or more commonly known as SoShi or SNSD, is a K-pop group made up of Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Seohyun, Yoona, Jessica, Sunny, Sooyoung, Yuri, and Tiffany.

With a unique style, these multi-talented girls who have acted, modeled or hosted shows in the past, took the stage and ventured into a world of uncertainties on August 5th 2007. Gaining lots of attention for both good and bad reasons, Girls’ Generation has since become the most lovable and most controversial girl group in South Korea.

Like any path to success, there are always speed bumps along the road. In Girls’ Generation’s case, a crowd threw glow sticks at them during their performance at the Dream Concert. It was suspected these people were fans of Wonder Girls, which is another South Korean girl group. Fortunately, this event did not deter Girls’ Generation, but only made them stronger. In 2009, a fever even worse than the “Bieber fever” took over the entire South Korean population.

People across South Korea blasted their systems with the song Gee or busted out the lyrics “Gee/Gee/Gee/Gee/Baby/Baby/Baby.” This was the "Gee Fever!" This Girls’ Generation song was #1 in the charts for 9 weeks in a row and beat Wonder Girls’ hit song Nobody. At the 7th Korean Music Awards, Girls’ Generation was awarded the Group Musician of the Year and Gee was voted song of the year.

With a pop image that resembles the schoolgirls, this group has managed to top the charts, face difficult situations and stay together for three years now. Happy 3rd Anniversary Girls’ Generation!