Girls' Generation - 1st Japan Album

On June 1, 2011, they released their first full-length Japanese studio album, Girls' Generation. The album contained 12 songs, including "Genie", "Gee", "Run Devil Run" and "Mr. Taxi", as well as seven new songs. The album was promoted via the groups first Japan tour titled, The 1st Japan Arena Tour, which started in Osaka on May 31, 2011. A total of 14 concerts in 6 cities would be held over a period of a month and a half. Girls' Generation was certified Platinum (250,000) by Recording Industry Association of Japan on June 14, 2011, making it the fifth Korean artist's album to do so after S.E.S, BoA, TVXQ and KARA. Girls' Generation then was certified Double Platinum (500,000) on July 8, 2011, a first for any Korean girl group. The group also set a record for "recording the highest sales of the FIRST album as a foreign artist in Japan. Girls' Generation is the fourth artist to obtained number 1 spot on weekly album chart after BoA, TVXQ and Big Bang," and became the third Korean act to surpass the 500,000 mark after BoA and TVXQ. As a result of their rising popularity, Girls' Generation became the highest earning foreign artist in Japan for the first half of 2011. By the end of 2011, the album had sold over 728,000 copies. The album was re-packaged, as "The Boys" on December 28, 2011.

Run Devil Run Japanese

On March 8, SM Japan updated their official website with information about the release of Girls' Generation third Japanese single and their first Japanese tour. It was stated that on April 27, Girls' Generation would be releasing their third Japanese single Mr. Taxi / Run Devil Run, which would include their first, original, Japanese song "Mr. Taxi". and the Japanese remake of their song "Run Devil Run". A portion of the revenue from their Japanese single would be donated to Japan's Red Cross in order to provide assistance to the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. On April 9, the music video for the Japanese version of "Run Devil Run" was released.

Start of 2011 story

At the start of 2011, the group prepared a new song titled "Visual Dreams", as part of their endorsement efforts for Intel's Core Processors throughout Asia. The music video for "Visual Dreams" was released on January 17, and various promotional campaigns included new music, 2D and 3D music videos, internet sites, photos, and PC store displays.

SNSD Japan Promotion 2010

Mid-June, 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. "少女時代到来～初来日記念盤～" (Girls' Generation's Arrival ～ First Time in Japan Commemoration Disc ～), 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. In the first week after release, the DVD sold 23,000 copies, making No.4 on the weekly DVD Oricon ranking and No.3 on the weekly music DVD ranking,making Girls' Generation the first female k-pop group to make the Oricon DVD Top-5 ranking.The sales for the group's first photobook, “少女” (So Nyuh) were estimated to at 1.6 billion won even before release.

SNSD 2nd Repackage Album Track List

1.    "Run Devil Run" 

2.    "Oh!"  

3. "Echo"  

4. "별별별 (☆★☆) (Acoustic R&B version)" Byeol Byeol Byeol (☆★☆)

5. "Show! Show! Show!"  

6. "뻔&Fun (Sweet Talking Baby)"  

7. "영원히 너와 꿈꾸고 싶다 (Forever)"  

8. "웃자 (Be Happy)" (Utja)

9. "화성인 바이러스 (Boys & Girls)" (feat. Key of Shinee) (Hwaseong-in Baireoseu)

10. "카라멜 커피 (Talk to Me)" (Jessica and Tiffany duet) (Kalamel Keopi)

11. "별별별 (☆★☆)" (Byeol Byeol Byeol) 

12. "무조건 해피엔딩 (Stick wit U)" (Mujogeon Haepiending)

13. "좋은 일만 생각하기 (Day by Day)" (Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany, Seohyun, Sunny) (Joh-eun Ilman Saeng-gakhagi)

14. "Gee" (Bonus Track)

15. "소원을 말해봐 (Genie)" (Bonus Track) (Sowon-eul Malhaebwa)

*click the pink color for lyrics

SNSD Run Devil Run

Starting from March 11, 2010, photos of the members were released online showcasing a dark concept, dubbed "Black SoShi". A teaser video was released on March 16, with the new single Run Devil Run being released as a digital single on March 17.

SNSD 2nd Album "Oh!" Track List

1.    "Oh!"

2.    "Show! Show! Show!" 

3.    "뻔 & Fun (Sweet Talking Baby)"

4.    "영원히 너와 꿈꾸고 싶다 (Forever)" (Yeongwon-hi Neowa Kkumkkugo Sipda)

5.    "웃자 (Be Happy)" (Utja)

6.    "화성인 바이러스 (Boys & Girls)" (feat. Key of Shinee) (Hwaseong-in Baireoseu)

7.    "카라멜 커피 (Talk to Me)" (Jessica and Tiffany duet) (Kalamel Keopi)

8.    "별별별 (☆★☆)" (Byeol Byeol Byeol)

9.    "무조건 해피엔딩 (Stick wit U)" (Mujogeon Haepiending)

10.    "좋은 일만 생각하기 (Day by Day)" (Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany, Seohyun, Sunny) (Joh-eun Ilman Saeng-gakhagi)

11.    "Gee" (Bonus Track)

12.    "소원을 말해봐 (Genie)" (Bonus Track) (Sowoneul Malhaebwa)

*click on the pink color for lyrics :D

SNSD 2010

Later in January, SM Entertainment confirmed the release of Oh!, the group's second full-length album to be released on January 28. The lead single "Oh!", was digitally released on January 25 with the music video being released two days later. On January 30, the group started promotions with the recording of MBC Music Core. The broadcast of the performance experienced a blackout near the end, to which MBC made the whole performance available online in response. With 'Oh!', the group went on to win 5 consecutive K-charts on KBS Music Bank, as well as achieving a triple crown on SBS Inkigayo. 'Oh!' also went on to win the Music Bank half-year K-chart, coming in at 2nd on Hanteo's first half album sales chart, and also winning the end-of-year K-chart. The music video became ranked as the number one most viewed YouTube video in Korea by the end of 2010. It was also No.1 in Hong Kong and made the top 10 in both the Taiwan and Japan rankings.

SNSD Hello Baby

Girls' Generation's Hello Baby is a TV reality show by a famous South Korean girl group, Girls' Generation. The girls had experienced what motherhood is like by taking care of a baby boy for months.

They selected The Best Mom and The Worst Mom among the members according to their work for the day. Usually, for "The Best Mom", she would get a prize and a sticker on a chart that shows who was "The Best Mom" and the number of times with a picture of the member. Meanwhile, "The Worst Mom" would probably get a punishment such as cleaning up. Sometimes the dads would choose the "Best" and "Worst" or by the members (Girls' Generation) voting in the episode.

SNSD's beautiful memories with Cho Kyungsan 

SNSD Cheer Up

Horror Movie Factory was unable to raise the ratings of the MBC corner and was cancelled after a 6 episode run. It was announced that a new show starring the popular group titled 'Himnaera-Him!' or 'Cheer Up!' was chosen to take the timeslot, and began airing the week after the last episode of Horror Movie Factory. However, as the group released their new EP 'Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)' and became busier with promotions, the show was discontinued after only 2 episodes when the group's management decided to have them leave the MBC Sunday Sunday Night segment.

Episode 1

In this episode, the Girls' Generation members (excluding Yoona) along with the MCs of the show meet up and introduce the concept of the show at the MBC Dream Center, calling themselves the Republic of Korea's civil cheering squad. The cast then head to a bus rigged with cctv monitors hooked up to a tiny camera installed in a pair of sunglasses, as well as a few hand-held cameras. The first half of the show consists of the members pretending to be normal civilians and infiltrating different restaurants and ordering samgyeopsal, and trying to weigh the meat on a hidden scale without being caught. The goal is to find an honest store that gives the correct amount of meat for the paid price. The second part of the episode has the members splitting into teams and helping promote the honest stores as a competition to see which group can generate the most profit.

Episode 2

The second and last episode of the show revolves around a widowed Environment Maintenance Worker in Songpa-dong named Lee Hyesuk. A friend of Lee named Jung Kyusoon cooperates with the Cheer Up! production team and helps them in helping keep the set up a secret. Girls' Generation members Tiffany, Taeyeon and Sooyoung pose as workers at a restaurant where comedian Kim Shinyoung is acting as the manager while Jessica and Shin Junghwan act as customers. Jung Kyusoon is able to convince Lee Hyesuk to enter the store, after which she wins several "hit-or-miss" draws that allow her to eat for free and receive special prizes, not knowing that it has been set up so that it is impossible for her to lose. Afterward she attends a street event performed by Boom, Yuri, Hyoyeon, Seohyun and Sunny, where she wins prizes after answering quiz questions, although it has been set up so that she will win despite what she answers. The MCs have a meet up with Lee Kyusoon at the end of the show, at which the Girls' Generation members are finally able to introduce themselves properly to the woman and give her one last gift.