Girls Generation (I Got a Boy)

I Got a Boy is the fourth Korean studio album (sixth overall) by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on January 1, 2013, by S. M. Entertainment. The album, which contains recordings dating back to 2008, is the first Korean album by the whole group after a fourteen-month hiatus after a sub-unit of members Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun released an EP in April 2012 and the group released their second Japanese album, Girls' Generation II: Girls & Peace. Member Seohyun explained the album strays away from the group's usual releases with the album being described as a "time machine" which explores the group's past and future.

The album was preceded by the pre-release single, "Dancing Queen", released on December 21, 2012. The title track, "I Got a Boy", was released digitally on January 1, 2013.

Background and development

In October 2011, the group made a Korean comeback with The Boys after a year away in Japan during which they released their debut Japanese album, Girls' Generation. "The Boys" went on to become the best selling non-repackaged album in the Gaon Chart era, selling over 420,000 copies by the start of 2012. After that, the group announced their first sub-unit group, TaeTiSeo which is made-up of members Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun, who released their debut EP Twinkle that April. The group then returned to Japan with a series of successful Japanese singles from their second Japanese album, Girls' Generation II: ~Girls & Peace~ (2012).

In the November 2012 issue of South Korean fashion magazine CeCi, Seohyun told the magazine that the group had been preparing for the album for some time, adding, "This album is really different from our usual ones. It’s like challenging a person’s limits. I’m looking forward to what the fans will think, and because it’s still a secret [amongst us]. The group had originally planned to make a Korean comeback during the months of October and November. However, plans were ultimately scrapped for the group to focus on Japanese promotions for the remainder of 2012. On November 16, 2012, it was revealed the group were to make a Korean comeback after fourteen months away from the industry. The following month, on December 11, 2012, a representative for SM Entertainment stated that the group were in the final stages of preparation for their fourth album, however, the release date was still undecided. On December 20, 2012, SM Entertainment posted a teaser image containing the words "2012. 12. 21 10 A.M." on their official Twitter.

Background and development

In October 2011, the group made a Korean comeback with The Boys after a year away in Japan during which they released their debut Japanese album, Girls' Generation. "The Boys" went on to become the best selling non-repackaged album in the Gaon Chart era, selling over 420,000 copies by the start of 2012. After that, the group announced their first sub-unit group, TaeTiSeo which is made-up of members Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun, who released their debut EP Twinkle that April. The group then returned to Japan with a series of successful Japanese singles from their second Japanese album, Girls' Generation II: ~Girls & Peace~ (2012).

In the November 2012 issue of South Korean fashion magazine CeCi, Seohyun told the magazine that the group had been preparing for the album for some time, adding, "This album is really different from our usual ones. It’s like challenging a person’s limits. I’m looking forward to what the fans will think, and because it’s still a secret [amongst us]. The group had originally planned to make a Korean comeback during the months of October and November. However, plans were ultimately scrapped for the group to focus on Japanese promotions for the remainder of 2012. On November 16, 2012, it was revealed the group were to make a Korean comeback after fourteen months away from the industry. The following month, on December 11, 2012, a representative for SM Entertainment stated that the group were in the final stages of preparation for their fourth album, however, the release date was still undecided. On December 20, 2012, SM Entertainment posted a teaser image containing the words "2012. 12. 21 10 A.M." on their official Twitter.

Release and promotion

After the group's label S.M. Entertainment revealed the group intended to return in January, 2013, MBC announced on December 11, 2012, that the group would be receiving a separate broadcast depicting the album process in preparation of the album's release in January 2013. On December 20, 2012, SM Entertainment released a teaser image through their official Twitter account. The text on the emblem reads, “Girls' Generation 2013", with the date and time, “2012. 12. 21 10 A.M.”. This was later revealed to be the pre-release single, "Dancing Queen", which was released on the corresponding date.

After the release of "Dancing Queen," the group began the release of teaser pictures, with the first member being Hyoyeon, who donned multi-colored rainbow hair. Another picture of Hyoyeon was released, which features her neck with the album title tattooed on her neck with a male face and the group member names. Leading up to the album, the group was promoted online via Korean entertainment, Naver. Previews of their individual comeback messages were released on Naver. The full length comeback messages were only released on the Naver Line app.

The album was then formally announced after the release, with a total of ten covers set to be used; nine for each member and one for the group as a whole for a release on January 2, 2013. Each version of the album will include a 40-page different photobook. The group's official was also updated with the neck teaser of Hyoyeon and a re-designed logo with the words "Coming Soon" below it. Seohyun was the next member to have teaser pictures revealed on December 22, 2012, with a comeback message from leader Taeyeon as well. On the same day, the group's teaser images were leaked causing SM Entertainment to release all the teaser images via their official Facebook account and Korean site Naver. Comeback messages from the group continued with Yuri on December 23, 2012. On December 24, Sunny's comeback message was released along with teaser pictures of herself, Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany, and Yoona. On the same day, it was announced the group's MBC special entitled "MBC New Year Special – Girls’ Generation’s Romantic Fantasy" would be broadcast on January 1, 2013. Following the announcement of the group's Korean comeback, SM Entertainment's stocks rose 7.2%. Tiffany's comeback message was released on December 25, 2012, she wished fans a Merry Christmas and told fans to "look forward to our wild rap" on "I Got a Boy. Seohyun greeted fans from the "I Got A Boy" music video set for her comeback message on December 26, 2012.

The official teaser for the drama version of the music video was released on December 26, 2012 at 5pm KST. Yoona's message was released on December 27, 2012. SM Entertainment revealed on the same day that the group would not be wearing high heels during promotional performances for "I Got a Boy" as members plan to focus on the choreography and performance. On December 28, Hyoyeon's video message was released along with a new teaser picture of the group. Jessica's message was released on December 29, 2012, assuring fans the group had ben practicing for both the upcoming album and their Second Japan Arena Tour. Sooyoung and Seohyun's messages were released on December 30 and 31, respectively. A highlight medley of the album was released on December 31, 2012, as well.

The first of the group's comeback performances will begin on January 3, 2013, on Mnet's M! Countdown.

Singles

"Dancing Queen" was released as a pre-release single on December 21, 2012. "Dancing Queen," a remake of Welsh singer Duffy's song "Mercy" was recorded in 2008 as a comeback song after a nine-month hiatus, however plans were scrapped and the group went with "Gee". "Dancing Queen" received an all-kill on all seven Korean music sites within a day of its release With only a day of sales, the song sold over and debuted at number-seven on the Gaon Digital Download chart, while debuting at number eleven on the Gaon Single Chart. The song achieved its highest debut at number four on the K-Pop Hot 100.

"I Got a Boy" was released digitally on January 1, 2013. Two teasers for the video were released; drama version was released on December 26, 2012, while the dance version was released on December 28, 2012. The "I Got A Boy" music video and album were released simultaneously at 5pm KST.

Track listing

1. "I Got a Boy"  

2. "Dancing Queen"  

3. "Baby Maybe"

4. "말해봐" (Talk Talk)

5. "Promise"  

6. "Express 999"  

7. "유리아이" (Lost in Love)

8. "Look at Me"  

9. "XYZ"  

10. "낭만길" 

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Girls Generation, Gee 2nd Single in Japan

Tracklisting

1. "Gee" (Japanese version) 3:23
2. "Gee" (Korean version) 3:23
3. "Gee" (Without main vocal)

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Girls Generation, Genie 1st Single Japan

Track listing

Japanese single:
1. "Genie" (Japanese version) 3:44
2. "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" (Korean version) 3:49
3. "Genie" (Without main vocal)

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Girls Generation Run Devil Run

A repackaged album which has all the tracks from their 2nd album plus 3 additional tracks "Run Devil Run", "Echo" and "Star Star Star (Acoustic RnB version).

Tracklist:

01. Run Devil Run
02. Oh!
03. Echo
04. Acoustic R&B ver.
05. Show! Show! Show!
06. (Sweet Talking Baby)
07. (Forever)
08. (Be Happy)
09. (Boys & Girls) -Feat. Key(SHINee)
10. (Talk To Me)
11. 별별별 (☆★☆)
12. (Stick Wit U)
13. Day by Day
14. Gee
15. 소원을 말해봐 (Genie)

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Girls Generation Into the New World First Single

"Into the New World" (Korean: Dasi Mannan Segye) is a song and the first single by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. The single was released on August 5, 2007.

The song was originally intended to be a title track for a then-SM Entertainment group M.I.L.K.'s second album.

History

The song was produced by the founder and chairman of famous Korean music company SM Entertainment, Lee Soo Man.

Music video

The music video features a small amount of dance scenes. The video starts with a plane landing, followed by a silhouette of the girls forming a line and then dancing. During this, text appears saying “Into the New World, Or Not.. It’s Up to Your Choice.. [sic]”. Throughout the music video, it shows the girls doing activities, either alone or coupled with another member, a unite in the dance scenes. The activities done by the girls are:

Yoona is designing clothes for a boutique.

Taeyeon is flying a light aircraft with Sooyoung accompanying her. In the video, the light aircraft Taeyeon flies is broken, and she attempts to repair it, with Sooyoung praying. The light aircraft is successfully repaired and both of them are happy. In the last part of this scene, Sooyoung is seen chasing Taeyeon's light aircraft.

Yuri is a café employee, and she is seen making a cup of latte. In one scene she puts a pot of flowers onto a desk.

Hyoyeon is purchasing a pair of white training shoes at a department store, after which she dances on a stairway.

Sunny and Jessica are making graffiti. The graffiti says "New World 2007". In the graffiti scene, Jessica is seen wearing a cannabis-leaf-shaped necklace.

Tiffany is repairing a scooter and repaints its body with pink color with flower motif and customizing its license plate. The customized license plate says "Tiffany" with the hanja version of Girls' Generation above it. There's a unique fact about the scooter: it actually belongs to Super Junior's Shindong, but then, Shindong sold with all of Super Junior's signatures on it because it had been repainted.

Seohyun is doing ballet while holding a paper plane, on the rooftop of a building.

There are two dance settings featured in the video. The first one is a room with a white background, and the second one is a lobby of a shopping mall.

Release

The song was originally first performed by the group in SBS's The Music Trend on August 5, 2007. "Into the New World" reached #1 on Mnet's M! Countdown. Over 100,000 copies of the single were sold.[citation needed]

Source: Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Tracklisting

CD single & digital download

1. "Into the New World 

2. "Beginning" 

3. "Perfect For You" 

4. "Into the New World (Instrumental Version)" 

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Girls Generation Mr. Taxi / Run Devil Run (Japanese)

"Mr. Taxi / Run Devil Run" is the third single from the debut Japanese album Girls' Generation by Girls' Generation. It is also their first double A-side single. A Korean version of Mr. Taxi was included in their Korean third album The Boys and came out as the second single.

"Mr. Taxi / Run Devil Run" set a new record for Girls' Generation, being their first Japanese single to shift 100,000 units in its first week of release. The single also managed to clinch the number 1 spot on Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart for two consecutive weeks.

The music video of Mr Taxi featuring Sooyoung as the center girl was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan.

Contents 

1 Japanese version

1.1 Background and release

1.2 Music videos

1.2.1 Mr. Taxi

1.2.2 Run Devil Run

1.3 Track listing

1.4 Charts

1.5 Oricon Chart

1.5.1 Japan charts

1.5.2 Taiwan charts

1.6 Sales and certifications

2 Korean version of "Mr. Taxi"

2.1 Track listing

2.2 Charts

2.2.1 South Korea charts

3 Release history

4 References

5 External links

Japanese version

Background and release

First announced to be released on April 13, 2011 in Japan, the release was postponed to April 27, due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Proceeds of the single were announced to be donated to the Japanese Red Cross. It is available in three different versions: two CD + DVD versions and a CD only version.

The Japanese version of Run Devil Run was first released as a digital single on January 25, 2011.

"Mr. Taxi / Run Devil Run" set a new record for Girls' Generation, being their first Japanese single to shift 100,000 units in its first week of release. The single also managed to clinch the number 1 spot on Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart for two consecutive weeks. Mr. Taxi was first performed live on May 13, 2011 on TV Asahi's Music Station. On May 25, "Mr. Taxi" topped the Taiwanese music chart Gmusic.

The Deluxe First Press Edition contains the CD single itself, a mini-photobook of the girls, a trading card, and a DVD containing both a newly filmed Japanese Run Devil Run music video and a dance version Run Devil Run music video.

The Limited Period Edition contains the CD, a DVD with only the regular non-dance version of the Run Devil Run music video, and a photobook of the girls. The photobook in the Limited Period Edition is completely different from the photobook in the Deluxe First Press Edition.

The regular edition of "Mr. Taxi" contains only the CD single itself, with no bonus items.

Music videos

The teaser video for Run Devil Run was released on April 8, 2011 and the music video on April 9, 2011, The dance version was released April 25, 2011. The teaser video for Mr. Taxi was released on April 22, 2011 while the dance version was released on April 25, 2011 and the music video was released on April 28, 2011. Mr. Taxi (official version) was filmed in HD. While the choreography of Run Devil Run was made by Lisette Bustamante, Rino Nakasone and Sim Jaewon made the one for Mr. Taxi.

Mr. Taxi

The dance version of the video begins with the girls dressed in yellow taxi driver outfits in front of a screen that flashes words and patterns in blue lighting. At the beginning of the second verse, it changes to the girls being dressed in black outfits (with differently colored piping for each girl), and dancing in front of a multicolored map of the world. Near the end of the second verse, and throughout the rest of the video, the video alternates between shots of the girls in their yellow outfits and their black outfits. After the second chorus, Sooyoung sings a rap bridge line "One, two, three, here we go! Oh!," which is followed by a dance break performed by Hyoyeon, Sooyoung and Yoona. The bridge continues with vocals by Yuri, Sunny, Sooyoung, Jessica, Tiffany and Taeyeon, after which there are more alternating shots between the two scenes (yellow and black outfits) for the final chorus, ending with the girls freezing in position in their yellow uniforms as the light fades out.

The music video was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan but was lost to EXILE's Rising Sun.

Another version of "Mr Taxi" contains most of the dance scenes but with effects of blue patterns and flashing words in the background. There are also solo scenes of the girls in front of a grey glittery background. The YouTube account of Universal Music Japan, however, only features the dance version.

Run Devil Run

The video is similar to their Korean version, except for some different dance moves and oufits.

The music video begins with a blue room, after, it was changed to white, with the members dancing, in white outfits, like the Korean version, Then, changes the scenes, to a blue room what shows the girls dancing in blue outfits, the girls can be shown wearing different "Black SoShi" outfits.

The first of two settings used in the music video is a white room with the members in white outfits. At the first chorus, glimpses of the second setting, a dark room with the members in fitting outfits, are shown. During the second chorus full scenes in this setting are shown.

Some noteworthy things include:

The official version has more scenes of the white room and the dance version has more dancing scenes of the blue room.

The white setting is seen much more commonly in the Japanese version, whereas the black setting is shown more in the Korean version. The members all have light brown/blonde hair as opposed to the mainly black hair they had before.

The Japanese version features more close-ups of the members.

Track listing

Japanese CD single 

1. "Mr. Taxi" 

2. "Run Devil Run (Japanese Version)

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Track listing

CD 1

1. "Nine Angels" 

2. "Tell Me Your Wish (Rock Tronic Remix Version)"

3. "Show! Show! Show!"

4. "Girls’ Generation"

5. "Beginning"

6. "It’s Fantastic"

7. "Etude"

8. "Ooh La-La!"

9. "Kissing You"

10. "One Year Later (Jessica & Onew)" 

11. "Introduce Me to a Good Person (Yoona feat. Eunhyuk & Shindong) (Basis cover)"

12. "Sunny (Sunny) (Bobby Hebb cover)"

13. "Umbrella (Tiffany) (Rihanna cover)"

14. "Hush Hush; Hush Hush (Taeyeon) (Pussycat Dolls cover)"

15. "Chocolate Love"

16. "Honey"

17. "Dear Mom"

18. "Forever"

CD 2

1. "Day By Day" 

2. "My Child" 

3. "Barbie Girl (Jessica feat. Key) (Aqua cover)"

4. "Santa Baby (Sooyoung)" 

5. "Maurice Ravel' Miroirs 4th movement "Alborada del Gracioso" (Seohyun piano solo)" 

6. "Sixteen Going On Seventeen (Seohyun) (The Sound of Music cover)" 

7. "Over The Rainbow"

8. "1, 2 Step (Yuri feat. Amber) (Ciara cover)"

9. "Into The New World" 

10. "Be Happy"

11. "Way To Go"

12. "Gee"

13. "Touch The Sky"

14. "NaengMyeon"

15. "HaHaHa"

16. "Complete"

17. "Baby Baby" 

18. "Oh!" 

Bonus tracks

1. "Beautiful Girls (Feat. Yoo Young-jin)"

2. "Singin' in the Rain (Studio version)"

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Girls Generation Paparazzi

"Paparazzi" is song by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, taken from their second Japanese album Girls' Generation II ~Girls & Peace~. It was released as the album's lead single on June 27, 2012, with an accompanying music video being released on June 14, 2012. Paparazzi continued the group's success in Japan, reaching number one on Oricon's Daily Single chart, ultimately debuting at number two on the weekly single chart with sales of over 92,000 copies, and managed to reach the number spot atop the Japanese Hot 100.

Background and release

"Paparazzi" was written by Swedish songwriters, Fredrik Thomander and Johan Becker, and produced by American producer, Miles Walker. Junji Ishiwatari provided additional writing. Prior to the single's announcement, members Tiffany and Jessica spoke of the group's new material. Tiffany, on DJ Isak's radio show, "K-Poppin'", said that she had been "in and out of the studio [..] prepping for some new material." Jessica also spoke of new material with Elle Girl magazine, "[Our] Japan album will be released sometime in the second half of the year. We're working hard on it."

A teaser video of "Paparazzi" was released by SM Entertainment on May 29, 2012, on their official YouTube channel. The Japanese TV show Zip! quickly aired the same teaser, followed by a 22-second audio teaser of the song. Teaser images of the group were released in the week following.

Promotion and live performances

"Paparazzi" received its first live performance on the Japanese music program, Music Station, on June 22, 2012, where the group wore tuxedos, with pink gloves. On July 9, 2012, the group staged their second performance of the song on Fuji TV's Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ, the members all wore tuxedo's with black gloves. On July 14, 2012, the group made their third performance of the song on a Japanese television show, on the program 'Music Day.'

Commercial Performance

Paparazzi received the top spot for Oricon's Daily Singles on June 30 and July 2, 2012, leaving the song to debut at #2 on Oricon's Weekly Single chart for the week June 25 - July 1, 2012, selling over 92,000 copies, becoming their second best first week opening, following the 100,000 debut of Mr. Taxi, a year prior. Paparazzi ranked at #1 on Tower Records' Daily Singles for the entire week of June 25 to July 1, 2012, receiving the #1 spot for the week.

The song debuted highly on Billboard Japan's charts, reaching the Top 10 for Top Airplay, the Top 5 for Adult Contemporary Airplay and Hot Single Sales, ultimately debuting atop the Japan Hot 100. As well as debuting at #2 on the RIAJ's digital chart.

With the additional 116,000 physical sales for "Paparazzi" Girls' Generation's total singles/download sales now stand at 647,000 (with their best selling track being "Gee" at 207,000) according to SoundScan Japan.

Music video

Background

The music video for "Paparazzi" was said to be the largest music video that Girls' Generation had ever done at its filming. The set built for the video contained over 30,000 light bulbs, and the buildings used needed a week to complete with 120 people hired to do the work. Additionally, 300 people were cast in the video.

A total of 5 versions of the video were filmed, the highest amount for any video in Girls' Generation history. This includes close-up versions of each of the nine girls. SM Entertainment released a one minute long music video teaser for the video on May 29, 2012.

"Paparazzi" had its initial premiere in Shibuya, a district of Tokyo, on June 10, 2012, at 7PM JST. The music video, along with a Dance Version, was released to the public on YouTube on June 15, 2012 at 0:00AM JST. The videos received over 4 million views within two days of its upload, and over 9 million by the end of the week. Another dance edit was released on June 22, 2012, entitled "Dance Edit Gold"; it features the girls inside the ballroom set.

Synopsis

The video, lasting 6 minutes 36 seconds, begins with the girls walking through a hallway into the lobby of a hotel surrounded by reporters, it then cuts to a theater, where Seohyun and Tiffany are seen preparing to go on stage. On the stage, a man is seen walking across, announcing, "Ladies and gentlemen, Girls' Generation. Come on!" The curtain opens, revealing a street corner, with clubs, a coffee shop and a movie theater. Posters at the movie theater read "Girls' Generation In Concert", containing pictures of the group from the repackaged of their debut Japanese album, Girls' Generation.

The girls are then seen walking in trench coats, meeting in the middle of the street, in the background, the song, "Singin' in the Rain", performed by Gene Kelly can be heard. Camera flashes then go off, and the girls become shocked. It then cuts to a title card reading "Paparazzi - Girls' Generation". They then take off the trench coats, revealing mostly red and black outfits (Hyoyeon and Yuri's are black and white, and Seohyun's is completely black), and the song begins. During the first chorus, a second set is seen, which resembles a ballroom and contains lightbulb covered walls, with a chandelier fixed to the ceiling, this set is also seen in the dance version of the video. The video contains cuts going back to the group walking through the lobby, being followed by reporters, while being asked questions, as well as closeups of each of the members. The video ends at the original set, with the girls posing with their hands to resemble a camera, panning into the front page of a newspaper that reads "Weekly Exploitation Press" in the title, articles are seen below with headlines reading as such, "Their Style Has Become The Bible For Fashion", and "Girls' Generation Gets Surrounded" The camera zooms into a photo of the street scene, with the girls wearing the trench coats, walking off while Singin' in the Rain plays again, the curtain closes and the audience is seen clapping.

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TRACK LISTING

Digital Download

"Paparazzi" 

"Paparazzi" (Instrumental)  

Regular Edition CD Single / Type A

"Paparazzi"

"Paparazzi" (Instrumental)

"Paparazzi" (Music Video)

Regular Edition CD Single / Type B

"Paparazzi"

"Paparazzi" (Instrumental)

Special Edition

"Paparazzi"

"Paparazzi" (Instrumental)

"Paparazzi" (Music Video)

"Paparazzi" (Music Video: close-up version)

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TaeTiSeo Twinkle (EP)

Twinkle is the debut EP by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation's sub-unit TaeTiSeo. It was released digitally on April 29, 2012 and physically on May 2, 2012 through SM Entertainment.

Background and release

On April 19, SM Entertainment officially announced the creation of TaeTiSeo. They said in a statement, "This subunit will aim to grab the attention of fans with all aspects of music, performance, and fashion styles.". The release of Twinkle was also confirmed in the same press release, scheduled for a May 2, 2012, release. The group will release their title track through iTunes for the global market, which will include a special photo booklet that is different from its offline release.

Composition

"Twinkle" falls into the funky soul genre with a mid-tempo reminiscent of a 70s-80s Stevie Wonder style song. The straightforward daring feel and lyrics show off the three members’ exceptional vocals. "Baby Steps" has a mid-tempo groove with a strong R&B style, also is a Korean version of the song with the same name of the American boy-band "Varsity Fanclub". "OMG" is an electronic-retro pop track with a unique sound, and "Love Sick" is about a shy girl who learns about love through her first crush. "Goodbye, Hello" is a track with a shuffle rhythm about not being able to believe that they just went through a break-up the day before.

Promotion

TaeTiSeo began promotions for "Twinkle" on M.net's M! Countdown on May 3. The group performed "Twinkle" on various music shows such as Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo in May. They also performed on KBS' "Hello" and "Open Concert" on May 6, and 10th. On the last week of Promotions, Sooyoung performed a solo dance for TTS on their goodbye stage on the 'Music Core' and Hyoyeon performed a solo dance on TTS's goodbye stage on Inkigayo with her dance partner in Dancing With The Stars.

Chart performance

Twinkle peaked at number four on the US iTunes Album Charts, where it now holds the record for the highest peaking K-pop album on the chart. It reached number one on both the Japanese and Bulgarian iTunes Album Charts, whilst being in the top 10 on various other countries' charts. The album also achieved an all-kill status in South Korea, reaching number one on MelOn, Bugs, Olleh, Soribada, Mnet, Daum and Naver. Twinkle reached #126 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart by selling over 3,000 copies, where it also holds the record for the highest peaking K-pop album on the chart. The album also reached #1 on the Billboard World Albums and #2 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums. As of July, 2012, the album has sold over 140,000 copies in South Korea.

Singles

Twinkle was released as the sub-unit's first single on April 29, 2012. The music video was released on April 30. "Twinkle" was written by Brandon Fraley, Jamelle Fraley, and Javier Solis and produced by Sunset Blvd. The song is a dance-pop track with influences of funk, electropop and go-go, drawing inspiration from music during the 1970s and 1980s, specifically, that of Stevie Wonder.

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1. "Twinkle"  

2. "Baby Steps"  

3. "OMG" (Oh My God)

4. "Library"  

5. Goodbye, Hello

6. Love Sick

7. Checkmate

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Hoot (EP)

Hoot  is the third mini-album by a South Korean girl group, Girls' Generation. The mini-album consisted of five songs, and was released on October 27, 2010 by SM Entertainment. The Album has sold 350,000 copies in Worldwide.[citation needed]

The album is listed, by Gaon Album Chart as the third best-selling album of 2010 in South Korea, with 163,066 copies sold.

History

SM Entertainment posted an audio teaser and three posters of Bond girls and Austin Powers series theme on October 19, 2010 on the official Girls' Generation website. The girls' style evoked classical 1970s pin-up girls, along with Western-style cowgirls. The teaser was released on SM Entertainment's official YouTube Channel and Girls' Generation's official website on October 24, at 12AM KST.

The EP featured efforts from producers and writers such as Wheesung, Jinu (Hitchhiker), Kenzie, and former Roommate and Nadia member Hwang Hyun. Girls' Generation member Yuri, wrote the lyrics for "Mistake".

A day before the official release of Hoot, it was reported that it has received over 150,000 sales in pre-orders. Meanwhile, with the release of Hoot on the 27th of October, Girls' Generation commenced their activities with a comeback stage on KBS's Music Bank on the 29th.

The mini-album, just like its predecessor "Oh!", got an international release on iTunes Store. The release was first revealed on Hoot's information box of the official music video on YouTube.

Hoot was released on December 17 in Republic of China, and on December 22 in Japan. This is the first release of the group, as well as SM Entertainment itself, not to be distributed by any other large independent labels, specifically Avex Asia in other Asian countries.

Composition

The title song "Hoot" is a dance-pop song whose theme is about a lady warning her blunt boyfriend not to take his eyes off her. It was originally titled "Bulletproof" and written with English lyrics. This song also features, their label-mate, Choi Siwon from Super Junior in their music video.[10] "Mistake" is the second track and a R&B ballad with lyrics by Kwon Yuri which is about a girl who can't move on from a relationship with a guy who he made asked to "wait" for her but in the end he found another and she blames herself for not trying harder to keep the love between them. The third track "My Best Friend" is a contemporary R&B song with lyrics by Wheesung that talks about each other's friendship of Girls' Generation. The fourth track "Wake Up" is an electropop song carrying dark synth beat-sounds with medium tempo shuffle rhythm. "Snowy Wish" is the fifth track and a bright dance-pop song

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Track listing1.   "Hoot " 
2.   "Mistake "
3.   "My Best Friend"
4.   "Wake Up"
5.   "Snowy Wish

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Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)

"Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"; stylized as GENIE in Japan) is the lead single from the mini-album of the same title by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. Released digitally on June 22, 2009, the song became the group's 6th hit Korean single, topping various offline and online charts.

Background and composition

After the success of the last mini-album Gee, the group had a short hiatus. In late June, SM Entertainment announced that Girls' Generation would be making a comeback with a new single and showing a "Marine Girl" concept; Sowoneul Malhaebwa was then released digitally on June 22, 2009. The group's first performance for the mini-album was on June 26 on KBS Music Bank. Within a few days, the song topped on 10 different digital music charts. The song was also rewarded as the most popular album and ringtone downloads.

Composed by Anne Judith Wik, Robin Jenssen, Ronny Svendsen, Nermin Harambasic and Fridolin Nordso (Dsign Music), the song was originally titled "I Just Wanna Dance". After SM Entertainment had purchased the rights to the song, the lyrical story of the song was re-written with additional composition by Yoo Young-jin, and the melody arranged by Yoo Han-jin.[8] The original song, I Just Wanna Dance, is a song about ones lust to dance. However, in the re-worked version, the song discusses someone granting the wishes of their partner. Originally, SNSD recorded the song as "I Just Wanna Wish," and was rehearsed to by the girls, however, the song was quickly revised shortly before release, and changed to "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)." Differences in the demo version, and the official, is most notably the presence of an ad-libbed bridge performed by Jessica, and the second chorus in which “Sowoneul Malhaebwa" (Tell Me Your Wish) is replaced by "I just wanna wish." As well as these, differences between this version and the Japanese version compared to the Korean version can be heard. In the Korean version, the outro features the girls playing around singing “Sowoneul Malhaebwa" whereas, in the other version, this is not heard.

"Tell Me Your Wish" is an electropop song, with influence of eurodance. The song features a synthesized intro performed by Yoo Young-jin, heard at the start of the Korean version, with the line, "Just turn it up, that's right, come on!". His voice is also used in the Korean music video, with the lines "Hey" and "Girls' Generation" being heard. The sound technique of, Musique concrète during the last chorus, in which group leader and main vocalist, Taeyeon, sings above the eight other girls - Tell me your fantasy, without holding back. I'll show you the genie's path. Tell me your wish, without holding back, I, your genie, will grant them. While the other girls sing the traditional chorus.

Japanese debut

"Genie" (stylised GENIE) is the official title for the debut in Japanese. The single was the first ever Japanese single released by Girls' Generation on September 8, 2010 in Japan. A new version of the music video was filmed to accompany the Japanese version, and the teaser was released on August 19, 2010. On August 26, 2010, the full music video was released. The song reached #5 on Oricon Charts on the releasing day. The song reached #2 on September 11, 2010. The song was released in three editions, two CD+DVD (first press and regular), and a CD Only edition. First press CD+DVD edition includes a special photobook and a random (1 of 9) photocard. The single includes also includes the Korean version, Tell Me Your Wish (Genie).

It was selected by iTunes Japan as the #1 Breakthrough Album of 2010 on 2010: Music, 2010 BEST chart.

Music videos

The choreographer was Rino Nakasone Razalan.

Korean version

The teaser video was released at 9:20 p.m. (KT) on June 19, 2009. Later, the original video was released on June 26, 2009. In the music video, Yoona appears first sitting in a large lamp, the other members sitting around her. The music video cuts back and forth between the group performing the choreography and scenes from three separate rooms occupied by three different members each. Yoona, Yuri and Jessica are in a large pink bedroom, Tiffany, Taeyeon and Sunny are in a dance club or disco bar, while Seohyun, Sooyoung and Hyoyeon are in a room there is a large cake from which Seohyun pops out. The girls wear white uniforms and perform on a long runway-like stage with a large heart in the background, while on the other they are in khaki uniforms with the words "GIRLS' GENIE" in the background. The music video frequently shows the girls interacting with the camera and with arms that sometimes extend from either side of the screen to give the impression that the girls are interacting with the viewer personally. The stage sequences have heavy, flashy lights and moving spotlights to give strong and bright effects.

Japanese version

The music video teaser was released August 16, 2010 and the full music video was released August 25, 2010, it was also their first video to be filmed in Japan.

It begins with a young boy (EXO's Chanyeol) who found an old lamp and a scale model of a circus tent in an old attic. After rubbing the lamp, the camera zooms inside the tent where the Girls' Generation can be seen coming to life as the song begins to play. The girls then alternately switch to different costumes as the boy rubs the lamp once again, where in they are seen on an old television screen with a huge candy cane and colorful balloons. The music video ends with the boy rubbing the lamp again before magically disappearing into another scene where he is walking out of a limousine with Girls' Generation members meeting him on the red carpet at a premiere event. It is implied that his wish had been granted by lamp. There are also individual close-up scenes of members dressed in old fashioned pink shirts.

Most of the choreography remains the same as the Korean version, with a slight tweak to some of the steps. The difference is that in the Japanese version there are some parts where member Taeyeon moves to the front position to sing her solo verse before going back and rejoining the other girls to form a line. While in the Korean version, Taeyeon does not do this. Also, all the girls pose with a hand salute at the end. In the Korean version, only member Seohyun does it as her "end pose".

A dance version was also released which features the girls wearing their brown soldier uniforms which were one of the costumes that they wore in the music 

3D Version (Korean)

On October 24, 2010 a 3D music video of the Korean version, was released for Samsung PAVV LED TV. The video begins with all nine girls sitting down, looking into crystal balls, then cutting into the beginning of the song with "Girls Generation" written in pink, sparkly lettering. The video features three dance sequences, one of which features a floor with cosmic-like sparkles coming out of it. During the video, it cuts to solo scenes of the girls playing with the crystal balls, inside are a man and a woman standing awkwardly beside each other at a bus stop, beside them is a poster with "I Wish" printed on it, and a red Mini Convertible is below it. The girls are then seen changing the couples clothes, and making the Mini appear out of the poster, signifying the girls are 'genies' and granting their wishes. The video ends with the girls waving goodbye to the couple, who then drive off in the car, with the number '37' printed on the side. The outfits worn by the girls follow the typical 'military' style, with two costumes being used. One featuring a black coat, tie and short-shorts, and a white undershirt. The other being all white, topped off with a white navy-esque hat.

Live performance style

On stage, the girls were given a "military" concept for their performance of Tell Me Your Wish, dressing mostly in tight military jackets, miniskirts, and/or hot pants. The colours were mostly white navy shirts, khaki brown, and red,[9] although various uniforms were shown. The group wished to show a mature image, in comparison to the innocence portrayed during Gee. The choreography of the song, done by Rino Nakasone, was focused on synchronization and seductive images. Parts of the choreography became popular in Korea, including the "Jegi-kicking dance" and the "Leg-beauty dance".

The song has been performed on two SMTown tours, In 2010, using the "Rock Tronic" remix, which was also used on their first tour, and then again in 2011 for the continuation of the 2010 SMTown tour. The remix contains a rock inspired dance-break, where the girls perform in-sync routines, the echo of the line sowoneul marhaebwa (Tell me your wish) can be heard, also.

"Genie" was featured as the opening number for the Girls' first Japan tour, and on the 2nd Asia tour. The performance begins with the girls appearing from an odd-shaped cocoon-like prop, where they are assembled in the shape of a pyramid; Taeyeon on top, followed by Jessica and Tiffany, then the remaining girls, Seohyun, Hyoyeon, Sunny, YoonA, Yuri and Sooyoung, on the third level. The song starts with Taeyeon singing the first line of Genie, and then is repeated by Jessica and Tiffany, and then again by the remaining girls, then, the girls begin to sing the song. The remix features a rap interlude performed by Tiffany;

Welcome to my show, it's a revolution

This is my Girls' Generation

Everyone rock with me, take it in all right

Get hype! Jump! Let's party all night

I know we the ones to make you super crazy

Wanna be your genie more than one night

Watchin' me, feelin' me, callin' my name

I just want you and me to feel the same

Come on and move it, put your hands up in the air

Everybody lose control, and hands up in the air.

After the rap, Tiffany replaces the word "DJ" in the line "DJ, put it back on," with the specific city, or venue, they are performing at. They perform at Japan, for example; Tiffany would say "Japan, put it back on!" During their performance of the song at the 62nd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen in 2011, Tiffany says "Akagumi, put it back on!" as they were part of the all-female Akagumi (red team).

Other versions and plagiarism Issues

Issues of plagiarism were caused by Uzbek singer Dineyra's song "Raqsga Tushgin". It was revealed that although the release of her song preceded the release of Girls' Generation's second mini-album, the Uzbekistan singer's song was recorded without obtaining proper permission from Universal Music, thus plagiarising Tell Me Your Wish (Genie).]

On May 19, 2010 Dutch singer Nathalie Makoma released her second single named "I Just Wanna Dance." However, Nathalie sings the original English lyrics that were written for the song. On June 3, 2011 British singer C.J. Lewis released an English Version of Genie.

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Track listing

1. "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)
2. "Etude"
3. "Girlfriend"
4. "Boyfriend"
5. "My Child"
6. "One Year Later"

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Gee, Girls Generation Album

"Gee" is the lead single from the album Gee by K-pop girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on online music sites on January 5, 2009, with the physical release of the EP on January 7. It quickly went to #1 on various charts and eventually set a record for longest-running #1 on KBS's music chart show Music Bank, staying at that position for 9 consecutive weeks.

Background

Various media outlets reported that Girls' Generation would return in January 2009, after a 9-month hiatus. The song's release was preceded by various teaser posters around Seoul, released on December 26, and a 25-second teaser video. After its digital release, interest in the song rose greatly, topping Cyworld's hourly music chart on the day of release and topping 6 different digital music charts within two days.

Japanese version

On October 20, 2010 a Japanese version of "Gee" was released in three versions on CD and DVD. At the end of September, the Japanese "Gee" version was released to be played on radio stations.

Composition

"Gee" is a fast-tempo song about a girl who has fallen in love for the first time. The title is supposed to be an exclamation of surprise, similar to "어머나!" (Eomeona!, similar in meaning to "Oh, my goodness!", or, more similarly, "Gee!" in English).

Chart performance

South Korea

A week after its release, "Gee" went #1 on Music Bank; however, questions were raised when the group did not appear on the program, with rumors spreading regarding a possible rift between SM Entertainment and KBS. "Gee" also went to #1 on SBS's 인기가요 (Inkigayo) a week after their return.

"Gee" first tied with "Nobody" by the Wonder Girls for the longest-running #1 on music portal M.Net (6 weeks). The song then broke the record by staying on top a seventh week, and remained in the position for an eighth week. It also tied then broke the record for longest-running #1 on KBS's Music Bank, beating the 7-week record previously set by Jewelry in 2008 with "One More Time". "Gee" achieved its ninth #1 on the show on March 13, 2009.

SM Entertainment stated that over 100,000 copies of the mini-album were shipped to stores, while sales analyst company Hanteo reported sales in excess of 30,000 copies within the first 10 days of its release.

Japan

Girls' Generation also had success in Japan with their second Japanese single "Gee". They took second place and were crowned the first ever overseas girl group to claim this position. On October 26, 2010 it was announced that their Japanese 2nd single "Gee" reached #1 on the Oricon Daily chart, making them the first non-Japanese Asian girl group to reach number 1 on the chart. The song was ranked fifty-seventh on the Japan Hot 100 2010 year-end chart. On April 20, 2011, the girls added another accomplishment to their belt as the RIAJ (Recording Industry Association of Japan) website updated their charts showing that SNSD's Chaku Uta Full (ringtones) downloads for "Gee" went Double Platinum. The RIAJ certifies Platinum as moving 250,000 units, so Double Platinum would mean that the girls had over 500,000 downloads for "Gee".

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Track listing

1.   "Gee" 

2.   "Way to Go!

3.   "Dear Mom" 

4.   "Destiny"

5.   "Let's Talk About Love

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Girls' Generation II: Girls & Peace

Girls' Generation II ~Girls & Peace~ is the second Japanese album (fifth overall) by the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, set for release on November 28, 2012, under Nayutawave Records. "Girls & Peace" is the first release by all the members since their third Korean studio album "The Boys" (2011), after the group entered a semi-hiatus to pursue solo activities in South Korea, in which time, TaeTiSeo, the group's first subunit was created.

Background

In June 2011, the group released their debut Japanese album, Girls' Generation, opening to great critical and commercial acclaim, the album went on to become certified for a million copies shipped to Japanese retailers, and made them become second Korean artist to achieve the feat after label mate BoA. They returned to their native Korea the same year with The Boys, which saw the group solidify their dominance in both markets. The album went on to sell over 400,000 within six months, breaking Gaon Chart records in the process. Following the release of "The Boys" the group went on to promote the English version of the title track across Europe and the United States, most notably the Late Show with David Letterman and Live! with Kelly on January 31 and February 1, 2012, marking the first time a Korean musical act had performed on syndicated American television. The group then took a semi-hiatus to pursue solo activities in their home country, however, during this time the group formed TaeTiSeo. The sub-unit noted for its unique fashion choices and vocal focus, contained members Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun, who released their debut EP Twinkle in May 2012, selling over 140,000 copies by July 2012. In May 2012, member Jessica revealed during an interview with Elle Korea that the group was working on the album, stating, "Our Japan album will be released sometime in the second half of the year. We're working hard on it." In August 2012, Nayutawave Records' parent company Universal Music reported its quarterly earnings and revealed the group to be one of the artists expected to increase revenue for the second half of 2012.

Release and Promotion

The album was formally announced along with its track list on November 1, 2012. The Japanese newspaper Sankei Sports were the first to reveal concept photos for the album, which featured the girls as retro-inspired flight attendants. Girls' Generation II ~Girls & Peace~ is scheduled for release on November 28, 2012 Offered in three editions, the regular edition contained the album with its twelve tracks. A limited DVD edition was offered with a 32-page photo book as well as a DVD containing the videos to the album's singles, "Paparazzi", "Oh!", "All My Love Is for You," and "Flower Power". The album was also released under a Deluxe First Press Limited Edition, which comes with a make-up case, traveler's notebook (with sticker), a set of nine solo member posters (folded), a deluxe edition 40-page photo book, as well as a bonus DVD containing seven videos to "Paparazzi", "Oh!", "All My Love Is For You, "Flower Power", and the dance versions to "Paparazzi", "Oh!" and "Flower Power."

Second Japan Arena Tour

See also: Second Japan Arena Tour

The group's official Japanese fan site announced in August 2012, that the group would embark on their second Japanese tour in 2012. Dates were announced in September, and the tour is expected to play to 14 crowds across six cities, including a six night stint at the Saitama Super Arena.

Singles

"Paparazzi" was released as the album's lead single on June 26, 2012. It continued the group's streak of successful Japanese releases, debuting at number one on the Japan Hot 100 and peaking at number two on the Oricon Weekly Chart, with opening week sales amounting to over 92,000 copies. "Paparazzi" was released in South Korea two months later on August 16, 2012. The single helped push the group's total physical single sales in the country to 647,000.

"Oh! / All My Love Is For You" served as the second single, being released on September 26, 2012. The double A-Side single featured a Japanese remake of "Oh!" (2010), as well as an original song entitled "All My Love Is for You", which appears on the album. "Oh! / All My Love Is For You" provided the group with another number one single on the Japan Hot 100, as well as the Oricon Weekly Chart.

"Flower Power" is set for release as the album's third single on November 21, 2012. Originally scheduled for release on November 14, the single was pushed back to November 21 due to production issues. The single also contains the B-side entitled "Beep Beep", which does not appear on the album, as well as a megamix of the tracks on "Girls & Peace."

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Track listing
1.   "Flower Power"
2.   "Animal"
3.   "I'm a Diamond"
4.   "Reflection"
5.   "Stay Girls"
6.   "T.O.P"
7.   "Boomerang"
8.   "Oh!"
9.   "All My Love Is for You"
10. "Paparazzi" 
11. "Girls & Peace" 

12. "Not Alone"

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The Boys (Girls' Generation album)

The Boys is the third Korean-language studio album (and fourth overall) by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on October 19, 2011 by both SM Entertainment and KMP Holdings in South Korea.

The album is also the debut American release of the group. Promotion was led by the release of an English version of the lead single on December 20, 2011. Under the distribution of Interscope Records, The Boys was released both physically and digitally with an expanded track listing on January 17, 2012.

Background

In August 2011, SM Entertainment confirmed that the group will be back in September with their third full-length album, but the release date was eventually delayed to October due to Sooyoung’s unexpected car accident injury.

Release and promotion

On January 19, 2012, performing The Boys at High1 Seoul Music Awards

On September 26, 2011 the first teaser photo featuring Taeyeon was released online for the impending comeback for "The Boys", followed by Sunny and Hyoyeon on September 27, Jessica, Sooyoung and Tiffany on September 28, and Yoona, Yuri, and Seohyun on September 29. The girls all represented a fairytale theme. On September 30, 2011, SM Entertainment announced that the album would be indefinitely postponed due to ongoing discussions about an album release in the United States, with details to be released as soon as they were confirmed.

On October 1, 2011, SM Entertainment released the first teaser for "The Boys", followed by second teaser on October 7, 2011. Both teasers showed Yoona picking up a black crystal, and proceeds to show the rest of the members in an outside, misty atmosphere. Later on October 13, 2011, SM Entertainment released a 16 second teaser clips for both the Korean and English version of the "The Boys". The teaser depicts the girls rapping and chanting along to the song. On the same day, SM released 30 second teaser clips of "The Boys", which showed a longer version of the previous teaser videos.

The album was officially released on 19 October 2011 and the group's comeback performances commenced on October 21, 2011, starting with Music Bank.

It was confirmed on November 27 that a re-release of the album will be out on December 8. The Korean version of "Mr. Taxi" was promoted as the lead single from this re-release.

International releases and promotions

Japan

A Japanese version of "The Boys" was produced for the repackaged album of Girls' Generation, released on December 28, 2011. It included the song "Time Machine", for which an MV was revealed on March 13, 2012. However, it was never officially promoted on Japanese TV broadcasts. On December 19, 2011, Girls' Generation performed the Japanese version of "The Boys" live on the Japanese TV reality show, Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ.

North America

"The Boys" was announced for an American release on November 19, 2011 under their American label Interscope Records, but after postponement, the single was released digitally on December 20 instead. SM Entertainment confirmed that the girls would promote their debut US single, "The Boys" on the late-night talk show the Late Show with David Letterman and on syndicated daytime talk show Live! with Kelly on January 31 and February 1 respectively.

The Boys was released in the US on January 17, 2012. This marks Girls' Generation's first physical release in the country, using the Korean single cover of the title track as the American album cover. With the exception of the English version of the title track, the entire album consists of Korean-language songs, all of which were taken from the original edition of The Boys. In addition, four remixes of "The Boys" are included in the US edition, the first of which features American rapper Snoop Dogg.

Europe

The album charted both in Spain and France at position #64 and #130 respectively for one week.

Commercial performance

The Boys has been commercially successful in Asian regions. It debuted at #1 on South Korea's Gaon Weekly Albums chart, and had sold over 400,000 copies in South Korea alone. The album peaked at #2 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, the standard album chart of Japan, with sales records of more than 100,000 copies in the country. In addition, the album moved 26,000 copies in Taiwan.

The US edition of The Boys has not replicated the same commercial performance as it did in its native country; the album failed to enter the Billboard 200, but debuted at #2 on the Billboard World Albums[5] and re-entered the Heatseekers Album Chart at #17.

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Track listing

1.   "The Boys" 

2.   Telepathy

3.   "Say Yes"

4.   "Trick"

5.   How Great Is Your Love

6.   "My J" 

7.   "OSCAR" 

8.   "Top Secret" 

9.   "Lazy Girl" 

10. (Sunflower) 

11. VITAMIN

12. "Mr. Taxi" (Korean Version)

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