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Girls' Generation (2011) (2011)

Where the lyrics of Girls' Generation (2011) take you, and where it was really made.

This Japanese debut album reached number one on the Oricon daily chart on its release day, the first time a foreign girl group had done so.

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Japanese debut album and third album overall by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
Released 1 June 2011 by Nayutawave Records and Universal Music Japan
Peaked at number one on the Oricon album chart
Ranked fifth best-selling album in Japan in 2011
Sold 871,000 copies in Japan according to Oricon
Officially shipped over 1 million copies as of 11 January 2012, helped by the repackaged edition
Repackaged edition The Boys released 28 December 2011

Released after three Japanese singles: "Genie", "Gee", and "Mr. Taxi/Run Devil Run"
Girls' Generation became the highest earning foreign artist in Japan for the first half of 2011
Promoted with the first Japan concert tour, The First Japan Arena Tour
Tour start postponed to 31 May 2011 because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Tour stops were added after demand for tickets far exceeded supply

Formed by SM Entertainment; known as SNSD and SoShi
Originally a nine-member group; Jessica departed in September 2014, leaving eight members
Members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, Seohyun
Debuted August 5, 2007 with "Into the New World"

2009 breakthrough with "Gee", a record nine consecutive weeks at No. 1 on KBS Music Bank
Oh! (2010) won the Disk Daesang at the Golden Disc Awards, the first and only female act to win the Album Daesang
Japanese debut in 2011; first non-Japanese girl group to have three number-one albums on the Oricon Albums Chart
Called "The Nation's Girl Group" in South Korea
First Asian girl group to reach five YouTube music videos with over 100 million views
Subgroups TTS, Girls' Generation-Oh!GG, and Girls' Generation-HRS; members have pursued solo careers since 2017
Reunited for the 15th anniversary in 2022 with Forever 1

James Hadfield writing for the Japan edition of Time Out lauded it as a "cohesive" album
Hadfield regarded the record as "far better than any of their Korean full-lengths"
Spin's editor Chuck Eddy picked "Bad Girl" as a highlight, calling it "over-the-top"
Charles Aaron ranked the album number 18 on Spin's list of 20 Best Pop Albums of 2011
An editor for Sputikmusic gave the record a favorable review, saying it is "entirely devoid of filler"

Topped the Oricon Daily Album Chart at first place on 1 June with 74,000 copies
Sold 232,000 copies in the first week and placed first on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart
Placed second on the Oricon Monthly Album Chart for June
Sold over 642,054 copies in 2011 to rank fifth on the Oricon Yearly Album Chart
RIAJ certified Million on 8 June 2012 for shipping over one million copies
Won Album of the Year and Best 3 Asian Albums at the 26th Japan Gold Disc Awards

Released on the same day Girls' Generation became the first foreign girl group to top the Oricon daily album chart.
Oricon announced that the album was the first Korean artist album in history to place in the Top 10 for 17 weeks.
"Mr. Taxi" and "Let It Rain" were used as background music for various versions of the group's CF with Lipton Tea.
The Deluxe Limited First Press Edition came with a bonus DVD of the "Mr. Taxi" music video in original and dance versions.
Due to heavy demand, up to 300,000 people applied for tickets, and extra tour stops were added.