Gee (EP)

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Gee
EP by Girls' Generation
Released January 5, 2009
Recorded November – December 2008 at SM Studios in Seoul, South Korea
Genre Dance-pop, electropop, teen pop
Length 18:06
Language Korean
Label S.M. Entertainment
Producer Lee Soo-Man
Girls' Generation chronology

Girls' Generation
(2007)		 Gee
(2009)		 Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)
(2009)
Singles from Gee
  1. "Gee"
    Released: January 5, 2009 (2009-01-05)

Gee[1][2] is the 1st mini-album by a South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. The mini-album was released on January 7, 2009 after their 9 months of hiatus.

History

On December 26, 2008, posters of the Girls' Generation members wearing roller-skates were posted up in various locations around Seoul. SM Entertainment's phone lines were blocked up by callers asking whether the posters were for sale and the company asked fans to stop taking the posters down for personal use.[3] On December 29, the group's management stated that the posters were indeed teaser posters and that the group would soon release their first EP, Gee, in January 2009.[4] "Gee" was released on online music sites on January 5, 2009, with the physical release on January 7. A 25-second teaser video was released in January 2009 and the first single "Gee" released soon after.

Composition

Famous composers like E-TRIBE, Kenzie, Ik-su Ahn, and Young-hu Kim participated in the making of the album. This album contains total five songs including the lead single of the same title. The album contains total 5 songs including ‘Dear. Mom’, a pop ballad with a beautiful lyric containing the love of a daughter toward her mother and ‘Destiny’ which presents great fun through the melody that travels between feigned and natural voices, strong beat, and powerful refrain, and all songs in the album will let you feel great sensibilities of the Girls’ Generation. ‘Let's talk about Love’ lyrics delivers the message of hope and courage to the people with broken hearts.[5] The first single of the album, "Gee" is a fast-tempo song (despite only going in 100 BPM)[6] about a girl who has fallen in love for the first time.[7] 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).[7]

The song "Way to Go!" (Korean: 힘내!) is a new full version of Girls' Generation and TVXQ Samsung's Anycall Haptic Commercial digital single, "Haptic Motion", and an official music video was released featuring the making of music video "Gee".The MV of Gee also had SHINee's MinHo as guest appearance. "Dear. Mom" was composed by Kim Tae Sung, while the lyrics were composed by his girlfriend singer Ivy, though she used the penname "The Lighthouse" in the album credits.

Commercial performance

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.[8] According to their agency SM Entertainment, the album sold nearly 65,000 copies.[9] Gee was able to sold more than 100,000 copies.[10]

Single

A week after its release, "Gee" went #1 on Music Bank; however, questions were raised when the group did not appear on the program for unknown reasons, with rumors spreading regarding a possible rift between SM Entertainment and KBS.[11] "Gee" also went to #1 on SBS's 인기가요 (Inkigayo) a week after their return.[12]

"Gee" first tied with "Nobody" by the Wonder Girls for the longest-running #1 on music portal M.Net (6 weeks).[13] The song then broke the record by staying on top a seventh week,[14] and remained in the position for an eighth week.[15] It also tied[16] then broke[17] 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".[16] "Gee" achieved its ninth #1 on the show on March 13, 2009[18] and received its 10th #1 win on June 26, 2009.[19]

The track also showed strength on other charts, topping the Mujikon, Melon and Mnet charts for eight consecutive weeks, the Dosirak chart for seven weeks, the Muse chart for six weeks, and the Baksu chart for four weeks.[20][21]"Gee" topped Cyworld's hourly music chart on the release day.[22] The song also went number one on all major digital music charts within two days.[23] Gee achieved number song of the decade which was given upon them by one of Korea’s most popular online music websites, MelOn.[24]

Promotion

The group began its album promotion on January 2009 on MBC Show! Music Core. They sang their new single, "Gee", and "Him Nae (Way To Go)", another track from the Gee mini-album. Promotions for the Gee ended at the end of March.[25]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusicArrangement Length
1. "Gee"  E-TribeE-TribeE-Tribe 3:20
2. "Way to Go!" (Korean: 힘내!)Kim Jung BaeKenzieKenzie 3:04
3. "Dear Mom"  The LighthouseNo Tae Ryung, Kim Tae SungNo Tae Ryung, Kim Tae Sung 4:05
4. "Destiny"  Choi Gap WonAlex James, Louis ReadAhn Ik Su 3:26
5. "Let's Talk About Love" (Korean: 힘들어하는 연인들을 위해)Young H. KimYoung H. KimYoung H. Kim 4:11
Total length:
 18:06

Music personnel

  • Main vocals – Girls' Generation
  • Background vocals – Girls' Generation
  • Producer – Lee Soo Man
  • Writer – E-Tribe

Release history

Country Date Distributing label Format
South Korea
January 5, 2009
SM Entertainment
CD
Philippines[19]
January 29, 2009
Universal Records
Taiwan[26]
February 13, 2009
Avex Taiwan

References

  1. ↑ "Girls' Generation* – Gee (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2012-02-17. 
  2. ↑ "㈜한터정보시스템 ▒". Hanteo.com. Retrieved 2012-02-17. 
  3. ↑ (Korean) 소녀시대 티저포스터 품귀현상 ‘제발 떼가지마' (Girls' Generation Poster Shortage Phenomenon)
  4. ↑ (Korean) Shin, Su-jin. 소녀시대, 다음달 7일 미니앨범 ‘Gee'로 컴백 (Girls' Generation, Next Month on the 7th, Mini Album "Gee" Comeback. Dailian/ebnews. December 29, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  5. ↑ http://girlsgeneration.smtown.com/
  6. ↑ "Browse". BPM Database. Retrieved 2012-02-17. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kim, Hyeon-woo and Jee, Hyeong-joon. 소녀시대가 돌아왔다! “9개월 만에 컴백, 몸 근질근질했다”(인터뷰①) (Girls' Generation Has Returned! "Comeback After 9 Months, We're Excited" (Interview Part 1)). Joins.com/Newsen. January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  8. ↑ Kim, Hyeong-woo. 소녀시대 ‘Gee’ 열풍에 1집 앨범도 덩달아 판매 급상승 (Girls' Generation "Gee" Blast Causes 1st Album Sales Increase). JoongAng Ilbo/Newsen. January 20, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
  9. ↑ http://soshified.com/2009/01/01-19-09-snsd-album-sales-zoom-with-gee
  10. ↑ http://joynews.inews24.com/php/news_view.php?g_menu=700100&g_serial=432467
  11. ↑ Lee, Jeong-hyeok. '소녀시대', KBS와 갈등?...2주 연속 출연 안해 (Girls' Generation, KBS Conflict?...Two Weeks of No-Shows). Sports Chosun. January 16, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  12. ↑ Kim, Hyeong-woo. 소녀시대 인기가요 1위 소감 “창피한줄 모르고 눈물 펑펑 쏟았어요” (Girls' Generation Top Songs #1 Reaction "Without Feeling Shame, Tears Freely Flowed"). JoongAng Ilbo/Newsen. January 19, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
  13. ↑ Lee, Su-un. (뮤직클럽)소녀시대 ‘Gee’ 원더걸스 기록 깰까? ((Music Club) Girls' Generation's "Gee" May Break Wonder Girls Record?). ETNews. February 10, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
  14. ↑ Lee Soo-oon. (뮤직클럽)카라, 단숨에 2위 소녀시대 'Gee' 누를까 ((Music Club) Kara, Second in Moments; Can They Overcome Girls' Generation's "Gee"). ETNews. February 25, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
  15. ↑ Lee, Kyeong-ran. 소녀시대, 최장기 1위…8주 기록 경신은 쭉~ (Girls' Generation, A Strong #1...8-Week Record, Credulity High~). Joins.com. March 3, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Yang, Seung-joon. 소녀시대, '뮤뱅' 7주 연속 1위...쥬얼리와 최장 기록 '타이' (Girls' Generation, 'Music Bank' 7-Week Continuous #1...'Ties' Jewelry's Record). EDaily. February 27, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  17. ↑ Kim, Hyeong-woo. 소녀시대 뮤뱅 8주 연속 최장기간 1위 대기록 ‘가요史 다시 썼다’ (Girls' Generation Music Bank 8-Week All-Time Record #1, "Have Set Another Music Record"). Joins.com March 6, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  18. ↑ Kim, Hyeong-woo. 소녀시대 뮤뱅 9주 1위에 슈주 감동 깜짝축하 (Girls' Generation Music Bank 2 months and 1 week #1, Touched by Super Junior's Surprise Congratulations). Joins.com March 13, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 http://www.facebook.com/notes/universal-records-philippines/universal-records-releases-girls-generation-gee-mini-album-on-january-29-2010/203230537875
  20. ↑ (Korean) 나비의 여행 :: 소녀시대 – Gee (트레일러, 뮤직비디오) / 1위 기록 정리
  21. ↑ (Korean) 소녀시대, 9주 연속 1위 차지 ‘음반·음원 모두 두각' (Girls' Generation 9 Consecutive No.1 Wins.)
  22. ↑ (Korean) Lee, Soo-hyeon. 소녀시대 신곡 '지', 공개 동시 싸이월드 실시간 1위 (Girls' Generation's New Song "Gee" Tops Cyworld's Hourly Chart After Release). MoneyToday. January 5, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  23. ↑ (Korean) Park, Young-woong. 소녀시대, 'Gee' 공개 2일 만에 음원 차트 '올킬' (Girls' Generation's "Gee" Does Chart "All-Kill" 2 Days After Release). MyDaily. January 7, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
  24. ↑ http://snsdkorean.com/2011/04/29/%E2%80%9Cgee%E2%80%9D-is-song-of-the-decade/
  25. ↑ http://www.wonderfulgeneration.net/2009/12/snsd-album-information.html
  26. ↑ http://www.avex.com.tw/Artist/artist_disco_songlist.asp?CatalogNo=AVKCD80223%2FA

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jewerly with "One Time"		 24th Golden Disk Awards
Digital Releasing Daesang
(Song of the Year)
2009 		Succeeded by
2AM with "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die"
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