Girls’ Generation, aka So Nyeo Shi Dae (소녀시대) is one of South Korea’s top female pop groups. They are often referred to as SNSD by international fans.

The nine members are namely Yoona, Tiffany, Yuri, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Seohyun, Taeyeon (leader), Jessica, and Sunny.

The nine-girls pop group made their official debut in August 2007 with single “Into the New World”. Most of the members have been involved in some projects prior to their group debut though.

SNSD released their first self-title album in November 2007 (re-released as “Baby Baby” in March 2009). The title track received mixed reviews, but its second track “Kissing You” became a hit on various music charts in early 2008. The album sold over 100,000 copies by April 2008, an impressive number in Korean music market.

SNSD were involved in various projects in 2008, including a reality show “Factory Girl” where the girls were working as interns for Elle (Korean) magazine.

A few of them also worked on solo in other fields; with Yoona most notably successful with her acting career.

The girls were back in early 2009 with their mini-album “Gee”; the title song was a huge hit, topping various musical charts, including a record-breaking nine consecutive victory on KBS Music Bank.

SNSD released their 2nd mini-album, “Genie” in June 2009, with a much talk-about Marine Girls theme.

Source: http://yeinjee.com/star/girls-generation-snsd-group-profile/

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