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Billboard magazine labelled "Gee" "arguably the most iconic K-pop song in the past ten years." [61] [62] In 2016, "Gee" was voted the top K-pop girl group song in the past 20 years in a poll involving 2,000 people and 30 music industry experts by South Korean magazine Dong-a Ilbo, web magazine Idology and research company M Brain.
Song Writer Album Year "Dear Mom" The Lighthouse, No Tae Ryung, Kim Tae Sung Gee: 2009 "Destiny" James Read, Choi Gap Won, Ahn Ik Su "Day By Day" Yoo Young-suk, MIHO Oh! 2010 "Diamond" Kim Jung-bae, Kenzie: SMTown – The Warmest Gift: 2011 "Dancing Queen" Yoon Hyo-sang, Jessica Jung, Duffy, Tiffany Hwang, Steve Booker, Kenzie I Got a Boy: 2012 ...
"Genie" was released digitally on June 22, 2009, in South Korea. [11] [12] In Japan, the song was released on September 8, 2010, as the group's debut Japanese single. [13]The Japanese Maxi CD and DVD format of the single contains the Japanese version, the Korean version, and the karaoke version of the former. [2]
Gee" also went to number one on SBS's Inkigayo a week after their return. [3] "Gee" first tied with "Nobody" by the Wonder Girls for the longest-running number one on music portal M.Net (6 weeks). [4] The song then broke the record by staying on top a seventh week, [5] and remained in the position for an eighth week. [6]
The song was originally composed in English by Dsign Music as "I Just Wanna Dance" originally written for the US Idol Jennifer Sparks. Later the lyrics was adpated to Korean by Yoo Young-jin. [10] The lyrics' theme is exposed by the subtitle "Genie", which is the metaphorical symbol of "Goddesses of Luck" (Korean: 행운의 여신).
In 2002, the song was considered as a candidate for M.I.L.K.'s second album. Due to the group's breakup in 2003, the song was shelved until Girls' Generation's debut. [2] "Into the New World" was officially released as part of a single album on August 3, 2007. [3] The song was originally first performed by the group in SBS's Inkigayo on
In 2008, American singer Kesha provided the vocals for the demo of the song which has been leaked online. The song was pitched to SM Entertainment for Girls' Generation. [3] The song is an electro pop song, with horn synths in the background, and strong harmonies. It is a strong conical departure from the group's usual musical style until that ...
The group's 2009 single "Gee" was declared "Song of the Decade" by Melon and is regarded as one of the first K-Pop songs to gain international attention, according to Google Statistics. [ 252 ] [ 253 ] [ 254 ] Ian Martin of The Japan Times noted that the group's popularity was still strong even after the Korean Wave appeal had died down in ...