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They're ladies but they stay Girls' Generation in their 17th thread!

They're ladies but they stay girls generation in their 17th thread!

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First Post originally created by love in music

Neat post! Someone should update that cool chart :-)

I can't wait to see that! :-)

Their statement on the new album saying "The 4th album will include songs with SNSD's past, current and new style." is a bit worrying when it's paired with this scrapped song/video from 2008 and the recent release of "Boomerang" on their Japanese album! It sounds to me like a fancy way of saying the album will have a bunch of old demos on it that weren't good enough to be released 4 years ago... but I wouldn't be surprised if this whole album was half*ssed considering they just released the Japanese one and they have an Arena tour coming up just 5 weeks after "I Got A Boy" is released.

I'm praying for the best though!

DANCING QUEEN (Duffy's Mercy) MV

COMEBACK DATE JAN 1ST 2013

Dancing Queen (eww the title) is so good :luv2

Here it is! the new chart, I'll update it with I Got A Boy soon once we get all the teaser images! :D

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Some of the images are a bit grainy and not as good quality because it's not easy to find a good one :(

Original size here

Hope this helps new fans to identify them XD

oops haven't seen that thread
You can definitly how pretty hyoyeon got over the years, blond is really made for her ♥

The album will be released in 10 different versions similar to Super Junior's Mr. Simple release.

hope there'll still be photocards?!

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SNSD follows the The Boys with I Got a Boy. Expect a colorful mix of genres in the girls' fourth album, starting with the catchy retro pop number Dancing Queen. Girls' Generation brings their own sassy energy and cute dance moves to the K-pop remake of Duffy's Mercy.

This album is available in ten versions (one group, nine members) with different covers and booklet images. Customers who purchase this product will have one of the available versions selected for them at random.

I hate when they do that :p

I quite like their version of Mercy. It's really well done.

I don't have any words for this...

Under a spoiler because the following images may be extremely triggering to some:

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WHY do they have to put that blonde wig on Taeyeon? What have they done to Sunny? Tiff looks amazing in hers.

All photos were revealed actually,
Yuri looks scary..Yoona looks fierce. Sooyoung's and Sica's were alright.

The photo shoot is a mess. Taeyeon looks like a straight up man.

Tiffany needs to stop with the botox.
http://i.imgur.com/Osdjyh.jpg

:laugh I love it. It's hilarious.

Tiff looks good.

Taeyeon wig is lol, but I never really pay attention to her anyways.

Jessica <3

not a fan of the Duffy cover... kinda sad that this is the first video released from it -- hoping for a new song instead of a korean cover ver!

^ it's just a gift for fans, coz they never released it, it's not the title song and probably won't be promoted that much.

I'm starting to like all of the pictures, never paid much attention to Yuri but damn she looks fine here <3

They abused Mercy, I don't like them anymore. One of the worst covers I've ever heard.

(OK, I don't suddenly hate them, but this went just a bit too far...)

As many times as I've listened to "Dancing Queen" to try to convince myself to like the song, I just can't get into it. I don't think that it's a grower either. I personally believe it should have been left on the cutting room floor. As far as "I Got A Boy", it looks like they ripped this style straight from f(x) from the sound (based on the the snippet we've heard) all the way down to the styling. While I'm always up for a change in concept, I don't feel as though it reflects them at all and the fact that it mimics another group's style so closely whose under their same record label seems very unoriginal to me (don't get me wrong, I don't think anything is truly original but this hits a little too close to home in my opinion since their labelmate's image is built on this look and sound). Despite this, I do think "I Got A Boy" sounds great from the teaser clip and am looking forward to hearing the song in full as well as the rest of them album. As usual, I'll be waiting until the repackage comes out to order the album.

^I agree with you completely.

I try to keep an open mind but idk, can't get into this AT ALL.
I just know if they were to release Dancing Queen instead of Gee they would be nobodies right now. Not releasing that song is the best thing to happen to them. Should have just left it to rot.

Dancing queen is something extra, isn't the title track, so i don't care, but they look so good in the video.

And yes, the pics look a lot like a f(x) or 2NE1 concept. Poor Sunny and Hyoyeon, their hair is so horrible

finally saw the Dancing Queen thing. Meh. It's kind of boring, but I like the vocals whatever. I have no frame of reference for the original song, but I don't really care for those types of songs to begin with.

I do kinda think they should have just let it rot. Even the dance is boring.

As far as the new concept reflecting other kpop groups...idk imo there aren't that many grand concepts in kpop to begin with...you either have the urban edgy look, or the girly look. And then mixtures in between. So.

I kinda feel very much alone but I don't care I love Dancing Queen ♥ I used to HATE the original, so I guess it's kind of weird I do like Dancing Queen so much. It's not really such a powerful song but Idk, it's just nice to listen to and it's a nice 'xmas gift' to offer. Gives them the opportunity to use that present/past/future concept as well I guess.

Why they didn't cover Well Well Well from Duffy
To me original is way better

^those are much better :)

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Originally Posted by Utena (Post 2951518)

I kinda feel very much alone but I don't care I love Dancing Queen ♥

Me too. :yes :heart

Their MBC special was filmed yesterday, they performed 16 songs over a 23 hour shoot! Fighting! The 1st hour will be shown on the 1st January and then the last part will be shown the week after~

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Originally Posted by freedreamer (Post 2951948)

^those are much better :)

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Originally Posted by ExodusUK (Post 2952121)

Their MBC special was filmed yesterday, they performed 16 songs over a 23 hour shoot! Fighting! The 1st hour will be shown on the 1st January and then the last part will be shown the week after~

Thank you so much for the information! I hope they get a lot of rest because shooting for 23 hours in one day is a lot. I wonder if all 16 songs are from the album (they've never had 16 songs on an album or a repackage although they've been close to having that many songs on repackages) or if they performed any of their previous title tracks like "The Boys" and "Mr. Taxi (Korean Ver.). Anyways, I'm really looking forward to seeing it, what an awesome way to start the new year!

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Originally Posted by AyusakiFan (Post 2952176)

I agree with you. I think they executed the concept much better in these photos without straying too much from their from their regular image but still providing a different look from what we normally see from them. It's different but doesn't remind me of any other group's style.

Thank you so much for the information! I hope they get a lot of rest because shooting for 23 hours in one day is a lot. I wonder if all 16 songs are from the album (they've never had 16 songs on an album or a repackage although they've been close to having that many songs on repackages) or if they performed any of their previous title tracks like "The Boys" and "Mr. Taxi (Korean Ver.). Anyways, I'm really looking forward to seeing it, what an awesome way to start the new year!

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Also Flower Power and Time Machine are apparently on the album as well. They went to Japan the next morning straight after filming finished past midnight :/ They're supposed to be doing with SMAP?

Here are the calendar scans in case anyone is interested

Somebody is hearing, "I Got A Boy In My Jeans."

LULZ.

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【 #소녀시대 / #少女時代 / Girls' Generation 】『I Got A Boy』tracklist -

1. I Got a Boy
2. Dancing Queen
3. Baby Maybe
4. 말해봐
5. Promise
6. Express 999
7. 유리아이
8. Look at Me
9. XYZ
10. 낭만길

I honestly don't anticipate anything more from thie Album but "I Got A Boy".

Due to how eff'ed up Korea's Music Industry is, only one song from an Album needs to be good and the rest can be air pockets loss within the confines of one's anus, only to come out months later as those silent killers. And even still, that one supposedly good song is only released alongside the Album, not before so you can make some kind of informed decision before purchasing the Album so what the eff Korea.

Ergo: The rest of this Album will be crap with the exception of one song that will sound as if it could have been something if they had worked on it harder.

And just by including "Dancing Queen" AND and putting it 2nd, they have already conjunktified this setlist up.

Nothing but a whole bunch of GUUUUURLS BYE ready for this one.

ok c u when the title track ***** on everyones life

말해봐 sounds nice, nothing fancy but it has this retro xmas-ish vibe.
At least it makes 2 songs I'll most likely like lol.

The tracklist seems... random lol really, no catchy title, if not cheasy. And no remake, that's surprising lol.

Wonder what SM are doing though, first they announce a poster, then no poster and then they announce there will be a poster again?! Good thing I've been waiting to order my copies...

why HyoYeon part is so different than the others???

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Originally Posted by ExodusUK (Post 2953292)

ok c u when the title track ***** on everyones life

That was actually the whole entire point of my whole entire post.

I will see you when it sinks in.

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Originally Posted by AyuGAME (Post 2953318)

why HyoYeon part is so different than the others???

'Cause she's a thug.

121224 Talk + "Gee" Performance with Nakai Masahiro at SMAP Concert in Sapporo, Japan.

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Originally Posted by ExodusUK (Post 2952635)

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Thank you so much for posting the setlist for the show! I was hoping that they would perform more songs from the album but I'm sure that them having them learn new choreography for new songs in the mist of their preparation for their Japanese album would be way too much. Anyways, I'm really looking forward to seeing th whole show, especially the stages. I'm also curious about how the Korean version of Mr. Taxi will sound.

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Originally Posted by ExodusUK (Post 2953289)

Due to the length of their previously released, non-repackage albums, I thought that the tracklist would be a bit longer. However, it's quite understandable as they've mainly been focusing on their Japanese activities this year, so hopefully the repackage will come with a good amount of new songs (although I'm expecting the standard three with the exception of Mr. Taxi repackage album). To be honest, I'm happy there are no remakes of their Japanese songs but I hope the overall quality of this album is just as good.

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Originally Posted by ExodusUK (Post 2953292)

I like what I'm hearing so far, the song sounds really nice and has a serene and wintery feel to it. I'm looking forward to hearing the song in full as well as seeing the whole video.

At :21 seconds of this video, you can hear another song that's going to be on the album. It sounds like it's going to be an upbeat dance track. :)

http://www.leesmusic.co.kr/lees/uplo...0111257225.jpg

Each version has an unique 40 page photobook and poster. LOL.

omg **** my life.

It is going to cost me serious money to track all of those down one day.

Ok, I'll pass, I don't love all members equally, I never buy more than one version of an album so I don't want risk getting a version with sb I don't enjoy as much... :| I'm not a hardcore fan and this album seems to be made for such.

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Originally Posted by SKYia (Post 2954477)

You'll be able to choose the member you want once the sites have the stock.

you can order from kpoptown or dvdheaven, they are the cheapest, good service really. I've been using both of them for a year now, my orders arrived within 7 days.

Decided to order two copies for now, I'll probably get 2 more in January.. I don't think there will be photocards but a photobook is cool enough I guess.
Not gonna get the posters though, I have tons of posters I can't display so..

Those SMAP performance is so messy...

Dance Teaser is out.

Forget the Drama version, this is the one I want.

Flawless and I got all 10 copies omg.......:innocent

Hope the repackage is only 1 version lulz

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG...
I GOT A BOY seems so AWESOME!!
so can't wait..
the girls are soooooooo pretttyyyyyyy fierce, sexy dance moves...cute...OMG..

the choreo is AMAZING!

Worst.SNSD.teaser.ever. Why? Seriously? Why? I'm so embarrassed for them right now :/

They're amazing and flawless angels, they could take a dump on my face and I wouldn't care.

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Originally Posted by ExodusUK (Post 2955330)

They're amazing and flawless angels, they could take a dump on my face and I wouldn't care.

Which is basically what they did with this teaser.

This just isn't them at all :( here's hoping some of the album tracks are good.

Girls Generation can't be defined and are always changing, they can't be denied or tied down by preconceptions.

SeoHyun, Yuri and Sooyoung wrote lyrics for two of the songs. It's a bit of a change from stuff like Gee but they're not masculine or ****ty looking. To me, they still look like the feminine SNSD they've always been. This is like a random fashion shoot for a magazine hahaha

Besides, SM teasers don't really indicate the final product. The drama version will be more cutesy/sweet, I'm sure.

My boyfriend actually liked that they went a little hip hop in the teaser and it didn't seem like their usual kind of dance. But idk.

It's not my favorite, but I do like seeing them do different things. As long as I get some happy dance songs, I'll be fine.

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Originally Posted by ExodusUK (Post 2955472)

Girls Generation can't be defined and are always changing, they can't be denied or tied down by preconceptions.

True, but there's a difference between trying something new, and just completely copying another groups style. I mean, f(x) anyone? Or am I the only one seeing this. Some things you just don't do. This isn't "inspired" by, it's just a complete copy.

First, it's not like they choose the style themselves. Plus, how can you already judge based on 20sec? I see no f(x), styles are similar, yes, but it's not like f(x) invented funky colored hip-pop outfits anyways..
Gosh.. Whenever there's something new with these girls, there will always be people complaining and saying blabla they copied X.. sooo boring. NOTHING is original nowadays, you should know this by now. The fact is that it's something new, FOR THEM.

They're both from the same company, if someone from the company says "you're doing this, wearing this, etc" it's not exactly copying fx style because it's all from the same creator/producer/etc.

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Originally Posted by Utena (Post 2955891)

And there will always be someone defending every little thing they do. Girls Gen r my ALL TIME fav band, but im not gonna kiss the ground they walk on. I personally, in my own opinion, feel that this is just a bad move. My opinion, thats all. Have your own, no big deal, but I personally am not liking this direction whether its temp or whatnot.

Can we just stop and admire how flawless Hyoyeon looks in the teaser photo? :)

Really looking forward to their new Korean album - their Japanese one was great. They are hard at work all the time!

I wouldn't mind this style if not for the fact that my all time fave Sunny looks horrible in those hair. Blonde was sexy but she used it for too long, I can agree with this, but she's not looking good like this :|

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Originally Posted by JaysenRyan (Post 2956032)

I'm not defending them, it was more of a general statement, and as a bonus my very own opinion on the matter. Take it or leave it, I don't really care. The only problem I had with your statement is that you made -useless- 'comparaisons' instead of stating your opinion. You can perfectly say you don't like the concept, I can understand, but that's not what you did before, hence my reaction :) You've critized something the girls may not be responsible for, saying they copied? Well, who doesn't nowadays, that's my point. Moreover, I didn't mean to 'judge' your tastes, on the contrary, I'm all for differences of opinions.

Anyways, looking foward to the album, feels like ages since The Boys <3

Looking forward to their new album~ I was brainwashed into liking them, and just fell in love with their two Japanese albums. :laugh So, this will be the first Korean release I'll hear (ironically), and I'm excited!

I liked the teaser, the girls all looked so good. It's nice that they've switched up their style to keep things interesting, I wonder if it's just for that song or..

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Originally Posted by kendelle (Post 2955175)

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...BodyIsRead.gif

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Originally Posted by JaysenRyan (Post 2955874)

I don't know about 'complete copy' but the f(x) element is very very obvious. There were a million ways to do these hiphop outfits but they chose the most convenient one by raiding f(x)'s closets. And Sunny's hair is tragic; pink or blue.
Other than that I really want to see the full Pv!

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Originally Posted by Kaiouforever (Post 2956052)

Can we just stop and admire how flawless Hyoyeon looks in the teaser photo? :)

Yes, lets. *moment of pause*:thud

She looks really happy and gorgeous - I really think that she's blossomed from her time on DwtS and IY2 - she seems to have more confidence in herself which is great - I'm hoping she gets a solo section like ITNW~~~

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Originally Posted by SKYia (Post 2956053)

It seems to look less bad in the video, at least for me, I think her stylists just went crazy overboard since The Boys, though....that wig in FLOWER POWER was pretty bad xD

One day she'll have long luscious locks again, right? :dead2

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Originally Posted by Koumori (Post 2956101)

Start with Girls Go to School, their documentary leading up to their debut, it's amazing :innocent

Then be sure to check out Girls' Generation Romantic Fantasy when it comes out in the next couple of days. It's basically their comeback special stage - has a lot of solo stages as well as old and new performances.

Gotta have a laugh at people saying stuff like "finally Yoona is in the center after all this time!" Uuh, she was the focus in teasers for The Boys, she got the centre spot in the closing pose, she gets the most screentime after Taeyeon. Even TaeYeon only leads by ~10 seconds :o

I mean, her position as visual member means she's in the centre or focus pretty much all the time xD I want Sooyoung and Hyoyeon in the centre for a whole MV lol

I will say that Yoona is doing the same thing she always does. Well she has been good abkut since "The Boys" where it was painfully obvious, but where everyone is looking cool and secure in the last shot, she is still forever looking like the Cool-Aid man with that, "I'm too happy to be here want some cheese smile."

I was going to say maybe practice in front of a mirror, but I think her mouth is doing exactly what she wants it to do so SM just needs to reign that in.

The concept is similar because SM is using the same concepts with different artists.
And poor Sunny and Hyoyeon, their hair is horrible.

Hyoyeon's hair is on epic point.

Sunny's hair is not even hair anymore.

I think hyoyeon looks amazing, and that chica never looks amazing.

I almost wish I knew enough about f(x) to talk about their closet, but I really don't care about them.

Except that their name pisses me off to NO END because it shouldn't be "fx" it should be "f of x".

Yeah. I'm a math nerd.

I love Sunny and Hyoyeon's hair! They look awesome! :) I'm really looking forward to this comeback. I'll be buying the Hyoyeon version of the album, obvs. ;)

I thought SM kinda give the same treatment to SuJu during Mr Simple teaser photos and album pics although th MV doesn't really show that f(x) kind of style like their teaser. I remember those were super colorful and random.

And yea I agree on Sunny's hair which is hardly a hair anymore :/

i love their cute hip hop outfits, with so many colors, love it.
i can't wait for the full MV to show! and ther comeback stages.
and I love the concept, it's very different from what they did previously.
it's true that it's kinda f(x)-ish but GG's more colorful than theirs..and i read somewhere that their concept reminds them of Hyuna's Ice Cream too.

lol boomerang again.. Album tracks sound okay, some of them might even be better than the title song lol

I really wish...Tiffany would stop talking in songs

But everything sounds really good! Still not feeling the title song though~

I really hope Tiffany isn't doing that talking on the actual track. It's so gross.

And in case she forgot, as it seems she did on Regis and Kelly, Jessica knows English just as well too. Let someone else do the English Ad-libs if they really must be done. Ugh.

P.S.--> This "Boomerang" sounds better.

i actually love Tiffany doing the talking part, isn't that rapping part?
so far all the songs sound good..

new preview from I GOT A BOY, from kakao talk

sounds great

credit: the uploader

blah I hate most of the talking/rapping that's in like every korean song ever. Why do they insist.

idk about this album, tbh. None of the previews really stand out for me. We'll see.

so excited for igab ♥

That teaser actually lessoned my excitement for the song.

Figured the MV would be out by the time I got back from work though.

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omfg multiple orgasms.

and wth the album leaked too? I can't. I'm dying.

oh. was it supposed to be lol oops.

ugghhh jessica's part :heart and yuri's ass and contacts. And sunny's pink hair. And Tiffany looks good everywhere. ****.

Only a hardcore stan could find this mess remotely good

The colors is the best part, the rest is terrible

This is just...

I don't know what to say... I feel like I just listened to 6 different songs in one 5 minute video

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Originally Posted by 4minute Girl (Post 2957343)

This is just...

I don't know what to say... I feel like I just listened to 6 different songs in one 5 minute video

Same here!

That's why it's fun :laugh

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Originally Posted by ExodusUK (Post 2957317)

lol

I really hope they aren't planning to use this for their next attempt in the US market cause..........

:laugh I thoroughly enjoyed the video after I put the music on mute :yes

This is the worst thing they have ever done visually and musically. Yikes.

OHMY****INGGOD MULTIPLEORGASMSTIME

SO. ****ING. GOOD.
I LOVE EVERY SECOND OF IT.

The most critically acclaimed pop song since 2000 in the UK, Biology by Girls Aloud, is very similar to this. Take a listen (IGAB is more modern).

OMG what a horrible song

Wow, this is totally marmite, you love or hate it! I adore it! If this is what can be expected from Kpop in 2013, sign me up! Jpop has gotten (mostly) stale. I love songs that don't follow conventional troupes and actually try something different/unique. I agree about Girls Aloud's Biology, as that has the same uniqueness, I loved that song when it came out.

I enjoyed the beginning and love the "breakdown" part. Can't wait for my copy to arrive :)

I'm listening to the album right now and I have to say that they did better than that... It's just boring. I'm disappointed, that's all...

I don't know if I like it or not, it feels so messy. The visual is pretty cool, and some parts of the song sound super good while some others are a bit meh. Maybe it's a grower, we'll see.

i love the MV..their outfit concepts are so nice, very colorful and very new for the girls, though it reminds me of Lee Hyo Ri's U GO GIRL style~
as for the song, at first listen, i felt like listening to 3 different songs LOL. i mean what is this?? how could they make such song lol, but after listening to it several times, it started to grow on me. maybe it's a new style of music? lol