少女時代 Girls' Generation 1st Japan Album appreciation thread

[unicorn]

少女時代 Girls' Generation 1st Japan Album appreciation thread

 

 

Because this album deserves it's own thread.

 

Tracks:

 

01. Mr.Taxi

 

02. Genie

 

03. You-aholic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaWgZ5HidXg

 

04. Run Devil Run 

 

05. Bad Girl

 

 

06. Beautiful Stranger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jLHr89CX6E

 

07. I'm in Love with the Hero

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zzpr9ILKaA

 

08. Let It Rain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leoi7z8FXSE

 

09. Gee

 

 

10. The Great Escape

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLji6n85Vfg

 

11. Hoot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt6FRGjtXIc

 

12. Born to be a Lady

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnjDfSiyzMs

 

Release and promotion:

 

On June 1st, 2011, Girls' Generation 1st Japan Album was released in three different editions. The girls went on their 1st Japan Arena tour to promote this album, and due to an impressive demand up to 300,000 applicants applying for tickets, the divine goddesses graced the fans with additional stops for the tour.

 

And who can forget the trippy as hell teaser video SM released for the divine 1st album?

 

 

 

List of achievements:

 

- Ranked 18th on Spin magazine's Top 20 Pop Albums of 2011, making them it the highest selling album and highest annually ranked album achieved so far by a Korean group in Oricon history.

 

- Officially shipped over 1 million copies as of January 11th, 2012.

 

- 'Million' -certified by Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), making the group the 2nd Korean artist to earn this achievement in Japan since Korean label mate BoA's Best of Soul in 2005.

 

- Deluxe edition sold very well and rose quickly to No. 1 on Amazon Japan pre-order charts.

 

- Limited Edition was ranked 5th.

 

- On various Japanese album stores, it was No. 1 pre-ordered album with over 500,000 units expected to be shipped.

 

-  Peaked at No. 1 on Billboard Japan Top Albums and 3rd on Billboard Japan Top Albums Yearly (2011)

 

cr: Girls Generation (2011 album) on wikipedia (im literally done with the html codes and linking on this forum)

 

Notes: 

 

The album sold so well, the fans were teased and given the Bad Girl PV as a gift.

 

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Feel free to show your love or share your favourite track/PV/performance/cover/remix/parody etc. of the 1st Japan Album. I might have missed some stuff up there so do tell me what I should add to the OP. 

 

May the 1st Japan Album be with you.

[Sunshiner]

        Seriously amazing imo. Favorite J/K album ever.

 

 

 

In the repackage but whatever, deserves to be mentioned as well. 

[0211]

One of their best albums. 

Born to be a Lady is my favourite song. 

[Temptastic VII]

Beautiful album tbh.

[Chungie]

Brilliant album. My fave album by them, infact fave album by a SME act.

[TotoroSmile]

Amajjing album.

I like all of the songs.

I usually don't like at least 1 from an album but, this one is too puuuurrrrfect.

[Sergeant_Im]

definitely into the mature sounding concept (although Hoot and Gee are the odd tracks on the album)

[unicorn]

This is my favourite 'parody' of something from the 1st Japan Album

 

http://www.56.com/u25/v_Njk3MDM1ODI.html

 

The Great Escape performance audio replaced by a Chinese folksong (?)

[123456]

GG 1st Japan Album >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[akihabalove]

My Favourite SNSD album by far

 

I love every single original song on there

 

The Great Escape > The rest of the 1st Japan Album >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Everything Else

[Nanallena]

My Favourite SNSD album by far

 

I love every single original song on there

 

The Great Escape > The rest of the 1st Japan Album >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Everything Else

Reflection? Animal? T.O.P?Stay girls?

 

Anyways, yas, GG 1st Japanese album>Kpop

[Kairos27]

No contest, the 1st Japanese Album was the strongest and most cohesive Girls' Generation album to date. I loved Bad Girl almost immediately from the moment I heard it, but every other Japanese release had to grow on me. I think that process led to a deeper appreciation, especially for The Great Escape, and now I understand how the 1st Japanese Album blows the girls' Korean releases (especially as of late) out of the water.

 

 

[unicorn]

From the repackage, my fav Mr.Taxi remix

 

Mr.Taxi (Steve Aoki remix)

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DS9tmtE1Nys

[s4a]

Solid album. Quite a bit overrated in retrospect as there are way too many flaws that people like to pretend don't exist but the album was seriously needed at that time of SNSD's career. Many of the songs are quite timeless as well. 

 

Bad Girl, TGE, and Beautiful Stranger are still awesome to listen to when I can.

[Belu]

It truly is a great album. I love the great escape the most and I loved the girls' energy and passion.

 

It's sad that they're flopping now in Japan of all times. The faster you rise, the faster you fall is a mantra that's relevant to their situation. I just wish SM was more systematic and gradual with SNSD's Japanese advancement. They made a huge splash to make an impression and then just half-asses every release after that album.

[ShinyAvarice]

Best album tbqh

 

still love it and listen to it daily.

[Yoona]

bless this entire album and it's promotional period.

[wings]

Amazing album!

The Great Escape is a masterpiece.

[craZee]

My favorite Soshi album, no contest at all. â¤

[soosicat]

i loved im a hero performance so much, the whole thing was great. i loved it how they were flying