Creative Lucifer Girl: Girls Generation ( SNSD )

Girl's Generation (SNSD)

Biography:

Girls' Generation (Hangul: 소녀시대, Romanized: Sonyeo Sidae) is a nine-member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun. They are often referred to as SoShi (소시), or SNSD (mainly outside Korea), the first of which is an abbreviation and the second an acronym of the group's Korean name So Nyeo Shi Dae. In China and Taiwan, they are known as 少女時代 (Shàonǚ Shídài; or Siu Nui Si Doi in Hong Kong) and in Japan as 少女時代 (Shōjo Jidai). The group has released two full albums, three mini-albums, and various singles. Their 2009 hit single "Gee" holds the record for being the longest running #1 song on KBS's Music Bank, having held the #1 chart ranking for 9 consecutive weeks. 2009 and 2010 also saw the group winning various awards, including consecutive Artist of the Year (Daesang) awards at the Seoul Music Awards, Golden Disk Awards, Melon Music Awards, and the Korean Cultural Entertainment Awards.

The group began a foray into the Japanese music scene in late 2010 under Nayutawave Records, a part of Universal Music, with the Japanese remakes of their 2009 Korean hits "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" and "Gee".2010 saw the group reach considerable success in Japan, and solidifying their title as the "National Girl Group" in Korea after winning the prestigious Disk Daesang (Album of the Year) and Artist of the Year at the Golden Disk Awards and Melon Music Awards respectively.The group was certified gold by the RIAJ twice in Japan.

Members:

Taeyeon (태연) born March 9, 1989 as Kim Tae-Yeon (김태연)
Jessica (제시카) born April 18, 1989 as Jessica Jung (제시카 정), Korean name Jung Soo-Yeon (정수연)
Sunny (써니) born May 15, 1989 as Lee Soon-Kyu (이순규)
Tiffany (티파니) born August 1, 1989 as Stephanie Hwang (스테파니 황), Korean name Hwang Mi-Young (황미영)
Hyoyeon (효연) born September 22, 1989 as Kim Hyo-Yeon (김효연)
Yuri (유리) born December 5, 1989 as Kwon Yu-Ri (권유리)
Sooyoung (수영) born February 10, 1990 as Choi Soo-Young (최수영)
Yoona (윤아) born May 30, 1990 as Im Yoon-A (임윤아)
Seohyun (서현) born June 28, 1991 as Seo Joo-Hyun(서주현)