Gee (EP)

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Gee
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EP by
Girls' Generation
ReleasedJanuary 7, 2009
RecordedNovember – December 2008
StudioSM Studios (Seoul)
Genre K-pop
Length18:06
Language Korean
Label
Producer Lee Soo-Man
Girls' Generation chronology
Girls' Generation
(2007)		Gee
(2009)		 Genie
(2009)
Singles from Gee
  1. "Gee"
    Released: January 5, 2009

Gee is the first extended play (EP) by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on January 7, 2009, by SM Entertainment.

Contents

Single

A week after its release, "Gee" went number one on Music Bank ; however, questions were raised when the group did not appear on the program for unknown reasons, with rumors spreading regarding a possible rift between SM Entertainment and KBS. [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] It also tied [7] then broke [8] the record for longest-running number one on KBS's Music Bank, beating the 7-week record previously set by Jewelry in 2008 with "One More Time". [7] "Gee" achieved its ninth number one on the show on March 13, 2009 [9] and received its 10th number one win on June 26, 2009. [10]

The track also showed strength on other charts, topping the Mujikon, Melon and Mnet charts for eight consecutive weeks, the Dosirak chart for seven weeks, the Muse chart for six weeks, and the Baksu chart for four weeks. [11] [12] "Gee" topped Cyworld's hourly music chart on the release day. [13] The song also went number one on all major digital music charts within two days. [14] "Gee" was also ranked as the number one song of the decade by one of Korea's most popular online music websites, MelOn. [15]

Commercial performance

SM Entertainment stated that over 100,000 copies of the mini-album were shipped to stores while sales analyst company Hanteo reported sales in excess of 30,000 copies within the first 10 days of its release. [16] According to their agency SM Entertainment, the album sold nearly 65,000 copies. [17] Gee was able to sell more than 100,000 copies. [18]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver

Gee track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Gee" E-Tribe E-TribeE-Tribe3:20
2."Way to Go!" (힘내!;Himnae!) Kim Jeong-bae  [ ko ] Kenzie Kenzie3:04
3."Dear Mom" The Lighthouse
  • NODAY
  • Taesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)
  • NODAY
  • Taesung Kim (Iconic Sounds)
4:05
4."Destiny"Choi Gap Won
Ahn Ik-soo3:26
5."Let's Talk About Love" (힘들어하는 연인들을 위해;Himdeul-eohaneun Yeon-indeul-eul Wihae;lit. For Those in Need) Young-hu Kim Young-hu KimYoung-hu Kim4:11
Total length:18:06

Personnel

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormat
South KoreaJanuary 5, 2009 SM Entertainment CD
Philippines [10] January 29, 2009 Universal Records
Taiwan [19] February 13, 2009 Avex Taiwan

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References

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  2. ↑ Lee, Jeong-hyeok. '소녀시대', KBS와 갈등?...2주 연속 출연 안해 (Girls' Generation, KBS Conflict?...Two Weeks of No-Shows) Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine . Sports Chosun. January 16, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  3. ↑ Kim, Hyeong-woo. 소녀시대 인기가요 1위 소감 “창피한줄 모르고 눈물 펑펑 쏟았어요” (Girls' Generation Top Songs number one Reaction "Without Feeling Shame, Tears Freely Flowed"). JoongAng Ilbo/Newsen. January 19, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
  4. ↑ Lee, Su-un. (뮤직클럽)소녀시대 ‘Gee’ 원더걸스 기록 깰까? ((Music Club) Girls' Generation's "Gee" May Break Wonder Girls Record?) Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine . ETNews. February 10, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
  5. ↑ Lee Soo-oon. (뮤직클럽)카라, 단숨에 2위 소녀시대 'Gee' 누를까 ((Music Club) Kara, Second in Moments; Can They Overcome Girls' Generation's "Gee") Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine . ETNews. February 25, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
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  10. 1 2 "UNIVERSAL RECORDS RELEASES GIRLS' GENERATION "GEE" MINI-ALBUM ON JANUARY 29, 2010". Facebook . Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  11. ↑ (in Korean) 나비의 여행 :: 소녀시대 – Gee (트레일러, 뮤직비디오) / 1위 기록 정리 Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
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