Women's Generation

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"Women's Generation"
Women's Generation Digital cover.webp
Digital cover
Single by Seeya, Davichi, T-ara
LanguageKorean
ReleasedMay 6, 2009
Genre
  • Dance
  • pop
Length10:35
Label OGAM Entertainment
Lyricist(s) K.Smith
Producer(s) Cho Young-soo  [ ko ]
Davichisingles chronology
"8282"
(2009)		"Women's Generation"
(2009)		"Time, Please Stop"
(2010)
T-arasingles chronology
"Women's Generation"
(2009)		"Lies"
(2009)

Women's Generation (Korean : 여성시대) is the debut project single by South Korean girl groups SeeYa, Davichi, and T-ara, released on May 6, 2009.The single's musical style focuses on themes of women's empowerment. [1] [2] [3] Although T-ara is officially credited on all tracks, only Ji-yeon participated in the singing and performances. [4] Following the success of Women's Generation, a second special project single, Wonder Woman, was released a year later, featuring SeeYa, Davichi, and T-ara members Hyomin and Eun-jung. [5]

Contents

Background and release

On April 21, Core Contents Media announced that Davichi and Seeya would release a special project single. However, controversy arose due to Seeya member Nam Gyu-ri's legal dispute with the agency following her sudden departure from the group. Jiyeon, a member of the newcomer group T-ara, joined the project to represent her group. Her participation led to speculation that she would become a new member of SeeYa, but CCM denied the rumors, confirming that she would remain in T-ara. [6] "Women's Generation" was later re-released as a CD-only track on SeeYa's album Rebloom on October 26, 2009.

Composition

The single, consisting of three tracks, was written by K. Smith, with production and composition handled by Cho Young-soo  [ ko ]. It included the title track "Women's Generation", an alternate version titled "Forever Love", and a remix of the latter. "Forever Love" shared the same melody as "Women's Generation" but featured different lyrics and part distribution. [1]

Reception

Commercial performance

"Women's Generation" topped Mnet chart and peaked at number three on Melon. [7] "Forever Love" and its remix also charted, with the original reaching the top 10.

The song peaked at two on KBS's Music Bank and other music programs, but never secured a trophy. [3] "Women's Generation" ranked 31st on Melon's year-end chart for 2009 and placed fourth in mobile downloads for the year.[ citation needed ]

Critical reception

In May, 2009, The Korea Economic Daily , praised "Women's Generation", highlighting Davichi and T-ara's powerful vocals. [8]

Promotion and live performances

"Women's Generation" was performed for the first time on On May 7 on Mnet's M Countdown and then on several weekly music show programs including SBS's Inkigayo and KBS's Music Bank until June. The unit also occasionally performed the rest of the tracks. [9]

In 2009, it was played on MBC's Cinderella Man. The same year it was used in the mobile game Music Factory. In 2013, the song was performed by Cho Hang-jo  [ ko ] on KBS2's drama Wang's Family .[ citation needed ] At their first concert, WSG Wannabe performed "Women's Generation" (along with "Wonder Woman") which was broadcast by MBC. [10] According to Nielsen Korea (reported by MBC News), the highest rated part of the concert was the cover songs performance which achieved 7.0% rating. [11]

In October 2022, the song was selected as both the opening and closing theme for film Ajumma; according to the film's director Huh Shu-ming, the song describes well the protagonist's situation as a passionate mother "I made it while thinking about what kind of life my mother would have lived if she hadn't devoted herself to me". [12]

Accolades

AwardYearCategoryResultRef.
Melon Music Awards 2009 Song of the YearNominated [13]
Mobile Music AwardNominated

Track listing

All lyrics are written by K.Smith; all music is composed by Cho Young-soo  [ ko ].

No.TitleLength
1."Women's Generation"3:22
2."Forever Love"3:32
3."Forever Love (Remix)"3:33
Total length:10:37

Release history

CountryDateDistributing labelFormat
South KoreaMay 6, 2009OGAM Entertainment Digital download
October 26, 2009 CD

References

  1. 1 2 씨야·다비치 프로젝트 '여성시대 영원한 사랑' [Seeya-Davichi Project 'Eternal Love in Women's Generation']. 남도일보 (in Korean). April 22, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ 여성시대, 원더우먼으로 돌아왔다!. 투데이코리아 (in Korean). January 12, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  3. 1 2 여성시대, '원더우먼' 인기 심상치 않아 [Women's Generation, 'Wonder Woman' popularity is unusual]. Today Korea (in Korean). January 31, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ '티아라' 지연, 남규리 빠진 씨야 투입...'김태희 닮았네!' ['T-ara' Jiyeon, Nam Gyu-ri missing Seeya... 'You look like Kim Tae-hee!']. 이데일리 / eDaily (in Korean). April 21, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ 1년만에 다시 뭉친 씨야.다비치.티아라 '원더우먼' 발표. 투데이코리아 (in Korean). January 7, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ 티아라 지연, 남규리 공백 메우며 다비치와 뭉쳐 [T-ara's Jiyeon and Nam Gyu-ri fill the void and unite with Davichi]. entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Joy News. April 21, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "[주간 가요랭킹] 신인가수 돌풍 속 김진표.박지윤 상승세" [[Weekly Music Ranking] Kim Jin-pyo and Park Ji-yoon on the Rise Amidst Rookie Singer Storm]. 한국경제 (in Korean). May 4, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  8. ↑ "씨야-다비치-티아라, 프로젝트 싱글 '여성시대' 7일 공식 활동 돌입!" [SeeYa-Davichi-T-ara, official promotion of project single 'Women's Generation' begins on the 7th!]. 한국경제 (in Korean). May 6, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  9. ↑ 엠카에 뜬 씨야+티아라+다비치=여성시대 [SeeYa + T-ara + Davichi = Women's Generation on M Countdown]. 투데이코리아 (in Korean). May 8, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ '놀면 뭐하니?' WSG워너비, 진짜 어마어마해! MSG워너비까지 온다 [종합] ['What do you do when you play?' WSG Wannabe, it's really amazing! Coming to MSG Wannabe]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). July 30, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  11. ↑ "2049 土 예능 1위 '놀면 뭐하니?' 가야G, '원더우먼'+'여성시대' 커버 무대 '분당 최고 7.0%'" [2049 土 1st place in entertainment 'What do you do when you play?' Gaya G, 'Wonder Woman' + 'Women's Generation' cover stage 'up to 7.0% per minute']. iMBC (in Korean). July 31, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  12. ↑ '아줌마' 허슈밍 감독 "한국 드라마 열성팬 엄마한테 영감받아" ['Ajumma' director Huh Shu-ming "I was inspired by my mother, a huge fan of Korean dramas"]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). October 7, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  13. ↑ 소녀시대'Gee' MMA 대상 올해의 노래상 수상 '6관왕' 기염. Newsen (in Korean). December 16, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
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