Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie)
- Artist
- Girls' Generation
- Album
- Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie) (소원을 말해봐(Genie))
- Released
- 2009.07.02
- 2009.08.07 (Taiwan)
- Tracklist
- Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie) (소원을 말해봐(Genie); Tell Me Your Wish)
- Etude
- Girlfriend (여자친구; Yeoja Chingu)
- Boyfriend (남자친구; Namja Chingu)
- My Child (동화)
- One Year Later (Jessica & Onew) (1년 後)
- Information
This album contains total 6 songs including the lead single of the same album title. The first single of the album, "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" that is a electronica style pop in European dance genre, features a heavy synthesizer intro, which is in a dreamlike way. The lyric's theme is exposed by the subtitle "Genie", which is the metaphorical symbol of "Goddesses of Luck (Korean: 행운의 여신). "Etude" is a pop song, focusing on cute, light moods. "Girlfriend" is a 1980s disco style. "Boyfriend" is a dance-pop song, bringing electro elements. "My Child" is with a piano played intro in a gospel and classical style. "One Year Later" is a soft pop ballad duet song by Jessica and Onew (the leader of SHINee). The duet was also featured in MBC TV drama Pasta.
- Sales and Charts
Just like its predecessor Gee, Genie proved to be a big hit, as it conquered various music sites like Melon, Dosirak, MNet, Bugs and it was No.1 on the weekly charts and SKT ringtone weekly charts of the first week of July. They won the No.1 spot on both Music Bank and Inkigayo.
The mini-album sold an estimated 50,000+ copies in its first week after released (almost double the numbers from the first-week sales of Gee), an unusual feat for any Korean girl group. The albums went to sell over 200,000 as of 2010.
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