Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie) (song)

CD+DVD First Press Cover

CD+DVD (Regular), CD Only Cover

Artist

Girls' Generation

Single

Genie

Released

2010.09.08

Catalog Number

UPCH-89086 (CD+DVD First Press)

UPCH-89089 (CD+DVD)

UPCH-80204 (CD Only)

Price

¥1,800 (CD+DVD First Press)

¥1,400 (CD+DVD)

¥1,100 (CD Only)

CD Tracklist

1. Genie (Japanese Ver.)
2. Genie (Korean Ver.)
3. Genie (Without Main Vocal)

DVD Tracklist

1. Genie Music Video (ミュージックビデオ)

Information

"Genie" is Girls' Generation's Japanese debut single. It was released in three editions, two CD+DVD editions (first press and regular), and a CD Only edition. First press CD+DVD edition includes a special photobook and a random (1 of 9) photocard. The single includes three versions of their Korean hit song, "Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie)". The Korean version was originally included on their second Korean mini-album of the same name, Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie), which was released on July 2, 2009. The song was first released online on June 22, 2009 and the group's first performance was at Music Bank on June 26, 2009. The song was later included in their second studio album Oh! and its repackage Run Devil Run, before it's release in Japan.

Song Information

Lyrics

Yoo Young Jin (Korean)

Music

Anne Judith Wik, Robin Jensen, Ronny Vendsen, Nermin Harambasic, Fridolin Nordsø, Yoo Young Jin

Other Information

Arrangement: Yoo Han Jin (Korean)

Vocal director: Yoo Young Jin (Korean)

Recording engineer: Yoo Young Jin (Korean)

Mixing engineer: Yoo Young Jin (Korean)

The song was composed by the Norwegian songwriting-production company Dsign Music and was originally titled "I Just Wanna Dance". SM Entertainment purchased the rights to the song and the Korean lyrics were re-written by Yoo Young Jin, whom also added additional composition to the track; Yoo Han Jin re-arranged the song. The song was described as an electro pop track in the Eurodance style and was a departure from their previous track "Gee" which relied heavily on the hook music style.

Korean Music Video

Korean Music Video Screen Caps

The MV was released online on January 26, 2010. It featured Girls’ Generation’s "Marine Girl" concept and was choreographed by Rino Nakasone Razalan; a part of the choreography nicknamed the "Beauty Leg dance" became popular with the Korean public. The music video portrayed what the song was lyrically about Girls’ Generation asking their boyfriend to tell them their wish because they are his genie. It begins with Yoona sitting on a large lamp, followed by separate scenes from the first person perspective of the boyfriend entering three separate rooms of Jessica, Yoona, and Yuri in a pink bedroom setting, Tiffany, Taeyeon, and Sunny in a club, and Hyoyeon, Seo Hyun, and Sooyoung in a room from which Seo Hyun bursts out of a large cake. There is then two separate group stages where on one stage, they perform the choreography in their white uniforms while on the other they perform in their brown uniforms.

Disambiguation

Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie)

Found on Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie) mini-album as track #1. This is the standard Korean version.

Genie (Japanese Ver.)

Found on "Genie" single as track #1. This is the standard version except with Japanese lyrics.

Genie (Korean Ver.)

Found on "Genie" single as track #2. This is the standard Korean version with a different title for it's Japanese release.

Genie (Without Main Vocal)

Found on "Genie" single as track #3. This is the standard version except without the main vocals.

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x,xxx
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x,xxx
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x,xxx
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x,xxx

Total Reported Sales: x,xxx*

External Links

• Oricon Profile: CD+DVD | CD Only