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Sweet chocolate love, it's SNSD! note Clockwise from far left: Taeyeon, Sooyoung, Yuri, Yoona, Jessica, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Sunny, Seohyun.

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Formed in 2007 by SM Entertainment, Girls' Generation, often abbreviated as SNSD (short for the romanization of their Korean name, So Nyeo Shi Dae) is a popular Korean Girl Group that started with nine members. The group was initially seen, and to some extent still is seen up to today, as something of a female answer to labelmates Super Junior, but has since gone on to become a unique and equally respected group in their own right.

Current members are Taeyeon (the leader), Sunny, Yuri, Hyoyeon, Yoona, Sooyoung, Tiffany and the maknae (youngest member) Seohyun. An additional member, Jessica Jung, who was with the group since its inception, left the group in September 2014. In 2017, Sooyoung, Tiffany and Seohyun left SM Entertainment but are still part of the group.

SNSD began to achieve widespread fame and appeal in 2009 after the release of their first mini-album and its leading single, "Gee". "Gee" has since gone on to become the group's most memorable and most lauded song, which was hailed as the "K-Pop Song of The Decade" by Melon (a Korean music website and award-giving body). "Gee" used to hold the distinction of being the longest-running #1 ranked song on Music Bank, one of Korea's most popular music chart shows, but it was eventually passed by the record-shattering hit "Gangnam Style".

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After winning "Video of the Year" at the inaugural YouTube Music Awards on November 4, 2013, they have been pushed into the international spotlight once again. Despite getting flak from the fans of the other nominees, they have garnered attention and mostly praise from mainstream media. The win also made headlines in media outlets all over the world.

The girls are especially beloved among their fans due to their dorky natures when not performing and the copious amounts of Fanservice that they dish out. They are also well known for the Les Yay that the members often seem to be indulging in; the fans, of course, enjoy all this and do a little indulging of their own in the form of the sheer amount of Slash Fic they churn out featuring the girls.

Some of the group members (Taeyeon, Tiffany, Seohyun) have started solo careers on the side, and everyone except Hyoyeon has an acting career, ranging from musicals to voice acting to TV dramas. For example, Yoona has had star roles in a number of shows such as Love Rain, Prime Minister and I, and You Are My Destiny.

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It's also worth noting that in 2012, Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun started a subgroup called TaeTiSeo (although it has been referred to as Girls' Generation-TTS or just TTS) that has been said to focus on each member's vocal strengths while the original group emphasized more on group performances and overall songs. In 2014, the trio even got their own reality show called The TaeTiSeo.

On September 29, 2014, Jessica announced via her Weibo that she had been kicked out of the group . SM Entertainment later released a statement confirming this . You could almost hear the sounds of Sones' hearts around the world breaking in unison. In the years since, she has pursued endeavors including a solo music career.

On October 9, 2017, SM announced that members Sooyoung, Seohyun and Tiffany had chosen not to re-sign with the company - Tiffany because she would be going overseas to study and work on solo activities, while Sooyoung and Seohyun wanted to focus on their acting careers. The company stated "Girls Generation is a group that is precious and meaningful to SM and their fans. The members also have no thoughts at all about disbanding. Simply, as there are members whose contracts have ended, a careful decision will be made after discussions with the members about Girls Generations direction for activities in the future."

On August 2, 2018, it was announced that the five members of the group still under SM would be forming a second subgroup called Girls' Generation-Oh!GG, and they debuted a month later with the release of the single "Lil' Touch".

All of the girls (including Jessica) have Instagram accounts (Taeyeon , Sunny , Tiffany , Hyoyeon , Yuri , Sooyoung , Seohyun , Jessica , Yoona ). Sunny also has a Twitter.

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Members

Active: Taeyeon (Kim Taeyeon, born March 9, 1989) - Leader, Main Vocalist

Sunny (Lee Soonkyu, born May 15, 1989) - Lead Vocalist

Hyoyeon (Kim Hyoyeon, born September 22, 1989) - Main Dancer, Main Rapper, Vocalist

Yuri (Kwon Yuri, born December 5, 1989) - Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper, Vocalist

Yoona (Im Yoona, born May 30, 1990) - Lead Dancer, Rapper, Vocalist, Visual, Center Hiatus: Tiffany (Stephanie Young Hwang note Korean name Hwang Miyoung , born August 1, 1989) - Lead Vocalist, Rapper

, born August 1, 1989) - Lead Vocalist, Rapper Sooyoung (Choi Sooyoung, born February 10, 1990) - Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper, Vocalist

Seohyun (Seo Joohyun, born June 28, 1991) - Lead Vocalist, Maknae Former: Jessica (Jessica Jung note Korean name Jung Sooyeon , born April 18, 1989) - Lead Vocalist

Discography

Not to be confused with the ruling party of the Republika Srpska! note Who share the abbreviation of SNSD

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