Can I just say? Girls' Gen is the absolute best. They're mind-blowingly versatile and are considered K-pop legends. Rolling Stone has named Gee the best Kpop song of all time. Objectively, it's not the very very best song ever made by a Korean artist, but it changed the face of the industry when it released, and the rise of the hashtag #Kpop can actually be mapped to the release of Gee in 2009. GG just celebrated their 17th debut anniversary this year, making them one of the longest-lasting and most influential Kpop groups of all time. There are alot of Kpop soloists, btw, but there are 2 BIG female solo artists in South Korea, loved by all - IU and Taeyeon, and the girl who sings the high note at 7:48 is Taeyeon. She's in her mid-30s now. She's still a part of Girls' Gen, but went on to become one of the most successful soloists of Kpop when she had her solo debut in 2015. She's a vocal powerhouse and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her the Celine Dion of K-pop. You don't hear it in Gee, but, a critic once described her as having the voice of a woman who has been divorced 7 times. Funnily, when Taeyeon heard Gee for the first time, she hated it so much that she cried, and then it went on to become the Industry behemoth that it is 😂
great song! i agree with the innocence of kpop being refreshing compared to the cynical and over sexual western pop. Also thats true, that it can be similar to metal, as far as the lyrics not being the first impression, following a story through the visual and musical symbolism first
This group is too good 🙏
You should do chk chk boom
Can I just say? Girls' Gen is the absolute best. They're mind-blowingly versatile and are considered K-pop legends. Rolling Stone has named Gee the best Kpop song of all time. Objectively, it's not the very very best song ever made by a Korean artist, but it changed the face of the industry when it released, and the rise of the hashtag #Kpop can actually be mapped to the release of Gee in 2009. GG just celebrated their 17th debut anniversary this year, making them one of the longest-lasting and most influential Kpop groups of all time.
There are alot of Kpop soloists, btw, but there are 2 BIG female solo artists in South Korea, loved by all - IU and Taeyeon, and the girl who sings the high note at 7:48 is Taeyeon. She's in her mid-30s now. She's still a part of Girls' Gen, but went on to become one of the most successful soloists of Kpop when she had her solo debut in 2015. She's a vocal powerhouse and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her the Celine Dion of K-pop. You don't hear it in Gee, but, a critic once described her as having the voice of a woman who has been divorced 7 times. Funnily, when Taeyeon heard Gee for the first time, she hated it so much that she cried, and then it went on to become the Industry behemoth that it is 😂
great song! i agree with the innocence of kpop being refreshing compared to the cynical and over sexual western pop. Also thats true, that it can be similar to metal, as far as the lyrics not being the first impression, following a story through the visual and musical symbolism first
Girls Generation had nine members. In the present they have eight.