Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie) (song)
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"Tell Me Your Wish" is a dance-pop
song
from the second mini-album
of the same title by South Korean girl group
Girls' Generation
. Released digitally on June 22, 2009, the song became the group's 6th hit Korean single, topping various offline and online charts.
by Dsign Music
(Anne Judith Wik, Robin Jenssen, Ronny Svendsen, Nermin Harambasic) and Fridolin Nordso, the song was originally titled "I Just Wanna Dance". After SM Entertainment
had purchased the rights to the song, the lyrical story of the lyric was re-written with additional composition by Yoo Young-jin
, and the melody arranged
by Yoo Han-jin.
According to the notable popular music critic Han Dong-Yoon of IZM, and an interview with Girls' Generation, the song is an electropop in Eurodance
style, lacking the "hook
" characteristics of previous single Gee
, getting a heavy synthesizer
intro
.
The song also uses the analog synthesizer
performed by Yoo Young-jin and a musique concrete
sound technique in the last part of the song.
announced that Girls' Generation would be back with a new single and showing a "Marine Girl" concept; Sowoneul Malhaebwa was then released digitally on June 22, 2009. The group's first performance for the album was on June 26 on KBS Music Bank
. Within a few days, the song topped on 10 different digital music charts. The song was also rewarded as the most popular album and ringtone downloads.
. The single was released on September 8, 2010 in Japan
. A new version of the music video was filmed to accompany the Japanese version, and the teaser was released on August 19, 2010. On August 26, 2010, the full music video was released. The song reached #5 on Oricon Charts in the releasing day. The song reached #2 on September 11, 2010.
It was released in three editions, two CD+DVD (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, Tell Me Your Wish (Genie).
It was selected by iTunes Japan
as the #1 Breakthrough Album of 2010 on 2010: Music, 2010 BEST chart.
) on June 19, 2009. Later, the original video was released on June 26, 2009. In the music video, Yoona appears first sitting in a large lamp, the other members sitting around her. The music video cuts back and forth between the group performing the choreography and scenes from three separate rooms occupied by three different members each. Yoona, Yuri
and Jessica are in a large pink bedroom, Tiffany
, Taeyeon
and Sunny
are in a dance club or disco bar, while Seohyun
, Sooyoung
and Hyoyeon
are in a room there is a large cake from which Seohyun pops out. The girls wear white uniforms and perform on a long runway-like stage with a large heart in the background, while on the other they are in khaki uniforms with the words "GIRLS' GENIE" in the background. The music video frequently shows the girls interacting with the camera and with arms that sometimes extend from either side of the screen to give the impression that the girls a interacting with the viewer personally. The stage sequences have heavy, flashy lights and moving spotlights to give strong and bright effects.
It begins with a young boy who found an old lamp and a scale model of a circus tent in an old attic. After rubbing the lamp, the camera zooms inside the tent where the Girls' Generation can be seen coming to life as the song begins to play. The girls then alternately switch to different costumes as the boy rubs the lamp once again, where in they are seen on an old television screen with a huge candy cane and colorful balloons. The music video ends with the boy rubbing the lamp again before magically disappearing into another scene where he is walking out of a limousine with Girls' Generation members meeting him on the red carpet at a premiere event. It appears that his wish had been granted by lamp. There are also individual close-up scenes of members dressed in old fashioned pink shirts.
Most of the choreography remains the same as the Korean version, with a slight tweak to some of the steps. The difference is that in the Japanese version there are some parts where member Taeyeon moves to the front position to sing her solo verse before going back and rejoining the other girls to form a line. While in the Korean version, Taeyeon does not do this. Also, all the girls pose with a hand salute at the end. In the Korean version, only member Seohyun does it as her "end pose".
A dance version was also released which features the girls wearing their brown soldier uniforms which were one of the costumes that they wore in the music video.
PAVV LED TV. It features three dance scenes, this version is the shortest one. There were also inter cut scenes of them looking at snow globes and inside the glass it shows a woman and man, standing still looking different ways in a bus shelter (with a poster sayber 37 and custom rims). There are also some changes:
ing "I wish..." with a Mini Convertible in it), and the girls make things happen. In the video it shows all the girls watching the man and woman turn into a couple, as the man and woman drive off in a car (which is a Mini Convertible.
" concept for their performance of Tell Me Your Wish, dressing mostly in tight military jacket
s, miniskirt
s, and/or hot pants
. The colours were mostly white navy shirts, khaki
brown, and red, although various uniforms were shown.
The group wished to show a mature image, in comparison to the innocence in Gee M/V. The choreography of the song, done by Rino Nakasone, was focused on synchronization and seductive images. Parts of the choreography became popular in Korea, including the "Jegi-kicking dance" and the "Leg-beauty dance" .
were caused by Uzbek
singer Dineyra's song "Raqsga Tushgin". It was revealed that although the release of her song preceded the release of Girls' Generation's second mini-album, the Uzbekistan singer's song was recorded without obtaining proper permission from Universal Music, thus plagiarising Tell Me Your Wish (Genie).
On May 19, 2010 Dutch
singer Nathalie Makoma
released her second single named "I Just Wanna Dance", which is a licensed version of Girls' Generation's Genie. Nathalie sings the original English lyrics that were written for the song.
On June 3, 2011 British singer C.J. Lewis
released an English Version of Genie.
MTV Video Music Awards Japan
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
from the second mini-album
Mini-LP
A Mini-LP or Mini-album is a short album, usually retailing at a lower price than an album that would be considered "full-length".-History:...
of the same title by South Korean girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun...
. Released digitally on June 22, 2009, the song became the group's 6th hit Korean single, topping various offline and online charts.
Composition
ComposedMusical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
by Dsign Music
Dsign Music
Dsign Music is a songwriting/production company based in Trondheim, Norway. It was formed in 2006 by Robin Jenssen, Anne Judith Wik, Nermin Harambašić and Ronny Svendsen. The team was signed to Universal Music Publishing Group in 2008...
(Anne Judith Wik, Robin Jenssen, Ronny Svendsen, Nermin Harambasic) and Fridolin Nordso, the song was originally titled "I Just Wanna Dance". After SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment
S.M. Entertainment is an independent Korean record label, talent agency, producer, and publisher of pop music, founded by Lee Soo-man in South Korea...
had purchased the rights to the song, the lyrical story of the lyric was re-written with additional composition by Yoo Young-jin
Yoo Young-jin
Yoo Young-jin is a singer-songwriter and producer for various SM Entertainment artists. He has composed and written songs for H.O.T., S.E.S, BoA, Shinhwa, TVXQ, The Grace, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Shinee and F....
, and the melody arranged
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
by Yoo Han-jin.
According to the notable popular music critic Han Dong-Yoon of IZM, and an interview with Girls' Generation, the song is an electropop in Eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
style, lacking the "hook
Hook (music)
A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener". The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock music, hip hop, dance music, and pop. In these genres, the hook is often...
" characteristics of previous single Gee
Gee (Girls' Generation song)
"Gee" is a song by K-pop girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on online music sites on January 5, 2009, with the physical release of the EP on January 7...
, getting a heavy synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
intro
Introduction (music)
In music, the introduction is a passage or section which opens a movement or a separate piece. In popular music this is often abbreviated as intro...
.
The song also uses the analog synthesizer
Analog synthesizer
An analog or analogue synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically. The earliest analog synthesizers in the 1920s and 1930s such as the Trautonium were built with a variety of vacuum-tube and electro-mechanical technologies...
performed by Yoo Young-jin and a musique concrete
Musique concrète
Musique concrète is a form of electroacoustic music that utilises acousmatic sound as a compositional resource. The compositional material is not restricted to the inclusion of sounds derived from musical instruments or voices, nor to elements traditionally thought of as "musical"...
sound technique in the last part of the song.
History
After the success of the last album Gee, the group had a short hiatus. In late June, SM EntertainmentSM Entertainment
S.M. Entertainment is an independent Korean record label, talent agency, producer, and publisher of pop music, founded by Lee Soo-man in South Korea...
announced that Girls' Generation would be back with a new single and showing a "Marine Girl" concept; Sowoneul Malhaebwa was then released digitally on June 22, 2009. The group's first performance for the album was on June 26 on KBS Music Bank
Music Bank
- Disc two :-Disc three :-Personnel:*Mark Arm - Assistant vocals on "Right Turn"*Jeff Beck - Graphic Design*Jerry Cantrell - guitar, vocals*Chris Cornell - Assistant guitar, lyrics, vocals on "Right Turn"*Peter Cronin - Photography...
. Within a few days, the song topped on 10 different digital music charts. The song was also rewarded as the most popular album and ringtone downloads.
Japanese debut
"Genie" (stylised GENIE) is the official title for the debut in JapaneseJapanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
. The single was released on September 8, 2010 in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. A new version of the music video was filmed to accompany the Japanese version, and the teaser was released on August 19, 2010. On August 26, 2010, the full music video was released. The song reached #5 on Oricon Charts in the releasing day. The song reached #2 on September 11, 2010.
It was released in three editions, two CD+DVD (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, Tell Me Your Wish (Genie).
It was selected by iTunes Japan
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
as the #1 Breakthrough Album of 2010 on 2010: Music, 2010 BEST chart.
Korean version
The teaser video was released at 9:20 p.m. (KTKorea Standard Time
Korea Standard Time is the standard time zone in North and South Korea and is 9 hours ahead of UTC : i.e., when it is midnight UTC, it is 9 am Korea Standard Time. Korea does not currently observe daylight saving time but has experimented with it in the past...
) on June 19, 2009. Later, the original video was released on June 26, 2009. In the music video, Yoona appears first sitting in a large lamp, the other members sitting around her. The music video cuts back and forth between the group performing the choreography and scenes from three separate rooms occupied by three different members each. Yoona, Yuri
Kwon Yuri
Kwon Yuri also known by her given name Yuri, is a South Korean idol singer, Dancer, Actress and Promotional model. She is member of popular south korean girl group, Girls' Generation. Her position is Lead Dancer and Vocalist....
and Jessica are in a large pink bedroom, Tiffany
Tiffany (Korean singer)
Tiffany , is a Korean-American idol singer and member of the K-Pop girl group Girls' Generation, where she is one of the main vocalists.- Early life :...
, Taeyeon
Taeyeon
Kim Tae-Yeon , commonly known as Taeyeon , is a South Korean idol singer,host, Radio DJ, dancer, actress, and promotional model. She is the Leader and main vocalist of the popular Korean girl group, Girls' Generation.- Biography :...
and Sunny
Sunny (Korean singer)
Sunny is a Korean singer, radio DJ, music show host and member of the Korean girl group Girls' Generation, in which she is one of the lead vocalists. The group was formed by SM Entertainment in 2007.- Biography :...
are in a dance club or disco bar, while Seohyun
Seohyun
Seo Joo-Hyun , more commonly known as Seohyun , is a South Korean idol singer , dancer, actress, and spokesmodel. She is a member of the Korean girl group Girls' Generation and is the youngest member and one of the lead vocalists of the group....
, Sooyoung
Sooyoung
Choi Soo-young , commonly known as Sooyoung , is a South Korean idol singer, actress, dancer, spokesmodel, TV presenter, and RJ. She is a member of the Korean girl group Girls' Generation, Her position is Vocalist and Lead Dancer.- Early life :...
and Hyoyeon
Hyoyeon
Kim Hyo-yeon , better known by her first name Hyoyeon, is a South Korean idol singer, dancer, and model. She is a member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, formed by SM Entertainment in 2007 and is the support vocalist and main dancer....
are in a room there is a large cake from which Seohyun pops out. The girls wear white uniforms and perform on a long runway-like stage with a large heart in the background, while on the other they are in khaki uniforms with the words "GIRLS' GENIE" in the background. The music video frequently shows the girls interacting with the camera and with arms that sometimes extend from either side of the screen to give the impression that the girls a interacting with the viewer personally. The stage sequences have heavy, flashy lights and moving spotlights to give strong and bright effects.
Japanese version
The music video teaser was released August 16, 2010 and the full music video was released August 25, 2010, it was also there first video to be fillmed in Japan.It begins with a young boy who found an old lamp and a scale model of a circus tent in an old attic. After rubbing the lamp, the camera zooms inside the tent where the Girls' Generation can be seen coming to life as the song begins to play. The girls then alternately switch to different costumes as the boy rubs the lamp once again, where in they are seen on an old television screen with a huge candy cane and colorful balloons. The music video ends with the boy rubbing the lamp again before magically disappearing into another scene where he is walking out of a limousine with Girls' Generation members meeting him on the red carpet at a premiere event. It appears that his wish had been granted by lamp. There are also individual close-up scenes of members dressed in old fashioned pink shirts.
Most of the choreography remains the same as the Korean version, with a slight tweak to some of the steps. The difference is that in the Japanese version there are some parts where member Taeyeon moves to the front position to sing her solo verse before going back and rejoining the other girls to form a line. While in the Korean version, Taeyeon does not do this. Also, all the girls pose with a hand salute at the end. In the Korean version, only member Seohyun does it as her "end pose".
A dance version was also released which features the girls wearing their brown soldier uniforms which were one of the costumes that they wore in the music video.
3D Version
On October 24, 2010 a Korean 3D version, was released for SamsungSamsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics is a South Korean multinational electronics and information technology company headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul...
PAVV LED TV. It features three dance scenes, this version is the shortest one. There were also inter cut scenes of them looking at snow globes and inside the glass it shows a woman and man, standing still looking different ways in a bus shelter (with a poster sayber 37 and custom rims). There are also some changes:
ing "I wish..." with a Mini Convertible in it), and the girls make things happen. In the video it shows all the girls watching the man and woman turn into a couple, as the man and woman drive off in a car (which is a Mini Convertible.
Live performance style
On stage, the girls were given a "militaryMilitary uniform
Military uniforms comprises standardised dress worn by members of the armed forces and paramilitaries of various nations. Military dress and military styles have gone through great changes over the centuries from colourful and elaborate to extremely utilitarian...
" concept for their performance of Tell Me Your Wish, dressing mostly in tight military jacket
Jacket
A jacket is a hip- or waist-length garment for the upper body. A jacket typically has sleeves, and fastens in the front. A jacket is generally lighter, tighter-fitting, and less insulating than a coat, which is outerwear...
s, miniskirt
Miniskirt
A miniskirt, sometimes hyphenated as mini-skirt, is a skirt with a hemline well above the knees – generally no longer than below the buttocks; and a minidress is a dress with a similar meaning...
s, and/or hot pants
Shorts
Shorts are a bifurcated garment worn by both men and women over their pelvic area, circling the waist, and covering the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to or even below the knee, but not covering the entire length of the leg. They are called "shorts" because they are a shortened...
. The colours were mostly white navy shirts, khaki
Khaki
This article is about the fabric. For the color, see Khaki . Kaki, another name for the persimmon, is often misspelled "Khaki".Khaki is a type of fabric or the color of such fabric...
brown, and red, although various uniforms were shown.
The group wished to show a mature image, in comparison to the innocence in Gee M/V. The choreography of the song, done by Rino Nakasone, was focused on synchronization and seductive images. Parts of the choreography became popular in Korea, including the "Jegi-kicking dance" and the "Leg-beauty dance" .
Other versions and plagiarism Issues
Issues of plagiarismPlagiarism
Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as the "wrongful appropriation," "close imitation," or "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the representation of them as one's own original work, but the notion remains problematic with nebulous...
were caused by Uzbek
Uzbeks
The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China...
singer Dineyra's song "Raqsga Tushgin". It was revealed that although the release of her song preceded the release of Girls' Generation's second mini-album, the Uzbekistan singer's song was recorded without obtaining proper permission from Universal Music, thus plagiarising Tell Me Your Wish (Genie).
On May 19, 2010 Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
singer Nathalie Makoma
Nathalie Makoma
Nathalie Makoma is a Dutch-Congolese singer who took part in the Dutch Idols 4 singing competition. She reached the final and finished runner-up to Nikki Kerkhof. Formerly she was part of a family musical group called Makoma. She turned solo in 2003. She is signed to Sony BMG...
released her second single named "I Just Wanna Dance", which is a licensed version of Girls' Generation's Genie. Nathalie sings the original English lyrics that were written for the song.
On June 3, 2011 British singer C.J. Lewis
C.J. Lewis
C.J. Lewis is a British reggae singer. His biggest hit single was the 1994 cover version of "Sweets for My Sweet". The track was produced by Phillip Pottinger , as was his debut album, Dollars...
released an English Version of Genie.
Track listing
- Digital download
- "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"
- Japanese CD single
- "Genie" (Japanese Ver.)
- "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"
- "Genie" (Instrumental)
- Japanese first press limited edition
- "Genie" (Japanese Ver.)
- "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"
- "Genie" (Instrumental)
- Bonus features
- "Genie" (Music video)
- Exclusive photobook
- Trading card (1 of 9 random)
- Japanese limited edition
- "Genie" (Japanese Ver.)
- "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"
- "Genie" (Instrumental)
- Bonus DVD
- "Genie" (Music video)
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Daily singles |
2 |
| Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Weekly singles |
4 |
| Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Yearly singles |
58 |
| Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Japan Hot 100 Japan Hot 100 The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com .... |
4 |
| iTunes Japan ITunes iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.... |
1 |
| RIAJ Digital Track Chart RIAJ Digital Track Chart The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads .... |
8 |
| RIAJ Digital Track Chart RIAJ Digital Track Chart The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads .... yearly top 100 |
78 |
Sales and certifications
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oricon physical sales | 150,105+ |
| RIAJ CD single certification | Gold (100,000+) |
| RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads | Platinum (250,000+) |
| RIAJ PC downloads | Gold (100,000+) |
Awards
| Bout | Year | Date | Award | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24th | 2009 | December 10 | Golden Disk Awards Golden Disk Awards The Golden Disk Awards is an awards show founded in 1986 that is presented annually by the Music Industry Association of Korea for outstanding achievements in the music industry in South Korea... |
Grand Prize in Digital Releasing | |
| Records of the Year in Digital Releasing |
Top 5 digital releases of the year |
MTV Video Music Awards JapanMTV Video Music Awards JapanThe MTV Video Music Awards Japan are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards.Like the MTV Video Music Awards in the United States, in this event artists are awarded for their songs and videos through online voting from the same channel viewers...
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Genie | Best Group Video | |
| Best Video Of The Year | |||
| Best Karaoke! Song |
External links
- Girls' Generation – Official Website
- Girls' Generation – Official Website
- "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" – CyworldCyworldCyworld is a South Korean social network service operated by SK Communications , a subsidiary of SK Telecom .Members cultivate relationships by forming Ilchon or "friendships" with each other through their minihompy....
BGM - "Genie" (single) – CyworldCyworldCyworld is a South Korean social network service operated by SK Communications , a subsidiary of SK Telecom .Members cultivate relationships by forming Ilchon or "friendships" with each other through their minihompy....
BGM - "Genie" (song) – CyworldCyworldCyworld is a South Korean social network service operated by SK Communications , a subsidiary of SK Telecom .Members cultivate relationships by forming Ilchon or "friendships" with each other through their minihompy....
BGM - "Genie" – OriconOricon, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...