The Boys (Girls' Generation album)
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The Boys is the third studio album (fourth overall) by the South Korean girl group
Girls' Generation
. It was released on October 19, 2011 in South Korea. The album features the lead single
"The Boys
".
confirmed that the group will be back in September with their third full-length album, but the release date was eventually delayed to October due to Sooyoung
’s unexpected car accident injury.
On September 30, 2011, SM Entertainment announced that the album would be indefinitely postponed due to ongoing discussions about an album release in the United States, with details to be released as soon as they were confirmed. The group's comeback performances commence on October 21, 2011, starting with Music Bank
on October 21, 2011. On October 23, 2011, members Tiffany and Jessica officially confirmed at the SMTown Live '10 World Tour
in New York City
that a US maxi-single is set to be released worldwide on November 19, 2011 under their American
label, Interscope Records.
However, the official release has been unofficially postponed to an unknown date.
It was also confirmed on November 27 that a re-release of the album will be out on December 7. The concept for the re-release will be Mr. Taxi
. No new songs will be included.
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!colspan=2|Peak positions
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!align=center|Gaon
!Billboard
K-pop Hot 100
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| align="left" | "The Boys (Korean ver.)
"
| 1
| 1
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| align="left" | "Telepathy"
| 23
| 26
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| align="left" | "Say Yes"
| 31
| 37
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| align="left" | "Trick"
| 29
| 33
|-
| align="left" | "How Great is Your Love"
| 27
| 31
|-
| align="left" | "My J"
| 44
| -
|-
| align="left" | "Oscar"
| 42
| -
|-
| align="left" | "Top Secret"
| 37
| 46
|-
| align="left" | "Lazy Girl"
| 43
| -
|-
| align="left" | "Sunflower"
| 41
| -
|-
| align="left" | "Vitamin"
| 35
| 41
|-
| align="left" | "Mr. Taxi (Korean ver.)"
| 9
| 15
|-
| align="left" | "The Boys (English ver.)"
| 62
| -
! Chart
! Peak
position
! Reported
sales
|-
|South Korean Gaon
Albums
|1
| 227,994+
|-
|South Korean Hanteo Albums
|1
| 128,511+
|-
|Japan Oricon
Albums
|2
|51,910+ (Imports)
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! Country
! Date
! Label
! Format
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|South Korea
|rowspan="1"|October 19, 2011
|SM Entertainment
|CD
, digital download
|-
|Philippines
|October 29, 2011
|rowspan="2"|Universal Music Group
|rowspan="2"|CD
|-
|Japan
|November 5, 2011
|}
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...
. It was released on October 19, 2011 in South Korea. The album features the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
"The Boys
The Boys (song)
"The Boys" is a song performed by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, taken from their third Korean studio album, The Boys. The song was written by Yoo Youngjin, Teddy Riley, Taesung Kim, DOM and Richard Garcia...
".
History
In August 2011, 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...
confirmed that the group will be back in September with their third full-length album, but the release date was eventually delayed to October due to 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 :...
’s unexpected car accident injury.
On September 30, 2011, SM Entertainment announced that the album would be indefinitely postponed due to ongoing discussions about an album release in the United States, with details to be released as soon as they were confirmed. The group's comeback performances commence on October 21, 2011, starting with Music Bank
Music Bank (TV series)
Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by guest MCs...
on October 21, 2011. On October 23, 2011, members Tiffany and Jessica officially confirmed at the SMTown Live '10 World Tour
SMTown Live '10 World Tour
SM Town Live 2010 is the 2010-2011 world-wide live concert tour by SM Town. The tour kicks off from South Korea and will expand its route to USA, Japan, China, France etc.- History :...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
that a US maxi-single is set to be released worldwide on November 19, 2011 under their American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
label, Interscope Records.
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
However, the official release has been unofficially postponed to an unknown date.
It was also confirmed on November 27 that a re-release of the album will be out on December 7. The concept for the re-release will be Mr. Taxi
Mr. Taxi
"Mr. Taxi" is a song by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. The song is the first single from their first full-length Japanese album, Girls' Generation. It is their comeback single alongside Run Devil Run.- Release :...
. No new songs will be included.
Teasers
On September 26, 2011 the first teaser photo featuring Taeyeon was released online for the impending comeback for "The Boys", followed by Sunny and Hyoyeon on September 27, Jessica, Sooyoung and Tiffany on September 28, and Yoona, Yuri, and Seohyun on September 29. The girls all represented a fairytale theme. On October 1, 2011, SM Entertainment released "The Boys" Image Teaser #1, followed by "The Boys" Image Teaser #2 on October 7, 2011. Both teasers showed Yoona picking up a black crystal, and proceeds to show the rest of the members in an outside, mistly atmosphere. Later on October 13, 2011, SM Entertainment released 16 sec. teaser clips for both the Korean and English version of the "The Boys". The teaser depicts the girls rapping and chanting along to the song. On the same day, SM released 30 sec. teaser clips of "The Boys", which showed a longer version of the previous teaser videos.Track listing
Charts
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!colspan=2|Peak positions
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!align=center|Gaon
Gaon Chart
The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts...
!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...
K-pop Hot 100
|-
| align="left" | "The Boys (Korean ver.)
The Boys (song)
"The Boys" is a song performed by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, taken from their third Korean studio album, The Boys. The song was written by Yoo Youngjin, Teddy Riley, Taesung Kim, DOM and Richard Garcia...
"
| 1
| 1
|-
| align="left" | "Telepathy"
| 23
| 26
|-
| align="left" | "Say Yes"
| 31
| 37
|-
| align="left" | "Trick"
| 29
| 33
|-
| align="left" | "How Great is Your Love"
| 27
| 31
|-
| align="left" | "My J"
| 44
| -
|-
| align="left" | "Oscar"
| 42
| -
|-
| align="left" | "Top Secret"
| 37
| 46
|-
| align="left" | "Lazy Girl"
| 43
| -
|-
| align="left" | "Sunflower"
| 41
| -
|-
| align="left" | "Vitamin"
| 35
| 41
|-
| align="left" | "Mr. Taxi (Korean ver.)"
| 9
| 15
|-
| align="left" | "The Boys (English ver.)"
| 62
| -
Sales
{|class="wikitable"! Chart
! Peak
position
! Reported
sales
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|South Korean Gaon
Gaon Chart
The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts...
Albums
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| 227,994+
|-
|South Korean Hanteo Albums
|
| 128,511+
|-
|Japan 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...
Albums
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|51,910+ (Imports)
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Album
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South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
, digital download
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|Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
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|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...
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