Girls' Generation | ||||
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Released | June 1, 2011 | |||
Recorded | August 2010 – March 2011 | |||
Genre | Pop[1] | |||
Length | 41:22 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
Label | Nayutawave | |||
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The Boys repackage cover | ||||
Singles from Girls' Generation | ||||
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Girls' Generation is the debut Japanese album and third overall by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, released by Nayutawave Records and Universal Music Japan on June 1, 2011. A repackaged edition of the album, The Boys, was released on December 28, 2011.
Girls' Generation experienced commercial success in Japan, peaking at number one on the Oricon album chart and was ranked the fifth best-selling album in the country during 2011. To promote the album, Girls' Generation embarked on their first Japan concert tour, The First Japan Arena Tour. Furthermore, the album ranked 18th on Spin magazine's list of the Top 20 Pop Albums of 2011.
With the aid of their repackaged album, the album has officially shipped over 1 million copies as of January 11, 2012. As of June 2012, the album has been "Million"-certified by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), making the group the second Korean artist and first Korean group to earn this achievement in Japan since Korean labelmate BoA's Best of Soul in 2005. According to Oricon, Girls' Generation has sold a total of 871,000 copies in the country.