Girls Generation says goodbye to “Genie”

This time around, I actually feel a little sad~

Although the beginning of their comeback was initially marred by controversy and other things, it feels like Girls Generation has come and gone in a blink of an eye. The harem is ending their promotions for “Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)” with a goodbye stage on SBS Inkigayo.

I have to admit, they weren’t that annoying this time around. ”Genie” wasn’t as fatally infectious as “Gee” (which after its 100th overexposed use, made me want to rush out and get a vaccine), and was genuinely a nice sounding song without causing you diabetes with its sugar. I still have qualms about the leg choreography, but I’m sure the fanboys don’t mind at all.

Check out their goodbye stage~

Sad to see them go? Too bad suck it up. Let them take a rest…a LONG rest before they hit the music scene with another comeback. If you’re feeling withdrawal symptoms already (there’s something wrong with you, go get that checked), here’s a video of SNSD eighteen days before their official comeback practicing with a different version of “Genie”. The choreography was slightly different and the chorus part was mostly in English with “I just wanna(want your) wish”, which I think they made a good call on replacing it with Korean. Do you notice all the changes?

71 Responses to “Girls Generation says goodbye to “Genie””


  1. 1 Khanh August 10, 2009 at 3:16 am

    first.
    why do they always have to wear those short outfits

  2. 8 joelib August 10, 2009 at 3:18 am

    SOSHI FIGHTING

  3. 9 """ August 10, 2009 at 3:28 am

    I think part of the reason is 2NE1’s “I don’t care”.
    Personally I like Genie better than Gee.

  4. 10 russel August 10, 2009 at 3:39 am

    genie wasn’t so bad…gee was like even now if someone just mentions it i can’t get it out of my head…but they definitely need a break for us and for them.

  5. 11 Hyeshi August 10, 2009 at 3:41 am

    Awwww… a nice decent song finally… and they go terminating it now… can’t it go on like how ‘Gee’ did?

    Whoever choreographed the leggy dance sure knows how to cash onto the girls’ assets eh? Not that I’m complaining…^^

    But saying goodbye to ‘Genie’ makes me even more curious what else is up their sleeves…?

  6. 12 loozernout August 10, 2009 at 3:55 am

    i was alil surprised that they’re ending Genie promotions this early :(
    im gonna miss them but they really need a long rest so yea, cant wait for their comeback n their full length album to be out! xD

  7. 13 ogorange August 10, 2009 at 4:15 am

    I thought “Gee” was really annoying. But “Genie” was kind of catchy but I didn’t like the MV.

  8. 14 Baby Raton August 10, 2009 at 4:54 am

    nver realized but they r all awesome at dancing!!!

  9. 17 Brian August 10, 2009 at 4:57 am

    2NE1 hit it big time. Took away a lot of the light from SNSD

  10. 19 Garfield August 10, 2009 at 5:07 am

    Genie pwned Gee. Gonna miss them. >.<

  11. 20 iv3kr August 10, 2009 at 5:48 am

    this song was okay (: a little addictive also
    sad to see it go away already :[

  12. 21 imright August 10, 2009 at 6:10 am

    Their ovvvvaa!
    Finally.

    2ne1 wins

    • 22 Alter August 10, 2009 at 8:51 am

      You should learn grammar and spelling. You would look less stupid.

      Anyways, you’ll be missed SNSD. Take a nice long rest! You girls deserve it! I can’t wait for their full length album!

  13. 23 coco August 10, 2009 at 6:22 am

    It’s the only song of theirs I like.
    Guess me being a semi-fan ended.
    Oh well.
    Off to another girl group.

  14. 25 tzurin August 10, 2009 at 6:36 am

    I think I liked the original version better, just not the “I just wanna wish”. 2ne1 definitely stole their spotlight, though. Not like I’m complaining… lol

  15. 26 so sad August 10, 2009 at 8:07 am

    awww i actually like them and stuf but i guess it’s because of all the groups comeback and deputs this year esp 2ne1 but i hope they get the rest needed and come back soon. but what gets me confused is that the \y have another open concert in sokcho on the 13 going to go see them perform wondering what song they are going to do

  16. 27 yumie August 10, 2009 at 8:36 am

    So sad to see these beautiful goddesses leaving the stage!
    Come back soon!

  17. 28 Bobae August 10, 2009 at 9:34 am

    Hey I kind of like the original original version of this song…(the second video)

  18. 29 EatYourKimchiAndStayInSchool August 10, 2009 at 9:37 am

    I’m glad they changed it so that Hyo Yeon gets her dance break thing =)

  19. 30 purplehe4rt August 10, 2009 at 9:51 am

    n0t a really big fan 0f them s0 i g0t t0 say..I D0N’T CARE!!!..2NE1 ish better..

    • 31 talk2me August 10, 2009 at 10:17 am

      yeah, but they’re ugly as hell! lol

      • 32 kpoprox August 10, 2009 at 12:59 pm

        yeah, but at least ALL of them can carry a tune and sing.

      • 33 EZ August 10, 2009 at 5:23 pm

        They are a lot of fans that thnk they are hot

      • 34 ygfamily rule August 10, 2009 at 10:04 pm

        SNSD are plastic…=.=

        park bom n sandara is very pretty..
        CL n minzy have their own charm..
        their style rocks!

        better than those fake faces without talent..

        u have no point to say they are ugly…
        natural is beauty…

        • 35 Ejoong August 11, 2009 at 3:41 am

          2NE1 is just as plastic as SNSD is…maybe more. And what natural beauty? everyone in the celeb industry gets plastic surgery one way or another…duh idiot..yet again here is another example of someone with a non-optimistic mind..so childish

        • 36 psssssssssh. August 11, 2009 at 7:10 am

          Their…what? Style? Is that what you call their looks?
          2NE1 look like Goodwill threw up on them. It’s not “fresh” it’s not “cute” and it doesn’t accentuate anything. Feel free to disagree, but there you have it.

          Fake faces without talent? Oh right. 2NE1 and everyone else is just so TALENTED. No matter that no girl group has ever choreographed their own dances, written their own songs, managed themselves or did anything on their own. 2NE1 is just as fake and the same coorporate slaves as the rest.

          Oh, and I doubt anyone in the industry is natural. Pictures are all photoshopped to strengthen the appeal, pounds of makeup is put on them hourly to keep the girls looking “fresh”…really, saying SNSD is worse than another coorporate PRODUCT is naive. Pleasepleaseplease think on a larger scale than “EW I HATE SNSD.”

          • 37 soju August 11, 2009 at 9:52 am

            “It’s not “fresh” it’s not “cute” and it doesn’t accentuate anything.”

            you’re saying that 2NE1 doesn’t accentuate their boobs, asses and legs?

            some girl groups don’t have to do that. when all you’re banking on is your looks and 8 other plastic fantastics, it’s all you got.

          • 38 to psssssssssh. : August 11, 2009 at 7:49 pm

            EW~~!! I HATE SNSD!!!

  20. 39 talk2me August 10, 2009 at 10:17 am

    No more sexy legs?! NOOOOOOOOO!

  21. 40 hee tae August 10, 2009 at 11:31 am

    love SNSD :) )) fighting!

  22. 41 tonii August 10, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    i thought there was going to be a special stage at inkigayo???!!!!!!!

  23. 42 S T A R R ** August 10, 2009 at 12:50 pm

    I hate both Genie and Gee. No hard feelings, ok?
    Just an opinion.

  24. 43 john August 10, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    was gee around longer?

  25. 44 bdean2 August 10, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    Don’t get these oversized groups (both for boys and gals).

    Only fans would bother to learn all the names and the members can’t possibly earn much, having to split their proceeds among a large no. of members.

  26. 46 Sarah August 10, 2009 at 2:49 pm

    Great performance. Yuri’s dance part was exceptional. Girl knows how to work with what she’s got.

  27. 47 pham August 10, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    i think its because they’ve beaten up by 2ne1..hehe though i love also taeyeon..but i really agree that 2ne1 rocks more.. eh eh eh

  28. 48 youbun7 August 10, 2009 at 4:44 pm

    damn…no more hot chicks around the stage….

    hope they expose their boobs in their next comeback

  29. 49 cheim August 10, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    lol so most of the fans are only longing for their body?im not saying bad against this girl but i noticed most of the comments people are like sad that they are saying bye on stage coz they will miss their sexy legs?most of the comments on diffrent kpop news site are written like this ” what that’s byebye stage?aahh no more legs no more body!” somehow it’s good to read it but it’s better if people love them for their personality and talent but somehow personality likewise im not sure of that…

  30. 50 A$TECHKeyBoard August 10, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    (T^T) sob

    no more legs….
    no more Yoona noona…

    (T^T)

  31. 51 eun ah August 10, 2009 at 8:33 pm

    i don’t care snsd….wanna care 2ne1 n 2pm

  32. 52 meme August 10, 2009 at 11:59 pm

    The dance break was super hot with Yuri and Hyoyeon!
    I loved the different version too! Can’t wait to see these sexy ladis next year!!!!!!

  33. 53 riki101 August 11, 2009 at 12:50 am

    hoyeon, yuri and yuna so stand out in the practice vid. it shows just how great they are as dancers. i actually like the original choreography compared to the one they used on stage. what i want to see is namjachingu as a performance. i love that song

  34. 54 Ensuitequip August 11, 2009 at 12:57 am

    2NE1 should just go home. SNSD own 2NE1 BIG BIG time. “I don’t care” is just too boring and you’ll get tired of it after a few times,unlike Genie,Gee and rest of the SNSD songs. SNSD fighting! Yoona fighting! Waiting for your comeback! :)

  35. 56 rawr August 11, 2009 at 3:07 am

    whos wearing that shiny shirt?!?!? ugh >=\

  36. 57 Ejoong August 11, 2009 at 3:42 am

    I’m going to miss these girls. They did so well with Genie!!! Jessica looked extremely gorjess in Genie and I hope she shines again in their next album!! =] SNSD and SONES Fighting!!

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  38. 59 superbang August 11, 2009 at 4:51 am

    bashing is stupid (*coff* those ppl up there *coff*) so im going 2 say i like genie but not snsd and i like 2ne1 very much. actually, i dnt lyk snsd as much as i dnt lyk their fans… some fans are rlly cool but most of them seem to be pervs :(

  39. 60 splendidvenus August 11, 2009 at 6:26 am

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  40. 61 2NE1 FAN August 11, 2009 at 6:06 pm

    good riddance.

  41. 62 SHA3 August 11, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    2ne1 fans is really annoying, hey 2ne1 fans please dont give negative comments towards snsd in SNSD article, you guys only give 2ne1 bad name..it really hurt SNSD fans who are reading this all comment here…

  42. 63 wilmadoesnt August 12, 2009 at 12:00 am

    2ne1 is fake, SNSD is Fake, all artist are fake so why waste your time watching them.
    im a 2ne1 fan but i also like SNSD for only in their Genie song, and i don’t bash them.
    i think those fans are doing that for SNSD fans are doing the same. they are just an artist and everyone is doing their job.

  43. 64 Katsuyu August 12, 2009 at 8:44 am

    I say, all of the groups r just doing what they ought to do in the entertainment industry… We cant blame them if their company has a contract on them to only wear short “Shorties” almost evrytym they perform on stage… Actually, Im an all-out 2Ne1 fan bt I dont close my ears to listening other groups’ songs.. I lyk Genie although not as much as “I dont care”… Although, somthin has been said that these girls actually hav terribly sadistic attitude, and if that wud b the case, I dont think that its gud to pictum them with that as a whole… I find a couple of girls lyk Sunny and another girl who seems to hav angelic faces who’d I think wont even cut a strand of hair out on anyone… There myt b so-called stubborn members lyk Tiffany or Yoona but I think they learnd frm after so long trying to act unruly…. I lyk 2NE1 and their “I dont Care”, or Super Juniors and TVXQ, and yet I also lyk Genie and Hyeoyon’s terrific dancing movs… Luv her 4 that..!!!

  44. 65 SR_6 August 12, 2009 at 9:03 pm

    Guys, stop bashing, whether it’s SNSD or 2NE1. It won’t bring any good.
    I’m a S♥ne myself but I don’t bash 2NE1 or any other no matter how much I dislike them. On behalf of S♥Nes, I would like to apologise for the harsh comments they gave to 2NE1. They are bringing shame upon us S♥Nes and thus i’m disappointed.
    SNSD are not as bad as you think. I used to hate them but now Ima S♥Ne myself. So what if they are plastics? Talent matters. Second, humans are not perfect so do not criticise them even at the smallest mistake.
    & lastly, Please STOP bashing SNSD.

  45. 66 Sewshe08 August 13, 2009 at 4:01 am

    CANT WAIT FOR THEIR COMEBACK!!!
    SNSD FIGHTING!!!

  46. 67 eunmin=D August 15, 2009 at 1:43 am

    do you guys like jessica????????????????????????

  47. 68 ramonerz August 23, 2009 at 6:26 am

    i like 2ne1 but now i like SNSD better haha….
    not because of their legs though :) but because i find their songs addictive… specially genie, gee and kissing you….so sad they would stop it this early T-T
    i would miss taeyeon(really love her solo part in Genie) Yoona and Yuri….

    hope they would return soon ^_^

    and to those people who loves bashing….
    don’t be envious of SNSD’s beauty… no matter what you say… as if SNSD would care bout your words…^_^

  48. 69 vs0ne September 20, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    honestly, those people who bash are just making the rest of the fans look bad. thanks to the fans of DBSK, Suju and SS501 who boycotted Soshi at Dream Concert ‘08, now everyone thinks that cassies, elfs and triple s’s are crazy.

    honestly, it’s not really about 2NE1 in this thread, it’s about SNSD. i don’t actually think that the argument that SNSD may have had plastic surgery really has any leverage, considering that most of the entertainment industry has gone under the knife. you can’t really discriminate when it comes to plastic surgery.

    Also… have you seen 2NE1 minus make-up? I was actually terrified of all of them except for fifteen year old Minzy. Not hating, just saying. Btw, I like 2NE1 as well and I think they have great stage presence.

    Also, about their talent – the way I see it, Soshi is split into two quadrants; those who can sing well, and those who can dance well. The singers are Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny, Fany and Seohyun. The dancers are Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung and Yoona. All of them possess talents in both areas, but some are just more developed. For example, Jessica and Sooyoung can both dance and sing very well (although Sooyoung’s voice … :/)

    The argument about jealousy isn’t viable either, because I’m sure that if they were jealous they would be a fan xD I’m sure the reason for antifans in the first place is not because of Fany’s supposed ‘rudeness’ (which is nonexistent as far as I have searched) or Soshi’s lack of talent (which is obviously not true. You can’t deny that Tae/Sica/Sunny/Fany/Seo can’t sing and that Hyo/Yul/Syoung/Yoona can’t dance.) It’s because of male idol groups.

    To get rid of Soshi’s antifans, all you need to do is assassinate all elfs, triple s’s and cassies. but of course, that would be inpractical :)


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