Girls' Generation (소녀시대; 少女時代) is a eight-member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. The current members are: Taeyeon (the leader), Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Jessica left the group in 2014. They are often referred to as SoShi (소시), or SNSD (mainly outside Korea), the first of which is an abbreviation and the second an acronym of the group's Korean name So Nyeo Shi Dae (or So Nyuh Shi Dae). In China, they are known as 少女時代 (Shàonǚ Shídài; or Siu Nui Si Doi in Hong Kong) and in Japan as 少女時代 (Shōjo Jidai).
Members
- Taeyeon (태연) born March 9, 1989 as Kim Tae-Yeon (김태연)
- Sunny (써니) born May 15, 1989 as Lee Soon-Kyu (이순규)
- Tiffany (티파니) born August 1, 1989 as Stephanie Hwang (스테파니 황), Korean name Hwang Mi-Young (황미영)
- Hyoyeon (효연) born September 22, 1989 as Kim Hyo-Yeon (김효연)
- Yuri (유리) born December 5, 1989 as Kwon Yu-Ri (권유리)
- Sooyoung (수영) born February 10, 1990 as Choi Soo-Young (최수영)
- Yoona (윤아) born May 30, 1990 as Im Yoon-Ah (임윤아)
- Seohyun (서현) born June 28, 1991 as Seo Joo-Hyun (서주현)
Past Members:
- Jessica (제시카) born April 18, 1989 as Jessica Jung (제시카 정), Korean name Jung Soo-Yeon (정수연)
Sub-Unit
- Girls' Generation-TTS
Discography
- see also: Girls' Generation Discography
Korean
Studio albums
- 2007: Girls' Generation
- 2010: Oh!
- 2010 : Run Devil Run (repackage)
- 2011: The Boys
- 2013: I Got A Boy
- 2015: Lion Heart
Mini-Albums
- 2009: Gee
- 2009: Genie
- 2010: Hoot
- 2014: Mr. Mr.
Single albums
- 2007: The First Single Album (also known as Into the New World)
- 2015: Party
Live albums
- 2010: Into the New World
- 2011: 2011 Girls' Generation Tour
Special albums
- 2008: Sweet Memories with Girls' Generation
- 2008: Heart 2 Heart with Girls' Generation
Japanese
Japanese Albums
- 2011: Girls' Generation: 1st Japanese Album
- 2012: Girls & Peace
- 2013: Love & Peace
Japanese singles
- 2010: Genie
- 2010: Gee
- 2011: Mr Taxi
- 2012: Paparazzi
- 2012: Oh!
- 2012: Flower Power
- 2015: Catch Me If You Can
Compilation Albums
- 2013: Best Selection Non Stop Mix
- 2014: The Best
DVDs
- 2010: Girls in Tokyo (bonus DVD from Girls' Generation's first photobook)
- 2010: New Beginning of Girls' Generation (Japan debut DVD)
