SNSD – Genie & Gee (Japanese Version)
Mid-June, it was announced that the group had signed contracts in May, and would begin working under Universal Music Japan's record label Nayutawave Records for their Japanese promotions, with their first Japanese single expected to be released in September 2010.
Girls' Generation began promotion in Japan in August. "少女時代到来～初来日記念盤～" (
Girls' Generation's Arrival ～ First Time in Japan Commemoration Disc ～), a DVD featuring seven of the group's music videos as well as special bonus footage was released on August 11, with the special edition of the DVD containing a pink glowstick as well as a pass to the Girls' Generation debut at the
Tokyo Ariake Colliseum on August 25.
In the first week after release, the DVD sold 23,000 copies, making No.4 on the weekly DVD Oricon ranking and No.3 on the weekly music DVD ranking,
making Girls' Generation the first female k-pop group to make the Oricon DVD Top-5 ranking. The sales for the group's first photobook, “少女” (So Nyuh) were estimated to at 1.6 billion
won even before release.
.On August 25, the group held their first showcase in Tokyo Ariake Colliseum.
With an initial 10,000 fans invited, it was reported to be the most large-scale plan for a Korean artist debuting in Japan.
However, due to high number of expected attendees, the group's management announced that the showcase would take place three times in the same day rather than once to accommodate the estimated 20,000 fans.
The group sang 5 of their Korean tracks at each of the showcases, and the total number of attendees over all three shows were estimated to be at least 22,000.
At this showcase, the
Genie Japanese music video was also revealed publicly for the first time, the teaser having been released a few days prior on August 20.
Their Japanese debut single "
Genie" debuted at the No.5 spot on the same day of its release on the Daily
Oricon Charts and later rose to the No.2 position on the Daily Charts some time later, earning the group a No.4 position on the Oricon weekly ranking.
The group also hit the number No.1 spots on Japan iTunes' music video chart and both the
Rekochoku daily video clip chart and incoming movie daily ranking chart a day later.
With pre-orders amounting to 80,000, the single sold an estimated 45,000 copies in the first week after release.
On October 20, 2010, the group released their second Japanese single, "
Gee".
SNSD’s First Single in Japan- Genie
Album Track List:
- Genie (Japanese Version)
- Genie (Korean Version)
- Genie (without main vocals)
SNSD’s 2nd Single in Japan - Gee
Album Track List:
- Gee (Japanese Version)
- Gee (Korean Version)
- Gee (without main vocals)
