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Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Korean: 소원을 말해봐; lit. Tell Me Your Wish) is the 2nd mini-album by a South Korean teen idol girl group, Girls' Generation. The mini-album was released on June 29, 2009 by SM Entertainment. Composers Yoo Young-jin, Kenzie, Hwang Seong-Je, Kim Jin-Hwan, joined the production of the album.[1]

Girls’ Generation started their official promotions on Music Bank, on June 26, 2009, ending their promotions on August 15.[1]


Overview

This album contains total 6 songs including the lead single of the same album title. First single of the album, "Sowoneul Malhaebwa" that is a electronica style pop in European dance genre, features a heavy synthesizer intro, which is in a dreamlike way. The lyric's theme is exposed by the subtitle "Genie", which is the metaphorical symbol of "Goddesses of Luck (Template:Lang-ko)". "Etude" is a pop, focusing on cute, light moods. "Girlfriend" is a 1980s disco style. "Boyfriend" is a dance-pop song, bringing electro elements. "My Child" is with a piano played intro in a gospel and classical style. "One Year After" is a soft ballad duet song by Jessica and O New (the leader of SHINee).[1][2][3][4][5]

Track listing

  1. "Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie)" (Template:Lang-ko) — 03:50
  2. "Etude" (Korean: 에뛰드) — 03:13
  3. "Girlfriend" (Template:Lang-ko) — 03:19
  4. "Boyfriend" (Template:Lang-ko) — 03:50
  5. "My Child" (Template:Lang-ko) — 03:36
  6. "One Year Later" (Template:Lang-ko) (Jessica ft Onew) — 04:01

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Awards

Bout Year Date Award Title Notes
24th 2009 December 10 Golden Disk Awards Grand Prize in Digital Releasing [6]
Records of the Year
in Digital Releasing 		one of the top 5 records of the year,
which were digital released.[7]

Controversy

The cover design of the album was redone to avoid the problem with symbolized images of Japanese imperialism.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tell Me Your Wish Introduce". Girls’ Generation Official website. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Tell Me Your Wish Track List". Girls’ Generation Official website. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  3. ^ http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=20440&bigcateidx=8&mrbs=1 Template:Ko icon
  4. ^ http://sstv.freechal.com/News/Detail.aspx?cSn=1&pSn=55029 Template:Ko icon
  5. ^ http://spn.edaily.co.kr/news/newspath.asp?newsid=01249686589724672 Template:Ko icon
  6. ^ "2009년 제24회 골든 디스크 수상자". webpage (in Korean). Golden Disk Awards. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  7. ^ "2009년 제24회 골든 디스크 본상 수상자". webpage (in Korean). Golden Disk Awards. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  8. ^ "소녀시대 수정된 새 재킷 공개…어떤 게 달라졌나" (in Korean). Nakorean.com. Retrieved 10 July 2009.


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