Oh! (Girls' Generation album)

Oh!
Studio album by Girls' Generation
Released January 28, 2010 (2010-01-28)
(see release history)
Recorded September–December 2009
Genre K-pop
Length 43:40
Language Korean
Label S.M. Entertainment, Avex Asia
Producer Lee Soo-man
Girls' Generation chronology
Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)
(2009)		 Oh!
(2010)		 Hoot
(2010)
Singles from Oh!
  1. "Oh!"
    Released: January 25, 2010
Run Devil Run reissue cover
Singles from Run Devil Run
  1. "Run Devil Run"
    Released: March 17, 2010

Oh! is the second studio album by the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on January 28, 2010 in Korea.[1][2] It features the lead single "Oh!". A repackaged version, Run Devil Run was released in March 2010, with new track "Run Devil Run" as the lead track.[3]

The album is listed by Gaon Albums Chart as the second best-selling album of 2010 in South Korea, with 197,934 copies sold, and the repackaged version at fourth with 136,851 copies.[4]

History

Initial interest in the album was high, as physical and online pre-orders of the album totaled 150,000 copies.[5] On its first day of sale, Oh! sold 30,000 copies.[6] The album was released internationally via iTunes on February 8, 2010.[7][8]

The group began promoting their album on MBC's Music Core on January 30.[1][2] The group also performed "Show! Show! Show!" as a part of their special comeback performance on Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo.

Upon the album's full release, various album tracks charted in the top ten of various charts.[9]

In April 2010, one of the songs in their album entitled, "영원히 너와 꿈꾸고 싶다 (Forever)" has been featured on the OST of the drama Pasta.[10]

Repackaging release

A "repackaged" version of the album was released in March, with a new concept based around a "Dark Girls' Generation" theme. The new single "Run Devil Run" was released as a digital single on March 17, 2010.[11] A demo, guide version of the song was originally recorded by Kesha; however, the song's rights were then sold to SM Entertainment, and subsequently assigned to Girls' Generation.[3] The music video was released on March 18, with their first comeback performance on KBS's Music Bank.[3][12]

S.M. Entertainment later stated that Yoona was the girl on the cover.[13]

Promotion

"Oh!" was first performed live on January 30, 2010 on MBC's Music Core, as part of their "comeback stage".[14] They also performed "Show! Show! Show!"[15] However, there was a technical error in MBC's broadcast, with a few seconds of dead air near the end of the performance; the network was subsequently flooded with complaints.[16] The incident was then parodied on YouTube, mixing in clips of the Korean drama IRIS, receiving attention from Korean netizens.[17] The group followed up with their second performance on The Music Trend the following day.[18]

Starting from March 11, 2010, photos of the members were released online showcasing a dark concept, so called Black SoShi.[19] In the run of promotions for the song, an official iPhone application was released, available in free and paid versions. The free version has 30-second previews for all the songs on the album, a music video for “Run Devil Run” and a few photographs. The paid version has full tracks for all the songs on the album, music videos for “Run Devil Run”, “Gee”, “Oh!” and “Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)”, and a photo gallery.[20] They concluded their song promotions by the May 2, 2010 in SBS' Inkigayo.

They promoted the album with the tour Girls' Generation Tour, started on July 23rd, 2011 in Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea, ended in Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand on February 12th, 2012.

Singles

Kenzie, a songwriter who previously composed the group's debut single "Into the New World", also composed "Oh!".[21] "Oh!" was released to digital music sites on January 25, 2010. The song quickly topped various digital music charts within 10 minutes of release.[22] Moreover, the song reached #1 on Gaon Music Chart[23]

"Run Devil Run" was written by American songwriters, Alex James and Busbee, with Swedish songwriter Kalle Engström. The song was first recorded by American singer-songwriter Ke$ha in 2008 while pre-production of her debut album, Animal was occurring. However, Ke$ha never included the song on the album. The song remained untouched for the next two years until executives at Universal Music Group sold the rights of the song to SM Entertainment, after this, Korean songwriter Hong Ji-yoo was brought on to translate and rearrange the English version of the song into Korean. Its first #1 on network television was on KBS's Music Bank, where it won over Kara's "Lupin" and 2AM's "Jalmothaesseo" (I Did Wrong).[24] Moreover, "Run Devil Run" was ranked #1 at South Korean Gaon Music Chart for two weeks.[25][26]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusicTranslation Length
1. "Oh!"  Kim Yeong-hoo, Kim Jeong-baeKenzie  3:08
2. "Show! Show! Show!"  Kim BuminHitchhiker  3:38
3. "Sweet Talking Baby" (뻔 & Fun; Ppeon and Fun)Song JaewonDouble J ShowFun & Fun 3:30
4. "Forever" (영원히 너와 꿈꾸고 싶다; Yeongwonhi Neowa Kkumkkugo Sipda)Kim Jin HwanKim Jin HwanI Want to Dream with You Forever 4:29
5. "Be Happy" (웃자; Utja)E-TribeE-Tribe, J-STA, Gong HyunsikLet's Laugh 3:30
6. "Boys & Girls" (화성인 바이러스; Hwaseongin Baireoseu) (feat. Key)Hwang Chanhee, Jo EunheeHwang Chanhee, Park JunhoMartian Virus 3:45
7. "Talk to Me" (카라멜 커피; Karamel Keopi) (Jessica and Tiffany duet)Machan Taylor, Kim HeewonMachan TaylorCaramel Coffee 3:26
8. "Star Star Star (☆★☆)" (별별별; Byeol Byeol Byeol)E-TribeE-Tribe, Go MyungjaeStar! Star! Star! 4:29
9. "Stick wit U" (무조건 해피엔딩; Mujogeon Haepiending)Lee Jae MyoungLee Jae MyoungJust Happy Ending 2:46
10. "Day by Day" (좋은 일만 생각하기; Joheun Ilman Saenggakhagi) (Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany, Seohyun, Sunny)Yoo Young-sukYoo Young-suk, MIHOThinking Only of Good Things 3:50
11. "Gee" (Bonus Track)E-TribeE-Tribe  3:20
12. "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" (소원을 말해봐; Sowoneul Malhaebwa) (Bonus Track)Yoo Young-jinHarambasic, Nermin/Jenssen, Robin/Svendsen, Ronny/Wik, Anne Judith/ Schjoldan, Fridolin Nordso, Yoo Young-jin (Additional melody), Yoo Han-jinTell Me Your Wish 3:49
Total length:
 43:40

Track listing for the repackaged version (Run Devil Run)

No. Title Length
1. "Run Devil Run" (NEW) 3:21
2. "Oh!"   3:08
3. "Echo" (NEW) 3:30
4. "Star Star Star (☆★☆)" (별별별; Byeol Byeol Byeol) (☆★☆) (Acoustic R&B version) 4:28
5. "Show! Show! Show!"   3:38
6. "뻔&Fun (Sweet Talking Baby)"   3:30
7. "영원히 너와 꿈꾸고 싶다 (Forever)"   4:29
8. "웃자 (Be Happy)" (Utja) 3:30
9. "화성인 바이러스 (Boys & Girls)" (feat. Key) (Hwaseong-in Baireoseu) 3:45
10. "카라멜 커피 (Talk to Me)" (Jessica and Tiffany duet) (Kalamel Keopi) 3:26
11. "별별별 (☆★☆)" (Byeol Byeol Byeol) (☆★☆) 4:29
12. "무조건 해피엔딩 (Stick wit U)" (Mujogeon Haepiending) 2:46
13. "좋은 일만 생각하기 (Day by Day)" (Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany, Seohyun, Sunny) (Joh-eun Ilman Saeng-gakhagi) 3:50
14. "Gee" (Bonus Track) 3:20
15. "소원을 말해봐 (Genie)" (Bonus Track) (Sowon-eul Malhaebwa) 3:49
Total length:
 55:40

Sales

Gaon 2010

Chart Amount
Oh physical sales 197,934
Run Devil Run physical sales 136,851
Total physical sales 334,785

Gaon 2011

Chart Amount
Oh physical sales[27] 21,443
Run Devil Run physical sales[27] 32,358
Total physical sales[27] 53,801

Gaon 2012

Chart Amount
Oh physical sales 12,865
Run Devil Run physical sales 10,931
Total physical sales 23,796

Gaon 2013

Chart Amount
Oh physical sales 3,184
Run Devil Run physical sales 2,366
Total physical sales 5,550

Gaon 2014

Chart Amount
Oh physical sales 1,306
Run Devil Run physical sales _
Total physical sales 1,306

Total Reported Sales (2010–2014): 419,238+

Charts

Oh!

Charts Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Weekly Albums Chart[28] 1
South Korea Gaon Monthly Albums Chart[29] 1
South Korea Gaon Yearly Albums Chart[30] 2

Run Devil Run

Charts Peak
position
South Korea Gaon Weekly Albums Chart[31] 1
South Korea Gaon Monthly Albums Chart[32] 1
South Korea Gaon Yearly Albums Chart[33] 4
Preceded by
Bluetory by CN Blue		 Gaon Chart weekly number-one weekly album
January 30 – February 13, 2010 		Succeeded by
Run Devil Run by Girls' Generation
Preceded by
I Did Wrong (Korean: 잘못했어) by 2AM		 Gaon Chart monthly number-one album
March 27, 2010 		Succeeded by
Shine A Light by G-Dragon
Preceded by
Incumbent		 Gaon Chart monthly number-one album
January–February 2010 		Succeeded by
Run Devil Run by Girls' Generation

Release history

Version Country Date Distributing label Format
Oh!
South Korea
January 28, 2010
S.M. Entertainment
CD
Japan
February 2, 2010
Rhythm Zone
Hong Kong
February 19, 2010[34]
Avex Asia
Thailand
March 9, 2010
GMM Grammy
(2010–2011)
SM True
(2012–present)
Taiwan
March 12, 2010[35]
Avex Taiwan
Philippines
March 19, 2010
Universal Records
Run Devil Run
South Korea
March 22, 2010
S.M. Entertainment
Taiwan
April 23, 2010[36]
Avex Taiwan
Philippines
May 22, 2010 (Special Release)
May 29, 2010 (Official Release)
Universal Records

Awards

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Sorry, Sorry by Super Junior		 Golden Disk Awards for Disk Daesang (Album of the Year)
2010 		Succeeded by
Mr. Simple by Super Junior

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