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'''Girls' Generation''' is a South Korean pop band that was formed in 2007. It has been Korea's top girl group since 2009, when they released their breakthrough hit "Gee."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L05wn7w0Rz8 SNSD/Girls Generation (소녀시대) ~ Gee (baby baby)]" (2009)</ref> It is the most popular girl group in Asia, and it consists of nine members.<ref name=Yang>Yang, Jeff, "[http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/02/06/can-girls-generation-break-through-in-america/ Can Girls’ Generation Break Through in America?]," ''Wall Street Journal'', Feb 6, 2012.</ref> The leader is Kim Tae-yeon. The band is known for coordinated, precision dancing. They sing primarily in Korean, although their songs generally include an English-language phrase or two. Besides Korea, they have topped the charts in Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Japan, the world’s second largest music market.<ref name="Yang" /> An effort to enter the U.S. market in 2011 met with little response.<ref>Kwaak, Jeyup S., "[http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2013/12/18/us-meh-girls-generation-still-big-in-japan/ US? Meh, Girls Generation Still Big in Japan]," ''Wall Street Journal,'' Dec. 18, 2013.</ref>

'''Girls' Generation''' is a South Korean pop band that was formed in 2007. It has been Korea's top girl group since 2009, when they released their breakthrough hit "Gee."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L05wn7w0Rz8 SNSD/Girls Generation (소녀시대) ~ Gee (baby baby)]" (2009)</ref> It is the most popular girl group in Asia, and it consists of nine members.<ref name=Yang>Yang, Jeff, "[https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/02/06/can-girls-generation-break-through-in-america/ Can Girls’ Generation Break Through in America?]," ''Wall Street Journal'', Feb 6, 2012.</ref> The leader is Kim Tae-yeon. The band is known for coordinated, precision dancing. They sing primarily in Korean, although their songs generally include an English-language phrase or two. Besides Korea, they have topped the charts in Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Japan, the world’s second largest music market.<ref name="Yang" /> An effort to enter the U.S. market in 2011 met with little response.<ref>Kwaak, Jeyup S., "[https://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2013/12/18/us-meh-girls-generation-still-big-in-japan/ US? Meh, Girls Generation Still Big in Japan]," ''Wall Street Journal,'' Dec. 18, 2013.</ref>

The members received three years of training at an "idol school," paid for by SM Entertainment.<ref name="Yang" /> The management company then assembled successful students into a band. The group received the YouTube Music Video Award in November 2013.<ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/11/04/why-girls-generation-and-k-pop-won-big-at-the-youtube-music-awards/ Why Girls’ Generation and K-Pop Won Big at the YouTube Music Awards]," ''Wall Street Journal'', Nov 4, 2013.</ref>  

The members received three years of training at an "idol school," paid for by SM Entertainment.<ref name="Yang" /> The management company then assembled successful students into a band. The group received the YouTube Music Video Award in November 2013.<ref>[https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/11/04/why-girls-generation-and-k-pop-won-big-at-the-youtube-music-awards/ Why Girls’ Generation and K-Pop Won Big at the YouTube Music Awards]," ''Wall Street Journal'', Nov 4, 2013.</ref>  

All of the members of the band are at least nominally Christian. Tae-yeon is Catholic and the others are Protestant.<ref>South Korea's population is 18 percent Protestant and 11 percent Catholic.</ref> Four of them, Choi Soo-young, Im Yoon-a, Kim Hyo-yeon, and Tiffany (Stephanie Hwang), participate in a fellowship group.<ref>"[http://snsdkorean.com/2010/06/08/korean-idol-christians-band-up/ Korean Idol Christians Band Up!]," ''Soshified,'' Jan. 8, 2010.</ref> Soo-young and Tiffany have confessed their faith in numerous interviews. Tiffany is a Korean-American and was born in San Francisco.<ref>"[http://www.soshified.com/2013/05/californian-girl-tiffany-featured-in-1st-look-magazine-for-a-photoshoot-in-los-angeles ‘Californian Girl’: Tiffany Featured in ’1st Look’ Magazine for a Photoshoot in Los Angeles]," ''Soshified,'' May 16, 2013.</ref>

All of the members of the band are at least nominally Christian. Tae-yeon is Catholic and the others are Protestant.<ref>South Korea's population is 18 percent Protestant and 11 percent Catholic.</ref> Four of them, Choi Soo-young, Im Yoon-a, Kim Hyo-yeon, and Tiffany (Stephanie Hwang), participate in a fellowship group.<ref>"[http://snsdkorean.com/2010/06/08/korean-idol-christians-band-up/ Korean Idol Christians Band Up!]," ''Soshified,'' Jan. 8, 2010.</ref> Soo-young and Tiffany have confessed their faith in numerous interviews. Tiffany is a Korean-American and was born in San Francisco.<ref>"[http://www.soshified.com/2013/05/californian-girl-tiffany-featured-in-1st-look-magazine-for-a-photoshoot-in-los-angeles ‘Californian Girl’: Tiffany Featured in ’1st Look’ Magazine for a Photoshoot in Los Angeles]," ''Soshified,'' May 16, 2013.</ref>