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Discography:
* ''Into the New World EP'' 2007
* ''[[Self -Titled Album|Girls' Generation]]'' 2007
** ''[[Updated Rerelease|Baby Baby]]'' 2008
* ''Gee EP'' 2009
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*** ''Mr. Taxi/[[Translated Cover Version|Run Devil Run]]'' 2011 - *recorded in [[Japanese Pop Music|Japanese]]
* ''Hoot! (009)'' 2010
* ''[[Self -Titled Album|Girls']] [[Translated Cover Version|Gene]][[Recycled Title|ration]]'' 2011 - *recorded in [[Japanese Pop Music|Japanese]]
* ''The Boys'' 2011 - *featuring their first [[Gratuitous English|English]] [[Averted Trope|language single]]
* ''Twinkle'' 2012
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* [[Biker Babe]] - Their costume concept in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gQs7damTIE Bad Girl MV].
* [[Blonde Brunette Redhead]] - With a few exceptions, whether through [[Dye Hard]] or wigs, all their looks for their performances have featured exactly one blonde girl with the remaining eight in varying shades of brunette or redhead. Became [http://sofifisofiani.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/jessica-run-devil-run-official-photos-girls-generation-snsd-10933740-383-5902.jpg Jessica's] trademark for a while.
** [[Dark -Skinned Blond]] - One of the latest to take on the role of blonde girl is Yuri, as of ''Mr.Taxi'''s release, though it's more of a dirty blonde for her. [http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/851/20110513yuri4.jpg/ Compare pictures of her from a premiere performance of Hoot! last year (left) and those from the latest Hoot! performance (right).]
*** And [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|now it's back to being]] [http://snsdtiffany.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/the-boys-japan-4.jpg Hyoyeon], who was blonde for [http://yumimaki.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/hyoyeon2.jpg?w=300&h=265 Into The New World].
** Their new sub-unit group. Taeyeon = Blonde. Tiffany = Redhead. Seohyun = Brunette/Black. [http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4otthFhIb1roznph.jpg Here].
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* [[Costume Porn]]: Their wear some incredible themed outfits in many of their videos. Mod/60's style in the video for ''Hoot'', or the Yellow and Black Taxi short skirts and vests in ''Mr Taxi'', the bad girl outfits in ''Run Devil Run'', the intro for ''The Boys'', motorcycle gang clothing in ''Bad Girl'', the Naval and Army style uniforms, they have a lot and they are very detailed, distinctive but still manage to tie into the overall theme.
* [[The Cutie]] - As stated earlier, Sunny. Notable in that she's one of the elder members, and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfuQqpMeND8&feature=grec_index frequently gets called out on her overly cutesy behavior by the younger members].
* [[Design StudentsStudent's Orgasm]] - The video for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSQwCK_8VSM Visual Dreams].
* [[Distaff Counterpart]] - Originally Girl's Generation was going to called "Super Girls", based on the name of their label mates [[Super Junior]].
* [[Dress Rehearsal Video]] - Practically all of the videos to their album-leading singles feature cuts of the girls in full costume, performing the steps to their given song on a soundstage. On some singles, they digitally release videos composed solely of them performing the dance without any interruptions.
* [[Eerie Pale -Skinned Brunette]] - [http://snsdkorean.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/seohyun-2.jpg Seohyun]. Although not creepy per se, she's known for being very quiet and asocial.
* [[Epic Fail]]: Or, why Jessica Jung should stay away from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG-QytuST4I baseball].
* [[Even the Girls Want Her|Even The Girls Want Them]] - They have a sizable female fanbase, most of whom enjoy them for the [[Ho Yay|same]] [[Fan Service|reasons]] the male fanbase does.
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* [[Evil Counterpart]] - The Black SoShi, their dark-clad selves in the "Oh!" and "Run Devil Run" videos, are meant to be this.
** [[Evil Is Sexy|Evil Is]] [[Hotter and Sexier]]
** [[What Do You Mean ItsIt's Not Heinous?]] - For all the attention they drummed up, they do little more than trash the apartment belonging to the girls' cheerleader personas in Oh!, and whatever damage they do is fixed in a [[Fast -Forward Gag]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaM-j0F-a2s See here.]
* [[Family Business]] - Jessica's younger sister Krystal is a part of the group f(x) with is also under SM Entertainment. In addition, Sunny's uncle is the founder of SM Entertainment.
* [[Giant Poofy Sleeves]] - The video for "Kissing You" include a few relatively minor examples.
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* [[Irony]] - Their self-titled song is actually a cover of another artist's song by the same name.
** [[Covered Up]] - In the case of their self-titled song, if not for the popularity of the song itself, then for its association with the group.
* [[ItsIt's a Small World After All]] - Jessica and Tiffany were born in the same hospital in San Francisco in 1989.
* [[Japanese Pop Music]] - The group broke into the J-Pop market sometime in 2010, starting with the [[Translated Cover Version|Japanese covers]] of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rEM6UzLYkE Genie] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fckzBPaoX8U Gee]. This was followed by [[B Side|double A-Side]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN5v61brFKk Mr. Taxi]/[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmByhQ3IkPw Run Devil Run] and their [[Recycled Title|2011]] [[Self -Titled Album]].
* [[Legally Blonde the Musical]] - Jessica starred in the first Korean version in 2009 as Elle Woods.
* [[Merchandise -Driven]] - Their single, Chocolate Love, as seen being performed in the above photo, is a promotion for the LG Cyon Chocolate Phone. There's also their other CFs for water coolers, the LG Cookie and various other items.
** The single [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSQwCK_8VSM Visual Dreams] was made in promotion of Intel.
* [[Midnight Sun]] - Taeyeon starred as Kaoru in a 2010 musical adaptation.
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** What makes her fit into this trope perfectly is that she trained for only a few months before the formation of the group, compared to the other 8 members who trained for years.
*** Sunny has actually been in the entertainment industry LONGER than the other members. She was a trainee with two other agencies prior to joining SM Entertainment and Girls Generation.
* [[New Sound Album]] - Their 2011 [[Self -Titled Album]] ([[Recycled Title|not to be confused]] with the 2007 release of the same name) turned out to be this. Aside from the songs being recorded in [[Japanese Pop Music|Japanese]], the album strays from the [[Lighter and Softer|bubblegum]] dance-pop style common in previous releases and instead, has a generally more pronounced electronic and [[Synth Pop]] sound.
* [[Not So Stoic]] - Ice Princess Jessica
* [[Piss Take Rap]]: Opinions on Tiffany's rapping have varied since they started pushing her as a rapper after their Japan Tour ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNVWRl9PCDI here's a sample from her and Taeyeon's performance of Lady Marmalade]), and the effect sometimes ends up being [[Pretty Fly for A White Guy|pretty fly for a Korean-American girl]]. Strangely enough, among the girls, she may be the most suitable for a rapper role, considering she [[But Not Too Foreign|grew up in California]].
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* [[She Is All Grown Up]]: As seen [http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsg3z1S0uv1qdsk73o1_1280.jpg here] and [http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzxh18OdO41r1mh1oo2_500.jpg here].
* [[She's Got Legs]] - All of them, especially the taller girls (Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun). Taeyeon and Sooyoung recently poked fun at this, posting pictures of the two of them [http://www.asianpopcorn.com/news_images/SNSD_s_kid_leader_Taeyeon_amuses_fans_with_Sooyoung_comparison_22052011013438.jpg posing] in the same chair. It's [http://img1.lln.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/10072008/f/b/d/0/fbd0380ee537e0_full.jpg also] [http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgl3r379aw1qbdgyqo1_500.jpg Sooyoung's] [http://redandrosy.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/20090828_snsdjeans_1.jpg trademark].
* [[Shy Finger -Twiddling]] - Yoona in the "Gee" music video.
* [[Signature Song]] - Gee. The song has even managed to become something of a [[Memetic Mutation]] within the ''[[Starcraft]]'' community due to the line "Gee gee gee gee, baby baby baby" resembling "GG"; short for good game, typed near or at the end of a match.
** Not to mention G-Dragon of Big Bang [[Shout Out|mentioned it]] in his song "Leaders": "My name is G-G-G-G baby baby baby GD GD GD baby baby baby."
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* [[Sweater Girl]] - As seen in the original Korean version of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoWkT79ElK4 Gee].
* [[The Cheerleader]] - Their [http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/853/snsdoh1.jpg/ costume concept] in Oh!
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|Tall Dark And Misonyeo]] - Yuri and Sooyoung.
* [[Teen Idol|Teen Idols]]
* [[Translated Cover Version]] - Their forays into the J-Pop market were initially composed of these, with their first two singles being covers of Genie and Gee. Partially averted in their recent release Mr. Taxi/Run Devil Run, with Mr. Taxi being an original song. Further averted in their [[Recycled Title|2011]] [[Self -Titled Album]]; of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls%27_Generation_(2011_album) 8 tracks on the album] which weren't released as singles, only the Japanese version of Hoot! is a cover.
** [[Adaptation Expansion]] - The video for the Genie Japanese cover changes the girls from featuring in [[Fetish Fuel]]-inducing scenes whilst [[Painting the Fourth Wall|interacting with the camera]] to actual genies who, after some healthy [[Fan Service]] grant wishes to the lucky guy who finds them.
** [[Adaptation Distillation]] - The video for Gee Japanese cover has the girls simply portray clothing store attendants and Minho from [[SHI Nee]] (who plays the clerk in the original) as a customer instead of the [[Animate Inanimate Object]] example above.
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* [[Van in Black]] - About 90% of the vans that the girls or any other celebrity that appears ride in is a black van.
* [[What Could Have Been]] - Prior to their debut, SNSD went through several line-up changes. SM planned to have 11 girls in the group, one of which was Soyeon of [[T-ara]]. The group would be A LOT different today had they gone through with this. Read more on the roster history [http://snsdkorean.com/2010/01/02/the-making-of-so-nyuh-shi-dae/ here]
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8r-SCbMKVc The trailer] of their 1st Japanese album. The songs are fine, the visuals are...odd.
* [[Who Wears Short Shorts]] - SNSD wears short shorts. At least, since Gee came out, short shorts have been common in their costumes; of course, this is to show off their [[She's Got Legs|awesome legs]].
** Tiffany caught some flack for having her shorts be ''too'' [http://www.allkpop.com/2011/11/tiffany-of-snsds-white-shorts-hot-or-too-short short], although some considered it [[Fetish Fuel]].
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