Girls' Generation had their official debut stage on August 5, 2007 with their first single "Into the New World". The group has released two albums and various singles, which went on to achieve commercial success. Their 2009 single "Gee" holds the record for the longest-running #1 song on KBS's Music Bank, at 9 weeks. That year also saw the girls winning various awards, including consecutive Artist of the Year (Daesang) awards at the Seoul Music Awards, Golden Disk Awards, Melon Music Awards, and the Korean Cultural Entertainment Awards.
The members of the group have had various activities as solo entertainers â€" acting in various video clips, dramas, and musicals; hosting various reality-variety shows; and releasing solo singles for drama soundtracks.
The members were professionally trained primarily in singing and dancing, while some members were also selected to be trained in acting and modeling. Many of the members already had made names for themselves in the Korean entertainment industry through their participation in magazine ads, television commercials, and small television appearances. For nearly two years, Korean websites speculated about which of the female SM Entertainment trainees would be placed into the group. Before the official release of the group name, Girls' Generation (Hangul: 소녀시대 | Hanja: å°'女时代), it was rumored that the group would be named "Super Girls" after their so-called counterpart, Super Junior.
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