The popularity of "Girls' Generation" and its world (June 2011)

The popularity of "Girls' Generation" and its world (June 2011)
「少女時代」の人気とその世界（2011年6月）



"Girls' Generation"'s 1st album "GIRLS'GENERATION" recorded sales of 232,000 in the first week and became the top of the Oricon weekly album ranking.
As an overseas musician, the sales volume of the 1st album was the highest ever, and for the first time as a female group, it became the No. 1 on the Oricon weekly album chart.

Girls' Generation was the second to become the Oricon chart in the first week of its release, and it was the first time in eight years and three months since the Russian female duo "t.A.T.u."
"T.A.T.u." suddenly appeared in the living room and came to Japan, leaving the impression that it disappeared leaving behind the commotion such as the appearance of slapstick. It hasn't been talked about these days.
What will happen to "Girls' Generation"?
Some people say that this popularity is a temporary phenomenon. Some even said that the phenomenon would end this year because of the popularity they made, but now that the new year is approaching summer, their popularity seems to be even more overheated. .. It seems that the popularity has been pushed out from the base rather than the popularity that was intentionally created from the top.
I would like to hear again the voices of those who said that the popularity that was made and that their popularity will end this year as a boom last year. Will they repeat, like wolf boys, "their popularity will end this year"?
It is said that middle and high school girls are the ones who actually support the popularity of "Girls' Generation". After learning about "Girls'Generation" through YouTube videos, they slowly became familiar with the music of "Girls' Generation" and became a guard. It is unlikely that the popular (light) that has grown up in this way will rapidly wither.
Currently, "Girls' Generation" is in the process of the first arena tour in Japan. It's a pity that some of the videos posted on YouTube have disappeared, but I notice that there are more male fans than I expected to observe the audience that filled the concert venue. At first I thought that male fans would have narrow shoulders.
The fans who rushed to Ariake's concert were overwhelmingly occupied by girls. Although female fans are the mainstream, the atmosphere of the venue may change little by little toward the second half of the tour.

I wonder if "Girls' Generation" will captivate the hearts of male fans on this tour.
Elderly people should not go on such tours, but even though I rarely watch TV, I am prepared to watch "Hey Hey Hey" on Monday and "Music Station" on Friday without fail. It seems that they sang hit songs such as "MR TAXI" in a medley at "Music Station" last Friday. It was a pity.


I don't have many videos of the Japan tour, so I'm focusing on the ones from the Shanghai performance, but I think the contents are quite rich. From girls to adults, sometimes innocent, sometimes mysterious, sometimes cool, sometimes sentimental, it feels like a woman's youth history is fully embodied on a three-hour stage. I think it's understandable that young girls yearn for alternative experiences.


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