The Boys

by Girls' Generation

Overview

Soon after forming in 2007, the nine-member girl pop band Girls' Generation became one of the most popular K-pop groups in Korea, releasing chart-topping singles and a hugely successful debut album. After their 2010 follow-up, Oh!, they expanded their reach to Japan, becoming quite popular there as well. By the time of 2011's The Boys, the group had set its sights on the American market. The album is teeming with singalong hooks, uptempo dance tracks, the occasional empowerment ballad, and strong vocals from all nine members, with a straight pop radio feel and quite a few tracks that would work well in a club setting. Mostly the album is preteen fantasy fodder with songs about dream boys, perfect loves, and super-sweet, super-nice things delivered with a feather-light touch and the occasional moment of inspiration. Balanced with these moments are the times (like on "My J" or "Sunflower") when the backing tracks barely rise about karaoke levels and threaten to sink the album entirely. On the whole, though, the well-crafted, propulsive club tracks like "Telepathy," "Trick," and "Mr. Taxi" carry the day and the album ends up being a bunch of fun. The best track, "The Boys," sounds as good as anything on pop radio in 2012 and shows that when they are firing on all cylinders, Girls' Generation have what it takes to conquer the world of pop. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	02/21/2012
Label:	Sm
UPC:	8809314511071
Rank:	193627

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Girls' Generation   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Snoop Dogg   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mirae Seo   Vocals (Background)
Nile Lee   Conductor
Seong Je Hwang   Director
Soo Wan Jung   Guitar
Tesung Kim   Director
Yong Shin Kim   Piano,Conductor
Young Hyun Kim   Guitar,Conductor
Young Shin Kim   Director
Young-Jun Tak   Director
Yung String   Strings
Agnes Shin   Vocals (Background)
Byung Seok Kim   Bass
Hyun Hwang   Director
Jae Myoung Lee   Vocal Director
Kyle Chang-Hwan Jeong   Director
Teddy Riley   Director,Vocals (Background)
Young Jin Yoo   Director,Vocals (Background)
Young-Hu Kim   Director
Lola Fair   Vocals (Background)
Ji Hyun Kim   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Chan Yong Eom   Engineer,String Engineer
Chris Sung-Su Lee   A&R,Direction,Coordination
Eui Seok Jung   Engineer
Eun-a Kim   Publicity,Public Relations
Chad Royce   Arranger,Composer
Scott Mann   Arranger,Composer
Thomas Troelsen   Composer
Sarah Lundback   Arranger,Composer
Min-Kyong Kim   Copyright Coordinator,Publishing
Nikki Semin Han   Supervisor
Nile Lee   String Arrangements
Peter Lars Wennerberg   Arranger,Composer
Richard Garcia   Arranger,Composer
Rino Nakasone   Choreographer
Sang-Hee Jung   Publicity,Public Relations
Seong Je Hwang   Arranger,Composer,Engineer
Soo Young   Composer
Soo-Koung Suh   Stylist
Soonsoo-a-Reum Kim   Hair Stylist
Soonsoo-Kyoung-Mee Shin   Make-Up,Jacket Design
Sung Gun Oh   Engineer,String Engineer
Sung-Woo Choi   Promoter,Management
Tae Yoon Kim   Composer
Tesung Kim   Arranger,Composer,Engineer
Yong Shin Kim   Arranger,String Arrangements
Yoo-Da Soonsoo-Heewon   Hair Stylist
Young Hyun Kim   Supervisor,Vocal Editing,String Arrangements
Young-En Kweon   Hair Stylist
Young-Jun Tak   Choreographer
Yun-Kyoung Cho   Composer
Cho Yun Kyoung   Composer
Hong Ji-Yu   Composer
Hwang Hyun   Composer
Kim Tae Yoon   Composer
Kim Young-Hu   Composer
Yoo Young-jin   Composer
Scott Pearson Mann   Composer
Paulo "Shirazi" Prudencio   Arranger,Composer
Yongdeok Kim   Management,Promoter
Tae Woo Kim   Photography
Young-Min Kim   Executive Supervision
Adros Rodriguez   Mixing
Boo Min Kim   Composer
Byung-Ok Seo   Make-Up
Eun-Jeong Kwak   Engineer
Eun-Kyeng Jung   Engineer
Gabriella Jelena Jangfeldt   Arranger,Composer
Gang-Mi Kim   Make-Up
Gi-Hyun Kim   Publicity,Public Relations
Greg Hwang   Direction,Choreographer
Hae Young Jung   Composer
Hae-Young Lee   Publishing,Copyright Coordinator
Hanna Cho   Repertoire
Hee-Jun Yoon   Artist Development
Ho-Jin Kim   Promoter,Management
Hoon Jeon   Mastering
Hun-Young Park   Visual Direction
Hye Jin Park   Repertoire
Hye-Young Eom   Management
Hyun Hwang   Arranger,Composer
Hyun-Jung Ryu   Make-Up
Jam3s K3nn3dy   Additional Production
Janie Yoo   A&R,Direction,Coordination
Jean T. Na   Composer
Jeung-Ah Lee   Artist Development
Ji-Hong Kim   Promoter,Management
Jinny Lee   Promoter,Marketing
Ji-Sun Lee   Publicity,Public Relations
Ji-Young Choi   Hair Stylist
Ji-Young Lee   Make-Up
Ji-Yu Hong   Composer
John Hyun-Kyu Lee   English Supervision
Jong-Pil Gu   Mixing,Engineer
Jung Bae Kim   Composer
Jung-Ah Kang   Promoter,Management
Jun-Young Park   Video Director
Kwang Wook Lim   Arranger
Lin Kang   Promoter,Marketing
Mathias Peter Venge   Arranger,Composer
Mina Jungmin Choi   Promoter,Marketing
Tony Maserati   Mixing
Sharon Vaughn   Arranger,Composer
Teddy Riley   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Remixing
David Anthony   Remixing
Clinton Sparks   Remixing
Martin Hansen   Arranger,Composer
Jin Namkoong   Mixing,Engineer
Young Jin Yoo   Mixing,Composer,Engineer
Young-Hu Kim   Arranger,Composer,Engineer
Lucas Secon   Composer
Mikkel Remee Sigvardt   Composer
Soo-Man Lee   Producer
Allison Veltz   Arranger,Composer
Hyoyeon   Group Member
Seongho Lee   Mixing,Engineer
Girls' Generation   Composer
Jae Shim   Direction,Choreographer
Young Son   Video Director
Jane Choi   Promoter,Marketing
Neil Jacobson   A&R
Sung Ho Lee   Promoter,Marketing
So Young Nam   Managing Director
Hee Jin Min   Design,Art Direction,Visual Direction
Seohyun   Group Member
Taeyeon   Group Member
Sam McCarthy   Arranger,Composer
Disco Fries   Remixing
John Kim   Promoter,Marketing