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Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) is the 2nd mini-album from Girls' Generation. The mini-album was released on June 29, 2009 by S.M. Entertainment.

Background[]

The EP was released on June 29, 2009. Their first win for their single "Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie)" was obtained at the July 10, 2009 episode of KBS Music Bank. Their second award was claimed at the July 12, 2009 episode of SBS Inkigayo. The group finished promotions for "Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie)" in August 2009.

Sales and Charts[]

Just like its predecessor Gee, Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) proved to be a big hit, as it conquered various music sites like Melon, Dosirak, MNet, Bugs and it was No.1 on the weekly charts and SKT ringtone weekly charts of the first week of July. They won the No.1 spot on both Music Bank and Inkigayo.

The mini-album sold an estimated 50,000+ copies in its first week after released, an unusual feat for any Korean girl group. The albums went to sell over 200,000 as of 2010.

Whereas the single has sold 3,334,000 copies digitally, being the 34th best selling single of 2009.

They won Grand Prize in Digital Releasing and Record of the Year in Digital Releasing at the Golden Disk Awards on December 10, 2009.

Track listing[]

No. Title Length
1. "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"   03:50
2. "Etude"   03:13
3. "Girlfriend"   03:19
4. "Boyfriend"   03:50
5. "My Child"   03:36
6. "One Year Later"   04:01

Trivia[]

Girls' Generation Genie old cover

The original Tell Me Your Wish album artwork featuring the controversial elements, which were later replaced.

  • The album, like the titular track, featured the "marine girl" concept.
  • The album's physical version was originally set for release on June 25, 2009. However, this was delayed until June 29 instead due to the original cover art's controversy. SM Entertainment re-edited the controversial elements, which are listed below with their respective edited replacements.
    • The original plane was an Imperial Japanese A6M Zero fighter, used during World War II for kamikaze attacks (replaced with a modern Lockheed fighter jet).
    • The original eagle on some of the girls' hats and on the bottom right of the artwork resembled the Eagle insignia of the Nazi party in Germany (replaced with an eagle sporting new wings).
    • A plane used as an apostrophe is plummeting downwards (the same plane was turned around to fly upwards).
  • The original physical release date, June 25, coincided with the death of Michael Jackson, who was preparing for his "This Is It" tour. Girls' Generation and other SM artists later did a tribute show to him.

Gallery[]

To view the Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) (mini-album) gallery, click here.
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