Women's Generation (Single)

Women's Generation Korean: 여성시대 is the first special project single by South Korean girl groups SeeYa, Davichi, and T-ara released on May 6, 2009. The project achieved both commercial and critical success peaking atop the charts and becoming a symbol of women's empowerment.[1][2][3]

"여성시대"
Women's Generation Digital Cover
Single by Seeya, Davichi, T-ara
LanguageKorean
English titleWomen's Generation
Released6 May 2009
Genre
  • Dance
  • pop
Length10:35
LabelOGAM Entertainment
Composer(s)Cho Young-soo
Lyricist(s)K.Smith
Producer(s)Cho Young-soo
T-ara singles chronology
"여성시대"
(2009)		 "Lies"
(2009)

Though T-ara is officially credited on all tracks of the single, only Ji-yeon participated in singing and performing.[4] A second special project single was released a year later following the success of the first featuring SeeYa, Davichi, and T-ara (Hyomin & Eun-jung).[5]

Background and release

On April 21, CCM announced that Davichi and Seeya will be releasing a special project single. Controversy rose, due to Seeya's member Nam Gyu-ri's legal dispute with the agency following her sudden departure from the group. Jiyeon, a member of newcomer T-ara joined the project representing her group. Jiyeon was speculated as Seeya's new member after her participation, however, CCM denied the rumors and announced that she will remain a member of T-ara.[6]

"Women's Generation" was later re-released under Seeya's album Rebloom on October 26, 2009, as a CD-only track.

Composition

The single is composed of 3 tracks all written by K.Smith and produced/composed by Cho Young-soo. A title track "Women's Generation", an alternate version of the song called "Forever Love" and a remix for the latter. "Forever Love" had the same melody as "Women's Generation", but the lyrics and part distribution were slightly different.

Promotion and live performances

"Women's Generation" was performed for the first time on On May 7 on Mnet's M!Countdown and then on several weekly music show programs including SBS's Inkigayo and KBS's Music Bank until June. The unit also occasionally performed the rest of the tracks.[7]

Legacy and impact

The single's message led to it receiving national acclaim and becoming a cult classic, a symbol of women's empowerment. This also resulted in it being used in several TV shows and films.[3]

At their first concert, WSG Wannabe performed "Women's Generation" (along with Wonder Woman") which was broadcast by MBC. The performance went viral resulting in both songs re-entering the charts and the performance video reaching over 3 Million views on YouTube.[8] According to Nielsen Korea (reported by MBC News), the highest rated part of the concert was the cover songs performance which achieved 7.0% rating.[9]

Due to its lyrics about women's empowerment, "Women's Generation" is often used in dramas and films. In 2009, it was repeatedly played on MBC's Cinderella Man. The same year it was used in the mobile game "Music Factory".

In 2013, the song was performed by Cho Hang-jo on KBS2's drama "Wang's Family".

In October 2022, the song was selected as both the opening and closing theme for film Ajumma, according to the film's director Huh Shu-ming, the song describes well the protagonist's situation as a passionate mother "I made it while thinking about what kind of life my mother would have lived if she hadn't devoted herself to me".[10]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by K.Smith; all music is composed by Cho Young-soo.

No.TitleLength
1."Women's Generation"3:22
2."Forever Love"3:32
3."Forever Love (Remix)"3:33
Total length:10:37

Charts

The single was a commercial success peaking within the top 3 on all Korean music charts including at first on Bugs and three at MelOn. "Forever Love" and its remix also made it to the charts with the original peaking within the Top 10. It topped the Korean mobile charts for four consecutive weeks.[11] The song also peaked at two on KBS's Music Bank and other programs, however, it never won a trophy due to it being only a digital single with physical single score.[3]

"Women's Generation" ended up peaking at three on MelOn's monthly chart and 31 on the yearly chart. It also ended ranking at #4 in mobile downloads for 2009 [12][13]

Accolades

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
MelOn Music Awards 2009 Song of the Year (Daesang) "Women's Generation" Nominated [14]
Soompi Gayo Awards Top Digital Single of 2009 Women's Generation (Single) Nominated [15]

Rankings
Year Publisher List Rank Ref.
2021 Bugs 100 K-POP Female Idol songs That Transcend Generations Placed [16]

Release history
Single Country Date Distributing label Format
Women's Generation (Single) South Korea May 6, 2009 OGAM Entertainment Digital download
"Women's Generation" October 26, 2009 CD-track

References
  1. "씨야·다비치 프로젝트 '여성시대 영원한 사랑'" [Seeya-Davichi Project 'Eternal Love in Women's Generation']. 남도일보 (in Korean). 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  2. "여성시대, 원더우먼으로 돌아왔다!". 투데이코리아 (in Korean). 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  3. "여성시대, '원더우먼' 인기 심상치 않아" [Women's Generation, 'Wonder Woman' popularity is unusual]. 투데이코리아 (in Korean). 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  4. 이데일리 (2009-04-21). "'티아라' 지연, 남규리 빠진 씨야 투입...'김태희 닮았네!'" ['T-ara' Jiyeon, Nam Gyu-ri missing Seeya... 'You look like Kim Tae-hee!']. 이데일리 / eDaily (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  5. "1년만에 다시 뭉친 씨야.다비치.티아라 '원더우먼' 발표". 투데이코리아 (in Korean). 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  6. "티아라 지연, 남규리 공백 메우며 다비치와 뭉쳐" [T-ara's Jiyeon and Nam Gyu-ri fill the void and unite with Davichi]. entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Joy News. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  7. "엠카에 뜬 씨야+티아라+다비치=여성시대" [SeeYa + T-ara + Davichi = Women's Generation on M Countdown]. 투데이코리아 (in Korean). 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  8. 조선일보 (2022-07-30). "'놀면 뭐하니?' WSG워너비, 진짜 어마어마해! MSG워너비까지 온다 [종합]" ['What do you do when you play?' WSG Wannabe, it's really amazing! Coming to MSG Wannabe]. 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  9. "2049 土 예능 1위 '놀면 뭐하니?' 가야G, '원더우먼'+'여성시대' 커버 무대 '분당 최고 7.0%'" [2049 土 1st place in entertainment 'What do you do when you play?' Gaya G, 'Wonder Woman' + 'Women's Generation' cover stage 'up to 7.0% per minute']. iMBC 연예 (in Korean). 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  10. "'아줌마' 허슈밍 감독 "한국 드라마 열성팬 엄마한테 영감받아"" ['Ajumma' director Huh Shu-ming "I was inspired by my mother, a huge fan of Korean dramas"]. 한국경제 (in Korean). 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  11. "[브레이크뉴스] 여성시대 '원더우먼', 몽키3 주간차트 1위 '저력'" [Women's Generation 'Wonder Woman', Monkey 3 Weekly Chart No. 1 'Possibility']. 브레이크뉴스 (in Korean). 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  12. ""뭉쳐야 산다"… '그룹' 가수들 가요차트 점령" ["We must live together"... 'Group' singers dominate the music charts]. 충북일보 (in Korean). 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  14. "소녀시대'Gee' MMA 대상 올해의 노래상 수상 '6관왕' 기염". Newsen (in Korean). December 16, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "2009 Soompi Gayo Awards Show – Nominees". Soompi. 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  16. "세대초월 K-POP 여자 아이돌 특집 100선 / 벅스PD" [100 K-POP Female Idol songs That Transcend Generations]. 벅스! (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-04-25.
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