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Korean pop group Girls’ Generation has revealed a concept photo (and album jacket) for their Japanese debut single Genie.





Release Date 2010/09/08
Catalog No. UPCH-89089(CD+DVD)
Label/Distributor Universal Music

23日，少女時代會在日本東京有明圓形大劇場舉行超大型發布會



2010年8月11日にDVD作品「少女時代～来日記念盤～ NEW BEGINNING OF GIRLS GENERATION」リリースのアジアNO.1、ガールズグループ"少女時代"。間髪を空けずに"日本デビューシングル"のリリースが決定!! 今作は大ヒットシングル「Genie」の日本語作品がメイントラック。もちろん、韓国のみならずアジア全土で大ヒットした韓国語の「Genie」も収録。ジャケット等のビジュアルも今作品にあわせて一新! 期間限定盤は、新たに撮影した「Genie」ミュージックビデオDVD付。 ※初回限定盤(UPCH-89086)に封入のトレーディングカード、フォトブックは封入されません。



Japan debut single release from Girls' Generation (SNSD), also known as Shojo Jidai in Japan, including Japanese & Korean versions of their hit song "Genie." This edition includes a bonus DVD with a music video for the title song.

According to Universal Japan CEO, SNSD and KARA “real-deal artist”?
2010/8/8



Universal Music Japan’s CEO Koike Kazuhiko discusses his promotion plan for KARA and SNSD in Weekly Toyo Keizai (A Business Journal).

“They have good looks and great singing abilities. It’s a waste to keep them just in Korea, so they should sell in Japan as well.“ Major record company Universal Music’s CEO Koike Kazuhiko, in addition to being the company president, he praises Korean girl groups KARA and SNSD in this way. He seems confident in giving both of these girls from his company success through full-blown promotions, which will begin this summer.

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(Traditionally), for foreign artists to succeed in Japan a moderate level of Japanese skill was essential, unless they were top class artists. However, that’s not really the case now.

Speaking frankly President Koike said, we’ll decide which promotion method to use depending on the artists’ characters. Whether that means mainly doing activities in the Japanese market, or using a similar promotion method to the one we use for artists from Western countries doing activities mainly outside Japan. Discussed above, KARA has looks like Japanese idols and their Japanese songs should be easily accepted. Japanese was studied enough for them to be active in the center of Japan.

He explains that, SNSD and KARA are completely different, their appeal as “real-deal artists” is a profitable plan, and that Japanese ability isn’t really necessary when using the same promotion techniques as western music.

Translation source: http://draft.blogger.com/Kanki%20@%20Soshified.com
Source: Weekly Toyo Keizai (no link to Jap source, business source material not online found in 7/13 issue)