2009: Gee, Genie, first Asian tour, and rising popularity



Girls' Generation performing "Genie" at the LG Mobile Worldcup in 2009.
A teaser video was released in January 2009 and the first single "Gee" released soon after. "Gee" topped Cyworld's hourly Muzik chart on the release day.The song also went number one on all major digital Muzik charts within two days.The group began its album promotion in January 2009 on MBC Show! Muzik Core where they sang their new lead single "Gee" and the track "Himnae (Way To Go)", another song from their mini-album. A week after its release, "Gee" went #1 on...