Girls' Generation-TTS

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Girls' Generation-TTS
TaeTiSeo at a fan signing event for Louis Quatorze in November 2015 From left to right: Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun
TaeTiSeo at a fan signing event for Louis Quatorze in November 2015
From left to right: Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun
Background information
Also known as
  • TaeTiSeo
  • TTS
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2012–2017[a]
LabelsSM
Associated acts
Websitegirlsgeneration-tts.smtown.com
Members
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
少女時代-태티서
Revised RomanizationSonyeo Sidae-Taetiseo
McCune–ReischauerSonyŏ Sidae-T'aet'isŏ

Girls' Generation-TTS (Korean: 소녀시대-태티서, also known as TTS, TaeTiSeo, or Girls' Generation-TaeTiSeo) is the first sub-unit of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, formed by SM Entertainment in 2012. It is composed of three Girls' Generation members: Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun. The sub-group has released three extended plays: Twinkle, Holler, and Dear Santa.

History[]

During the year 2012, South Korean girl group Girls' Generation went through an unannounced hiatus as the majority of the group's members were focusing on individual activities. Some acted in television dramas while others participated in various television programs. The subgroup TTS was born because members Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun wanted to carry on with their music activities. All three were hosts of the weekly music program Show! Music Core at the time.[1][2] On April 19, 2012, SM Entertainment officially announced the formation of the subgroup and hinted at the possibility of other future subgroups, explaining, "the members of the unit [are rotated] according to the [unique] music and concept of each new subgroup album."[3] Compared to Girls' Generation, TTS's main focus is on each member's vocal ability while the original group places more emphasis on the overall songs and uniform group performances.[4] The name "TaeTiSeo" or "TTS", is made up of the first syllables of Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun.[5][6]

TaeTiSeo at Suncheon Bay Garden Expo International K-POP Concert in 2013.

Their debut EP, Twinkle, was released on April 29, 2012. It was the first album by a Korean artist to rank number 1 on the Billboard World Albums chart.[7] At the time, it was also the highest charting K-pop album on the Billboard 200, reaching number 126.[8] The title track of the same name sold 2,520,485 digital copies in South Korea as of July 2014,[9] and the album has sold 155,521 copies in South Korea.[10] TTS became the first subgroup to achieve a "triple crown" on South Korean music shows, reigning in the number 1 spot for three weeks in a row.[11][12]

In September 2014, the group released their second EP, Holler, selling 87,513 copies.[13][14] The album debuted at number 1 on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart[15] and the Billboard World Albums chart. With this achievement, TTS become the third Korean artist, and the first female artist, to have more than one number 1 on the Billboard World Albums chart.[7] During an interview with Billboard, the three singers shared, "This album was really personal for us and it was fun ... to put out a much more raw side of our music ... the music we put together has so much more layers, so much more depth to it in terms of sound, choruses or harmonizing together ... Our main goal was to not be visually entertaining, but be vocally entertaining." They also revealed that Seohyun wrote the lyrics to one of the songs, "Only U",[16] while Tiffany served as the visual director to the concept of "Holler" music video.[17] During promotions, the three singers were featured in the reality show The TaeTiSeo. The show took on the personal side of Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun,[18] revealing how they live their normal everyday lives and what they do in their free time.[18][19] Some footage of the album preparation was also shown.

In December 2015, TTS released their third EP, a Christmas special album titled Dear Santa. The album debuted at number 2 on South Korea's Gaon Albums Chart and has sold at least 60,456 copies to date.[20][21] Seohyun wrote the lyrics to the title track "Dear Santa".[22] As an effort to support music education for children in Asia, TTS contributed a part of the album's sales profits to a charity called "SMile for U", a campaign held between SM Entertainment and UNICEF.[23]

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[24] 		JPN
[25] 		US
[26] 		US
World
[27] 		US
Heat.
[28]
Twinkle 1 6 126 1 2
Holler
  • Released: September 16, 2014[32]
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1 23 — 1 11
Dear Santa
  • Released: December 4, 2015
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2 25 — 4 14
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL) 		Album
KOR
[35] 		KOR
Hot
[36] 		US
World
[37]
"Twinkle" 2012 1 2 4 Twinkle
"Whisper" (내가 네게)[39] 2014 4 — — Holler
"Holler" 3 — 6
"Dear Santa"[42] 2015 7 — 7 Dear Santa
"—" denotes songs that did not chart.

Other charted songs[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[44] 		KOR
Hot
[45]
"Baby Steps" 2012 15 22 Twinkle
"OMG (Oh My God)" 26 44
"Library" 33 75
"Goodbye, Hello" (안녕) 32 59
"Love Sick" (처음이었죠) 28 58
"Checkmate" (체크메이트) 44 89
"Adrenaline" (아드레날린) 2014 42 — Holler
"Only U" 51 —
"Stay" 69 —
"Eyes" 75 —
"Merry Christmas" 2015 29 — Dear Santa
"Winter Story" (겨울을 닮은 너) 41 —
"First Snow" (첫눈처럼) 51 —
"I Like the Way" 57 —
"—" denotes songs that did not chart.

Filmography[]

Reality shows[]

Year Title Network Note
2014 The TaeTiSeo OnStyle premiered on August 26

Music videos[]

Title Year Director
"Twinkle" 2012 Un­known
"OMG (Oh My God)" Un­known
"Holler" 2014 Hong Won-ki[46]
"Dear Santa" 2015 Un­known
"Dear Santa" (English ver.) Un­known

Awards and nominations[]

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Girls' Generation
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2012 Mnet 20's Choice Awards[47] 20's Trendy Music — Won
Mnet Asian Music Awards[48] Best Female Group — Nominated
Best Global Group — Nominated
Artist of the Year — Nominated
Melon Music Awards[49] Top 10 Artist "Twinkle" Nominated
2012 SBS MTV Best of the Best[50] Best Global — Nominated
Artist of the Year — Nominated
2013 27th Golden Disc Awards[51] Disk Daesang Twinkle Nominated
Digital Daesang "Twinkle" Nominated
Popularity Award — Nominated
2nd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards[52] Album of the Year – 2nd Quarter Twinkle Won
Song of the Year – May "Twinkle" Won
22nd Seoul Music Awards Bonsang Award "Twinkle" Nominated
Popularity Award Nominated
2014 7th Style Icon Awards Top 10 Style Icons — Won
Mnet Asian Music Awards[53] Youku-Tudou Best Music Video "Holler" Nominated
K-Pop Fan's Choice – Female — Won
2014 SBS MTV Best of the Best[54] Best Female Video "Holler" Nominated
2015 24th Seoul Music Awards[55] Bonsang Award Holler Won
29th Golden Disc Awards[56] Disk Bonsang Won

Notes[]

  1. ^ Indefinite hiatus

References[]

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  10. ^ Cumulative sales for "Twinkle":
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  14. ^ Cumulative sales for "Holler":
  15. ^ "Holler (2014)". September 14–20, 2014. Archived from the original on September 27, 2014.
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  25. ^ Peak chart positions for EPs on the Oricon Albums Chart:
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  27. ^ Peak chart positions for EPs on the World Albums Chart:
  28. ^ Peak chart positions for EPs on the Heatseekers Albums Chart:
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  33. ^ Cumulative sales for Holler:
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  35. ^ Peak chart positions on the Gaon Digital Chart:
  36. ^ Peak chart positions on the Korea K-Pop Hot 100:
  37. ^ Peak chart positions on the World Digital Songs:
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    • "Holler". October 4, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
    • "Dear Santa". December 26, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
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  40. ^ Cumulative sales for "Whisper":
  41. ^ Cumulative sales for "Holler":
  42. ^ "Play List/Entertainment/Program – K-Pop Connection: 2015-12-04". KBS International Radio. Korean Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  43. ^ Cumulative sales for "Dear Santa":
  44. ^ Gaon chart positions for songs:
  45. ^ K-Pop Hot 100 chart positions for songs:
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  51. ^ 2013 Golden Disk Awards:
  52. ^ Kang Hye-in (February 14, 2013). "TTS won two trophies at 'Gaon Chart Awards'". yahoo.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  53. ^ 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards:
  54. ^ "2014 SBS MTV Best of the Best". MTV Korea. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
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