Women's Generation

Women's Generation (Korean: 여성시대) is the first project single by South Korean girl groups SeeYa, Davichi, and T-ara released on May 6, 2009. Its musical styles revolve around themes of women's empowerment.^[1][2][3] 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, titled Wonder Woman was released a year later following the success of the first featuring SeeYa, Davichi, and T-ara (Hyomin & Eun-jung).^[5]

"Women's Generation"
Digital cover
Single by Seeya, Davichi, T-ara
Language	Korean
Released	May 6, 2009
Genre	Dance pop
Length	10:35
Label	OGAM Entertainment
Lyricist(s)	K.Smith
Producer(s)	Cho Young-soo
Davichi singles chronology
"8282" (2009) "Women's Generation" (2009) "Time, Please Stop" (2010)
T-ara singles chronology
"Women's Generation" (2009) "Lies" (2009)

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, composed of three tracks, were written by K. Smith while production and composition was handled 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.^{[citation needed]}

Commercial performance

"Women's Generation" peaked at number three on Melon.^{[citation needed]} "Forever Love" and its remix also made it to the charts with the original peaking within the top 10. The song also peaked at two on KBS's Music Bank and other programs, however, it never won a trophy.^[3] "Women's Generation" ranked at number 31 on the year-end Melon chart in 2009.^{[citation needed]} It also ended ranked at number four in mobile downloads for 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Promotion and live performances

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

In popular culture

In 2009, it was 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.^{[citation needed]} At their first concert, WSG Wannabe performed "Women's Generation" (along with "Wonder Woman") which was broadcast by MBC.^[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]

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]

Accolades

Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
Melon Music Awards	2009	Song of the Year	Nominated	[11]

Track listing

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

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

Release history

Country	Date	Distributing label	Format
South Korea	May 6, 2009	OGAM Entertainment	Digital download
	October 26, 2009		CD

References

1. "씨야·다비치 프로젝트 '여성시대 영원한 사랑'" [Seeya-Davichi Project 'Eternal Love in Women's Generation']. 남도일보 (in Korean). April 22, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
2. "여성시대, 원더우먼으로 돌아왔다!". 투데이코리아 (in Korean). January 12, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
3. "여성시대, '원더우먼' 인기 심상치 않아" [Women's Generation, 'Wonder Woman' popularity is unusual]. Today Korea (in Korean). January 31, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
4. 이데일리 (April 21, 2009). "'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 April 25, 2023.
5. "1년만에 다시 뭉친 씨야.다비치.티아라 '원더우먼' 발표". 투데이코리아 (in Korean). January 7, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
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. April 21, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
7. "엠카에 뜬 씨야+티아라+다비치=여성시대" [SeeYa + T-ara + Davichi = Women's Generation on M Countdown]. 투데이코리아 (in Korean). May 8, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
8. 조선일보 (July 30, 2022). "'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 April 25, 2023.
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 (in Korean). July 31, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
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"]. Hankyung (in Korean). October 7, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
11. "소녀시대'Gee' MMA 대상 올해의 노래상 수상 '6관왕' 기염". Newsen (in Korean). December 16, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2021.