''Girls' Generation's Romantic Fantasy'' was a 2013 New Year's Day comeback special broadcast on

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(MBC) at 23:15 on 1 January 2013, starring

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Girls' Generation Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piece ensembl ...

. The special follows the group in preparation of their fourth Korean-language album ''

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'', released on the same day, along with an accompanying live concert featuring songs from the album, the group's previous hits, and solo performances from members.

Background

On 11 December 2012, the same day

's new album was announced, Korean broadcaster MBC announced that the group would have an exclusive television special for their comeback, instead of appearing on MBC's regular music show, ''

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''. The special commenced filming on 23 December 2012, with backstage preparation and live performances of new tracks "I Got a Boy" and "Dancing Queen". On the following day, it was announced the special would be broadcast on 1 January 2013, the release date of their fourth Korean album, ''

''. This is the second television special the group has done for MBC, following '' Girls' Generation’s Christmas Fairy Tale'' on 24 December 2011.

Setlist

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Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) ''Genie'' () is the second extended play by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. The EP was released on June 29, 2009, by SM Entertainment. Composers Yoo Young-jin, Kenzie, Hwang Seong-je and Kim Jin-hwan joined the production of the EP. ...

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" ( Tiffany solo) # " Someday" ( Jessica featuring

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Hyoyeon Kim Hyo-yeon (born September 22, 1989), referred to as Hyoyeon or DJ Hyo, is a South Korean singer, dancer, DJ, and television personality. She debuted as a member of the girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one o ...

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, Sunny and

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solo) # "Lost In Love" (유리아이) (

Taeyeon Kim Tae-yeon (; born March 9, 1989), known mononymously as Taeyeon, is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one ...

& Tiffany) # "

I Got a Boy ''I Got a Boy'' (stylized in all caps) is the fourth Korean studio album (sixth overall) by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released for digital download on January 1, 2013, by S.M. Entertainment, and was made available for p ...

Reception

According to the AGB Nielsen Media Research the comeback special achieved a nationwide viewership ratings of 3.8 percent. This was higher than both comeback specials broadcast on Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) in 2012 for

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on 9 March; and

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on 28 July at 3 and 3.2 percent respectively.

References

External links

Girls' Generation Official Website
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