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Tue, May 24, 2022 | 18:10
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Girls' Generation gets 'A+' for their work
소녀시대, 음원수익ㆍ앨범판매 '금년 甲'
Posted : 2015-12-23 15:45
Updated : 2015-12-23 16:09
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Girls' Generation from their concert 'Phantasia' held at Olypmpic Park in Seoul in November / Courtesy of SM Entertainment
Girls' Generation from their concert "Phantasia" held at Olypmpic Park in Seoul in November
/ Courtesy of SM Entertainment

Official music ranking site Gaon Music Chart says Girls' Generation has topped K-pop girl bands this year, scoring a perfect "100" in song copyright fees and album sales.


Gaon analyzed girl bands that released songs and albums online and through stores during the year and concluded the eight-member band from SM Entertainment were the most active and fruitful.

The band released a single album, "Party," in July, followed by "Lion Heart" from their fifth studio album in August. Both songs were ranked in the top five on Gaon.

Girls' Generation from their concert 'Phantasia' held at Olypmpic Park in Seoul in November / Courtesy of SM Entertainment

Band leader Taeyeon released her first solo album, "I," in October, which Gaon ranked No.1. The band's unit group, TTS -- Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun -- released album "Dear Santa" earlier this month, which ranked ninth on the site.


Three albums the band released this year sold over 398,000 copies, more than the combined album sales this year of Apink, Red Velvet and EXID, which are No.2 to No.4 on Gaon, respectively.

The rest of the top 10 are AOA, Sistar, f(x), Girl's Day, GFRIEND and MAMAMOO.


소녀시대, 음원수익ㆍ앨범판매 '금년 甲'

소녀시대가 2015년 활동한 국내 걸 그룹 중 가장 많은 음원과 음반 판매량을 기록한 것으로 조사됐다.

한국음악콘텐츠산업협회 가온차트에 의하면 소녀시대는 완전체와 유닛, 솔로 활동 등을 통해 다른 걸그룹 보다 금년들어 왕성히 활동한 것이 주효했다는 분석이다.

가온은 2015년 음원 및 음반 발매한 걸그룹들의 저작 인접권료와 음반 판매량을 조사하여 결과를 토대로 순위를 매겼다. 그 결과, 소녀시대는 두 분야 모두 1위에 등극하면서 종합 100점 만점을 받았다.

소녀시대는 지난 7월 선 발매한 '파티'(PARTY)로 컴백과 동시에 주간 차트 1위에 올랐고, 8월 발매한 5집 타이틀 곡 '라이언 하트'(Lion Heart)로 4위를 기록하는 등 건재함을 입증했다.

이어 10월 출시한 리더 태연의 솔로 앨범 타이틀 곡 '아이'(I)가 1위에 올랐으며, 12월 소녀시대의 유닛 태티서가 발표한 '디어 산타'(Dear Santa)가 첫 주 9위에 이름을 올렸다.

음반 판매량도 소녀시대는 타 걸 그룹보다 앞섰다. 소녀시대는 정규 5집 '라이언 하트'와 선행 싱글 '파티', 태연의 솔로 앨범 '아이'를 중심으로 올해 총 39만8000여장의 판매고를 올린 것으로 집계됐다. 가온 관계자에 따르면 소녀시대의 음반 판매량은 2~4위 걸그룹들의 앨범 판매량을 합친 것보다 많았던 것으로 나타났다.

소녀시대의 뒤를 이은 걸그룹들은 2위에 에이핑크, 3위에 레드벨벳, 4위에 EXID였다.

이 뒤로는 5위가 AOA, 6위가 씨스타, 7위가 f(x), 8위가 걸스데이, 9위가 여자친구, 10위가 마마무 순이었다.
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