Cloud – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a calming auditory journey with "Cloud" by Lukrembo, a prime example of instrumental lofi music. While it doesn't feature lyrics, this song offers an excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in the subtle nuances of musical expression and mood creation, perfect for language learners seeking a relaxing background for study or simply appreciating global musical styles. Listen for the smooth beats and mellow melodies that define the chillhop genre, allowing you to focus on language tasks or simply unwind and absorb the tranquil atmosphere.

[English]

When this group debuted, K-Pop boy groups were in the limelight

they not only brought the attention back to girl groups

but is also one of the K-Pop acts who brought the whole K-Pop industry to the international spotlight.

Thousands of groups have already debuted in a span of 15 years

but they still remained to be one of the biggest and most relevant groups today.

Get to know the original no. 1 K-Pop girl group,

Girls’ Generation.

Girls’ Generation is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment.

The group’s name is “So-nyuh Shi-dae” meaning “Generation of Girls” in Sino-Korean,

or “SoShi” or “SNSD” for short.

The girls’ fandom name is “SONE” which means “wish” in Korean

and it also means that soshi and their fans are one “Soshi + Fans = One”.

Their official fandom color is pastel rose pink.

The group is composed of eight members namely

Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun.

Former member Jessica departed from the group in September 2014.

This is how each of the members of Girls' Generation joined or were casted to SM Entertainment.

The first member to join was Jessica after she was scouted in a mall in South Korea during a family vacation in 2000.

In the same year, Sooyoung and Hyoyeon were casted through the SM Open Audition.

Yuri was next after coming second in the 2001 SM Youth Best Dancer competition.

Yoona was casted the following year through the 2002 SM Saturday Open Casting Audition.

Seohyun was scouted in the subway and auditioned in 2003.

Taeyeon, was then casted in 2004 after winning first place in the SM Youth Singing Competition.

In the same year, Tiffany auditioned at SM's Starlight Casting System in Los Angeles, and joined the company in October 2004.

Lastly, Sunny, who became an SM trainee in 1998 and trained for five years moved to another company

but then moved back to SM and became a member of Girls' Generation.

Girls’ Generation’s greeting is:

The group’s catchphrase is:

Girl’s Generation’s debut nicknames are:

Girls’ Generation currently has two sub-units:

Girls’ Generation-TaeTiSeo which is composed of Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun;

and Girls’ Generation-Oh!GG which is composed of Taeyeon, Sunny, Hyoyeon, Yuri and Yoona.

The group’s trademark musical style is categorized as electropop and bubblegum pop

fused with hip-hop, R&B, and EDM genres.

They officially debuted on August 5th 2007 with the single “Into the New World” at SBS Inkigayo.

Girls’ Generation’s first stage performance was on “Mnet’s School of Rock” in July 2007 performing “Into the New World”.

Billboard honored and named Girls’ Generation as the “Top K-Pop Girl Group of the Past Decade”.

Girls’ Generation is also the first Asian girl group to achieve 100 million views

in five of their music videos on YouTube with “Gee”, “I Got a Boy”, “The Boys”, “Mr. Taxi”, and “Oh!”.

The group has been credited as “the lead female group that brought back the public’s focus to female idols” in South Korea.

CNN recognized the group as a “national phenomenon” in South Korea

and branded them as the “Asian version” of British girl group “Spice Girls”.

Financial Time’s writer Tyler Brûlé

selected Girls’ Generation as one of the ten most recognizable features of South Korea in 2011,

being the only musical act to make the list.

Japanese magazine Nikkei Business equated the groups’ international development and success

to Samsung’s global trend and made them the cover of their magazine in 2010.

Girl’s Generation’s immense popularity in South Korea earned them the titles

“The Nation’s Singers” and “The Nation’s Girl Group”.

The group topped the list of Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 in 2011, 2012 and 2014

and were consistently in the top 10 from 2010 to 2016.

They also topped Gallup Korea’s “Singer of the Year” poll in 2009, 2010 and 2011

and were consistently ranked in the top 5 from 2007 to 2016.

They were named by The Sisa Journal as the most influential entertainers of 2011 and 2012.

They were included in Asia Today’s list of 50 Korean Power Leaders of 2011.

The Korean Institute for Industrial Policy Studies named Girls’ Generation as one of South Korea’s “super brands” in 2011.

The Korea Creative Content Agency also named Girls’ Generation in 2015

as one of the best South Korean musical acts that represented K-Pop during the past two decades.

SNSD is also the first Korean celebrity to have official postage stamps distributed by the Korea Post.

The Japan Time’s Ian Martin noted that the group’s popularity was still strong

even after the Korean Wave appeal had died down in Japan in 2011 to 2012.

28 SNSD became the highest profit earner in SM Entertainment from 2009 to 2011

after generating $20 million in profits.

Girls’ Generation had sold over 30 million digital singles and 4.4 million physical albums by 2012

making them one of the best-selling artists in South Korea.

SNSD’s songs have been widely recognized as the signature songs of K-Pop

being credited as the “magnum opus” or the “classic masterpiece” of modern Korean music, according to Pitchfork Media

which also included their songs "I Got a Boy" and "Gee" in the list of 20 essential K-Pop songs.

Spin magazine labelled "Run Devil Run" and "Gee"

the 11th and 5th greatest K-Pop songs of all time, respectively.

Billboard Boxscore reported that five of Girls' Generation’s concert tours

ranked among the 10 highest-grossing tours by a girl group as of 2016

making them the top touring K-Pop girl group by 2016.

Girls’ Generation have won over 100 times in music shows.

Girls’ Generation have won 129 times and were nominated 237 times in various music award ceremonies

including 10 daesangs from 2007 to present.

They won “Artist of the Year” once at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2011

and twice at the 2009 and 2010 Melon Music Awards.

They also won two “Grand Prize (Daesang)” at the 2009 and 2010 Seoul Music Awards.

Their single “Gee” won the “Song of the Year” award at the 2009 Melon Music Awards,

2009 Golden Disc Awards, and 2010 Korean Music Awards.

Their album “Oh!” also won the “Album of the Year (Album Daesang)” award at the 2010 Golden Disc Awards.

Lastly, their single “The Boys” won “Song of the Year (Digital Daesang)” at the 2011 Golden Disc Awards.

They are also the only girl group to win three Grand Prize awards in a row in the history of Golden Disc Awards

and the first girl group to win “Album of the Year (Disk Daesang)”.

Guinness World Records also recognized Girls' Generation

as “the artist that has earned the most awards at the Melon Music Awards” in 2018.

Girls' Generation was also named by marketers as the most influential models over consumers

and was regarded as one of the most in-demand advertisers in South Korea.

The popularity of their single "Gee" helped the group generate over ₩1.5 billion ($1.2 million) in endorsement revenue in 2009.

They also shot the most commercials in 2011 and 2012 among all South Korean celebrities

and have appeared in over 40 endorsement deals including major brands such as LG, Intel, Casio, and Lotte.

They are also the 12th best-selling girl group in the world which has total record sales of over 34.4 million as of 2022.

Girls’ Generation have released 6 Korean studio albums, 3 Japanese studio albums,

2 live albums, 2 compilation albums, 14 video albums,

4 extended plays, 21 Korean singles, 10 Japanese singles, 1 English single,

18 promotional singles, 159 songs in their whole discography, 49 music videos as of May 2022

They released their first studio album titled “Girls’ Generation” in November 2007

which became the 12th best-selling album of the year in South Korea selling over 56K copies.

The group released their debut extended play “Gee” in January 2009 selling over 100K copies in South Korea.

The title track of the same name became the best-selling single of 2009

and the longest-running no. 1 song on KBS Music Bank for a record-breaking 9 consecutive weeks.

It was also declared “Song of the Decade” by MelOn

and is regarded as one of the first K-Pop songs to gain international attention according to Google Statistics.

Their second EP “Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)”

released in June 2009, sold over 50K copies on its first week in South Korea

and charted at no. 8 on the Taiwanese G-Music chart.

SNSD’s performance of “Genie” on the top of MBC Building got the highest viewership in MusicCore

with 17.2% or 8.6 million viewers.

Girls’ Generation is the first K-Pop girl group to reach the 200K album sales mark

which they have accumulated from January 1st to November 30th 2009.

The tickets for the group’s first concert tour “Into the New World” were sold out within 3 minutes upon announcement.

The tours were held in Seoul in December 2009, Shanghai in April 2010, and Taipei in October 2010.

The groups’ second studio album “Oh!” released in January 2010

sold over 234K copies in South Korea and peaked at no. 1 on the Gaon Album Chart.

The album’s title track of the same name peaked at no. 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart

and was the 2nd best-selling digital single of 2010 selling over 3.3 million copies.

Their album “Run Devil Run” released in March 2010

reached no. 1 on the Gaon Album Chart and became the 4th best-selling album of 2010.

The title track of the same name also reached no. 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart.

Girls’ Generation signed a contract with EMI Records Japan in May 2010

and released a DVD titled “New Beginning of Girls’ Generation”

which debuted at no. 4 on the Japanese Oricon DVD Chart

making them the first Korean girl group to earn a top-five DVD on the chart.

It was then certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).

They released their debut Japanese single “Genie” in September 2010 in Japan

which peaked at no. 4 on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart and was then certified platinum by the RIAJ.

Their second Japanese single “Gee” released in October 2010 reached no. 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart

becoming the first single by a non-Japanese girl group to enter the top 3 of the chart since 1980.

It was also given a certification from RIAJ for selling a million.

Girls’ Generation’s third Korean EP “Hoot” released in October 2010

charted at no. 1 on the Gaon Album Chart and no. 2 on the Oricon Album Chart.

The title track of the same name also debuted at no. 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart.

It also became the 3rd best-selling album of 2010 in South Korea.

The girls won two consecutive “Artist of the Year” awards at the 2010 and 2011 Seoul Music Awards

making them the 4th South Korean act and 1st girl group to do so.

They released their 3rd and 4th Japanese singles “Mr. Taxi” and “Run Devil Run” in April 2011

which peaked at no. 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified “million” by the RIAJ in April 2017.

The girls eventually released their debut Japanese studio album “Girls’ Generation” in June 2011

which sold over 500K copies earning a double platinum certification from the RIAJ

and becoming the 5th and 15th best-selling album in 2011 and 2012 respectively in Japan with total sales of over 871K copies.

It also peaked at no. 1 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart becoming the 1st album by a foreign girl group to top the chart.

It was then certified million by the RIAJ in May 2012

and became the first album by a South Korean girl group and the 2nd by a South Korean act to earn such achievement.

It also won the “Album of the Year” award at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan.

Girls’ Generation’s third Korean studio album “The Boys” released in October 2011

sold over 460K copies and became the highest-selling album of 2011 in South Korea.

It also entered the Billboard Top Heatseekers at no. 17 and sold over 21K copies in the US.

The lead single of the same name peaked at no. 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart and sold over 3 million copies in 2011.

A repackaged version album of “The Boys” was released in December 2011 and peaked at no. 5 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

They made their US debut performing their song “The Boys” at “The Late Show with David Letterman” on January 31st 2012.

Girls’ Generation’s fourth Japanese single “Paparazzi”

released in June 2012 sold over 103K copies within its first month

and reached no. 2 on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.

The group’s fifth Japanese single “Oh!”

released in September 2012 was their first no. 1 single on the Oricon Singles Chart

and also achieved a gold certification by the RIAJ.

Their second Japanese studio album “Girls & Peace” released in November 2012

sold over 141K copies which became the 41st best-selling album of 2012 in Japan.

It peaked at no. 2 on the Oricon Albums Chart and was then certified platinum by the RIAJ.

The song “Dancing Queen” released on December 21st 2012

was supposed to be the lead single of Girls’ Generation’s second studio album

but the plan was withdrawn and “Gee” with its title track of the same name was instead released as their first extended play.

The group’s 4th Korean studio album “I Got a Boy” released in January 2013

peaked at no. 1 on the Gaon Album Chart and Billboard World Albums Chart.

The title track of the same name sold over 1.35 million copies

and reached no. 1 on Billboard Korea’s K-Pop Hot 100 and Gaon Digital Chart.

Its music video won “Video of the Year” at the first YouTube Music Awards in 2013.

The song was also ranked 21st on Billboard’s list of the “100 Greatest Girl Group Songs”,

describing it as "proof to why girl group music is in a league of its own in terms of excitement and boundary pushing."

Girls’ Generation made their “Girls & Peace: 2nd Japan Tour” in February 2013

and released a DVD in September 2013 which topped the Oricon DVD Chart.

They also released a live album titled “2011 Girls’ Generation Tour”

in April 2013 which peaked at no. 1 on the Gaon Album Chart.

Girls’ Generation’s third Japanese studio album “Love & Peace”

released in December 2013 debuted at no. 1 on the Oricon Albums Chart and was certified gold by the RIAJ.

Its two singles “Love & Girls” and “Galaxy Supernova” charted at no. 4 and no. 3 on the Oricon Singles Chart respectively.

Girls’ Generation’s fourth Korean EP “Mr. Mr.” released in February 2014

is the fifth best-selling album of 2014 in South Korea with over 163K copies sold.

It also debuted at no. 110 on Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 3,000 copies.

The title track of the same name topped the Gaon Digital Chart and sold over 900K units.

The group’s first Japanese greatest hits album titled “The Best” released in July 2014

sold over 175K copies in Japan and topped the Oricon Albums Chart for 2 consecutive weeks.

This made them the first non-Japanese female group in Asia to have 3 number-one albums in the country.

They held their “The Best Live” concert at Tokyo Dome in December 2014

and released an accompanying DVD in April 2015 topping the Oricon DVD and Blu-ray charts at the same time.

The group released the song “Catch Me If You Can” in 2015 in two languages.

The Korean version was released on April 10th and peaked at no. 19 in South Korea

and the Japanese version was released on April 22nd and peaked at no. 8 in Japan.

68 Their fifth Korean studio album “Lion Heart” released in August 2015 sold over 145K copies

and reached no. 1 in South Korea and no. 11 in Japan. It has three lead singles:

“Party” reached no. 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart, no. 10 on Japan Hot 100 and no. 22 on Billboard Social 50.

“Lion Heart” and “You Think” charted at no. 4 and no. 30 on Gaon Digital Chart respectively.

The girls held their “Girls’ Generation’s Phantasia” concert tour which started in November 2015 in Seoul

making them the first South Korean girl group to hold a fourth concert tour.

Girls’ Generation was announced as the most successful girl group of South Korea in 2015 by the Gaon Music Chart.

To commemorate their 10th anniversary,

Girls’ Generation released their sixth Korean studio album titled “Holiday Night” in August 2017

which sold over 167K copies and debuted at no. 1 on the Billboard World Albums chart and peaked at no. 2 on the Gaon Album Chart.

Girls’ Generation’s 8 members is set to have a comeback in August 2022 to promote a new album for their 15th anniversary.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
debut /dɪˈbuː/ B1	noun - the first public appearance or performance of an artist or group verb - to make one's first appearance as a performer
limelight /ˈlaɪmlaɪt/ B2	noun - the center of attention or public interest
attention /əˈtenʃən/ A2	noun - notice or interest shown in someone or something
spotlight /ˈspɒtlaɪt/ B1	noun - a lamp that produces a narrow, intense beam of light, especially one used to illuminate a stage
international /ˌɪntərˈnæʃənl/ A2	adjective - involving more than one country
relevant /ˈreləvənt/ B1	adjective - closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered
fandom /ˈfændəm/ B2	noun - the state or condition of being a fan of someone or something
trademark /ˈtreɪdmɑːrk/ B1	noun - a symbol, word, or phrase that is legally registered and used to represent a company or product
electropop /ɪˈlektrəʊpɒp/ B2	noun - a type of pop music featuring electronic instruments and production techniques
bubblegum /ˈbʌblgʌm/ B1	noun - a type of pop music that is light, catchy, and often aimed at a young audience
hip-hop /ˈhɪphɒp/ A2	noun - a genre of music characterized by rhythmic music and rapping
R&B /ˈɑːr ənd biː/ A2	noun - a genre of popular music with a mix of pop, soul, and funk elements
EDM /ˈiː diː ˈɛm/ B1	noun - electronic dance music
phenomenon /fɪˈnɒmɪnən/ B2	noun - an observable event or occurrence, especially one of scientific interest
brand /brænd/ A2	noun - a type of product manufactured by a particular company verb - to mark with a branding iron

Key Grammar Structures

• When this group debuted, K‑Pop boy groups were in the limelight; they not only brought the attention back to girl groups but is also one of the K‑Pop acts who brought the whole K‑Pop industry to the international spotlight.

  ➔ Not only... but also construction

  ➔ The phrase "but is also" links two parallel ideas, showing addition after the "not only" clause.

• Thousands of groups have already debuted in a span of 15 years, but they still remained to be one of the biggest and most relevant groups today.

  ➔ Present perfect (have already debuted)

  ➔ The verb phrase "have already debuted" uses the present perfect to describe an action that started in the past and is relevant now.

• The group’s name is “So‑nyuh Shi‑dae” meaning “Generation of Girls” in Sino‑Korean, or “SoShi” or “SNSD” for short.

  ➔ Participle clause (meaning)

  ➔ "meaning" acts as a participle clause that adds extra information about the name.

• Girls’ Generation’s debut nicknames are:

  ➔ Simple present plural verb (are)

  ➔ The verb "are" shows the present‑time state of the subject (plural "nicknames").

• Girls’ Generation is also the first Asian girl group to achieve 100 million views in five of their music videos on YouTube.

  ➔ Superlative adjective (first) + infinitive of purpose (to achieve)

  ➔ "first" marks the highest rank, and "to achieve" states the purpose of being that group.

• Girls’ Generation have won over 100 times in music shows.

  ➔ Present perfect (have won)

  ➔ "have won" shows an action that started in the past and continues to affect the present.

• They won “Artist of the Year” once at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2011 and twice at the 2009 and 2010 Melon Music Awards.

  ➔ Past simple with frequency adverbs (once, twice)

  ➔ "once" and "twice" indicate how many times the action "won" occurred.

• Girls’ Generation was the first Korean celebrity to have official postage stamps distributed by the Korea Post.

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to have ... distributed)

  ➔ "to have official postage stamps distributed" expresses the intention behind being the first celebrity.