Girls’ Generation in top spot

Korea’s leading girl group Girls’ Generation took first place in SBS’s live music program Inkigayo yesterday with their latest release “Mr. Mr.”

“We are so grateful and also surprised,” Hyo-yeon, one of its members, said when the winner was announced.

The runner-up was 2NE1’s “Come Back Home,” which took first place in last week’s episode. In third place, “Some,” a collaboration between So-you of Sistar and rapper Junggigo, has appeared to have won over the adoration of the public for its easy-to-follow melody and empathetic lyrics about a couple that has just begun dating.

“Mr. Mr.” - from the nine-member group’s fourth mini-album that was released Feb. 24 - was produced by the American production team The Underdogs, which has worked with artists like Beyonce, Chris Brown and Mary J. Blige.

By Jin Eun-soo, contributing writer