Girls' Generation is one of the most legendary girl groups in K-pop history, releasing dozens of hit songs that are loved to this day. Despite the numerous iconic tracks, there are songs that the group was unsure would succeed.

Recently, a popular online community highlighted a track by Girls' Generation that the group thought would flop when they first heard it, but ultimately defied expectations and achieved great success.

When Girls' Generation released "I Got A Boy" in 2013, they knew they were taking a bold risk. The group anticipated that the public's reaction wasn't going to be favorable. The girls shared in previous interviews, "This was a song that even received divided opinions from us. Some members reacted with 'What is this?' But then later, the members who chose the song to be the title track said, 'This is a song that the more you listen to it, the more you want to keep listening'." Member Seohyun shared, "We somewhat expected that the initial response wouldn't be that great."

Just as the girls expected, "I Got A Boy" initially received mixed reactions but later on became a hit.

Korean netizens shared:

"I think this was Girls' Generation's peak."

"I think the lyrics are interesting."

"I don't like the song."

"I think the song is good but the music video was bad."

"I think this song is iconic. I didn't like it before but it grows on you."

"I think the concept was okay but the song is good."

"The lyrics were odd lol but the song was good."

"This is a song that definitely grew on you. Initially wasn't that good."

"This is my favorite title track from Girls' Generation."

"Everyone said they didn't like this song but they would all sing along to it."

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