SNSD’s YoonA, Yuri, and Seohyun reveal their concept photos for “The Boys” and the concept of their comeback!

Continuing with the string of image teasers for their comeback, SNSD‘s YoonA, Yuri, and Seohyun‘s photos were revealed today!

YoonA transformed into a fierce fencer, while Yuri dons a lost party girl look. As for Seohyun, she looks absolutely ethereal as a snow queen draped in furs.

The concept of the album is based on ladies. It will have an eighteenth-century French court, aristocratic ladies concept.

"The title track of SNSD's upcoming album will be a track with influences from the sweet tunes of European music boxes from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, coupled with light electronic sounds to make the track sound more upbeat and modernized. The entire album's concept will expand on the "aristocratic European lady" concept that was not portrayed in the songs of their first Japanese album but included with the covers and photos for that album. The song will showcase SNSD's powerful, sweet vocals in a unique song portraying a far more mature side to SNSD. Instead of returning as nine girls, SNSD return to Korea as nine ladies, retaining their feminine characteristics yet becoming far more mature."

The song is said to be about society's stereotyping of the duties of ladies, and of a desire to be different yet unable to break free of society's demand for the behavior of women. The song is said to be dreamy yet catchy in a completely fresh and unique style, as well as dark and sinister.

The music video for the album is said to be "adorned with elaborate costumes and sets. The video will alternate between shots of the girls dancing in elegant yet choreography-friendly shortened ballet dresses, and with shots of the members dancing in long, large couture dresses inspired by the grand dresses worn by aristocratic women within the French court of Versailles. These shots will require SNSD to dance in burdensome clothing, wigs and accessories, and will truly show off SNSD's ability to dance without revealing their legs, and they will rely on movements within their upper bodies and most importantly their arms. This will allow the public to see that SNSD is able to dance even without their famous beautiful legs exposed. There will also be shots of the members desperately running along a dark corridor dimly lit by candles. The song will consist of dark, almost gothic, Gregorian notes in order to capture the desperate longing for freedom, but also sweet melodies to express the power of dreams for liberty. The ballet dress shots are easiest to film in, and will allow SNSD to present their familiar synchronized, sophisticated choreography. The members' hair will also be powdered and volumised like the last Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, who influenced the album's concept."

The album is said to contain a fair amount of ballads with huge influences from piano and string instruments, as well as music boxes. There will also be an experimental track containing rock overtones yet also coupled by the usual catchy electronic dance beats of SNSD.