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Published September 27, 2012 Updated February 19, 2023

Girls’ Generation

“Girls’ Generation” (Korean: 소녀시대; Sonyeo Shidae) is a nine-member South Korean pop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007.

2007 Korea Rina Communication K-Pop Music Pop Culture Videos Add to Collection

“Girls’ Generation” : K-Pop playing cards from South Korea

“Like the stars that shine way up in the sky we will live forever”

Korean popular music is known as ‘K-Pop’. “Girl's Generation” (Korean: 소녀시대; Sonyeo Shidae) is a nine-member South Korean pop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. There are plenty of playing cards amongst their merchandise, see Wikipedia article →

“Girls’ Generation” playing cards made in South Korea

Above: “Girls’ Generation” playing cards, "let's play the card game with Girls’ Generation", 52 cards + 2 Jokers in box, made in South Korea. Below (right): two boxes of “Girls’ Generation” playing cards made in South Korea. Images courtesy Adam Wintle & Jinny Puprasert.

two boxes of “Girls’ Generation” playing cards made in South Korea

Girls’ Generation playing cards designed by Rina Communication, Korea, 2011

Girls’ Generation playing cards designed by Rina Communication, Korea, 2011 Girls’ Generation playing cards designed by Rina Communication, Korea, 2011

Above: Girls’ Generation playing cards designed by Rina Communication, Korea, 2011. 52 cards + 2 jokers in box.

Girls’ Generation playing cards designed by Rina Communication, Korea, 2011
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By Simon Wintle

Member since February 01, 1996

Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.


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