In Popular Culture
A parody of "Gee", called "Hee", has gained popularity among Korean citizens. It is a combination of the instrumental of "Gee" and some extremely venomous dialogue from the drama Temptation of a Wife.
A viral video named Showa Era Gee (Grandpa Showa era) (Gee しょうわ時代 （爺爺爺－昭和時代))?) was posted on YouTube on Aug 15, 2011 featuring elderly men in a shoe shop dancing to the Japanese version of "Gee". The video was originally on SMAPxSMAP Japanese show. It was also posted on Smosh website and was reviewed by "AtomicMari" on "Smosh Pit Weekly".
A popular CGI movie series:Dead Fantasy used the song in a music video for the series.
It is often commonly referenced in video game forums based on the repeated use of the phonetic sound "GG" (good game) which is common in many video games.
Read more about this topic: Gee (Girls' Generation Song)
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