not their music, which is catchy but derivative. Instead, the [group projects] a humility that gives their fans the illusion that 'when you see them on stage it's like they've come to see you.' " Taylor Glasby from Dazed remarked that not only the group's early "pure" image and music were appealing, but the members' personalities as a whole "uniquely solidified the GG experience into an intimate family affair," noting that their supporters look up to all the members as "sisters, role models and icons". Discussing the public's scrutiny on the group's physical image, member Tiffany remarked: At first it always bothers you even though you say it doesn't. But I think if you want to exceed limits, you have to suck that all in and be happy with what you have. At first it was painful to watch all those things but now I take it as constructive criticism or I don't bother to look at it. Legacy Girls' Generation has been regarded as a prominent figure in South Korean culture and the Korean Wave. Their immense popularity in South Korea has earned the group the titles "The Nation's Singers" () and "The Nation's Girl Group" (). In South Korea, they are credited as the lead female group that shifted the public's focus back to female idols after the Korean music industry experienced an influx of male idol groups from 2002 to 2007. CNN noted the group as a "national phenomenon" in South Korea and labelled them the "Asian version" of British girl group Spice Girls, and Tyler Brûlé writing for the Financial Times selected the group as the one of the ten most recognizable features of South Korea in 2011; they were the only musical act to make the list. Japanese magazine Nikkei Business suggested the group's international expansion and success was the musical equivalent to Samsung's global trend. A fixture on South Korean power rankings, the group placed within the top ten of Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 from 2010 to 2016, topping the list three times (2011, 2012, 2014). Girls' Generation consistently ranked in the top five of Gallup Korea's Singer of the Year poll from 2007 to 2016, topping the list three times (2009, 2010, 2011). The Sisa Journal named the group the most influential entertainers of 2011 and 2012, while Asia Today (ko) included the group in their list of 50 Korean Power Leaders