The show revolves around the members of the group working as intern editors at Elle Girl Korea.

[1] The concept of the show was inspired by the 2006 Hollywood movie The Devil Wears Prada.

[2] Factory Girl is the Korean reality version of the movie The Devil Wears Prada, with the nine members of Girls' Generation taking on the role of fashion editors for a magazine aimed at teenagers and young adults.

The director, Kim Young-chan stated that Factory Girl is "a program combining reality, trends and celebrity".

[5] The members of Girls' Generation eventually split into two groups to compete when doing assignments, with Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny, Yuri and Yoona in the 'A' team and with Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung and Seohyun in the 'B' team.