December 10th, 2011

Release Date for Girls’ Generation’s Maxi-single Confirmed

After SM Entertainment announced the postponement of Girls’ Generation’s American maxi-single, fans have been left wondering when it will eventually be released. However, it looks like the long wait is finally over as the release date of the maxi-single has been announced for the 20th of December. The maxi-single, also titled “The Boys” will come with seven different versions of the mega hit, “The Boys”.

The first track will be the English version of “The Boys”, and the subsequent tracks will be various remixes with the exception of the last two tracks. The sixth track is the instrumental version of the “The Boys” and the seventh is an A capella version of the song. The maxi-single has already been added onto Amazon, and a short preview of each track is also available. The full songs will only be released on the 20th of December.

It looks like the month of December will truly be a month of festivity as not only will the maxi-single be released, but numerous other goodies such as the repackaged Japanese album and the repackaged “The Boys” album will be released in December too. SONEs, get ready to empty your wallets.

Source: Amazon.com

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Jessica and Hyoyeon Talk About Almost Getting into a Fist Fight

In the recent episode of Mnet’s “The Beatles Code”, Jessica and Hyoyeon revealed that they almost got into a fist fight.

The two started to fight in the car while the other members remained silent. As soon as they got into their house, they went inside their rooms and slammed the doors. They were in their rooms thinking to themselves until both of the came out of their rooms to have a fight. But, before any punches were actually thrown, they realized that the whole thing was just stupid, and stopped.  In the end, they apologized to each other and cried.

In addition to that, Girls’ Generation also talked about their eating habits in this episode. The show is set to air on the December 8th at 7:00PM KST.

Source: Naver

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Girls’ Generation at Singapore Press Conference

Perhaps it was the fatigue from last night’s concert or their incredibly tight outfits and high heels. Maybe it was their craving for chili crab as Yuri mentioned, but Girls’ Generation’s rather enervated moods were apparent throughout the short 20-minute press conference at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, which left journalists, photographers, and more especially us (pubsquash, Cedge, omona, SethRyan), wanting more.

 

Dressed in their signature “Genie” outfits, the girls kicked off the press conference by posing and smiling for the cameras around the room. Following a short introductory speech from organizers, the question and answer session began.

Q: How does it feel to hold your first full-fledged concert here in Singapore?

Tiffany: We’ve been to Singapore a couple of times before but never had a performance of our own. And, after our first performance here and meeting the Singaporean fans, we felt that we’ve had such a warm welcome, and we hope that this visit will be the first of many.

Q: Tickets for the first night sold out in four hours, and after petitions from fans, you decided to extend our concert for a second night, which also sold out in four hours. How does that make you feel?

Seohyun: Even though we’ve been to Singapore before for other concerts and performances, but never on our own, we didn’t know what to expect. We were so surprised by all the love and support from the fans here, and we’re so happy.

Q: Some of our friends here haven’t seen the concert, so are there any particular parts of the concert that you love especially.

Jessica: Well, we released “The Boys” recently, and it’s the first time that we’ve put it into our concert.

Q: How did it feel like performing it last night?

Sooyoung: There’s a particular part of the song where Jessica goes, “Gee Gee” at the beginning of the song. Everyone was copying her and yelling in sync with her. It really exhilarated us, and we loved how we were able to enjoy performing the song together with the fans.

Q: You girls have taken on a very new style in the new album by trying out rap in “The Boys”. How was that like?

Tiffany: It’s actually not our first time rapping. After all, the girls have always been interested in Hip Hop and R&B type of music. We used to dance around and sing and rap when we were younger, so it didn’t feel very new, but it was certainly very exciting that the fans got to see us do it. Most importantly, I feel that it shows that our group is always up for challenges and taking on new experiences.

Q: You girls have a very tight schedule in Korea and all over the world. How do you cope with that, and how do you do you relieve stress?

Sooyoung: Believe it or not, we actually relieve our stress on stage during performances. We really enjoy performing, and more importantly, we really enjoy interacting with the fans. We really feel the love and support from them, and that keeps us going.

Q: Are there any types of unique Singaporean food dishes that you’d like to try?

Yuri: We heard that chili crab in Singapore is really famous. We’d love to try it but never had the chance to. Today, we tried ice kacang, and its unique flavors really reminded us of a Korean dish called “patbingsu”.

Our time with the girls was unfortunately up. While they may sometimes bemoan the long hours, we could tell from the twinkle in each of their eyes (SethRyan even managed to make eye contact with Yoona and Tiffany) as they left the stage that they were exactly where they wanted to be. They were producing music, taking on new experiences, traveling all over the world and performing for dedicated fans, and ultimately having nothing less than the time of their lives.

Written by: SethRyan@Soshified