February 26, 2012

February 21st-26th, 2012


Tiffany, Yoona, Seohyun Attend ’2012 F/W Burberry Prorsum Fashion Show’

On February 20th, Tiffany, Yoona, and Seohyun attended the “2012 F/W Burberry Prorsum Fashion Show” held in Kensington Gardens in London. The girls were personally invited by Christopher Bailey, Burberry’s creative managing director, as representatives of Korea.
The event was broadcasted live through burberry.com. Tiffany, Yoona, and Seohyun stunned everybody with their dresses as they arrived and were seated at the front seats for the event. Other stars who attended the fashion show were will.i.am, Rosie Huntington, Vivian Hsu, and Jolin Tsai, who can be seen sitting next to Seohyun in the picture below.
 


Seohyun and Jolin Tsai were seen wearing the same Burberry boots. Tiffany’s change in hair color also drew up excited reactions from fans. The following are video cuts of Tiffany, Yoona, and Seohyun at the event.

Sources: withsosiz9dot3@youtube.comelle_online@twitter.comburberry.com, weibo.com,Burberry_Korea@twitter.comMercedes-Benz LFW@twitter.com
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Girls’ Generation Wins Two Awards at the First Gaon Chart KPOP Awards

On February 22nd, Girls’ Generation took home two awards on the First Gaon Chart KPOP Awards show.
Girls’ Generation won the Oricon Chart Special Award for their chart topping first Japan album. While all the members were not in attendance, Yoona arrived from a previous schedule just in time to accept the award. Taeyeon, who was MC for the awards show, also said a few words thanking fans.
Gaon awarded albums by quarters of the year, and Girls’ Generation won the Album of the Year Award for the fourth quarter with “The Boys”. Yoona returned to the stage and thanked fans all around the world for their love and support, and also said that she missed her members. In a cute moment, Yoona complained that Taeyeon was too far away since she was at the MC podium off to the side of the stage, but both Taeyeon and Yoona still did their cheer “Right now, it’s Girls’ Generation!” along with the many fans in attendance.
Girls’ Generation had the highest selling album by a Korean artist on the Oricon chart in Japan and highest selling album on the Gaon chart in Korea in 2011.
A stylist for Girls’ Generation, Seo Sookyung, also won a Style Award for her work with “The Boys”.
Congratulations to Girls’ Generation on their wins! Check out the acceptance speeches below.

Source: Star News, withsosiz9dot3@youtube.com
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Girls’ Generation Become ‘Flowers’ in Third e-ma Commercial

The third e-ma Nodoame (Translator’s note: nodoame means throat candy) commercial featuring Girls’ Generation is set to air on February 25th in Japan.
The theme for the first e-ma commercial was “dinner party”, which was accompanied by the Japanese version of “Gee”. The second commercial’s theme was “dollhouse”, while the song “Bad Girl” was playing in the background. For the latest commercial, the theme will be “a flower that blooms in the city” with the new song from the re-packaged Japanese album “Time Machine” being used as the background track.
The members of Girls’ Generation represent a “refreshing flower”, which draws comparison to the refreshing feeling a customer will experience when eating the candy. During the commercial, the girls are flower petals that eventually become a “beautiful flower” when all nine members gather together. The commercial ends with the girls standing in a row before a large metropolis as dawn approaches. In that ending moment, the theme is complete as the “flowers” bloom beautifully and with pride.
Filming for the commercial took place in the outskirts of Seoul in order to accommodate the increasingly busy schedules of Girls’ Generation. Throughout the entire filming session, the girls never complained and continued to work diligently with smiles on their faces.
Source: barks.jp
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Taeyeon Continues to MC “Gaon Chart Awards” Despite an Injury
Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon received praise when she injured her toe and continued to emcee the Gaon Chart Awards.
Taeyeon injured her toenail while she performed her MC duties with Joo Younghoon in “The First Gaon Chart K-pop Awards” that was held at the Samsung Card Hall in Blue Square.
Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon and Yoona accepted the “Special Oricon Award” on behalf of all the members. After Yoona’s acceptance speech, she asked Taeyeon to deliver her own speech. At this time, Taeyeon said her acceptance speech despite still being in the MC stands.
At this, Joo Younghoon explained, “Taeyeon has ripped her toenail during the awards and she is still doing her duties as an MC while fighting through the pain.”
Taeyeon replied by saying, “You don’t have to say that with so much detail. I’ve only gotten hurt a little bit,” and eased the fans’ hearts.
But Taeyeon had to put on slippers instead of high heels because of her injury.
Fans expressed their sadness by saying, “If her toenail was flipped then the pain would be horrible”, “There should be limitations to dancing”, “Taeyeon is really admirable. She didn’t show her pain..She has more than enough rights to be the kid leader”, and, “Make sure to get medical attention for it”.
Source: newsen.com
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Yoona Appears in ‘Vogue Girl’ Magazine
Girls’ Generation’s Yoona appears in the March 2012 issue of “Vogue Girl” magazine, gracing the magazine with her captivating beauty. Yoona can be seen wearing several items from Burberry, a fashion line which recently held its “2012 F/W Burberry Fashion Show” in London that Tiffany, Yoona and Seohyun attended. You can check out some of the Burberry items Yoona is wearing on Soshified Style, and full scans of the magazine can be seen in Soshified’s Photos Section. In addition, “Vogue Girl” is releasing two other issues with different cover pages for the month of March featuring Shin Sekyung and Lee Yeonhee, two well-known actresses.
A behind-the-scenes video from the “Vogue Girl” photoshoot has also been released. In it, Yoona introduces herself by saying, “Hello. I’m Girls’ Generation’s Yoona. I’m very happy and excited that I’ve become an icon for ‘Vogue Girl’ and that I’m in the middle of a photoshoot for the cover page.” She continues, “I sincerely congratulate ‘Vogue Girl’ on its tenth anniversary. Please continue to provide us with lots of news and sources (Translator’s note: Yoona is referring to fashion suggestions) in the future. ‘Vogue Girl’ hwaiting!” The behind-the-scenes clip can be seen below.
Source: Kyobo, Soshified Style, withsosiz9dot3@youtube.com
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‘Wild Romance’ Airs Its Final Episode
On February 23rd, Jessica’s first drama, “Wild Romance”, came to an end. Jessica appeared in ten out of sixteen episodes as Kang Jonghee, a painter who bites people she cares about, holds her liquor, loves her cat, and is even bipolar. Despite intense overseas schedules in New York, Paris and Bangkok, she delivered solid performances in each episode, exceeding expectations for her first time acting.
Though it had an overall straightforward plot, “Wild Romance” featured unpredictable, and often unbelievable, twists and turns that gave Jessica many chances to show off her acting talents. Fans were especially delighted, and sometimes horrified, to see Jessica act in a variety of scenes involving holding a baby, having a seizure, washing a cat, painting, and even kissing. Not known for her cooking skills, one of Jessica’s most challenging acting scenes came in episode twelve, where her character cooks a meal. After watching her act in these different situations, many viewerscomplimented Jessica on her ability to portray both a light and dark side to her character.
Jessica also sat down for several interviews about “Wild Romance”, one of which she described the drama as a learning experience and also thanked her seniors Lee Dongwook and Lee Siyoung. Having proven that she can adapt to performing in a variety of scenes while juggling activities with Girls’ Generation, Jessica will hopefully soon be able to apply what she has learned from “Wild Romance” in future dramas. Until then, we will look forward to Jessica’s return to the Korean drama scene.
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Girls’ Generation’s New PV for ‘Time Machine’ to Feature Imada Kouji
Girls’ Generation’s first Japanese album, “Girls’ Generation”, which was released on June 31st 2011, reached a shipping record of one million copies, a first in the history of Japan as a Korean artist . There will be a new music video to continue the rapid advancement of Girls’ Generation into Japan. The music video will be for their new song “Time Machine”, and comedian Imada Kouji will appear in the video.
“Time Machine” is a new ballad song that was recorded for last year’s repackaged album release on December 28th, titled “Re:Package Album: Girls’ Generation ~The Boys~”. On February 25th, the song will also be promoted in Girls’ Generation’s CF of UHA Mikukato “E-ma Nodoame”.
Imada Kouji is a self-proclaimed Girls’ Generation fan and leads in knowledge and enthusiasm in the entertainment world, so the staff of Girls’ Generation made the offer to include him.
On the day of shooting, which fell on Valentine’s Day, Imada was not concerned that it was a day off and continued on with the schedule. He was fully motivated and looked forward the challenge. Imada Kouji was often seen as a strong man, but for this he passionately acted out the role of a weak man. He was to cry alone in a room while remembering about the unforgettable past.
Imada Kouji commented on his performance and said, “This is my happiest job ever since a couple of years ago. Before the manager finished talking, I enthusiastically said, ‘I’ll do it.’ The filming was really fun. I gave it my all. When I saw the proposal written with ‘Girls’ Generation Tenth Member’, I felt complete like cutting the goal-tape. I want to receive a business card that says ‘Girls’ Generation Tenth Member’. As one of the fans of Girls’ Generation in the entertainment world, I’m glad they offered me the spot. To the other entertainers who are fans of Girls’ Generation, I feel like I have to tell them the stage has changed (laughs).”
Furthermore, the music video for “Time Machine” is set to be released in early March. For the girls, this music video concept is something that they have not done so far and it seems that the video was influenced by the atmosphere of the teaser. The thirty-second version of the teaser can be seen onGirls’ Generation’s official Japan Facebook page which was opened on February 24th, while the fifteen-second version will be broadcast on Japanese TV on February 25th.

Source: Barks
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Girls’ Generation Number One on Forbes Korea Power Celebrity Top 40 for Two Consecutive Years
The nine member girl group Girls’ Generation has been chosen as Korea’s best “Power Celebrity” for the second year in a row (since 2011). Forbes Korea published their first issue nine years ago, and this was the result of the “Korea’s Power Celebrity 40″ survey, where a celebrity is defined as a famous person who is well known amongst the general public. Forbes Korea releases forty people out of a total of one hundred based on the categories of earnings, influence, reputation, and professionalism. This follows the same survey method of Forbes “Celebrity 100″ in the US.
Girls’ Generation landed in the number one spot this year. They came in first and second place in the categories for number of articles published, and television commercials plus broadcasted activities respectively. Girls’ Generation is also the most wanted television guest. They shot 36 television commercials, which helps celebrities raise their fame. Their third album, “The Boys”, which was released last year, sold 380,000 copies, making it the best selling album of 2011.

Source: Naver
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Last Episode of ‘Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys’ to Be Broadcast Next Week
The last episode of jTBC’s “Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys” will be broadcast on March 4th.
Girls’ Generation, who were the boys’ mentors, faced several difficulties throughout the show but did not falter. Even though one of the boys left halfway through the show, the members of Girls’ Generation continued to give warm advice and cold warnings to the boys even when they were not recording for the show.
With the help of Girls’ Generation’s earnest hearts, the boys improved tremendously and not only impressed the girls, but the staff as well.
With the first recording session happening way back on November 20th of last year, Girls’ Generation could not hide their sadness upon saying their goodbyes. Sunny, in particular, mentioned that Kim Hwehoon even appeared in her dreams, while Seohyun, who received the nickname “Enraged Seohyun”, showed tears during the last interview session and said, “I think I did poorly with the kids but I have also learned a lot through this program.”
Even the boys looked like they couldn’t believe that they were actually saying goodbye to each other, and one of them even shed tears after filming ended.
Source: etoday

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