December 30th, 2011

Girls’ Generation to Perform Uhm Jung Hwa’s Songs on KBS’s ‘Gayo Daechukje’

On tonight’s broadcast of KBS’s “Gayo Daechukje”, a special stage entitled “Ladies Night” will be presented by Girls’ Generation, Wonder Girls and T-Ara, in which the three groups will cover songs by Uhm Jung Hwa.  With Girls’ Generation’s uplifting and refreshing harmony, fans can expect a positive rendition of Uhm Jung Hwa’s songs.

 

Since many talented groups will be making an appearance during this show, the levels of excitement and anticipation are definitely rising as the expected broadcast time inches closer.  This will be one performance you don’t want to miss, so be sure to stay tuned for Soshified’s live stream of the KBS “Gayo Daechukje”.  The show is set to air on December 30th at 8:55 KST on KBS2TV.

Source: Newsis via Naver

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Hyoyeon Sheds Tears On ‘Girls’ Generation and the Dangerous Boys’

Hyoyeon’s tears poured out during a recent recording for “Girls’ Generation and the Dangerous Boys”.

On December 30th, a jTBC representative revealed that Hyoyeon participated in an art therapy program for the problem youths in “Girls’ Generation and the Dangerous Boys”.

The representative commented, “Girls’ Generation and the dangerous boys earnestly participated in the art therapy session.  Hyoyeon in particular shocked the other members and the crew when she suddenly burst into tears while she was drawing.”

“Hyoyeon left the recording for a moment to clear her mind and soon returned to continue recording.  However, when the art therapy expert was analyzing Hyoyeon’s drawing she burst into tears once again, causing the people surrounding her to be disconcerted.”

The reason behind Hyoyeon’s tears will be revealed on the next episode of “Girls’ Generation and the Dangerous Boys”, which airs next year, January 1st.

Source: Nate

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An Additional US$12,000 Donated to Peace Boat for Japan Relief Fund Project

 

In March of this year, a three-week donation drive held by Soshified raised US$33,500 for victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.  With the announcement that Soshified would accept donations for the relief effort, members from all over the world began to fill the charity thread with 21 pages worth of contributions.  In addition, several members put up signed items for auction with the proceeds also going towards the fund raising effort.  All of the donations collected by Soshified were given to Peace Boat, an international non-profit organization based in Japan currently working to provide disaster relief to areas affected by the earthquake and tsunami.  A complete summary of Soshified’s donation drive and a letter of thanks from Peace Boat can be found here.

On top of the US$33,500 donated by Soshified members, Peace Boat also received an additional US$12,000 from the “Google Gift Matching Program” thanks to the efforts of a Soshified Project Leader.  The “Google Gift Matching Program” matched US$12,000 of donations, resulting in a grand total of $45,500 being donated to Peace Boat through Soshified’s fundraising.  In the letter pictured above, a Peace Boat representative confirmed that two $6,000 checks were received by Peace Boat in mid-November of this year.

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Girls’ Generation Performs on SBS Gayo Daejun

On December 29th, Girls’ Generation performed at SBS Gayo Daejun, with Yoona serving as MC alongside Lee Seunggi and Song Jihyo.  They started off the whole show with “Technologic”, in which Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny and Tiffany made their appearance via a diamond-shaped box in the center of the stage.  They then danced to “Technologic” on center stage with sexy choreography to boot.  After that, Girls’ Generation and Super Junior danced together to the song, “Moves Like a Jagger” for the opening stage.  A few stages after the opening, K.Will and Tiffany performed a duet song, “A Whole New World”.  Artists from SM Entertainment then performed together on stage like an orchestra with the song “The Sound of Hallyu”, with Seohyun playing the piano and Tiffany playing the flute.

 

Tiffany played “Swan Lake” with her flute during her solo, while Jessica, Sunny, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung and Yuri danced along to a remix of “Swan Lake”.  The next stage was Taeyeon singing “Devil’s Cry”, which was performed during the 2nd Asia Tour, but this stage was different as Changmin from TVXQ joined in to sing it with Taeyeon.  Then, it was Girls’ Generation’s turn to take the stage for the second part of “Hallyu Queens”.  Girls’ Generation performed a remix of “The Boys”, with a different set of choreography for this remix which gave it a unique flavor.  Yoona made a brief appearance during Lee Seunggi’s stage by conversing with Lee Seunggi on stage. In response to the performances on SBS Gayo Daejun, “The Sound of Hallyu” ranked first on the trending topics worldwide on Twitter while “Swan Lake”, “S CRY” (Editor’s note: Twitter doesn’t count the words before the apostrophe, hence it trended ‘S CRY’ instead of ‘Devil’s CRY’), “SM Family” and “Bring The Boys Out” also managed to get onto the list of worldwide trends.

Source: SBSMusic1@youtube.com

December 28th & 29th, 2011

Girls’ Generation’s ‘The Boys’ Music Video Most Shared on Facebook

The social music venture company, Muse Alive, compiled 89,459 K-Pop music video links that were shared on Facebook and found that “The Boys” was shared the most for a total of 959 times. Gee was shared 200 times and came in fifth. Girls’ Generation had the most music videos shared among Korean artists, taking an impressive eleven of the top fifty spots. 

“The Boys” music video has proved to be a success in 2011, reaching a total of 25 million views two months after its release on SMTOWN’s Youtube channel. Gee, the song that arguably propelled Girls’ Generation to the top of the music industry, is still maintaining its popularity among fans, having just passed sixty million views on Youtube.

Source: sports.donga.com, SMTOWN@youtube.com

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Girls’ Generation is the Fastest Star on KakaoTalk to Surpass 200,000 Friends

 

Girls’ Generation’s popularity continues onto KakaoTalk.

Girls’ Generation recently formed a partnership with KakaoTalk’s “Plus Friend” service.  “Plus Friend”, hosted by KakaoTalk Inc., is a service where users can add artists, brands, magazines, and other services to their friends lists and receive related information quickly and easily through KakaoTalk.

“Girls’ Generation Plus Friend”, which opened on December 28th, recorded 211,038 friends on December 29th. This makes Girls’ Generation the fastest star in the history of “Plus Friend” to have had over 200,000 users add them to their friend list.

KakaoTalk users are expected to show high interest in “Plus Friend” as users can receive content concerning Girls’ Generation’s concert info, recent news, video clips, and pictures live through the “Girls’ Generation Plus Friend” service.

In addition, signed CDs and posters will be given to five randomly selected users who join the service between December 28th and January 11th. Prize winners will be announced on January 18th.

Source: Nate

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Girls’ Generation Shines on the Red Carpet

Girls’ Generation members dazzled on the red carpet for SBS “Gayo Daejun” on December 29th. The members’ flowing gowns commanded everyone’s attention as they posed for a brief photo shoot before the awards show. Though most of the members had long dresses that showcased their elegant style, Taeyeon and Hyoyeon stood out with their skirts that gave off a more playful vibe while still retaining the group’s elegance.

Check out a video of their red carpet appearance as well as more pictures below.

Source: SBSNOW1@youtube.com, mydaily, Star Today, Star News, Sports Chosun, Osen, Star N News

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Behind-The-Scenes Footage of Girls’ Generation’s Freestyle Sports CF Released

Behind-the-scenes footage of the filming for Girls’ Generation’s “FreeStyle Sports” CF has just recently released. In the video, Yoona is seen laughing as she is filmed running, while Sooyoung threw sand into the air and donned a pair of goalie gloves. Finally, Jessica and Hyoyeon are shown playing basketball, where Jessica even managed to score a basket. All the members could be seen smiling and having fun as they posed for photos and videos. The video ends with a trailer of the CF. Wallpapers featuring Girls’ Generation were also released through the official website of “FreeStyle Sports”. In addition to the group wallpaper above, nine individual wallpapers were also released.

 Source: instorpful@youtube.com, Soshified Photos Section

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Girls’ Generation Wins Two Bugs Music Awards

Bugs, a Korean music site, recently announced the winners of the “Bugs 2011 Music Awards”. On December 28th, Bugs released the results for the Bugs 2011 Music Awards. Girls’ Generation won in two categories, “Best Female Group” and “Tap Sonic Best Play” for “Gee”.

Voting was opened on 8th, and for two weeks until the 22nd, fans were allowed to vote once a day for their favorite artist in each category. Girls’ Generation was nominated for several categories, including “Netizens’ Popularity Award”, “Best Female Group” and “Tap Sonic Best Play”.

Congratulations to Girls’ Generation for winning yet another award in 2011.

Source: Bugs

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Tiffany and Yuri Receive Special MC Award at MBC Entertainment Awards

On December 29th, Tiffany and Yuri were presented with a special award in the MC category at the MBC Entertainment Awards. Tiffany and Yuri have been extremely popular MC’s on “Show! Music Core”, and they were specially recognized for their talent.

They said, “Thank you for all the staff who work with us since the early mornings for one hour of broadcasting.” They then listed every one of the staff members’ names and also said, “We are happy just being able to watch the seniors and juniors every week.”

Fans immediately reacted with excitement over the news with “MC YulTi” trending worldwide on Twitter in 7th place. Congratulations to Tiffany and Yuri on their accomplishment. Check out a clip of their acceptance speech below.

Source: Newsen, withsosiz9dot4@youtube.com, Star In

December 27th, 2011

Yoona to MC for the 2011 SBS Gayo Daejun

 

After impressing viewers with her professionalism, beauty and poise as one of three MCs for the KBS Entertainment Awards held on December 24th, Girls’ Generation’s Yoona will next be participating as an MC in this year’s Gayo Daejun on SBS. She will be hosting alongside actress Song Ji Hyo and singer Lee Seung Gi. The show will feature a special ballad stage, a performance by several divas, and a charismatic dance battle with many male groups.

With Tiffany and Yuri also hosting MBC’s Music Core, members of Girls’ Generation are proving to be invaluable as MCs for various music and awards shows. In addition, several members are also set to appear in dramas in 2012, showing that Girls’ Generation is in demand in all areas of the entertainment industry.

This year’s Gayo Daejun on SBS will be held on December 29th.

Source: Sports Chosun

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Girls’ Generation’s Boots Are Specially Made

Girls’ Generation is well known for their beautiful and slender legs. Recently, an interesting bit of information about the boots Girls’ Generation wears was revealed.

The boots that are part of the outfits for the “MR. TAXI” promotions are specially tapered for the girls and unique to them. Perche, the production company which made the shoes, specially ordered them for Girls’ Generation’s promotions. A spokesman commented that, “Because we got Girls’ Generation’s sizes, the calf part of the boots are over 5cm thinner, while the length is over 5cm longer. (…) It is a size that would be impossible for a regular person with an ordinary body to fit in.”

Fans watching the “MR. TAXI” promotions were impressed with their slender figures and expressed their envy, commenting on various internet message boards, “Girls’ Generation make people burn in motivation for a diet”

Source: MyDaily

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Girls’ Generation Ranked First for the Third Year in a Row in Polls

End of the year polls and surveys are recognizing Girls’ Generation’s talent and popularity. For the respected Gallup Korea poll, the singer of the year for 2011 is Girls’ Generation.

Gallup Korea gathered votes from people from the ages of 13 to 59 about the three singers voters felt were the most active. Out of 3401 votes, Girls’ Generation had the most with 26.1%, landing them in first place for the third year in a row. The group was first among each age bracket, truly showing their title as “Nation’s Idol”.

This year Girls’ Generation got number one for six weeks in a row on KBS “Music Bank” with their single, “The Boys”. They also had a successful entrance into Japan ranking fifth for the highest CD/DVD sales in the country. Girls’ Generation shows that their number one ranking for three years in a row has been well earned.

For 2011′s most popular song, Girls’ Generation’s “The Boys” was in third place with 2.7% of the votes.

Not only was Girls’ Generation ranked first in the Gallup poll, but in Sports Hankooki’s poll as well. For the third year in a row, the group has become the best star in Korea’s entertainment industry.

30 out of 100 experts from Sports Hankooki’s entertainment section chose Girls’ Generation as “This Year’s Star”, getting them the grand prize. While leading the K-Pop boom in Europe and the United States, they were judged highly for still receiving lots of love from Koreans. Girls’ Generation has taken the top spot since 2009, and since the first survey in 2005, Girls’ Generation is the first to win three times in a row.

Finally, Girls’ Generation was ranked fourth in the survey “Pop Culture Power Leader Big 30″, which charts the most powerful and influential people in the entertainment industry. Among people like SM Entertainment’s Lee Soo Man(1), the “Nation’s MC” Yoo Jae Suk(3), and YG CEO Yang Hyun-Seok(5), Girls’ Generation is considered to be extremely important in the spread of Korean culture globally. In the same survey last year they were also ranked fourth.

It has proven to be Girls’ Generation’s year yet again in 2011.

Source: Hankooki, Daum, Heraldbiz

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Yuri’s Role in the Drama ‘Fashion King’ Confirmed

On December 24th, the first meeting between the stars and staff of “Fashion King” took place at the SBS Ilsan Production Center for the script reading of the drama.

Yuri, who will be playing the role of Anna, arrived at the SBS Ilsan Production Center as soon as she returned from Japan. On this day she joined Yoo Ah-in, who will be playing the role of Young Geol, Shin Sekyung, playing Ga Young, and Lee Jaehoon, who will be playing Jae Hyuk. Twenty other actors were also present.

Lee Myungwoo PD was also at the reading along with writers Lee Sunmi and Kim Kiho, who worked together on the drama “What Happened in Bali”, as well as Choi Moonsuk CP.

The other twenty actors conducted the reading as if they were actually acting the scene, showing their enthusiasm for “Fashion King”. Like the unique drama title, the script cover itself captured people’s attention.

“Fashion King” will be about youth running towards tomorrow and the world, experiencing challenges and success, love and desire. However, it will tell the life of humanity, of learning the obsession of love and endless desires.

Source: Sports Donga

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Girls’ Generation Sends K. Will a Wreath For His Concert

 

Girls’ Generation recently sent K. Will a congratulatory flower wreath for his Christmas concert, showing their close friendship with the popular ballad singer. The members displayed their clever sense by modifying a line from “The Boys” to place on the wreath, which reads “Man who will lead the world and man who is fabulous, K. Will”. The original line reads “Boys who will lead the world and girls who are fabulous”.

In 2009, K. Will collaborated with both Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany and Yuri for his mini-album “Dropping the Tears”. Yuri appeared in his music video for the song “Dropping the Tears”, while Tiffany sang with him in a duet for the song “A Girl Meets Love”.

Be sure to listen to “A Girl Meets Love” and watch the “Dropping the Tears” music video if you haven’t already.

  Sources: Sports Chosun, MiDeCo86@youtube.com

December 25th, 2011

Girls’ Generation Performs Christmas Special on MBC

Girls’ Generation’s Christmas Special, “Christmas Fairy Tale”, aired on Christmas Day, December 25th, at 12:25 AM KST on MBC.

During the show, it showed footage of Girls’ Generation visiting an army base called, “Front Line”. The soldiers were given an unexpected Christmas gift as Girls’ Generation came over to perform for them. The fanchants from the soldiers were nonetheless, loud and unified, showing how much Girls’ Generation is loved in the army.

During the broadcast, there were several solo stages and duets from Girls’ Generation. Taeyeon sang “O Holy Night”, while Jessica performed “When You Wish Upon A Star” and a duet song “One Year Later” with Onew. Tiffany delighted the crowd with “Christmas Dream” for her solo stage and duet with Sung Sikyung titled “Last Christmas”. Yuri and Seohyun performed “Winter Wonderland”, with both of them playing the piano at the start of the performance. Sooyoung also wowed the audience with her performance of “Sway” and her professional ballroom dancing. Yoona performed “Introduce Me A Good Man” which featured the MCs of the show, Alex and Oh Sangjin. Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany and Seohyun also sang “Magic Castle”, which shows off the girls’ vocal prowess. Girls’ Generation also sang a song together with Sung Sikyung titled “Silver Bells”. The show ended off with Girls’ Generation performing “All I Want for Christmas is You”.

It was a perfect way to spend Christmas for SONEs with all of the incredible performances by Girls’ Generation.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Links to their performances on YouTube:

Source: XSports News, monmonsnowSeason5@youtube.com

December 24th, 2011

Confiscated Phones and Learning to Dance on the Next ‘Girls’ Generation and the Dangerous Boys’

On the next episode of “Girls’ Generation and the Dangerous Boys”, the boys will be entering dorm life together. But first, they must pass inspection from Girls’ Generation members.

Girls’ Generation inspected the boys’ personal belongings for any prohibited items and confiscated cell phones and cigarettes. This brought memories back for Girls’ Generation as the members agreed, “this is similar to our trainee days.” Prior to their debut, the members also had their phones confiscated and received intense training.

In return for having their personal items taken, the boys received new phones from Girls’ Generation that are to be used to contact their mentors. Girls’ Generation showed their sense of responsibility by saying they would continue to keep in touch with the boys even if they won’t be able to see them all the time.

As if having their phones taken from them wasn’t harsh enough, the boys will have to dance to “The Boys”. They will be entering the dance competition “Street Jam”, which is where the best dancers in Korea go to show their skills.

Despite their busy schedules, Girls’ Generation members made a surprise visit to help the boys learn their intense and challenging choreography. It was the boys’ first time dancing, so Girls’ Generation put them through a “basic test”, but their dancing skills turned out to be hopeless. They have plenty of time to practice though, as the “Street Jam” competition is held on February 5th.

The next episode of “Girls’ Generation and the Dangerous Boys” will air on December 25th at 7:30pm KST on jTBC.

Source: Xports News, TV Report

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Girls’ Generation Music Videos Among the Most Viewed in Korea and Japan in 2011

Music videos from Girls’ Generation ranked among the most viewed music videos in Japan and Korea for the year 2011.

 

According to YouTube Rewind’s “The Year in Review”, the dance version of Girls’ Generation’s “MR. TAXI” was the most viewed music video in Japan in the year 2011. Released on April 27th to promote the “MR. TAXI/Run Devil Run” Japanese single, the music video has now been viewed over 39 million times worldwide.

In addition, Girls’ Generation also made their return to Korea this October with their third full album, “The Boys”. To promote their lead single, also named, “The Boys”, Girls’ Generation released a music video which quickly received widespread attention. The video received over four million views in its first three days, and currently has been viewed over 24 million times. According to YouTube, “The Boys” was the third most viewed music video in Korea in 2011.

Sources: Newsen, the year in review, SMTOWN@youtube.com, universalmusicjapan@youtube.com

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Tiffany Completes Her First Performance in ‘Fame’

On December 22nd, Tiffany made her first appearance in the musical “Fame”, where she plays Carmen Diaz, a performing arts student who dreams of becoming famous.

To commemorate this spectacular event, Tiffany’s uncle and fellow Girls’ Generation member Sooyoung sent congratulatory wreaths to help support her. The message on Sooyoung’s wreath reads, “CarMiyeong, you are always cool to your bones.” Tiffany’s uncle, who is also an assistant chief director of a hospital, sent a simple wreath saying “Congratulations to Tiffany’s musical performance.”

Tiffany’s family and friends weren’t the only ones to send their support, but SONEs as well. Most notable were Japanese SONEs and Chinese SONEs, who sent in 801kg and 100kg of rice respectively to commemorate her musical debut. The amount of rice donated by the Japanese SONEs also coincides with Tiffany’s birthday, August 1st(8/01). All the rice will be donated to charities that help families in need, and all of the donations will be registered under Tiffany’s name.

Also making an appearance at Tiffany’s debut performance were fellow band members Taeyeon and Sunny, who can be seen posing backstage together with Tiffany and co-performer KoN.

Despite mentioning that she was very nervous and worried about her acting being awkward in a previous interview, Tiffany’s praises were being sung. They said things like, “as expected of Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany” and “it was amazing to watch, you could really see how hard she worked.” Many people also commented on the kissing scene that occurred between Tiffany and KoN, which caused some fans at the performance to scream.

Congratulations to Tiffany and the best of luck to her in future performances.

Source: Yurui912@twitter.com

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Girls’ Generation Performs on Music Core’s Christmas Special

On December 24th, Girls’ Generation performed on MBC’s Music Core for a special Christmas episode. With Tiffany and Yuri hosting the show as usual, the show featured many groups performing songs for the winter season, as well as some of their best hits of the year.

In a special performance with Brown Eyed Girl’s Ga-in and Secret’s Ji Eun, Jessica and Seohyun performed “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, in which they showed off their powerful vocals. Adorned in elegant white dresses, they delivered a beautiful rendition of the classic Christmas song, causing the audience to cheer and give their support.

For their group stage, Girls’ Generation performed “The Boys”, which Tiffany gave a holiday spin by saying “Merry Christmas” in the beginning of the song. All nine members were present for the performance, to the delight of fans who responded with loud screams and fanchants. Viewers of the show also expressed their excitement through Twitter, as “SNSD – The Boys” trended in fourth place worldwide.

Finally, all of the artists, including Girls’ Generation, concluded the show by singing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”. Check out “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, “The Boys”, and the finale of the show below.

 

 
Source: monmonsnowSeason5@youtube.com

December 23rd, 2011

Jessica’s Casting in ‘Violent Romance’ Confirmed

 

Girls’ Generation’s Jessica’s appearance in the KBS2 TV Wednesday and Thursday drama, “Violent Romance”, has been confirmed.

On December 23rd, the drama’s staff confirmed through a telephone call with TV Daily that, “Jessica has been cast for the role of Lee Dongwook’s former lover, Kang Jonghee. She will be appearing in approximately eight episodes.”

Jessica will be playing the role of KangJonghee in the drama, who is Lee Dongwook’s unforgettable first love. “Violent Romance” is scheduled to begin airing on January 4th.

Source: TVDaily

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Girls’ Generation’s First Japan Album Ranked 18th on SPIN Magazine’s Top Pop Albums of 2011

It’s that time when music magazines start ranking their favorite albums of the past year, and the American publication “SPIN” magazine has released their top 20 pop albums of 2011.

“SPIN” selected Girls’ Generation’s First Japan Album as the 18th best pop album of the year. As “SPIN” writer Charles Aaron says, “This nine-member, all-girl K-Pop drill team fully exploits South Korea’s 800-pound neighboring market with a Japanese-language album (plus English choruses!). And though it may be a translation trainwreck, these chipper, reality-show vets behave with real zeal — eagerly beaming, winking, chattering, emoting when it’s called for — over terrifyingly sophisticated dance tracks (echoes of Latin Freestyle, Italo disco, every Backstreet/Britney scrap from 1999), plus a dutifully aching ballad or two. The peak is “Run Devil Run,” a white swan/black swan kiss-off with a chorus so confidently sassy it could stop a North Korean missile in mid-air.”

Girls’ Generation’s first full length album in Japan was a huge success, going double platinum, and along with their sold out arena tour, cemented Girls’ Generation as one of the more popular artists in Japan. The album was well received by critics, who praised the new direction Girls’ Generation took with an electronic, dance heavy style.

“MR. TAXI”, the lead single off the album, was incredibly popular with its catchy chorus and addictive choreography. The dance version of the music video is already approaching 40 million views on YouTube.

A repackage of the album, including remixes and a new song, will be released on December 28th. Pre-orders can be placed on YesAsia for the Limited First Press and Normal editions.

Source: SPIN

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Jessica Ranks #45 on ‘The 22nd Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces’

Many beautiful women worldwide have been carefully selected by TC Candler to be a part of “The 22nd Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces – 2011″, a popular poll that is viewed by over 25 million visitors from around the world. The list looks for women whose face not only displays modern beauty but also projects class, grace and elegance. The wonderful aspect about TC Candler’s poll is that it is not solely based upon one specific feature such as fame or sexiness, and it is not exclusive to North American celebrities. Instead, it includes women from all around the world who come from various cultures and different backgrounds.

This year, among the 100 women who were chosen to be present on this list was Girls’ Generation’s main vocalist, Jessica Jung. With her fair milky skin and well-defined features, Jessica undoubtedly displays modern beauty and class. She has most definitely earned her place on this list by out-ranking more than half the women chosen on the list by ranking number 45. This is the first time Jessica has been nominated for this poll, but she was able to out-compete many beautiful women such as actress Kate Winslet (50) and popular singers Adele (90) and Demi Lovato (89).

Are you curious to see who else made it onto the list? Click here for TC Chandler’s site, and check out the YouTube video below.

Source: TC Candler, TV Daily, tccandler@youtube.com

December 22nd, 2011

S.M. Entertainment Global Auditions Set to Begin in January 2012

S.M. Entertainment will be holding global auditions, beginning in January of 2012. The auditions will span five countries and fifteen cities, and will last for three months. Auditioning is completely free and open to everyone. What follows is S.M. Entertainment’s official press release for their 2012 Global Auditions.

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S.M. Entertainment

2012 Global Auditions

2012 SM Global Auditions will be held in 15 cities within five countries – Korea, China, USA, Canada, and Japan – for three months beginning January 2012.

S.M. Entertainment (SM), the company that has produced many famed K-pop artists such as BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, SHINee and f(x), has announced its plans to hold a grand-scaled global audition. SM Global Auditions have been an annual event since 2006. Through these auditions, SM has been able to discover talented young artists such as Henry, who was the finalist of the 2006 global auditions and is now a member of Super Junior M, as well as current f(x) member Amber who auditioned in 2007 in the US.

In the New Year SM begins its next search to find the next generation of Artists. As a result of the Korean wave, the popularity of K-Pop singers has reached new heights and SM expects its next line of auditions to attract a lot of fierce competition. The SM Global Auditions

will take place in New York on February 18th, Chicago on February 20th, San Francisco on February 26th, Los Angeles on March 3rd, as well as Korea, Japan and Canada.

Auditions are open for anyone and there is no application fee.

Applications can be sent via e-mail to: 2012usa@smtown.com, 2012canada@smtown.com or

YouTube (www.youtube.com/audition).

Finalists will be given the opportunity to sign an exclusive contract with S.M. Entertainment.

This contract will cover all initial costs in launching a musical career.

For more details and information, please check the SMTOWN official website: (www.smtown.com).

Girls' Generation - Into The New World [1st Live Album]

Tracklist
CD 1
01 "Nine Angels" 4:38
02 "Tell Me Your Wish (Rock Tronic Remix Version)" 4:37
03 "Show! Show! Show!" 3:34
04 "Girls’ Generation" 3:50
05 "Beginning" 3:03
06 "It’s Fantastic" 3:31
07 "Etude" 3:13
08 "Ooh La-La!" 3:54
09 "Kissing You" 3:19
10 "One Year Later (Jessica & Onew)" 4:01
11 "Introduce Me to a Good Person (Yoona feat. Eunhyuk & Shindong) (Basis cover)" 2:56
12 "Sunny (Sunny) (Bobby Hebb cover)" 3:10
13 "Umbrella (Tiffany) (Rihanna cover)" 3:22
14 "Hush Hush; Hush Hush (Taeyeon) (Pussycat Dolls cover)" 3:37
15 "Chocolate Love" 3:14
16 "Honey" 3:15
17 "Dear Mom" 4:05
18 "Forever" 4:40

CD 2
01 "Day By Day" 4:01
02 "My Child" 3:36
03 "Barbie Girl (Jessica feat. Key) (Aqua cover)" 3:13
04 "Santa Baby (Sooyoung)" 3:50
05 "Maurice Ravel' Miroirs 4th movement "Alborada del Gracioso" (Seohyun piano solo)" 0:43
06 "Sixteen Going On Seventeen (Seohyun) (The Sound of Music cover)" 1:53
07 "Over The Rainbow" 3:10
08 "1, 2 Step (Yuri feat. Amber) (Ciara cover)" 2:40
09 "Into The New World" 4:25
10 "Be Happy" 3:31
11 "Way To Go" 3:04
12 "Gee" 3:20
13 "Touch The Sky" 5:11
14 "NaengMyeon" 3:37
15 "HaHaHa" 3:16
16 "Complete" 3:56
17 "Baby Baby" 3:11
18 "Oh!" 3:07

Bonus Tracks
01 "Beautiful Girls (Feat. Yoo Young-jin)" 3:58
02 "Singin' in the Rain (Studio version)" 2:46

Released Date : December 30th, 2010

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Girls' Generation - Hoot [3rd Mini Album]

Tracklist
01 Hoot 훗
02 Mistake 내 잘못이죠
03 My Best Friend 단짝
04 Wake Up 일어나
05 Snowy Wish 첫눈에

Released Date : October 25th, 2010

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Girls' Generation - Run Devil Run [2nd Repackage Album]

Tracklist
01 "Run Devil Run" 3:20
02 "Oh!" 3:07
03 "Echo" 3:30
04 "별별별 (☆★☆) (Acoustic R&B version)" (Byeol Byeol Byeol (☆★☆) (Acoustic R&B version)) 4:29
05 "Show! Show! Show!" 3:38
06 "뻔&Fun (Sweet Talking Baby)" 3:30
07 "영원히 너와 꿈꾸고 싶다 (Forever)" 4:40
08 "웃자 (Be Happy)" (Utja (Be Happy)) 3:31
09 "화성인 바이러스 (Boys & Girls)" (feat. Key of Shinee (Hwaseong-in Baireoseu (Boys & Girls))) 3:46
10 "카라멜 커피 (Talk to Me)" (Jessica and Tiffany duet (Kalamel Keopi (Talk to Me))) 3:28
11 "별별별 (☆★☆)" (Byeol Byeol Byeol (☆★☆)) 4:41
12 "무조건 해피엔딩 (Stick wit U)" (Mujogeon Haepiending) 2:49
13 "좋은 일만 생각하기 (Day by Day)" (Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany, Seohyun, Sunny (Joh-eun Ilman Saeng-gakhagi (Day by Day))) 4:01
14 "Gee" (Bonus Track) 3:20
15 "소원을 말해봐 (Genie)" (Bonus Track (Sowon-eul Malhaebwa (Genie))) 3:50

Released Date : March 17th, 2010

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December 19th, 2011

Yoona Set to MC at KBS Entertainment Awards

Yoona will be joining Shin Dong Yeop and Lee Jie as MCs for this year’s KBS Entertainment Awards. After her MC position in 2009, KBS Entertainment has invited Yoona back for the 2011 Awards show.

Yoona has been a staple of the entertainment world, not only as the face of Girls’ Generation, but with her roles in “Cinderella Man” and “You Are My Destiny” as well. Yoona will be making her return to acting on the upcoming drama “Love Rain” set to air next year.

In addition to “Love Rain”, the girls will be occupied with their full schedules with Tiffany and Yuri as MCs for Music Core, Sunny and Hyoyeon on “Invincible Youth 2″, Sunny dubbing for “Koala Kid”, and all nine mentoring troubled teenagers on “Dangerous Boys”.

KBS Entertainment Awards will air live on December 24, 2011.

Source: Daum

December 18th, 2011

Girls’ Generation Records their Christmas Special and Gives Fans a Gift at Inkigayo

Girls’ Generation members were hard at work on December 17th as they recorded performances for their “Christmas Fairy Tale” special.

Those in attendance of the recording exclaimed how pretty and amazing the stages were that Girls’ Generation prepared for the Christmas special. From a piano duet with Seohyun and Yuri to a stirring performance of “O Holy Night” by Taeyeon, Girls’ Generation’s “Christmas Fairy Tale” will be a special experience not to be missed. The special airs on MBC on the night of December 24th, just after midnight at 12:20am KST.

Later at the pre-recording for SBS “Inkigayo”, Girls’ Generation members gave a special treat to the fans who were in the audience. Girls’ Generation had hotpacks and hot drinks prepared for fans, and their managers handed the packages out. It’s been especially cold in Korea the last few days, so fans were touched by the the members’ thoughtfulness in making sure they were warm and taken care of. Despite their long schedule of recording and holding a fan meeting, Girls’ Generation continues to show their kind-hearted nature by thinking of their fans first.

    Source: Yurui912@twitter.com, TangPa@twitter.com

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‘Gee’ Passes 60 Million Views on YouTube

Girls’ Generation’s popularity continues to soar as they reach more and more milestones in their career. The music video for “Gee” has surpassed 60 million views on YouTube.

“Gee” is considered an iconic K-Pop song, and the music video shows its lasting appeal, still gaining tens of millions of views years after its release. Girls’ Generation’s huge hit is the K-Pop video with the most views on YouTube.

The incredibly catchy beat and lyrics coupled with the girls’ cute style makes “Gee” a music video that people can’t help but enjoy. Congratulations Girls’ Generation on the latest achievement!

Source: sment@youtube.com

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Girls’ Generation Returns to ‘Inkigayo’ With ‘MR. TAXI’

 

On December 18th, Girls’ Generation made a comeback on SBS “Inkigayo” with “MR. TAXI”. They delivered an exciting performance, complete with pyrotechnics and their usual in-sync choreography, causing fans attending the show to respond with loud cheers and fanchants.

In contrast to the usual dark outfits worn thus far for their “MR. TAXI” performances, tonight Girls’ Generation instead wore stunning white uniforms with accessories that gave off a slight Christmas flavor. Though the unique outfits for “The Boys” were met with widespread enthusiasm from fans, the outfits chosen for “MR. TAXI” are also proving to be just as popular.

Check out the performance below.

Source: Mr9Forever2@youtube.com

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Sunny Blushes at the Mention of Marriage

The suggestion to get married left Sunny blushing in embarrassment.

On an episode of KBS 2TV’s “Invincible Youth” that aired on December 17th, the G8 members were given the responsibility of delivering homemade kimchi to the village’s residents.

Sunny was paired with Ji Hyunwoo and the two made their way to an elderly couple’s home. They sat down with the couple after greeting them politely. Sunny said, “Wow, you got married at the age of 23 – that’s my age,” to which the couple playfully responded, “So hurry up and get married then.”

Feeling rather embarrassed at this remark, Sunny shyly hid her face in her hands, but eventually laughed out loudly in order to shake off the awkwardness.

Source: TVReport

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Girls’ Generation Leaves a Voicemail for SONEs

 

After the premiere of “Girls’ Generation and the Dangerous Boys”, a voicemail from Girls’ Generation to officially registered SONEs emerged and quickly spread. The voicemail originated from the phone number 2007-0805, a number which also happens contain the debut date of Girls’ Generation, August 5th, 2007. In the voicemail, the members sounded happy and cheerful as they thanked their fans for waiting in the cold weather to support them during the recording of the December 18th broadcast of Inkigayo. Earlier in the day, Girls’ Generation even prepared hotpacks and hot drinks to be given to fans attending the recording.

The girls explained that thanks to the fans, the members felt as if they were attending a retreat and that their stress was relieved. They also remarked that the Inkigayo stage was very fun to perform on, and said that they hoped SONEs would take care to avoid catching colds.  Also in the call, the members displayed their sense of humor by performing the “bbuing bbuing” aegyo in very low voices.

Listen to the full voicemail recording below.

  Sources: yurilegs1@youtube.com, Yurui912@twitter.com