Girls’ Generation to Endorse LG 3D TV
Girls’ Generation will add LG Cinema 3D TV to their list of endorsements.
On January 16th, LG Electronics stated that they chose Girls’ Generation as their new model for their Cinema 3D TV product line. Girls’ Generation is gathering popularity globally, and LG Electronics plans to connect the group to 3D TV in order to increase the popularity of 3D TV’s worldwide and secure the image of “3D = LG”.
Director Han Woonghyun, who is in charge of brand communication, said, “With Girls’ Generation’s image as the leading group of Hallyu, we will solidify a newly upgraded LG Cinema 3D TV image.” LG Electronics will launch various marketing activities with the already established model, actor Won Bin, and Girls’ Generation as their top two spokespeople.
Last year, Girls’ Generation endorsed Intel’s core family of processors with the “Visual Dreams” campaign, which was a huge hit. Already with this year just starting, Girls’ Generation looks to continue the trend of being the top model for the biggest tech companies in Korea.
Sources: Yonhap News
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Girls’ Generation Completes First Concert in Hong Kong
On January 15th, girl group Girls’ Generation successfully finished their first concert in Hong Kong. Girls’ Generation captivated fans during the “2012 Girls’ Generation Tour in Hong Kong” held in the Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena with various performances and stage displays.
According to SM Entertainment, hundreds of fans waited at the Hong Kong International Airport on January 14th for the arrival of Girls’ Generation at the late hour of 11:30PM. Various media and news agencies also competed for coverage of the event.
Girls’ Generation opened the concert with “Tell Me Your Wish” and continued with hit songs such as “MR. TAXI”, “Oh!”, “Gee”, and “The Boys”. They also put on solo stages where fans could experience the individual personalities of all nine members. 32 stages were performed in total.
Fans in Hong Kong also prepared a surprise event for Girls’ Generation. During “Complete”, they moved the girls’ hearts by holding up papers that read “You + Me = Complete”. After the last song “Fantastic”, fans also threw symbolic pink balloons up into the air and flooded the arena with pink.
Girls’ Generation’s next concert tour stop will be in Thailand in February.
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Girls’ Generation’s First Japanese Album Breaks Record
Girls’ Generation’s first Japanese album “Girls Generation”, released on June 6th of last year, sold 16,000 copies this past week, giving them fifth place on Oricon’s weekly album sales chart. This is the first time in history that an album by a Korean artist has placed in the Top 10 for seventeen weeks. The previous record holder was the original soundtrack for the Korean drama “Winter Sonata”, which remained in the Top 10 for sixteen weeks. ”Winter Sonata” was released in September of 2003.
In addition, Girls’ Generation holds the record among foreign artists for the most album sales in a week for a debut album with 232,000 copies sold. Currently, 780,000 copies of “Girls’ Generation” have been sold, which includes their repackaged album. “The Boys” also made impressive headway. It was the best selling Korean album of 2011 with 385,348 copies sold.
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