OST for ‘Wild Romance’ Featuring Jessica Released
On January 19th, the OST for “Wild Romance”, titled “Maybe”, was released. Jessica and rapper, Kim Jinpyo, sang this song together and it has an upbeat rhythm that makes you want to sing and dance along to it. The song can be bought here and it comes together with an instrumental version.
Kim Gunwoo wrote and composed the song, “Maybe”, and he has also written songs for artists like MC Mong, Maybee, Supreme Team, A-Pink, Jewelry and more. Kim Jinpyo also personally assisted in penning the lyrics to the song.
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IT Maeil Interviews Girls’ Generation About ‘Freestyle Sports’
JCE’s most famous sports games, “Freestyle”, “Freestyle Football”, and “Freestyle 2″, were all brought together for the “Freestyle Sports” brand. After choosing Korea’s greatest girl group Girls’ Generation as their main model for the brand, they have quickly gained attention.
“Freestyle Sports” updated the games with Girls’ Generation characters – “Freestyle” with Tiffany, Yuri, and Sooyoung, “Freestyle Football” with Sunny, Yoona, and Seohyun, and “Freestyle 2″ with Taeyeon, Jessica, and Hyoyeon characters.
They held an event for all three games simultaneously, distributing one free Girls’ Generation character to users. At another event, limited posters and Girls’ Generation packages were given away on a first-come-first-serve basis.
So how do the main models, Girls’ Generation, feel about the sports game? In this interview, we listened to their feelings, future plans, and resolutions.
-How do you feel about becoming the main models for “Freestyle Sports”?
We were able to meet with everyone through “Freestyle Sports” this winter. Basketball and soccer are all sports that are popular in Korea. We are well aware of other girl groups participating in “Freestyle” and “Freestyle Football”. We have also heard that we are the first girl group to work with the newly released “Freestyle 2″. We’re happy about the meaningful opportunity to become the first girl group to have characters for “Freestyle 2″. Our hearts flutter just imagining that Girls’ Generation will be shown doing difficult dunks, making three-pointers, and making volley shots.
-Three members were divided as models for each game. Was there a certain criteria?
While working with “Freestyle Sports”, we each had one keyword that we had to express. Yoona’s was “challenge”, Sooyoung’s was “delight”, Yuri’s was “competition”, Hyoyeon and Jessica had “match/showdown”, Taeyeon and Sunny’s was “passion”, and Tiffany and Seohyun’s was “victory”. We first divided the members by the keywords that would match well with each other. Three member characters have been divided for each game right now, but users should be able to see all nine members for each game soon.
-Was there anything interesting that happened during the Freestyle Sports CF shoot?
Ah! There was a member who found an unexpected talent while filming! There were a lot of scenes where members had to throw basketballs and kick soccer balls during the “Freestyle Sports” shoot. Of them, the member who left an impression was Jessica. It was a scene where Jessica had to shoot a three-pointer past Hyoyeon’s defense. At first, the way she was holding the ball was awkward. However, after shooting a few times, she was surprisingly really good. It was to the point where we were saying we found Jessica’s unexpected, hidden basketball skills through this CF filming. The atmosphere was great, with the staff members cheering every time she made a shot.
-Have you played the game?
We don’t have a lot of time to spend alone when preparing for promotions or an album. It’s difficult finding time for a hobby other than dancing or vocal practice. There are members who played games in the past, so we do have a bit of interest in them. We like casual games in particular. ”Freestyle”, “Freestyle Football”, “Freestyle 2″ are games that we have heard a lot about, but haven’t been able to play ourselves. We did see staff playing during the CF shoot, and it looked really fun. Since it is a sports game where you have to split into teams, it would be really fun for our competitive members.
-Any promotional plans as models for Freestyle Sports?
Because we are models for “Freestyle Sports”, gamers will be able to see us in the “Freestyle” series every day. We will also meet users through television ads and through online and offline contests. Please give Girls’ Generation characters in the “Freestyle” series lots and lots of love!
-Any future Girls’ Generation’s activities or plans?
We had a happy ending to the year with all the love shown for our third album, “The Boys”, in and outside of Korea. We will be juggling concerts overseas as well as members’ individual activities with music, dramas, musicals and variety shows. Fans will be able to see a dynamic Girls’ Generation.
-Lastly, a word as Freestyle’s models.
(Yuri) ”Hello, this is Girls’ Generation’s Yuri. Look at me flying around the basketball court in ‘Freestyle’!”
(Sooyoung) ”Hello, this is Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung. Pick my Sooyoung character a lot!”
(Tiffany) ”Hello, this is Tiffany. Did you hear that us nine members of Girls’ Generation have fallen deeply for basketball and soccer this winter? Give ‘Freestyle Sports’, where our characters will appear, lots of love. And please give my Tiffany character lots of love!”
(Sunny) ”Hello, this is Sunny! A cute Sunny character appears in ‘Freestyle Sports’! Are you ready to be surprised? Look forward to the bouncy play of Sunny that you can’t see on stage!”
(Seohyun) ”Hello, this is Girls’ Generation’s maknae, Seohyun. Have you seen the Seohyun character that’s like myself – enjoying challenges? Spend a happy winter with ‘Freestyle Sports’ and Girls’ Generation!”
(Yoona) ”Hello, this is Girls’ Generation’s Yoona. I am planning on showing a fast, quick and hidden new charm through ‘Freestyle Sports’! Look forward to it!”
(Taeyeon) ”Hello, this is Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon. I hope you choose the Taeyeon character a lot and have fun playing. Even though it’s a small, petite character, it’s still a skilled character! Give it lots of love.”
(Hyoyeon) ”Love the ‘Freestyle’ series a lot, which is fun even just watching. Give the Hyoyeon character lots of love, too!”
(Jessica) ”What do you think about meeting me everyday this winter through ‘Freestyle Sports’? I will be showing my haughty plays through ‘Freestyle 2′. Look forward to it.”
Source: IT Maeil
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Girls’ Generation Attends Seoul Music Awards
On the 19th of January, Girls’ Generation attended the 21st High1 Seoul Music Awards.
The girls appeared on the red carpet prior to the award ceremony, and they were dressed in matching tones of black and white. Members Taeyeon and Tiffany wore mini dresses, while Sooyoung and Yoona were dressed very smartly in blazers and long pants. Sunny’s hair in particular caught the attention of many. Her new hair style gave her a very a edgy look and it matched her outfit very well.
Girls’ Generation has been nominated tonight in various categories such as the Daesang and the Bonsang. You can watch the award ceremony live here, or stay tuned to Soshified for further updates.
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Girls’ Generation Wins Two Awards at Seoul Music Awards
During the 21st High1 Seoul Music Awards, Girls’ Generation did SONEs proud once again by nabbing two awards. The first award that they took home was the Bonsang. The Bonsang is presented to the top ten (it was twelve this year instead) artists of the year by calculating album and digital sales. Online voting, together with a final judging by the judges, help to determine the artists who receive the Bonsang.
Apart from Girls’ Generation, the other eleven artists who won the Bonsang are Secret, Sistar, 4 Minute, FT Island, BEAST, IU, Lee Seunggi, Super Junior, Miss A, T-ara and KARA.
Girls’ Generation accepting their Bonsang
In their acceptance speech, the members thanked people like their parents, SM, their managers and SONEs, and they also said that they were extremely grateful to be invited to the SMA.
Girls’ Generation accepting their Popularity Award
The next award which was presented to Girls’ Generation was the Popularity Award. Girls’ Generation won this award together with Lee Seunggi, and they were ecstatic as they made their way up to collect their award. Tiffany and Sooyoung in particular thanked SONEs for their support and Tiffany even said, “I can’t do anything but thank the fans for this award. I’m tearing up!”
After accepting their second award of the night, the girls took the stage and performed their hit song “The Boys”. The crowd erupted in cheers, and the loyal SONEs who were in attendance created a mini pink ocean and held up paper signs that read “This year is also Girls’ Generation” in Korean. Congratulations Girls’ Generation on all your accomplishments this past year!
Sources: Star In, Osen, Newsen, gnalc8@youtube.com, TheSoneSource@youtube.com
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Hyoyeon’s Prediction of Herself in Ten Years
Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon recently predicted what she would be doing ten years from now.
On the upcoming episode of jTBC “Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys”, the girls participated in an activity where they took the time to draw and write out what they would be doing ten years from now.
On this day, Hyoyeon wrote, “I can feel my contractions. I think the fourth and fifth children are on their way,” hinting at her desire of wanting many childen. She also wrote, “The job that I’ve wanted and dreamed of for so long”, indicating achieving her dream of being a fashion designer, after ten years.
She continued on by writing, “I’m proud of myself for waiting and coming this far without giving up”, making everyone present anticipate Hyoyeon’s future appearance as a fashion designer. The episode will also reveal the boys’ future diary entries, with entries varying from seeing themselves performing on stage to them reflecting on their pasts.
This episode of future diaries will air on January 22nd at 7:30pm KST.
Source: TVDaily
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Sunny Crowned ‘Best Mentor’ On ‘Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys’
Girls’ Generation’s Sunny was named the best mentor on “Girls Generation and Dangerous Boys”.
In an upcoming episode of “Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys”, Girls’ Generation had a quiz battle. The quiz looked to see which member of Girls’ Generation, after having served as a mentor for nine weeks, knew the boy she was mentoring best. The members participated enthusiastically, with their pride on the line as mentors.
Sunny, surprisingly, got the most questions right in the intense, close match, winning the title as “best mentor”.
The episode will be broadcast on January 22nd.
Source: TVDaily
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Yoona and Seohyun Appear in SM Fashionistas’ Photoshoot
On January 21st, the official YouTube pages for SM Entertainment and W Korea uploaded videos of Girls’ Generation’s Yoona and Seohyun attending the SM Fashionistas’ photoshoot.
As reported earlier, Yoona, Seohyun, SHINee’s Jonghyun and Taemin, f(x)’s Krystal and Sulli, and EXO’s Kai, Lu Han and Se Hun participated in a photoshoot with the fashion magazine “W” for the French fashion brand “CARVEN”. The members of SHINee and f(x) took part in the photoshoot on January 19th, while Yoona and Seohyun were featured on January 21st. The members of EXO attended both days of the photoshoot.
Footage from the photoshoot was uploaded live to the SMTOWN and W Korea YouTube channels, allowing fans to watch the event as it happened. The official Twitter account for W Korea also released the above photo of Yoona and Seohyun from the shoot. Twitter users showed their excitement as the videos from the second day of the photoshoot were uploaded, and “W Live 2 S” quickly trended worldwide.
Check out all the videos of Yoona and Seohyun at the SM Fashionistas’ photoshoot below.
Sources: SMTOWN@youtube.com, wkorea@youtube.com, wkorea@twitter.com
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