[111223]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 Kang Jonghee 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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111221 SNSD members assist Lee Seung Gi on ’1N2D’
SNSD made a surprise appearance on the latest episode of ‘1N2D‘.
KBS 2TV‘s ‘Happy Sunday‘ aired a special ’1N2D – Photographer’s Special’, in which the cast members were assigned a mission to capture the essential, unique moments with photographs. Lee Seung Gi was given a mission to capture a rainbow in a photo, but unfortunately for him, there was no rainbow to be found.
Hearing that spraying water in an area with a lot of good lighting would get him the same results, he headed for the set of KBS 2TV’s ‘Music Bank’.
Upon arriving, the singer, who is close with the SNSD girls, headed straight for their dressing room to get some help completing his mission.
The girls were eager to be of assistance, and Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Yuri stepped out to help him spray water near the spotlights in order to create a rainbow.
Their efforts paid off, as they were able to create not one, but two rainbows which were captured on Seung Gi’s camera.
Source: Allkpop
[December 22nd, 2011]Fans sent 2,441kg of congratulatory rice for Tiffany’s musical debut in ‘FAME’!
Girls’ Generation and Tiffany’s fans from various countries have donated a total of 2,441kg of congratulatory rice in conjunction with Tiffany’s first performance for the musical ‘FAME’ on December 21st at the Olympic Park.
To congratulate Tiffany’s debut in musical, fans, not only from Korea but foreign countries, have sent 2,441 kg of congratulatory rice. J-SONE JAPAN has sent 801kg while Japanese fansite sosipen.net has sent 500kg. Tiffany House & SONEs from Taiwan has sent 300kg while China and Hong Kong have each sent 100kg. 620kg were sent by Korean fans, with 20kg from anonymous senders.
The staff from the musical ‘FAME’ stated, “Fans from both Korea and foreign countries have requested for us to receive their congratulatory rice since last month, but we couldn’t accept all of them because we did not have enough space. The musical ‘FAME’ has received a total of 8,546kg of congratulatory rice, not only from Tiffany’s fans, but also fans of EunHyuk, JungMo and Lina. This is, so far, the most congratulatory rice a musical has received.”
After the musical ends, the congratulatory rice they have received will be donated to those in need.
‘FAME’, a story of youths’ dreams and goals, will be performed until January 29th.
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[December 22nd, 2011]Girls’ Generation to charm with a special concert on MBC this Christmas!
Girls’ Generation has prepared an unprecedented Christmas concert, showing off their fresh looks and charms.
On the midnight of December 25th, the ‘Girls’ Generation’s Christmas Fairytale’ held with 700 audiences will be broadcasted on MBC.
On the day of recording, Taeyeon transformed into ‘Queen of Snow’ and performed ‘Oh Holy Night’, a sorrowful carol song. Sooyoung’s Latin dance performance ‘Cha-Cha-Cha’ was revealed for the first time and became a hot topic among fans.
Moreover, Jessica transformed into ‘Sleeping Beauty’, singing a jazz song ‘When you wish upon a star’ with her unique style. Seohyun and Yuri put up a performance with charms that were unseen of, giving the fans a real surprise. The members also put up a ‘Hit songs parade’ by singing carol versions of title songs like ‘The Boys’ and ‘Kissing you’.
Besides this, Girls’ Generation also paid visit to soldiers of the army at the frontline. By adding a special stage with Sung Sikyung, as well as Jessica’s duet stage with SHINee’s Onew, audience will have more anticipation for this concert.
‘Girls’ Generation’s Christmas Fairytale’ will be aired for 90 minutes on December 25th at 12.20am KST.
Credit: tvreport.co.kr/fanwonder.com
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[December 22nd, 2011]‘Gee’ and ‘Mr. Taxi’ charted on the Top 10 of Japan’s 2011 Ringtone Ranking!
On December 21st, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) released the ’2011 Ringtone Ranking’. Based on the chart, among Korean singers, only Girls’ Generation and Kara were ranked within the top 20 positions.
Girls’ Generation’s ‘Gee’ was ranked 7th and ‘Mr.Taxi’ took the no.10 spot. Kara’s ‘Mister’ and ‘Go Go Summer’ were ranked 6th and 11th respectively. Besides the two songs in the top 10 positions, Girls’ Generation’s ‘Run Devil Run’ was also placed at no.71.
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[December 22nd, 2011]Showbiz representatives chose Girls’ Generation as 2011′s Best Star!
Through a survey conducted from December 12th to 15th by OSEN on 48 influential representatives from various entertainment fields, such as broadcasting, music, film, etc., Girls’ Generation were selected as the most prominent stars of the year. Out of the 48 participants, 15 (31%) showed their support for Girls’ Generation as 2011′s Best Star.
Kim ByungMan came in 2nd with 8 votes, followed by Cha SeungWon in 3rd with 5 votes. HyunBin and IU were both ranked 4th as they garnered 4 votes each.
Girls’ Generation received overwhelming support from the representatives in the music industry, including from the rival agencies. Once again, this has indeed proven the girls’ unbeatable popularity.
Out of the 12 participants who are representatives of various agencies and famous producers, five of them chose Girls’ Generation over their own agencies’ artists.
PDs of music and variety programs, as well as representatives from the film industry and other fields also showed their support for Girls’ Generation.
After hearing the news about the result of the survey, the girls said, “Thank you for watching over us well. We will work even harder in the future and we will show you a much greater side of us next year.”
Credit: osen.co.kr/fanwonder.com
[December 21st, 2011]Warm up your cold Christmas with Jessica the Rudolph!
Recently, Jessica changed her profile photo in UFO Town to a photo of her dressed as a cute Rudolph.
In the photo, Jessica gave off a Christmas atmosphere by wearing a red checkered, sleeveless dress, along with a reindeer hairband. She winked with her right eye while she smiled for the photo.
Netizens commented, “Look at how white her face is”, “Her smile is refreshing”, “I want to look like Jessica”, “My heart pounds because of her wink “Merry Christmas”, etc.
Meanwhile, Girls’ Generation is now promoting the Korean version of ‘Mr. Taxi’, following their 3rd album ‘The Boys’.
Credit: tvreport.co.kr/fanwonder.com
Translated by: Taengfan@fanwonder.com
[111222]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).
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SNSD’s “The Boys” is ranked on iTunes chart for the first time
Girl group SNSD is ranked on America’s iTunes chart.
On December 20, SNSD’s “The Boys,” which was released through Interscope Records, an American record label owned by Universal Music Group, is ranked 122th on America’s iTunes chart for the first time.
It was first time for SNSD to release an English song in American market. After the English version of “The Boys,” which was included in its third Korean album released in October, ranking 74th on iTunes single chart, SNSD was ranked on iTunes again.
Since the group hasn’t promoted its song in America, its ranking on iTunes is known to be an exceptional case. Nowadays Americans find K-pop very attractive especially its popular, stylish songs and group dance. So it is expected to draw much attention if SNSD debuts in America.
Producers are the ones with big influences in America, which is known to be the world’s biggest market of pop songs. SNSD will attract more attention with the participation of Teddy Riley, the producer of the late Michael Jackson and “The Boys,” and a high-profile hip-hop musician Snoop Dog.
In SNSD’s maxi single released in America includes eight different versions of “The Boys.”
It includes an English version which is rearranged in a slower tempo, a club remix, and a cappella version. A famous DJ from Boston, Clinton Sparks and Snoop Dog featured on remix as rappers.
SNSD plans to perform follow-up songs in Korea with “Mr. Taxi” until the end of the year. In addition to domestic performances, the group will appear at Japanese biggest annual pop festival, NHK Red and White Song Battle on December 31.
Source: Starnews
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[December 21st, 2011]Netizens chose Girls’ Generation and Kim BumSoo as 2011′s best male and female singers!
Female netizens picked Kim BumSoo and Girls’ Generation as this year’s best male and female singers.
A portal site dedicated for females, Easy Day recently conducted a survey entitled, ’2011 Easy Day Entertainment Awards’. The result of the survey was released on December 21st.
Out of a total of 1446 participants, 29.1% voted for Kim BumSoo and Girls’ Generation respectively as this year’s best male and female singers. Kim BumSoo is well known for his regular participation in MBC ‘I Am A Singer’ this year, while Girls’ Generation have made their name known all over the world, becoming the core of Kpop craze.
The top issue in the entertainment news this year went to the ‘Seo TaeJi and Lee JiAh’s secret marriage and divorce’ case where it received 42% of the total votes. Kang HoDong’s retirement (26.2%) and global popularity of Kpop wave (15.4%) were ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Other than these categories, surveys were also conducted on other areas such as ’2011 Best Drama’, ’2011 Best Variety Programme’, ‘Best Actor and Actress of The Year’, ’2011 Best Entertainer’,etc.
Majority of the participants were made up of female netizens (72%) in their 30s (37%). 16% were those in their 20s and 28% in their 40s.
Credit: star.mt.co.kr/fanwonder.com
[December 21st, 2011]Girls’ Generation to perform ‘Genie’ at ‘Kouhaku Uta Gassen’
On December 21st, the songs that Girls’ Generation, Kara and TVXQ are going to perform at Japan’s most prestigious year end music festival NHK’s ‘Kouhaku Uta Gassen’ were revealed.
From the list of songs to be performed by 55 artists at the event, TVXQ who will be participating at ‘Kouhaku Uta Gassen’ for the 3rd time will be performing ‘Why?’ which was released in January this year.
Girls’ Generation on the other hand, are looking to heat up the event with the title song of their Japanese debut single ‘Genie’ released in September last year. Kara will be presenting their ’2011 Special Medley’.
Meanwhile, the list of appearances is expected to be officially announced around December 27th. This year’s NHK’s ‘Kouhaku Uta Gassen’ which carries the theme ‘Let’s Sing for Tomorrow’ will kick off at 7.15pm to 11.45pm KST on December 31st and it will be broadcasted on both TV and radio channels.
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[December 21st, 2011]’1st Japan Arena Tour’ DVD and Blu-ray topped Oricon charts simultaneously
Girls’ Generation’s ‘Japan 1st Arena Tour Girls’ Generation’ DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) topped Oricon’s charts at the same time.
According to Oricon on December 21st, the DVD which was released on December 14th, topped the Oricon’s DVD Weekly Chart for combined category (no.1 for Music category) with sales of 69,000 copies in the first week. Also, the BD which was released on the same date, secured the no.2 spot on Oricon’s BD Weekly Chart for Combined category (no.1 for Music category) after recording sales of 37,000 copies in week 1.
With that, Girls’ Generation are the first foreign artists to top Oricon’s Weekly Chart for both DVD and BD in the Music category at the same time.
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[December 20th, 2011]Generation on plane
On December 20th, comedian and ‘Infinite Challenge’ regular member, Jung Joon-ha revealed through his Twitter account that he came across Girls’ Generation on the plane heading to Seoul from Japan.
On Twitter, Jung Joon-ha left this message, “Coincidentally, I’m on the same plane with Girls’ Generation! Heading to Seoul! Sunny asked me how many times we have already met on the plane. Again, they are going to be exposed to the flashlights once arrived, I have to escape from it.”
At the end of the message, he did not forget to promote Girls’ Generation’s song with his sense of humor. The last line, “Once arrived, I have to take taxi taxi taxi taxi and leave quickly quickly quickly quickly (lyrics of the song ‘Mr Taxi’)”.
In response to this, netizens commented, “It’s funny enough just looking at Jung Joon-ha’s tweet”, “Same plane with Girls’ Generation?”, “I’m going crazy, where to find lucky moments like this?” etc.
Credit: Newsen/fanwonder.com
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[December 20th, 2011]YoonA meets ideal type Takuya Kimura on Hey! Hey! Hey!
On December 19th, the ‘Hey Hey Hey!’ Christmas Special broadcasted on Japan’s Fuji TV, gathered popular Japanese singers, as well as Korean singers, such as TVXQ, Kara, Girls’ Generation and BoA. With this event, YoonA and her ideal type Takuya Kimura met and stood on the same stage.
Before the start of the show, all artistes gathered on the stage, during which Girls’ Generation members were spotted behind SMAP. As the talk went on, YoonA, who is known to have chosen Takuya Kiruma as her ideal type, could not take her eyes off Takuya Kiruma throughout the talk.
In response to this, netizens commented, “She finally met her ideal type”, “They must have greeted each other on the stage”, “Japanese version of ‘The Boys’ is daebak”, “In Japan, Girls’ Generation looks especially beautiful,” etc.
Credit: cj.net/fanwonder.com
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[111221]Girls’ Generation’s ‘Japan First Tour’ DVD and Blu-ray Achieve ‘Double First’ on the Oricon Weekly Chart
Girls’ Generation’s recently released “Japan First Tour” DVD and Blu-ray have achieved a “double first” on the Oricon Weekly Charts.
According to the Oricon Charts, the DVD version of the “Japan First Tour” has placed first for the week of December 12th through the 18th in both the “Music DVD” category and in total DVDs sold. Since its release on December 14th, the DVD of Girls’ Generation’s successful concert tour in Japan has sold 69,000 copies.
The Blu-ray version of the “Japan First Tour” placed first for the “Music Blu-ray” category and second in total Blu-ray sales for the week. The Blu-ray, released at the same as the DVD, has to date sold 37,000 copies.
Girls’ Generation is the only foreign artist to place first on the Oricon Weekly Charts for both the “Music DVD” and “Blu-ray DVD” categories at the same time.
Source: EToday
Written by: bhost909@sohified
Contributors: taengbear@soshified, minigiglo@soshified, SeraphKY@soshified
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[111220]Girls’ Generation Performs ‘The Boys’ Japanese Version on ‘Hey! Hey! Hey!’ Music Champ
Girls’ Generation performed the Japanese version of “The Boys” on Japanese music station Fuji TV’s “Hey! Hey! Hey!” Music Champ on December 19th. With the audio teaser released just days ago, it prompted fans to wonder whether the Japanese lyrics would flow well with the song. This is first time the Japanese version of “The Boys” has been heard in its entirety and performed on stage as well.
Girls’ Generation donned dark-colored outfits and put up an amazing stage. Fears that the Japanese lyrics would seem weird in the hit song were quickly put to rest, as fans exclaimed their delight over the new version. Girls’ Generation appeared on the show alongside other famous artists from Japan and Korea such as SMAP, BoA, TVXQ and AKB48.
While Girls’ Generation is currently promoting “MR.TAXI” in Korea, the release of the Japanese version of “The Boys” and the repackaged album in Japan is expected to be a big hit, considering the double platinum success of their First Japan Album.
Check out the their performance of “The Boys” on “Hey! Hey! Hey!” below.
Sources: Mr9Forever2@youtube.com
Written by: LetsGo@soshified
Edited by: MoonSoshi9@soshified
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[111220]Girls’ Generation’s Digital Maxi Single ‘The Boys’ Released on iTunes
On December 20th, Girls’ Generation released their digital maxi single “The Boys” on iTunes.
Though the album had been delayed for a month, the wait was well worth it. The album has epic remixes of “The Boys”, including an a cappella version and even a cameo by hip hop legend, Snoop Dogg.
Those who watched Girls’ Generation perform at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards and remember their incredible performance will also recognize one of the remixes on the album, as it was used for that performance.
Head over to iTunes to purchase the new album.
Tracklist:
1- The Boys
2- The Boys (feat. Snoop Dogg) [Clinton Sparks & Disco Fried Remix]
3- The Boys (feat. Lil Playy) [Clinton Sparks & Disco Fries Remix]
4- The Boys *Bring Dem Boys* (feat. Suzi)
5- The Boys *Bring the Boys Out* (David Anthony Remix)
6- The Boys *Bring the Boys* (Teddy Riley Remix)
7- The Boys (Instrumental)
8- The Boys (A Cappella)
Source: iTunes
Written by: MoonSoshi9@soshified.com
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111219 SNSD’s Jessica offered a role in KBS’s ‘Wild Romance’
SNSD‘s Jessica has just been offered a casting role in the upcoming drama, ‘Wild Romance‘.
On December 19th, the production homepage for the drama updated with a short introduction and a relationship map of the characters. For the role of ‘Kang Jong Hee’, Jessica’s picture was placed for the character, showing her to be the first love of lead star Lee Dong Wook.
Although the picture has been taken down, representatives of the drama stated, “We’re still discussing the matter. The casting will be finalized within the week with an official list. We are working with Jessica’s representatives to work on the scheduling, but are also keeping our options open with other actors. The role is still open.”
The KBS 2TV drama is expected to begin airing on January 4, 2012.
Source: Allkpop
[December 20th, 2011]SM Entertainment seeks to reclaim unique trademark ‘Girls’ Generation’
Apparently, some of the Girls’ Generation trademarks are not owned by SM Entertainment but instead, by some other parties.
According to SM Entertainment on December 19th, out of Girls’ Generation’s trademarks, 9 categories of items, which include clothing, food products, beauty products, etc, are not registered under SM Entertainment but are privately owned by other parties.
At the time when Girls’ Generation first debuted, only trademarks related to their entertainment activities were registered but items in categories which pose controversies and problems at the moment, such as beauty products, clothing and others were not registered under SM Entertainment.
As a preemptive measure, SM Entertainment has filed a trademark application for Girls’ Generation’s abbreviation ‘Soshi’ and ‘少女時代’ on the 9 categories of products. However, to reclaim the unique trademark of ‘Girls’ Generation’ under their ownership, SM Entertainment is continuously seeking the advice of their legal officers.
Credit: newsen.com/fanwonder.com
[111220]Girls’ Generation to Endorse Video Game Brand ‘Freestyle Sports’
Update with release dates:
“Freestyle” will be released on December 20th, “Freestyle Football” on December 21st, and “Freestyle2″ on December 22nd, with each game featuring three characters.
Original article from 12/15/11:
On December 15th, JCE chose Girls’ Generation as the models for their representative bundled game brand, “Freestyle Sports”, for this winter. They will begin official marketing activities by releasing Girls’ Generation characters.
By taking the first attempt at star marketing in the gaming world working with girl groups, JCE chose Girls’ Generation for this winter’s “Freestyle Sports” brand, which will include “Freestyle”, “Freestyle Football”, and “Freestyle2″.
Three members of Girls’ Generation will be released for each game, becoming the faces of “Freestyle Sports”. There will also be online and offline promotions to spread the name of “Freestyle Sports”.
JCE representative Song Insoo stated, “The Freestyle series has held their place as Korea’s representative online sports game with soccer and basketball genres. We thought it would coincide with Korea’s national girl group, Girls’ Generation. Also, as ‘Freestyle Sports’ and Girls’ Generation both have a great amount of male fans, we think it will cause a good synergy effect.”
With the upcoming release of Girls’ Generation characters, starting on the 15th, an event will be held called “Guess which Girls’ Generation member will appear in which game!” The event will be held on the “Freestyle“, “Freestyle Football“, and “Freestyle2” homepages at the same time, and fans will have to guess which members will appear in which game. They will be able to take part by leaving comments on the pages accordingly, and the winner, who will be drawn at random, will win a “Girls’ Generation character”.
A teaser video was also released for an upcoming CF for “Freestyle Sports”. The teaser shows scenes from the filming of the CF featuring Girls’ Generation members participating in various sports. Check out the teaser below.
Sources: dailyesports.com, kwonhyeokjin1@youtube.com
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Edited by: MoonSoshi9@soshified.com, residentbenchwarmer@soshified.com
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[111220]Recap of Girls’ Generation’s Two-Night Singapore Concert
On December 9th and 10th, Girls’ Generation took their “Second Asia Tour” to Singapore and performed in front of sold-out crowds both nights at Singapore Indoor Stadium. Both days were filled with events, including the handing-out fan packages, the girls’ press conference before the second concert, and the concerts themselves.
Of course, any Girls’ Generation concert has to start with fans lining up for good spots in the mosh pits near the stage, close enough to wave, cheer, and even evoke reactions from the girls themselves. Though some fans arrived to the stadium as early as the night before, they were only able to officially start standing in line at 9:00 AM the day of the concert. As gates started opening one and a half hours before the start of the concert, fans streamed in holding banners and signs supporting the girls and wearing and holding pink items, adding an electric atmosphere to a “pink ocean” even before the girls took the stage.
The stage had three huge LED screens, allowing spectators to see close-ups of the girls performing. Before the concert, a tent was in the middle of the stage, covering the polygon on which the girls would rise into the arena. Laser beams, trapezes, and elevated platforms were also present, demonstrating the fact that the Girls’ Generation concert was the most expensive K-pop concert to be held in Singapore. SONEs from all over the world also came to Singapore from Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand among others, for the sole purpose of watching the girls perform and giving them love and support. These SONEs even hugged each other due to the sheer joy and excitement of getting to see the girls on stage.
As the lights dimmed on the stadium, the pink from thousands of light sticks illuminated the place with a magical glow while fans erupted in anticipation for the girls’ appearance. After a dramatic opening sequence on the big screens, the massive silver structure at center stage began to rise and come apart, revealing the nine angels in perfect formation for their opening number – “Sowoneul Malhaebwa”. The screaming and the fanchants became exceptionally loud, with everyone seemingly chanting in one voice, something that lasted through the entire concert. Likewise, during “The Boys” performance, despite SONEs already going hoarse due to the loud fanchants since the beginning of the concert, the fanchant for “G. G.” was exceptionally loud. The unified voice shouting “G. G.” even echoed throughout the whole stadium, giving off an awesome feeling and shocking Jessica in the process.
During a talk segment midway through the concert, eight of the girls introduced themselves in English. However, Seohyun did something a little different, as she decided to introduce herself in Chinese. During her part, Sunny showed off her well-known killer aegyo, causing the whole stadium to cheer. Tiffany asked the audience after the introductions on the second night, “Who was here yesterday? Hands up!” Taeyeon and Sooyoung, showing off their “adorkableness”, answered with her hands held up, “Me! Me! Me!”
Each girl also had a solo performance as usual. Hyoyeon started off the solo performances dancing to “Please Don’t Stop the Music”. It was a power-packed performance, and Hyoyeon has once again showed the audience why she is known to fans as the “Dancing Queen” of Girls’ Generation.
During Taeyeon’s solo, “Devil’s Cry”, the bass from the sound system was powerful. Taeyeon’s vocal prowess was clearly projected through the sound system. The performance gave goosebumps, as the strong feeling of the lyrics were enhanced with Taeyeon’s great voice.
Jessica played piano and sang “Almost” in her solo performance. The whole stadium was in utter silence when Jessica was performing, listening to Jessica’s voice. Of course, Jessica did not fail to impress her fans with her powerful voice, which she delivered in this particular song.
In Sunny’s solo performance of “Three”, she wore different sets of clothing for both nights of the concert, but the outfit for the second night was sexier than the first. Nonetheless, the performance was outstanding as the choreography was mostly done by Sunny herself. It flowed very well and showed Sunny’s sexy side.
Taeyeon and Tiffany’s duet of “Lady Marmalade” was powerful as well. With Tiffany wearing a pink dress which contrasted with Taeyeon’s blue tube top, both showed off their vocal prowess and hot, sexy, yet cute images of themselves on stage.
In Yuri’s solo performance of “If”, Yuri donned with dark green clothes like that of a soldier, which fit her concept and choreography, especially the part when she saluted. Yuri’s power-packed performance of smooth dance moves once again proved why she is one of the main dancers in Girls’ Generation.
With Seohyun’s performance of “Stuff Like That There”, she tap-danced her way into the hearts of fans as she has once again showed that her talent is not just limited to singing.After Seohyun’s tap-dancing came Yoona’s solo performance of “4 Minutes”, which was sexy and hot. She was brought up on stage via an elevator, and the performance ended on a high note with part of her costume being torn off by a backup dancer on stage.
In Sooyoung’s performance of “Sway”, she swooned the fans with her amazing ballroom dancing. Although Sooyoung had only a few days to perfect her choreography, the short time frame did not stop her from delivering an impressive performance.
Overall, the girls performed a staggering set list of 33 songs. It was apparent that the entire concert was split into three distinct categories, in addition to the solo performances obviously showed off the distinct personalities of the girls. The opening stages of the concert saw the girls adopt an image not seen in a while – their more innocent side. Songs such as “Sowoneul Malhaebwa”, “Snowy Wish”, “Kissing You”, and “Oh!” were performed before the show transitioned into their second set in what proved to be a shift in image from innocent to sexy. The girls’ second set featured favorites such as “Bad Girl”, “Run Devil Run”, “The Boys”, and “Hoot”. Finally, the girls delved into their last part by getting in touch with their softer side and singing rich ballads such as “Danny Boy”, “My Child”, and “Complete”.
After “Complete” on the second night, fans held up signs provided by Soshified saying, “소녀시대 makes our lives complete”. The girls were overcome with emotion after seeing the fans’ efforts, with Taeyeon and Jessica even shedding tears. Near the end of the concert, Tiffany asked everyone to hold up their signs again, showing how much the event had made an impression on the girls. Right before the last song was performed, there was another talk segment. While Tiffany was speaking, all of the girls shoved their microphones towards Tiffany, and Taeyeon was seen kneeling down with her microphone in a pose that seemed like she was proposing to Tiffany. This really showed off the girls’ dorky sides and sent the whole stadium into fit of laughter and joy. Sooyoung and Tiffany also said to the audience, “We love you more than chili crab!” sending the whole stadium into laughter again and showing off their quirky humour and their affinity with Singaporean fans. Finally, they performed their last song, “Fantastic”. Tiffany said that it was for their fantastic fans. When the whole concert ended, some of the audience sang “Happy Birthday” to Yuri, who just had her birthday earlier in the week, and of course Yuri thanked the fans.
It was all over before anybody knew it. The girls said their goodbyes and the fans were all devastated. Everyone was amazed and felt that it was too surreal that the whole concert happened within a span of three hours. It was over before anybody knew it. The girls made a tremendous impact on thousands of SONEs first-hand, and had a way to make everybody lose themselves in a way no other musicians out there can. The fanservice, pairing moments, awesome performances, solo performances, and everything else made everybody want the girls to come back soon for another concert, as this turned out to be something they will never forget.
Written by: LetsGo@soshified, SethRyan@soshified
Edited by: residentbenchwarmer@soshified
Photos by: pubsquash@soshified, doe@soshified, cedge@soshified, Sicalegs@twitter.com, _rlaxodus@twitter.com, TiffanyTiamo.tumblr.com
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[111219]Girls’ Generation Succeeds with Handling Lee Seunggi’s request on ’1Night2Days’
Girls’ Generation made a surprise appearance on KBS 2TV’s “Happy Sunday – 1Night2Days”.
On the episode of “1Night2Days” which was broadcasted on December 18th, the members on the program were given a mission to capture the most beautiful moment in Korea.
Lee Seunggi, who was given the mission to take a picture of a rainbow, caught the viewers’ attention by finding Girls’ Generation in their waiting room for “Music Bank” and asking them for help.
Girls’ Generation could not hide their surprise at this sudden request from Lee Seunggi, but they participated in it enthusiastically and succeeded in making a rainbow by spraying water continuously on stage.
Have a look at the cut of Girls’ Generation helping out Lee Seunggi below.
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[111219]Yoona Set to MC at KBS Entertainment Awards
Yoona will be joining Shin Dong Yeop and Lee Ji Ae 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.
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[111218]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.
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