[120113]Sunny Gives a Thoughtful Gift on ‘Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys’
On the next episode of “Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys”, Sunny showed her thoughtful sense with a gift for the boy she is mentoring, Kim Sunghwan.
Sunghwan’s dream is to become a rapper. Having seen his ability and desire, Sunny decided to give him a CD with autographs of all the famous Korean hip-hop musicians as a special New Year’s gift. Not only were there autographs, but there were also supportive comments for Sunghwan from the musicians he looks up to, which moved him.
The other members of Girls’ Generation also showed their love by giving their own New Year’s gifts that they chose after a long deliberation. All the boys were touched by Girls’ Generation’s thoughtfulness.
This episode filled with heartfelt gifts will be broadcast on January 14th at 7:30pm KST.
Source: Osen
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[120113]Taeyeon’s Figure Attracts Attention at the Golden Disk Award
Fans could not hide their surprise at Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon’s appealing dress figure. Along with the other members of Girls’ Generation, Taeyeon attended the second evening of the “26th Golden Disk Awards” held on January 12th in Osaka, Japan.
At the red carpet event held prior to the main award ceremony, Taeyeon proudly showed off her beautiful figure. She wore a long dress which radiated elegance, and the deep cut along the side of the dress helped to emphasize her legs. Taeyeon also showed her manners by using a “manner hand” to reduce the amount of skin shown.
On this day, Girls’ Generation was honored with the “Digital Daesang“. Congratulations to the girls for adding this prestigious award to their long list of achievements.
Source: SportsChosun
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[120113]Jessica Is ‘Wild Romance”s Secret Weapon
It has been mentioned that Jessica was added to KBS2′s drama “Wild Romance” as a secret weapon. Since the drama seems to have quite an unpredictable storyline in the eyes of drama fanatics, it will be hard to determine how good the viewer ratings will be. However, many are speculating that Girls’ Generation’s Jessica being a cast member will help boost the ratings. Because of recent overseas schedules, Jessica was only able to film her parts starting early next week. As Jessica slowly garners the interest of many people with her drama debut, her character will be making her first appearance in “Wild Romance”‘s sixth episode.
A staff member of the drama stated, “We haven’t been able to film yet due to her overseas schedules. We will begin filming early next week, and she will be joining with a major role.”
In addition to acting, Jessica will also be singing the OST for “Wild Romance” alongside Kim Jinpyo. The song is set to be digitally released on January 19th and can be found here
“Wild Romance” will be broadcasted Wednesday and Thursday every week at 9:55PM KST.
Source: Sports Seoul, melon.com
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[120113]Yoona and Seohyun to Appear in SM Fashionistas’ Photoshoot
Yoona and Seohyun, along with SHINee’s Jonghyun and Taemin, f(x)’s Krystal and Sulli, and EXO, will be participating in the SM Fashionistas’ photoshoot with fashion magazine “W” for the French fashion brand “CARVEN”. They will be attempting an open studio shoot where it will be filmed and broadcasted live on January 19th and 21st, and will be aired through SMTown and W Korea’s Youtube channels. “CARVEN” will be launched in February in Korea, and the photoshoot pictures will be released through Facebook.
With brands such as J.ESTINA, Vita500, and SPAO, Girls’ Generation is no stranger to endorsements. Seohyun’s ad for The Face Shop had also appeared in November. Yoona, who is currently filming for her role in “Love Rain”, had endorsed for Innisfree and Eider, which she is currently modeling with actor Lee Minho.
Be sure to watch to watch the live photoshoot for “W” magazine on Youtube.
Source: SMTown Facebook
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[120113]Interview with Girls’ Generation After Winning Their Third Golden Disk Daesang
Girls’ Generation, who has been active in Asia and all around the world, held the digital Golden Disk daesang and shed hot tears. Girls’ Generation made their first steps on the Golden Disk Award stage in 2007, receiving the rookie award with “Into the New World”. In 2009, they received the digital Golden Disk daesang with “Tell Me Your Wish”, and also received the daesang the following year with “Hoot”. They were able to receive the digital daesang for “The Boys” once again this year. After the award ceremony ended, we met with the members, who were hugging one another, enjoying their happiness backstage.
-What were your thoughts when you were called for the daesang?
(Taeyeon) ”I’m really thankful. Because they called us in Japanese, I didn’t hear it well at first and was taken aback. It turned out they had called Girls’ Generation. (laughs) I can’t stop smiling even now. I’m reminded of last year. We shed tears of joy last year, too. I’m happy they gave it to us again this year.”
-Did you predict your win?
(Tiffany) ”I wanted to receive it. (laughs) But I was nervous because there were other talented and great singers. I told myself I’d be satisfied even without an award because we worked hard last year. But I’m thankful we were given the award.”
-Is there anyone you’re thinking of right now?
(Sooyoung) ”I would have to say our fans are the first to come to mind. We were able to receive this award thanks to our fans. I’m thankful.”
-The members were all sad when receiving the daesang last year because Tiffany wasn’t present due to an injured leg. This year must have been more special because you received it all together.
(Tiffany) ”It felt really good. I think I was the happiest and most excited. I’m happy being with my members and can only think of working harder.”
-What kind of year was 2011 like for Girls’ Generation?
(Jessica) ”It was a very busy year. It was a year where we could meet many fans overseas. If they wait a little, we will go to meet them again.”
-You received the rookie award in 2007, digital daesang in 2009, and Golden Disk daesang in 2010. You recieved the daesang again this year, as well as a bonsang. You have a deep connection with Golden.
(Yuri) ”It’s a real honor. There were many good things after receiving the awards. I think this year will be another happy year.”
-During the past 3 years, you didn’t miss a single daesang, getting the digital daesang one year, the Golden Disk daesang the next, and the digital daesang again this year. Girls’ Generation is the second singer to receive the daesang for three consecutive years following Kim Gunmo.
(Yoona) ”I got goosebumps after hearing that just now. Ah, it feels electrifying hearing ‘three consecutive years’ that I’m getting goosebumps. Thank you, and we will work hard to show good results next year with great performances.”
-You’ve been continuing to rise after your debut. But I think there would have been times where you were tired as an individual. When was that?
(Tiffany) ”There were always hard times, but I was able to overcome those hard times because of my members. I’m thankful to my members.”
-Plans for 2012?
(Seohyun) ”We’ve been having a Japan arena tour since last year. We are planning on continuing our concerts this year. While going around our arena tour, I’ve gained a dream to have a world tour. I want to meet with fans often.”
-A word to fans all over the world.
“Thank you for giving us such a big award. 2012 is also Girls’ Generation!”
Source: Sports Daily
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[120112]Girls’ Generation Wins Digital Daesang at the 26th Golden Disk Awards
Girls’ Generation Wins the Digital Daesang award for the 26th Golden Disk Awards.
The 26th Golden Disk Awards in Osaka was held in the Kyocera Dome, Osaka, Japan on January 11-12 as a two-day award event. Girls’ Generation came on the second day, wearing dark-toned dresses as they graced the red carpet.
At around 8:40 p.m., the nine girls received a Digital Bonsang award for their 2011 Korean single, “The Boys”. They expressed their thoughts after winning by saying, “Thank you to the fans who love not only one track ‘The Boys’, but the 3rd album as a whole. In the future, we will be a more hardworking Girls’ Generation.”
Fans were delighted when they received the news, and “Congrats SNSD” soon appeared on the worldwide trending topics list on Twitter. The two words managed to reached the third rank on the list in a short span of time.
Around 90 minutes after receiving their Digital Bonsang award, Girls’ Generation was called onto the stage once again to receive their Digital Daesang award. Girls’ Generation has received three Daesang awards in a row starting in 2009 with their first Digital Daesang. More were added to their ongoing list as they earn their first Disk Daesang award in 2010 and this year’s Digital Daesang award. Girls’ Generation is now officially the first girl group that has received three Daesang awards, the highest number of Daesang awards any group or artist has ever received.
On a side note, Tiffany was absent from the 25th Golden Disk Awards last year due to an injury, so the girls were thrilled to have her on stage and to be able to stand as nine while they received the most prestigious award of the night.
“Congrats SNSD” and “Digital Daesang” quickly made their ways up the worldwide Twitter trending topics list, expressing the instant excitement fans felt. Pictures from the red carpet and the event can be found in Soshified’s photo section here and here respectively.
Source: Sports Daily
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[News] Girls’ Generation Wins ‘Best Jewellery Dresser’ Award
On January 11th, Girls’ Generation was presented with a special award for the “Best Jewellery Dresser” at the International Jewels and Accessories Show in Odaiba, Japan. Hiroshi Mizohata, the Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner, presented the award to Girls’ Generation.
Seohyun represented the group by accepting the award and used a reference that is sure to be recognized by SONEs as she said, “We will continue singing songs that are as bright as the jewels”.
The girls are well-known for wearing fashionable clothing and accessories at whether they are at red carpet events or at the airport.
Source: Naver
[Picture] SNSD’s Tiffany unveiled a new set of lovely selcas!
It’s great to see SNSD’s Tiffany with a set of new selcas online.
Tiffany is seen lying comfortably in the photos above in a simple white top,carving an angelic smile while posing to the camera.
Like her latest selcas??
Photos credits to Wonderfulgeneration
[120111]‘GIRLS GENERATION’ ships over a million copies to Japan
Looks like the race to sell a million album copies in Japan has come to an end.
According to a Japanese media source Wow! Korea Japan, Girls’ Generation beat KARA to the finish line on January 11th, officially surpassing the million shipment mark of their first Japanese album ‘GIRLS GENERATION‘ that was released back on the 1st of June in 2011.
This is the first time a Korean artist has shipped over a million album copies in Japan after BoA accomplished this by selling 1,290,000 copies of ‘Listen To My Heart‘ back in 2002 and 1,400,000 copies of ‘VALENTI‘ back in 2003. The talented singer also sold 1,200,000 copies of ‘BEST OF SOUL‘ which was released in 2005.
But BoA was a solo singer, and Girls’ Generation made their mark in history as the first Korean group to distribute a million album copies to Japan.
The album ‘GIRLS’ GENERATION’ climbed to #1 on the Oricon chart immediately upon release on June 1st, 2010, and the girls performed in front of over 140,000 fans during their Japan tour last summer.
Girls’ Generation was also invited to attend Japan’s biggest music festival ‘NHK Red & White Music Festival‘ at the end of 2011, earning 39.9% of the viewer ratings (According to Sponichi Annex), creating quite the buzz in Japan.
Source & Image: TVDaily via Nate
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[120112]Girls’ Generation brings out the best in gems!
Japan’s largest jewellery exhibition ‘International Jewellery Tokyo 2012 (IJT 2012)’ is currently taking place at the Tokyo Big Sight, Odaiba from January 11th to 14th.
On the first day of the 3-day event, the Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner, Hiroshi Mizohata presented the ‘Best Jewellery Wearer Special Award for Female Category’ to Girls’ Generation.
Upon receiving the award, Seohyun gave her speech on behalf of other members. She said, “In the future, we will be singing songs that glitter brightly like gems.”
The ‘Special Award for Male Category’ was awarded to Japan’s football star, Keisuke Honda.
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[120111]Sooyoung’s kindness touches hearts again
Recently, Sooyoung visited Park SeungIl, a former basketball coach who is suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
After getting a visit from his close friend, Sooyoung, Coach Park SeungIl revealed it to his readers through his fancafe ‘Park SeungIl and ALS’. Along with the post, he also attached a photo of himself and Sooyoung.
Sooyoung, who visited Park SeungIl on January 7th, held his hand with a bright smile on her face. She was also holding the book entitled ‘Writing Hope With Eyes’, which was written by Park SeungIl himself.
Park SeungIl’s close friend who was also present said, “Sooyoung was feeling shy to take photos as she did not have her make-up on but for the sake of making ALS known to the public, she said that it was something that she has to do. She really has a very sincere and beautiful heart. While taking the picture with the book in her hand, the expression of her eyes shows that she is full of hope that a nursing home for those suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease can be built within the shortest time possible.”
In 2010, even with her busy schedules due to Girls’ Generation’s activities in both Korea and Japan, Sooyoung still managed to find some time to visit Park SeungIl and her actions have touched the hearts of fans.
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[120112]Girls’ Generation’s ‘The Boys’ Best Selling Album of 2011
According to Gaon charts, Girls’ Generation’s “The Boys” album is the best selling single album of 2011 with 385,348 sold. Fellow label-mates Super Junior with “Mr. Simple” and TVXQ with “Keep Your Head Down” joined Girls’ Generation at the top of the chart in second and third place with 343,348 and 266,727 sales respectively, showing how popular SM artists are.
Solidifying their comeback with this success, despite a late comeback in October of last year, Girls’ Generation continues to prove their dominance in the K-Pop community. Their popularity has undoubtedly grown in 2011 with “The Boys” album selling more than their previous albums “Oh” and “Hoot” combined, which came in second and third in total sales in 2010.
Source: Gaon
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[120112]Girls’ Generation Wins ‘Best Jewellery Dresser’ Award
Girls’ Generation was presented with a special award for the “Best Jewellery Dresser” at the International Jewels and Accessories Show in Odaiba, Japan. Hiroshi Mizohata, the Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner, presented the award to Girls’ Generation.
Seohyun represented the group by accepting the award and used a reference that is sure to be recognized by SONEs as she said, “We will continue singing songs that are as bright as the jewels”.
The girls are well-known for wearing fashionable clothing and accessories whether they are at red carpet events or at the airport. If you want more information about the various clothing items, accessories, and makeup that Girls’ Generation uses, you can check out the Soshified’s SoShi Styling page.
There were many photos of Girls’ Generation taken at this event, and they can be found in this thread.
Source: Naver
Contributor: minigiglo@soshified
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[120111]SNSD’s Sooyoung visits Park Seung Il who suffers from ALS to cheer him up
SNSD’s Sooyoung visited Park Seung Il, a former basketball coach currently suffering from ALS(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), and shared hope.
On January 7, a friend of Park’s uploaded several pictures under the title of “Sooyoung(SNSD)’s beautiful participation” on his online cafe, “ALS Shared with Park Seung Il.”
The pictures were taken when Sooyoung visited Park’s room in the hospital. In the pictures, Sooyoung is brightly smiling in a friendly pose with Park lying on the bed. She visited Park to say Happy New Year. This is her second visit for New Year’s Day since last year.
The friend of Park’s wrote, “SNSD’s Sooyoung helped us carry out our first plan for this year. Sooyoung said she was shy because she didn’t wear any makeup at first. However, she willingly posed for the camera, saying this is something she has to do if she can inform about ALS to more people. I really thank her kindness.”
It has been reported that Park is a special friend of Sooyoung’s. Sooyoung has often visited Park to cheer him up after he said he was a fan of Sooyoung’s.
Park debuted as a basketball player affiliated to KIA Motors in 1994 and was a basketball coach of the youth team by 2002. In 2003, ALS occurred in him, and he has lived under medical treatment until now.
Source: Starnews
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[120111]1 million copies shipped!
On January 11th, Japan’s internet daily ‘RBB Today’ stated that 1 million copies of Girls’ Generation’s 1st Japanese album ‘Girls’ Generation’ had been shipped since its release in June 2011.
According to Oricon, 1st Japanese album ‘Girls’ Generation’ recorded sales of 680,000 copies as of January 5th. With the release of the repackaged album on December 28th, 2011 which took the no.2 spot on Oricon Weekly Chart (January 9th) after recording a total weekly sales of 82,768 copies, the accumulative sales of ‘Girls’ Generation’ and its repackaged album had gone up to 735,000 copies. Thus, It is just a matter of time before ‘Girls’ Generation’ becomes a million-certified album by RIAJ.
By hitting the 7 figures, Girls’ Generation will be among the first (if not the first) Korean girl groups to have a million-selling album. It has been 7 years since BoA sold over a million copies for her ‘Best of Soul’ album (1.09 million copies) in February 2005.
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120110 Taeyeon and Seohyun’s ‘dangerous boy’ shows favoritism, humiliating Seohyun
During the January 8th broadcast of JTBC ‘Girls‘ Generation and the Dangerous Boys‘, Girls‘Generation‘s Seohyun was humiliated by ‘dangerous boy’ Hwae Hoon.
On this day, the dangerous boys were given the task of creating a Christmas tree and writing a card to their Girls’ Generation mentor.
The members of Girls’ Generation looked surprised as soon as they saw the tree. When the boys revealed that they had also written the girls Christmas cards, the members showed aegyo and asked the boys to read the letters to them.
Eventually, one by one, the boys read the letters they had written for their mentors. In particular, Hwae Hoon kept glancing over at Seohyun as he read his letter to her. However, after he had read Seohyun’s letter and it was his turn to read his letter to Taeyeon, Hwae Hoon turned bright red and didn’t know what to do. He started off by reading Taeyeon’s card, beginning, “To Taeyeon noona, a natural goddess noona” – surprising Seohyun by his favoritism towards Taeyeon.
Seohyun compared, “From the first line, I’m just Seohyun noona, but Taeyeon unnie is a natural goddess?”
Hwae Hoon continued, “I like Seohyun noona, too, but I think I like Taeyeon noona more.” Seohyun tried to play it cool, stating, “That can happen. Since he’s only human.”
Hwae Hoon finished off, reading, “When I look at you, noona, I feel like I’m looking at the sun.” – causing the members to cringe at the cheesiness of his letter.
But then, Sooyoung revealed, “He didn’t read the last line” – putting out her hand, asking for the card. Hwae Hoon defended himself, “It’s the same” – hiding the card. Sooyoung stated, “No. I have to see it”– demanding Hwae Hoon to show her the card.
Eventually, Hwae Hoon read the ending, stating, “Being too pretty is cheating. Red card” – causing Taeyeon to burst out in laughter. YoonA joked with Hwae Hoon, saying, “You get a red card”. Seohyun showed her disappointment, saying, “I’m hurt. I’m not going to call you.”
Check out the hilarious english-subbed clip below.
Source: Allkpop
[120111]Cine21 Interviews Sunny About ‘Koala Kid: Birth of a Great Hero’
Cine21, a Korean website that delivers news on movies, recently interviewed Sunny and SHINee’s Taemin on their new movie “Koala Kid: Birth of a Great Hero”. Sunny and Taemin voice the main characters in this animated film, and talked about their thoughts on dubbing the movie and the movie itself.
(Editor’s Note: Only questions with Sunny’s answers were included in this translation. Non-Sunny parts were omitted.)
-I think Sunny would have been told that she looks like a koala.
While dubbing, I was told many times that I looked like a koala, but after hearing what Taemin said, I think our habits are more similar. I also sleep a lot and eat a lot. (Laughs) (TL note: In the previous question that was omitted, Taemin was asked if he liked koalas. He stated how koalas sleep twenty hours a day and eat or relax for the other four hours.)
-How did you feel when you were cast for a voice appearance?
Honestly, at first, I thought of it as something easy. I think it’s because I enjoyed watching Disney animations when I was little, so I only thought of it as something good. But after watching the video the staff gave me and reading the script, I couldn’t do it. I was surprised. I wondered and worried about how I would do this, but when I went to record, the staff was really nice. Normally, I’m reserved, so it was a relief that they were kind and were patient with my voice acting.
-That’s surprising, because you don’t seem shy at all on variety shows like “Invincible Youth”.
Sunny: I have a bit of a switch for (TV) shows.
Taemin: As expected, a true celebrity!
-Other Girls’ Generation members, Taeyeon and Seohyun, did voice acting for “Super Bad”. Did they give you any help?
They recorded for four days. I really didn’t have enough time so I had to complete everything (Sunny’s recording) in two days. When I told them that (I only had two days), they told me to practice a lot, and that overreacting will be more natural for animated films and more fun for viewers.
-Johnny (Taemin’s character) has a bit of a shy and hesitant personality, whereas Miranda is assertive. Were there any special requests made by the director for your voices to fit the different characteristics?
Miranda is charismatic and a bit of a strong character. It was really difficult expressing that with just my voice. It’d be a different story if I was showing the actions. When I first listened to it, it sounded stiff and awkward. But the director and staff explained the situation to me well, asking what I thought about certain scenes, so I was able to grasp the character.
-Johnny and Miranda constantly bicker and end up falling in love. I heard you recorded this separately. I think your fingers would curl a bit at that scene.
Sunny: I heard what Taemin recorded first. I recorded over that, but I laughed a lot when I first heard Taemin’s voice. The director asked me why I was laughing, so I said, “Nothing. But how did Taemin record this? It’s so embarrassing.”
Taemin: I recorded embarrassingly. [Laughs] After Sunny Noona’s recording, I re-recorded for edits. The first recording was a lot worse than what will be shown on screen.
-I heard the toughest thing when dubbing for the first time are the exclamations. How was it?
There’s a scene in which Johnny and Miranda fall riding a lizard, as if they’re bobsledding. Taemin recorded a three-stage “Eu-ah~ Eu-ah~ Eu-ah~” stiffly. I laughed a lot when I heard it. After hearing my recording of it, the director said, “Sunny, you’re not one to be laughing at someone else.” (Laughs)
-Is there a memorable scene from “Koala Kid”?
Taemin: Hm. The ending was most memorable. There’s a kissing scene between Miranda and Johnny. It came out really beautifully.
Sunny: The first time I watched it, I got kind of angry when I saw that during the last scene. How could a koala have a kiss scene… I’ve never even had one… (Laughs) I went to watch the scene again when I went to record, and thought, “Ah~ That scene was beautiful.”
-Do you have any desire to actually act, not just dub?
Girls’ Generation members will be acting in many dramas and such early this year. I want satisfaction from watching that. I actually don’t have any thoughts on traditional dramas, but I have received similar questions. If I say, “I wouldn’t dare try out serious acting”, I don’t know if it’s a good comparison, but it’s like saying, “I don’t want to marry (South Korean actor) Won Bin.” (Laughs) It’s like I’m taking the cake before it’s been offered, so I’m careful when speaking about it. I want to try acting when I get a little more confidence. I couldn’t receive as many acting lessons as compared to other members. I think it’s only right to do so after learning the basics.
Source: Cine21
Translated by: ch0sshi@soshifed
Edited by: residentbenchwarmer@soshified
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[120111]Girls’ Generation’s Japanese Album Surpasses One Million Shipments Mark
Girls’ Generation’s first Japanese album “Girls’ Generation”, which was released last year on June 1st, surpassed the one million copy shipments mark on January 11th, half a year later.
The only other albums to pass this mark were BoA’s “Listen to My Heart” in 2002 with 1.29 million copies, “Valenti” with 1.4 million copies in 2003, and “Best of Soul” with 1.2 million copies in 2005. Being a Korean girl group, surpassing the one million copy shipments mark for the first time is an amazing accomplishment for Girls’ Generation.
Girls’ Generation took the top spot on the Oricon chart in their first appearance, and stayed in the top ten for thirteen weeks, a record for a “long-seller” (artists usually stay in the top ten on the Oricon chart for an average of one to two months, so thirteen weeks is especially long for a foreign artist). With the repackaged version of the girls’ first Japanese album being released on December 28th, the album came back onto Oricon’s weekly chart at number two, and with this passed the one million shipments mark.
The Limited First Press and the Normal editions of Girls’ Generation’s repackaged Japanese album, “The Boys”, may be purchased by clicking on the links.
Sources: Asahi
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[120110]All set for ’26th Golden Disk Awards’
In the evening of January 10th, Girls’ Generation departed for Japan through Gimpo Airport to attend the ’26th Golden Disk Awards’ which will be held in Kyocera Dome, Osaka on January 11th and 12th.
This is the first time that the ‘Golden Disk Awards’ will be held in Japan and it will feature various performances from 23 artists comprising of Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, Kara, CN Blue, Beast, Secret, Jay Park, etc.
In 2010, Girls’ Generation bagged 3 awards at the ’25th Golden Disk Awards‘ – Disk Daesang, Disk Bonsang and Ceci Popularity Award.
On day 1 (January 11th), the Album Awards will be presented while the Digital Album Awards presentation will take place on day 2 (January 12th). On both days, the award ceremony will kick off at 6.30pm JST. Based on the program schedule published on the official site, Girls’ Generation will be performing on the second day, January 12th.
The prestigious annual music award ceremony will be aired throughout both Korea and Japan via JTBC (Korea) and CS Asahi (Japan).
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[120111]Sunny Receives Praise for Her Hard Work in ‘Koala Kid’
The large amount of effort that Sunny put into voice acting for “Koala Kid: Birth of a Great Hero” is drawing praise from the director of the movie.
The movie’s director, Lee KyungHo, said he has “fallen for Sunny” after seeing how hard she works. “We had to record at the end of the year, but because Girls’ Generation had so many schedules, we had to record at dawn. In Sunny’s case, she could look at the script (while recording), but she came with the entire thing memorized. She even matched her voice with how the mouth looks in the animation.”
Not only did she come to the recording fully prepared, but she also made sure her best work was shown. Lee KyungHo continued, “We recorded for two days, and we finished accordingly on the second day. I told Sunny, ‘I really like it, but if you think anything is weird, we can go through it again.’ Sunny said she wanted to record it again from the start, and some parts came out better [than the first time].”
Last week, Sunny attended a press conference for the film where she thanked her fellow members Taeyeon and Seohyun for their advice on dubbing for an animated movie. “Koala Kid: Birth of a Great Hero” will be released on January 12th.
Source: Star Today
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[120101]Yoona Appointed Honorary Ambassador for Joong-gu
Yoona, a member of Girls’ Generation, who is the leading force of K-Pop, has been appointed an honorary ambassador for Joong-gu, Seoul.
On January 9th, Mayor Choi Changsik presented Yoona with an official certificate of appointment in the press office, making her Joong-gu’s endorser. Mayor Choi Changsik said “I am overjoyed that a busy Hallyu star like Yoona accepted the position for Joong-gu. We have brought the greatest star to promote what is fittingly the heart of Seoul,” before leading the applause. Yoona said upon acceptance of her certificate, “I am grateful to be appointed an ambassador of Joong-gu, the center of Korea’s top tourist destination, Seoul. I have heard that Joong-gu will be creating a street dedicated to Hallyu stars and I hope to visit with all of the Girls’ Generation members. As honorary ambassador, I will work hard to promote the beauty of Joong-gu, where tradition and modernity coexist, far and wide.”
For the next year, Yoona will be charged with the duties of promoting the top tourist destinations of Myeongdong, Namdaemun, Bukchangdong, Dongdaemun fashion district and other popular attractions of Joong-gu as well as specialist local businesses.
[Non-related part omitted]
Source: http://www.hg-times.com
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Edited by: letaengbutt@soshified
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[120110]Wonder Girls, Girls’ Generation & 2NE1 to make their US debut in 2012
Hallyu’s top three girl groups, the Wonder Girls, Girls’ Generation, and 2NE1 will be releasing albums in the US back to back in an attempt to make a breakthrough in the birthplace of pop.
The Wonder Girls will be releasing their single “The DJ is Mine” on January 11th, Girls’ Generation will be releasing ‘The Boys‘ special album on the 17th, and 2NE1′s new album produced by the world-famous will.i.am will also be dropping in the near future.
The Wonder Girls’ single will be released through their Teen Nick TV Movie, ‘THE WONDER GIRLS‘ which hits the small screen on February 2nd, and the girl group will also be dropping their full-length album along with the release of their movie.
2NE1 is working on a new project with will.i.am. The producer recently tweeted, “This @2ne1 is coming out crazy…#willpower“, further evoking anticipation amongst Blackjacks everywhere. And Girls’ Generation who was featured on NPR last December have already begun selling reserved copies of their ‘The Boys’ special album online.
These girls will finally be making their official debut into the biggest music market in the world, and their efforts are expected to rake in tangible results for K-pop and further spread Hallyu awareness all over the globe.
Source & Image : SportsDongA via Nate
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[120109]Kim Min Jong takes care of SNSD’s Taeyeon
Actor Kim Min Jong recently took care of SNSD’s Taeyeon.
An online community posted pictures with the caption, “Kim Min Jong has good manners and Choi Siwon is embarrassed.”
The pictures were taken at a press conference, which was held on January 5 in Tokyo, for the dramatic concert of the TV series Athena: Goddess of War. Cha Seung Won, Soo Ae, Kim Min Jong, Super Junior, SHINee, and SNSD’s Taeyeon attended the conference.
During the conference, Kim saw Taeyeon, standing behind the sitting actors, and told Choi to give her his seat. Taeyeon and Choi were puzzled for a minute but soon Choi gave Taeyeon his seat and Taeyeon sat on the chair carefully.
People responded: “He has good manners.” “Taeyeon must have felt good.” “Where is a man who will give me his seat?” “Choi must have been embarrassed.”
Taeyeon attended the event because she sang the original song “I Love You” for the series.
Source: TV Report
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[120109]YoonA, the Honorary Ambassador of Jung-gu, Seoul
YoonA was officially appointed as the Honorary Ambassador of Jung-gu, Seoul.
On January 9th, Choi ChangSik, Mayor of Jung-gu had officially presented the certificate of appointment as Honorary Ambassador of the district to YoonA.
Mayor Choi ChangSik said, “The top star (YoonA) who matches well with the central district of Seoul, Jung-gu will serve as the Honorary Ambassador.”
On her appointment, YoonA commented, “Together with Girls’ Generation members, I hope to visit the ‘Street of Hallyu Stars’ of Jung-gu.” She continued, “In the future, I will work hard to promote the beauty of Jung-gu, which is the center of both tradition and modernity.”
During the course of one year, YoonA will be carrying out her activities in various areas such as Myeongdong, Namdaemun, Bukchangdong Tourism Special Zone, Dongdaemun Fashion Town Special Zone, etc.
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