(SNSD related) Tiffany, Yoona, Seohyun Attend ’2012 F/W Burberry Prorsum Fashion Show’

On February 20th, Tiffany, Yoona, and Seohyun attended the “2012 F/W Burberry Prorsum Fashion Show” held in Kensington Gardens in London. The girls were personally invited by Christopher Bailey, Burberry’s creative managing director, as representatives of Korea.

The event was broadcasted live through burberry.com. Tiffany, Yoona, and Seohyun stunned everybody with their dresses as they arrived and were seated at the front seats for the event. Other stars who attended the fashion show were will.i.am, Rosie Huntington, Vivian Hsu, and Jolin Tsai, who can be seen sitting next to Seohyun in the picture below.

Seohyun and Jolin Tsai were seen wearing the same Burberry boots. Tiffany’s change in hair color also drew up excited reactions from fans. The following are video cuts of Tiffany, Yoona, and Seohyun at the event.
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[NEWS] SNSD Yoona wants to have a son in the future?

On the upcoming episode of JTBC’s ‘SNSD and the Dangerous Boys, the boys’ mothers appeared as special guests and Yoona made a surprising statement, saying that she wants to have a son.

Upon the surprise appearance of their mothers, the boys could not hide their joy. The boys, mothers and Girls’ Generation played a game of yut. Throughout the missions such as ‘Randomly dance with mother’ and ‘Kiss your mother on the cheek’, the boys and their mothers showed much affection for each other. When Yoona saw Kim SungHwan and his mother locking arms together, she said, “They look good. I want to have a son in the future as well.”

Sooyoung, on the other hand, was watching the boys dance and shed tears because she could see how hard the boys have practiced one week before the competition.

Not only Sooyoung but also Kim HoiHoon’s mother, who have seen her son dance for the first time, shed tears upon the boys’ dance. Also, Girls’ Generation praised the weekly improvement of the boys’ dance, causing anticipation for the boys’ performance in the competition.

Credit: news.sbs.co.kr
Translated by: Taengfan@fanwonder.com
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Girls’ Generation leads penetration of Kpop into Japanese market

According to Oricon on February 17th, 2011 was the year where Korean artists made it into the history book for recording the highest sales in the Japanese music market so far. Although the overall sales of music singles, albums, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs has been on the downward trend in Japan for the last five consecutive years, the sales of these ‘soft’ music products by Korean artists have hit its highest in history, bringing in revenue of 24.47 billion Yen in 2011.

Last year, Girls’ Generation’s 1st Japanese album ‘Girls’ Generation’ recorded sales revenue of 2.96 billion Yen while Kara’s album ‘Super Girl’ brought in 2.08 billion Yen. In total, the sales revenue of albums by Korean artists in Japan demonstrated an increase of 22.3% compared to the previous year. There has been increase in sales revenue for three consecutive years ever since the review on this area was initiated in 2008.

In addition to that, the annual Japanese market possession ratio of Korean artists has also gone up from 6.0% to 7.8%. With Girls’ Generation and Kara’s advancement to Japan, the market possession ratio has gone up 4.8% since 2009 (3.0%) and the overall sales revenue has gone up 2.3 times from 10.59 billion Yen in 2009.

In the album category in 2011, ‘Girls’ Generation’ recorded an annual sales of 642,000 copies and Kara’s ‘Super Girl’ with 451,000 copies, placing these two albums within the top 10 best selling albums in Japan last year.

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According to Oricon on February 17th, 2011 was the year where Korean artists made it into the history book for recording the highest sales in the Japanese music market so far. Although the overall sales of music singles, albums, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs has been on the downward trend in Japan for the last five consecutive years, the sales of these ‘soft’ music products by Korean artists have hit its highest in history, bringing in revenue of 24.47 billion Yen in 2011.

Last year, Girls’ Generation’s 1st Japanese album ‘Girls’ Generation’ recorded sales revenue of 2.96 billion Yen while Kara’s album ‘Super Girl’ brought in 2.08 billion Yen. In total, the sales revenue of albums by Korean artists in Japan demonstrated an increase of 22.3% compared to the previous year. There has been increase in sales revenue for three consecutive years ever since the review on this area was initiated in 2008.

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‎[NEWS] SM Entertainment will take legal action against someone who makes fake nude photo SNSD

SNSD's agency, SM Entertainment will soon make an official statement that they will respond 

with legal action against fake nude photos of SNSD that appears online.

On 16 February, SM Entertainment, and public relations officials have started taking action 

against nude photos that have appeared online.

An official said, "We have contacted the police to initiate investigations against fake nude 

photos that have been created and posted online, the images are disturbing and 

inappropriate for viewing public .. We will have a full investigation with the help of police 

Seoul ".

Synthesis of SNSD will respond strongly to people who have been distributing the nude 

photos.

Someone is manipulating and distributing nude photos, will be legally actionable. SM stated 

that "SNSD nude photos is currently under police investigation," police investigation Seoul

 will take action within 14 days.

Source: Dkpopnews

Indotrans: Kidihae @ Koreanindo

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[NEWS] SNSD Jessica Talk About First Attempt at Acting

In a recent interview, Jessica talked about her first real attempt at acting.  Although she did do a musical before, this was the first time being in a full production drama with a supporting role.

On the subject of new challenges, she said, “It is true that my appearance on ‘Wild Romance’ was decided in a rush. I didn’t have a lot of time to prepare because there was also a lot of overseas schedules for Girls’ Generation. I feel a bit sad that I couldn’t focus on just the drama. However, I’m really happy that I could experience something new.”

Even with all her schedules with SNSD, the production did not have to change their filming schedules.  This shows how busy she has been recently and her commitment to being everywhere at once (I don’t know how they do it honestly).  Of course when you do everything, you’re not going to be getting very much sleep (and we know how much this Ice Princess likes her sleep).  She said, “I could not get a lot of sleep. I was worried I would look tired in the drama. It is true that I was physically exhausted.” She laughed and added, “However, there were a lot of things that I learned through this drama.”

There were also many emotional scenes in this drama.  You’d think these would be the most difficult for an actor to pull off, but Jessica said, “Emotional scenes were actually the most fun for me. I like myself focusing and immersing myself in an emotion.”  Haha, ok, shows you how focused she is.  But maybe a little of that Ice Princess alter ego coming out too? 

She also talked about the big kiss scene from the drama.  She said, “I acted out a kiss scene elsewhere before. But at that time I ‘acted’ like I did, so I was really nervous about this one.”  She also said, “Before we started filming, I was told, ‘You really have to do this kiss scene,’ and I got nervous.” Jessica seemed shy about it and also added, “I shot the kiss scene comfortably by just going along with Lee Dongwook sunbae’s lead.”

Well, looks like her first acting attempt was a success!  I’m sure we’ll be seeing more of her in the acting world soon enough!  Maybe she can take in a few tip from acting queen Yoona!

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‎[NEWS] MBC to air Christmas music special, starring SNSD

MBC is currently in the works of creating a special music show, ‘SNSD’s Christmas Fairy Tale‘.

A representative from MBC stated, “‘SNSD’s Christmas Fairy Tale’ will be a music show with a specific concept. The girls will be able to do all the things they’ve always dreamed about doing on stage. Events may include such things like duet performances, however, nothing has been finalized as of now“.

The program will not be a full-length series with an organized format; rather, it’s a special event scheduled to air one-time on December 24th at 12:20AM KST.

It’s rare for a broadcasting company to create a music show for just one individual artist. The fact that MBC is embarking on this new project only further proves just how popular these girls really are. SNSD has also been selected to be the main feature of a new entertainment program on jTBC, and they have been actively promoting themselves on various variety programs as well.

SNSD returned with their full-length third album in October and will be promoting their follow-up track “Mr. Taxi” starting December.

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Girls' Generation to appear on '100 Million Quiz Show'

Idol group Girls’ Generation will make an appearance on SBS’s “100Million Quiz Show”. Unlike music programs and award ceremonies that are usually pre-recorded, the girls will participate in a live broadcast during the show. Girls’ Generation will choose a question to ask that is worth 10 million won prize money.

Girls’ Generation’s popularity in Taiwan and Japan proven yet again with music charts!

On November 27th, it was revealed that Girls’ Generation’s 3rd full album ‘The Boys’, released on the 19th last month, is ranked first on one of Taiwan’s three largest music chart, the G-Music Chart.

It is especially noticeable that their album has taken over popular top singers such as Jay Chou and Zhou Bi Chang, topping the chart with a deep implication. Taiwanese singer-songwriter Jay Chou’s new album ‘驚嘆號’ was ranked second, while Zhou Bi Chang’s album ‘黑擇明’ was ranked third and Westlife’s ‘Greatest Hits’ came in fourth.

Meanwhile, Girls’ Generation was once again proven to be the top K-pop girl group in Japan.

According to the ‘2011 Popular CD/DVD Rental Chart’ published by Tsutaya, Girls’ Generation’s ‘Mr Taxi/Run Devil Run’ and ‘Gee’ were ranked 4th and 9th respectively. Tsutaya is the biggest CD and DVD sales and rental market in Japan. The Tsutaya chart is considerably prestigious since rental of CDs and DVDs is more prevalent among fans in Japan compared to digital music.

Girls’ Generation is the only K-Pop in the Top 10, along with bestselling Japanese girlgroup AKB48 and the girls also topped the K-Pop artiste chart, ahead of KARA, FT Island, CNBLUE and Super Junior so this once again, proved their popularity in Japan.

SM Entertainment and Channel A to produce new idol drama, “K-Pop Survival”

It was recently reported that SM Entertainment will be working with Channel A (of the upcoming “Joint Organization Channel”) to produce a brand new idol drama called ‘K-Pop Survival‘.

‘K-Pop Survival’ will unravel a story about the progress of a normal student who, in the hopes of becoming an idol star, auditions for and ultimately wins a tough survival singing contest. They eventually go on to make their official debut both nationally and internationally as a new K-Pop star.

During an official press conference, representatives of Channel A stated, “We are no longer in a generation where a drama is judged purely by its ratings. We need to start making dramas that will succeed even when it gets exported overseas.”

They continued, “We’re currently in talks with SM Entertainment to produce ‘K-Pop Survival’.”

The drama is set to take the Wednesday-Thursday slot after the completion of “Color of Women“, which is set to air in December.

[News] Girls' Generation perfume to be on exhibit beside Dylan Ryu's ''Pass The History'' Gallery!

It has just been announced by Fashion Press News that Girls’ Generation will have their own line of perfume on exhibit in collaboration with popular Korean artist Dylan Ryu.

Dylan Ryu’s “PASS the History” exhibition will be on showcase from November 23 to November 25 at “PASS THE BATON OMOTESANDO” which will be held in Harujuku, Tokyo. Of course, the perfume by Girls’ Generation will also be on exhibit during those days. The perfume is a limited item that was specially created for use in the promotions at the exhibition, as it will be used in conjunction with the rest of Dylan Ryu’s “vintage” theme. The exhibition will also be appearing in Seoul and Paris as well.

Also, as if that weren’t enough, Sooyoung and Yoona’s personal bags will also be on display alongside the perfume at Dylan Ryu’s exhibition.

[News] Girls' Generation,2NE1,KARA & BoA will attend Japanese Music Festival!

Girls' Generation, 2NE1, Kara and BoA will appear on the Fuji TV’s FNS Music Festival 2011 that will air on December 7 at 7:00 pm. The festival is one of the most renowned year-end music festivals inJapan that features almost all of the top singers every year.

On November 8th, the official website of Fuji TV released the final list of guest singers for the FNS Music Festival 2011. BoA was invited in 2004 and 2005, while SNSD as well first appeared in 2010. As for Kara, this will be the first chance to be involved in the show.

Besides them, the festival includes Arashi, W-inds, AKB48, EXILE, KinKi Kids, SMAP, V6, TOKIO, and SPEED because of the highest levels of popularity they have gained this year.

In this sense, it is very meaningful that Korean singers were invited to the renowned festival. FNS Music Festival 2011 is expected to be designed to cheer up Japanese people who have been suffering from the consequences of the recent huge earthquake.

2NE1 and Kara will also attend the Nihon TV’s Best Hit Music Festival that will air on November 24. The two groups will display a joint performance with AKB48 and EXILE.

By Park Yeong-ung

Girls' Generation clarifies rumours about their diet

On the 8th of November, Girls’ Generation made an appearance on SBS Strong Heart, and they cleared up past rumours about their diet.

Yuri said, “There seems to be a lot of rumours about Girls’ Generation. The most absurd one was that we eat 1500 calories a day, and that we only eat 8 pieces of broccoli and 1 sweet potato a meal. But in actual fact, I think we might eat 1500 calories in just one meal.”

Tiffany also surprised everyone by adding, “I think we even eat up to 3000 calories a meal. We eat so much that our manager oppas said that our food bills total up to more than that of Super Junior’s.”

After watching the show which was aired last night, Netizens have left comments such as “Of course. They don’t sleep well and have to dance and sing, they should be eating well.” and “They even eat late-night meals, that’s surprising!”

On another note, the members of Girls’ Generation who were present also made people laugh by saying that they once got chicken delivered faster from the chicken store they advertise for by singing the commercial song for it through the phone. Yuri said that the person on the phone had told them that they were busy, and that the delivery would take about an hour.

However, the girls couldn’t wait for such a long time, so Yuri called the delivery line again and told them, “Actually… we’re Girls’ Generation. Do you think we could get it a little faster?” But the person on the phone didn’t believe her and hung up on her. Yuri then went on to explain that she wanted to prove them right, so she called the delivery line back a third time and the girls all sang the commercial song for the chicken through the phone. After that, the chicken they ordered arrived in 15 minutes.

Also, on this particular episode of Strong Heart in which Girls’ Generation made an appearance, the viewer ratings increased by 2.2% from 9.9% to 12.1%.

“Little Yoona & Taeyang” appear on Strong Heart

Veteran actress Song Chae Hwan guest-starred on the November 8th episode of SBS ‘Strong Heart‘ and introduced her two kids.

The actress revealed that she had given birth to both of her two children in water, after hearing that it was good for the baby.

She revealed, “I gave birth to my first daughter like that, and people told me she was ugly when she was born. Even my own mother told me she was ugly.”

After sharing her story, she called in her two children and introduced them to everyone on set, and everyone was shocked once they made their appearance.

Her daughter Park Soul resembled SNSD‘s Yoona, and her son Park Yesung resembled Big Bang‘s Taeyang- neither one of them were ugly in the least.

The two ended the show by exclaiming, “Strong Heart, every Tuesday night!”, which caused everyone on set to laugh warm-heartedly.

Also appearing on this episode were SNSD’s Taeyeon, Yuri, and Tiffany, as well as Seo Kyung Suk, Son Ho Young, Kim Ji Hyun, Lee Hongki, Chin Sae Yeon, Sah Yuri, Lee Byung Jin, Kim Young Chul, Kim Hyo Jin, Jung Joori, Cho Chung Rin, and Boom.

Yuri reveals how SNSD orders chicken on ‘Strong Heart’

SNSD‘s Yuri revealed the group’s secret to ordering from their favorite chicken place on the recent broadcast of ‘Strong Heart‘.

Yuri explained, “We have a different way of ordering fast food. We were ordering from the chicken place that we do advertisements for, but they told us the delivery would take one hour.” Apparently, the girls were so hungry that they couldn’t wait that long, and they decided to tell the chicken shop that they were SNSD.

The group had to go to some length to prove their identity, however, as Yuri went on to reveal that the members ended up singing the song from the chicken commercial. The plan seemed to have worked well as Yuri went on, “We ordered so much from that chicken place that we have at least ten fliers of coupons.”

SNSD’s Tiffany, Taeyeon, and YoonA also starred as guests on the episode.

[News] SNSD’s Tiffany spotted on an American fashion site

It looks like SNSD‘s Tiffany has quite a bit of foreign appeal with her recent appearance on a U.S. fashion site.

The website for designer brand “Lauren Moshi” showed a picture of Tiffany among many American celebrities sporting the brand’s clothing.

Tiffany is wearing the brand’s Diamond Parker cardigan, a simple black top, and short shorts. The singer’s appealing airport fashion definitely caught the eyes of fans, as well as the brand itself.

The celebrities next to her in the photo montage are Jessica Biel, Reese Witherspoon, Khloe Kardashian, and Ashley Tisdale. This photo is featured on the main page of the website, and shown as the first image for someone visiting the website. When one clicks on the photo, Tiffany’s individual photo is labeled and the item she is wearing is listed.

In Korea, Han Ye Seul and UEE are other celebrities who’ve been seen in clothes by Lauren Moshi.

Fans wrote, “Tiffany looks good in anything she wears so the brand must have been proud”, “If Tiffany wears it, it’s fashionable”, “Perfect legs, eye smile, and great fashion sense”.

[News] Casual Hyoyeon entertains on ''Invincible Youth 2''!

After causing KPop fever all over the world, Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon joined KBS2 “Invincible Youth 2″ as a G8 member, where she showed her fearless side.

On the first day of recording for “Invicible Youth 2″ G8 members went around the fishing village of Daebu-do greeting the townspeople. During their rounds, one elder suggested that the girls try nakji/small octopus that he just caught from a mud flat.

While everyone was careful about it, Hyoyeon grabbed the octopus in one hand and ate one of the legs on the spot. She continued to surprise everyone by acting naturally, as if she had been living in a fishing village before.

It was said that because of Hyoyeon’s easy-going manner, the other members attempted eating octopus, too…

The fearless girl who showed that she’s completely adjusted from day one, Hyoyeon and her easy-going side can be seen on KBS2 “Invicible Youth 2″ on November 12th, at 11:05pm KST.

[News] ‘SM TOWN live in New York’ to be made into a movie

A movie documenting the performances and daily lives of SM Entertainment artists at New York’s ‘SM TOWN Live’ concert will be released neat year.

The co-producer of this movie, CJ Entertainment, stated, “A movie will be made telling the real story, behind the scenes and off stage, from the ‘SM Town Live World Tour in New York’, which saw stages from Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, and f(x).”

The movie will be a joint project between CJ Entertainment and SM Entertainment, and will contain footage of rehearsals, heartfelt confessions, the transformation from trainees to stars, and interviews about the artists’ future dreams.

The movie will be released in the first half of 2012 under the title ‘I am: SM Town Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden’.

[News] SNSD 'The Boys' Album Sales Surpasses 100,000!

On the 7th of November 2011, Girls’ Generation’s third full-length album, “The Boys”, managed to surpass 100, 000 in album sales.

Girls’ Generation’s album was released on the 19th of October, and in just 17 days, has sold more than 100, 000 copies of the album. The third album did fantastically well, and just on the 6th of November alone, sold 7,364 albums.

From the 31st of October to the 6th of November, “The Boys” sold 24, 398 albums.

This is a remarkable feat as Girls’ Generation’s previous albums have never passed 100, 000 albums in sales this quickly. Girls’ Generation’s previous full-length album “Oh!”, took 28 days to surpass 100, 000 albums in sales, and the 11 days difference shows that Girls’ Generation is indeed getting more popular.

SNSD’s Seohyun, SuJu’s Donghae release duet single, “Dreams Come True”

On October 11th, SNSD‘s Seohyun and Super Junior‘s Donghae released their digital single “Dreams Come True“, which will be used as the theme song for the ’2011 Asia Song Festival‘ in Daegu. The two idols were appointed to be UNICEF envoys, and as such, they decided to donate proceeds from their album’s sales to UNICEF to help children suffering in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Djibouti. Check out their song below!