Girls’ Generation is a popular 9 member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. The members are Yoona, Tiffany, Yuri, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Seohyun, Taeyeon (leader), Jessica, and Sunny. They are commonly referred to as SNSD, the acronym of the group’s Korean name So-Nyeo Shi-Dae or So-Nyuh Shi-Dae, Chinese name Shao Nü Shi Dai, Japanese name ShōJo JiDai.
SM Entertainment label mates SNSD and Super Junior shared some love with their international fans through KBS‘s ‘Love Request‘.
The show aired earlier today on September 17th and these groups took the time out of their busy schedule to help two children from Cambodia and India, who both flew to Korea to receive treatment.
SNSD visited an 11-year-old Cambodian girl, Suraili, who has a heart condition, while the boys of Super Junior visited a young Indian boy named Nurulee, who lost his eyesight suddenly at the age of 9.
In addition, the idol groups were both on site in the KBS studio actively participating in the live telethon blood drive campaign.
On the 6th of September, the Salvatore Ferragamo 2011 Autumn/Winter fashion show was held at the Seoul W Walker Hill Hotel.
First generation girl group Finkl’s member, now turned actress, Sung Yuri, and highly popular Girls’ Generation’s Yuri attended the fashion show, making it a star-studded event. Along with having the same names, they garnered attention for appearing in different fashion styles very unlike their innocent, cute image often portrayed on television. They captured the attention of fans by showing a sexy, glamorous look, as well as a chic, mannish look in black and white. Let’s take a deeper look at their newly attempted fashion styles.
Sung Yuri, sexy with an exposed back fashion
Ever since she has been a Finkl member, Sung Yuri earned much love for her innocent, cute image. Even after time passed and Sung Yuri grew into an actress, she is one celebrity that is known for looking young with her white skin and distinct features. But, it might have been her wanting to let go of that image because she howed off her sexy side with a brave exposed fashion, much unlike what she’s shown on various dramas and other events. Sung Yuri showed off a sexy and glamorous look with her white halter neck sleeveless, which was emphasised with spangles. Her black, straight pants puts more focus on her shirt.
Girls’ Generation’s Yuri turned up in a slightly mannish, black suit.
As a member of Girls’ Generation, Yuri has shown the ‘disappearing pants’ fashion, showing off her long, tight legs as well as her slim waist, along with sequined jump suits. However, at the fashion show, Yuri wore a black, suede-material suit, giving off a masculine feeling. Rather than giving off a showy, cheerful feel, putting more emphasis on feminine beauty, Yuri gave off a more boyish feel with white and black, and her bold belt and jewellery, along with other accessories, added onto her chic appeal.
Taeyeon, one of the members of the national and continental stars, Girls’ Generation, has captured the public’s attention with her chic airport fashion.
With many national idols diversifying into international promotions, viewing airport fashion has become a common trend. Taeyeon, en route to Taiwan for a concert on the 9th of September, was of no exception as a fashionista in showing a style which she pulled of effortlessly.
Taeyeon matched a white printed tee with shorts and highlighted her outfit with a military-inspired jacket, completing a look that looks both comfortable as it does bold.
Her jacket, a piece with luxurious gold chain lining, is from the new contemporary brand, Lewitt. The unique design of the jacket, its short length and complementary lines, gives a rare feminine edge to the khaki-military style.
Netizens reacted by commenting “a true fashionista, she looks comfortable and bold”, “please let me know where I can purchase this” and “Girls’ Generation airport fashion is always stylish”
On September 6th, during SBS’s “Strong Heart”, Sunny stated, “There was one person who constantly contacted me,” revealing how Boom obssessed over her during his time in the army.
Sunny said, “[Boom] constantly contacted me. He asked for my help. I received a video call. A close oppa’s face appeared and he said, ‘Sunny, don’t hang up’. He said, ‘Hold on,’ and I saw extremely excited soldiers.
At the time, Sunny didn’t have any make-up on, but Boom said, “You’re very pretty and perfect. Could you say hi?” In the end, Sunny showed her aegyo saying, “Oppas, I bet you’re tired. Fighting!”
Sunny added, “[Boom] called me late at night and even called collect. If I say ‘I’m a bit busy’ [trying to hang up], he would say ‘This is burdensome, right? Well, Kang Hodong and Yoo Jaesuk are national MCs, they’re the best. But how long do you think they’ll be the greatest? I don’t think they’re going to last much longer. They need young blood. It’ll open up soon’.”
Boom was sweating bullets and said, “I was 100% joking,” to which Sunny refuted, “I could feel his sincerity.” During the same call, Sunny revealed his obsession to Girls’ Generation saying, “Sunny, don’t let me go. I love Soshi.” Super Junior’s Leeteuk helped Sunny’s claim by saying that Boom has Sunny’s photo as his phone’s wallpaper.
Boom then started to explain, “Soldiers like women. We had a skit to get military personnel laughing, but there weren’t any guest singers. They seemed tired from laughing at my stories, so I tried calling Sunny. I said, ‘Don’t hang up,’ because it was still a broadcast.”
Girls’ Generation’s Yuri and Sooyoung appeared on the SBS Chuseok Special episode of “Dalgona” with their respective childhood friends, where they revealed stories from their past.
On the set, Yuri’s friends revealed, “Since she was little, Yuri was a mirror princess. Her house was full of mirrors, starting from the entrance of her house, all the way to her room. Whenever she would walk by a mirror in the living room, she would practice making pretty faces.”
They surprised everyone by adding, “Once, when we met up for the first time in a while to watch a movie and go out to eat, she left early because she didn’t like what she wore out that day.”
Yuri stated, “Some elementary school students wear the same clothes for days in a row, but I remember changing every single day,” acknowledging her unique ways.
Also, Sooyoung’s first love gained attention on “Dalgona” due to looking like Big Bang’s T.O.P. During the recording, he revealed “first love memories” he had with Sooyoung.
However, their memories were different from the usual first love stories, as Sooyoung dimly remembered him. He stated that he only remembered being rejected by Sooyoung.
Sooyoung’s first love revealed, “When we were in elementary school, we had good feelings for one another, and I heard Sooyoung liked me so I confessed. However, Sooyoung rejected my confession by saying ‘I have to become a singer’.”
Yuri and Sooyoung’s cute childhood stories can be seen on September 12th at 11 am.
[Editor's note]: Because the original article contained Japanese names translated into Korean, the romanization of those names may not be completely accurate.
The Japanese media attracted attention by analyzing the background and strategy of Girls’ Generation’s success in Japan as a symbol of East-Asian music’s expansion into the world.
Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper’s monthly Nikkei Entertainment analyzed the reason for Girls’ Generation’s success through an interview with Japanese director Tsuchiya Nozomu.
Tsuchiya Nozomu said “trying to figure out ‘how to take Korea’s national superstar Girls’ Generation’ was the beginning of everything”, and that “it isn’t just ‘Japanese expansion’” but rather SM Entertainment trying to spread Girls’ Generation to the world, and they arrived at Japan as the most natural next step.
“Their appeal was almost like watching sports with 9 people as a unified being. I received a physiological shock,” said Tsuchiya. ”So ‘Tell Me Your Wish (GENIE)’ was chosen as their debut song,” he revealed.
Originally, when Girls’ Generation was expanding to Japan, they were planning to translate about two songs which received success in Korea as their initial Japanese release, and produce their subsequent albums afterwards.
When choosing their debut song, the nominees were “Tell Me Your Wish (GENIE)” and “Gee”.
Tsuchiya, while considering “how should we deliver the appeal we felt of Girls’ Generation”, it was finally decided that “Tell Me Your Wish” was the song where Girls’ Generation’s group dancing was best represented in and the company, who wanted to have “Gee” as the debut song, was convinced to reconsider.
Nikkei Entertainment said Japan’s music largely emphasizes the lyrics, which is an obstacle in crossing borders. They further assessed that “the lyrics of Girls’ Generation’s first original song, ‘Mr. Taxi’, also faithfully follow their concept of impact & repeat”.
At the end of the article, Nikkei Entertainment referred to Cheuzia Nozomu, saying, “the reason these challenges and aggressive production was possible was because Girls’ Generation’s ability, work speed, and efficiency was overwhelmingly high” and further assessed that “Girls’ Generation possesses all of America’s big entertainment, Europe’s intellect, and Asia’s precision. They are the symbolic presence of East Asia forming the center of the world’s musical market.”
1. Vanness Wu Dances to Girls’ Generation’s “MR.TAXI”
Vanness Wu is known to be a close friend of Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany and Sooyoung, and a video of him dancing along to “MR. TAXI” recently has been a hot topic. In the video, one of the guys shows off his dancing prowess, and Vanness Wu can be seen laughing at a corner. However, he says that the dance looks exactly like how Girls’ Generation does it, and he even learns the dance from the guy, albeit rather shyly. The guy then says that he learned the dance from a tutorial, and that the steps are:
1. Turn right
2. Turn left
3. Turn right
4. Press the horn
Vanness Wu even dedicated his short dance to Girls’ Generation, and he left a small message for Tiffany in English at the end. Check out the cute video!
2. Girls’ Generation’s Coway Behind-The-Scenes Video Released
Following the release of Girls’ Generation’s recent Coway CF, a behind-the-scenes video of each member has been released. In Taeyeon’s video, she is painting a wall with blue paint, and her dorky and adorable actions take up the short clip. Besides that, she also conducts a short interview in the video. Apart from Taeyeon, behind-the-scenes footage of other members like Yoona, Sunny, Jessica and Hyoyeon were also released. Check out their respective videos below!
Endorsements
1. Girls’ Generation’s New Official SM Merchandise
A new collection of Girls’ Generation’s official merchandise has been released by Everysing! In this collection, the previously reported and much anticipated Girls’ Generation Pillowcase has finally been released, and fans are going crazy over the new goodies. Apart from individual pillowcases of each member, there are other new things like card cases and Girls’ Generations badges. For more photos, go here!
Others
1. Yoona on Star Auction Show
Recently, Yoona appeared on the Star Auction Show which was recorded by MBC in view of their upcoming Chuseok Special Programme. On the show, she auctioned off one of her costumes from Girls’ Generation’s “Genie” era from part of her personal collection.
Apart from Yoona, many other famous stars such as Choi Soojong, Seo Inyoung and Park Myungsoo also participated in the show and auctioned off their own personal belongings. The star, who’s item fetches the highest bid, will get an additional 50 million won added to the bid and the total amount of money will be donated under the star’s name. Remember to catch this episode of MBC’s Chuseok Special to see how Yoona does!
2.Yoona Voted First in Poll Held by Cosmetics Surgery Clinic
From the 2nd to the 29th of August, a cosmetics surgery clinic held a poll titled “Which idol with deer-like eyes looks kind-hearted makes you want to protect her?” Out of the 369 people who answered, 159 (43%) of the votes went to Girls’ Generation’s Yoona, placing her in the first position. The reason why people voted for Yoona was because they felt that she has a very innocent face with deer-like eyes, and she also seems to give off a very kind and warm feeling. KARA’s Hara came in second with 125 (33%) of the votes, and After School’s Uee came in third with 57 (15%) of the votes.
3. Girls’ Generation to Perform at Autumnal Music Festival
On the 16th of October, Girls’ Generation will be performing together with other idol groups like CNBlue and f(x) at the event titled “The First Disabled People VS Multicultural Families Art Contest”. This event will be held over a period of 3 days, and the Idol groups will only be making an appearance on the last day. On the first day, the Classical music singers will be performing and the first preliminary round will take place while the second preliminary round will be held on the second day together with the Trot music singers. On the last day, the Idol groups will perform and the finals of the contest will be held. This even organised by KBS will be held at Yeouido Park in Seoul.
4. Taeyeon Receives Thanks from Marie Digby Via Twitter
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Taeyeon recently recommended Marie Digby’s “Spell” to fans on her UFO, and fans have been flooding the artist’s youtube page with comments ever since. Many of the fans praised the artist for her wonderful vocals, and they also left a small message saying that Taeyeon from Girls’ Generation was the one who brought them there. Because of the overwhelming number of comments, Marie Digby left a short thank you message for Taeyeon via her twitter.
It looks like Girls’ Generation’s spreading influence is lethal!
5. Tiffany’s “Fame” Musical Details
Following the wonderful news of Tiffany making her debut into the world of musicals, further details regarding the musical, “Fame”, has been released. The musical will be opening on the Friday, 25th of November 2011, and the last show will be on Sunday, 29th of January 2012. There will be no shows on Mondays, but performances will be held from Tuesday to Fridays at 8PM. On Saturdays, there will be 2 performances at 3PM and 7PM. As for Sundays and public holidays, there will be 2 shows at 2PM and 6PM. The musical will be held at the Seoul Olympic Park Woori Financial Hall. There are 4 categories of tickets which will go on sale starting on Wednesday 7th of September, at 6PM KST. The VIP ticket is 110,000 won, following which is the R, S and A categories. Seats in these categories are going at 99,000 won, 77,000 won and 66,000 won respectively. Be sure to get your tickets here early as they’re sure to be snapped up!
6. SMTOWN LIVE in TOKYO SPECIAL EDITION to be Aired
To fans who were unable to attend the SMTOWN LIVE in TOKYO SPECIAL EDITION, worry not! A Japanese broadcasting TV Station, WOWOW, will be airing the highly anticipated concert on the 3rd of November at 9PM JST. Although no further news regarding the line-up of the programme has been released, fans of the various SM groups are all extremely excited over this opportunity to watch their idols perform on TV. Stay tuned to Soshified for more updates about this broadcast!
7. Girls’ Generation Ranked First in Japanese Magazine
In the October issue of Nikkei Entertainment Magazine a poll was conducted ranking K-Pop groups. Girls’ Generation edged out Kara for first place as the best girl girl group, ahead of other groups like 4Minute and 2NE1. Girls’ Generation has been receiving a lot of love from Japanese fans due to their incredibly successful Arena Tour this summer. The girls have shown that they are indeed the leaders of the Korean wave in Japan.
8. Sunday from CSJH (The Grace) Tweets About Girls’ Generation
Girls’ Generation members visited Sunday from CSJH (The Grace) in her waiting room at SMTOWN, much to the delight of Sunday. It looks like SM artists are having a great time together in Tokyo. Translation of her tweet courtesy of meehyun@soshified.com: “Cute Soshi came to visit the waiting room. They were the first guests to my newly purchased manicure and stickers. Heh, quick art. Sunday working overseas tomorrow. Heuheuheu”
Following the unfortunate news that Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung was hospitalised due to a car accident, SONEs all over the world has been trying to make Sooyoung feel better by wishing her a fast recovery and sending her encouraging messages. The SONEs in Japan, especially, have been gaining a lot of praise from fans all over the world. In Japan, there is a legend whereby a wish will be granted for every 1000 paper cranes folded. Because of this, J-Sones decided to fold 1000 paper cranes for Sooyoung so that they can wish for her to have speedy recovery. This very thoughtful gesture has left fans not only in Japan expressing their wishes to help in this touching event. Thank you to all who took part in this event, and let us continue praying for Sooyoung’s full recovery.
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[SMTOWN in TOKYO] 会場です！すごいでしょー(≧∇≦) This is where ‘SMTOWN LIVE in TOKYO SPECIAL EDITION’ will be held. @Tokyo Dome [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
As promised previously, pictures and videos from the SMTOWN Live in Tokyo Dome concert will be uploaded through SMTOWN’s official Facebook. Unlike the round of updates from SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in PARIS, the updates weren’t live during each day but fans were surprised with the media coverage over the course of the past three days.
Here are the updates from the SMTOWN Live in Tokyo Dome concerts:
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] 好きなアーティストの名前を一緒に探してみましょうか。(笑) The names of all the members are written. The concert will begin soon.[from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO]アーティストの楽屋案内のネームタグです。 It shows where the artists’ waiting rooms are. [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] Fans started entering the concert~!! [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] This is the place where ‘SMTOWN LIVE in TOKYO SPECIAL EDITION’ will be held! [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] An enormous crowd of people gathered!!! [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] 제시카と크리스탈, 何度も見ても似ていますよね(笑) We are sisters~! Do we look alike? [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] セクシー＆シックなパフォーマンスステージ ‘Run Devil Run’ performance by chic Girls’ Generation. [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] 皆さんと一緒にコンサートを楽しんでいる소녀시대です。 Girls’ Generation is interacting with the audience! [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] 얼음공주 제시카です。o(^-^)o Hello everyone~! This is 얼음공주 Jessica~ : ) [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] 소녀시대はいつも元気~！ Girls’ Generation is always lively~! [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] SMTOWNの皆が楽しそうですね～(≧∇≦) Did you enjoy the concert? [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] 皆さん、今日、本当にありがとうございました！！ SMTOWN皆も本気で楽しかったですよ～ SMTOWN family is assembled on the stage~! [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] 皆さん、今日、本当にありがとうございました！！ SMTOWN皆も本気で楽しかったですよ～ SMTOWN family is assembled on the stage~! [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] SMTOWN LIVE in TOKYO SPECIAL EDITION! 3日間東京ドームで15万人規模に繰り広げられます。 The concert drew audiences totaling 150,000 people for three days (50,000 audiences per day). [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] SMTOWN LIVE in TOKYO SPECIAL EDITION! 3日間東京ドームで15万人規模に繰り広げられます。 The concert drew audiences totaling 150,000 people for three days (50,000 audiences per day). [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] SMTOWN LIVE in TOKYO SPECIAL EDITION! 3日間東京ドームで15万人規模に繰り広げられます。 The concert drew audiences totaling 150,000 people for three days (50,000 audiences per day). [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] SMTOWN LIVE in TOKYO SPECIAL EDITION! 3日間東京ドームで15万人規模に繰り広げられます。 The concert drew audiences totaling 150,000 people for three days (50,000 audiences per day). [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
[SMTOWN in TOKYO] SMTOWN LIVE in TOKYO SPECIAL EDITION! 3日間東京ドームで15万人規模に繰り広げられます。
The concert drew audiences totaling 150,000 people for three days (50,000 audiences per day). [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN STAFF]
In addition to all of the photos that were updated on the SMTOWN Facebook page, several clips from the concert have been uploaded onto the official SMTOWN YouTube page. Attached below is a clip of Girls’ Generation performing “Bad Girl”.
Following the pre-launch EIDER CF released two days ago, another 20-second video has just surfaced on the internet. Once again, the end of the video says “2011.09.16 FILM OPEN”, which implies the full CF for this will be released on September 16.
Several pictures of Yoona with actor Lee Minho were released alongside the video. Pictures of Yoona for EIDER, an outdoor clothing brand, can be found here in Soshified’s Photo Section.
Check out the second part of the pre-launch CF below:
Earlier today, it was announced that pictures and videos from the SMTOWN Live in Tokyo Dome would be uploaded through SMTOWN’s Facebook page, but it looks like they have already started! Pictures from the airport were uploaded one after the other, and you can view them below. Remember to check back to
SMTOWN’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/smtown) as well as Girls’ Generation’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/girlsgeneration) for live updates.
Take a look at the pictures below:
Are you excited for the first SMTOWN Live in Tokyo Dome tomorrow?
Source: SMTOWN Facebook
Written by: spiceshoe@soshified.com
