Girls’ Generation member Sunny makes a cameo in Miryo’s solo teaser

Brown Eyed Girls‘ Miryo released four different image teasers earlier for her solo debut album, and now she’s followed up by unveiling her first video teaser!

The teaser features a cameo from Girls’ Generation member Sunny, who’s seen moving towards a club with a VIP pass in her hand. Details on the pass reveal that the ‘event’ is for February 1st, and that “Miryo is about to come back“.

Undoubtedly, we’ll be seeing more teasers from Nega Network over the next few days. Stay tuned toallkpop for more updates!

Jessica in ‘Wild Romance’ with co-stars Lee Dong Wook

Allkpop has been reporting on how Girls’ Generation member Jessica got cast for KBS‘s ‘Wild Romance‘ as Lee Dong Wook‘s first love. After releasing a candid ‘couple shot’ of Jessica and Lee Dong Wook recently, the production staff followed up by sharing another one.

The photo released by GnG Productions on January 26th is from the scene where Park Moo Yul (Lee Dong Wook) and Kang Jong Hee (Jessica) relive their past memories together. Their sweet pose in the photo really reminds one of a real couple in a happy relationship.

Netizens commented, “They look really pleasing to the eye“, “They look really compatible with each other“, and “I am really looking forward to how the drama develops from here on out.”

Girls’ Generation Ended Their First Solo Concert in Hong Kong with Great Success!

Girls’ Generation ended their first solo concert in Hong Kong with great success. 

‘2012 GIRLS’ GENERATION TOUR in HONGKONG’ was held at Asia World-Arena on the 15th at 8:00 p.m. and Girls’ Generation fascinated the audiences with fantastic performances.

Especially, even though it was late at night when Girls’ Generation arrived at Hong Kong International Airport on the 14th, many fans gathered at the airport to see Girls’ Generation. And also, local media such as ‘Oriental Daily,’ ‘Apple Daily,’ ‘I-cable,’ etc. attended the press conference which was held before the concert began. 

Starting with ‘Genie,’ Girls’ Generation presented a total of 32 performances including ‘Mr.Taxi,' ‘Oh!,’ ‘Gee,’ ‘The Boys,’ etc. and each member’s unit stages. 

Also, the audiences prepared a surprise event for Girls’ Generation by holding up papers saying ‘you+me=complete’ while Girls’ Generation was performing ‘Complete.’ In addition, when the stage of ‘Fantastic’ was over, fans flew their pink balloons which covered the venue in pink. 

Meanwhile, Girls’ Generation will hold ‘GIRLS’ GENERATION TOUR’ in Thailand on February 12th. 

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Girls’ Generation (SNSD) receives ‘Best Jewellery Wearer Award’

Girls’ Generation (SNSD) were recently awarded with a ‘Best Jewellery Wearer Award‘ from Japan.

On January 11th, the members attended the ‘23rd Jewelry Wearer Awards‘ at the Tokyo Big Sight Convention Center in Odaiba. The awards ceremony was held as a part of ‘The 23rd International Jewellery Tokyo” exposition, which drew over 1,000 jewellery makers and designers from all over the world.

Japan’s minister of tourism, Hiroshi Mizohata, personally handed the ‘Best Dresser, Special Female Award‘ to Seohyun, who stepped out as the group’s representative.  In her acceptance speech, she boldly expressed, “We will continue to sing songs that shine like a jewel.”

Girls’ Generation member Sooyoung makes her New Year’s visit to coach Park Seung Il

Girls’ Generation member Sooyoung recently visited coach Park Seung Il to wish him a Happy New Year.

Those close to Park Seung Il shared a few photos on Park’s fan site and wrote, “Girls’ Generation member Sooyoung’s wonderful visit.”

In the shared photos, Sooyoung is captured visiting Park Seung Il in the hospital. This is the second time she has come to visit the former coach for New Year’s, and the singer was snapped giving the camera a bright smile with his hand in hers.

Below the photos was written, “Girls’ Generation Sooyoung is the first person this year to help us carry out our plans for the year. Sooyoung felt bashful and said that she wasn’t wearing any of her makeup, but if it meant spreading more awareness about ALS / Lou Gehrig’s disease, she said she would absolutely love to help and boldly stood before my camera. She has such a kind heart.”

Park Seung Il and Sooyoung are known to have a close relationship. Sooyoung often visits the coach who admitted to being a fan of hers.

Park Seung Il debuted as a basketball player for KIA Motors Basketball Team in 1994, and transitioned into a pro-basketball coach in 2002. He was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease the following year, and has been struggling with the illness ever since.

Source & Image: StarNews via Nate

‘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 BoAaccomplished 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

TVXQ, SNSD, & KARA rake in impressive viewer ratings for ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen’

On January 5th, Japanese media outlet Sponichi reported the viewer ratings for the country’s biggest year-end music festival, ’62nd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen’, which included performances from 50 artists.

According to Sponichi, SNSD‘s performance brought in 39.9% in viewership ratings, while 38.4% tuned in for KARA‘s performance. This is quite an achievement for both groups considering how Japan’s most popular female group, AKB48, achieved 38.9%.

However, one thing to take into consideration is that the first half of Kohaku usually records less viewer ratings than the second half. AKB48 performed during the 1st half, while SNSD and KARA performed during the 2nd half of the show.

Meanwhile, the artist that brought in the most viewer ratings for the night was the popular Japanese group, SMAP, with 48.2%. TVXQ came close with 42.6%, a very impressive feat for a Korean artist. Additionally, this was the third time that TVXQ was invited to participate in the festival, which demonstrates their continuous popularity in Japan.

‘J. Estina’ releases 2012 S/S collection photos of Tiffany and Sooyoung

Following the release of their 2012 S/S collection photos of Girls’ Generation members Taeyeon andSeohyun last month, ‘J. Estina‘ has returned with two gorgeous cuts of Tiffany and Sooyoung!

Dressed in a thin white dress that shows off her beautiful figure perfectly, Sooyoung embodies the modern and luxurious style of J. Estina’s upcoming jewelry line, ‘Boris Heart Line‘. The brand aims to bring out the beauty of the heart shape in its most natural form.

Tiffany is seen modeling a floral-patterned ‘Flora Glory‘ wallet that combines hot pink (the color trend of the upcoming spring season) with pastel tones. Dressed in a warm pink one-piece that plays to her sweet image, Tiffany looks all ready to usher in Spring.

Representatives revealed that they’re already receiving numerous calls about the items modeled by the girls. Further image cuts can be seen through ‘J. Estina’ stores.

Source + Photos: Newsen (2) via Nate