In conjunction with Valentine’s Day, Yuri gave chocolates as gifts to the production staff of ‘Fashion King’.
Yuri, who arrived in New York for on-location shooting on February 13th for SBS drama ‘Fashion King’ which is expected to be aired in March this year, gave some chocolates with a card containing the support message, “For our family members who have always been working hard, have something sweet and fighting” to the production staff as a Valentine’s Day gift.
It was said that Yuri went around markets and departmental stores in New York for more than 4 hours to shop for the gifts and she said, “For the sake of filming, the production staff are spending the Valentine’s Day away from their families and loved ones. I’ve prepared this gift for them with the hope that it would give them some joy.”
The staff who received the unexpected gifts said, “The Valentine’s Day in 2012 is an unforgettable one.”
‘Fashion King’ depicts the story of a group of aspiring fashion designers who worked their way out of Dongdaemun Market to be world-class designers. The new SBS drama is expected to be aired starting March 12th, 2012 at 9.55pm KST.
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It looks like Sooyoung’s debut as a main lead in a drama will be put on hold for a while.
Sooyoung will not be taking up the role of the main female lead for TV Joseon’s drama ‘Speed’. A representative of SM Entertainment said, “It has been finally decided that Sooyoung will not be appearing in ‘Speed’. While focusing on Girls’ Generation’s activities for the time being, we will be on the look out for other work and productions for her.”
When the news of Sooyoung being offered the role as the female lead for ‘Speed’ first broke out in November last year, there were positive reviews regarding her appearance in the drama. However, Girls’ Generation had a packed overseas schedule and the production process of ‘Speed’, which was initially planned to kick off its filming back in December last year, was hit with some difficult, unavoidable circumstances.
A broadcasting official stated, “It seems that the contracts with the actors approached for the drama are still pending. Thus, the casting process has yet to be completed and to date, the shooting of the drama has not started. Because of this, Sooyoung’s agency seems to have made the decision to not cast her in the drama.”
Sooyoung showed her potential in acting when she appeared on KBS 2TV’s 2008 sitcom ‘Unstoppable Marriage’ and the movie ‘Hello, Schoolgirl’.
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On February 14th, Girls’ Generation’s Sunny attended the SBS MTV “Music Island” press conference at the Grand Hotel in Jeju, where she stated, “I will do my best to become a bridge for Hallyu communication.” Sunny gave her thoughts on becoming a solo MC for the first time on a music program. Sunny stated, “Since this will be aired in over eight countries in Asia, I thought this would be a program that would help the K-Pop wave. As a member of Girls’ Generation, who has been getting help from the K-pop wave, I will take the pressures and work hard to fill in the large role for the program. I will do my best to lead the program to success.” She continued, “Honestly, I’m really nervous, because this is my first time MCing alone. I am anticipating the first recording with a fluttering heart.” Kim Changwoo, the production director of SBS MTV, revealed, “I’ve produced many music programs, but they all lacked variety. However, ‘Music Island’ will aim towards being a high-class live music show. We are planning on having many sectional live performances by idol groups who are leading the K-Pop wave.” He added, “We are anticipating it to be a show that combines live K-pop and talk. It will be aired in eight countries around Asia. I think using the MTV network will be a good model for K-pop.” Meanwhile, Sunny will be taking her place as a solo MC for the recording of SBS MTV “Music Island” on February 14th at Jeju Convention Center’s Tamla Hall. IU, MBLAQ, F.T. Island, Dalshabet, Jung Yup, Rainbow, Block B, Lim Jeonghee and Sunny Hill are scheduled to appear. The first episode of “Music Island” will air at 8pm KST on February 29th in Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Philippines. Source: DaumTranslated by: ch0sshi@soshified Edited by: taengsoshi@soshified
On February 13th, Yuri departed for New York for the location shooting of SBS new Monday-Tuesday drama ‘Fashion King’.
Yuri along with other Girls’ Generation members arrived at Incheon International Airport in the early morning of February 13th after completing their Bangkok leg of the ‘Girls’ Generation Tour’ which took place on February 12th. Just a few of hours after they had landed in Seoul, Yuri had to take another flight to New York for the shooting. However, she showed no sign of fatigue at all.
Yuri said, “As I will be playing a firm character in my very first drama, I am very worried. Thus, for the sake of playing the role, I’ve been focusing on my acting practice. In order to do well in my acting, I will work really hard. I hope to present myself well to the viewers”.
In ‘Fashion King’, Yuri plays the role of the charming and beautiful Choi AnNa, who strove and persevered through difficulties in America to be the top designer working under a world-known fashion designer.
Meanwhile, ‘Fashion King’ will be aired starting March 12th at 9.55pm KST.
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Girls’ Generation’s concerts recorded the largest audience turnouts among Korean groups as they completed their 2nd Asian solo tour successfully.
Since May 31st last year, Girls’ Generation had performed 14 concerts in 6 cities (Osaka, Saitama, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagoya and Fukuoka) for their ’1st Japan Arena Tour’ and also 9 concerts for the ‘Girls’ Generation Tour’ in 5 cities (Seoul, Taipei, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok). The total of 23 concerts in 11 cities have recorded an astounding accumulative attendance of about 230,000 fans.
The final stop of the ‘Girls’ Generation Tour’ took place in Impact Arena, Bangkok on February 12th. At the 3-hour concert, Girls’ Generation performed 32 songs altogether which include hit songs such as ‘Gee’, ‘Tell Me Your Wish’, ‘Hoot’ and other songs from their Korean and Japanese albums, individual stages as well as ‘The Boys’ in front of about 11,000 fans.
During the concert, fans filled the venue in pink by waving their lightsticks, singing along to the songs as well as doing the fan chants in Korean. In addition to that, special events were also prepared for the girls. During the performance on ‘Complete’, papers containing the message ’785 DAYS OF WAITING, FINALLY WE MEET’ were raised simultaneously. After that, there was also a surprise event where paper planes were thrown towards the stage. The girls who were impressed and touched by the fan events, could not hold back their tears.
The concert which was the finale of the 2nd tour also marked Girls’ Generation’s first concert in Thailand. Since their arrival in Bangkok, they were warmly greeted by huge number of fans who flocked to the airport to welcome them. Ahead of the concert, the girls had also attended a press conference in front of many local media groups such as True Music, TNN, etc.
After the concert, Girls’ Generation said, “We are happy to be able to feel the warm love from all of you (fans). This is an unforgettable moment that we will keep in our hearts always. Our sincere thanks to everyone who has been with us throughout the ‘Girls’ Generation Tour’. In the future, we will be working hard in order to see you guys again with much greater performances”.
Girls’ Generation will be back in Korea on February 13th (morning).
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A 3-day survey, starting from February 1st was conducted on male members in their 20s and 30s by a free dating site (www.cp.co.kr) to determine the songs that they would like their girlfriends to listen to on Valentine’s Day.
According to the result which was released on February 11th, Girls’ Generation’s ‘Kissing You’ topped the survey after garnering 32.2% of the total votes while IU’s ‘Good Day’ came in 2nd with 31.7%.
Girls’ Generation’s ‘Oh!’ took the no.3 spot with 19.6%, followed by Secret’s ‘Starlight Moonlight’ in 4th with 13.2%. SES’ ‘I Love You’ came in 5th with 3.3%.
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Receiving explosive reactions from the audience on France’s no.1 talk show ‘Le Grand Journal, Girls’ Generation has completed their first performance on French TV successfully.
Girls’ Generation made an appearance on Canal+’s no.1 French talk show ‘Le Grand Journal’ which was aired at 7pm (Paris local time) on February 9th. The girls’ impressive performance of ‘The Boys’ captivated the French viewers.
As soon as Girls’ Generation took to the stage, the whole venue was filled with cheers from the audience and SONEs chanted ‘Jigeumeun So Nyeo Shi Dae, Apeurodo So Nyeo Shi Dae, Youngwonhi So Nyeo Shi Dae’. The explosive response could be seen as the fans sang along with the girls.
In addition, the panels of the show which include the MC of the program, Michel Denisot were amazed at the performance and reactions from the audience and said, “This explosive reaction is really an extraordinary phenomenon” and “It’s hard to single out any of the members because all of them are amazing”.
After completing their performance at ‘Le Grand Journal’, Girls’ Generation revealed their thoughts about the performance, “As that was our very first performance on French TV, it feels great to receive such an explosive response. Also, it was amazing that they even know the fan chants in Korean. In the future, we will be the Girls’ Generation who will work even harder.”
Meanwhile, the girls also had an interview with French TV, M6′s main news at the ‘Music Bank in Paris’ concert venue. After completing their promotion in France, Girls’ Generation will be departing from Paris to Bangkok on February 10th for their solo concert tour.
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Girls’ Generation Sunny’s love for alcohol has been revealed. During the recording for the upcoming episode of KBS 2TV ‘Invincible Youth 2’, the G8 members came together to start growing ‘G8 Grapes’ for this coming fall. They visited a vineyard to learn how to grow grapes as well as learning to make wine. As they arrived at the winery, Sunny couldn’t help but express her happiness, “I can already smell the grapes!” As Lee Soo Geun asked the G8 members, “Do you guys drink this type of alcohol (wine)?”, Jewelry member Ye Won confessed, “Sunny likes drinking So-Maek (soju + beer)”. Sunny going along with Ye Won’s joke replied, “The best kind of alcohol is so-maek” and continued by saying, “Hello, my name is ‘Sool-Kyu’”, changing her original name ‘Soon Kyu’ to fit the joke (Sool in Korean means alcohol). During their visit to the winery, Sunny made her own wine, creating the only bottle of ‘Sunny’s Homemade Wine’ in the world. Sunny’s love for alcohol will be revealed on ‘Invincible Youth 2’, airing at 11.05pm on February 11. Credits: osen.co.kr Translated by: [email protected]
“The hardest thing about performing all over the world is having jet lags and that is why a chartered private jet is required.”
On February 9th (Paris local time), Girls’ Generation made an appearance on Canal+’s popular talk show ‘Le Grand Journal’ and M6′s main news ‘Le 7H45′. On February 10th, the girls are expected to make another appearance on the ‘Question Box’ corner of ‘Le Grand Journal’.
After the broadcast recording session, Sports Donga met up with Girls’ Generation at the Korean Culture Center around 7pm in the evening.
Sooyoung said, “It feels great to go on French TV programs right after our appearances on American talk shows. We are happy for the opportunity to spread Girls’ Generation’s music and on the other hand, it has also become our responsibility.”
Seohyun stated, “It was amazing to see how the local fans here cheered for us and sang along in Korean”, and went on to describe the atmosphere of the recording sets. Tiffany added, “When the fans saw us, they shouted our motto ‘Jigeumeun So Nyeo Shi Dae, Apeurodo So Nyeo Shi Dae, Youngwonhi So Nyeo Shi Dae’. It was electrifying to hear that.”
Yuri said, “I think the European fans are not only interested in our music but also the Korean culture. It is really great to know that.”
During the recording of ‘Le Grand Journal’ earlier, Girls’ Generation performed ‘The Boys’ and also talked about their future plans of releasing albums, as well as having promotional activities in Europe.
When asked about the kind of questions being raised during the broadcast, Sooyoung replied, “They were amazed at how all 9 girls carry out activities together as a team and thus, they wanted to know the story behind the birth of Girls’ Generation.”
Taeyeon then said, “We are always prepared to go to places where our fans want us to be. Thus, we need a chartered private jet.”
Girls’ Generation who are spreading their wings worldwide feels that the hardest obstacle they are facing while going places to perform is none other than jet lags. Yuri commented, “Physically, performing in different places is a challenge to us physically but there is nothing harder than experiencing the jet lags. However, it is a fun experience to be able to try out traditional delicacies in different countries.”
Besides that, the girls also talked about the special characteristic of French fans which is different from the Korean fans. On this Sunny said, “French fans dance along during our performances with their extraordinary sense of rhythm.”
Girls’ Generation, who is in France for the 2nd time after ‘SM Town Live World Tour’ in June last year, picked Palace of Versailles as the most beautiful place of attraction and macaroons as the most delicious food.
Jessica revealed, “While we are in Paris, we are happy to be able to taste macaroons, which is the most delicious. Before we head back to Korea, I want to buy and bring it home.”
After performing at KBS’s ‘Kpop Festival Music Bank in Paris’ on February 8th, Girls’ Generation will be flying to Thailand for their ’2012 Girls’ Generation Tour in Bangkok’ concert.
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Supearls once again gathers attention as they reunite and also meet up with Girls’ Generation. On the February 12th episode of SBS’s ‘Survival Audition K-Pop Star’, the group that received praises for their outstanding harmonies and fresh new interpretation of the song ‘The Boys’, Supearls, was given a surprise as they met with the original singers of the song, Girls’ Generation. In last week’s final audition casting, Supearls members Lee Michelle, Park Ji Min, Lee Seung Joo and Lee Jeong Mi were casted by BoA to receive special training from SM. As they were receiving their training, they were greeted by a surprise visit from the members of Girls’ Generation, who also showed a special interest in the young group of girls. Having met Girls’ Generation, the participants came together and performed once again their rendition of ‘The Boys’, showing their amazing talents. After listening to the young girls perform, it was said that the Girls’ Generation members did not hold back their admiration and praise towards the girls; they even confessed, “I think you’re better than us.” In addition, as strong supporters of the young group of girls, the members spoke to the participants giving them sincere advice and words of encouragement. In regards to the surprise meeting of the two groups, the production staff revealed that, “After meeting and talking to the members of the top group in K-Pop, Girls Generation, and the way the participants think have improved, also their sense of purpose and reason have gotten stronger.” Credits: wstarnews.com Translated by: [email protected]
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