On the 26th of July, SNSD left Korea from the Incheon International Airport. On this day, SNSD who set off to Guam Island for their photobook shooting sessions, wore flower print one-piece and hot pants which showed their free and wild style airport fashion. After kicking off their ‘2011 GIRLS’ GENERATION TOUR’ concert in Seoul successfully on the 23rd and 24th of July, SNSD are preparing to resume their Asian tour. Credit: reviewstar.net Translation: [email protected]
Good news Taiwanese SONEs!
As announced on Monday July 25th, the Taiwanese stop of the ’2011 Girls’ Generation Tour’ will be held on September 10th and 11th at the Taipei Arena!
The girls had just completed the first two concerts for their ’2011 Girls’ Generation Tour’ at the Olympic Park Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul last weekends.
The news was reported in major Taiwanese media, in newspaper and on TV news, on Monday, much to the joy of fans in the region.
The success of the Seoul concerts were also reported on TV along with the announcement of the September concerts in Taipei, Taiwan.
A photo of Park Seungil, former basketball coach diagnosed with ALS disease, taken together with SNSD at the backstage of their concert recently attracted netizens’ attention. On July 25th, Park Seungil uploaded a picture taken with SNSD members onto his personal blog, named “ALS and Park Seungil” operated by himself, and added the captions, “Together with my dongsaengs (younger sisters)”. In the photo uploaded by coach Park, SNSD members, who had just finished their solo concert at the Seoul Olympics Park, stood around coach Park and smiled brightly, not showing any signs of fatigue. In response to this, netizens commented “Seungil-nim must be really glad; I also want to go and see them. It looks so cool~ and the members are pretty too.”, “Woah, Seungil-hyung would be really happy”, “I envy him” etc. Credit: fnnews.com Translated by: [email protected]
SNSD was featured in Singapore's Chinese News Paper Lianhe Zaobao zbNOW, their popularity is without a doubt, across the world.
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 On the afternoon of the 25th, a new Daum Cloud CF by Girls’ Generation was released. In this CF, Girls’ Generation is seen wearing white dresses and donning angel wings as they lie on a bed of clouds. The overall effect created by this set makes the 9 girls shine even more so than usual, and they truly encapsulate the term, “9 Angels”. Although the previous Daum Cloud CF included Tiffany, she did not appear in this CF due to unknown reasons. The Daum Cloud CF can be viewed below...
Yuri…”Extraordinary scale, please anticipate it!”
Yoona…”Tears? We should be giving you energy, but we’re thankful that we can always take from you…”
Tiffany…”Mature? We’re no longer high school girls.”
Girls’ Generation, who has gone from being the nation’s girl group to Asia’s number 1 group, has finally met up with their Korean fans after ages.
On the afternoon of the 24th, Girls’ Generation met up with the reporters in the Gymnastics Arena of the Seoul Olympic Stadium to have a press conference before the start of their 2nd performance of their 2nd solo concert titled “2011 GIRLS’ GENERATION TOUR”.
At the conference, Girls’ Generation’s leader, Taeyeon, said that, “We are extremely happy to greet everyone after the 14 concerts held during the Japan Arena Tour. Even though we performed yesterday, we’re still restless and can’t wait to perform today.”
Girls’ Generation first kick started their tour in December, 2009. After which, they performed in various parts of the world before they finally returned to Korea as matured women. When asked about what had changed since the first concert, Sunny answered, “We feel like we’re more relaxed? A lot of foreign fans came, so even though it was a Korean concert, the feeling was different. The fact that there were fans from other countries watching the Korean concert made us enjoy the experience more, so we loved it.”
Yuri then added, “We hung from wires while performing, and we got to stand on a very lovely boat during another song too. We tried to include lots of fun elements in this concert.” The ability to have props like these highlights the large-scale performances that can only be witnessed during Girls’ Generation’s concerts.
Girls’ Generation Second Concert, "Mature? We're 23 now.." /The Star
2 years after Girls’ Generation’s first concert, their heightened popularity, increased foreign fans, and maturity has particularly stood out.
When asked whether their new concept emphasized their maturity, Girls’ Generation’s member, Tiffany, answered, “Nothing was particularly emphasized. We’re no longer the high school girls that we were, but 23 year-olds. There was no need to emphasize our maturity because I think that we matured naturally over the time.” At this, Sooyoung immediately commented, “There’s no need to mention our age by number…” and this drew laughter from everyone.
During the first performance of “2011 GIRLS’ GENERATION TOUR” yesterday, Girls’ Generation shed tears while singing “Complete”. Yoona said, “The song ‘Complete’ is a song that moves us even if we’re just listening to it on our own. But then all our fans held up banners which said ‘We Missed You’ during the song.” She went on to explain the reason behind their tears and said, “We should’ve shown the fans good things since we’ve been away for so long. In the end, it was us who ended up being very much moved and we felt incredibly grateful towards the fans.”
The reporters then went on to ask Girls’ Generation about their opinion on why they appeal to foreign fans so much, and member Sooyoung, responded, “From our songs which are written by Europeans, to our dances which are choreographed by Japanese, everything is very international. The Korean culture, international flavor and our group’s personality mix to produce a very good album, so I actually think that it’s more of the people who help us to compose our albums rather than us.”
Fans from Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Europe travelled all the way to Seoul just to watch the “2011 GIRLS’ GENERATION TOUR” which has suddenly changed into a global festival instead. Yuri expressed her gratitude by saying, “I read an article that said ‘Coming to Girls’ Generation’s Country is like a Dream’. In the news, a foreign fan came to Korea to personally experience and live in the country that Girls’ Generation is from. Because of that, she got very excited and fascinated by our culture. Through today’s performance, we hope to put up a wonderful show for everyone and share our energy with the fans.”
Girls’ Generation is planning on touring other countries after the 24th’s performance of “2011 GIRLS’ GENERATION TOUR", and a clip from the press conference today can be viewed below.
A picture of actress Jung Ryeowon taken together with SNSD’s Sooyoung and Tiffany became a hot topic. On July 25th, Jung Ryeowon posted on her twitter account, “Drove there to support SNSD. The two girls who work hard in everything they do. How beautiful they are!”. Together with the tweet, she uploaded a photo taken with SNSD’s Sooyoung and Tiffany in the waiting room, showing their close friendships. In the photo, Jung Ryeowon sat in between Sooyoung and Tiffany, who were wearing silver performance costumes, and made fairy-like poses. Their cuteness resembled one another, as if they were sisters. As previously reported, Sooyoung made a surprise visit to the production press conference of Jung Ryeowon’s new movie ‘Pain’ on July 21st, showing her support for her close friend. In response to the visit, Jung Ryeowon, in return, dropped by at SNSD’s waiting room during their concert to support them. Netizens who saw the photo commented, “Is this ‘fairy-shidae?”, “It’s great seeing close relationships between sunbae and hoobae”, and “I wonder how close they are, is this what we call ‘crazy connections’?” etc. Credit: Newsen Translated by: [email protected]
On the 20th of August, many popular Korean artists such as Girls’ Generation, KARA, 2PM and B2ST are set to perform at Niigata’s Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium. This event is set to become one of the largest K-Pop events ever to be held, and it will be named the “K-POP All-Star Live in Niigata”. This Korean music event is planned to gather a record high of 46,000 people at the concert, and as part of the recent Japan earthquake reconstruction aid, an invitation will be sent out to all junior high school students that had been evacuated to Niigata. The organisers of this event has said that this upcoming concert will be the largest K-Pop event in Japan’s history, and it will even surpass the “KBS Music Bank Special in Tokyo” which was held at the Tokyo Dome on the 13th of July. The event drew in approximately 45,000 people. There will be 12 groups participating in this concert. Among the 5 girl groups which will be present, is Girls’ Generation. Girls’ Generation only made their debut into Japan last year, but they are already holding the 1st spot while KARA holds the 2nd place in sales ranking. Apart from these 2 groups, SISTAR, Secret and 4Minute will also be appearing. 7 boy groups will also be performing at the concert, and they are CNBlue, Norazo, INFINITE, 2AM and Teen Top. Boy groups such as 2PM and B2ST who recently made their debut into Japan will also be present at the concert. Fans can expect their idols to put up a wonderful show, and their excited voices will resound long into the summer night. Credits: Source: hochi.yomiuri.co.jpWritten by: [email protected]Translated by: [email protected]
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