July 18th marks the final day of SNSD’s 1st Japan Arena Tour concert which will be held at Fukuoka Marine Messe. The series of 14 concerts in total kicked off in Osaka Jo Hall on May 31st and June 1st. After that, the girls traveled to the Saitama Super Arena on June 4th and 5th followed by 4 concerts at Tokyo National Yoyogi Stadium on June 17th, 18th, 28th and 29th. Next, the girls shook Hiroshima Green Arena on July 2nd and 3rd before paying their visit to Nagoya Kaishi Hall on July 6th and 7th. The last venue of the tour is the Fukuoka Marine Messe (July 17th and 18th).
On July 18th, SM Entertainment told Star News, “Up to this point, including today’s (July 18th) concert at Fukuoka Marine Messe, SNSD have met a total of more than 140,000 fans through the Arena Tour this time around. At the time when SNSD debuted in Japan, they have more female fans then. During this tour, a lot of male fans have joined the fandom as well”.
Overwhelming response can be observed from the ticket sales as well. The tour concert ticket cost 9300 Yen each (about 124,500 Won). So if the tickets were sold to a total audience of 140,000, the revenue from the ticket sales amounted to around 18.7 billion Won. Including concert goodies and souvenirs, the estimated revenue collected from the tour could reach 20 billion Won.
Besides the successful ticket and merchandise sales, the tour also has other significant meanings to the girls. In less than a year after their debut, SNSD, a foreign girl group, have their own arena tour concert and that in itself is an extraordinary achievement because only top class singers in Japan are given a privilege of such proportion. The fact that the girls had managed to attract more than 10,000 fans in each of the concerts just made their ‘resume’ even more impressive.
At the same time, SNSD’s 1st Japanese Album ‘Girls’ Generation’ which was released on June 1st also managed to raise the public’s interest towards the Arena Tour concerts. SNSD’s hardwork and ability were recognized once again through the series of concerts during this tour.
As the girls conclude their 1st Japan Arena Tour this evening (July 18th) in Fukuoka, there will be tears. As much as the sadness of farewell, SONEs should also shed tears of joy as the girls have taken themselves to another level, in terms of popularity, endurance and maturity through the hard times they experienced during the tour.
The 9 girls are indeed the best girl group in Asia simply because they are SNSD!
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The popularity of South Korean girl group, Girls’ Generation continues to soar undauntedly in Japan. According to a Japanese music site, CDV-NET, Girls’ Generation’s “MR.TAXI/Run Devil Run” single came in 7th on the weekly charts and was the only South Korean group which made the top 10. Ever since their label mate, TVXQ, made the entry into the top 10, there has not been any other South Korean artist on the list. The data was collected from the 4th of July to the 10th, and even though both singles were roughly released 3 months ago on the 27th of April, they remain just as popular as ever. Girls’ Generation’s Japanese debut single, “Genie” is also still on the charts after a good 9 months, and is currently at the 35th position. Ever since the release of the single on 20th October 2010, “Gee” has remained on the top 100 weekly charts for 38 consecutive weeks, further proving their takeover in Japan. This week, the certified Gold single was placed 25th on the chart. As there are more than 3,500 artists on CDV-NET, the popularity of an artist can be easily judged based on the ranking of their albums and singles. Ever since Girls’ Generation first announced their plans to break into the Japanese music industry back in September, their album sales have increased in folds. Their debut single, “Genie”, was awarded the Gold certificate for selling more than 100,000 copies. Less than a year later, Girls’ Generation’s self-titled first Japanese album sold more than 100,000 copies in less than 2 days, and has since been certified as Double-Platinum for selling more than 500,000 albums. Meanwhile, Girls’ Generation will be starting off their 2nd tour on the 23rd of July at the Seoul Olympic Park Stadium, 5 days after wrapping up their Japan Arena Tour. Following that, they will also be making an appearance as the first South Korean female artist to attend Japan’s “Summer Sonic 2011” on the 14th of August. Source: www.nate.news.com Written by: [email protected]
Following the release of the photos from the First Japan Arena Tour Concert Pamphlet, Tiffany from Girls’ Generation has been garnering a lot of attention. Fans have been surprised by the dramatic change in Tiffany’s photos, and were mostly caught off guard by her noticeably slimmer cheeks. In this photo pamphlet, Girls’ Generation is seen to be portraying a different image as compared to their past images. In the photos which were shown in a photo bulletin board on an online community, Girls’ Generation’s previously cute and adorable image was gone, and a mature and sophisticated look replaced it. Tiffany, in particular, had received the most attention. Fans have noticed that her usual trademark “eye smile” had been replaced with wide eyes and a defined, oval face. The new change in her photos has presented her in a more mature light, and while she donned colorful accessories and clothes, she expressed a stylish, sophisticated and feminine look. Do you think the new look suits her? Credits: Source: www.news.nate.com Written by: [email protected]
SNSD's Tae Yeon shared new selcas on the internet!
Fans left some positive comments after seeing the photos.Fans praised her milky skin and flawless complexion.
She looks cute and pretty at the same time with bangs.
Hope that she will share more selcas from time to time!
Photo credits to Soshified!
Yoona's Innisfre CF is released on Youtube, watch our beautiful Yoona in her CF. Check it out below!
Credit for Video: SNSDworld6
Girls' Generation will be appearing live on "HEY! HEY! HEY! 700th Episode Making Everyone Excited Special Live Episode" (Fuji TV), which is set to air on July 18th at 7pm JST.
It has been about 3 years since "HEY! HEY! HEY!" has done a live broadcast, and this time, they'll be broadcasting live during Girls' Generation's final tour performance at Fukuoka's Marine Messe Arena. Also, they have not done such a broadcast at a venue like this in over 4 years, and once the final performance has finished, a specially planned live show will be aired.
A surprise event prepared by Japanese fans for Girls' Generation's Seohyun's birthday has been garnering attention.
The 28th of June was Girls' Generation's Seohyun's birthday. Because she was in Japan for their arena tour, Japanese fans prepared a special gift.
They prepared a flamboyant event of dressing up as Girls' Generation from head to toe.
What caused the fans to garner even more attention was the fact that the fans were not female fans, but male, wearing Girls' Generation's military outfit.
With Girls' Generation's recent popularity in Japan, Japanese fan culture has slowly become similar to that of Korea.
Japanese fans were usually active towards individual stars they like rather than groups, but that has started to change. On this day, fans showed unprecedented Japanese fan cultures by gathering to celebrate Seohyun's birthday, proving the change. Japanese fans' special birthday event for Seohyun will be revealed through Mnet's hallyu report. On the 14th, Mnet looked into just how popular Girls' Generation is in Japan, as well as why they go crazy for them, through the first half of the full report, subtitled "Do You Know Whom Girls' Generation is?". The second part of the report will air on the 21st at 7:30PM (KST), subtitled "Right Now, It's Girls' Generation!". Aside from the group's popularity, they will cover Girls' Generation's power of changing the lifestyle of female fans in their twenties. Source: Nate Translated by: [email protected] Edited by: [email protected]
Believing in Girls' Generation, one samchon fan hit the jackpot. Recently on the dcinside Taeyeon Gallery, a post with the title, 'Thinking of Girls' Generation, Investing in SM for 3 years. Confirmation of Profit.' was uploaded. A netizen captured a picture of a shares account confirming he bought a share for 920 won of Girls' Generation's company, SM Entertainment, whose stock has now skyrocketed to 26,000 won. With the purchase price closing near 22 million won, the stock's value is currently estimated at approximately $650,000, with a return rate of 2791.30%. This netizen wrote, "When it hits exactly one billion won, I want to liquidate it." He explained, "It could fall down or go up, I believe it will go up more. It's the hardest when the temptation to sell the stock comes to me, but I keep holding on and holding on." He went on, "Even now I calculate my living costs and live saving my money. Till the day I sell the stock, I won't consider it my own money." Source: Newsen Translated by: [email protected] Edited by: [email protected]
Girls' Generation's airport fashion has been gaining much attention in Japan as well. Girls' Generation's album in Japan recently sold over 500,000 copies, becoming "double platinum". As if their popularity is reflecting on that, Girls' Generation's airport fashion has also become a hot topic in Japan. The reason why Girls' Generation's airport fashion has been gaining attention is because it is natural yet stylish. Japanese women in their twenties are already copying Girls' Generation's fashion. Girls' Generation's airport fashion has an urban and chic style, balanced with a cute and cheerful style, showing various outfits. Taeyon's loose-fitting blouse and denim sneakers showed a comfortable style. Seohyun also wore denim, but she had a more casual, mature look by wearing a long cardigan and chain bag. Tiffany showed off a chic look with this summer's trend, an ankle-long maxi dress, while Yoona had a more formal look wearing a white jacket matched with a black undershirt and sunglasses, making her look thoughtful. When an Mnet crew member who interviewed Japanese on Girls' Generation's popularity, they answered, "Girls' Generation's growing popularity has been influencing Japan's fan culture to change. Their popularity hasn't ended with just their songs, but it has also become an influence on fashion and makeup techniques." (Editor's Note: Also published in SoShi Styling.) Source: Nate Translated by: [email protected] Edited by: [email protected]
Girls' Generation's pamphlet has been garnering attention. Recently, an online community site had a post titled "Girls' Generation Japan Arena Concert Tour Pamphlet", containing photos of the nine members. In the photos, each member showed off their individual charismas and sexy beauty. All nine members had smoky makeup and shocking hairstyles, along with outfits overflowing with sexiness, showing their mature side. What are special about the pamphlet photos is that they broke out of their usual girly appearance and added onto their femininity. Netizens who came across the photos commented, "Their expressions and angles are like works of art", "Girls' Generation has taken off innocence and put on sexiness", and "We asked for a pamphlet and got a photoshoot instead". Source: Nate Translated by: [email protected] Contributor: [email protected]
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