In the evening of January 10th, Girls’ Generation departed for Japan through Gimpo Airport to attend the ’26th Golden Disk Awards’ which will be held in Kyocera Dome, Osaka on January 11th and 12th. This is the first time that the ‘Golden Disk Awards’ will be held in Japan and it will feature various performances from 23 artists comprising of Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, Kara, CN Blue, Beast, Secret, Jay Park, etc. In 2010, Girls’ Generation bagged 3 awards at the ’25th Golden Disk Awards‘ – Disk Daesang, Disk Bonsang and Ceci Popularity Award. On day 1 (January 11th), the Album Awards will be presented while the Digital Album Awards presentation will take place on day 2 (January 12th). On both days, the award ceremony will kick off at 6.30pm JST. Based on the program schedule published on the official site, Girls’ Generation will be performing on the second day, January 12th. The prestigious annual music award ceremony will be aired throughout both Korea and Japan via JTBC (Korea) and CS Asahi (Japan). Credit: bntnews.co.kr/isplus.live.joinsmsn.com Posted By:
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YoonA was officially appointed as the Honorary Ambassador of Jung-gu, Seoul.
On January 9th, Choi ChangSik, Mayor of Jung-gu had officially presented the certificate of appointment as Honorary Ambassador of the district to YoonA.
Mayor Choi ChangSik said, “The top star (YoonA) who matches well with the central district of Seoul, Jung-gu will serve as the Honorary Ambassador.”
On her appointment, YoonA commented, “Together with Girls’ Generation members, I hope to visit the ‘Street of Hallyu Stars’ of Jung-gu.” She continued, “In the future, I will work hard to promote the beauty of Jung-gu, which is the center of both tradition and modernity.”
During the course of one year, YoonA will be carrying out her activities in various areas such as Myeongdong, Namdaemun, Bukchangdong Tourism Special Zone, Dongdaemun Fashion Town Special Zone, etc.
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Popular Korean drama “Athena” had a live event that took place on January 7th at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. Among those who attended the event include “Athena” cast members Cha Seungwon, Sooae, and Choi Siwon. K-pop artists with connections to the drama were also present, such as Super Junior, Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon, and SHINee (minus Onew who was absent due to a fever). 30,000 people came to this event, showing their support and enthusiasm for both performances, one occurring during the day and the other in the evening. During the event’s press conference, Taeyeon shared her thoughts on being at the Saitama Super Arena for the first time without her fellow Girls’ Generation members. ”Girls’ Generation has performed at Saitama Super Arena before, so it is a place that holds a lot memories for us,” said Taeyeon, who looked a little uneasy being alone on stage. ”Being on such a spacious stage by myself feels a little bit lonely.” Source: Sanspo.com, news24.jpWritten by: FrozenArctic@soshified Translated by: SeraphKY @soshified, FrozenArctic@soshified Edited by: residentbenchwarmer@soshified
J.Estina’s 2012 S/S advertisement visuals have received a lot of attention. With Girls’ Generation modeling J.Estina products, J.Estina began to reveal each member’s advertisement visuals one at a time.
The two most recently revealed J.Estina models have been the Girls’ Generation member who has been gaining lots of love for her cute eye smile, Tiffany, and Sooyoung, who has been garnering attention with her slim figure. Tiffany and Sooyoung each modeled J’Estina brand wallets and jewelry, appearing like official models.
-Tiffany whose eye smile is charming: “How is this wallet?”
Tiffany, who received a special award in the MC category at the recent MBC Entertainment Awards, appeared in a J.Estina advertisement with an elegant concept and gave off a feeling of spring.
Tiffany wore a light pink one-piece with detailed wrinkle patterns, showing off a lovely, yet graceful, look. The wallet she held in the advertisement was from the “Flora Glory” line, which features a floral pattern. The wallet is hot and light pink, this spring season’s trending colors, and is made from embossed leather, giving it a luxurious feel.
The design for the “Flora Glory” line is based on snowflakes and tiaras. The collection was designed with a PVC pattern and carries the same name as the Roman goddess of flowers and abundance, Flora.
“Flora Glory” wallets come in a gray and brown color. The brown-colored wallet carries J.Estina’s symbolic colors of purple and pink, which give the wallet a refined look. The product comes in different sizes.
-Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung: Heart Jewelry Can Be Chic Too
In the recently revealed jewelry advertisement visuals, Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung wore a fitted white-colored one-piece that contrasted with her tanned skin, giving off a modern yet luxurious feel. Her pose also carried a force similar to that of a model, making the advertisement look like it was a fashion photoshoot. In the advertisement, Sooyoung wears jewelry from J.Estina’s “Boris Heart Line”, which will be released this spring. The general loveliness of the heart and Sooyoung’s chic image match well. Girls’ Generation’s advertisement visuals can be seen in J.Estina’s department stores throughout Korea starting at the end of January. Source: OsenTranslated by: ch0sshi@soshified Edited by: residentbenchwarmer@soshified, bhost909@soshified Contributor: letaengbutt@soshified
On KBS 2TV’s ‘Invincible Youth 2′ aired on January 7th, the G8 members were given the duty to clean up a small barn which will house the animals.
Before they started to work on the barn, Sunny and Ji HyunWoo were nowhere to be seen. Feeling puzzled, the G8 members and the two uncles, Boom and Lee SooGeun asked one another, “Where have they gone to?”.
Kara’s Jiyoung and Rainbow’s Woori could not hide their suspicion and said, “We knew it. While we were having kimjang (traditional preparation of kimchi for the winter) together, it seems that those two understand each other very well”.
However, Sunny and Ji HyunWoo were actually taking out the kimchi from the pot they buried and had a great time while tasting the kimchi they prepared.
Credit: tvreport.co.kr
Hyoyeon’s unexpected character will soon be revealed on KBS 2TV’s ‘Invincible Youth 2′, which will be aired at 11.05pm KST on January 7th.
In this episode, Hyoyeon took up the mission of cleaning and getting the barn ready for the animals. During the recent filming, Hyoyeon built a barn from scratch. Although she was feeling worried throughout the course of building the barn, she was very receptive to the advice and teachings from the village elders who went to visit the under-construction barn.
According to the production crews, Hyoyeon received a ‘compliment’ from the G8 members for her ability and hardwork. They told her, “It was surprisingly well done”.
To this, Hyoyeon replied, “I have put a lot of effort into it. People don’t seem to notice even if I’ve worked hard or done well.”
Whenever she received compliments, Hyoyeon would work even harder and the happy kid in her would be brought out. Even after she hammered her hand accidentally with the hammer, at the words of ‘You are hammering the nails well’, she went on to hammer all the nails in the barn.
Credit: tvreport.co.kr
Girls’ Generation are on their way to break the 1 million copies mark for the sales of a single album in Japan.
As of January 5th, 1st Japanese album ‘Girls’ Generation’ which was released in June 2011, recorded sales of 680,000 copies, according to Oricon.
After being labeled as a ‘Double Platinum’ album for selling more than 500,000 copies, the sales of ‘Girls’ Genearation’ has been increasing at a consistent rate since the release of the repackaged album on December 28th, 2011 which includes remixes of ‘Mr. Taxi’, ‘The Boys (Japanese version)’ and new song, ‘Time Machine’. With the current rate of sales in Japan, it is just a matter of time before the girls’ very first Japanese album surpasses the 1 million copies mark.
Meanwhile, up till now,’Asia’s Star’ BoA is the only Korean artist who has ‘Million-certified’ albums in Japan. Boa’s 2nd Japanese album ‘Valenti’ which was released in January 2003 recorded sales of 1.24 million copies while her ‘Best of Soul’ album released in February 2005 sold 1.09 million copies.
Credit: newsen.com
Ahead of their drama debut, Yuri and Jessica are in the midst of learning and working hard to sharpen their acting skills. Recently, they have been putting their focus on receiving guidance and acting tips from a veteran acting instructor.
A representative from SM Entertainment said, “From the acting instructor, Yuri and Jessica have been receiving lessons on character analysis, vocalization, breathing, etc which is a prerequisite for a newcomer. After mastering the basics of acting, Yuri and Jessica are working very hard to meet the fans’ expectations”.
With Girls’ Generation’s promotional activities for their 3rd album ended at the end of December 2011, the members will be concentrating on their individual activities during the first half of 2012. During this period, Yuri and Jessica will be focusing on their acting stints.
Yuri will be taking the role of Anna in SBS drama ‘Fashion King’ which is expected to go on air starting March. Her fellow member, Jessica will be featured as Kang JongHee, who is Lee DongWook’s ex-lover in KBS 2TV’s Wednesday-Thursday drama ‘Violent Romance’ which will be aired starting January 4th.
Those in the drama production team also showed their high expectation for both Yuri and Jessica. According to a representative from an outsourced production company of ‘Fashion King’, Lee KwanHee Production, during the first script reading practice, Yuri received praises for expressing her emotions well and in terms of her acting, there is nothing to worry about.
Credit: donga.com
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