Girls’ Generation has been invited to the 62nd edition of Japan’s New Year’s Eve music festival “Kouhaku Uta Gossen” (Red and White Song Battle). This years “Kouhaku” will have an extra special meaning to it as they will be celebrating the coming new year. It will also have an added theme of “Singing of Tomorrow” in wake of the terrible events that plagued Japan this year. The meaning of this theme is “to connect everyone through the strength of music,” and that “no matter the difficulty it can be overcome and tomorrow will arrive.” The short clip of Sooyoung speaking Japanese can be seen here:
Due to conflicting schedules, only Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany, Yuri, Sooyoung and Seohyun were able to attend the announcement event held by NHK. During the announcement Sooyoung had a chance to speak about the opportunity of attending this prestigious event, saying, “To be able to attend an event that has such a deep history like this for the first time, all the members are really honoured and happy.” Sooyoung also mentioned that they would like to put on a wonderful performance like their senior labelmates BoA and DBSK who have attended this event before.
This years “Kouhaku” will have the teams split by male and female, with males being on the White Team, and females are on the Red Team. Girls’ Generation will be a part of the Red Team, which is led by Inoue Mao. Also a part of the Red Team will be fellow Korean group KARA, who will also be appearing for the first time. However, they’ll be facing off against their labelmate and senior DBSK, who will be on the White Team. The winning team is decided by a combined system, with 10 judges judging the overall performance and an audience vote. Other performers that will be appearing at this years “Kouhaku” include Perfume, Hamasaki Ayumi, aiko, SMAP, Arashi, EXILE and many more.
This event will be broadcasted live on December 31, at 7:15pm JST.
After showing their power in Asia, Europe, and the United States, Girls’ Generation members have revealed Christmas visuals that put emphasis on each of their personalities.
Wearing vividly colored skirts matched with spangled bags, the members showed a lovely image for J.Estina’s advertisement. The bag chosen for this Christmas visual is a backpack from the “Angelica” line, which Hyoyeon had chosen in a previously aired CF .
The Angelica mini shoulder bag chosen has shiny spangles, which show a natural two-tone depending on what direction light touches the spangles. The shoulder bag’s design was influenced by shining tiaras, which give a mysterious feel depending on the angles they are viewed from.
Song Jiwon, of the J.estina brand strategic team, stated, “After Girls’ Generation’s previous visual advertisement, customers have been asking about the products and we even had reserved sales. We are looking forward to what type of effect Girls’ Generation’s Christmas visual advertisement will have.”
The Christmas bag Girls’ Generation chose can be found in J.Estina stores in December.
Girls’ Generation received the Best Female Group Award and Artist of the Year Award at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards, held on November 29th in Singapore.
The award show, broadcasted live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium, included a red carpet event in which Girls’ Generation donned dazzling dresses and stunned viewers worldwide. Twitter users immediately responded, as “Omg SNSD” and “Girls Generation” quickly trended worldwide.
The award show also featured performances from many K-Pop artists, as well as artists from all over Asia. Girls’ Generation delivered an epic performance consisting of a “Girls become the Goddess” stage, as well as a remix of “The Boys” containing both English and Korean lyrics. The members displayed a powerful opening dance during the “Girls become the Goddess” stage, while demonstrating a lengthy dance break and their vocal talents during “The Boys”. The white dance outfits, the extended choreography, and fast paced remix caused widespread excitement among both fans attending the event and viewers worldwide.
In addition, Girls’ Generation also attended a press conference before the award show. They expressed their excitement at being able to perform at MAMA in front of their Singaporean fans and answered several questions presented by journalists from several different countries. The questions ranged from subjects such as their concert tour, producing more tracks in English, and even how long it takes to get their hair and makeup ready for performances. Perhaps most importantly, when asked how they envision themselves in five years and whether or not they would still be in the industry, Tiffany answered “I think we’ll all still be together, definitely still in the industry. We’re not going anywhere”.
With both the Best Female Group Award and Artist of the Year Award, Girls’ Generation once again has shown their incredible popularity and musical talent. Congratulations to Girls’ Generation! Check out the red carpet appearance, amazing performance, acceptance speeches, and press conference below.
In the November 26th episode of KBS2TV’s “Invincible Youth 2”, G8 held a “Giant Maknae’s Daebudo Talk Show! Hello G8 Problem Solver” with Suzy and Kang Jiyoung as MCs.
On this day, Hyoyeon revealed, “It’s very hard to act. I squirm when I act cute and pretty.” She also added, “I was more easy-going. But after becoming part of Girls’ Generation, I didn’t think it was right to keep it that way.”
She continued with, “When I monitor our appearances, the members who do aegyo (to act cutely) on air come out the most. I tried gritting my teeth and doing it but I couldn’t because I was nervous.” She also added that, “Now I can act cool, but acting cute and pretty makes me feel nervous.”
Girls’ Generation’s Christmas special, “Christmas Fairy Tale”, will air on the night of December 24th, just after midnight at 12:20am KST. The special will be based on fairy tale concepts that Girls’ Generation members like, and may include guests and a concert.
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Girls’ Generation will have a Christmas Special airing on MBC.
MBC recently updated their website with some information on Girls’ Generation’s Special Show, saying “A special Christmas stage that Girls’ Generation has dreamed of and viewers have not seen before. A romantic! And warm Christmas concert.”
There is also an event running until December 15th on the website for the Christmas special for fans to win a chance to go to the recording of the special.
As MBC teases, “You, are you going to watch ‘Home Alone’ at home again?! For a showy Christmas! Spend this Christmas with Girls’ Generation!”
Stay tuned to Soshified for more details on Girls’ Generation’s Christmas Special as they become available.
During the fourth episode of “Star Life Theater” featuring Girls’ Generation, the behind the scenes filming of a Goobne Chicken CF was shown. Fans became excited for the actual CF, as Taeyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung and Seohyun displayed their comical acting.
The CF has now been released, with fans everywhere reacting with laughter to Sooyoung exhibiting her “God of Food” nature, as well as Yoona’s leaping over a couch as the girls struggle for the last piece of chicken.
Check out the CF as well as the making of the CF below.
Girls’ Generation is releasing a new version of their third studio album, “The Boys”, on December 7th.
The album will be a “Mr. Taxi” version, and it will include a new jacket image. Girls’ Generation will promote their follow-up track “Mr. Taxi” on music shows starting this week on December 2nd on KBS Music Bank, and continuing until the end of December.
Mr. Taxi was a run away success as the lead song for their “First Japan Album”. The dance version of the music video for “Mr. Taxi” already has over 37 million views on Youtube. The girls hope to continue the success with the popular song in Korea.
Girls’ Generation has already won eleven awards on music shows for “The Boys”, including five wins in a row on KBS Music Bank.
Taeyeon Ranks 1st for Idols Who Are Sought After for Duets
On “Pops In Seoul” this week on Arirang World, their Best 5 ranking chart had idols who were the most sought after as duet partners, and Taeyeon tops the chart this week. She is renowned in Korea for her impeccable vocal ability and how she meticulously approaches her singing. Any duet she does turns to gold, so it’s no surprise that singers are lining up for a chance to sing a duet with her.
Seohyun Talks About Her Favorite Songs
Seohyun recently gave an interview with SBS MTV “Playlist Top 6″. She talked about songs that have recently caught her attention. Some of the songs she mentioned are Kelly Clarkson’s “Stuff Like That There” and CNBlue’s “Love Girl”. Seohyun also talked about her tap dance performances from the girls’ solo concerts a few months back. Look forward to the Soshi Subs version of the video.
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New December Vita500 Wallpaper
Kwangdongpharm shared a new wallpaper of the girls for the month of December. With winter quickly approaching, they are shown dressed in their adorable, warm winter outfits. In case anyone forgets, they even starred important dates: December 5th for Yuri’s birthday and December 25th for Christmas. Having Soshi set as your desktop is an awesome way to keep track of your days.
Goobne Chicken to Give Out Girls’ Generation File Binders
Now that Christmas is right around the corner, Goobne Chicken is getting into the giving mood. Starting December 2nd, Goobne Chicken will be giving out file binders featuring Girls’ Generation members. The binders come in a set of four. Looks like chicken will be a popular meal for SONEs this holiday season.
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Girls’ Generation To Appear on ’100Million Quiz Show’
Girls’ Generation will make an appearance on SBS’s “100Million Quiz Show”. Unlike music programs and award ceremonies that are usually pre-recorded, the girls will participate in a live broadcast during the show. Girls’ Generation will choose a question to ask that is worth 10 million won prize money.
Girls’ Generation Featured in Straits Time
With Girls’ Generation’s two-night gig in Singapore and the 2011 MAMA coming up, The Straits Time recently released a feature on the girls in the Life! section. The girls were introduced to readers as “Foxy Leggies” and a short description of each girl was also provided. The article talks about Girls’ Generation’s soaring success not only in Korea, but also across the world, especially in Japan. There is also a short interview in English with Taeyeon via e-mail near the end of the article. Check the whole article out here!
Jessica Takes Another Selca with Krystal
Jessica and Krystal recently took another selca together. The Jung sisters are known for their close bond, and they displayed their affection once again through their funny photo together. Jessica is seen pouting angrily with Krystal making a funny face in the background. Don’t the two sisters look adorable together?
Girls’ Generation Helps Raise SM Shares
SM Entertainment is set to see its market capitalisation reach $1 trillion won soon. On the 22nd of November, SM’s shares recorded an all-time high with 60,100 won. In August 2010, the share prices were roughly 20,000 won, but a year later, it soared 220% higher. In September and October this year, shares prices have increased to 40,000 won and 50,000 won respectively. No doubt, Girls’ Generation’s comeback with “The Boys” was one of the reasons why the share prices have skyrocketed.
Girls’ Generation’s New Album Swept Music Charts in Taiwan
On November 27th, Girls’ Generation’s third album, which was released on November 18th in Taiwan, took the number one spot on the weekly chart according to G-Music, a site that tracks the total number of albums sold there. This is even more meaningful, as they have beat out singers such as Jay Chou and Bibi Chou, whom are both very popular in Greater China.
Girls’ Generation Ranks in the Top 10 on Japanese Music Charts
Girls’ Generation’s Japanese albums ‘”Mr Taxi/Run Devil Run” and “Gee” have come in 4th and 9th place respectively in Tsutaya’s “2011 Popular CD/DVD Rental Ranking”. It is a huge accomplishment that the girls placed in the top 5 amongst other popular Japanese artists such as AKB48.
Girls’ Generation in French Magazine
Girls’ Generation appeared in a French magazine, once again proving their worldwide popularity. They were praised as a Kpop phenomenon and were referred to as the “Asian Spice Girls”. They will be performing in Paris February 8th and 9th of 2012 for Music Bank.
Girls’ Generation Congratulates MyDaily on Their 7th Anniversary
On November 28th, the girls congratulated MyDaily on their seventh anniversary with a congratulatory video, which can be seen here.
Jessica in W Korea Magazine
Jessica will be appearing in the December issue of W Korea magazine. She’s seen dressed in an elegant gown at night. From the sneak peak, we can expect pictures that will be sure to have everyone’s jaws drop.
With everyone gearing up for the Singapore concert, Soshified makes its presence known with its trademark foam hearts which were specially designed for the upcoming concerts. Special thanks go to the Soshified projects team for making this possible, as they had to pack away 26 boxes filled with foam hearts and banners in the U.S. for the SONEs in Singapore. Enjoy the concerts Singapore. Cheer loud, cheer hard, but most of all, keep yourself and the girls safe.
Girls’ Generation’s Yuri and Sooyoung made a special cameo appearance on the recent recording of KBS2TV’s “Gag Concert”. The girls partook on the segment “Sensitivity”, taking on the role of barbarians and showing great chic yet comical acting. The fans were surprised and delighted at their performance, which stirred up lots of laughter.
The “Gag Concert” with Yuri and Sooyoung will be broadcasted on November 27th, 2011.
After topping the charts and music shows in Korea, Girls’ Generation has been nominated for three categories in the upcoming 26th Golden Disk Awards (also known as the Korean Grammy Awards), which will be on January 11th–12th, 2012 and will be held at Kyocera Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan.
Girls’ Generation has been nominated in the Album Award, Digital Album Award and Most Popular Artist Award categories. There are 25 nominees under the Album and Digital Album Award while for the Most Popular Artist Award, there are 35 nominees.
In addition to that, the Album Award winner be announced on the first day of the event and the Digital Album Award will be announced on the second day. Also, Girls’ Generation will be performing on the second day of the event.
Girl group Girls’ Generation’s looks four years ago is becoming an issue.
On the KBS2 TV’s “Star Life Theater” broadcast on November 24th, the last episode of Girls’ Generation was painted.
At the end of the show, the program mentioned Girls’ Generation’s growth, and their rookie days were shown. Despite the recent popular looks of sexy young women, Girls’ Generation appealed with a fresh and cute image during their debut with “Into the New World”.
The viewers who saw this responded with, “It’s been 4 years already, time goes by very fast”, “They debuted while they were in high school but Maknae is already in her twenties”, “Girls’ Generation four years ago had more innocent appeals”, “Baby-faced Girls’ Generation. It’s great to see them after so long”, and “After seeing them four years ago, they have a strong adult feel now”.
On November 25th, Girls’ Generation took home their fifth K-Chart win in a row.
Last week was believed to be the girls’ goodbye stage, as the official site had said that they were concluding promotions. However, Girls’ Generation’s popularity keeps soaring, and they surprised everyone by coming back to perform again on Music Bank. Girls’ Generation was up against Wonder Girls for another Music Bank K-Chart.
It was an extremely close win, with only 123 points separating the two groups. Fans everywhere reacted immediately with excitement about the girls’ fifth straight win.
In addition to the win, fans were also excited about the outfits Girls’ Generation wore for this performance. Many fans continue to express their love for the concept of “The Boys” and its ever changing wardrobe, which had the girls in sexy black outfits reminiscent of their “Chocolate Love” outfits.
The members were extremely happy with the win as well, doing their own fanchants and cheering during their encore.
Check out the backstage interview along with their performance of “The Boys” and acceptance speech below. Congratulations Girls’ Generation!
Yuri, who is known for her workout regimen, including her habit of doing 600 sit-ups every day, once again had her physical training featured, this time on KBS2′s “Star Life Theater” on November 24th. A member of the gym Girls Fitness, Yuri was shown going there after hours due to her schedule. She commented that during Girls’ Generation’s Japan Arena Tour over the summer, breathing inside the hot venues was difficult, but she was able to handle it because of her training.
The episode on the 24th also showed scenes of the girls participating in a fansigning event.
The girls have also attracted attention with their full gluttony despite their perfect figures.
In the episode broadcast on November 23rd, the girls revealed their easygoing daily lives outside the TV screen.
On this day, the girls cheered at the sight of food bought by one of the staff while preparing for a music program in the green room. They replenished their energies by eating enthusiastically, and showed a vigorous desire for food.
The members said, “There’s always a buffet in Girls’ Generation’s green room. The manager oppas work really hard.” At this, the VJ asked if they go on diets. The girls replied, “No we don’t. If we think that we gained weight, we just control what we eat, but we need to eat to work.” With this, they showed a free and easy attitude.
On the other hand, Tiffany attracted attention by practicing very hard for her first musical. She received many favorable comments from viewers after this episode revealed her practicing for her upcoming musical for 12 hours a day, in addition to working earnestly as a singer.
Tiffany also spoke of her drifting relationship with her father, as she tearfully shared some of the difficulties she has had.
Through the show, she admitted that she has become distant with her father ever since she went to Korea to be a singer. Tiffany said, “I was sixteen years old eight years ago when I first came to Korea. I was at the peak of my wandering adolescent age, and it was two years after my mother passed away.”
Tiffany mentioned how she came to choose this career path. “During that adolescent period of my life, music was the only thing that made me happy.” However, her father was opposed to Tiffany becoming a singer. On this, Tiffany said, “In honesty, my relationship with my father drifted a lot while I’ve been working as a singer. It’s been a long time since we’ve talked, and now that I think about it, I have never spent much time with him at all,” and spilled the tears she was trying to fight back.
Tiffany kept wiping her tears as she said, “It’s been almost eight years since I came here and…it’s upsetting.”
Also on the 23rd, Hyoyeon showed her professionalism and her maturity. Hyoyeon was recently chosen as a fixed cast member on KBS2’s “Invincible Youth 2″ along with Sunny. Perhaps because of the nerves that came with filming the second episode (Editor’s Note: the article says first episode), she was having such a rough time that she even skipped lunch. However, she said in front of the production crew, “I don’t think it’s indigestion,” and put on a bit of a smile.
Before going back to filming, Boom cheered her up by saying, “Don’t be sick,” and also encouraged her. He said, “Hyoyeon has something strong in her heart. I respect and admire that about her. I’m just expressing as a fan my respect for her when I see her overcome difficulties while being active in Girls’ Generation and constantly improving herself in every album.”
The cast then went to the mud flats where Hyoyeon tried her best and did not hold herself back even though she was not feeling well, showing how passionate she is.
When Hyoyeon was interviewed, she expressed her intentions and once again showed her professionalism when she replied, “How can you always be clean when you work? When I’m on stage like for Music Bank, I strive for perfection because I have to show the best I can be as a singer. But right now, I’m here to work so all I can do is think positively and put in my best effort.”
Girls’ Generation has won the Global Artist Award at 2011 MelOn Music Awards.
On November 24, 2011, the 2011 MelOn Music Awards was held in the Seoul Olympic Stadium. The Global Artist Award is given to the group who has the most popularity in Korea and also overseas. Unfortunately, the nine girls couldn’t attend this award ceremony due to their conflicting schedule.
Through a VCR, Girls’ Generation expressed their gratefulness upon receiving the award. Sunny said, “I should’ve delivered my thanks personally, so I’m sorry that I couldn’t attend. I’m happy because we’re receiving an award at the year’s end and it feels like we’re concluding on a high note. I’m proud that K-Pop is spreading into the world. I hope that people will continue to love Girls’ Generation a lot.”
International fans were delighted by the news. This was shown when “Global Artist” suddenly trended worldwide on Twitter.
