Monday, January 23, 2012

The Weekly Soshi News Wrap

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Girls’ Generation Congratulates Yuri’s Friend on Wedding
Girls’ Generation left a video message for Yuri’s friend congratulating her on her wedding.  Yuri and the girls were excited for her as they recorded the sweet congratulations.
Others
Pictures of Kyungsan Surface
 
Pictures of Kyungsan have recently surfaced online.  In this adorable picture, it seems like he did not want to be disturbed while he was eating his dessert.  Kyungsan was just nine months old when he debuted on “Hello Baby” with Girls’ Generation in 2009.  He has grown a lot since then, but has remained as lovable as ever. 
Cast of “Invincible Youth 2″ Appointed as Honorary Ambassadors of Ansan-si
On January 18th, the cast of “Invincible Youth 2″, including the G8 members and the MCs of the show, were appointed honorary ambassadors for the city of Ansan-si.  “Invincible Youth 2″ takes place on Daebu Island, which falls within the city limits of Ansan-si.  The members of the cast were also given grape vines, a specialty of Ansan-si, to plant for themselves. 
Girls’ Generation Voted as Group Fans Most Want to See Casted on “I Am a Singer”
 
Fans have voted Girls’ Generation as the group they most want to see casted on “I Am a Singer”, a weekly show in which seven vocalists compete with each other.  The contestants are not idols, but instead are veteran musicians, making it an honor for Girls’ Generation to be considered by fans as vocalists strong enough to compete.
Narsha Tweets a Picture With Sunny

Brown Eyed Girls’ Narsha recently tweeted  a picture with Sunny from the rehearsal for the “2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Concert”.  Sunny and Narsha grew close during the first season of “Invincible Youth”, in which Sunny built her reputation as a chicken catcher and Narsha as an “adult-dol” (editor’s note: adult idol).
SSKIN Themes’ iPhone Wallpaper Contest
 
SSKIN Themes is hosting an iPhone wallpaper contest event that runs through February 29th.  According to Girls’ Generation’s Facebook page, there will be winners selected from each of these categories: Beauty Best, Funny Best, Shocking Best, and The Best of the Best.  Head over to their Facebook  page for more details and participate!
Sunny Sends Dynamic Duo’s Gaeko a Birthday Cake
Gaeko from Dynamic Duo tweeted  that Sunny sent him a cake for his birthday on January 14th.  His entire message reads, “Recently, Girls’ Generation’s Sunny (Soonkyu) used her personal money to buy me a birthday cake.”  In addition, Sunny had given her mentee, Kim Sunghwan, a CD signed by several hip hop artists, including Dynamic Duo, on the most recent episode of “Girls Generation and Dangerous Boys”, showing that Sunny and Dynamic Duo seem to have a friendly relationship.
Girls’ Generation Attends LG Cinema 3D TV Press Conference

On January 19th, Girls’ Generation attended a press conference held by LG Electronics.  Girls’ Generation will be endorsing LG’s “Cinema 3D TV” product line and will participate in various marketing activities to promote the popularity of 3D TVs worldwide. 
Yuri Wins First In a Poll for “Best See-Through Look”
 
A recent poll of 300 people found that Girls’ Generation’s Yuri was the girl group member who best fits the see-through clothing look.  127 of those polled voted for Yuri, putting her in first place. 
Girls’ Generation’s New Kakao Profile Pictures
 
Pictures of Girls’ Generation’s Kakao profile pictures have surfaced online.  Taeyeon, Tiffany and Yuri uploaded individual selcas that they took recently, while Jessica uploaded a picture she took with her sister, Krystal.
Jessica Takes Picture with Donghae
 
Jessica took a picture with Super Junior’s Donghae after the Seoul Music Awards on January 19th.  Donghae tweeted this picture along with a message: “Our cute dongsaeng Jessica!  Thanks for congratulating us on the Daesang yesterday.  Also, congratulations on your first drama filming today.  Please show her lots of love!”
Sunny Attends “Koala Kid” Screening Event
On January 20th, Sunny attended a screening event for “Koala Kid”, the animated film in which she voiced the character Miranda.  The official Facebook page for “Koala Kid” posted two photos of Sunny at the event.
YesAsia’s “YumCha!” Lists Girls’ Generation as the Best Seller of 2011 in Korea and Japan
According to YesAsia’s “YumCha!”, products from Girls’ Generation were the best sellers for K-Pop on YesAsia in the year 2011.  Girls’ Generation’s “The Boys” was the best-selling K-pop album, while the “Paradise in Phuket” and “1st Asia Tour” DVDs were the first and second best-selling K-Pop DVDs of the year.  Girls’ Generation was also listed as the best-selling female K-pop artist.  Finally, Girls’ Generation also had the best-selling J-Pop releases of 2011, with the best-selling album “Girls’ Generation” and the best-selling single “MR. TAXI / Run Devil Run”.
Jessica and Kim Jinpyo’s “Maybe” Ranks First on “Bugs” Music Chart
After its release on January 19th, Jessica’s song “Maybe”, which was sung for the OST for “Wild Romance”, quickly climbed the digital music charts.  It reached first on the “Bugs” music chart and also did well on charts such as MelOn, Naver and Dorisak.
New Sets of Pictures
Vita500 -  Taeyeon1 , Taeyeon2 , Taeyeon3 , Taeyeon4 , Jessica1 , Jessica2 , Jessica3 , Sunny1 ,Sunny2 , Sunny3 , Tiffany1 , Tiffany2 , Tiffany3 , Tiffany4 , Hyoyeon1 , Hyoyeon2 , Hyoyeon3 ,Hyoyeon4 , Yuri1 , Yuri2 , Yuri3 , Sooyoung1 , Sooyoung2 , Sooyoung3 , Yoona1 , Yoona2 ,Yoona3 , Seohyun1 , Seohyun2 , Seohyun3 
SPAO – Yoona , Yoona1  ,Seohyun , Seohyun and Yuri 
J.ESTINA - Group1 , Group2 , Jessica , Tiffany 
Innisfree – Yoona1 , Yoona2 
SONE Picture/Video of the Week
 
At this year’s Seoul Music Awards on January 19th, SONEs attending the awards ceremony waved pink lightsticks and fansigns in support of Girls’ Generation.  The signs read: “This year is also Girls’ Generation”.  Though 2011 was very eventful, 2012 will sure be another memorable year.

Sources:  , Kwangdongpharm@twitter.com, Newsis via Daum , Nate , flyx2NAL@twitter.com,ItsAllAboutYul5@youtube.com , ansancity@twitter.com, 소녀시대(Girls’ Generation)@facebook.com , GirlsGeneration@twitter.com, SPAO_KOREA@twitter.com, J.ESTINA , gaekogeek@twitter.com, donghae861015@twitter.com, 2012koalakid@facebook.com, Asia Today , YesAsia , YesAsia , Infoseek 
Written by: taengsoshi@soshified, bhost909@soshified, LetsGo@soshified

Girls’ Generation Performs at ’2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Concert’

Girls’ Generation participated in the “2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Concert” broadcast on SBS on January 22nd, 2012. The girls performed their most recent single “The Boys” at the concert, which was held at the gymnasium at the Alpensia Ski Resort. The concert was organized to celebrate South Korea’s success in bringing the 2018 Winter Olympics to Pyeongchang, a ski resort town that previously bid for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics which eventually went to Vancouver, Canada and Sochi, Russia, respectively.
The concert was broadcast in lieu of “Inkigayo”, and 4,000 people attended, including South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. Other artists who appeared at the concert include KARA, Miss A, Brown Eyed Girls, Secret, Rainbow Pixie, CN Blue, B1A4, IU, and Teen Top, among others.
The girls previously performed on May 14th and October 8th in honor of Pyeongchang’s bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Written by: residentbenchwarmer@soshified

Monday, January 16, 2012

Girls’ Generation Completes First Concert in Hong Kong


On January 15th, girl group Girls’ Generation successfully finished their first concert in Hong Kong.
Girls’ Generation captivated fans during the “2012 Girls’ Generation Tour in Hong Kong” held in the Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena with various performances and stage displays.
According to SM Entertainment, hundreds of fans waited at the Hong Kong International Airport on January 14th for the arrival of Girls’ Generation at the late hour of 11:30PM.  Various media and news agencies also competed for coverage of the event.
Girls’ Generation opened the concert with “Tell Me Your Wish” and continued with hit songs such as “MR. TAXI”, “Oh!”, “Gee”, and “The Boys”.  They also put on solo stages where fans could experience the individual personalities of all nine members.  32 stages were performed in total.
Fans in Hong Kong also prepared a surprise event for Girls’ Generation.  During “Complete”, they moved the girls’ hearts by holding up papers that read “You + Me = Complete”.  After the last song “Fantastic”, fans also threw symbolic pink balloons up into the air and flooded the arena with pink.
Girls’ Generation’s next concert tour stop will be in Thailand in February.
Source: Donga
Translated by: minigiglo@soshified