Thursday, October 21, 2010

[Info] More details about SNSD 3rd Mini Album, "Hoot"



훗 (Hoot)
◈ 발매일(発売日/Release-Date) : 2010년 10월 27일
◈ 정가(定価/Price) : 12,000원 (\, tax in) (온라인 판매가는 대개 9,000원 전후)
◈ 제작ㆍ레이블(レーベル/Label) : SM엔터테인먼트(SMエンターテインメント/S.M. Entertainment) [+]


◈ 내용(内容/Contents)

◇ CD
1. 훗 (Hoot)
2. Wake up
3. 단짝 (My Best Friend)
4. 내 잘못이죠 (Mistake)
5. 첫눈에…(Snowy Wish)

◇ BONUS
1. Special Gift
2. 포토카드 (合計18絵柄のトレーディングカード1枚ランダム封入/One random Photo Card (Total 18 Pieces))
3. 포스터 (ポスター/Poster)

출처:소녀시대 :: 미니앨범 3집『훗(Hoot)』앨범 정보 & 예약판매 소식

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[News] The Japanese Lady In Charge Of SNSD’s Dances, Nakasone Rino

On September 8th, SNSD released their Japanese debut single “GENIE”. They debuted on ORICON at rank #4 and became the first foreign female artist to achieve this. After everything is said and done, their charms are: The 9 of them dancing, their costumes, and their beautiful legs dancing in sync. GENIE is fascinating because of the perfect beautiful leg dance. They are releasing “Gee” on October 20th and that too has become a hot topic.


By the way, the choreography for their first single “GENIE” was done by hip hop dancer Rino Nakasone from Okinawa. (Current married name: Rino Nakasone Razalan).


After she moved to America at 19, she toured with various artists as their back-up dancer. Currently she is a dancer and dance instructor in Los Angeles. Also she is in charge of the choreography of Yunho and Changmin’s “Maximum” together with Jae Won. She’s a direct hit.


After going to America at 19, she became an assistant choreographer for Janet Jackson. She was also a back-up dancer for Britney Spears and Gwen Stefani. She married Lee Razalan in 2007.


On the left is her partner Maryss from the unit “The Geminiz”.


She also performed as a member of the Beat Freaks in “America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3”.


Q. SNSD’s “GENIE” is a hot topic in Japan as well, how did you come to be in charge of the choreography ?
A. Honestly, I’ve done choreography for SNSD and SHINee (also from SM Entertainment) several times before. This particular time, I was pleased when I became in charge of “GENIE”. I didn’t teach the girls this particular song in Korea, I recorded a video in LA and sent it to them so they could watch it and learn it. SM Entertainment choreographer Jae Won was there and was able to correct some things with them and make “GENIE” perfect.


Q. The fascination of the beautiful leg dance is also a hot topic in Japan. Was there something that helped you come up with the idea for this choreography?
A. I really don’t remember if there was something specific. When I heard the song, it gave me inspiration and that’s how I came up with it. Apart from that, I wanted to give them something simple so they could sing while dancing.


Q. If I remember correctly, when they were about to do their Japanese showcase, many fans were outside of the venue copying their dances.
A. K-POP is simple so that many people can copy it, they request that we have catchy and unique choreography. The chorus part is particularly important.


SNSD is really popular in Japan as well, but what are the charms that you have particularly seen?
A. They’re a group with amazing teamwork. The 9 of them are a large family and their cooperativeness is particularly wonderful. They’re also really speedy at memorizing choreography. They’re a group, but they also have varying individual schedules, so it’s hard. I stayed in Korea to teach them the choreography for “Oh!”, which they released this past January, but all 9 of them were present only 1 or 2 times. But on the rare days when they were all present, they were able to dance together perfectly. I really felt nothing but admiration for them.


Nakasone is the creator of SNSD’s beautiful leg dance, which is certainly catchy.


Q. K-POP artists have a strong desire and ambition to learn Japanese, don’t they?
A. The other day, I was in charge of doing choreography for Yunho and Changmin and when we talked, even I was surprised at how skilled they were at Japanese (Haha). Moreover, BoA can also speak English. Other artists are also enthusiastic about studying.


Q. A bit ago, you mentioned being in charge of the choreography for SHINee, can you talk a bit about that?
A. At the time of SHINee’s debut, their dance office was looking for a new choreographer. At just the right time, they watched a video of my class in LA on YouTube and were pleased with it, so that’s how I became in charge of SHINee’s debut song “Noona, You’re So Pretty (Replay)”. Actually, this song was also my debut song as a choreographer. So, because of that I have a lot of special memories.


Q. It was their debut song as well as your debut song. Didn’t you feel pressure?
A. First, I listened to the song and thought about it in my own way, so I showed them that. They’re not dancers, they’re artists. Since there are 5 of them, I studied a lot about how to make good choreography to make all 5 of them stand out. Even now I have to learn a lot of various things.


What are the different charms in working as a choreographer versus being a dancer?
A. Since becoming a dancer was my dream, I moved to America because that’s the only place I could really do it. I had no idea that I would become a choreographer for the K-POP world. Previously, I would copy Michael Jackson’s choreography, so when people started to watch my choreography and copy my dances, I remember feeling really moved. So, I’m so grateful.


Q. What’s your dream after this?
A. I definitely want to continue being a dancer and continue creating different things. Lately since I have a lot to do with artists, I also have an interest in training (them). If given the chance, I definitely want to take the challenge.

I’m also in charge of the choreography of BoA’s 6th album repackage song “Copy & Paste” as well as SHINee’s 2nd album repackage song “Hello” (Together with Maryss).


Nakasone wants to spread her work as a dancer and choreographer. Look forward to more of her activities from here on out.


[SHINee]
Noona, You’re So Pretty (Replay)
You’re Like Oxygen
Julliette
Lucifer (with Jae Won)


A shot with contemporary band SHINee. Jonghyun, Onew, Taemin, Minho & Key.


Nakasone has been with SHINee since the beginning. They transformed in to charismatic roles in “Lucifer”, displaying a powerful performance.


[SNSD]
GENIE (with Jae Won)
Oh!


[f(x)]
Chu (with Hwang from SM)
Nu ABO (with Maryss From Paris and Jae Won)


[SUPER JUNIOR]
No Other (with Maryss From Paris)


[BoA]
Dangerous
Copy & Paste (with Maryss From Paris)


[Kangta]
Love, Frequency (With Maryss From Paris and Korean choreographer)


[Yunho & Changmin]
Maximum (with Jae Won)


Translated by : Kanki@Soshified.com
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[News] SNSD unveils “Hoot” album cover


Having revealed individual concept photos for their “Hootmini album over the past 3 days, we were expecting to see a group photo of SNSD tonight.

Well, SM Entertainment has pulled through by unveiling SNSD’s album cover, which shows all 9 girls posing in a 007 009 movie-like concept of a certain James Bond/Austin Powers franchise.

The girls will release their album on the 27th and appear on KBS2TV’s Music Bank 2 days later.

Source : Yurui (LovAEnAi)

Credits : Casper@allkpop.com

[News] Yoona’s autographed headband causes a bidding frenzy


A Japanese auction site listed SNSD member Yoona’s autographed headband on October 18th, and it’s already garnered a ridiculous figure!

The auction started off at $139 USD and is now at $1,390 USD with a total of 67 bids (as of the 21st). With only three days remaining, many have been speculating as to how much higher the bids could go.

The members of SNSD had already demonstrated their auctioning presence when they participated in Lotte’s “Sharing Love” campaign this past April. Yoona’s T-shirt sold for $2,239 USD, the highest out of the entire event, while Sunny’s hat sold for $700 and Hyoyeon’s T-shirt sold for $451.

SNSD is currently preparing for their comeback with their new mini-album, “Hoot“.


Source + Photos : Sports Chosun

[News] SNSD’s SooYoung, Jessica, & Yuri Leave Messages to Fans about Hoot Comeback

These three SNSD members recently left some sweet messages for their fans on their official fan cafe message board.

SNSD recently took the world by surprise when they announced that they would be making a comeback this month. But it looks like the girls are just as excited for Hoot as we are! SNSD’sSooYoung, Jessica, and Yuri took time to talk to their SONES and discuss their upcoming comeback. Check out the girls’ messages below!

SooYoung :

SONE jjang~~!!
I waited~ Did you wait??
Hoot!! SNSD is coming back!!
From what I’ve heard, while the girls were out of the country, the cheers of SONE were through the roof, charged 100%..
Should we try to blow the broadcasting station’s roof with screaming??? Hahahaha
Ah, I thought I was going to die because my mouth was so itchy..
I wanted to hurry and tell you guys the news about coming back soon!!!! T_T
Now, I can say it with confidence!
SNSD is coming baaaaaaaaaaaaack!! Hehe
Let’s meet soon!!

Jessica :

Waaa!!!
By all the interests, I am very surprised and thankful hoot hoot hoot ^ㅅ^
Let’s all enjoy the activities together
Kiss~♥

Yuri :

SONE~! Yo~!
Today, still full of emotions thanks to Taiwan concert’s pink wave and pink ribbons..
We have once again!!! heard from Japan.. SONE’s very touching news~ ^^
The upcoming new album..!! Hoot! The news that it is attracting lots of interest…
Gee, which has been released today! The news that it is already gaining much love..
The news that SONEs all over the world are giving us their steady and unchanging love!!
And, as a woman in her 20s, the happy news that…
I have been.. chosen as… the best skinned beauty.. that.. news… ^.~ !!
Thank you so much.. I’m so happy..
We, Soshi, will become even better to repay all the love~
Please keep watching out for us through all the upcoming activities.

Stay tuned to KPOPLIVE for more updates on SNSD and their Hoot comeback!

Source : girlsgeneration.smtown.com
Translation : typicalharu@soshified.com
Written by : tiffieLALA@KPOPLIVE.com

[News] SNSD Who Transformed Into a Bond Girl ‘Why Is Seohyun the Only One With a Bow?’


Why is Seohyun the only one with a bow?


SM Entertainment has been releasing Girls’ Generation’s teaser image since the 19th. The three images that had an impression of a tarot card was enough to draw attentions from the fans.

Out of the nine member’s teaser image, Seohyun was the only one that held a bow instead of a pistol, which is bring up a curiosity among the fans. Unlike the other members who transformed into a lovely Bond Girl with a pistol, Seohyun is posing with a bow on the picture.

Their company has replied regarding this matter on 21st, that “With the intention of captivating hearts with cupid’s arrows, they went with a spy image.” “In order to extend the meaning of the song, Seohyun was given the bow.”. Continuing on, “We even filmed with other members holding the bow, but we made a conclusion that Seohyun fits to it better.”

Meanwhile, Girls’ Generation will be introducing their retro power girl image that has its motives as a lovely spy. Since they already have brought SoshiGee fashion (SNSD’s Gee fashion) from ‘Gee’, and Cheerleader fashion from ‘Oh!’ into a popular fashion, the attention is focused on how their new styles of fashion will be affecting.

Girls’ Generation’, who’s teaser of the music video will be released on the midnight of 24th, will come back on stage participating on 29th KBS 2TV ‘Music Bank’ as well as the album’s release on 27th.

Translated by : soCOOL@soshified.com
Credits to : Kim Hyungwoo Reporter from Newsen.com ,
http://news.sportsseoul.com/
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[News] SNSD's Gee ranked first on Japanese iTunes singles charts


After a day of the release of SNSD's 2nd Japanese single "gee" it has topped the Japanese iTunes singles chart ranking first.

The "Gee Syndrome" is already starting in Japan as their single debuted 2nd on the Oricon Singles chart which is another record fro SNSD in Japan. KARA's "Mister" was ranked 5th while popular Japanese singer Utada Hikaru was ranked third.

Meanwhile, SNSD will be releasing their 3rd mini album "Hoot" in Korea on the 27th of October. This year they have released their 2nd full album, 2nd album repacked and now a mini album.

Source : starnews
Credits : Blueprincess824 @ dkpopnews.net

[News] Girls Generation Accused Of Lip-Singing In Taiwan


They may have dominated Korea and rocked Japan with their recent debut, but some fans in Taiwan were not too impressed with Girls Generation's latest appearance there.

According to a Taiwanese entertainment news channel, the popular girl group was speculated to have lip-sung during their second live concert in Taiwan on the 17-18th. The Taiwan Taipei Arena was jam-packed with 24,000 fans, demonstrating yet again how popular the nine-membered group is overseas.

The entertainment media source reported that although the music and members' voices continued to stream out of the speakers, when the cameras zoomed in on each of their faces, you could see that some of the girls weren't even bothering to lift up and sing into their mics.

The girls of Girls Generation don't have to worry too much though. It appears that they had fans that were more than understanding. Some expressed, "it's hard to sing and dance live" and "I doubt they were really lip-syncing!". Of course there were a bunch that were on the more critical side, saying "what a waste of money" and "why go see them in concert when you can hear the exact same thing on their CDs".

As for domestic fans in Korea, they can look forward to the group's comeback on October 29th.

Source :
http://english.kbs.co.kr/