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25.12.2010 - Episode 239

♬ Special Unit

- G.Dragon & T.O.P [High-High]

♬ 2010 LEGEND of Stage

- SNSD [Oh! + Hoot]

- BEAST [Soom]

- KARA [Lupin + Jumping]

- 2PM [Without U + I'll Be Back]

♬ Special Stage

- Super Junior [Bonamana]

- SHINee [Lucifer]

- 2AM [Can't Let You Go Even If I Die + You Wouldn't Answer My Call]

♬ Girl's Power Stage

- Son DamBi [Queen + db Rider]

- 2NE1 [Go Away + Can't Nobody]

- After School [Bang!]

- Miss A [Bad Girl Good Girl + Breathe]

- 4Minute [I My Me Mine + HUH]

♬ Let's Party Time

- Seo In Young [Into The Rhythm]

- T-ara [I Go Crazy Because of You + Why Are You Being Like This]

- Secret [Magic + Madonna]

- Norazo [Curry]

♬ It's Christmas Time

- CN Blue [Feliz Navidad + Love]

- IU [White Christmas + Good Day]

- Sistar [All I Want for Christmas i s You + How Dare You]

- Jang Yoon Jung [Olle (Christmas Ver.)]

Show starts around 4:10 pm KST (GMT +9)

SNSD performs “Genie” and “Gee” on Music Station Super Live 2010!

Enjoy SNSD's special peformance of Gee and Genie on Music Station here!

Japanese Porn company used SNSD's Genie concept for their latest project!

SNSD is one of the many female groups which has achieved great results in Japan,wanna know how popular are the girls in Japan?

Kindly take a look at the picture above,the girls' Genie concept has been used by a porn company for their latest project,the cover of the DVD has been revealed as well,please share your thoughts concerning this issue?I guess KARA will be the next victim soon since they are gaining much fame in Japan these days TT

What are K-pop’s top girl groups up to this Christmas?

With the 2010 Christmas holiday drawing near, reporters took the time to research what the girl groups have got planned. Judging from the brief summary of schedules, it’s looking like it’s going to be quite the busy holiday for all!

“SNSD: Busy traveling between Korea and Japan”

SNSD will be spending Christmas Eve in Japan for the music programs, “Music Station” and “Super Live.” On Christmas Day, they’ll be returning to Korea to appear on MBC’s year-end show for “Show! Music Core.” Members Tiffany and Yuri will also be returning as guest MCs for the show.

“KARA: We’re even busier next year!”

KARA, who is currently leading the Hallyu wave alongside SNSD in Japan, will be running a similar schedule to SNSD’s. On Christmas Eve, the girls will be in Japan for “Music Station”, and will return to Korea on Christmas Day for MBC’s “Show! Music Core.” Goo Hara will also be attending KBS’s “Entertainment Awards” as an “Invincible Youth” member.

Starting January, the girls will be traveling between Japan on Mondays and Thursdays to film“URAKARA,” and will be in Korea on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

“4minute: Spending Christmas with Korean fans”

4minute, who has been away from their Korean fans due to their Japanese activities, will be spending Christmas with their fans.

While KARA and SNSD head off to Japan for the 23rd, 4minute will return to Korea on that day to participate in a Christmas tree decorating event. On the 24th, the girls will be appearing on KBS 2TV’s “Music Bank“, followed by MBC’s “Show! Music Core” on the 25th. They are also lined up for the gayo festivals on KBS, MBC, and SBS.

“IU: If only I had 10 bodies…”

IU’s schedule has been jam-packed ever since her return with “Good Day.” On the morning of the 24th, she’ll be recording for KBS’s “Music Bank”, followed by a radio appearance in the afternoon. Even later that night, she’ll be heading over to the public broadcast for MBC radio’s “Starry Night“, and then she’ll pop over to MBC Radio’s “Close Friend” straight afterwards.

On the actual day of Christmas, she’ll be rehearsing at “Music Core” in the morning before going to guest on 2AM’s concert. Finally, she’ll attend a celebratory performance stage on KBS’s “Entertainment Awards.”

“Wonder Girls, miss A: Spending Christmas with the JYP family”

The Wonder Girls and miss A will be spending Christmas together at the label’s “JYP Nation – Teamplay” concert on the 24th. On the 25th, miss A will be appearing on MBC’s “Show! Music Core”, while the Wonder Girls will spend a quiet Christmas without any schedules.

Whew! It’s a crazy, hectic schedule for most, but we’re sure that it’ll be a memorable Christmas holiday for them.

SNSD among Korean artists who conquered Japan’s Twitter community

According to Japan’s Twitter Search Statistic Site, http://tr.twipple.jp, JYJ’s Hero Jaejoong was ranked 1st in the ‘famous individual’ category this year. Besides Jaejoong, there are many other Korean stars who made it within the top 10. Kara came in 3rd, SNSD in 5th, TVXQ in 7th and JYJ’s Xiah Junsu secured the 10th spot.

SNSD and Kara’s massive popularity in Japan is proven as they were among the top 3 Korean artists ranked within top 5 of the list. In 2010, SNSD who debuted in Japan in September, have released 2 Japanese singles ‘Genie‘ and ‘Gee‘ where both singles recorded sales exceeding 100,000 copies and received the Golden Certificates from Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for such feats. In August, SNSD’s first Japanese showcase recorded a total attendance of 22,000 at Ariake Coliseum and ever since then, the girls are enjoying increasing popularity in Japan. In addition to that, SNSD’s newly released Licensed Japanese Edition 3rd Mini Album ‘Hoot‘ recorded a massive sale of 21,271 copies on the first day, putting the at #2 on Oricon Daily Album Chart.

Due to the increasing popularity, it is not surprising that these girls have become one of the hottest hot search items on Twitter and have since turning some Japanese celebrities into their fans as well.

SM artists dominate music sales in Taiwan

SM Entertainment is dominating Taiwan’s music industry.

According to a Taiwanese music site’s album sales ranking revealed through its Week 29′s ‘Korean-Japanese Music Chart’, Super Junior’s ‘Bonamana’ took the no.1 spot with 57,000 copies. Wonder Girls’ ‘Taiwan Special Edition’ came in 2nd with sales of 50,000 copies, SBS drama ‘You’re Beautiful’ OST secured the 3rd spot with 40,000 copies, while SNSD’s ‘Oh!’ which recorded sales of 37,000 copies grabbed the no.4 spot, followed by SHINee’s ‘Lucifer’ with 30,000 copies.

The fact that SNSD, Super Junior, SHINee and TVXQ, who are artists under SM Entertainment, managed to conquer the top 5 spots in terms of album sales in Taiwan has proven that SM artists are enjoying massive popularity in the island republic.

‘Snowy Wish’ MV revealed, Daum determined to launch more music services in the future

Daum Communications officially revealed the MV for SNSD’s ‘Snowy Wish’ through ‘Daum’ Smartphone Application on December 24th.

SNSD’s ‘Snowy Wish’ MV shall be available on the ‘Daum’ app till December 28th. In the future, more music services will be made available.

The MV consists of never-seen before shots of SNSD’s activities in 2010 as well as some cuts of CF making film. To access the MV, users of the ‘Daum’ application just have to click on the ‘all services’ button at the bottom of the screen and select the music video icon.

In addition to that, themes services such as changing background images, etc are provided through ‘Voice Search with SNSD’.

Brand Marketing Team Leader, Yoon Jungha said, “This is the first time a music video is being launched to the public through a mobile application and the significance of such attempt is great. In the future, there will be a wide variety and fun services being launched through Daum mobile apps”.

Tiffany makes her comeback through Japan’s “Mezamashi TV Live”!

After having to pull out of SNSD’s “Hoot” promotions last month due to a knee injury, member Tiffany is finally back with her girls!

Tiffany made her comeback appearance through the December 23rd episode of “Mezamashi TV Live“. Joining the girls on the station’s rooftop, she delivered a strong performance of “Gee” and demonstrated that she’s back in tip-top shape.

After the performance, the group went down for a short interview session with the program’s hosts.

Having heard of her injury, the hosts asked after Tiffany’s health. She replied in Japanese, “I’m ok now. Because of the strong support from everyone, I was able to return quickly. Thank you very much! While I was taking a break, I was studying Japanese and singing. It was also a good time to review myself. I will work cheerfully now, so please continue to support us!”

We’re glad to see Tiffany doing well. Check out the performances and interview segments down below!

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“2010 Golden Disk Awards” reveals backstage photos

On December 9th, the “2010 Golden Disk Awards” presented an impressive array of dazzling celebrity attendees. Fans cheered as SNSD and 2AM each took home the ‘Disk Daesang’ and ‘Digital Daesang’, while talented rookie artists like CNBLUE and miss A won many coveted awards.

Some behind-the-scenes photos from the event were revealed recently, so check them out below!

1. “Their beauty doesn’t disappear just because they’re wearing puffy jackets. Right before the live broadcast, the girls are waiting for the elevator. Living up to the rumors of their strong friendship, SNSD chatted with each other nonstop before the elevator reached their floor.”

2. “SNSD won the ‘disk daesang.’ The greatest stars of 2010, the girls didn’t even know that their mascaras were running and cried tears of joy.”

SNSD & ZE:A rank second on Oricon’s daily chart

SNSD and ZE:A have entered the top two at the same time on Japan’s Oricon daily chart.

According to the statistics released on December 22nd, SNSD’s “Hoot” sold 21,271 copies and ranked in at second place on the daily album chart. Taking into consideration that the album features only Korean tracks, the accomplishment communicates their level of popularity in Japan.

ZE:A’s Japanese single album, “Love Letter / My Only Wish,” also sold 4,499 copies and ranked in at second on the daily single chart for December 21st.

Representatives of Star Empire said, “We’re so thankful, it’s an honor to have ‘Love Letter / My Only Wish’ achieve such great results. It was an album released to wrap up the group’s promotions in Japan before they head back to Korea for their comeback in February. We’re highly anticipating another great result for the group’s February comeback album, as it will feature a lot of ZE:A’s hidden talents and charms. Please give us your love.”

Fair Trade Commission forces SM Entertainment to revise unfair contracts

SM Entertainment received a firm order from the Fair Trade Commission to revise the unfair contracts which bind SNSD, Super Junior, SHINee, and many others to them.

On December 23rd, the Fair Trade Commission stated, “We gave them a warning to voluntarily correct the unfair exclusive contracts that their celebrities and trainees have signed. [SME] is to reduce all contract lengths by three years.”

This decision by the FTC was based off of a complaint made by TVXQ’s fanclub, Cassiopeia. The group alleged that SM Entertainment was using their status to pressure a disadvantaged (’slave’) contract onto TVXQ.

SM Entertainment’s violation, as disclosed by the FTC, lies in the unfair contract conditions. These conditions included forcing artists to sign on for a long period of time, an excessive penalty provision for breach of contract, and a one-sided scheduling of activities. There’s also a clause that allows SME to extend contracts for overseas activities without first consulting the artist in question.

According to the FTC, these contracts from SME would run ‘for 13 years starting from the day of signing‘ or ‘exceeding 10 years from the day of debut.’ In compliance with the FTC, however, SM Entertainment changed their contracts to ‘seven years from the day of debut.’

If the artists decided to terminate their contract prematurely, they were subject to heavy penalties. Artists were forced to pay three times the investment amount, plus two times the amount the artist was to have made during the entire length of the contract. In short, even though the contract was terminated, these artist would have to pay double the amount of money they would have made in ‘x’ years left.

Because of the FTC order, however, this was changed to artists now paying an average monthly sales of two years before the contract termination, multiplied by the number of months in the remaining period.

The entire clause allowing activities to be scheduled without the artist’s consent has also been removed. It has been replaced with, “All celebrities of SM Entertainment may include their opinion at any point and ask for the appropriate document copies regarding their career from SM. SM has the right to refuse should the request be unjust.”

This new revision is expected to make an influence on JYJ’s case as well.

SME releases official statement regarding Fair Trade Commission revisions

SM Entertainment has released an official statement regarding the contract revisions demanded by the Fair Trade Commission.

SME officials clarified on the 23rd, “The FTC only ordered us to revise the contract of one of our trainees by removing the three years added onto his contract. We complied, thus making every contract under our agency to date as ‘fair’. BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, f(x), The Trax, and other celebrities under our agency have already been acknowledged as fair contracts by the FTC.”

They continued, “As leaders of the industry, we have been cooperating closely with the National Assembly and other related bureaucracies in order to protect the rights and interests of our celebrities, and to aid in the advancement of Korea’s entertainment industry and the Hallyu wave.”

After numerous discussions with the FTC, SME drafted a new contract earlier this year with the changed terms mentioned in the previous article. All artists re-contracted with the agency under the new terms, which were acknowledged by the FTC to be fair.

The representative continued, “We fully complied with the recent request by the FTC regarding our contract with a trainee. With the help of the FTC, we will be developing better contracts for the progression of Korean culture and contract customs.”