Wednesday, December 29, 2010

SNSD "We want to have a world tour next year"




There is nobody that dares to block the way of 'national girl group' SNSD. Following the previous year, SNSD has once again taken 'This Year's Star Daesang'. They also took 'This Year's Artist Award'.

This past year, SNSD released one hit after another starting with 'Oh!', onto 'Run Devil Run' and 'Hoot'. They also made their Hallyu advancement with their debut in Japan back in August.

On the 25th, they looked like they could not believe it when they were informed of winning the awards. Although they have grown into great stars that have taken over Asia, they were shy, cute girls off stage. We heard the thoughts of the '9 girls' who had an impressive year.

▲You were chosen for the star daesang. How do you feel?
Jessica=(while cheering) Yeah~!
Seohyun=I can't believe it.
Sunny=We can't believe that we were chosen for such a meaningful award, despite us being such young 'girls'.

▲You earned lots of love this year. What do you think is main reason behind your popularity?
Taeyeon=I think [the public] sees our everchanging concepts on stage as being fresh. After seeing our changed appearances, they also anticipate what our next concept will be.
Seohyun=They see us slowly growing up and maturing positively. I think they watch how happy we are on stage during a performance, and feel that same happiness with us.

▲It was a hectic year. What was the most memorable moment?
Jessica=Our first performance at our Japan showcase is the most memorable.
Taeyeon=That's right. It was a fresh feeling. How could fans know and cheer for us like that in a country that we were going to for the first time? I still can't believe it when thinking about it now.
Seohyun=Being able to set a new record in a new place was also a factor that made the team members get closer.
Sooyoung=For me, it was when Tiffany was out of the group due to her injury. It was the first time a member left her place for such a long time. I think we were able to realize just how much we love one another after Tiffany's absence.
Tiffany=I was also very thankful for my members worrying about me. I was able to feel many new things. I don't want to get hurt or sick from now on.

▲Do you have any plans for 2011?
Seohyun=We had an 'Asia tour' this year. It was another special feeling meeting with fans outside of Korea. In order to meet with even more fans overseas, we want to have a world tour. We want to become a boastful SNSD that spreads knowledge on Korea.
Taeyeon=We want to greet everybody with nothing but good news. Please don't forget that 2011 will also be 'girls' generation'.

SBS, KBS & MBC Year-End Shows: 2010 Schedule Guide

As we reach the final days of 2010, Korea’s popular primetime channels SBS, KBS and MBC will be hosting a multitude of award shows to wrap up the year with a bang. With eight programs on our plates –that’s three gayo daejun (music festival) shows, two entertainment award events and three drama award ceremonies– allkpop has compiled a handy schedule guide to sum up what’s to come.

Since announcements are still being released daily, this guide is still incomplete and will be updated accordingly, so remember to keep checking back!


Overview:

Wed, December 29th: MBC Entertainment Awards, SBS Gayo Daejun
Thurs, December 30th: SBS Entertainment Awards, KBS Music Festival, MBC Drama Awards
Fri, December 31st: KBS Drama Acting Awards, MBC Gayo Daejun, SBS Drama Awards

(Note: The KBS Entertainment Awards took place on December 25, check out the winners list & performances here and their official site here.)


( check current time in Korea here )

December 29th:

★ MBC Entertainment Awards (9PM KST)

MCs: TBA

See official site here.

★ SBS Gayo Daejun (9:55PM KST)

MCs: Jung Yonghwa, Jo Kwon, Hwang Jung Eum & Kim Heechul

Performers line-up: 2AM, 2NE1, 2PM, 4minute, B2ST, BoA, CNBLUE, F.T. Island, GD&TOP, KARA, miss A, MBLAQ, SE7EN, SHINee, SNSD, Super Junior, TEEN TOP (and more)

Special Stages: Opening by TEEN TOP, B2ST’s transformation into T-ara, Maknae ‘Circus’ + ‘Actresses’ movie collab (Jiyoung, Taemin, Chansung, Mir, Sulli & Lizzy), SISTAR vs miss A ‘cops and robbers’ collab, MBLAQ & 4minute, 2NE1 & Kim Gun Mo collab, 2AM & Baek Ji Young collab, GDTOP & Se7en, CNBLUE & surprise senior guest

See official site here.

December 30th:

★ SBS Entertainment Awards (8:50PM KST)

MCs: Shin Dong Yup & Jang Yoon Jung

See official site here.

★ KBS Music Festival (9:50PM KST)

MCs: TBA

Performer’s line-up: TBA

Special Stages: 2AM’s Changmin, 2PM’s Junsu, SHINee’s Jonghyun & B2ST’s Yoseob for Bohemian Rhapsody

See official site here.

★ MBC Drama Awards (9:55PM KST)

MCs: Kim Young Man, Lee So Yeon

See official site here.

December 31st:

KBS Drama Acting Awards (9PM KST)

MCs: TBA

Performers line-up: JYJ and more

See official site here.

★ MBC Gayo Daejun (9:55PM KST)

MCs: Ryu Si Won, Tiffany Hwang & Kwon Yuri

Performers line-up: 2AM, 2NE1, 2PM, 4minute, After School, B2ST, BoA, CNBLUE, Da Vichi, F.T. Island, f(x), Homme, Hong Jin Young, GD&TOP, INFINITE, IU, KARA, K. Will, Lim Jung Hee, miss A, Narsha, Rainbow, SECRET, Seo In Young, SG Wannabe, SHINee, SISTAR, SNSD, Son Dambi, Song Dae Kwan, Super Junior, Supreme Team, Tae Jin Ah, T-ara, U-KISS, Younha, ZE:A

Special Stages: Khuntoria mini drama

See official site here.

SBS Drama Awards (9:55PM KST)

MCs: TBA

See official site here.


Note: All music shows (Music Bank, Music Core & Inkigayo) will return the following week.

So, which shows and performances are you most looking forward to? Tell us in the comments section below!


SNSD Concert Live Album Reveals a Bonus Track

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SNSD's first solo concert, "The 1st ASIA TOUR CONCERT 'Into the New World'", will go on sale on Dec.30th.

This album consists of SNSD's two day concert at Song Pa Gu's Fencing Stadium in Seoul. This album, containing
"The 1st ASIA TOUR CONCERT 'Into the New World'", is expected to help SNSD fans to re-experience/live the concert.

This album will include 2 different CDs and has a total of 38 different songs with every member's presentation
of the song's colors on stage. The album will also consist of 2 bonus tracks; the first one is the concert's BGM
"Beautiful Girls'" and the second is studio recording version of "Singin' in the rain".

The song, "Beautiful Girls'" a.k.a. anthem of SNSD is known for its passionate lyrics portraying the SNSD's rise in
stardom. All the SNSD fans will agree that this R&B song's lyrics are inspirational. Furthermore, the "Beautiful Girls'"
music video that was shown during the first concert will also be revealed. The music video features each member walking down the runway with their own unique sense of style and charm.

Viewers love listening to ‘Oh!’ on home shopping shows


SNSD‘s ‘Oh!‘ is the most popular background music for TV home shopping programs.
GS Shop conducted an analysis from January 1st to December 28th through the broadcasts of its own home shopping programs. From over 10,000 background music tracks used, SNSD’s ‘Oh!’ was played 450 times.
Also in the top 10 list of the popular songs on home shopping programs are Kara’s ‘Lupin’, T-Ara’s ‘Bo Peep Bo Peep’, Sistar’s ‘Push Push’, Secret’s ‘Magic’, Rainbow’s ‘Not Your Girl’, miss A’s ‘Bad Girl Good Girl’, After School’s ‘ Because Of You’, etc.
A representative of GS Shop said, “In the past, home shopping music were those of the old pop songs with no lyrics so that viewers would concentrate on the shopping hosts and the products being introduced. However, recently, the use of new popular songs seems to be the trend. The bright and cheerful girl group songs seemed to encourage purchases and ‘hook songs’ which have repeated short verses are mostly played because these songs draw viewers’ concentration to the programs”.

Korean artists to attend MBC’s 50th Anniversary Concert in Bangkok


Korea’s top idol groups are scheduled to attend and perform at MBC’s 50th Anniversary Concert in March next year. Popular groups such as Girls’ Generation, C.N. BLUE, SHINee, Big Bang, 2NE1, SE7EN, 2PM, 2AM, KARA, T-ARA, Secret, 4minute, BEAST, MBLAQ , miss A, and After School are in the lineup of this star-studded event.


Name: The ASEAN Charming Festival Concert (50th MBC Anniversary Concert)
Date: March 12th 2011
Time: 7PM - 11PM
Place: Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
Ticket Sales Start: around February 2011

Girls’ Generation to release live concert album on Dec 30


Girls' Generation will release their first live concert album this week, according to their agency SM Entertainment.

SM announced in a press release today that Girls’ Generation’s live album titled “The 1st ASIA TOUR CONCERT - Into the New World,” which contains contents from their show last year on December 19 and 20 held at Seoul's Olympic Park Fencing Stadium, is set for release on Thursday.

"The 1st ASIA TOUR CONCERT - Into the New World" record is composed of two albums, featuring 38 of their hit songs including their individual performances.

It will also include two bonus tracks titled "Beautiful Girls," which was used as the background music during their concert, and the re-recorded version of "Singin' In The Rain."

Composed of members Taeyeon, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Sunny, Jessica, Seohyun, Yoona, Yuri and Sooyoung, Girls' Generation made their debut in 2007 with first album "Into the New World." They have since released several albums which include their hit songs "Gee," "Genie" and "Run Devil Run."

They have led a busy year in 2010, being named the winner of the grand prize at Korea’s Gold Disk Award, winning the title of artist of the year award at 2010 MelOn Music Award and being voted as singer of the year by major survey firm Gallup Korea.

The girls have also enjoyed success in Japan since making their official debut in August, becoming the first Korean girl group to place in at No.1 on the prestigious Oricon chart and having sold over 100,000 copies of their Japanese singles “Gee” and “Genie” to be certified gold discs.

Girls' Generation are currently busy preparing for the year-end awards ceremonies for both Korea and Japan.