SNSD to model water purifiers for “Woongjin Coway”

On February 27th, Woongjin Coway revealed that they selected SNSD as their exclusive models and recently contracted with the group for their water purifiers. Their contract will begin on March 1st and last through the year, while TV advertisements will begin running in mid-March.

With the water purification market expanding, Woongjin Coway believed that SNSD would be the perfect model in expanding the consumer base of their company, especially since the group is much loved by all age groups.

One representative stated, “In the past, our models included Kim Jung Eun, Song Hye Gyo, Lee Young Ae, and others. With the market expanding, we decided that SNSD would be a good fit since they’re popular with a variety of age groups.”

They continued, “Since Woongjin is #1 in the industry, our promotion plan is one that can only be done by a company of such stature. By creatively using the unique charms of each of the nine members, we’ll be releasing advertisements that show how our water purifiers are set apart from the rest.”

SNSD released Dior CF!

SNSD released their latest CF for Dior,check out the CF SNSD here,liking the concept of their latest CF?

Girls' Generation, 2011 Korea star power ranking 1st place!

Girls' Generation was voted as a star who will have the biggest impact in Korea in 2011.

Economy magazine Forbes Korea released recent 2011 Korea star power ranking. Girls' Generation got first~third place in all of number of articles, TV CFs, internet search, sales, activity, etc, and got first place overall.

Last year, Girls' Generation sold the most albums within Korea. Despite album market being in depression, they sold over 270,000 albums and took first place over Super Junior.

Also, they appeared in 25 CFs and proved themselves as powerhouse of CF market. It's been analyzed that the sale total that Girls' Generation have earned through album sales, CFs and TV appearances is 10 million won.

From there, activities in Japan shined. According to Sankei Sports, after Girls' Generation debuted last September, they earned 880,000 Yen (approximately 12 million Won) in album sales alone just late part of the year.

Just in sales, they earned at least 22 million Won and took second place after Bae Yongjoon in sales category.

Individual member activities also shined. Sunny and Yuri through KBS2 'Invincible Youth', Seohyun through MBC 'We Got Married', each showing off their ability.

Taeyeon sang "Like a star" with The One, and had a hit song with SBS drama 'Athena OST', grabbing attention as OST queen of new generation. Yuri and Tiffany also showed off their skills in MBC 'Show! Music core'.

Especially last year, they showed off their hidden charm 100% through their first concert since debuting, making crowd go wild.

Through these, they got lots of shining achievements in sales, media and broadcasts, activities and selected as a star who will brighten 2011.

Meanwhile, in Forbes star power ranking survey, Kim Yuna, who got first place the past two years, dropped to third, and soccer player Park Jisung climbed up to second, settling themselves as Korea representing sports stars.

Other than them, Lee Seunggi, 2PM, 2AM, Lee Hyori, Rain, Super Junior, Big Bang, 2NE1, B2ST etc made themselves on top half of the list, showing off the power of singers.

YongSeo Wedding Episode 46 Subbed!

Yongseo wedding photoshoot has been revealed! Check out the beautiful couple as they prepared for their wedding photoshoot! View below it now!

please wait for the next part to be uploaded.

What happens when you morph all nine SNSD faces into one?

What kind of face would you get if you morphed all nine faces of SNSD into one?

On February 25th, KBS 2TV’s “Sponge Zero” introduced their viewers to ‘faceresearch.org’, a site that can be used for morphing multiple faces together to create an image.

The show decided to use all nine profile pictures of Taeyeon, YoonA, Sooyoung, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Jessica, Tiffany, Sunny and Seohyun to provide an example of what the site could do. The result? A baby-faced female with all the unique facial characteristics of each member.

Netizens who watched the program left online comments such as, “The face is an oriental beauty”, “I wonder if there are girls who look like that”, and “I wish my face looked like SNSD’s morphed photo.”

Other examples used in the program were the Super Junior members and some of the nation’s most beautiful actors and actresses; additionally, the representative announcers of the three major broadcasting companies were also cited, along with the top ten CEOs of the country.

Are music programs from the ‘Big Three’ biased?

With the same faces being seen over and over again on music programs from SBS, MBC, and KBS, it’s not surprising to hear rumors of favoritism and bias against the three public broadcasting networks.

Chosun collaborated with music critic Kim (of the Chugye University for the Arts) to research the number of broadcast appearances celebrities made from January through November of last year. Their results were alarming, in that they proved the domination of the ‘Big Three’ – SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, JYP Entertainment.

SM Entertainment came out on top as the entertainment agency with the most amount of broadcast appearances. SNSD, SHINee, f(x), Super Junior, and many others appeared a total of 187 times on the three networks, basically boiling down to over four appearances a week.

SM artists performed in 60 episodes of KBS’s “Music Bank“, 67 episodes of MBC’s “Show! Music Core“, and 60 episodes of SBS’s “Inkigayo.”

Following SM Entertainment was Cube Entertainment, who currently houses artists such as B2ST,4minute, and G.NA. Cube Entertainment artists appeared a total of 114 times in all three networks, while JYP Entertainment followed with 107 times, then Core Contents Media, and finally YG Entertainment.

When looking at the artists alone, B2ST came out on top with a total of 49 appearances on all three channels. CNBLUE followed up with 44 appearances, and SNSD and SHINee tied in third with 41 appearances.

The results show that idol groups were obviously the most-loved, but it was the expense of other artists, who were unfortunately ignored. Male group Norazo appeared on KBS and MBC 15 and 13 times respectively, but only once on SBS. Meanwhile, December appeared on KBS and SBS 14 and 12 times, but only once on MBC.

But just because you’re an idol group doesn’t mean that you’re secured a position in the limelight as well. DNT and Tae Sa Bi Ae (殆死悲愛) both released new tracks last year, but only appeared one time on all three channels the entire year. They’re not alone, as results further showed that there were 50 to 60 other teams who were barely given an opportunity; at their expense, hotter stars were given more room and more airtime.

CEO Kim Woong of Drug Record, who manages Crying Nut, commented, “Ever since six to seven years ago, we’ve given up even anticipating making music program appearances. The problem is the imbalance of the music that TV programs air.”

Much of the “favoritism” comes from the need for the networks to keep their other programs alive. In order to secure a steady flow of cast members and guests for their variety programs, they inevitably try to stay in the good graces of the big power companies. Since they’ve lost viewer ratings value, music programs have become just another venue for networks to appease entertainment agencies with.

All three of the major music programs have dropped to 5-6% in viewer ratings, so it goes to show that under all that glitz and glamor, music programs are basically nothing more than another business deal.

One CEO of an entertainment agency revealed, “In order to get celebrity B to appear on their variety program, they’ll let celebrity A, who’s under the same agency, onto their music program. This ‘give and take’ deal has grounded itself in the industry, and it makes it harder for anyone else to appear on shows anymore.”

Critic Kim concluded, “As long as this ‘cartel relationship’ exists between the big agencies and the broadcast networks, the public cannot expect to be able to hear a variety of music. TV viewers always complain that there’s no longer music ‘worth listening to,’ but they have to realize that the music they hear from the TV is very limited and biased.”

Check out the full results below:

‘Top 10 entertainment agencies that appeared on the most music programs in all three public networks in 2010′:

1. SM Entertainment – 187
2. Cube Entertainment – 114
3. JYP Entertainment -107
4. Core Contents Media – 97
5. YG Entertainment – 95
6. Pledis Entertainment – 82
7. Star Empire – 76
8. FnC Music – 70
9. DSP Media – 63
10. Starship Entertainment – 57

‘Top 10 artists who appeared on the most music programs in all three public networks in 2010′:

1. B2ST – 49
2. CNBLUE – 44
3. SNSD/SHINee – 41
5. SISTAR – 40
6. SECRET – 38
7. Rainbow – 37
8. 2AM/2PM/After School – 35

SNSD are enchanted!? The Start of the new E-ma Nodome CM!

SNSD are enchanted!? The start of the new E-ma Nodome CM

Mikakutou held the launch of the new E-ma Nodome (throat candy) CM in Tokyo. The K-pop idol group SNSD, who acted in the new CM, attended the launch, which was followed by a talk show afterwards; the CM will be aired nation-wide starting February 26th (today).

In this CM, SNSD is gathered around a big European-style dining table and are enchanted by the E-ma throat candy that comes down from above while every member stays still, and the camera films them. It was filmed with an analogue stop motion technique.

About the CM appearance, Taeyeon revealed, “When I first heard about us appearing in the CM, I thought it was a big honor. We are singers, and because of our job, where we often use our throat, I think candy that is good for your throat is very meaningful.”

This is their first CM shooting in Japan. “The set was pretty and we could shoot with a good mood,” said Yoona. “This was the first time we shot one scene for so long! We couldn't blink, and we couldn't move our hands, but it was really fun,” said Hyoyeon, who was very satisfied. About the CM set, Tiffany confessed, “There were fish placed on the table. At first, I thought they put them there to scare us (laughs);” she further reflected,“but the set was just like the world in the fairytale 'Alice in Wonderland'. It was very pretty.'' When we asked what Jessica does to protect her throat she answered, “I drink warmed lemonade.” Taeyeon, who heard an original cosmetic technique, revealed, “I use a collagen face lotion or mist (spray); I apply it often when I come to Japan or when I'm in Korea.''

At the end, Sooyoung promoted, “The SNSD members filmed this CM pleasantly, so please anticipate it. Eat a lot of E-ma Nodome.”

2/3 of SNSD's members appeared on Elle Magazine!

SNSD's members (Excluding TaeYeon,SeoHyun and Yoona).

Check out some photos from the latest edition of ELLE Magazine here.I am a bit biased to Jessica here.She lools stunning yet innocent here,who is your favourite in this photoshoot?

SNSD Cosmopolitan Magazine scans!

Here are the scans from Cosmopolitan Magazine's March issue with pictures of SNSD's Jessica, Yuri,Hyoyeon, Tiffany, Sooyoung and Sunny modelling with their Lady Dior Bags as well as more gorgeous pictures of the 6 gorgeous ladies.

Which members made you go "WOW!"?

Brazilian viewers love SM artistes!

On Brazil’s Rede TV aired on February 26th, the result of the survey entitled ‘If there’s Kpop artiste coming over to perform, who would it be?‘ was announced.

From the result, Super Junior, BoA, SNSD and SHINee took the top 4 spots, proving once again the domination of SM artistes. Super Junior garnered huge support from the Brazilian viewers with 30.9% while BoA came in 2nd with 27.47%. SNSD received 19.87% of the total votes and they were ranked 3rd in the survey.