Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Jessica & Krystal show their sisterly love through selca set


K-Pop’s most famous idol sisters, SNSD’s Jessica and f(x)’s Krystal, has attracted a great amount of attention ever since photos of the two were shared through an online community site. The pictures were taken with KakaoTalk, a popular Korean mobile messaging service.


In the pictures, the two sisters show off their beauty while holding hands and affectionately posing for the camera with their faces right next to each other.

Fans responded to the photos with comments like, “I want to KakaoTalk with them too“, “I’m so envious of the two of them“, “Jung sisters jjang!”, and “They’re both so cute!”.

SNSD’s Yuri voted as #1 ‘milk girl’ amongst female celebrities

On August 10th, the results of a survey featured on the website of a plastic surgery clinic revealed the results to the question, ‘Which female star has a cute and chiseled face?’. The celebrity who received the most number of votes was none other than SNSD’s lovely Yuri!

Yuri took first place with 46% of the votes, while actress Kim Sa Rang came in second with 24.9% of the votes. Meanwhile, SNSD’s Seohyun came in third.

The director of the plastic surgery clinic explained, “The concept of a woman with superior genes, or ‘milk girl’ (superior + genes) for short, is a popular trend these days because people today want a socially ‘likable’ face. The male and female college students who took this survey wish to have faces similar to the cute and likable faces of SNSD’s Yuri, Seohyun, and Kim Sarang.”

What do you guys think, is Yuri truly the #1 ‘milk girl’?

Watch out Jessica is staring at you


I came across a fancam of SNSD's Jessica.

When Jessica noticed that someone was filming her at the Incheon Airport,she greeted her fans with some funny expressions,have a look at the video and you will know what i mean here,that's very kind of her,right?

Jessica shared new selcas with cute expressions online


SNSD's Jessica's new selcas spread like wildfire online!

In the photos shown above,she shows off various cute expressions.

Of course as expected,she received much praises for her latest selca!

SNSD's Yuri and Seohyun have superior genes


SNSD’s Yuri has the most superior gene among female celebrities.

A survey conducted by Face line plastic surgery in Apgujeong found SNSD’s Yuri took first place for who has the most superior genes that make their face look cute.

A plastic surgeon said, “46 percent of the 421 university students said SNSD’s Yuri has clean-cut features.”

“SNSD’s Yuri was followed by actress Kim Sa Rang (105명, 24.9%) and SNSD’s Seohyun (102명, 24.2%). Male university students liked cute girls and their petite faces, including, Yuri, Kim Sa Rang and Seohyun. Female students said they want to have soft image and clean-cut features like Yuri,” she added.

The surgeon said, “People who looks cute and has kind image are popular these days. Because people more like to give favorable impressions to the others. The female and male respondents said they want to have cute and kind look to find a job.”

“I found out that people like sharp and soft chin line and clean-cut features through the survey. Also that Yuri, Kim Sa Rang, and Seohyun are very popular.”

World figure skater Patrick Chan showed his interest in SNSD


World-known Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan showed his interest in SNSD.

On August 9th, Patrick Chan posted a video on his personal YouTube channel with the caption, “I listen to SNSD’s songs before going to Korea”. In the video, Patrick Chan was seen watching SNSD’s ‘Gee’ music video and dancing to SNSD’s ‘Crab Leg Dance’ while turning his head side to side with a smile on his face.

Netizens who saw the video commented, “That was cute”, “The moves were cute”, etc.

Patrick Chan, who was born in 1990, won the Men’s Single Event at the 2011 ISU World Championships, Men’s Single Event at the 2011 BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championship, etc. Due to his achievements, he was named ‘King of the Ice’.

SNSD’s Sunny explains her ordeal with pyrotechnics explosion

SNSD’s Sunny surprised reaction by a sudden pyrotechnics explosion was caught on video and recently uploaded on a community board with the title, ‘Surprised by explosions, Sunny tries to calm down by sweeping down her chest‘.

The video was taken during a recent broadcasting stage and was brought to the attention of fans with the community board posting. In the video, when the pyrotechnics went off, Sunny seems to go into a brief state of shock and was unable to continue on with the choreography for a short while. It was clear that the explosion surprised Sunny.

Other videos that were posted also showed Sunny leaving shortly after the explosion and the other members helping out Sunny by covering her ears as more pyrotechnics go off.

The video was a reminder of Sunny’s past revelations of her traumatic experience with explosions. Back in 2009, Sunny revealed her pyrotechnics trauma during a past SNSD special on KBS 2TV ‘Shin Dong Yup and Shin Bong Sun’s Champagne‘. Sunny explained, “When I was an infant, I lived in the Middle East (Kuwait)“.

She then revealed that she was a Gulf War refugee at a young tender age which gave her a lasting fear of loud explosions. She commented, “I still get surprised when I hear explosions. I was especially surprised by a stage effect once while singing Kissing You“”.

New cute selca from Jessica


New selca of Jessica has been posted in DC gallery, in the picture Jessica is making a "shock" look. Fans commented, "She is really cute!" "She's funny!"

Girls' Generation to Attend 2011 GyeongJu Hallyu Dream Concert


It has been confirmed that Girls’ Generation will be attending the 2011 GyeongJu Hallyu Dream Concert. They will be performing at GyeongJu Citizen’s Stadium on the 3rd of October at 6.30PM KST together with other artists such as label mates TVXQ and SHINee, and other Korean idol groups such as 2PM and Miss A.

Since the announcement of this concert, World Vision Travel Pte Ltd and Korean Tourism Organization has come together to organize a tour called “6D4N Hallyu Dream Concert Package” for all interested parties. This tour will start from Singapore, and the itinerary includes attending a fan meeting with Ryu Siwon, a day at the Everland Theme Park and a Hallyu Cover Dance Contest. Last but not least, this tour package also includes the biggest highlight of all events, attendance of the Hallyu Dream Concert.

Korean Tourism Organization helped organise Soshified’s recent Field Trip to Korea, so this tour will definitely not be a letdown. To all interested fans, do try and participate in this event and support Girls’ Generation at the concert.

Girls' Generation's Yuri Praised by Netizens for 'Superior Genes'


Girls' Generation's Yuri was voted as the top 'WooYoo Girl' (a girl with superior genes) by college students.

A poll was held on a cosmetic surgery website from August 1st through the 9th, where Yuri received 194 (46%) of the total 421 votes from male and female college students. In second and third were Kim Sarang (105 votes, 24.9%) and fellow Girls' Generation member Seohyun (102 votes, 24.2%).

Yuri also garnered attention after revealing a 4-frame selca that looked like something out of a photoshoot.

SNSD's Sunny traumatized by surprising fireworks


SNSD's Sunny was traumatized by the sudden fireworks when SNSD performed on 6th August.

The fancam below shows that Sunny got a shock when the fireworks came off all of a sudden,she could not continue dancing for some time before she calmed down.

Check out the video on 0.23.


YoonA charms with 'Jeju Travel Diary'


YoonA’s recent photo shoot on Jeju Island was revealed.

YoonA went to Jeju Island for the publication of ‘Jeju Eco-Healing Travel’, which is a cooperated production with cosmetics brand ‘Innisfree’.

The ‘Jeju Eco-Healing Travel’ is a guide book published by ‘Innisfree’, which helps by purifying body and heart by providing travel tips on Jeju Island, covering areas like nature, people, food and accommodation.

At the same time, videos portraying YoonA’s ‘Jeju Travel Diary’ was released, revealing YoonA’s beautiful appearances. YoonA’s photo shooting scenes and her love for the island will be revealed in the special videos. The videos will be presented in 5 sections, which will be available on Innisfree’s Youtube channel.

Currently, the ‘O’Sulloc Tea Museum’, ‘Camellia Hill’ and other sections are already available. YoonA’s natural images as she enjoyed Jeju’s nature and sceneries received good responses from many people.

Meanwhile, check out the four parts of YoonA’s ‘Jeju Travel Diary’ here!


Sunny's phobia strikes again


During a performance on August 6th, Sunny’s traumatized and surprised image on stage, in reaction to the loud sound of the fireworks, attracted attention from fans.

Recently, a post titled “Sunny covering chest from shock at the sudden firework” was posted onto an online portal community, together with a video of the performance.

In the video recorded by fans, it was seen that Sunny got a shock from the fireworks that suddenly came off on the stage during their ‘Gee’ performance.

In the post, it was explained, “Because she was so shocked at the sudden fireworks, she could not follow the dance steps for a while”.

Fans who read the post felt very sorry for Sunny while netizens who watched the video commented, “Heard that she was traumatized by the fireworks, it looks like she really was” , “I feel sorry seeing her scared face” etc.

On the other hand, Sunny revealed on a variety show in 2009, that she is still afraid of sound of explosions until now, since her experience of the Gulf War while she was a baby.

Check out the fancam of the incident here!

On the 9th of August, SM Entertainment gave SONEs a wonderful surprise by uploading a teaser of Girls’ Generation’s upcoming “Bad Girl” Music Video. T

SM Entertainment stunned the K-Pop world with this surprise MV teaser for SNSD’s new song, “Bad Girl“!

“Bad Girl” was originally included in SNSD’s first Japanese album, “Girls’ Generation“. The girls have been performing the song during their recent concerts and on some Japanese music programs, but this is the first confirmed sign that they’ll be promoting this song next.

Check out the MV teaser below, and stay tuned to allkpop for more details!

SM Entertainment Releases SNSD “Bad Girl" MV Teaser


On the 9th of August, SM Entertainment gave SONEs a wonderful surprise by uploading a teaser of Girls’ Generation’s upcoming “Bad Girl” Music Video. The 23-seconds video definitely does its job of teasing as fans are treated to a small portion of what appears to be Girls’ Generation’s newest “Biker Girl” concept. Although not much is revealed in the short teaser, Girls’ Generation has definitely gotten their fans worked up into a frenzy.

The video starts off with Yoona arriving on a motorcycle, and is followed by Yuri and Sooyoung. Their new concept is truly intriguing as fans have never seen Girls’ Generation dressed up as biker girls before.



SNSD shows their love upon African children


United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban KiMoon, SNSD, as well as other Hallyu stars will be joining hands and working together to help African children.

The Korean Red Cross Society and Korean UNICEF committee will be launching the ‘Help African Children’ project at Seoul Plaza Hotel on August 12th.

According to Korean Red Cross Society on August 9th, the event will involve participation from UN Secretary-General Ban KiMoon, SNSD, f(x), SHINee and other SM Entertainment’s Hallyu stars, Korea’s national swimmer Park TaeHwan, marathoner Lee BongJoo, actors and actresses such as Kim YoonJin, Shin HyunJoon and other well-known Korean stars.

To kick off the campaign, Ban KiMoon’s message to request support for Africa is echoed through the slogan ‘Together For Africa’.

During the next 3 months, there will be donations and fund raising activities in support of the children of Africa, according to Red Cross representatives. About $5 million is expected to be raised from this campaign.

Through the funds raised, emergency relief activities could be carried out to help African children through the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement as well as UNICEF.