What is YoonA parting with at the upcoming 'Star Auction Show'?

In preparation for the coming MBC’s Chooseok Special programme, ‘Star Auction Show’, top stars such as Choi SooJong, Park MyungSoo, Seo InYoung, YoonA, etc will be putting their personal collections for auction, along with items from more than 200 people which will be sold through the live auction.

Choi SooJong who is good in many sports will be selling off his golf and football related items while Park MyungSoo will be putting up a rare item from ‘Inifinity Challenge’ for auction.

Seo InYoung will be selling her ‘Best Fashion Item Bought From A Vintage Shop In Europe’ while for YoonA, she will be putting the ‘SNSD-Only Treasure’ for bidding.

In addition to these, Cha SeungWon, the male star from MBC’s most beloved Wednesday-Thursday drama in 2011, ‘Greatest Love’, is ready to give up his top quality suit he wore in the drama to the lucky bidder.

For the star’s item which fetches the highest price, 50 million Won will be added on top of the successful bidding price and the donation will be made in the star’s name.

Meanwhile, on the set of the ‘Star Auction Show’, more than 200 people will be directly involved in the auction and there will also be shows prepared by each of the stars. Any adult, regardless of age and nationality can participate in the event and they can sign up via iMBC website as well as through phone application by August 24th.

‘SMTOWN Live in NYC’ concert in October?

Inside sources have informed allkpop that SM Entertainment is in the process of finalizing negotiations for an ‘SMTOWN Live in NYC‘ concert in October of this year.

The tentative date is set for around the 3rd week of October, and so long as there aren’t any major issues during the final planning and negotiation stage, fans can expect to see their favorite SM TOWN artists in New York City this October.

SNSD’s “Gee” parodied on SMAP x SMAP

Last month, SNSD’s “MR. TAXI“ was parodied on SNL Japan. Now, their hit track, “Gee” has been parodied.

The parody occurred on the August 15th edition of Fuji TV’s hit program, SMAP x SMAP.

Watch Nakai Masahiro and the rest of the gang with their hilarious parody of “Gee” below!

SNSD Hopes To Release English Songs In The Future

SNSD recently had an interview in Taiwanese broadcasting station CTV News. In the short interview, reporters were able to ask Jessica and Tiffany how they were able to cope with the stress and high demands of being in a top girl group.

Jessica stated, "We stay fresh by being silly". Tiffany added, "We have normal silly fun times like get together, play games, and talk, and have like sleepovers, eat, girl stuff. Normal girl stuff".

Tiffany also revealed that SNSD will be promoting a brand new album in Korea and will be touring for the rest of the year.

Jessica followed up with SNSD's ambitions, "Yeah sometime in the future if we get a chance, we would definitely want to sing in English and make it like a worldwide record or something"

SNSD 20,000 tickets in Taiwan grabbed in a couple of hours despite glitchy ticketing system

SNSD will be rocking the Taipei Arena in Taiwan once again this September!

A total of 20,000 tickets for the two concerts, scheduled on September 10th and 11th, were sold out in under two and a half hours when they became available for sale last Saturday and many believed that it would have been a lot quicker if it wasn’t for the glitches in the ticketing system.

Those who did not manage to get a ticket registered themselves on the waiting list immediately and within one day, the waiting list had exceeded 6,000 people. Thus, fans shook their heads at their bad luck and commented, “Some things cannot be bought with money.”

To catch a glimpse of the girls in their second concert in Taiwan, after the first Asia Tour last year, many fans waited for hours before the tickets went on sale outside the thousands of convenience stores around Taiwan, where the ticketing kiosks were located.

A lucky male fan, who managed to secure his concert ticket, said happily, “So what if I don’t have a girlfriend? It is enough to get a Zone C standing ticket in SNSD’s concert!”

But not everyone was lucky enough to get a ticket to the concerts. Some braved the rain and skipped class or work just to line up at the convenience stores but mostly failed to get tickets due to the faulty ticketing system.

An annoyed fan, who failed to get tickets twice in a row for two years, made a Hitler parody video with fictional Chinese subtitles to express her unhappiness with the ticketing system. The video has since accumulated over 200,000 views since last year with most viewers agreeing with her opinions on the matter.

Another unhappy fan made yet another Hitler parody, where the famous historical figure angrily said, “I became a member (of the concert organizer Superdome) 800 years ago and yet I couldn’t get a ticket but those black market ticket sellers managed to do so!” and “The waiting list has exceeded 6,000 people. Isn’t this too much?”

New Japanese Message and Selca of Hyoyeon Surface

A new image of Hyoyeon surfaced online earlier today, along with a message for Japanese Girls' Generation fans. In the message, which has been translated and attached below, she asks Japanese fans if they've seen the new Bad Girl music video.

Translation:

To all Japanese fans, this is Hyoyeon. Did you watch the Bad Girl PV?
Since there was a scene in which we rode a bike and we appeared with a new wild image, I would love it if a lot of people watches it!
And because the summer this year is really hot everyone please take care of your health.
annyeong~

SNSD & Hallyu's popularity reaches North Korea?

Girl group SNSD’s popularity has even extended to North Korea and an instructor has emerged in Pyongyang to teach their choreography.

Radio Free Asia (RFA) has reported that young North Koreans are addicted to SNSD’s dances. According to the media, in addition to SNSD, names of other South Korean dance groups such as Big Bang are now familiar to many people in North Korea.

RFA also said that, according to a Chinese trader, “Disco is all the craze among the youth of Pyongyang in their 10s and 20s. The wealthy North Koreans try to teach their children South Korean dances and songs instead of musical instruments. A renowned instructor has emerged to teach this choreography.”

Also according to the trader, personal dance training from this instructor costs around $20 USD a month.

Lastly, it was revealed that, “People in their 20s and 30s are copying the hairstyles that they see in South Korean dramas.”