SNSD releases maxi single, “The Boys”

After a delay of more than a month, SNSD has finally released their maxi single, ‘The Boys‘.

Comprised of eight tracks, the single holds the English version of “The Boys“, as well as an instrumental and an a cappella. There are five remixes, as well, one of which includes a creation byTeddy Riley.

Sample their tracks below, and remember to support the girls by purchasing their music!

01. “The Boys”

02. “The Boys (feat. Snoop Dogg) [Clinton Sparks & Disco Fries Remix]”

03. The Boys (feat. Lil Playy) [Clinton Sparks & Disco Fries Remix]

04. The Boys *Bring Dem Boys* (feat. Suzi)

05. The Boys *Bring the Boys Out* (David Anthony Remix)

06. The Boys *Bring the Boys* (Teddy Riley Remix)

07. The Boys (Instrumental)

08. The Boys (A Cappella)

SNSD’s Jessica offered a role in KBS’s ‘Wild Romance’

SNSD‘s Jessica has just been offered a casting role in the upcoming drama, ‘Wild Romance‘.

On December 19th, the production homepage for the drama updated with a short introduction and a relationship map of the characters. For the role of ‘Kang Jong Hee’, Jessica’s picture was placed for the character, showing her to be the first love of lead star Lee Dong Wook.

Although the picture has been taken down, representatives of the drama stated, “We’re still discussing the matter. The casting will be finalized within the week with an official list. We are working with Jessica’s representatives to work on the scheduling, but are also keeping our options open with other actors. The role is still open.”

The KBS 2TV drama is expected to begin airing on January 4, 2012.

SNSD’s Seohyun loses her temper

SNSD member Seohyun showed a surprising new side of herself.

The first episode of JTBC‘s ‘SNSD and Troubled Teens‘ aired on December 18th, where SNSD had a chance to meet with and talk to the boys for the very first time.

As the girls watched a video clip of the rebellious boys in need of a loving touch, they could not hold back their shock.

Member Seohyun who is known to be an upright young woman was especially frustrated, and she adorably lost her temper for the first time ever since SNSD’s debut. Seohyun’s face was stiff for the entire time she watched the boys’ video clip, and once it was over she remarked, “It’s unfortunate that these boys are living without a dream or any real plans.”

And during a time of counseling where she and fellow member Taeyeon spoke privately to one of the boys, Seohyun was in disbelief over his careless attitude and surprised everyone by exclaiming, “Hey, you can’t live like that!”

‘SNSD and Troubled Teens’ is a program where the girls have an opportunity to mentor young teenage boys and watch them change and develop over time. The program airs every Sunday at 7:30PM KST on JTBC.

Trademark rights to “Girls’ Generation” registered by an outside party

It has been revealed that an outside party partially owns the trademark rights to the term ‘Girls’ Generation‘, or SNSD.

According to the December 19th press release from Financial Newspress, a part of the trademark rights to ‘Girls’ Generation’ is owned by an individual who has no connections to their agency.

The press release also reports that although the rights to areas relevant to SNSD’s entertainment promotions has been registered previously by SM, the rights to the use of the term in 9 other areas including clothing, food, beauty, telemarketing, and more have been registered by an outside party.

The individual is known to have released a warning to a shopping mall who has also utilized the term ‘Girls’ Generation’ without prior notice, as he wants to be compensated for the losses he has suffered.

After learning that an outside party has registered ‘Girls’ Generation’, SNSD’s agency SM Entertainment has registered the terms ‘Soshi’ and ’少女時代’ (Girls’ Generation in Japanese or Shoujo Jidai) under 9 different areas including clothing and beauty.

少女时代 公开MAXI SINGLE “THE BOYS”！

续早前在昨天为大家报道关于 少女时代 公开“GIRLS' GENERATION 'The Boys' U.S MAXI-SINGLE Album”单曲专辑内的部分Remix音频以后，今天12月20号收录在“GIRLS' GENERATION 'The Boys' U.S MAXI-SINGLE Album”完整的音频也相续公开来，大家一起来听听看看吧！ 

音频如下： Girls' Generation - The Boys  

02. “The Boys (feat. Snoop Dogg) [Clinton Sparks & Disco Fries Remix]”  

03. The Boys (feat. Lil Playy) [Clinton Sparks & Disco Fries Remix]  

04. The Boys *Bring Dem Boys* (feat. Suzi)  

05. The Boys *Bring the Boys Out* (David Anthony Remix)  

06. The Boys *Bring the Boys* (Teddy Riley Remix)  

07. The Boys (Instrumental)  

08. The Boys (A Cappella) 

少女时代 JESSICA 或出演电视剧”WILD ROMANCE“？！

近日 少女时代 成员 Jessica 受到电视剧剧组邀请出演即将放送的电视剧“Wild Romance”暴力罗曼史。

在昨天12月19号KBS电视台的电视剧网页公开了即将放送的连续剧“暴力罗曼史”的演员阵容以及角色关系图。如上述照片所显示一样，少女时代 Jessica 可能将会在电视剧当中饰演一名名字为姜钟熙的人物。

据悉在电视剧当中姜钟熙将会扮演着男主角 李东旭 的初恋情人。然而目前最先的阵容以及角色关系图当中 少女时代 Jessica 的画像被取下了。为此电视剧相关人士说道“我们还在商议相关事务当中，本周将会举行试镜活动并且会发布相关结果，我们也在与Jessica经纪公司协调行程当中，但是同时我们也在物色其他演员当中，相关位置的演员还没确定下来。”

如果一切顺利这部电视剧将会在1月4号开始放送。

111218 JTBC 少女时代 和危险少年们 全场中字 EP1(HQ)

少女时代 在新频道JTBC主持的综艺节目“少女时代 和危险少年们”的第一集已经在12月18号放送了，目前全场中字的HQ视频也公开了，大家一起来看看这部类似教育片的综艺节目吧！

2nd trailer release for movie "The Outback" feat Taemin and Sunny's voices

A second trailer has been released for the upcoming animated movie "The Outback". In this animated movie features SHInee's Taemin and SNSD's Sunny's voices for main characters.

Watch below:

Girls' Generation charted 60 Billion Won sales revenue in Japan this year

On December 19th, according to the ’44th Annual Ranking 2011 (from December 27th, 2010 to December 19th, 2011)’ released by Oricon which calculates the annual accumulative sales of singles, albums and DVDs of artists, Girls’ Generation recorded a total revenue of 4.049 billion Yen (equivalent to 60.1 billion Won), placing them in the 5th position behind AKB4B, Arashi, EXILE and Kara.

The girls’ revenue in 2011 had increased multiple fold from last year, where they charted a 880,000 million Yen (about 13.1 billion Won) revenue based on the ’43rd Oricon Annual Ranking’.

SNSD Trademark belongs to another party

It has been revealed that trademark rights for "SNSD" partially belongs to another party who has no connections with SM Entertainment.

SNSD trademark for entertainment business areas has been registered by SM Entertainment. However, the rights to the use of the term in 9 other categories including clothing, food, beauty, communications and more have been registered by an outside party, which caused an ongoing conflicts.

An individual who has obtained the trademark has requested compensation through a warning to a shopping mall that has also utilized the term "Girls’ Generation" without prior notice. 

Other party has currently received the rights for the initials of SNSD in Korean and SNSD name in Chinese characters. Regarding to this matter, SM Entertainment has set out to seek a solution. The agency has registered the terms "Soshi" and "少女時代" (Shoujo Jidai) under 9 different areas including clothing and beauty.

SM Entertainment seeks to reclaim unique trademark 'Girls' Generation'

Apparently, some of the Girls’ Generation trademarks are not owned by SM Entertainment but instead, by some other parties.

According to SM Entertainment on December 19th, out of Girls’ Generation’s trademarks, 9 categories of items, which include clothing, food products, beauty products, etc, are not registered under SM Entertainment but are privately owned by other parties.

At the time when Girls’ Generation first debuted, only trademarks related to their entertainment activities were registered but items in categories which pose controversies and problems at the moment, such as beauty products, clothing and others were not registered under SM Entertainment.

As a preemptive measure, SM Entertainment has filed a trademark application for Girls’ Generation’s abbreviation ‘Soshi’ and ‘少女時代’ on the 9 categories of products. However, to reclaim the unique trademark of ‘Girls’ Generation’ under their ownership, SM Entertainment is continuously seeking the advice of their legal officers.

'Girls' Generation and Dangerous Boys' recorded highest rating on first broadcast

jTBC’s ‘Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys’ recorded the highest viewership rating on the very first broadcast.

Based on AGB Nielsen Media Research, ‘Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys’, which was aired on December 18th, recorded a viewership rating of 1.299%, which is the highest among the four general program channels of the day.

Besides having scored the highest viewership rating, ‘Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys’ was also one of the two programs which recorded rating of more than 1% on Sunday. The other program was jTBC’s weekend drama series ‘Queen Insu’, which has a viewership rating of 1.105%.

‘Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys’ airs through jTBC at 7.30pm KST on every Sunday.

Messages of SM Artists for 2012 Global Audition

SM Entertainment, the one who has discovered and introduced big stars including S.E.S., H.O.T, BoA, TVXQ,Girls Generation and Super Junior, will be holding the "2012 SM Entertainment Global Audition". Prior to the event, SM released promotional videos which feature messages from its top artists.

The "2012 SM Entertainment Global Audition" will be held in Korea first and then it will take places in 5 different countries and 15 cities from February 18th to March 10th 2012. The auditions will be taken in various categories including singer, actor/actress, model, dancer, songwriter and lyricist.

Ever dreamed of becoming the next Girls Generation, Super Junior or TVXQ? This is your chance! Visit here for more details.

Meanwhile, watch the videos below:

KARA, SNSD, and more secure spots on Oricon’s 2011 yearly rankings

Oricon has finally unveiled its rankings for the year of 2011, and many of Korea’s top stars secured niches in several charts.

The Oricon charts are Japan’s most recognized music barometers, allowing the public to understand the success of artists based on sales.

For the year of 2011, KARA, SNSD, TVXQ, and Jang Geun Suk managed to make their respective marks on Oricon’s ‘Yearly Single Ranking’ and ‘Yearly Album Ranking’. Furthermore, KARA and SNSD secured spots in the top 5 for Oricon’s ‘Artist Total Sales Ranking’.

Check out the lists below to see where these artists landed in the Top 50, and with which albums:

< Oricon ‘Yearly Single Ranking’ >

16 – “Why? (Keep Your Head Down)” – TVXQ : (285,051)

25 – “GO GO Summer!” – KARA : (230,082)

26 – “Jet Coaster Lover” – KARA : (225,175)

29 – “Let me cry” – Jang Geun Suk : (215,714)

41 – “Superstar” – TVXQ : (184,317)

46 – “MR.TAXI/Run Devil Run” – SNSD : (172,205)

For the full list, check out Tokyohive‘s article here.

< Oricon ‘Yearly Album Ranking’ >

05 – “GIRLS’ GENERATION” – SNSD : (642,054)

07 – “Super Girl” – KARA : (450,595)

20 – “TONE” – TVXQ : (293,674)

22 – “Girl’s Talk” – KARA : (277,306)

42 – “HOOT” – SNSD : (148,761)

For the full list, check out Tokyohive‘s article here.

< Oricon ‘Yearly Artist Total Sales’ Ranking >

**Based on gross total sales of CDS (both singles and albums) as well as DVDs and Blu-rays.

04 – KARA, 4,926,000,000 Yen (approx. 63,269,544 USD)

05 – SNSD, 4,049,000,000 Yen (approx. 52,005,356 USD)

For the full list, check out Tokyohive‘s article here.