Yoona and IU shares striking resemblance to each other

IU and SNSD member Yoona's striking resemblance to each other are becoming a hot topic among netizens. A photo was recently uploaded on an internet community with a bunch of photo's of IU and Yoona compiled together with the title "Time Traveler IU-Yoona".

In the series of photo's you can see the striking resemblance between the two singers. Screen shot's from the two singer's acting was compared and netizens can't deny the similarity between the two. Both have similar eyes shape, innocent eyes, skin, nose and mouth.

Netizens commented, "Are they each other's Doppelganger? they have striking resemblance to each other", "both are beautiful", "they share similarities but they'r looks are different".

Girls' Generation's way of playing at noraebang!

Girls’ Generation transformed into Wonder Girls in noraebang (Karaoke-box)!
During the recent recording of ‘Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys’, Girls’ Generation had arranged a special outing for the boys to encourage them to abide by the rules set. To kick off the course, the mentors and the boys went to a noraebang.

At the noraebang, Girls’ Generation sang Wonder Girls’ ‘Be My Baby’ and danced to the song, showing everyone the ‘Girls’ Generation way of playing at noraebang’.

Besides Wonder Girls’ songs, Girls’ Generation were also having fun singing medleys of their favorite songs from other girl groups as well as their very own hit song ‘The Boys’. Singing and dancing without even taking a break, the girls took this opportunity to unwind themselves from stress and they seemed to be enjoying themselves more than the five boys.

Meanwhile, as the boys enjoyed themselves going on the outing with Girls’ Generation, something unexpected occurred during the second course of the outing.

Make sure to catch JTBC’s ‘Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys’ at 7.30pm KST on January 15th to find out the reason why the boys could not complete the full course of special outing with Girls’ Generation.

Girls’ Generation receives ‘Best Jewellery Wearer Award’ from Japan

Top girl group, Girls’ Generation, were recently awarded with a ‘Best Jewellery Wearer Award‘ from Japan.

On January 11th, the members attended the ‘23rd Jewelry Wearer Awards‘ at the Tokyo Big Sight Convention Center in Odaiba. The awards ceremony was held as a part of ‘The 23rd International Jewellery Tokyo” exposition, which drew over 1,000 jewellery makers and designers from all over the world.

Japan’s minister of tourism, Hiroshi Mizohata, personally handed the ‘Best Dresser, Special Female Award‘ to Seohyun, who stepped out as the group’s representative.  In her acceptance speech, she boldly expressed, “We will continue to sing songs that shine like a jewel.”

Meanwhile, Japanese soccer player, Keisuke Honda received the ‘Best Dresser, Special Male Award‘.

This is the third consecutive year that a Hallyu star has been awarded with the ‘Best Dresser Award’, asWon Bin won it last year while Lee Byung Hun took it home two years ago.

SM Entertainment to have their own booth at the ’2012 MIDEM’ in France

SM Entertainment, the label that’s home to major K-pop artists such as TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, and more will have their own SM Entertainment booth at ‘MIDEM 2012‘ in Cannes, France.

The Marché International du Disque et de l’Edition Musicale (MIDEM) is the largest music industry trade fair in the world, and has been taking place every year in France since 1967. The event brings together musicians, business people, and others from all over the world to “showcase new artists, musical trends and music-related products.”

This year, the ‘MIDEM 2012′ will be taking place in Cannes, France from January 28th to the 31st, and SM Entertainment will be holding their own booth to meet with internationally-acclaimed musicians.

SM Entertainment has been attending the MIDEM for the past 15 years studying the international music market, securing the copyrights of famous artists’ songs at the MIDEM, but this is the first time that SM Entertainment will be opening their own independent booth. In the past, they acquired music samples from Europe and the US, or joined with another corporation to open a joint-booth, slowly expanding their name and presence.

Seeing that a Korean entertainment company is able to confidently set up a corner at the largest music industry trade fair in the world proves just how much K-POP has impacted the world. SM Entertainment is more determined than ever, and they’re prepared to make a break through in the international music market.

MIDEM representatives remarked, “SM Entertainment has been attending the MIDEM even before the MIDEM name carried any weight. Their efforts have paid off, as they’re now able to come independently and open their own booth.”

“26TH GOLDEN DISK AWARDS”获奖名单！(第2天)附加照片！

今天1月12号在日本大阪的京瓷巨蛋（Kyocera Dome）举行了一年一度的金唱片颁奖典礼。


今年已经来到了第26届金唱片颁奖典礼。 这次的第26届金唱片颁奖典礼(The 26th Golden Disk Awards In Osaka)将会划分成2个部分。第一天于1月11号举行的金唱片颁奖典礼将会先颁发唱片部分的奖项。今天1月12号是为第2部分，主要是颁发音源方面的奖项，届时将产生音源本奖，大奖，新人奖，亚洲最佳组合奖等奖项。 


 今天的司仪将会是由 FT ISLAND 成员 洪基 和 Miss A 成员 秀智担任。 


获奖名单如下： 
Digital Daesang 
少女时代 


亚洲最佳组合 
CNBLUE 


Digital Bonsang 
Miss A 
G.Na 
CNBLUE 
K.Will 
SISTAR 
SECRET 
少女时代 
4Minute 


MSN International Award 
Beast 


New Artist Award 
许阁 
Boyfriend 


Rock Award 
FT Island 


韩流Icon Award 
Supernova 

众韩星走“26TH GOLDEN DISK AWARDS”红地毯！(第2天)

今天1月12号在日本大阪的京瓷巨蛋（Kyocera Dome）举行了一年一度的金唱片颁奖典礼。今年已经来到了第26届金唱片颁奖典礼。 


这次的第26届金唱片颁奖典礼(The 26th Golden Disk Awards In Osaka)将会划分成2个部分。第一天于1月11号举行的金唱片颁奖典礼将会先颁发唱片部分的奖项。今天1月12号是为第2部分，主要是颁发音源方面的奖项，届时将产生音源本奖，大奖，新人奖，亚洲最佳组合奖等奖项。


今天的司仪将会是由 FT ISLAND 成员 洪基 和 Miss A 成员 秀智担任。一起来看看今天的红地毯吧！ 

Jessica is 'Wild Romance' Secret Weapon + to release OST for the drama

It has been mentioned that Jessica was added to KBS2′s drama “Wild Romance” as a secret weapon.

Since the drama seems to have quite an unpredictable storyline in the eyes of drama fanatics, it will be hard to determine how good the viewer ratings will be. However, many are speculating that Girls’ Generation’s Jessica being a cast member will help boost the ratings. Because of recent overseas schedules, Jessica was only able to film her parts starting early next week. As Jessica slowly garners the interest of many people with her drama debut, her character will be making her first appearance in “Wild Romance”‘s sixth episode.

A staff member of the drama stated, “We haven’t been able to film yet due to her overseas schedules. We will begin filming early next week, and she will be joining with a major role.”

In addition to acting, Jessica will also be singing the OST for “Wild Romance” alongside Kim Jinpyo. The song is set to be digitally released on January 19th.

“Wild Romance” will be broadcasted every Wednesday on a weekly basis at 9:55PM KST.

Gaon Chart releases '2011 Total Album Sales'

The national chart of South Korea, Gaon Chart, has released the rankings for "Total Album Sales" for 2011.

Check out the rankings below!

1. Girls’ Generation : "The Boys" : 385,348
2. Super Junior : "Mr.Simple" : 343,348 
3. TVXQ : "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" : 266,727
4. JYJ : "In Heaven" : 220,142
5. B2ST : "Fiction And Fact" : 142,644
6. Big Bang : "Mini Album Vol.4 Tonight" : 134,835
7. Super Junior : "Mr.Simple Repackage" : 129,894
8. CNBLUE : "First Step" : 116,028
9. Kim Hyun Joong : "Break Down EP" : 114,586
10. Kim Hyun Joong : "Lucky 2nd Mini Album" : 106,148


Weekly rankings for first week of January 2012 can be found here.

Girls' Generation talks about winning Daesang for 3 consecutive years

After the ’26th Golden Disk Awards’ at Kyocera Dome, Osaka on January 12th, Daily Sports (ISPLUS) met up with Girls’ Generation backstage and had an interview with them. Here are the contents of the interview:

Question: How did you feel when you hear Girls’ Generation being announced as the winner of the Daesang?
Taeyeon: We were really thankful. We were embarrassed as we did not realize it as first when it was announced in Japanese. Only when ‘So Nyeo Shi Dae’ was mentioned, we realized it was us. (laughter) Until now, the smiles seem to be stuck on our faces. It reminded me of last year. We could not hold back our tears when we received the award last year and we are really happy to receive it again this year.

Question: Did you expect to win the award?
Tiffany: We want to win it. (laughter) However, we were nervous about it along with other great artists. Because we worked very hard last year, we would be satisfied even if we didn’t win the award. We are thankful for the award.

Question: At this moment, Who comes to your mind?
Sooyoung: Definitely, we thought of our fans first. Thanks to our fans, we were able to receive this award. Thank you so much.

Question: Last year, when you were receiving your Daesang, all the members were sad because Tiffany who suffered an injury to her leg could not be there. I think it must be special since all nine members are here to receive the awards.
Tiffany: It feels really great. I think I’m the happiest and most excited among all of us. It feels good to be with the members and I will work even harder in the future.

Question: What was 2010 like to Girls’ Generation?
Jessica: We were extremely busy. It was nice to be able to meet a lot of overseas fans. Please wait for a while more as we will be meeting you again.

Question: Girls’ Generation won the New Artist Award in 2007, Digital Daesang in 2009 and Disk Daesang in 2010. This year, you have won Bonsang and Daesang too. Girls’ Generation seem to have a good bond with Golden Disk Awards.
Yuri: It was really an honor. It was really great to receive the award. I think this year will be a happy year for us too.

Question: In the recent 3 years, without fail, Girls’ Generation have been winning the Digital and Disk Daesang on alternate years. After Kim GunMo, Girls’ Generation are the second artist to have won Golden Disk Daesang for 3 years in a row.
YoonA: Now that you mentioned it, I’m getting the goosebumps immediately. Ah, because ’3 consecutive years’ was mentioned, I think I’m feeling the electrified sensation all over. We are thankful and we will work even harder to perform better to achieve good results next year too.

Question: Since debut, Girls’ Generation have been on the rise continuously. However, I think there must be some difficult times too. When was it?
Tiffany: Everytime there is a difficulty, I face and get through those tough times together with the members. I’m thankful to all the members.

Question: What are your plans for 2012?
Seohyun: Since last year, we had our Arena Tour in Japan. We plan to continue performing this year too. While we’re going on our Arena Tour, we also hope that our dream of having a world tour will materialize. We
would like to greet our fans often.

Question: Would you like to convey some messages to your fans around the world?
Girls’ Generation: Thank you for this really big award. 2012 too is Girls’ Generation!