Yuri steps down as MC of MBC "Show! Music Core"

On the 27th of January, a representative of Girls’ Generation left a message on the girls’ official website stating that Yuri will be resigning from being a MC on MBC’s “Show! Music Core”.

Yuri will be hosting her last show on the 28th of January alongside Tiffany, but while Yuri will be stepping down, fans will be glad to hear that Tiffany will continue hosting the show. The staff also left a short message saying that, “Although it is unfortunate, Yuri will be showing a better image to the fans through other activities. Therefore, please show your support towards MC Yuri who has been presenting a good image thus far.”

Tiffany and Yuri first started hosting MBC’s “Show! Music Core” on the 4th of April 2009 but resigned on the 31st of July 2010 due to their Japanese activities. However, fans were elated when it was revealed late last year that Tiffany and Yuri will be taking over their spots once again starting on October 15th.

Updated : Girls' Generation to Visit New York for First Official U.S. Fansign Event and TV Appearances!

Update:

All dates and time updated. Start planning those trips.

After performing at SMTown New York in late October, Girls’ Generation will be making a return trip to New York next week to promote their music and meet with fans. (Note: All times are EST.)

The following is the girls’ schedule in New York:

Monday, January 30th

10:00 AM Arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Tuesday, January 31st:

1:00 PM Arrive at the Ed Sullivan Theater (219 West 53rd, New York, NY 10019) to tape “The Late Show with David Letterman”

5:15 PM Begin taping of “The Late Show with David Letterman”

Wednesday, February 1st:

7:45 AM Arrive at ABC Studios (7 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023) to tape “LIVE! with Kelly”

9:00 AM Begin taping of “LIVE! with Kelly”

Thursday, February 2nd:

7:00 PM Fan-signing at Best Buy Union Square (52 East 14th St., New York, NY 10003)

Soshified will be sponsoring a “Super Fan Contest” for all SONEs who come to New York to see Girls’ Generation. Fans that come to all four aforementioned events will have a chance to meet Girls’ Generation, take a group photo with them, and receive other Girls’ Generation merchandise. Flyers with contest rules and event and prize details will be distributed at each event, and every fan who attends each event at the designated time will receive a different-colored stamp at each event on one’s flyer.

Seven fans who attend all three events prior to the fan-signing and who come the Union Square Best Buy on February 2nd will be randomly selected by Girls’ Generation as winners of this contest.

Sunny featured in Miryo's solo album teaser video!

Ahead of the release of Brown Eyed Girls’ Miryo first solo album ‘MIRYO aka JOHONEY’ on February 1st, teaser video and images were revealed.

On January 27th, a teaser video was unveiled and Sunny’s surprise appearance in the spy movie-like teaser have garnered a lot of attention from fans and netizens.

Sunny, the main character in the teaser video, put on a cool and meaningful expression while looking at the camera as she entered a building. Only phrases such as ‘Time to get crazy’ and ‘Miryo is coming’ were introduced in the video, arousing more anticipation as the day of the album release draws closer. With Sunny’s appearance in the teaser, netizens are wondering if there is a connection between Sunny and Miryo as well as the album.

‘Wild Romance’ co-stars Lee Dong Wook & Jessica take another couple shot

allkpop has been reporting on how Girls’ Generation member Jessica got cast for KBS‘s ‘Wild Romance‘ as Lee Dong Wook‘s first love. After releasing a candid ‘couple shot’ of Jessica and Lee Dong Wook recently, the production staff followed up by sharing another one.

The photo released by GnG Productions on January 26th is from the scene where Park Moo Yul (Lee Dong Wook) and Kang Jong Hee (Jessica) relive their past memories together. Their sweet pose in the photo really reminds one of a real couple in a happy relationship.

Netizens commented, “They look really pleasing to the eye“, “They look really compatible with each other“, and “I am really looking forward to how the drama develops from here on out.”

徐贤与金贤重 广告拍摄现场照片公开！

近日 少女时代 成员 徐贤 与 金贤重 在某广告拍摄现场的照片引起关注。


今天1月27号在某往社区论坛上挂有一篇以“少女时代徐贤与金贤重在广告拍摄现场的清新形象”为标题的文章以及照片吸引了网友们的浏览点击。


如上述照片所显示 徐贤 身穿着稍微露肩的针织衫洋溢出十足的女人味，白皙的肌肤也引起关注。金贤重 则身穿着白色衬衫黑色裤子，加上帅气的脸孔看上去犹如小王子般迷人。

David Letterman show seeks Girls' Generation's guest appearance for being interesting and unique!

Girls’ Generation are highly regarded by the music producer for American TV Network, CBS’s popular talk show ‘Late Show with David Letterman’.

SM Entertainment revealed a portion of the email received from the music producer of ‘Late Show with David Letterman’, Sheryl Zelikson, confirming Girls’ Generation’s appearance on the show.

According to the email, producer Sheryl Zelikson said, “We thought of Girls’ Generation as a very interesting and unique group and thus, we decided to invite them on the show. We are very happy that Girls’ Generation have agreed to come on the ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ as their debut appearance on an American talkshow.”

Girls’ Generation are scheduled to appear on ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ on January 31st. On the show, the girls will be performing the title song of their 3rd album ‘The Boys’, which was released worldwide in October last year.

Besides the famous CBS talk show, Girls’ Generation will also be appearing on ABC’s morning talk show ‘Live! with Kelly’, on February 1st along with the famous pop star Jennifer Lopez. As American-born Tiffany and Jessica will be with the girls on these shows, they will not be having a translator with them during their TV show appearances.

Hyoyeon reveals Sunny's surprising nickname in upcoming episode of IY2!

In the next episode of ‘Invincible Youth 2′, Hyoyeon revealed Sunny’s nickname to be ’60 Sunny’.

On the upcoming episode of ‘Invincible Youth 2′, as a ‘Lunar New Year Special’, the godfather of comedians, Im Ha-ryong, came as a special guest to teach the G8 members (Girls’ Generation’s Sunny and Hyoyeon, Miss A’s Suzy, Sistar’s Bora, f(x)’s Amber, Rainbow’s Woori, Jewelry’s Yewon and Kara’s Jiyoung) about traditional food and games.

According to the staff on set, in order to fit the festive mood of the Lunar New Year Im Ha-ryong prepared a quiz to test the girls about the three styles of traditional foods and their meanings, which consisted of herbal rice, rice mixed with five different types of beans and finally, nuts.

Since the age of the G8 members range from late teens to early 20s and were mainly brought up in the city, almost none of these girls had any memory of playing any traditional games or eating traditional foods. Solving the quiz itself was a challenging process for the girls.

However, there was one exception. Out of the eight girls, Sunny was able to easily answer most or nearly all of the questions in the quiz. Even Im Ha-ryong was surprised by Sunny’s knowledge and asked her, “Answer me honestly. How old are you really?”

Fellow Girls’ Generation member, Hyoyeon revealed, “Sunny’s nickname within our group is ’60 Sunny’. We call her this because, despite being born in 1989, Sunny’s actions and her knowledge of old and traditional facts just makes her seem like she was born in the 60s.”

Lee Soo-geun created laughter on set as he added on, “There’s a rumour that Sunny’s hair isn’t dyed and that it’s just her natural white hairs coming through.”

Also on the episode, Suzy dressed up and re-enacted Kang Hye-jung’s slightly mentally disabled character from the movie ‘Welcome to Dong Mak Gol’ in order to make Im Ha-ryong laugh to win the challenge.

This episode will be aired on January 28th at 11.05pm.

Girls' Generation transformed into elegant princesses in Rosa's latest advertisement pictorial!

J.Estina’s jewelry line, Rosa unveiled Girls’ Generation’s latest pictorials which portray the girls as luxurious princesses.

On January 27th, fashion brand J.Estina revealed the advertisement images for jewelry line, Rosa featuring Girls’ Generation. In the photo, the girls gave out lovely and luxurious image as they posed in elegant dresses with matching jewelries.

Fans who saw the pictorials commented, “They seem more beautiful than the jewelries”, “They are true goddesses”, “They seem to be prettier each day”, etc.

Girls' Generation to Release Repackaged Japanese Album in Korea!

Just moments ago, it was announced that Girls’ Generation will be releasing their repackaged, first Japanese album in Korea. The album, titled “Re:Package Album: Girls’ Generation ~The Boys~” will be out in Korea on the 9th of February.

There will be two different versions of the album. The regular edition will only come with a CD, while the first press edition will come with a CD and a DVD. Below is the track list of the album.

[CD]

1. The Boys (JAPANESE ver.)

2. THE GREAT ESCAPE (Brian Lee remix)

3. BAD GIRL feat. DEV (The Cataracs remix)

4. Time Machine

5. MR.TAXI

6. GENIE

7. Gee

8. I’m In Love With The HERO

9. 훗 (HOOT)

10. Let It Rain

11. Beautiful Stranger

12. you

13. Run Devil Run

14. BORN TO BE A LADY

15. [Bonus track] MR.TAXI (Steve Aoki remix)

[DVD]

-Music Clip-

1. The Boys (English ver.)

2. BAD GIRL

You can show your support for Girls’ Generation by purchasing your copy of this album via Leesmusic. The regular edition can be purchased here while the first press edition can be bought here . Also, don’t forget to catch Girls’ Generation on the “Late Show with David Letterman” and “LIVE! with Kelly” this coming week!

Girls' Generation voted 'Power People' of the entertainment industry

Girls’ Generation and SM Entertainment’s founder/chairman, Lee SooMan were selected as the entertainment industry’s ‘Power People’.

On entertainment information program, TV Joseon’s ‘Entertainment in TV’, Girls’ Generation were voted as the best ‘Power People’ in the female entertainers category among 100 others who are entertainment reporters, PD, writers, etc. The survey was carried out for a period of 1 week from January 21st.

The girls were picked as one of the ‘Power People’ because of their overseas advancement and also their role as the leader of Kpop and Hallyu boom. Composer Park GeunTae said, “The result reflects Girls’ Generation’s success in signing a contract with America’s top major music label, Interscope Records. I think it is a meaningful step for them as this is somewhat similar to a promising football player signing for a famous football club. In the US market, real challenges await”.

SM Entertainment’s chairman, Lee SooMan who faced challenges from entertainment’s industry’s top producers such as Yang HyunSuk, Park JinYoung, Hong SeungSung, Kim KwangSoo, etc was voted as the winner of the Producer Category. Yoo JaeSuk who features in many variety programs topped the Male Entertainers Category while Kim TaeHo PD of variety program ‘Infinity Challenge’ emerged as the ‘Power People’ of the Broadcast Category. In the Movie Category, it was none other than Director Park ChanWook who received recognition not only in Korea but also various international film festivals in Cannes, Berlin, etc.

Yoona looks the same with or without make up?

SNSD's Yoona proves that she does not need make up to look more beautiful. Recently, a photo of Yoona was shared in an online community where they compared Yoona's face before and after make up.

Usually, make up makes a face more attractive, but in Yoona's case, she does not need make up to look stunning. Yoona already has the genetics from her family as she boasts her smooth milky skin, V-line face and a charming smile.

Netizens are captivated by Yoona's beauty as well, they commented, "Yoona looks just as beautiful when she doesnt have make up and when she does have make up", "She looks pretty even if she has no make up on", "I envy her so much", "Super genese indeed".

Miryo releases teaser video ft. SNSD's Sunny

Following the four image teasers released earlier, Brown Eyed Girls' Miryo has released video teaser for her upcoming solo debut.

On January 27, Nega Network released the teaser, and to everyone’s astonishment, it features Sunny of Girls' Generation. Sunny’s unmistakable short blonde hair was the first clue shown until she turned around to reveal a chic look with sunglasses.

Miryo's solo debut single will be released on February 1st.

Wild Romance's ratings rose with the help of Jessica's charm

KBS "Wild Romance" has experienced an increase in viewer ratings thanks to SNSD's Jessica. On the 26th of January broadcast of the drama, they received a viewer rating of 6.4% which is an increase from their previous rating of 6.2% percent. In just one day the number of viewers increased and its seems that it's because of Jessica's more airtime on the episode. 

Fans have already been anticipating Jessica's appearance on the drama as it is Jessica's debut to act in a drama series, she already has experience performing in a musical giving her a background on acting.

meanwhile, MBC "The moon that embraces the sun" has surpassed their previous 30% viewer rating and achieved 31.7% while SBS "Take care of us, Captain" got 8.5% viewer rating.

Sunny Bridges the Generational Gap on Invincible Youth 2

Girls’ Generation’s Sunny has taken the title of a character who can find common ground with the 70s and 80s generations.

In celebration of the lunar new year, “Invincible Youth 2″ invited the father of comedy, Lim Haryong, to teach G8 about traditional foods and games. Lim Haryong, who met G8 for the first time, started the filming by calling each one of the members by their name and creating a peaceful and happy atmosphere. While explaining about the new year traditions, he asked questions relating to the foods that Koreans eat during lunar new year. However, G8, which consists of members in their late teens and early twenties who lived in the city for a long time, seemed to be taken aback because they did not have any special memories or have any knowledge of the new year traditions.

Girls’ Generation’s Sunny proved to be far ahead of the rest of the G8 members by knowing the answers to many questions that the others did not know. Lim Haryong was so surprised at Sunny that he asked, “How old are you really?” Hyoyeon added to this by saying, “In truth, Sunny’s nickname is ’60Sunny’. She was born in ’89 but she acts like someone from the 60s, so Girls’ Generation members named her that way.” At this, Lee Soogeun, who saw that Sunny had dyed her hair blonde said, “There’s a rumor that Sunny’s hair is not dyed blonde, but it’s her hair turning white”, causing everyone to burst out laughing.

Sunny’s rediscovery as “60Sunny” acted as the bridge between generations by explaining the old comedy of Lim Haryong to other G8 members who are not familiar with humor such as “Should I do that at my age”, “If only I were a week younger”, and acting out little vignettes such as “Humor House No.1″.

This episode of “Invincible Youth 2″ with the meeting of different generations will air on January 28th at 11:05pm KST.

Forbes 3 Most Powerful Kpop Stars!

Forber ranked the 3 most powerful Kpop Stars.

Check out the ranking below.

Forber ranked the 3 most powerful Kpop Stars.

Check out the ranking below.

1 Girls’ Generation

This group sets records worldwide with their album and concert ticket sales. Girls’ Generation has numerous endorsements from TV to clothing to games. These nine ladies are poised to break out in the United States in 2012. In Japan, they are The First-Ever Korean Girl Group to be Certified ‘Double Platinum’. There is no question why they hit number one on this list.

2. Lee Seung-gi

Lee Seung-gi has been singing for as long as he can remember. In high school, his band performed at a small local theater owned by ‘80s star Lee Sun-Hee. Lee Seung-gi was instantly asked to pursue a professional career. Years later, with several top albums, and roles in tv and film, Lee Seung-gi makes this list as number 2.

3. 2PM

2PM  is known worldwide and seem like an unstoppable force, even with the loss of Jaebeom (Jay Park) in 2009 as the result of scandal. 2PM will increase their media presence and positive image with the release of a Japanese tv show where the boys help Japanese citizens learn the Korean language. Fans, get ready for the release of 2PM’s compilation album later in 2012!