MBC will featured a special SMTown Paris on July 2 around 24.30KST. It is a one hour show featuring highlights from the recently concluded SMTown in Paris.
Here's the preview! Don't miss it!
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Jessica Supports Sister Krystal for SBS's 'Kiss and Cry'
On the 21st of June, Jessica showed strong support for her sister Krystal by personally attending her practice session at the SBS Ilsan Production Center for SBS's figure skating competition ''Kiss and Cry''.
Jessica provided a very heartwarming scene through her on-set encouragement. She mentioned it was her first time watching Krystal skate and then added, "She's really good and expressed [her acting] beautifully. It's to the point where you can feel how relaxed she is." She continued her admiration by remarking: "When I saw Krystal before the competition, she said she was even more nervous because I was here to watch, but she did really well."
The episode will air this coming Sunday, July 3rd on SBS.
Jessica provided a very heartwarming scene through her on-set encouragement. She mentioned it was her first time watching Krystal skate and then added, "She's really good and expressed [her acting] beautifully. It's to the point where you can feel how relaxed she is." She continued her admiration by remarking: "When I saw Krystal before the competition, she said she was even more nervous because I was here to watch, but she did really well."
The episode will air this coming Sunday, July 3rd on SBS.
SNSD topped June's Japan Tower Record Chart
Japan’s largest record store, Tower Records released the ‘Kpop Chart for June’ on July 6th. SNSD’s 1st Japanese Album ‘Girls’ Generation’ which was released on June 1st, captured the no.1 spot.
‘Girls’ Generation’ which contains 12 songs including their Japanese debut song ‘Genie’, ‘Gee’, ‘Mr.Taxi’, ‘Run Devil Run’, etc was also ranked 3rd in the monthly pre-order chart for May. After the album was released on June 1st, it climbed to the top spot of Oricon Weekly Album Chart, with recorded sales of 232,000 copies in the first week. With the consistent sales volume, SNSD’s debut album was also named one of the top 10 best selling album on Oricon for the first half of 2011 with sales of 325,658 copies.
Besides ‘Girls’ Generation’, FT Island’s ‘Return’ and ‘Five Treasure Island’ took 2nd and 5th spot respectively on Tower Records’ ‘Kpop Chart for June’. f(x)’s 1st album repackaged ‘Hot Summer’ captured the no.3 spot while Beast’s ‘Fiction and Fact’ was ranked 4th. Big Bang’s ’2011 Big Bang Concert Live Album Big Show: Big Bang Live Album’ came in 6th while Kim HyunJoong’s ‘Breakdown’ took the no.7 spot. CN Blue’s ‘First Step’ came in 8th, 2pm’s ‘Hands Up’in 9th while the DVD album of KBS2 drama (starring Jang GeunSuk) ‘Marry Me, Mary!’ secured the 10th spot.
‘Girls’ Generation’ which contains 12 songs including their Japanese debut song ‘Genie’, ‘Gee’, ‘Mr.Taxi’, ‘Run Devil Run’, etc was also ranked 3rd in the monthly pre-order chart for May. After the album was released on June 1st, it climbed to the top spot of Oricon Weekly Album Chart, with recorded sales of 232,000 copies in the first week. With the consistent sales volume, SNSD’s debut album was also named one of the top 10 best selling album on Oricon for the first half of 2011 with sales of 325,658 copies.
Besides ‘Girls’ Generation’, FT Island’s ‘Return’ and ‘Five Treasure Island’ took 2nd and 5th spot respectively on Tower Records’ ‘Kpop Chart for June’. f(x)’s 1st album repackaged ‘Hot Summer’ captured the no.3 spot while Beast’s ‘Fiction and Fact’ was ranked 4th. Big Bang’s ’2011 Big Bang Concert Live Album Big Show: Big Bang Live Album’ came in 6th while Kim HyunJoong’s ‘Breakdown’ took the no.7 spot. CN Blue’s ‘First Step’ came in 8th, 2pm’s ‘Hands Up’in 9th while the DVD album of KBS2 drama (starring Jang GeunSuk) ‘Marry Me, Mary!’ secured the 10th spot.
Tiffany and Tae Yeon record duet for Lady Marmalade
TaeYeon and Tiffany performed this song at Japan concert and the girls have also recorded the studio version of this song,check out the song here!
SNSD's Jessica with new flawless selcas
It's great to see more selcas from SNSD's members!
SNSD's Jessica's new selcas are spreading like wildfire online.Jessica is seen in a candy shop as shown in the photos above.
Still as gorgeous as usual,will you be buying her some candies if you meet here in the shop??
SNSD's Jessica's new selcas are spreading like wildfire online.Jessica is seen in a candy shop as shown in the photos above.
Still as gorgeous as usual,will you be buying her some candies if you meet here in the shop??
A fan club of SNSD advertised Tiffany's birthday
SNSD’s fan cafe Sisters advertised Tiffany’s birthday on a daily magazine to celebrated her 23rd birthday.
One of the members of Sisters said, “I still can’t forget their second solo concert. Many fans already miss them, and I hope that Tiffany’s smile will make them happy once again. I sincerely congratulate you on your birthday, and give you my best wishes.”
Sisters did some volunteer work at Kids Foundation, Chungbuk Branch on the 17th, which was Tiffany’s birthday, and they are also planning to donate their happy beans.
Meanwhile, a Taiwanese fan club Tiffany’s House sent her birthday gifts, and Sisters is planning to gather other Korean fans’ gifts and deliver them to her.
WHich Kpop stars receive the most recognition overseas?
A survey with the above title was conducted from July 26th to August 2nd and a total of 191,674 votes were cast. SNSD topped the survey with a whopping 83,705 votes, which was 43.7% out of the total votes.
Fellow SM Entertainment labelmates Super Junior, who has just released their 5th album Mr. Simple, came in second with 49,852 votes (26%).
JYJ and TVXQ came in 3rd and 4th respectively with 15,408 votes (8%) and 10,405 votes (5.4%).
Also, KARA, Big Bang and SHINee were ranked fifth to seventh in the survey.
Fans commented on SNSD’s dominance in the survey; “Right now, SNSD. In the future too, it’s SNSD!”, “Asia’s best girl group, SNSD”, “SNSD is undisputed without having to consider for even a second”, etc.
Fellow SM Entertainment labelmates Super Junior, who has just released their 5th album Mr. Simple, came in second with 49,852 votes (26%).
JYJ and TVXQ came in 3rd and 4th respectively with 15,408 votes (8%) and 10,405 votes (5.4%).
Also, KARA, Big Bang and SHINee were ranked fifth to seventh in the survey.
Fans commented on SNSD’s dominance in the survey; “Right now, SNSD. In the future too, it’s SNSD!”, “Asia’s best girl group, SNSD”, “SNSD is undisputed without having to consider for even a second”, etc.
Netizens go crazy for “Seohyun Generation”
Netizens have been bringing up caps of SNSD Seohyun’s Daum screensaver on various internet community sites and praising her charming beauty.
Her big round eyes staring straight into the camera has netizens already declaring, “This is Seohyun Generation!“, while she rolls around on a mat and smiles sweetly.
Other netiezns commented, “The maknae is such a goddess,” “She’s so young and already exudes this kind of aura… Amazing,” and “Our maknae is so pretty!”
SNSD, KARA and Bing Bang granted distinctions from “Japan Record Awards”
Girl group SNSD can celebrate their successful debut into the Japanese market, as it was recently revealed that they were granted the ‘New Artist’ award from the ‘Japan Record Awards‘.
According to the judging committee of the ‘52nd Japan Record Awards‘, SNSD won the rookie award alongside ICONIQ, Kikuchi Madoka, and S/mileage. The rookie award automatically nominates them for the ‘Best New Artist Award,’ which will select the top debuting artist from the four winners.
The winner of the “Best New Artist Award” is scheduled to be revealed during the actual awards ceremony on December 30th.
Heartthrob group Big Bang also won a notable distinction this year, as their Japanese track “Tell Me Goodbye” received the award for being one of the “Best Songs” this year. Big Bang is now in the running to grab the highest honor of the night, the “Japan Record Award“, for which they’ll compete against the other artists who were also acknowledged for having a “Best Song”. Again, the winner of the “Japan Record Award” will also be announced on December 30th.
KARA also made fared well for themselves this year, as they were granted the “Best Project” award for their special packaged release, “KARA SPECIAL PREMIUM BOX FOR JAPAN“.
Stay tuned to allkpop for further updates on this exciting event!
Red Carpet 20th Seoul Music Awards
Here are some pictures of the Red Carpet for the 20th Seoul Music Awards.
SNSD released Domino Pizza CF!
Another new CF added to the list for SNSD,check out their latest CF here,i am hungry right now,gotta find myself a nearby Pizza shop ^ ^
KARA scores Platinum and Gold certifications from RIAJ, SNSD tallies two Gold
In the month of November, the RIAJ (Recording Industry Association of Japan) has certifiedKARA’s “Mister” as Platinum, KARA’s “Jumpin” as Gold, SNSD’s “Gee” as Gold, and SNSD’s “GENIE” as Gold in the “Chaku-Uta Full” section.
For reference, RIAJ certifies Platinum as 250,000 sales while Gold is 100,000 sales. Check out the image below from the official site!
Tiffany makes her comeback through Japan’s “Mezamashi TV Live”!
After having to pull out of SNSD’s “Hoot” promotions last month due to a knee injury, member Tiffany is finally back with her girls!
Tiffany made her comeback appearance through the December 23rd episode of “Mezamashi TV Live“. Joining the girls on the station’s rooftop, she delivered a strong performance of “Gee” and demonstrated that she’s back in tip-top shape.
After the performance, the group went down for a short interview session with the program’s hosts.
Having heard of her injury, the hosts asked after Tiffany’s health. She replied in Japanese, “I’m ok now. Because of the strong support from everyone, I was able to return quickly. Thank you very much! While I was taking a break, I was studying Japanese and singing. It was also a good time to review myself. I will work cheerfully now, so please continue to support us!”
We’re glad to see Tiffany doing well. Check out the performances and interview segments down below!
< “Gee” performance >
< Interview >
010 Hanteo Artist of the year SNSD..!
2010 Hanteo Artist of the year…. SNSD!
With so many successes in 2010, it has undoubtedly been the ‘year of Soshi‘. While there are merely 4 days left until 2011, the girls list of achievements just keep stretching longer and longer…
SNSD has recently been awarded Hanteo’s Singer Award for 2010!
The chart takes into account all albums released by the artist since their debut, but counts sales made in 2010 (In this case 1st Jan – 26th Dec 2010). While SNSD placed 2nd in 2009 behind hip-hop veteran Seo TaiJi. Selling a total of 303,442 copies this year, SNSD took home the crown while fellow SM label-mates Super Junior andSHINee placed 2nd and 3rd with 262,610 and 154,332 copies sold respectively.
Another interesting point is that alongside Soshi, fellow SM town artists completely dominated Hanteo’s best selling albums for 201o.
1. Super Junior – Bonamana (ver A) – 132,127
2.SNSD – Oh – 123,668
3.SNSD – Hoot – 94,442
4. SHINee – Lucifer (ver A) – 58,628
5. BoA – Hurricance Venus – 57,273
6.SNSD – Run Devil Run (repackaged) – 57,037
Soshi showed support for Super Junior's comeback on Music Core
Heartwarming scenes were captured as SNSD went to support Super Junior for their Music Core comeback.
On the 6th of August, Super Junior’s Kim Hee Chul posted on his own twitter account, “Thanks to SNSD dongsaengs who came to support us at Music Core. Right now it’s Girls’ Generation! We are Super Junior!”
Super Junior’s Ye Sung also said, “Our Soshi dongsaengs who came to support us. Our pretties who are so faithful (to friends)~ Thanks!”, as he revealed images of SNSD who went to support them on Music Core.
In the picture, Super Junior’s HeeChul, YeSung, KyuHyun, Lee Teuk and SNSD’s Taeyeon, Sunny, Seohyun and Tiffany stood together with their poses, showing their close relationships.
Besides SNSD, singer Defconn also went to support them, as he made the comment, “When I finished watching their entire performance just now, I greeted the PD and came out. I then congratulated them on their comeback saying, ‘Well done! You all were great! You’re Supermen!’ ”. Song writer Joo Young-Hoon, too, supported them by saying “I just downloaded the entire Super Junior new album, Hyung is a nice person, right?”.
K-Pop Music Fest Sydney 2011 Teaser
The promotional video for K-pop Music Fest in Sydney released.
The Kpop groups that will invade Australia are DBSK, SNSD, SHINee, SISTAR, miss A, MBLAQ, Kara, Secret, C.N. Blue, BEAST, 4minute, and 2AM.
This is the 1st Kpop fest in Australia so many kpop fans are excited.
The Kpop groups that will invade Australia are DBSK, SNSD, SHINee, SISTAR, miss A, MBLAQ, Kara, Secret, C.N. Blue, BEAST, 4minute, and 2AM.
This is the 1st Kpop fest in Australia so many kpop fans are excited.
Hyoyeon turns cold and stunning for 'Vogue'!
Recently, Hyoyeon presented her unique attractiveness through a photo shoot for the November issue of ‘Vogue’.
On October 25th, a post titled ‘SNSD Hyoyeon’s appearance in a magazine recently’ was posted onto an online community, with photos attached.
On October 25th, a post titled ‘SNSD Hyoyeon’s appearance in a magazine recently’ was posted onto an online community, with photos attached.
In the photos, Hyoyeon showed a cold look with smart styling, which attracted a lot of attention. It is also noticeable that simple accessories such as the fedora she held in hands and the bowtie she wore in the photos complimented her attractiveness.
Netizens who saw the photos commented, “The concept is beautiful”, “She has become a mature lady”, “Her level of beauty increased again” etc.
Netizens who saw the photos commented, “The concept is beautiful”, “She has become a mature lady”, “Her level of beauty increased again” etc.
Jessica speaks up on junior singers on 'Strong Heart"
On the 100th episode special of SBS’s ‘Strong Heart’ aired on October 25th, Jessica gave her opinion after listening to Kim JiSook’s story of how she was troubled by the fact that she was falling off from the peak of her success and fame in the past.
Jessica broke her silence by saying, “I’m really thankful for receiving so much love (from fans).” She revealed, “My other friends, as well as my younger sister, f(x)’s Krystal have debuted and are living the life of singers. As the junior singers are like family to me, I think I’ll be happy to let them take over my place.”
Jessica continued, “Whether it’s us or our seniors, I think we are all trying to make that ‘place’ a more beautiful and greater place to be.”
Kim JiSook then said, “At the time when I was facing instability, I couldn’t endure it. Although I knew that eventually I had to come down from my place, I could never accept that fact,” regretting what happened to her in the past.
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