Tiffany dazzles at the opening of '8ight Seconds'!

In the evening of February 23rd, Tiffany attended the outlet opening event of global SPA (Specialty store retailer of Private label Apparel) brand ’8ight Seconds’ at Shinsadong Garosugil in Kangnam, Seoul.

’8ight Seconds’ is more than just a fashion store selling ordinary clothings as it also gives customers the opportunity to enjoy the fashion, as well as experiencing the creativity of the designs while doing their shopping.

On the other hand, the opening event was also attended by Choi KangHee, Park SiYeon, Kim YooJung, f(x)’s Sulli, Rainbow, 4minute, Lee MinHo, Lee ChunHee, 2AM’s Jo Kwon and SeulOng, Kang HyeJung and Tablo.

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SE7EN 以及 JESSICA 为“DAZED KOREA“拍摄封面照！

近日著名歌手 Se7en 以及 少女时代 成员 Jessica 为时尚杂志“DAZED Korea”拍摄了相关月刊的封面照。

照片中俩人均画着熏装面对镜头摆出了冷酷且挑逗的姿势。相关照片是在昨天2月21号歌手 Se7en 通过他个人推特帐户公开的。

他也留言说道“Se7en & Jessica 3月份的Dazed封面以及画报在今天公开了！”

Taeyeon Continues to MC "Gaon Chart Awards" Despite an Injury!

On February 22nd, Taeyeon and Joo YoungHoon were the MCs for the ’1st GaOn Chart Kpop Awards’, which took place in Blue Square Samsung Card Hall in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Despite suffering from an injury on her toenail, Taeyeon held on and carried out her duty as an MC.

At the award ceremony, YoonA who accepted the ‘Oricon Special Award’ on behalf of Girls’ Generation gave her thanks and expressed her thoughts and feelings upon receiving the award. She then pointed to Taeyeon, requesting the leader to say a few words. Upon her request, Taeyeon who did not leave the MC-ing spot, gave her acceptance speech.

Joo YoungHoon then explained, “While Taeyeon is having an injury where her toe nail flipped off before the award ceremony today, she decided to proceed with her MC-ing duty.”

Feeling rather embarrassed with YoungHoon’s explanation, Taeyeon said,”You don’t have to go into the details, I’m ok. It’s only a very small injury.”

Due to the injury sustained, Taeyeon had to take off her high heels and put on a pair of slippers instead during the award ceremony.

Following this, netizens commented, “By proceeding with her MC-ing duty despite the painful toe nail injury, Taeyeon has shown a great sense of professionalism”, “Indeed, she is Girls’ Generation’s leader”, “I hope Taeyeon will have a speedy recovery”, etc.

Girls' Generation Become 'Flowers' in Third e-ma Commercial!

The third e-ma Nodoame (Translator’s note: nodoame means throat candy) commercial featuring Girls’ Generation is set to air on February 25th in Japan.

The theme for the first e-ma commercial was “dinner party”, which was accompanied by the Japanese version of “Gee”. The second commercial’s theme was “dollhouse”, while the song “Bad Girl” was playing in the background. For the latest commercial, the theme will be “a flower that blooms in the city” with the new song from the re-packaged Japanese album “Time Machine” being used as the background track.

The members of Girls’ Generation represent a “refreshing flower”, which draws comparison to the refreshing feeling a customer will experience when eating the candy. During the commercial, the girls are flower petals that eventually become a “beautiful flower” when all nine members gather together. The commercial ends with the girls standing in a row before a large metropolis as dawn approaches. In that ending moment, the theme is complete as the “flowers” bloom beautifully and with pride.

Filming for the commercial took place in the outskirts of Seoul in order to accommodate the increasingly busy schedules of Girls’ Generation. Throughout the entire filming session, the girls never complained and continued to work diligently with smiles on their faces.

Taeyeon Continues to MC "Gaon Chart Awards" Despite an Injury

Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon received praise when she injured her toe and continued to emcee the Gaon Chart K-POP Awards.

Taeyeon injured her toenail while she performed her MC duties with Joo Younghoon in “The First Gaon Chart K-POP Awards” that was held at the Samsung Card Hall in Blue Square.

Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon and Yoona accepted the “Special Oricon Award” on behalf of all the members. After Yoona’s acceptance speech, she asked Taeyeon to deliver her own speech. At this time, Taeyeon said her acceptance speech despite still being in the MC stands.

At this, Joo Younghoon explained, “Taeyeon has ripped her toenail during the awards and she is still doing her duties as an MC while fighting through the pain.”

Taeyeon replied by saying, “You don’t have to say that with so much detail. I’ve only gotten hurt a little bit,” and eased the fans’ hearts.

But Taeyeon had to put on slippers instead of high heels because of her injury.

Fans expressed their sadness by saying, “If her toenail was flipped then the pain would be horrible”, “There should be limitations to dancing”, “Taeyeon is really admirable. She didn’t show her pain..She has more than enough rights to be the kid leader”, and, “Make sure to get medical attention for it”.

Seohyun's best friend Lee Hwan Hee to debut in March

Lee Hwan Hee, who is known being Girls’ Generation Seohyun’s best friend during their SM Entertainmenttrainee days, has been preparing for a March debut as a member of a new girl group.

Lee Hwanhee passed SM Entertainment's auditions and became a trainee after entering winning a 2002 competition. She has been a trainee alongside Seohyun and Yuri and entered one of the lineups of Girls' Generation. However, during the final showcase, she was eliminated.

On a September episode of KBS2 “Big Brothers” where Seohyun made an appearance, she talked about Lee Hwan Hee. The two had dreams of debuting as Girls’ Generation and trained for 5 years together.

In 2011, Lee Hwan Hee moved fro SM Entertainment to Worthy Entertainment. An official from her current agency stated, "She will make her debut late in March and is currently recording some last minute work." 

The man behind doctored Girls' Generation nude picture indicted

The perpetrator who uploaded a doctored picture of Girls’ Generation in the nude has been caught. The man in his 50s is a public servant working at the Yeonsu District Office in Incheon and admitted to uploading the photo, but said he did not create the defamatory material himself. 

Police in Gangnam District, southeastern Seoul, announced that the man was indicted on Tuesday for spreading a manipulated picture of the girl group online.

The man was found have used his computer during work hours in December to upload the cropped photo of the girls’ faces onto the bodies of naked women. 

When the K-pop band’s agency found out about the picture on Feb. 16, it alerted the police and maintained that it may take legal action against the creator, uploader and those who spread the photo. 

“We will take all steps necessary to right this wrong,” a representative from SM Entertainment said. “The person should not just be held responsible for creating the phony picture but also for uploading it and spreading it online.”

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Girls' Generation bags two awards at the '1st GaOn Chart Kpop Awards'!

The first ever ‘GaOn Chart Kpop Awards’ was held at 7pm KST on February 22nd at the Blue Square Samsung Card Hall in Hannam-dong, Seoul and the event was hosted by Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon alongside composer-broadcaster Joo YoungHoon.

The winners of ‘GaOn Chart Kpop Awards’ are selected based on the aggregate data of digital music sales and album sales collected throughout 2011 and the awards given out include ‘Artists of The Year Award’, ‘New Artist of The Year Award’, ‘Best Music Composer/Lyricist of The Year Award’, ‘Best Performer of The Year Award’ , ‘Technical Excellence of The Year Award’, ‘Style of The Year Award’, ‘New Media Platform Award’, ‘Producer of The Year Award’, ‘Oricon Special Award’, ‘Kpop Contribution Award’, ‘International Song of The Year Award’ and ‘Discovery of The Year Award’.

Girls’ Generation, represented by Taeyeon and Yoona, brought home two big awards from the event — the ‘Oricon Special Award’ and the ‘Album of the Year (4th Quarter) Award’ for their album ‘The Boys’. In the acceptance speech, Yoona said, “I really miss my unnies, although Taeyeon unnie is here too, I really hope that they are beside me now to make the speech together.”

In addition to that, Girls’ Generation’s stylist, Seo SooKyung, won best stylist award and MC Taeyeon congratulated her by saying, “SooKyung unnie congrats!”. Seo Sookyung said, “Thank you SONEs for always giving your love and support. Thanks to Girls’ Generation, who has good body figures that always fits perfectly into our outfits.”

The award presentation ceremony were also attended by various Kpop artists including IU, Wonder Girls, Beast, Secret, Davichi, Girl’s Day, Huh Gak, Super Junior, B1A4, etc.