TaeTiSeo dominates Billboard charts

After an overwhelming sweep on Korean music charts, Girls’ Generation’s sub unit TaeTiSeo’s explosive popularity made its way to Billboard charts.

According to Billboard, TaeTiSeo’s debut single “Twinkle” climbed atop of Billboard’s World Album chart and ranked #2 on Heatseekers Album chart. The single has debuted at #21 on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart as well.

More notably, TaeTiSeo’s “Twinkle” debuted at #126 on the Billboard Top 200, the highest rank by Korean artist and non-English track. 

In K-Pop history, BoA previously ranked at #127 on the Billboard Top 200 while Big Bang’s ‘Alive’ was at #150. Girls’ Generation - TaeTiSeo has written another new record, ranking the highest among K-Pop artists.

SM Entertainment artist for '1st Look'

SM Entertainment labelmates TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls Generation and f(x) got together for a special pictorial for lifestyle magazine ‘1st Look’.

In promotions for SM’s upcoming documentary film ‘I AM’, 1st Look features Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun, TVXQ’s Yunho, Super Junior’s Leeteuk and f(x)’s Krystal. And along with each pictorial also features an in-depth interview with each members.

In the interview, Seohyun talked about her past and future, giving a glimpse into who she really is, being both Seohyun and Seo Joohyun. (full interview here)

TVXQ’s Yunho reveals his goals, “I like resting, but I’m happier when I’m singing. Like my idol, Michael Jackson, I want to become a singer that is remembered forever.”

Leeteuk expressed, “Behind the glitz and glam of the career of a celebrity lies a normal, Korean man, who is hungry for love and success.”

Catch the full spread and interviews featuring the SM artists on the latest issue of 1st Look. 

TaeTiSeo makes much anticipated debut on M! Countdown

Girl’s Generation’s first ever sub-unit, TaeTiSeo, finally made their debut with first mini album “Twinkle”. And just as everyone had expected, the album dominated local music charts, as well as landed on prominent spots on the iTunes music charts.

On May 3rd, TaeTiSeo - comprised of Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun, kicked off their much-anticipated debut performance on Mnet’s ‘M! Countdown.’ The girls performed their title track “Twinkle” as well as the track “Baby Steps”. 

Although many fans wished that there were more members of Girl’s Generation in TaeTiSeo, many fans were pleased by the grouping of three vocal powerhouses of Girl’s Generation.

Watch their performance below!

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YoonA is Like a Goddess!

Attention! Beware of falling into the attractiveness of YoonA in the state of goddess.

Recently, YoonA was appearing in a seaside photoshot scene in “Love Rain” by dressing in elegant long dress.

In the drama, Seo Joon (Jang Geun Suk) and Jung Ha Na (YoonA) break up. But in order to let Seo Joon sincerely faces her real heart, YoonA decides to become his model once again. This time, the shooting location is the beach.

YoonA dressed in elegant and graceful yellow long dress, using her elegant and innocent image to attract the attention of viewers. The set of photos reveals at mysterious and misty flavor, making YoonA looks like a goddess. And the expression of YoonA with slight sadness also perfectly interpreted the concept of mysterious aroma that the set of photos want to express, successfully arousing the curiosity.

The photos triggered explosive response from netizens, who said, “She looks like goddess descended from heaven, seemingly exuding glaring shines from whole body,” “YoonA is really a person who only exists in legend, she is to beautiful,” “I guess she is becoming model for Jang Geun Suk again, will she using her beauty to make him change his mind? I am curious,” “Around her must be surrounded by 100 lights. This really like shooting pictorials,” “Her sad expression, is Jang Geun Suk said something hurtful?” and so on.

Girls' Generation - TTS to have first performance on M! Countdown

Girls’ Generation will be making a comeback to Mnet’s ‘M!Countdown’ through its subunit, TaeTiSeo on May 3rd.

On May 3rd, through its official twitter account Mnet’s ‘M!Countdown’ tweeted, “We’ve been waiting for a while~ Girls’ Generation special unit TaeTiSeo’s first performance! Finally, they will be unveiled for the first time on ‘M! Countdown’ at 6pm in the evening today.” Along with the tweets, a few photos of the Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun were posted.

During today’s recording session for ‘M!Countdown’, the girls were spotted in black and purple costumes and making cute poses while having their pictures taken. In the pictures revealed, Tiffany was seen with her long orange hair tied-up neatly, Taeyeon with her brownish-blonde wavy hair and maknae Seohyun with her innocent look.

Fans who saw the photos commented, “I’m really looking forward to their performances”, “The songs are really awesome! All of them are pretty!”, “Can’t wait to see them on stage! TaeTiSeo Jjang”, etc.

On today’s ‘M!Countdown’, TaeTiSeo will be performing the title song ‘Twinkle’ along with ‘Baby Steps’, which is also a song included in the newly released mini album.

Past photos of Girls' Generation surfaced

Girl group Girls’ Generation’s past photos have become a hot topic online.

Recently, some photos surfaced on an online community site titled “Girls’ Generation's photo from the past”, showing the members during their days as SM Entertainment’s trainees.

The photos show Girls’ Generation members Seohyun, Yuri, Sooyoung and Yoona along with other trainees during pre-debut days 7 years ago. Though it was taken from younger years, fans could immediately identified each member with their same well-defined facial features.

Seohyun Talks About Her Past and Future in '1st Look' Magazine

In the May issue of “1st Look” magazine, SM Entertainment artists got together to talk about the upcoming release of the documentary film “I AM.” that will showcase the lives of SM Entertainment stars from their trainee days to the historic SMTOWN Live in NYC concert. Along with f(x)’s Krystal, TVXQ’s Yunho, and Super Junior’s Leeteuk, Seohyun took part in the photo shoot, and she gave us a glimpse into who she is, both Seohyun and Seo Joohyun.

“I AM. Seo Joohyun and Seohyun, because there wouldn’t be a ‘Seohyun’ if there was no ‘Seo Joohyun’. Seohyun on stage and the usual Seo Joohyun are really different. I try to draw myself in to maintain my image of living a proper lifestyle because I don’t want to disappoint anyone. People’s watchful eyes have become a good driving force in my life. With company friends and unnies, I have been able to create memories that I would not have been able to at school. When I look back, they were fun, fond days. It’s amazing and a little embarrassing that the trainees days that only I know about will be revealed. Your fingers curl when you look at photos from your past. But I think sharing our memories of the past with others sounds fun. I worked hard from when I was cast in fifth grade until now, and because I don’t regret the time spent, it’s okay if it gets revealed.”

“When I stand on stage, I get nervous, and because unexpected situations can occur, we need even more preparation. I must have confidence on top of that as well. The reason why I chose drama/theatre as my major is to act after learning all the theory first. You only live once, and I can only live as myself. I think I could learn a lot of things if I can live as others through acting.”

Girls' Generation, Super Junior, TVXQ and more to perform at Google HQ

Korean top groups will be performing at the Google Headquarters in San Francisco for the first time!

The concert which will be taking place at Google Headquarters in San Francisco, USA at 6pm (local time) on May 21st and will be aired worldwide through MBC and Google. Top K-Pop stars including SM Entertainment’s Girls’ Generation, TVXQ and Super Junior as well as Wonder Girls, KARA, B2ST, MBLAQ and SISTAR will be performing at the event.

On May 3rd, a representative from the music industry stated, “After hearing the news that Korean artists will be performing at the Google headquarters, curiosity has peaked even among the local event organizers. The Hallyu fever has spread not only with Korean-Americans but to all fans of pop music in the US.”

For SM Entertainment’s artistes, they will be preparing for the concert at Google Headquarters right after the ‘SM Town Live World Tour’ which will be held at Honda Center, California on May 20th.

Girls’ Generation, TVXQ, Super Junior, B2ST, and more to perform at Google headquarters

On May 21st at 6PM PST, Google will be hosting a concert at their Mountain View, California headquarters featuring performances by K-Pop’s reigning stars including SM Entertainment‘s Girls’ Generation, TVXQ, Super Junior as well as KARA, SISTAR, MBLAQ, B2ST, and the Wonder Girls. This event will broadcast through MBC and Google.

This will be the first time that a K-Pop concert will broadcast through not only a Korean channel, but through a major internet portal like Google, evidencing the rise of K-Pop’s popularity all over the world.

A representative of the event stated, “After hearing the news that Korean artists will be performing at the Google headquarters, curiosity has peaked even among the local event organizers. I think that previous performances by Korean artists were targeted towards Korean-Americans or the Koreans living abroad, but this time its appeal will spread to all fans of pop music in the US.”

In related news, SM artists will also be performing for their ‘SMTown Live‘ concert at the Honda Center in California on May 20th.

SM’s Yunho, Leeteuk, Seohyun, and Krystal model for ’1st Look’

For ‘1st Look‘ magazine, SM Entertainment labelmates got together for a special pictorial in time for the release of their new film, ‘I AM‘.

Each pictorial also features an in-depth interview with the stars, where TVXQ‘s Yunho in particular reveals his goals on how he wants to be remembered. He revealed, “I like resting, but I’m happier when I’m singing. Like my idol, Michael Jackson, I want to become a singer that is remembered forever, someone that can be a mentor for others.”

Super Junior‘s Leeteuk, who combined both masculine and chic looks for his style profile, expressed,“Behind the glitz and glam of the career of a celebrity lies a normal, Korean man, who is hungry for love and success.”

Girls’ Generation‘s Seohyun took the breath away of staff on set with her feminine yet powerful look. In her interview, she expressed, “My trainee days were fun and something to cherish because I made a lot of memories with my labelmate friends and unnis, memories that I wouldn’t be able to make at school. I’m both amazed and kind of shy that my trainee days will be revealed through ‘I AM’, but I think it will also be fun to share these with everyone.”

f(x)‘s Krystal showed off her own fashionable looks with a modern twist while also talking about her role in ‘High Kick 3‘, stating, “There are a lot of people that regard me as the same as my character, Ahn Soo Jung. I’m not like that, though. I may look cold on the outside, but I’m different once you get to know me. I’m just really shy.”

Check out the rest of the looks below!