Friday, June 8, 2012

Girls' Generation attends 'GiRL de Provence' perfume launch event


On June 7th, the members of Girls’ Generation attended a launch event for their latest endorsement of the “GiRL de Provence” perfume from 10 Corso Como. Though Yuri unfortunately could not attend, the other eight members present were dressed in beautiful dresses that showed off their gorgeous looks.


First seen in Girls’ Generation – TTS’s music video for “Twinkle”, the “GiRL de Provence” perfume has since been the center of a large advertisement campaign from 10 Corso Como, which heavily featured the brand’s Twitter account and a Facebook page dedicated to the perfume. Starting on May 29th, 10 Corso Como released a photo each day on its Twitter and Facebook, counting down the days to last night’s launch event. 

The “GiRL de Provence” perfume will be sold for one month only, from June 8th to July 8th, exclusively at 10 Corso Como stores. The perfume can be purchased at the 10 Corso Como store in Milan, Italy, in two stores in South Korea, and on 10 Corso Como’s online shop.

Girls' Generation - TTS Interviewed on DJ Isak's 'K-Poppin'!


Girls’ Generation – TTS was featured on Arirang Radio’s “K-Poppin’” in the “Star Close Up” segment on June 8th.
The radio show, hosted by fellow SM Entertainment artist DJ Isak, was broadcast from noon to 2PM KST. Although the interview with Girls’ Generation – TTS was only played in the second half of the radio show, so many SONEs tuned in to listen to the show and leave a comment on the message board that the server crashed. In the end, DJ Isak had to resort to using Twitter to reply to the messages left for her.
DJ Isak also took the chance to share about her friendship with the girls. She revealed that she first met a cute, pig-tailed Tiffany in Los Angeles when Tiffany approached her at a concert. Also, she said that during their trainee days, Taeyeon was given the nickname, “Tae Tae”, and up till this day, Isak’s mother still calls Taeyeon that.
During the interview, the girls talked about a wide variety of topics and mentioned that they are currently working on a Korean album scheduled to be released at the end of this year. Also, Tiffany shared that she would like to go backpacking in Europe, while Taeyeon and Seohyun said that they would like to visit Egypt.
You can check out the cute interview with Girls’ Generation – TTS below.



'I AM' sets premiere date in Korea


After having its original date postponed due to audio issues, SM Entertainment’s documentary film ‘I AM’ has set a new premiere date. 

On the morning of June 8th, film distributor CJ E&M confirmed that ‘I AM’ has been finally set to hit Korean theaters on June 21st.

Originally slated to premiere on May 10, ‘I AM’ has been postponed to a later date due to audio issues. Since the documentary contains variety of footage from artists’ New York performances, interviews and past footages, the production delayed the release to enhance the audio to a better quality.

‘I AM’ has already aired in other Asian countries ahead of its Korean release, starting with Indonesia on May 18th, Taiwan on the 25th, Singapore on the 31st, and Japan on June 2nd and 3rd.

New still cut of Sooyoung on the set of ‘Gentlemen’s Class’ released

Today, a new still cut of her from the set of the fifth episode has been released! Filmed on May 28th, Sooyoung reportedly arrived in shorts and a black leather jacket that captivated everyone at the set. Immediately, people were said to have taken out their cellphones to grab a picture of the star, causing a slight moment of chaos at the scene. Staff praised, “She’s seriously an angel.”
Fortunately, the set was quickly turned back into a friendly atmosphere, with Sooyoung greeting each of the cast members and staff. Sooyoung’s friends with Kim Min Jong so she was able to complete her scenes with relative ease.
The cameo had actually been suggested by Kim Min Jong, who offered the role to Sooyoung while talking about Girls’ Generation with writer Kim Eun Sook. Sooyoung agreed to the role and took time off of her schedule to make it to the set.
The episode airs on June 9th.

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Sooyoung debuted as MC on 'Midnight Entertainment' successfully!


On June 6th, Yoon DoHyun and Sooyoung had successfully made their debut as MCs on SBS ‘Midnight TV Entertainment’.

The participation of Sooyoung and Yoon DoHyun as MCs for SBS ‘Midnight TV Entertainment’ was announced through a press conference held on June 1st. Yoon DoHyun said, “I made this decision very carefully. Since I will be talking about others, I think I will be very careful. When there is a happy event, I will also be happy, and when there is a bad event, I will be sad. I think it will be interesting.”

Despite being their first live broadcast, Sooyoung and Yoon DoHyun have impressed viewers through their sensible comments as well as their smooth and natural MC-ing skills, with no significant and obvious mistakes.

After completing the live broadcast successfully, Sooyoung commented “I’ve been always watching the show on TV in the living room, but now I am the one who introduce the topics. So, I felt it was different and fun. I will work hard and try my very best to convey accurate news”.

YoonA's appetite for tangerines caused NGs


In the first episode of TV Joseon’s ‘Entertainment inTV the TREND’ which will be aired on June 9th, topics related to Girls’ Generation’s YoonA will be discussed. On this episode, various experts on make-up, hairstyle, costume, commercial, and music video will be revealing some secrets about YoonA. Among all the topics, there was an incident involving YoonA at a tangerine farm in Jeju Island which was thought to be the funniest.

On YoonA, who is known for her appetite for food, an expert said, “When she was filming a commercial in the tangerine farm, she kept eating the tangerines and caused many NGs in the process. However, she just continued eating”.

Furthermore, the dress YoonA wore during award ceremonies will be revealed, and the hairstyle and make-ups that the fans are curious about will also be discussed.

The behind stories related to YoonA can be seen through the broadcast of ‘Entertainment inTV the TREND’.