Sooyoung and her sister have the same voice?

On the July 25th episode of SBS‘ ‘One Night of TV Entertainment‘, Girls’ Generation Sooyoung‘s older sister Choi Soo Jin made a surprise appearance.

The musical actress drew the attention of the studio not only for her resemblance to Sooyoung, but also because of her nearly identical voice. Choi Soo Jin said, “When I answer the phone for our mom, they’ll often ask ‘Are you Sooyoung or Soo Jin?’ Sometimes even our mom will question, ‘Is that you Sooyoung?’ when I call.”

Other celebrities mistook Choi Soo Jin’s voice for Sooyoung’s at first, only to be shocked to realize that the voice actually belonged to her older sister. Even Sooyoung seemed taken aback by the similarity and expressed her surprise saying, “I had no idea my sister’s voice was so similar to mine.”

An expert explained, “Because siblings or other people who live together have similar lifestyles and eating habits, there’s more of a chance for their voices to be similar.”

YoonA watches "Love Rain" in Japan

On July 26th, Girls’ Generation’s YoonA posted a message on the group’s official webpage as well as shared two adorable photos taken from Japan. 

YoonA wrote:

“Everyone~~ It’s been a while~ Right??^^

Thanks to all of your support, since the past May. Completing ‘Love Rain’ filming successfully, and received many happy birthday wishes

I also went on a summer vacation, and am having an enjoyable time doing schedules with my members lately~

A few days ago, I came to Japan for ‘Love Rain’ promotions I was happy because it seemed like a lot of people were showing interest in it^^

While in Japan, the [drama] was airing, so I watched the live broadcast of the first episode of ‘Love Rain’~ ㅋㅋ I took a picture…hohoㅋ It really made my heart flutter and was cool watching it here ㅇ_ㅇ

Two days from now, is the day we see SONE Since we’ll be gathering for the first time in a while, let’s have a very exciting and fun time!! I’ll text if I get bored~~ hingㅋㅋㅋ

One more shot~~ㅋㅋ”

YoonA, along with actor Jang Geun Suk officially began promotions of their drama “Love Rain” in Japan. The two attended a press conference with more than 130 Japanese press personnels on July 25 ahead of the drama’s premiere on Fuji TV. 

Girls' Generation's phone numbers being sold online!

According to a recent broadcast of “One Night of TV Entertainment” on July 25th, there’s reportedly a source selling some of the top stars' personal phone numbers. The show’s production team was able to narrow in on this situation, where these phone numbers are being circulated over the web. Depending on the stars’ popularity, the cost for their personal digits will range from 5,000 won to 10,000 won.

When a rep of this source was asked whether they had the numbers of Girls Generation, the rep answered, “We have them all. It's 5,000 won for each member. If you buy a lot [of numbers], we’ll give you discount or even throw in a few [other numbers] for free.”

He continued, “If you buy the numbers of all the Girls Generation members, we’ll even give you 2PM’s Taecyeon and Chansung’s numbers for free.”

When asked how they got a hold of these numbers, he responded, “We have a few connections in broadcasting stations that sold them to us, or we got them from ‘sa-saeng fan’ internet cafe postings.” “Sa-saeng” refers to the stalker type of fans that make it difficult for

celebrities to live out their lives in a safe, private, and even human manner.

For the record, this kind of behavior or business activities can result in up to five years in prison with a 50 million won fine. Even if the celebrities affected don’t take legal measures against such business operators, such activities can still be investigated by judicial authorities.