Over half of Girls’ Generation’s special postage stamps sell out in an hour

Girls’ Generation has put their unwavering popularity on display once again by selling out more than half the prepared supply of their special postage stamps!

Girls’ Generation was recently named the first ever celebrity to be used as an image on a new collection of postage stamps released by the Korea Post. In recognition of their role as leaders of the global K-Pop boom, the Korea Post chose Girls’ Generation as their newest models in addition to celebrating their fifth anniversary since debut.

The stamps went on sale on August 9th, and just an hour into the sales, over half of the prepared stock have been revealed to be sold out with people lining up to reserve their sets.

A total of 14 different postage stamps can be found in a set, including nine individual member pictures from ‘The Boys‘, which also include signatures, and past album jacket covers like ‘Gee‘ and ‘Oh!‘.

South Korean culture promotional guide featuring Girls’ Generation spotted in London

The South Korean culture promotion guide featuring the ladies of Girls’ Generation has been spotted in London where the Olympics are currently being held.

Sungshin Women’s University professor Seo Kyung Duk, who organized the production of the pamphlets, had them printed on the 9th and had 10,000 copies distributed in London.

According to Professor Seo, the pamphlets were distributed throughout major tourist spots in London such as Piccadilly Circus, Hyde Park, Trafalga Square, the British Museum, and more, thanks to the help of students and tourists in London.

“I thought that the London Olympics was a golden opportunity to further spread awareness of Korean culture, as it is a big event where many tourists are gathered,” Professor Seo remarked. “We paid special attention to the design, making sure to add Girls’ Generation. There is a K-Pop craze amongst the young people in London, and seeing Girls’ Generation in the pamphlet will cause them to hold on to it, as opposed to throwing it away after one look.”

This promotional guide in particular was printed in English for the foreigners overseas, however there are plans to print the pamphlet in different languages. “We will be printing the guide in different languages such as Spanish, Chinese, and more,” Professor Seo added. “Just as we distributed the guides at large events such as EXPO 2012 and the London Olympics, we will continue to distribute them at major worldwide events.”

Seohyun lost some weight?

A photo of SNSD's Seohyun has become a hot topic among netizens. Recently, a photo of Seohyun getting inside their car was shared online with the title, "Seohyun's jackpot figure and beauty" and quickly became popular among netizens.

On her photo you can see her wearing a blue fancy mini dress and a matching blue hat.

She shows off her s-line figure with the dress showing her slender legs. No doubt Seohyun has a petite figure and it looks like she slimmed down a little.

Netizens commented, "She has such slim legs! She looks like a goddess", "I wonder what she was doing wearing that outfit", "Too bad Tiffany and Taeyeon is not clear on the photo".

SNSD's airport fashion!

 SNSD completed their schedule in Japan and went back to Korea on 7th August.

As usual,the girls garnered much attention from the public with their arrival at the airport,check out the photos of the girls at the airport.

Whose airport fashion do you like the most?

Sooyoung Helps Promote Her University

On July 13th, Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung, who is a student studying drama and cinema at Chung-Ang University, visited the university’s President’s office. She had a discussion with President Ahn Gookshin, Director of Admissions Lee Chankyu, Director of School Affairs Han Sangjun, and Head of Public Relations Lee Taehyun, regarding the university’s promotional video.

Student Choi Sooyoung took part in the 2013 admissions promotional video shoot. This video, which is currently under works, will be used to promote Chung-Ang University and will be directed towards students taking entrance exams. 

Ahn Gookshin stated, “We give thanks to Soooyoung for helping the school without hesitation, despite her busy schedule. We hope that she will help the development of the school’s image in the future.”

Sooyoung stated, “It’s a little help, but I’m happy that it will help the university. I hope many students will gain interest in our school through the video.”

Yuri gives a cake to Shin Se Kyung

Girls’ Generation member Yuri recently gave a congratulatory cake for actress Shin Se Kyung to wish her goodluck with her latest movie, “R2B: Return to Base”.

On August 9th, Shin Se Kyung posted on her Twitter, “Choi Anna is a scary girl..” and attached a photo of the cake above. The cake, which was sent by Yuri, has a written message that reads, “Lee Gayoung I’m watching you. R2B daebak!”

Yuri and Shin Se Kyung both starred in recently-concluded SBS drama series “Fashion King”. Shin Se Kyung played the role of Lee Gayoung while Yuri played Choi Anna. Even after the drama, the two stars continued to support each other.

Meanwhile, Shin Se Kyung will also star in the upcoming movie “R2B: Return to Base”, which will make its premiere on August 15th. The film is about the young pilot (Rain) who searches out and attacks enemy aircrafts that appear in the skies over Youido.

Over half of SNSD's stamps sell out in an hour

Girls’ Generation (SNSD) once again showed their unparalled popularity by selling out more than half of their available postage stamps.

Girls’ Generation was recently became the first celebrity to be featured on stampson South Korea. Designed and released by KoreaPost, the stamp acknowledged the group as the center of global K-Pop wave as well as designed for their five-year anniversary celebration.

The stamps went on sale on August 9 and within the first hour, the Seoul Central Post Office has sold more than half its prepared stock. Girls’ Generation’s stamp includes each members’ photo from their album ‘The Boys’ along with their signatures, as well as Girls Generation’s past album jacket images. It has 14 stamps in total.

Girls' Generation Wins Gold Medal in Pop Olympics!

Girls’ Generation won the gold medal for the first ever Pop Olympics on the music news portal, Popdust.

The Pop Olympics had representatives from America, Canada, Great Britain, and Korea compete against each other in a series of polls to see who was the world’s favorite pop star. In the first round starting from July 23rd, where each country elected a representative, Girls’ Generation received a staggering 4,278,684 votes (49.19%), edging out Big Bang, Wonder Girls, and 2NE1 to represent Korea.

Girls’ Generation went up against Taylor Swift from America, Justin Bieber from Canada, and The Wanted from Great Britain in the final competition of the Pop Olympics.

It was a clean sweep for Girls’ Generation, as they won each of the five categories in convincing fashion: Best Music Video for “MR. TAXI” (66%, 19,598 votes), Hottest Artist (66%, 36,154 votes), Best YouTube Moment for their fun talents at the New York fan meeting (76%, 33,437 Votes), Best Fans (65%, 17,413 Votes), and Best Song for “The Boys” (60%, 157,016 Votes). Voting was held from July 30th until August 6th with a new category being added every day. The Wanted was awarded the silver medal, and Taylor Swift was awarded the bronze.

Popdust was founded in February of 2011 by American music industry moguls including the co-founder of XM Satellite Radio, a top editor from “SPIN” and “Blender” magazines and Billboard, and a Senior Sales Executive from “Vanity Fair”, “Jane”, and “Maxim” magazines.

The turnout was huge in favor of Girls’ Generation for the first Pop Olympics, and they definitely made their presence known as the world’s premiere girl group. Check out Girls’ Generation’s Best YouTube Moment below. As Popdust says, “Seohyun is right: always wear your seatbelt.”