Yoona confessed, "I used to look older than my age"

Girl's Generation Yoona talked about her appearance.

Girl's Generation members recently went on recording for KBS2 talkshow's "Hello", and Yoona made a confesions,"I used to look older than my real age"

On the recording day, a female guest which is in her 20s revealed how she looked younger than her age, and she was always mistaken as a junior high school student. Then the MC asked the Girl's Generation members if such things happened to them. For this question, Yoona said,"I used to look older when I was young, I even received an entertainment industry promotion card", made everyone on the set surprised.

She then also added,"When I was in secondary school, I looked like a college student so college boys often asked for my phone number"

This episode of talkshow "Hello" will be broadcasted on 14th at 11:00 pm kst

Girls' Generation talk about who is most popular in different regions

 

 Girls’ Generation recenly talked about their popularity in different regions.

On January 14th, Girls’ Generation appeared on KBS 2TV’s talk show ‘Hello’. During the show, members YoonA, Tiffany, Jessica, Hyoyeon, Taeyeon and Sunny revealed the most popular members in different regions.

Tiffany shared, “Hyoyeon is the most popular one in Europe. For me and Jessica, since we can speak English, we are a little more popular in the United States.”

YoonA and Sunny revealed that they are popular in Chinese region. However, when Taeyeon was asked in which region she is most popular, she could not answer. Then, MC Shin Dong Yup said, “Maybe in Jeonju? Because she is from Jeonju”, evoking laughter to the studio.

Girls' Generation raises funds for retinitis pigmentosa patients with charity auction

 

At the start of 2013, Girls’ Generation members ran an auction together with Beautiful Store to help patients diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, an eye disease that causes severe vision impairment and often blindness. This auction was initially proposed by Sooyoung and eventually they raised a total of 5,841,000 Won for the patients.

It started with a campaign named ‘Sooyoung’s wish for lights in the dark world’ (수영과 함께 까만 세상에 빛을 희망해), organised by Beautiful Store, Daum and QTV. Girls’ Generation members then donated their items which were put up for auction on Daum’s site of Hope from December 16th, 2012 to January 5th, 2013.

The auction was meaningful since Sooyoung proposed herself, and all other members participated in support. Sooyoung had always cared for patients who lost their visions and is concerned about their treatment and disease prevention.

This time, Girls’ Generation members donated a total of 17 items that they treasured for the campaign. These include Seohyun’s handbag and clothes, Sooyoung’s watch and bromide photo frame, Sunny’s bag, YoonA’s sunglasses, Tiffany’s watch, Hyoyeon’s shoes and items from other members.

Among these items, Jessica’s shoes (pictured above) were sold for the highest price of 650,000 Won, followed by YoonA’s sunglasses at 609,000 Won, Tiffany’s wristwatch at 600,000 won, YoonA’s fur hat at 540,000 won, and Sooyoung’s wristwatch at 412,000 won. All proceeds will be donated to retinitis pigmentosa patients through Beautiful Store.

On the other hand, the campaign ‘We wish, together with Sooyoung of Girls’ Generation’ will be conducted on Daum’s site of Hope until January 19th.

Girls’ Generation express their cute frustration on ‘Hello’

 

 

The Girls’ Generation members expressed their cute frustration after a guest shared a story on KBS‘ ‘Hello‘.

 

On the January 14th episode of ‘Hello’, a 22 year old man appeared on the show and shared a story where he complained that his hyung‘s friends would come to his house and use it as if it were their own. According to him, they would just take things from the refrigerator, bring their girlfriends to his house, cook, make a mess and not even clean it up. His hyung’s friends even gave the door security code to a delivery man, shocking everyone at their rudeness.

 

Although the atmosphere was light the girls seemed to be frustrated over the hyung’s friends lack of manners. Tiffany showed her frustration, continuously interrogating the friends to try and figure out why they would do this. When she got the answer, “If I go to my house, I have to clean it up“, she got blurted, “What’s wrong with you?“. The other Girls’ Generation members jokingly threatened to throw their pillows and all agreed with the guest that it was a bad problem.

The segment begins around the 41:41 mark below.

YoonA confesses she was mistaken for a college student when she was 15

 

 

YoonA confessed that she looked old when she was younger.

 

On the January 14th installment of KBS‘ ‘Hello‘, a woman complained that even though she was 20, people thought she was still in elementary school. When YoonA heard the story, she spoke up and said, “I’m actually the opposite“.

 

She continued, “When I was in middle school, I was mistaken for a college student. When I was 15, waiters would hand me business cards and invite me to adult clubs. I was scared.”

 

When Kim Tae Gyun teased, “Did you keep the business cards for a while?“, YoonA laughed and said, “I didn’t“, causing the studio to laugh as well.

Girls' Generation tops Taiwan and Singapore music charts

 

After sweeping local music charts, Girls’ Generation also dominated both Taiwan and Singapore music charts with their latest album, ‘I Got A Boy’!

On January 15th, SM Entertainment revealed that Girls’ Generation’s new album ‘I Got A Boy’ is making a wave on Taiwan, topping the country’s ‘FIVE MUSIC Chart’, ‘G-MUSIC Asia Chart’ and ‘CCR Asia Music Chart’.

The group also ranked #1 in ‘K-Pop TOP 100 Chart’ of KKBOX and ‘Asia Chart’ of HIT FM, which is the most popular radio program in Taiwan.

In addition, the group further proved their global dominance with ‘I Got A Boy’ also topping HMV’s ‘Korean & Japanese Pop Chart’ in Singapore.

Yoona poses with Heo Kyung Hwan

Gagman Heo Kyungn Hwan updated his Twitter with a new photo. 

He wrote,"Beggar? Worth it~~^^." 

He poses with Girls' Generation's Yoona in the photo above, Yoona appeared as special guest on Gag Concert aired on 13th January. 

Fans commented,"Yoona is so cute","her performance was awesome" and etc.

STONEHENgE reveals BTS footage of Jessica and Krystal’s pictorial

Behind-the-scenes footage of Girls’ Generation’s Jessica and f(x)’s Krystal’s latest pictorial with jewelry brand STONEHENgE has been released!

STONEHENgE recently announced that it has chosen Jessica and Krystal as its new advertising models for the year of 2013 and released their first pictorial for the brand. Having the concept of “Beautiful Moment”, the shoot showcases the sibling’s unending affection for each other.

Check out the video below!

Girls’ Generation reveals rankings of their bare faces on ‘Hello’

Girls’ Generation members have revealed their ranking of their faces without make-up (bare faces).

During the recent filming of KBS-2TV talk show ‘Hello’, Girls’ Generation revealed truths about their bare faces.

On that day, the MC asked, “Which member looks most different with and without make-up?” and the members gave their answers while saying “She’s pretty”.

However, Hyoyeon added, “I like my face after make-up”, making the entire studio burst into laughter. Upon hearing Hyoyeon’s unexpected answer, Girls’ Generation started their discussion on the topic of bare faces.

MC Lee Young-Ja said, “We have received information that Sunny looks different with and without make-up.” Sunny answered, “I have 2 modes, one being Girls’ Generation’s Sunny and another being Soonkyu.”

Sunny continued her story, “When the Soonkyu mode is on, my hair is tied backwards and even my members say that I look like a man.” She also revealed that members who live together with her were shocked.

Tiffany continued, “After getting her short haircut, Sunny looks more boyish now.”

This episode of ‘Hello’ will be aired on January 14th, 11.15pm KST.