Monday, June 10, 2013

Seohyun Gives Her Thanks to Attendees of World Tour Performances in Seoul: ‘Tada~!’

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Seohyun recently left a message and photo on Girls’ Generation’s official website to thank those who attended the “2013 Girls’ Generation’s World Tour – Girls & Peace” concerts in Seoul.

[From. SEOHYUN]: Tada~!
Tada~!
It’s Seohyun’s ddukbokki, personally made on set~!!^^
Thank you very much to all the people who came to see the concert on the 8th and 9th!!
Thanks to you all, I think we’ve made unforgettable memories~!ㅎ
Have a tasty lunch, and have another nice day today♥

Editor’s note: the photos were taken on the set of Girls’ Generation’s recent CF for LG’s Cinema 3D TV.

The Weekly Soshi News Wrap

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Videos
Sooyoung and Seohyun Appear on Mnet’s “WIDE”


Mnet’s “WIDE” aired a short snippet featuring Sooyoung and Seohyun on June 3rd. The two girls are shown playing a magnetic fishing game, using small poles to capture fish with mission numbers on them. The mission Seohyun received asked both girls to strike model poses. The second mission told Sooyoung to talk about the drama she is currently starring in.

Endorsements
Yoona Appears in New SK Telecom LTE Advertisements



Yoona continued her promotion for SK Telecom LTE with the release of two cute CFs this week. In the first commercial, MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” blasts through the speakers while an adorable Yoona demonstrates the phone’s motion functionality. The second CF takes on a less serious note and features one of Yoona’s never-before-seen traits: silence.

LG Cinema 3D Smart TV Brings Together Girls’ Generation



Girls’ Generation showed off the latest in home theater technology in two 30-second clips for LG’s Cinema 3D TV. While the other members are watching Sooyoung’s recently premiered tvN drama “Dating Agency; Cyrano”, Seohyun slaves over cooking a nutritious meal for her unnies and Tiffany is agitated by a ringing doorbell. Their misfortunes are alleviated by Yuri and Yoona when they display the television’s newest features.

Others
BS Eye Center Uploads a Photo with Sunny on me2day
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Sunny recently went to visit BS Eye Center in Gangnam to receive eye treatment. A couple years ago, she received LASIK eye surgery there as well. BS Eye Center uploaded a photo of Sunny with one of the doctors on its me2day account and tweeted a photo of Sunny’s signature.
BBC News Mentions Hyoyeon at the Opening of Topshop Hong Kong
BBC News gave a special mention to Hyoyeon in its video about the opening of Topshop’s store in Hong Kong. In the clip, the BBC News reporter notes, ”People here have heard of the brand before in fashion magazines, but it was the appearance of Korean pop star Kim Hyoyeon that got the crowd excited.”
Photos
Yuri Uploads Three New UFOtown Profile Pictures
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Yuri uploaded three new profile pictures on her UFOtown account this week. The first update was a side selca in which her wide eyes and cute smile gave the image a very cute feeling. The second update was of her dog Hani; the puppy’s fluffy ears and cute pout have no trouble capturing the viewer’s attention. Yuri’s newest update is another picture of Hani, showing four cute shots that make Hani appear as if she is playfully popping up from behind a blanket.
Tiffany Uploads Four New UFOtown Profile Pictures
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Tiffany regularly updated her UFOtown profile picture this week. The first two updates featured Tiffany’s new puppy, Prince Fluffy, who she revealed to fans for the first time. In the second adorable update, Tiffany can be seen fresh-faced and holding Prince Fluffy. Tiffany displays her unique aegyo to fans in the fourth picture while wearing brightly colored overalls and a layered blue top.

Super Junior’s Eunhyuk Attends “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”

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Super Junior’s Eunhyuk tweeted a number of photos from Girls’ Generation’s June 8th concert in Seoul, the first date of “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”. His first photo was taken while he stood among the thousands of SONEs in attendance. Later, he mingled backstage, taking candid pictures with Yoona and Seohyun.

Travys Kim Tweets Photo of Himself with Yuri and Sooyoung
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Travys Kim and Ha Jiyoung, Sooyoung’s fellow MCs on “Midnight TV Entertainment”, both attended the first concert of “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”. Travys later tweeted a picture of himself and Ha Jiyoung with both Sooyoung and Yuri backstage.

Busker Busker’s Brad and His Wife Attend “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”
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Busker Busker’s Brad, a friend of Girls’ Generation, attended the kickoff concert for the girls’ “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”. His wife tweeted a picture of herself and Brad backastage with both Sunny and Sooyoung.

Esna Attends “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”

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Esna, an American-born Korean singer, attended Girls’ Generation’s ”2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace” concert and uploaded photos of herself with Sooyoung and Seohyun on her personal Instagram.
SHINee’s Key Reveals Photos from “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”
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SHINee’s Key was one among the many celebrities who attended Girls’ Generation’s ”2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”. He took a number of photos with Girls’ Generation members and uploaded the pictures on his Instagram.
Royal Pirates Takes a Photo with Hyoyeon and Sooyoung
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Royal Pirates, a Korean-American rock band, took a backstage photo with Hyoyeon and Sooyoung at Girls’ Generation’s ”2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”. James Lee, one of the Royal Pirates members, uploaded the photo on his Instagram and wrote, “Girls’ Generation jjiang”, which is a perfect description of the girls.
Jessica Leaves Photo and Message on SONE PLUS+
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Jessica posted a new photo and message on SONE PLUS+. The picture shows Jessica in a cute hooded top preparing for their world tour performance in Korea. In her message, Jessica revealed that she was preparing for the concert and kindly asked everyone to listen to “LOVE&GIRLS”. For the full translated message, visit Soshified’s Translated Goodies Section.
Ha Jiyoung Reveals Pictures Featuring Sooyoung
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Ha Jiyoung revealed two photos on her Twitter account to celebrate Sooyoung’s one year anniversary as an MC on “Midnight TV Entertainment”. In these pictures, Sooyoung is shown excitedly receiving her cake and flashing a peace sign. To download this past week’s episode of “Midnight TV Entertainment”, visit Soshified’s Video Downloads Section.

Super Junior’s Kyuhyun Tweets a Photo of Himself with Girls’ Generation
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Super Junior’s Kyuhyun tweeted a backstage photo of Girls’ Generation, which shows himself, Super Junior’s Kangin, and SHINee members Key and Minho posing with the message banner from ”2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace” concert’s fanevent.
JW Joey Wong Posts a Photo of Herself with Hyoyeon on Instagram
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JW Joey Wong, a singer from Hong Kong, posted a photo of herself with Hyoyeon on her Instagram. The photo was taken when Hyoyeon traveled to Hong Kong for the opening of Topshop’s Hong Kong store.
Girls’ Generation Travels Abroad and Back
• 6/6: Hyoyeon Left Incheon International Airport for Hong Kong – Fantaken and News Photos
• 6/6: Hyoyeon Arrived in Hong Kong
• 6/7: Hyoyeon Left Hong Kong for Incheon International Airport
• 6/7: Hyoyeon Arrived at Incheon International Airport – Fantaken Photos
New Sets of Pictures
Dating Agency: Cyrano – Sooyoung (1)
DOUBLE-M – Sooyoung (1) (2)
Innisfree – Yoona (1)
Lotte Department Store – Group (1)
Mamonde – Yuri (1)
SK Telecom – Group (1), Yoona (1)
Topshop – Hyoyeon (1) (2) (3)
Yakult LOOK – Group (1)
Girls’ Generation on Instagram
Taeyeon  New Photos
Hyoyeon – New Photos

SONE Picture/Video of the Week


It isn’t often that classical and pop music combine, so the Nanyang Polytechnic Chinese Orchestra’s performance of “PAPARAZZI” is a special treat. This cover features the voices of conventional orchestra instruments as well as traditional Chinese ones, all coming together to play one of Girls’ Generation’s Japanese hits. Thanks to tottis for the tip.

Sooyoung Leaves Message After Seoul World Tour Concerts: ‘SONE~♥’

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After the “2013 Girls’ Generation’s World Tour – Girls & Peace” Seoul concert stop on June 9th, Sooyoung posted three pictures of herself taken with fans in attendance and a short but heartfelt message.

[From. SOOYOUNG]: SONE~
SONE~♥
Great people who make my dreams a reality^^!
Pretty pink memories we spent together the past two days!
I won’t forget it^^!! Thank you..
Let’s go on for a long time♥*

Editor’s note:
* This is the message on the banners from the fanevent. Sooyoung is holding one in the first image.

Seohyun shows off her cooking skills



Girls' Generation's maknae impresses fans with her cooking skills. 

Some photos of Seohyun preparing ddukbokki were uploaded on Girls' Generation's official message board earlier today. Seohyun is posing at the kitchen happily with the ddukbokki she made. 

In addition, she thanked fans who went to Girls' Generation's concert on 8th and 9th June. 

Do you wanna try the delicious ddukbokki prepared by Seohyun?

Girls’ Generation kicks start ‘2013 Girls & Peace World Tour’ in Seoul



Girls’ Generation launched its first-ever world tour with two-day concert at home over the weekend.

On June 8th and 9th, Girls’ Generation has successfully kickstarted the first leg of their ‘2013 Girls’ Generation’s World Tour – Girls & Peace’ at Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul in front of thousands of cheering fans.

In the three-hour concert, the girls heated up the stadium with a total of 27 songs including their hits such as “Gee”, “Genie”, “The Boys”, “I Got A Boy” and more as well as their hit Japanese singles including “Mr. Taxi”, “Flower Power” and “Paparazzi”.

This is the first time the group has embarked on a world tour since its debut in 2007. The girls held Asian tours in 2009 and 2011. The group leader Taeyeon said during a conference, “We’ve always talked about the possibility of doing a world tour, so we are honored to finally get this started.”

Girls’ Generation will be continuing on its world tour ‘2013 Girls & Peace World Tour’ as a succession of its Japan tour that drew 200,000 fans to 20 concerts in seven Japanese cities between February and April.

Taeyeon shines from head-to-toe for 'High Cut'


Girls' Generation's Taeyeon treated fans with a pictorial that is just as gorgeous as her regular selcas on Instagram for 'High Cut' magazine!

Taeyeon glowed all over with golden locks, shiny complexion, and even neon eyelashes. 

Taeyeon hasn't seemed to age one bit since her debut and is currently doing her job as a leader for Girls' Generation during their 2013 'Girls' Generation World Tour -Girls&Peace-' which kicked off this weekend in Seoul. 



 

YoonA confesses that a '1 Night 2 Days' cast member used to be her ideal type


Girls' Generation's YoonA revealed that her ideal type, once upon a time, used to be Cha Tae Hyun.

During her appearance on KBS's '1 Night 2 Days', YoonA found herself in a tent with the rest of the cast members. "It's true," she said, to the disbelief of the cast."Nowadays, I say that my ideal type is Yeon Jung Hoon, but before that, there was Cha Tae Hyun."

"I thought it was really cool how he married his first love," she said, explaining her reasoning. After staring at her for a few seconds, Cha Tae Hyun turned to the camera and said, "turn off the camera, please" - sending the tent into fits of laughter.

Starts at about 3:30

 

YoonA awes with her beauty on '1 Night 2 Days'


Girls' Generation's YoonA continued her appearance from last week on KBS's variety show, '1 Night 2 Days', wowing everyone with her adaptability and, of course, her shining beauty.

The latest episode of the travel variety program showed the girl group member and the rest of the '1 Night 2 Days' cast and crew embarking on a trip to the picturesque seaside town of Yeosu.

For the male-only cast, the appearance of one of Korea's most beautiful women was enough to cause a stir, especially among the younger cast members.

Check out the full episode below!



Hyoyeon wants to stand with EXO on the performance stage


Girl's Generation's Hyoyeon revealed that she wanted to do a joint performance with fellow SMTOWN artist EXO!

At a press conference for the '2013 Girls' Generation World Tour - Girls & Peace', the 'dancing queen' chose the "Wolf" boys as an answer to the question,"Which junior idol group is the most interesting to you?".

"The performance for "Wolf" was very cool," she answered. "Some of them dance very well. I'd like to stand on stage with them for a dance performance."

If that dance performance ever happens, the universe will explode from an overload of awesome. (And Tumblr users will rejoice from the .gif bonanza that is sure to follow!)