The story behind The One and Taeyeon’s relationship

The duet between SNSD’s Taeyeon and her vocal teacher and senior singer The One hit online music sites on November 17th.

The story behind their get-together is an interesting one, as The One used to be Taeyeon’s vocal teacher since her pre-debut days. He revealed, “Taeyeon had a unique voice ever since she was little, so she’s one of my favorite students. She’s always exceptional in everything she does and I knew 100% that she’d grow up into a great singer.”

The two previously came together in 2004, before SNSD’s debut, with the track, “You Bring Me Joy,” for his personal album release. Despite being a trainee, they promised one another that they would meet each other at the top.

The release of “Like A Star” caught the attention of many top stars, as it was produced by hitmaker Jo Young Su and a 50 member orchestra.

Representatives of The One stated, “We’re thankful for the interest. The song is a captivating combination, and we hope this duet track receives th econtinued love of the public. We’ll continue to release surprising duet tracks and create new trends.”

SM Entertainment artists support exam test takers

SM Entertainment artists just uploaded videos onto their Youtube channel for the college entrance exam test takers set to take the exam on November 18th. Each video gives a short message of support and encourages the students for the exams.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYLXkpVbbjg&feature=player_embedded

“Hello, this is f(x). Hello~ The college entrance exam will be on November 18th! You must be so nervous! Still, fighting! Us f(x) will encourage you so please do well. Fighting!”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6COHcQjRQw&feature=player_embedded

“Hello, we are Super Junior! We heard that the college entrance exams are coming up. Our test takers, re-test takers, and multiple test takers! We know you’re anxious and nervous, what tips can we give them?

I saw students carry chocolates to the exam. Yes, due to fatigue, they’ll eat chocolates mid-exam.

Yes, here is Super Junior’s tip to doing good on your exam. Take chocolate! We hope you are met with good results, along with luck!

Test takers, fighting! We are Super Junior!”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iVoe3nAcBA&feature=player_embedded

“Hello, this is SNSD. All of the test takers, there isn’t much time left until the exam date. We hope that you get into the college of your choice by giving the exam all you got! SNSD will support you. Right now is girls’ generation! Exam jackpot!”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhiLwvmKYqs&feature=player_embedded

“Hello, this is shining SHINee. The exam is right in front of our noses! It’s here! You must do well, 500 points out of 500. Please get into the college of your choice and spread your dreams far and wide. We hope that you receive great results and we’ll be supporting you. Until now, this was contemporary band SHINee, thank you. Fighting!”

SNSD on pace to become first female artist to surpass 300,000 sales mark in 2 years

9 member girl group SNSD / Girls’ Generation are on pace to pull off the incredible feat of compiling 300,000 total album sales in a single year in Korea. On the 16th, Hanteo revealed information that SNSD sold a total of 283,975 albums from January 1st to November 15th.

These albums include their second full length album “오! / Oh!” which was released back in January and sold 122,828 copies to date. The October release of their 3rd mini album “Hoot” has sold 79,858 copies to date and their 2nd repackaged album “Run Devil Run” which was released in March has sold 55,897 copies to date. In addition, their 2009 releases of both ‘Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)’ and‘Gee’ sold 5,231 and 5,040 copies respectively.

If the girls can move 16,000 more copies before the end of the year, SNSD would become the first artist in 2 years to surpass the 300,000 sales mark. The last artist to achieve this was TVXQ / DBSK / Tohoshinki with their fourth album, “Mirotic.” This album had a sales mark of over 500,000 and what was even more impressive about TVXQ’s feat was that the sales were compiled from only a single album in addition to the album being released in late 2008 (September 26th).

Which animals have the closest resemblance to SNSD?

On one particular portal site, a netizen posted up the question, “Which animals do SNSD look like?”. This post soon gained interest and laughter among other netizens.

Taeyeon’s looks were comparable to a kangaroo, and Jessica to a Persian cat. Also, maknaeSeohyun was said to look like an emu, and Tiffany to a hamster.

Sunny and Yoona generated laughter for their likeliness to a stray cat and a deer, respectively.

Netizens commented, “They really do look alike” and “SNSD look like and are as cute as cats”,receiving a hot response from the public.

Meanwhile, SNSD is actively promoting their widely popular song, “Hoot”.

Do you think the netizens were spot on?

SNSD’s Tiffany to pull out of ‘Hoot’ promotions due to knee injury

SNSD’s Tiffany will be taking some time out from ‘Hoot‘ promotions due to a recent knee injury.

On November 14th, Tiffany fell over during the group’s performance of ‘Hoot’, and was taken to the hospital the following morning for a check-up. Results showed that the member had injured herposterior cruciate ligament on her left knee, and will take approximately 4 weeks of rest for a full recovery.

“Tiffany will put a halt on her activities and have time off until she is completely recovered. SNSD will meanwhile continue promotions for ‘Hoot’ with eight members”, said SM Entertainment.

SNSD unveils dance version of “Hoot” MV!

The hype for SNSD’s “Hoot” has just escalated, as SM Entertainment unveiled the hot dance version for the music video!

Flashy but with a retro twist, the girls are certain to make you fall in love all over again with “Hoot”. Check it out below!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfPWxK1BQFI&feature=player_embedded

Taeyeon for sale on Gmarket

Taeyeon for sale on Gmarket

Recently, Gmarket users were shocked when they found out that Taeyeon was put up for sale on G-Market. Of course, it was just a ‘parody’, as some might have called it. This interesting piece of ‘parody’ has become a hot discussion subject among netizens.

Korean netizens had creatvely put up Taeyeon for ‘sale’ on Gmarket complete with information about the ‘product’. The ‘sale’ was put up by a user name 엄빠시카 (Omppasika) with a very high price, without a single Won of discount. Every purchase comes with insoles that would help the customer to exceed 1.60m. The ‘product’ received some reviews and comments:

*Sunny commented, “this product is weird. i actually bought it because of the gifts (the insoles) that came with the product, but the product went into the bathroom with the gifts and hasn’t come out. Do you mind giving me one more piece of the insole?”

*Tiffany said, “Because The product is cute, pretty and tiny, it really looks like a baby. The nickname “TtaeTtae” is good as it is easy to remember. Is there a device to change the language? I couldn’t understand anything as she speaks in her own dialect. Can I get an after-sale service?”

*Yuri said, “It’s not bad but I think this product is a pervert (byuntae). Originally, does it have the habit of looking at people’s backside? Once, I got out of the room to get a drink and I saw it watching Rated-19 videos in the living room. Because of this, I am worried and do not get enough sleep these days. Can I ask for a refund?”

Unlike others, *Jessica left a short comment, “It’s totally cute”.

Netizens who saw the “parody” commented:

-”100%, match perfectly”
-”I want to buy it”

*The comments are made by fans/netizens and they do not involve the opinions of any of the girls. Keep in mind that this is a ‘parody’ and ONLY meant for FUN.