Best Idol Actress of 2010!

Thats right, our very own Im Yoona has recently been voted #1 for Daum’s Star Ranking Poll under the category of “Best Idol Actress of 2010″!

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Yoona received 45.4% (98,433) of 216,632 votes while T-ara’s EunJung and JiYeon followed behind with 32.2% (71,985) and 10.9% (23,593) of votes respectively. Son DamBi ranked #4 with 5.9% (11,443) of votes while Kang MinKyung rounded up the top 5 with 5.2% (11,178) of votes.

“Hoot” Album Japan Vers. Released!

For those who have been waiting for the “Hoot” Album Japan vers., they have finally been released today. 4 versions –’Normal Edition’, ‘Limited Edition’ (ALBUM + DVD), ‘Limited Pressing’ (ALBUM + DVD), and ‘Deluxe First Press Limited Edition’ (ALBUM + DVD) — ranging from about $22.25-47.99, are ready to be bought in stores or shipped out.

The album consists of 11 Korean tracks (the 5 tracks from the original ‘Hoot’ mini album plus 6 bonus tracks from former SNSD’s albums –’Hoot’, ‘Mistake’, ‘My Best Friend’, ‘Wake Up’, ‘Snowy Wish’, ‘Gee’, ‘Genie’, ‘Oh!’, ‘Run Devil Run’, “Show! Show! Show!’, ‘Be Happy’) and although you might be thinking we have already heard them and the Japan vers. might be redunkulously overpriced, the album exclusively includes a DVD with the girls’ ‘Hoot’ music clip/mv & ‘Premium Show Case Live in Ariake Colosseum 2010.08.25′. The fact that there is an exclusive DVD has many Sones hyped up, especially Japanese Sones.

Fortunately, fans have taken pictures of the promotional displays at Shinjuku Tower record in Shibuya, Tokyo and the album itself for us to see.

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More Pictures - HERE

Notably, hiro2008@Twitter tweeted,

• “* watching the Ariake showcase live DVD *”
  
  “”Tokyo, Put it back on!!!!” 有明のライブ、思い出すなあ。”
  
  “この通訳さんの声は、、、「中年時代」さん？ (Ariake showcase DVD)”
  
  “I think the camera work and scene editing of the Ariake showcase DVD are great, featuring both #SNSD ‘s excellent formation dancing and each member’s really cute close-up shots, totally different from TV shows’ ones. Due to this, their performance looks refreshing.”

Ryu Si Won, SNSD’s Tiffany & Yuri to MC for MBC’s “2010 Gayo Daejun”

Actor Ryu Si Won will team up with SNSD’s Yuri and Tiffany to MC for the “2010 MBC Gayo Daejun“, to be held on December 31st at the MBC Dream Center.

The trio has already caused a buzz in the industry, since all three members are Hallyu stars – it comes as no surprise, therefore, that they’ve already been given a new nickname: ‘Hallyu MCs.’

MBC’s “Gayo Daejun” boasts an impressive line-up of stars for their show, which will include never-before-seen performances and special collaboration stages. Over 40 different teams and a 150-member audience are expected to appear for it.

Meanwhile, fans of Yuri and Tiffany will be delighted to know that they will also host the Christmas edition of “Music Core“ this Saturday as well, so stay tuned to allkpop!

SBS’s “2010 Gayo Daejun” to feature a special maknae performance

The youngest members of various idol groups will be coming together for a special ‘maknae show performance’ on SBS’s “2010 Gayo Daejun.”

Broadcasting live from Ilsan KINTEX on December 29th, the ‘maknae show’ for the 2010 SBS Gayo Daejun will consist of SNSD’s Seohyun, KARA’s Jiyoung, SHINee’s Taemin, 2PM’s Chansung,MBLAQ’s Mir, f(x)’s Sulli, and After School’s Lizzy.

All seven maknaes will be divided into unique circus roles to perform Britney Spears‘ “Circus.” The distribution of roles will see Taemin playing the ringleader while Sulli and Chansung will become the acrobatic couple. Meanwhile, Jiyoung will be a rhythmic gymnastics athlete.

The group recently participated in a pre-recording parodying the movie “Actresses“, which will be released before the actual event, to raise anticipation for the segment and show.

Hwang In Young PD of SBS’s “2010 Gayo Daejun” further revealed, “This was a line-up we’ve been planning since the fall. They’re busy people, so it was difficult finding time to get them all in one spot. They’ve been rehearsing on their own and finally got together on the 21st.”

To get a sample of what the performance will have in store, check out the original music video from Britney herself:

SNSD Has the Most Amount of #1 Hits in Soribada's Weekly Charts

SNSD became the most searched artist this year.

After Soribada, an online music site, analyzed its charts and search engines of 2010, it chose SNSD as the top artist.

SNSD's 'Oh!', 'Run Devil Run', and 'Hoot' all became number one hits one after the other on Soribada's weekly charts for a total of seven weeks.

'Oh!' was especially notable because it maintained its number one rank for four consecutive weeks and is also the overall number one song of 2010.

SNSD's Audio Book Recording Cut @ Night Star subbed!

A few weeks ago, SNSD were guests for the show "YaHaengSung" (Night Star Variety Show).

For a segment of the show, SNSD together with the hosts had a Audio Book Recording. The book was "The Smartest Giant in Town". For the recording, Taeyeon plays George the Giant, Yoona plays a Giraffe, Sooyoung plays a Goat, Sunny plays a fox etc.

We also previously posted a video about Sooyoung's amazing imitation of a goat (Part 1). Now, check out the other members impressive imitations too (Part 2)!

Part 1 (Re-Posted for those whom missed this)

Part 2

Whose imitation did you like best?

Japanese Release Of 'Hoot' Receives Hot Response From Fans

Girl group SNSD has shot their arrows towards Japan for the third time.

On the 21st, the Japanese version of their mini album, 'Hoot', was revealed, which was followed by a hot response.

The day before its release on the 20th, Tower Records was filled with SNSD. 'Hoot' was played endlessly throughout the store. Japanese fans, ranging from those that were not in their 20s to those in their 30s, could be seen purchasing the newly released albums.

A Tower Records store employee, Tanaka, stated, "Because the anticipation for SNSD was so high, we set up the stands a day before (20th) the release day. We have been receiving consistent calls since last week regarding the release. The positive attention is high, regardless of gender."

The hot response from fans continued online. The CD+DVD+photobook version of the mini album ranked in 2nd on Tower Records' preorder chart on the 20th, while the other two versions ranked in 9th and 10th. The mini album contains a total of five tracks, 'Hoot', 'Mistake', 'My Best Friend', 'Wake Up', and 'Snowy Wish'.

SNSD will be returning to Japan on the 22nd. They will appear on shows and begin promoting their new album.