IU and Taeyeon, female idols with the best vocals!

Recently, TV Report has conducted a survey,’Idol with the best vocals’, on 223 students from UVA. For the female idol section, IU was ranked first.

IU has shown her ’3 octave vocals’ in a music program, which gained her a great amount of fans. Her natural-born talent is obvious as she has such a powerful vocal although she is still young. In the recent survey, she received 66.16% of the votes and took the 1st place. No one seemed to have any objection towards the result.

SNSD‘s Taeyeon came in 2nd with 18.69% of the total votes. Taeyeon has proven her vocal skills through many solos she sang. Not long ago, MR-removed version of Taeyeon’s ‘I Love You’ had garnered huge attention due to her great vocals.

Wonder Girls’ SunYe was placed 3rd with 8.59%. Recently, Her clear and delicate voice was presented in KBS Dream High’s OST ‘Maybe’.

Meanwhile, Luna from f(x) came in 4th, collecting 5.05%, while Jieun from Secret secured the 5th spot with 4.55% from the total votes cast.

Preview of SNSD's First Japan CM released!

Check out the teaser of SNSD's first CM in Japan here before the video is removed by youtube!

"I Just Wanna Wish"; SNSD's "Tell Me Your Wish" Draft Version Revealed!

Recently, an MP3 of SNSD’s track “I Just Wanna Wish” has recently surfaced on the net, sending fans into a frenzy. While the title may sound unfamiliar, it is in fact a song very well known to SNSD fans.

“I Just Wanna Wish” is a draft version of SNSD’s hit 2009 song “Tell Me Your Wish (Sowoneul Malhaebwa)” that was recorded and used for the girls’ practice sessions – however the song was quickly revised shortly before its release and “I Just Wanna Wish” became the “Tell Me Your Wish” we all know and love today.

While most of the song remains the same, the lyrics in the chorus of the draft version are different from those of the final version, with a more mature and sensual style. Another major difference between the two versions of the song is the bridge, that starts about two and half minutes into the song, right before Tiffany’s iconic “DJ, put it back on”. The bridge incorporates more harmonization and highlights Jessica’s clear and sultry voice through her ad-libs; it also retains the repetitive beat similar to those often used in “Tell Me Your Wish” remixes.

Have a listen for yourself and see if you can spot the differences;

If the draft version sounds familiar to you, “I Just Wanna Wish” first surfaced over almost two years ago in an SNSD dance practice UCC video that was uploaded onto the internet around the time of “Tell Me Your Wish” promotions.

Mnet Media to provide SM Entertainment songs starting February 21st

After overcoming their dispute earlier this year, Mnet Media will finally be distributing songs from SM Entertainment through their music site, Mnet.com.

In 2009, SME officials claimed that Mnet Media was not authorized to use their content and pulled the songs from their artists from the website. The agency also refused to attend any Mnet-related music event.

The public was alerted of a compromise on January 20th with the appearance of TVXQ on ‘M! Countdown‘, the first appearance made by an SME artist in nearly two years.

A representative of SM Entertainment confirmed, “Mnet Media, who runs music site ‘Mnet.com’, apologized to SM for issues such as failing to receive prior consent before distributing our content, and promised to maintain a truthful relationship in an effort to prevent it from happening again. Their sincere stance and determination in restoring truth in the relationship has led to a compromise between both parties.”

They continued, “In order to distribute more joy and convenience to music consumers, and in an effort to revitalize the online music market, we have decided to supply our songs to Mnet’s music service. In the future, we will be discussing a variety of different music-related services with Mnet Media.”

Music fans can purchase songs off the site starting February 21st.

SNSD's modelling photos for Dior released!

SNSD released some new photos for Dior,check out the scans here.

I wonder why Yoona,TaeYeon and SeoHyun are missing here,anyway,the other girls shine brightly!

Soshi's 'Hoot', Exceeds 10 Million Views On Youtube...Already the 4th

Girl group SNSD's 'Hoot' music video has been receiving much love from fans from all over the world.

The music video for 'Hoot', which was revealed back in October through SM's official channel on the worldwide video site YouTube, has recorded over 10 million clicks.

SNSD, who is currently going back and forth between Korea and Japan, has been receiving lots of attention and support from fans in South Asian countries as well as South America, and Europe.

This is the fourth time SNSD received over 10 million clicks on YouTube. 'Gee' and 'Oh!' recorded over 30 million views, while 'Run Devil Run' went over 20 million.

When it comes to the music video for 'Oh!', it was ranked in the 'YouTube Rewind 2010: Year in Review' channel for being the number one most watched video in Korea.

Meanwhile, SNSD is looking to release their third Japanese single in the near future.

SNSD reveals Dior cosmetics advertisements!

SNSD’s advertisements for Dior cosmetics have appeared in the March edition of ‘Allure‘!

Donning beautiful white dresses to promote ‘Dior Snow‘, a line of skin whitening solution products, members Jessica, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Sunny, Yuri, and Sooyoung appeared in the ads showing off their glowing skin.

Yoona, Seohyun, and Taeyeon did not appear in the ads, as they are currently promoting other cosmetic brands. Yoona has endorsed ‘Innisfree‘, Seohyun ‘Clean and Clear‘, and Taeyeon ‘A-solution‘.

The girls are pictured with Dior products ranging from sun screen to eyeshadow, all designed to brighten one’s skin. Showing off their pale, dewy skin, the idols posed elegantly for the designer brand skincare.

Each member has also picked one product to promote personally. Tiffany picked UV Shield Invisible, while Jessica picked UV Shield Pearly White, and Yuri UV Shield BB Creme.

This is the first time that ads have appeared in a fashion magazine since it was announced that SNSD will be the spokesmodel for Dior cosmetics.

Check out the beautiful ads below: