Girls' Generation Performs on Music Core's Christmas Special!

On December 24th, Girls’ Generation performed on MBC’s Music Core for a special Christmas episode. With Tiffany and Yuri hosting the show as usual, the show featured many groups performing songs for the winter season, as well as some of their best hits of the year.

In a special performance with Brown Eyed Girl’s Ga-in and Secret’s Ji Eun, Jessica and Seohyun performed “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, in which they showed off their powerful vocals. Adorned in elegant white dresses, they delivered a beautiful rendition of the classic Christmas song, causing the audience to cheer and give their support.

For their group stage, Girls’ Generation performed “The Boys”, which Tiffany gave a holiday spin by saying “Merry Christmas” in the beginning of the song. All nine members were present for the performance, to the delight of fans who responded with loud screams and fanchants. Viewers of the show also expressed their excitement through Twitter, as “SNSD – The Boys” trended in fourth place worldwide.

Finally, all of the artists, including Girls’ Generation, concluded the show by singing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”. Check out “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, “The Boys”, and the finale of the show below.

Girls' Generation Music Videos Among the Most Viewed in Korea and Japan in 2011!

Music videos from Girls’ Generation ranked among the most viewed music videos in Japan and Korea for the year 2011.

According to YouTube Rewind’s “The Year in Review”, the dance version of Girls’ Generation’s “MR. TAXI” was the most viewed music video in Japan in the year 2011. Released on April 27th to promote the “MR. TAXI/Run Devil Run” Japanese single, the music video has now been viewed over 39 million times worldwide.

In addition, Girls’ Generation also made their return to Korea this October with their third full album, “The Boys”. To promote their lead single, also named, “The Boys”, Girls’ Generation released a music video which quickly received widespread attention. The video received over four million views in its first three days, and currently has been viewed over 24 million times. According to YouTube, “The Boys” was the third most viewed music video in Korea in 2011.

Jessica,Seo Hyun,Gain and Ji Eun want you to "Have yourself a merry little Christmas" on Music Core!

SNSD's Jessica and Seo Hyun,Brown Eyed Girls' Gain and Secret's Ji Eun had a wonderful collaboration on today's Music Core special.

The girls sang Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas on the show,check out their performance here!

Confiscated Phones and Learning to Dance on the Next 'Girls' Generation and the Dangerous Boys'!

On the next episode of “Girls’ Generation and the Dangerous Boys”, the boys will be entering dorm life together. But first, they must pass inspection from Girls’ Generation members.

Girls’ Generation inspected the boys’ personal belongings for any prohibited items and confiscated cell phones and cigarettes. This brought memories back for Girls’ Generation as the members agreed, “this is similar to our trainee days.” Prior to their debut, the members also had their phones confiscated and received intense training.

In return for having their personal items taken, the boys received new phones from Girls’ Generation that are to be used to contact their mentors. Girls’ Generation showed their sense of responsibility by saying they would continue to keep in touch with the boys even if they won’t be able to see them all the time.

As if having their phones taken from them wasn’t harsh enough, the boys will have to dance to “The Boys”. They will be entering the dance competition “Street Jam”, which is where the best dancers in Korea go to show their skills.

Despite their busy schedules, Girls’ Generation members made a surprise visit to help the boys learn their intense and challenging choreography. It was the boys’ first time dancing, so Girls’ Generation put them through a “basic test”, but their dancing skills turned out to be hopeless. They have plenty of time to practice though, as the “Street Jam” competition is held on February 5th.

The next episode of “Girls’ Generation and the Dangerous Boys” will air on December 25th at 7:30pm KST on jTBC.

SNSD members to battle it out for highest viewer ratings in 2012

It looks like the members of SNSD will be competing with one another to garner the highest viewer ratings in 2012.

In addition to Yoona and Sooyoung, Jessica has been cast for a role in a new drama, and memberYuri is reportedly close to sealing a contract as well.

These four will be greeting their viewers on the small screen in the new year. Yoona has already started filming her drama for ‘Love Rain‘, in which she acts alongside actor Jang Geun Suk. She is the most experienced actress of all the members, having previously taken on roles on KBS 1TV‘s ‘You Are My Destiny‘ and MBC‘s ‘Cinderella Man‘.

Sooyoung has been cast as the female lead in TV Chosun‘s ‘Speed‘ which is scheduled to air next April. Viewers highly anticipate seeing how much she has grown as an actress, as she has once previously tried her hand in acting through KBS 2TV‘s ‘Unstoppable Marriage‘. ‘Speed’ tells the stories of love and friendship between speed racers, and filming for the drama is scheduled to begin next month.

Member Jessica who previously has taken up a role in a musical has just been cast in the new Wednesday & Thursday drama, KBS 2TV’s ‘Wild Romance‘. The drama will begin airing on January 4th, so she will be the first of the girls to make her drama appearance in the new year. This is Jessica’s first attempt at acting on the small-screen, and viewers are anxiously awaiting for the drama to air.

Member Yuri has also received an offer as the female lead in SBS ‘Fashion King‘, scheduled to air sometime in March. Yuri is reportedly reviewing over her 2012 schedule to make room for the drama.

The competition amongst the girls for the highest viewer ratings in 2012 is expected to be quite fierce. Who do you think will come out on top?

‘Star King’ reveals secrets on how to obtain SNSD’s sleek figures

On the upcoming episode of SBS‘s ‘Star King‘, celebrity trainers Kim Ji Hoon and Kim Soo Changwill reveal a 10-minute workout that will help fans obtain a figure like SNSD‘s.

They said, “If you diligently follow these moves for just 10 minutes a day, you too can have SNSD’s shapely legs.”

The 10-minute exercise consists of four minutes of ‘shakes’, three minutes of strides, two minutes of side-kicks, and a minute of jumps.

“This workout is perfect for those busy working women who do not enjoy exercise,” said the trainers. “Using the pressure belt for 10 minutes can give you the results of 100 minutes of exercise. It effectively breaks up the fat in your arms and legs.”

The Dangerous Boys break rules set by Girls' Generation on first day of training!

The Dangerous Boys made disappointing actions by violating the rules set by Girls’ Generation during their first day at their dormitory.

In JTBC’s ‘SNSD and the Dangerous Boys’, the boys took their first step to improve themselves by going into training with the help of Girls’ Generation.

Upon Girls’ Generation and the boys’ first meeting, the former has set rules for the boys to keep while in training, including banning alcohol, smoking, and cussing.

However, not only did they cuss all the time, they even avoided the camera in order to smoke, breaking their promises with Girls’ Generation.

On the other hand, through choosing their leader and making their own slogan, they showed improvement in social activities.