Forbes Korea : Girls' Generation Korea's top 'Power Celebrity' for two consecutive years!

Girls’ Generation has been named Korea’s top ‘Power Celebrity’ for the second consecutive year.

In celebration of Forbes Korea’s 9th anniversary of founding, the result of the ‘Korea’s Power Celebrity 40′ was announced. Out of more than 100 famous figures in Korea, Forbes Korea announced the top 40 celebrities who are shortlisted based on income, influence, reputation and expertise. The benchmark for selection is similar to US Forbes ‘Celebrity 100′.

Girls’ Generation who topped the celebrity survey last year has obtained 1st and 2nd spot in the main selection criteria such as number of published articles, TV advertisements and broadcast activities. Last year alone, Girls’ Generations have participated in a total of 36 TV commercials. Their 3rd album ‘The Boys’ which was released in October last year had recorded sales of more than 380,000 copies.

The spotlight of this year’s result is the inclusion of many Kpop idols within the top 20 spots where 10 spots were occupied by them. Besides Girls’ Generation who took the top spot, other Kpop stars included in the top 20 spots are Big Bang, IU, Kara, Beast, 2PM, JYJ, TVXQ, Super Junior and T-ara. The breakthrough by the artists in the ‘Power Celebrity’ list shows the huge influence of the Kpop fever. Last year, fans from New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and other parts of the world had performed flash mobs and cover dances in their efforts to request for Kpop artists’ performance in their respective areas.

Other than Girls’ Generation, the celebrities who are still within top 10 this year (comparison made to last year’s list) are Kim YunA, Lee SeungGi and Park JiSung. Kim YunA has the biggest media influence among all celebrities.

Jessica takes you behind the scene of 'Dazed & Confused' photoshoot

Girls’ Generation’s Jessica recently hit the cover of the March issue of the Korean edition of British style magazine ‘Dazed & Confused’.

On February 24, Dazed & Confused released a short video which features behind the scene footage from Jessica's pictorial. The video shows the gorgeous idol walking in the middle of the New York's streets, as well as short introduction talk from Jessica herself.

Check out the video below.

Girls' Generation releases teaser for Japanese track 'Time Machine'

Girls’ Generation’s first Japanese album, “Girls’ Generation”, which was released on June 31st 2011, reached a shipping record of one million copies, a first in the history of Japan as a Korean artist . There will be a new music video to continue the rapid advancement of Girls’ Generation into Japan. The music video will be for their new song “Time Machine”, and comedian Imada Kouji will appear in the video.

“Time Machine” is a new ballad song that was recorded for last year’s repackaged album release on December 28th, titled “Re:Package Album: Girls’ Generation ~The Boys~”. On February 25th, the song will also be promoted in Girls’ Generation’s CF of UHA Mikukato “E-ma Nodoame”.

Imada Kouji is a self-proclaimed Girls’ Generation fan and leads in knowledge and enthusiasm in the entertainment world, so the staff of Girls’ Generation made the offer to include him.

The music video for “Time Machine” is set to be released in early March. For the girls, this music video concept is something that they have not done so far and it seems that the video was influenced by the atmosphere of the teaser.

Check out the video below:

泰妍的礼服价格足有千万韩元

少女时代泰妍身穿千万韩元的名牌礼服，成为话题。  


2月22日晚上7点，泰妍作为主持人跟朱永勋一起参加在首尔Blue Square举行的“第一届加昂（Gaon）排行榜K-POP盛典”。 


在颁奖典礼当天，她身穿胸前有华丽装饰的礼服。据婚纱店负责人透露，泰妍身穿的礼服要价1000万韩元以上。 网民们纷纷反应说道“因为是泰妍穿过了才成了名品”、“这件衣服要价1000万韩元吗？”等等，反应激烈。

Jessica's first drama, 'Wild Romance' Airs Its Final Episode!

On February 23rd, Jessica’s first drama, “Wild Romance”, came to an end. Jessica appeared in ten out of sixteen episodes as Kang Jonghee, a painter who bites people she cares about, holds her liquor, loves her cat, and is even bipolar. Despite intense overseas schedules in New York, Paris and Bangkok, she delivered solid performances in each episode, exceeding expectations for her first time acting.

Though it had an overall straightforward plot, “Wild Romance” featured unpredictable, and often unbelievable, twists and turns that gave Jessica many chances to show off her acting talents. Fans were especially delighted, and sometimes horrified, to see Jessica act in a variety of scenes involving holding a baby, having a seizure, washing a cat, painting, and even kissing. Not known for her cooking skills, one of Jessica’s most challenging acting scenes came in episode twelve, where her character cooks a meal. After watching her act in these different situations, many viewers complimented Jessica on her ability to portray both a light and dark side to her character.

Jessica also sat down for several interviews about “Wild Romance”, one of which she described the drama as a learning experience and also thanked her seniors Lee Dongwook and Lee Siyoung. Having proven that she can adapt to performing in a variety of scenes while juggling activities with Girls’ Generation, Jessica will hopefully soon be able to apply what she has learned from “Wild Romance” in future dramas. Until then, we will look forward to Jessica’s return to the Korean drama scene.

Sunny participates in ‘Catch Me If You Can’ photo shoot

Girls’ Generation member Sunny has transformed into ‘Brenda‘ for her newest musical!

Images of Sunny as ‘Brenda’ for ‘Catch Me If You Can‘ have been unveiled, and the singer who properly conveys the character of a woman helplessly in love displays all of her lovely, innocent, and cute charms at her photo shoot.

Choi Woori and Dana who will also play leads in the musical have completed photo shoots with the same ‘untarnished love’ concept, displaying their beautiful, fresh, youthful charms, further raising expectations for the musical.

The staff members on set were reportedly mesmerized with the girls with each take, and did not seem to mind that the shoot went longer than expected.

‘Catch Me If You Can’ was originally a movie about the life of infamous con artist Frank Abagnale Jr. Directed by the legendary Steven Spielberg, stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanksplayed main leads in the film. The movie was then turned into a hit musical on Broadway and nominated for 4 Tony Awards, and is now about to make it’s break through in Korea.

‘Catch Me If You Can’ opens at the Blue Square Samsung Card Hall on March 28th.

Yuri enjoys a game of table tennis while filming 'Fashion King' in New York

Girl’s Generation’s Yuri, who has turned to acting this year, was spotted enjoying a game of table tennis while filming on location in New York.

To start filming for the new SBS drama ‘Fashion King’, Yuri flew over to New York last week and has been dealing with busy daily schedules ever since she arrived. However, on February 22th where filming took place in a Manhattan studio, Yuri took her free time during which she had no scenes to film, to enjoy a few rounds of table tennis with the staff while still wearing her character’s clothes.

‘Fashion King’ will be the first time where Yuri will be showing off her acting skills in a major drama. Yuri will play the character of Anna, who overcomes the many obstacles of discrimination and with her own strength, later becomes a senior fashion designer working for a world-famous designer.

The other cast members includes Yoo Ah In, Shin Se Kyung, Lee Jae Hun, Jang Mi Hee and Han Yu E. ‘Fashion King’ was created with fashion as its theme, along with the challenges and success of young people and their love and desire. This drama was put together by the writers of ‘What Happened in Bali’, ‘One Thousand Year Old Penny’ and ‘Stars in my Heart’, Lee Sun Mi and Kim Ki Ho, and the director of ‘Bad Couple’ and ‘Ja Myeong Go’, Lee Myung Woo.

‘Fashion King’ will be the follow-up drama after the hit drama ‘Salary Man Cho Han Ji’, and will air its first episode on March 19th.