YoonA & Jang Geun Suk thank 'Love Rain' viewers

In the grand final of KBS 2TV Monday and Tuesday drama “Love Rain” aired on May 29th, 2012, Seo In Ha (Jung Jin Young) and Kim Yoon Hee (Lee Mi Sook), together with Seo Joon (Jang Geun Suk) and Jung Ha Na (YoonA) stage different ending, satisfying own friendship and love.

Jang Geun Suk who has been playing the role of Seo In Ha of 1970s and Seo Joon in 2012 since autumn of 2011 said, “I feel that I have experience a long love beginning from 1970s to 2012. Because of immersing into ‘Love Rain’ for a long time, I feel that there will be withdrawal syndrome. Very happy to be able to meet Seo In Ha and Seo Joon. It will become a valuable drama that is unforgettable for life. Very grateful to fans who have been encouraging me.”

YoonA who plays the role of Yoon Hee in the 1970s and Jung Ha Na in 2012 in the drama said, “Have been working together for a very long time, so I feel even more reluctant to part, I find very unfortunate. I learned a lot of acting skills through this drama, and also feel that I have also changed a lot, so it feels good. Want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the audience who loved this drama, I hope everyone will remember ‘Love Rain’ long after this.”

Besides, the new drama, “BIG” will premiere on June 4 to succeed “Love Rain”.

YoonA thanks fans with birthday photo

Girls’ Generation member YoonA published her birthday photo.

On May 31st, 2012, YoonA said through official website, “Thank you for supporting ‘Love Rain‘ and wishing me Happy Birthday. Because of you I will work harder, because of you I have more chance for activities.” At the same time, she uploaded a photo.

In the photo, YoonA was holding a birthday cake, staring at the camera. YoonA almost without makeup, her glowing skin is amazing. The number 23 on the cake represents the age of YoonA, what’s most striking is that the small doll the cake is resembling YoonA when small.

Netizens commented, “YoonA, you’ve worked hard,” “So beautiful,” “YoonA said thanks to fans, too good manner,” and so on.

Taeyeon is happy with her pea stuff toy

SNSD's Taeyeon seems to have a soft spot for stuff toys and really likes her pea's stuffed toy. Recently, a couple of Selca's of Taeyeon surfaced on online communities on the 31st of May and caught the attention of netizens. On the photo, Taeyeon smiles warmly and posed with her also really cute pea's stuff toy (or you could say (string bean stuff toy).

Netizens are also wondering if Taeyeon bought it, was a fan gift or a gift by someone else. Netizens commented, "Who gave that to you Taeyeon, its really cute", "The stuff toy is really cute so is Taeyeon", "The toy is really cute but so is Taeyeon". Meanwhile, she is currently busy promoting "Twinkle" with SNSD Sub group TaeTiSeo.

Hyoyeon impresses with her work ethic on 'Dancing with the Stars 2'

As Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon continues to improve each and every week on “Dancing with the Stars 2″, viewers and the staff of the show have taken notice of her hard-working attitude and determined mindset. After only placing sixth with their very first performance on the reality dancing competition, Hyoyeon and her partner, Kim Hyungsuk, have since worked their way to the top and even won first place on the show’s third episode.

Hyoyeon has now become known as a “practice bug” for her constant practice in preparation for her performances. The reason why Hyoyeon’s challenge on “Dancing With the Stars 2″ is so moving is because the way she takes on the program is like no other. Of course, the other contestants’ effort at attempting sports-dancing on “Dancing With the Stars” always garners attention, but because she is an idol, Hyoyeon is watched with colder eyes and is more strictly judged.

Nonetheless, Hyoyeon has risen to the challenge and thrived, displaying both her dancing talents and charms while impressing the show’s staff with her work ethic. In an interview with Osen, the producer of “Dancing with the Stars 2″ revealed, “Hyoyeon is a person who changed my perception of idols. She’s working hard despite her ridiculous schedule. It made me think, ‘They are Girls’ Generation because they work so hard.’ (Translator’s note: the producer is saying that Hyoyeon lives up to Girls’ Generation’s reputation for always working hard.) Not only is she good at dancing, but she really is respectful to her seniors and livens up the atmosphere on the set.”

“Dancing with the Stars 2″ has provided Hyoyeon with the opportunity to show off her charms and hidden talents. With her hard work and a little luck, she will hopefully continue to impress for months to come.

Yuri Interviewed by 'Sports Chosun'!

Yuri took part in an interview for “Sports Chosun” in which she talked about her experiences with working on her drama, “Fashion King”.

With endless support from oppa and samchon fans alike, being known as Yuri, a member of Girls’ Generation, would have been enough. However, she decided that she would not stick with that popularity alone.

Showing off her lively charm and fresh appeal, Yuri of Girls’ Generation transformed into Kwon Yuri, the actress, with a smile.

SBS’s “Fashion King” ended on the May 22^nd. She was young and still new to acting, but Yuri never let herself become discouraged by the greater skill of her co-actors, performing her part without a word about it. As this was her first attempt at acting, her expectations were initially low. Even so, as she slowly took baby steps, her presence as an actress began to shine.

“At first, I felt all sorts of regrets. What was I thinking when I took on this character that was beyond my capabilities? I felt that I got greedy, and that I was too eager to show to people a character who is the opposite of Girls’ Generation’s Yuri. There are advantages to being Girls’ Generation’s Yuri though, and since this was my first drama, I was careful to show that this was her breakthrough as much as actress Kwon Yuri’s.”

We met Yuri on the 21^st filming set for “Fashion King”, at SBS Ilsan Production Center. There, she talked to us about her thoughts on the drama. “’Fashion King’ is really meaningful to me. I suffered from insomnia when work on the drama began, and throughout filming my face and hands would get hot and sweaty. Although it was agonizing and painful, the drama was something I sincerely wanted to work on. Because of that, I was still happy.”

In “Fashion King”, Yuri acts as Choi Anna, who is in some ways the character that you feel the most sympathy for. As she keeps bumping into unfortunate situations, both her love life and her work always seem to fall short. “You can’t feel a hundred-percent of sympathy for Choi Anna, but I think she is a very realistic character. Every woman must have felt similar feelings before, since there aren’t many people with the natural ability to adapt. Behind a fashion designer’s luxurious background, I feel that there is also a hidden side, which I think is similar to me. I may be a member of Girls’ Generation who entertains on stage, but in the end I am still just a person. In some parts of the drama, Choi Anna does a few stupid things and often gets angry. I realized that I felt sorry for her because of that.”

The Korean audience responded well to her confident acting. “I went to a department store with my mom for the first time before filming started. Usually, I would hear people say to me, ‘I’m a Girls’ Generation fan. I love your songs!’ But on that day, rather than hearing that, they were instead saying, ‘Yuri, why are you so depressed? Why won’t you laugh?’ and ‘She usually has a bright personality. If she’s being so depressed, then did she fail to succeed?’ But even if what I hear are only worries, I am still thankful when I listen to people who are concerned about me.”

“I want to be an actress who can act in a wide variety of genres. I didn’t think that I could discover Anna’s character, but now that I have, I believe that in the future I will be able to bring out more personalities from inside of me. Because I enjoy exercise, the genre that I want to do the most is action.”

Yuri also managed to make friends with the other actors despite being new to the acting scene. “When Yoo Ah-in oppa wanted to express his character, he did it by living and breathing it, to the point that even the other actors became inspired by his passion. In Lee Jaehoon oppa’s scenes, he doesn’t act as himself, but as his drama persona, Jung Jaehyuk. When I watched one of his movies called ‘An Introduction to Architecture’, he never once faltered in his role as Seungmin. He is always immersed in his acting. Shin Sekyung may be younger than me but she can be very sensitive when expressing her emotions. Whenever I watch her, I find a lot of moments when I think that she really is a true actress.”

Yuri’s drama, “Fashion King”, failed to obtain satisfactory ratings, but in spite of that, Yuri has shown hard work along with a devoted will to act. “In the future, I will make sure to commit to my work so that I am able to meet the public’s expectations.”

Fans Commemorate Yoona's Birthday with Newspaper Advertisement!

In celebration of Yoona’s birthday on May 30th, fans of Girls’ Generation placed an advertisement containing a poem and a photo in a newspaper. The poem on the advertisement reads:

“It is raining petals

It is Goddess ‘Yoona’s’ ‘Love Rain’

Intoxicated by Yoona’s fragrance,

We, who fell in love

Go by the name ‘SONE’

We became a fan.

Happy birthday ♥Yoona♥

Happy 23rd birthday to Girls’ Generation’s Yoona♥

Please let love rain so we can love each other ^o^

We are happy SONEs that support Girls’ Generation anytime/anywhere

[SONEs' prayer] For Goddess Yoona’s love rain to rain all over the world ♥”

Who reminds you of your first love?

The answer is none other than our Goddess YoonA who celebrated her birthday yesterday!

On online community site ‘DC Inside’, a poll entitled ‘Who is the innocent female star that reminds a person of his first love?’ was carried out from May 22nd to May 29th. Out of a total of 14,711 votes cast, YoonA topped the poll, garnering 6,278 votes (42.7%). Recently completed the filming of KBS 2TV’s ‘Love Rain’ where she played both the neat and tidy beauty Kim YoonHee as well as the lively and cheerful Jung HaNa, YoonA displayed her very own unique charm in the Monday-Tuesday drama.

Actress Han HyoJoo took the no.2 spot with 4,219 votes (28.7%) while actress Han JiMin came in 3rd with 1,271 votes (8.6%), followed by actress Moon GeunYoung, miss A’s Suzy, actress Han GaIn, etc.