Hyoyeon moves on to the final round on ‘Dancing With The Stars 2′

Girls’ Generation‘s Hyoyeon put on another spectacular jive performance.

The July 13th broadcast of MBC‘s ‘Dancing With The Stars 2‘ revealed the last battle between Choi Yeo Jin, Yae Ji Won, and Hyoyeon.

Some of Korea’s best vocalists such as f(x)‘s Luna, Kim Jo Han, and Ock Ju Hyun sang live as the TOP 3 finalists danced to their vocal performances.

Dressed in a sexy ensemble that showcased her figure, Hyoyeon lit up the stage with a vibrant jive dance.

Thanks to her flawless chemistry with partner Kim Hyung Suk, the pair earned the explosive cheers of the audience members and an impressive 28 points from the judges.

Fellow contestant Choi Yeo Jin and her partner who put on an impeccable Roomba dance earned 29 points from the judges, and they will be going head to head against Hyoyeon & Hyunsuk in the final round next week.

Billboard.com reports on 'PAPARAZZI' and Girls' Generation's success in Japan

Billboard.com recently reported on Girls’ Generation’s new Japanese single, “PAPARAZZI”, which has proven to be yet another hit and continues to do well on music charts. 

In the article, Billboard.com summed up the girls’ incredible success in Japan by citing SoundScan Japan and noting that “PAPARAZZI” sales have so far reached 103,000 units sold, pushing Girls’ Generation’s total singles/download sales in Japan to 645,000. By selling over 100,000 copies, “PAPARAZZI” has also been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association in Japan (RIAJ). For the group’s total album sales in Japan, Girls’ Generation has reached another amazing milestone in their career: their total album sales in Japan recently surpassed the million mark and currently stands at 1,081,000 total sales.

The single itself had already done well on both the Tower Records “Daily Singles” chart and Oricon’s “Daily Singles” chart, with detailed statistics covered here. Girls’ Generation has kept the momentum going with “PAPARAZZI” sales still going very strong. “PAPARAZZI” was number one last week on Billboard’s Japan Hot 100 and still currently holds the number seven spot, demonstrating their ever-increasing popularity and presence in Japan’s music industry.

Girls' Generation, T-ara & 2PM's new albums certified Gold in Japan

Several K-Pop groups have once again proven their soaring popularity in Japan.

According to figures released by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) on July 13th, idol groups Girls’ Generation, 2PM and T-ara achieved gold status in Japan. Gold certification is given to artists who sell over 100,000 copies of their albums.

T-ara’s first studio album “Jewelry Box”, Girls’ Generation’s single “Paparazzi” and 2PM’s “Beautiful” have all achieved gold status for selling over 100,000 copies.

In addition, Girls’ Generation officially received the Million status after its first full-length Japanese album, “Girls’ Generation”, which was released on June 1st, 2011, sold over a million copies.

YoonA earned $3.5 million USD in first half of 2012

On the July 12th broadcast of SBS E!s ‘K-STAR News’, Girls’ Generation member YoonA was revealed to be the girl group ‘center’ member, with the most profitable activities across various fields.

Girls’ Generation is currently in the lead when it comes to being considered the nation’s girl group. Yet even among all the members who have each achieved such great popularity, member YoonA has earned the greatest salary. On top of the payments she receives as an artist, YoonA has landed a total of 20 advertisement deals and also completed another drama. As a result, YoonA’s total income has exceeded 4 billion KRW (approx. $3.5 million US dollars) after just the first half of this year.

Aside from YoonA, other ‘center’ girl group members include miss A‘s Suzy, After School‘s UEE,KARA‘s Goo Hara, and Wonder Girls‘ Sohee. These particular members act as multiplayers in the K-Pop idol industry, as they not only showcase their capabilities in singing and dancing, but also in acting and modeling.

Girls' Generation is the first celebrity to have 1 million friends on Kakao Talk

Top girl group Girls’ Generation has set yet another record, breaking the 1 million mark on the social networking service, KakaoTalk’s Plus Friend.

‘Girls’ Generation Plus Friend’ was launched on December 28th in 150 countries including Korea, China, United States, United Kingdom, etc. and it exceeded 1 million users as of July 7th. The group becomes the first celebrity to reach over one million friends. 

‘Girls’ Generation Plus Friend’ allows users to communicate with Girls’ Generation more closely and allows them to receive the most updated information about the girls.

Girls’ Generation selected by industry staff members as the female idols who look best in person

Girls’ Generation has been selected by team managers and broadcast staff members as the female idols who look best in person.

For the past month, MBC Music‘s Show Champion‘ surveyed team managers, along with various broadcast staff members that work behind the scenes manning the camera, sound, stage, lights, and more. They were asked who they felt were the female idol(s) that look best in person, and the results were reported on the July 10th broadcast.

The managers and staff members acknowledged Girls’ Generation as the idol who look most beautiful in person, saying, “They sparkle under the lights,” “They are top beauties,” and more.

Also selected after Girls’ Generation were After School, Hello Venus, f(x), and more. The results of the ‘Male Idols Who Look Best In Person’ survey will be revealed on the next episode to air July 17th.

Girls' Generation voted as female idols with best bare faces

Girls’ Generation has been chosen by the staff and managers in showbiz as the female idols with best bare faces.

On July 10th, Show Champion revealed their survey on “Which female idol has the best bare face?” For a month, more than 100 managers, VJs, stage staff, audio staff and other staff were asked.

On the show, it was revealed Girls’ Generation placed first in the survey with staff giving comments such as “Girls’ Generation shines brighter on stage”, “Best beauty”, etc.

Meanwhile, other female idols who were also ranked in the survey includes AfterSchool, HelloVenus and f(x). The male idols with the best bare faces will be revealed on the July 17th episode of Show Champion.

On the other hand, Super Junior, After School, BaekChungGang, Hello Venus, Bohemian, Rhythm Power, F.I.X, Cross Gene, 2Bic, and RosyPP performed on Show Champion aired on July 10th.