Monday, July 14, 2014

The Weekly Soshi News Wrap

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Videos
LI-NING Posts Video Promoting Fan Meeting with Jessica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJa1fj8Wllw
LI-NING recently revealed a video for its upcoming fan meeting with Jessica. In the clip, Jessica greets fans and says that she looks forward to meeting them in China soon.

Girls’ Generation Appears on “Sukkiri”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdj2PuNJd1w
On July 8th, Girls’ Generation made a guest appearance on the Japanese program “Sukkiri”. The segment briefly featured some of the girls’ achievements, including “Gee” and their world tours. The girls ended their time with a performance of “MR. TAXI”.

Girls’ Generation Leaves Message for “KCON”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AFlDwrenmI
KCONUSA recently uploaded a video of Girls’ Generation as part of its lineup for its 2014 concerts. The clip features the girls’ latest Korean single, “Mr.Mr.”, and at the end, Tiffany greets viewers and gives details about the event. “KCON” this year will be held on August 9th and 10th starting at 7:00 PM at the Los Angeles Memorial Stadium. Information about pre-ordering Soshified’s “KCON” shirts can be found here.

B-ing Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Clips Featuring Taeyeon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cvmRMwd4WI
B-ing recently revealed a behind-the-scenes video of Taeyeon from her endorsements of its collagen drink. In the first couple minutes of the video, Taeyeon says that she is in Thailand to film her second B-ing CF; she is happy to be back, and it has been a while since Girls’ Generation has been in Thailand for a concert. She adds that B-ing drinks are good because of the collagen, which is good for skin, and also comes in different fruity flavors, in addition to having vitamins and fiber. Among many other things, she also comments on the shape of the bottle: “This time around, it has a new design, so it’s slimmer. And like the new design, if you drink B-ing, you will become slimmer as well.”

Girls’ Generation Gives Greeting for “Best of Best”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmzfKfOiiNE
In preparation for their appearance at “Best of Best”, Girls’ Generation left a greeting for their fans in Hong Kong. After asking how SONEs have been and reflecting that they haven’t seen each other since last November, Sooyoung says that the girls still remember the shouts, applause, and shining eyes of the audience from Girls’ Generation’s last appearance, and now they are excited to finally meet another time. Seohyun reminds everyone that “Best of Best” will be held on August 2nd at the AsiaWorld-Expo. They have a lot of performances prepared, among other things, and Sunny wraps up the message by saying that they await meeting once again.

“Making Story” of “Singin’ in the Rain” Musical Revealed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaTjrT9KwlY
S.M. Entertainment recently uploaded a “Making Story” video for its musical, “Singin’ in the Rain”, onto its YouTube channel. The video features behind-the-scenes footage of the musical’s actors and actresses, including Sunny, recording, rehearsing, and performing. “Singin’ in the Rain” will run until August 3rd.

Others
Sooyoung to Host “2014 Miss Korea Contest”
It has been announced that Sooyoung will be one of the hosts for the “2014 Miss Korea Contest”. She will be hosting the contest, which will be held on July 15th, with Oh Sangjin, a South Korean actor and MC.

Photos
Girls’ Generation’s Official Japan Twitter Account Posts Photo for “Sukkiri”
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After the girls’ appearance on “Sukkiri”, Girls’ Generation’s official Japan Twitter account posted a photo of all nine posing in their outfits for the show. The message accompanying the tweet reads, “Thank you Sukkiri!”


Super Junior’s Ryeowook Tweets Photo of Himself with Seohyun
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Super Junior member Ryeowook recently tweeted several photos, one of which he posed for with Seohyun. His message reads, “Thanks ~ ♡”.

Hyoyeon, Yuri, Tiffany and Sooyoung Post Photos and Messages on SONE PLUS+
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Hyoyeon recently uploaded a photo of herself onto SONE PLUS+, the girls’ official Japan fansite. In the message accompanying the picture, Hyoyeon wrote, “We returned to Tokyo! ^^
It’s really been a long time since we’ve been in Yoyogi, and today’s live was also fun♪
The final venue is Yoyogi, so everyone, you’ll get excited until the end, right!? ★”.


The following day, Yuri also posted a photo and message: “Today we were able to get a lot of stuffed animals!! (Translator’s note: there’s a UFO catcher backstage) Let’s have fun and get onstage as well!! All the SONEs! You’ll cheer for us enthusiastically today, too, right!? If you don’t, then that’s no good, no good no good~!!!^^ (Translator’s note: she’s referring to a Japanese gag of “dame yo dame dame”)“.

Finally, Tiffany and Sooyoung also posted a photos of themselves, as well as one of Seohyun. In their message, the two wrote, “FINAL DAY of the JAPAN 3rd TOUR~★ Time passed before we knew it! However, we were able to make many wonderful memories this time too with all the SONEs! To all the SONEs who supported SNSD, thank you very, very much ^^ Let’s meet again! We love SONE~♡.”

Girls’ Generation Travels Abroad and Back
• 7/8: Arrive at Gimpo Airport (Sunny and Sooyoung) – Fantaken and Press Photos
• 7/10: Depart Gimpo Airport for Japan (Sunny and Sooyoung) – Fantaken and Press Photos

Events
• 7/11: “LOVE&PEACE” Tour in Yoyogi Day 1 – Fanktaken Photos
• 7/12: “LOVE&PEACE” Tour in Yoyogi Day 2 – Fantaken Photos

New Sets of Pictures
“2014 Miss Korea Contest” – Sooyoung (1)
“FM Date” – Sunny (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
“Jessica & Krystal” – Jessica (Photos Section”>1)
IPKN – Tiffany (1) (2)
LI-NING – Jessica (1)
MIXXO – Tiffany and Seohyun (1), Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun (1)
“NYLON US” Magazine – Jessica (1)
SONE PLUS+ – Hyoyeon (1), Yuri (1)

Girls’ Generation on Social Media
Taeyeon  Instagram
Jessica – Weibo
Hyoyeon – Instagram
Yuri – Instagram
Sooyoung – Instagram and Weibo
Seohyun Twitter

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Jessica and Tomomi Itano share cute photos together



Jessica and Tomomi Itano proved their close friendship through recent photos. 

On July 11th, Jessica updated her Weibo,"Thank u for coming Tomomi. See u soon" and uploaded a new photo with Japanese singer Tomomi Itano who was once a member of idol group AKB48. 

The photo showed Jessica and Tomomi staying close together and flashed their bright smiles towards the camera. Also Tomomi was seen holding Girls' Generation's lightstick as she went to watch their concert in Tokyo on the 11th. 

Tomomi Itano also uploaded some photos on her Twitter and wrote,"My girl Jessica", showing their close friendship with each other.

Friday, July 11, 2014

Sooyoung and Oh Sang Jin to host the '2014 Miss Korea Pageant'


Girls' Generation's Sooyoung and TV host Oh Sang Jin will be co-hosting the '2014 Miss Korea Pageant'!


The two will be joining hands for the second time following the show 'Fantasy Couple' in 2009. According to reps of the '2014 Miss Korea Pageant', "Oh Sang Jin and Sooyoung will be hosting the beauty contest this coming 15th." The contest is set to be held on July 15 at 7PM KST at the Olympic Hall in Seoul's Olympic Park.

Fly to the SkyDickPunksK-GirlsDJ KOOJin Jung Hoon, and pianist Shin Jin Ho have been invited to perform for the event.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Musical 'Singin' in the Rain' releases making story feat Sunny, Kyuhyun, Baekhyun and more



Musical "Singin' in the Rain" takes you to the making story of their musical actors behind the glamorous stage.

In this clip, we could see the cast and their hardworking preparation including rehearsals for  tap dancing, stage formations, recording, and more just to bring you the best raining musical performance.

The summer performances will continue until August 3 so buy your tickets now. [interpark]
Watch below:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaTjrT9KwlY

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Sunny to exchange stories with fans as the upcoming guest on 'Stargazing'


Girls' Generation's Sunny will be the next guest on 'Stargazing'!

The show's rep told Star News on the 9th, "Sunny will appear as a guest on 'Stargazing'... Sunny's appearance has been confirmed and we are currently recruiting fans... We are also in talks for other guests."

SM Entertainment and MBC confirmed on their respective homepages, posting, "Recruiting fans for Sunny's appearance on 'Stargazing'."

Sunny has been a busy bee as a DJ on MBC FM4U's 'Sunny's FM Date' while also taking part in the musical 'SINGIN' IN THE RAIN'. She'll be adding this guest appearance on 'Stargazing' to her list of activities, so stay tuned for this episode!

Sunny to guest on MBC's 'Wishing Star'



Sunny will be the next one to appear on MBC's 'Wishing Star'. 

On July 9th, according to multiple broadcasters from MBC, Sunny has decided to guest on 'Wishing Star' and the show is currently recruiting fans for the show by announcing through MBC and SM Entertainment official websites. 

The recording is said to be taken place in the middle of this month, while the broadcast date is set to be end the end of this month.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Taeyeon, Lee Sun Hee, and Park Hyun Bin in discussion for 'Hidden Singer 3'


As JTBC is preparing for their third season of singing variety program 'Hidden Singer,' they are currently in discussion with talented singers Girls' Generation's TaeyeonLee Sun Hee, and Park Hyun Bin to appear as guests!  The program centers on hiding the celebrity guest among ordinary people who sound incredibly similar to get the audience members guessing which one is the real deal.

A rep of the show disclosed to Star News on July 8, "Recently, Lee Sun Hee, Park Hyun Bin, and Girls' Generation's Taeyeon had a discussion with representatives about appearing on the show."

The next season is set to premiere on August 2 while the first recording will take place near the end of July.  Apart from the three, this season's lineup may include many top celebrities, such as Lee So Ra, Shim Soo Bong, Lee Hyori, Tae Jin Ah, Seo Taiji, and G-Dragon as listed on the audition poster for people with similar voices.

Stay tuned for a confirmed lineup!