Friday, June 10, 2011

What if female idols had mustaches?

A picture uploaded on an online community forum by a random user has become quite a hot topic!

The author Photoshop’d mustaches onto the faces of SNSD’s Taeyeon, f(x)’s Victoria, T-ara’s Jiyeon, Secret’s Hyosung, Kara’s Goo Hara, Kang Ji Young and others. The pictures are Photoshop’d quite perfectly and the mustaches do not look awkward at all.

Netizens commented, “I’d believe it if this was real”, “It looks good on them. Not awkward at all”, “Top left corner looks like Philip Lee!(We just had to link a picture to Philip Lee. They look exactly alike, haha).

SMTOWN updates, technical rehearsals & more photos in Paris

With the first SMTOWN LIVE PARIS CONCERT quickly approaching, many new photos were recently added to SMTown’s Facebook page.

The photos include the preparation for the upcoming performances with TECHNICAL REHEARSAL.

Additionally, photos of SM Entertainment’s stable of artists including SNSD, Super Junior, TVXQ, f(x),and SHINee enjoying the sights and sounds of Paris were also shared. With all the photos taken, I wouldn’t be surprised if SM Entertainment made a photo book from this trip.

Check out the exciting photos below!

Girls' Generation's First Japanese Album Tops Japan's iTunes Charts


Within ten days since its release, Girls' Generation's first Japanese album has topped Japan's iTunes chart, once again proving their domination. The first week of June was filled up with news of Girls' Generation's whopping sales in various charts, and it doesn't look like the chart-topping is going to end anytime soon.


After completing a few concerts for their Arena Tour across six cities in Japan, the nine girls are currently in France, preparing themselves for the SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in PARIS concert, which will be held on June 10-11. MBC will edit the two concerts into a one-hour show and will broadcast it on July 2.

On a side note, Girls' Generation will continue on their Arena Tour on June 17 in Tokyo, Japan.

Over 1500 Fans welcomed SM Idols in Paris


Long waited SM Idols has finaly arrived in France at Charles de Gaulle Paris airport. A huge crowd of fans, over 1,500, was waiting for them since 8th June evening, fans were waiting with Colorfull ballons, Banners with Korean writings and even singing popular Korean songs to welcome their Stars. ”I’ve waited for more than three hours, but I barely saw their faces,” said a schoolgirl fan. “I took some photos, but nothing came out clearly.”




Amazing thing was people waving Korean Flags. When f(x), Shinee and TVXQ arrived at the airport it become so hard for them to get out of the airport, even in the presence of 30 Bodyguards, because a large amount of Fans were waiting to get a glimpse of their Korean Singers. The Pop groups made a quick exit from the airport, passing through screaming fans jostling for a closer look. Their mere appearance reduced some to tears.




Most Apparent thing was that the Fans, there, were not only French but from other countries also like Britain, Italy, Switzerland etc. European Fans has already proved their extreme love for idols throught their demonstration and protests for extending the dates of Concert, in which they succeed.

The ‘VISIT KOREA YEAR 2010-2012’ SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR’ in PARIS will be held at the ‘Le Zenith de Paris’ in Paris on June 10th and 11th. As the first Korean single brand in-house concert in Paris with Asia’s top stars, it is expected to attract the attention of all the mass media in Asia including Korea as well as France and other European countries. Further more, Concert Highlights would be air on the Official Youtube Channel of SMTOWN.

WHich SNSD member is the most popular in Japan?


MIXI has ranked SNSD's members according to their popularity in Japan,check out the ranking below.

Yoona (17,477) +1009
Taeyeon (13,300) +1085
Sooyoung (12,974) +892
Tiffany (10,485) +902
Jessica (7,813) +596
Seohyun (7,523) +539
Yuri (5,484) +439
Sunny (3,813) +181
Hyoyeon (1,780) +160

SNSD (46,670)+2462

Yoona appeared to be the most popular SNSD's member in Japan!

Yuri's AB Workout Regimen Revealed


The secret behind Yuri's solid abs, which have been hot topic lately, was revealed through SBS's "Midnight TV Entertainment" on June 9th.

During the broadcast, Yuri's trainer Lee Youngman revealed, "Yuri started exercising to make her body perfect in preparation for the Europe and Japan tours."

He added, "First, she followed a perfect diet, followed by aerobic exercises." The diet revealed by the trainer consisted of seasonal vegetables, brown rice, broccoli, and grilled chicken breast.

He also revealed the exercise to get the abs. After putting your legs on a beam, you place both hands on either side of your chest, and sit up and lay back down, while constantly keeping your upper body tense (Editor's Note: He's basically talking about crunches/sit-ups). He also revealed, "Yuri would do 600 of these every day," surprising everyone.

SM TownLive World Tour in Paris to be Broadcasted on MBC


The "2010-2012 Visit Korea Year" SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in PARIS concert held for two days on June 10-11 in Paris, France, will be edited into a one-hour show to be broadcasted on MBC on July 2.

According to a European representative, the tickets that were on presale on May 16 caused the server of the ticket sales website to crash. On May 26, the ticket sales were opened again, and everything was sold out within 15 minutes. Because of this, 300 fans gathered in front of the Louvre Museum, Paris, to request for an additional date.

SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in PARIS has also attracted the local media. Le Monde and Le Figaro published articles entitled "Hallyu Strikes Europe" and "The Korean Wave Hits Zénith" respectively.

The SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR has started from August 2010 and is continuing until now, passing through Seoul, Los Angeles, Shanghai, and more. The concert would also be held in Tokyo in September.