SNSD to Release Japanese Photobook and Concert Blu-ray DVD

It was announced on November 11th that Girls’ Generation would be releasing their first official Japanese photobook titled “Holiday”.

Also included in the announcement was a small preview about the photobook, “As their treasured ‘Holiday’ arrives, it is packed with the member’s wide smiles. From party fashion to casual style, it is distinctly different from the usual classic style clothes; it’s full of casual fashion with a touch of pop.”

The photobook can be purchased via CDJapan -here-

If that isn’t enough for fans, the first Japanese concert tour will also be available on blu-ray/DVD, which goes on sale December 14th. Included in the email to the fansite was a description of the different versions of the blu-ray and DVD sets which comes in both “Limited Edition” and “Regular” versions.

The Limited Edition set comes with special footage, photobook, as well as a pin badge set. Both the DVD and Blu-ray versions of the Limited Edition set will contain the special footage, while the photobook will differ. It will contain cuts from the limited item “Girls’ Generation’s First Japan Tour Memorial Book”. The pin badge is a set of 10 pins and comes in a cosmetic case; the pins are gold for the blu-ray and silver for the dvd. The limited editions will come in a special caramel box packed with a digipak (fold out case) for the disk case, photobook and the special cosmetic case holding the pin badge set.

★Blu-ray

Limited Edition

12/14 On sale

UPXH-29001

8,240 yen (7,848 yen before tax)

JAPAN FIRST TOUR GIRLS’ GENERATION/少女時代

Regular Edition

12/14 On sale

UPXH-20007

5,980 yen (5,695 yen before tax)

JAPAN FIRST TOUR GIRLS’ GENERATION/少女時代

★DVD

Limited Edition

12/14 On sale

UPBH-29034

6,980 yen (6,648 yen before tax)

JAPAN FIRST TOUR GIRLS’ GENERATION/少女時代

Regular Edition

12/14 On sale

UPBH-20094

4,980 yen (4,743 yen before tax)

JAPAN FIRST TOUR GIRLS’ GENERATION/少女時代

Girls' Generation Making Its American Dream Come True!

After its performance on Oct. 23 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Girls' Generation has continued to receive rave reviews from both critics and press worldwide. Due to its outstanding showing at this American concert, the girl group can now rightfully be named one of the international representatives of K-Pop.

K-Pop Hits Madison Square Garden at SMTown Live

Girls' Generation recently released its title song, "The Boys," from its third regular album, which has earned a spot in the top 5 on Billboard's K-Pop Hot 100 chart ever since its debt. "The Boys", created a lot of buzz even before the single's release, as it was produced by none other than Teddy Riley - the famed producer of the late pop legend, Michael Jackson. The group also released an English version of this hit track for their international listeners (see the music video below). Girls' Generation's music video was recently released on YouTube and has already garnered over 17 million views - proving the girl group's internationally spreading fame. The girls are under contract with Universal Music Group, which also boasts such talents as Lady Gaga, Eminem, and the Black Eyed Peas. This past June, this K-pop girl group released its second album in Japan, which shot to the top of the Billboard Japan weekly chart by selling an impressive 230,000 copies.

Since its debut, Girls' Generation has continued to top the music charts in Asia, and now the girls are seeking to finally break into the US market. As their name states, the girls are seeking to represent a new generation of female Korean artists conquering the global music market.

Girls' Generation is managed by SM Entertainment, one of Korea's largest entertainment agencies, which has developed other top Korean artists such as HOT, BOA, TVXQ, and SUPER JUNIOR. This nine-member girl group is by far one of the most versatile groups in the SM Entertainment arsenal. Each of the nine members brings a unique individual talent/color to the group, which allows Girls' Generation to command a diverse fan following.

The leader of the group, Taeyeon, who won first place at the SM Youth Singing Competition, is known for her vocal abilities. Tiffany and Jessica, both born and raised in the States, are known for their fluency in both Korean and English. Hyoyeon made a name for herself as the dancing queen of pack. Youri and Yuna were previously fashion models and Seohyun and Sunny are well-rounded vocal artists due to their long and arduous training under SM Entertainment.The girls debuted in August of 2008 with their first single "Into the New World". Their first single was a bright and cheerful song that gained adequate attention from the public, however, was not the blockbuster that many industry experts expected. Three months later, however, they released a remake of Lee Seung Chul's 1989 hit song, "Girls' Generation", which first helped them gain a strong domestic fan base.

The release of the single "Gee" propelled the girls into stardom. With a catchy melody and chorus, as well an irresistibly addictive and adorable choreography, Girls' Generation started its domination of the Korean music industry. The group's ascendancy didn't stop there -- five months later, they released "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)," which saw Girls' Generation stand tall as the No.1 girl group in Korea. Every album that Girls' Generation released afterwards has proven to be a major success. The repackaged second album, "Run Devil Run," saw the girls showcase a new sexy charisma that contrasted starkly from their previous cutesy image. Their new found sex appeal helped the young ladies widen their fan-base from mostly female teens to the male population of Korea. Girls' Generation also has the unique distinction of being the singers most requested to perform before the Korean Army.

After sufficiently dominating the Korean music market, Girls' Generation ventured off to conquer the Japan music market as well. The girl group released "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" in the Japanese language followed by their first debut Japanese album, "Genie", which sold over 75,000 albums within 4 weeks. This album secured top tier positions on Billboard Japan's album sales charts and their second single "Gee" sold over a hundred thousand copies, and helped this girl group become the face of K-POP to the Japanese public.

The girls' newest and English-only single, "The Boys", is causing a commotion throughout the world and is turning their dream of being charted in America, into a reality. The sky's the limit for the young ladies of Girls' Generation!

JTBC Announces "Not a Talk Show, But a Real Variety Show"!

JTBC attracted much attention after announcing that they will be creating a “Girls’ Generation” talk show with all the members of Girls’ Generation as the fixed guests. However, contrary to what was reported earlier, it won’t be a talk show, but a real variety format.

Through a phone call with OSEN, JTBC stated, “Unlike what was reported before, it is not a talk show. It will be a real variety show with Girls’ Generation as the key people. Girls’ Generation will be the center of the show, but there is a possibility of others guests starring as well. The first recording is scheduled to take place on November 20th. Girls’ Generation are anticipating the first filming as well.”

2011 K-POP Music Festival in Sydney Press Conference!

Watch the Press Conference of 2011 K-POP Music Festival in Sydney below.

Top K-Pop groups, including Girls' Generation, Miss A, TVXQ, KARA, SHINee, 4 Minute, 2AM, CN Blue, B2ST, Secret, MBLAQ, and Sistar attended the 2011 K-Pop Music Festival in Sydney.The festival, which was held on November 12, is to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Australia, also known as the “Year of Korea in Australia.”

SNSD to host their own show

It has just been announced that SNSD will become the hosts of their own talk show.

jTBC channel held a press conference on November 15th and explained, “We are producing [a show called] ‘SNSD’ featuring SNSD.”

Although this has been done before in Japan with SMAP on ‘SMAPxSMAP’, this will be the first time that a talk show starring members of a group will be produced in Korea.

‘SNSD’ will feature the nine members as talk show hosts, and will be produced by PD Yoon Hyun Joon, who has produced other talk show programs such as ‘Win Win’.

The official air date has not yet been announced, but it was revealed that ‘SNSD’ will be aired every Sunday during 7:30 to 9:10 PM (70 min). The time slot will put them in competition over viewer ratings with KBS‘ weekend dramas, and MBC and SBS’ news.

Update: Shortly after this article had been written, new information regarding the show has been released.

jTBC has announced that instead of a talk show like it had been reported, a variety show will be produced featuring all the members.

The show’s air time has also changed from Sunday to Saturday starting at 7:30 PM, which will put the show in competition with MBC’s ‘Infinity Challenge’, KBS’s ‘Immortal Song 2′, and SBS’ ‘Star King’.

They have also announced the tentative air date of December 4th.

Netizens are curious to see how the show will fare amongst the tough competition.

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由 少女时代 允儿 代言的护肤品牌“Innisfree”公开了 允儿 为他们拍摄的最新圣诞节广告视频。一起来看看吧！

JESSICA 机场照曝光！不是冰山公主，是亲切公主！

近日 少女时代 成员 Jessica 在机场的对小孩子亲切照片引起了关注。


昨天11月14号在某网络社区论坛上挂有一篇以“不是冰山公主，是亲切公主！”为标题的文章以及照片引起了许多网友们的关注。


如文章的照片所显示一样，当时 Jessica 身穿着灰色的T恤加上牛仔裤出现在机场中，然而被具有明锐观察力的粉丝们发现以后，纷纷聚集围绕在她身旁要求合照。当时候 Jessica 没有摆出不悦的表情，反而是亲切温柔的和粉丝们拍照留念。


相关善意有礼貌的举动让网友们纷纷对 Jessica 的举动赞赏有加。表示道“长得漂亮心底又好” “还以为是冰山公主啊！对粉丝好好” “Jessica礼貌一级棒”等等的留言。