[Updated with more pictures from the press conference]
Perhaps it was the fatigue from last night’s concert or their incredibly tight outfits and high heels. Maybe it was their craving for chili crab as Yuri mentioned, but Girls’ Generation’s rather enervated moods were apparent throughout the short twenty-minute press conference at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, which left journalists, photographers, and more especially us (pubsquash, cedge, doe, SethRyan), wanting more.
Dressed in their signature “Genie” outfits, the girls kicked off the press conference by posing and smiling for the cameras around the room. Following a short introductory speech from organizers, the question and answer session began.
Q: How does it feel to hold your first full-fledged concert here in Singapore?
Tiffany: We’ve been to Singapore a couple of times before but never had a performance of our own. And, after our first performance here and meeting the Singaporean fans, we felt that we’ve had such a warm welcome, and we hope that this visit will be the first of many.
Q: Tickets for the first night sold out in four hours, and after petitions from fans, you decided to extend our concert for a second night, which also sold out in four hours. How does that make you feel?
Seohyun: Even though we’ve been to Singapore before for other concerts and performances, but never on our own, we didn’t know what to expect. We were so surprised by all the love and support from the fans here, and we’re so happy.
Q: Some of our friends here haven’t seen the concert, so are there any particular parts of the concert that you love especially.
Jessica: Well, we released “The Boys” recently, and it’s the first time that we’ve put it into our concert.
Q: How did it feel like performing it last night?
Sooyoung: There’s a particular part of the song where Jessica goes, “G.G.” at the beginning of the song. Everyone was copying her and yelling in sync with her. It really exhilarated us, and we loved how we were able to enjoy performing the song together with the fans.
Q: You girls have taken on a very new style in the new album by trying out rap in “The Boys”. How was that like?
Tiffany: It’s actually not our first time rapping. After all, the girls have always been interested in Hip Hop and R&B type of music. We used to dance around and sing and rap when we were younger, so it didn’t feel very new, but it was certainly very exciting that the fans got to see us do it. Most importantly, I feel that it shows that our group is always up for challenges and taking on new experiences.
Q: You girls have a very tight schedule in Korea and all over the world. How do you cope with that, and how do you do you relieve stress?
Sooyoung: Believe it or not, we actually relieve our stress on stage during performances. We really enjoy performing, and more importantly, we really enjoy interacting with the fans. We really feel the love and support from them, and that keeps us going.
Q: Are there any types of unique Singaporean food dishes that you’d like to try?
Yuri: We heard that chili crab in Singapore is really famous. We’d love to try it but never had the chance to. Today, we tried ice kacang, and its unique flavors really reminded us of a Korean dish called “patbingsu”.
Our time with the girls was unfortunately up. While they may sometimes bemoan the long hours, we could tell from the twinkle in each of their eyes (SethRyan even managed to make eye contact with Yoona and Tiffany) as they left the stage that they were exactly where they wanted to be. They were producing music, taking on new experiences, traveling all over the world and performing for dedicated fans, and ultimately having nothing less than the time of their lives.
Written by: SethRyan
Contributors: pubsquash, cedge, doe
Edited by: MoonSoshi9
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I went for both nights. Very enjoyable but too bad didn’t managed to buy the T-shirt :(
By the way, it’s my first Korea concert :)
Sigh i really wish i went to their concert or at least went to the airport to see them ㅠ_ㅠ
Glad to hear that they tried other foods other than chilli crabs XP
I loved the last part of the article, all the girls truly do love everything they do and even though its exhausting, they still enjoy every moment of it. So proud of our nine girls, SNSD HWAITING <333
I can’t imagine how Yuri pronounce Ice Kacang…
or is there a korean word for it?
I’m slightly allergic to crustaceans, but Soshi is making me want to try chili crabs ;A;
I regreted not going for their concerts. The price was out of my budget and the tickets was sold out at an alarming rate. Hope that they come to Singapore regularly. Another regret is not seeing them ooff at the airport. I reached there at ten pm when I heard of their flight at midnight. But after waiting for two hours we were informed that they left. All the Singapore sones there was like wth? Me too. I wasn’t able to see them when they were so close to me. Really hope that they will come to Singapore really soon, despite their tight schedule.
today was the best day of my entire live Thank you SNSD U make me complete!!!!!
i liked the summarization of the article.
i don’t think their is anything in life that
you won’t regret a little during the difficult
times, but if you continue to focus on the
aspects of it that make you happy, you can
get through the rough times and grow to
love it. i think that was what was seen last
night. there is no doubting the girls are busy,
stressed, and tired alot of the time, but when
they keep focusing on these amazing experiences
with their fans and each other, they absolutely
love what they are doing!!! :-)
Its been less than a day and i’m missing them so much!!!!! T.T But i really really wish i could see hem real soon again.
Please come to Singapore again as soon as possible! ^.^
And the merchandise were all sold out and i really wish to get the merchandise for this concert. If anybody know where to get it please please tell me. Thanks alot!
Lastly their concert is the best concert. That night is the best night in my 18years of life!!!!
Right now its girls’ generation, in the future its girls’ generation, forever its girls’ generation!!!!!!!
Girls’ generation hwaiting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Girls, should Try my ChilliCrab, You would forget of any other delicacies
Its Very Delicious ^.^
SoNyuhShiDae FIGHTING!!!
I swear i want to see them really badly :( I hope that they can have the chance to come here to Indonesia (Jakarta) and perform here.. :(
“Ice Kacang” never sounded so sexy :D
Wish I was there to support them girls, both yesterday and tonight. Thank you girls for never thinking your fame as burden; we are for you as you are for us :)
“Believe it or not, we actually relieve our stress on stage during performances. We really enjoy performing, and more importantly, we really enjoy interacting with the fans. We really feel the love and support from them, and that keeps us going.” SONE keep them going, and Girls’Generation keep SONE going. We are actually a part of each other.
Ice kacang! haha yes it’s just South East patbingsu Yuri..
It’s heartbreaking to see them struggling in fatigue. Hope they can take a good rest after the concert tonight. T_T
Nooooo!!! SM should give the girls some break and let them taste chilli crab!
I think that they really worked hard over these few years,and at we,the SONEs can actually do MORE to help them. I feel so guilty,not being able to do much as a SONE. All i did was buy their dvds and stuffs. Arghhh.
“They were producing music, taking on new experiences, traveling all over the world and performing for dedicated fans, and ultimately having nothing less than the time of their lives.” yup they really have worked so hard and are gonna change the world ^^ wish i could have been there at the press conference…i jus cant gt enough of the girls even after yesterday…cant help but pray and wish theyll b back real fast ^^ thanks for the memorable experiences girls, it really is a SO NYUH SHI DAE now and always ^^fighting!
Awesome interview!!!! I hope the girls enjoyed their time here and try our local delicacies ^^ It is in memory GG is always in my heart!!! ~
Wow!! I love their answers so much..
Especially when they said they relieved their stress by performing and interacting with SONEs <3
Ice Kacang!! xDD
wow ~ do they speak english ??
if yes, omg, soshi, you’re too JJANG !
P/S fany’s hair is nice <3
I wish i was at the concert supporting Soshi! :(
thnks for the news report and the interview. really appreciate it!
Hope Soshi’s perf tonight will be as good as ytd.
Hwaiting Soshi! :D :D
yeaps! i agree with blazer433! went to the concert and boy, the atmosphere was great and everyone were enjoying themselves! =D
most importantly, it was my first time meeting them live and i can say it was definitely a good experience! xD
however, i could tell that some of the members were pretty exhausted during the performance~ =(
nevertheless, i’m glad that the girls enjoyed themselves as much as i did!!! THANK YOU SOSHI! <3
SNSD FIGHTING! <3
what a wonderful press conference moment and i like all the Q.s and A’s. Fantastic work SSF staffs. y’all are freaking lucky too to be in the same room with 9 beautiful angels and making eye contact. ahhhhhh lol i’m about to go insane ><. anyway thanks for sharing. man i hope they will continue to have tours around the world for their dedicated S♥NEs and i hope i get the chance to be in one. Pink ocean all over the world ftw. Soshi jjang! S♥NEs jjang! Soshified jjang! ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
I went for their first night concert, it was AMAZING seeing them live for the first time was soo exciting and they were so happy performing for us. Thank you soshi!!
Wow~ they must be pretty exhausted but nevertheless,the energy that SONEs are gonna give them tonight will be their energy pills. HWAITING Soshi!^_^