Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung received a very special birthday gift.
Girls’ Generation’s fanclub CISTUS decided to perform volunteer service to commemorate Sooyoung’s 23rd birthday on February 10th. (Editor’s note: Sooyoung is 22 according to her Western age and is 23 according to her Korean age) Every year, this fanclub has held donation and volunteer service events to celebrate the birthdays of every member of Girls’ Generation.
On February 4th, members of the fanclub visited the “One Love Facility for Young Disabled Kids” in Gwangju, where they volunteered in Sooyoung’s name to clean and look after the kids. They also donated Naver Happy Beans to a children’s organization. (Editor’s note: Happy Beans are a charity item within Naver. People who make lots of blog/cafe posts, comments, and email replies are given Happy Beans. They are worth a few hundred won, and can be donated to various charities and foundations.)
In addition, CISTUS congratulated Sooyoung on her birthday by posting an advertisement in Sports Chosun. The advertisement made use of Sooyoung’s comment in a show, where she said, “I’m very envious of Yuri, who is really good at swimming”, and grabbed the readers’ attention by writing, “Until Sooyoung wins a gold medal in swimming, we love you”.
The entire advertisement reads:
“February 10th is ‘The Day of Sooyoung’s Birth’
It’s Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung’s 23rd birthday.
The loving heart
The longing heart
The waiting heart
The pounding heart
The laughing heart
The joyful heart
That is the hearts of S♡NEs
With all the loving hearts gathered together,
We wish you a happy birthday
We wish that you are always healthy, and that your happiness and laughter stays with you.
Girls’ Generation fan cafe ‘CISTUS’. Oppa/Samchon Support Group ‘Gateway to Soshi Heaven’
Until Sooyoung wins a gold medal in swimming, we love you…^0^”
(translator’s note: “Sooyoung” means “swimming” in Korean)
Fans on Twitter also celebrated Sooyoung’s birthday, as “Happy Birthday Choi Sooyoung” trended in second place worldwide.
Be sure to leave a message in Sooyoung’s birthday message thread and read Soshified’s special birthday dedication to Sooyoung here.
Sources: Sports Chosun, [email protected]
Translated by: minigiglo@soshified
Edited by: bhost909@soshified
Contributor: taengsoshi@soshified
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SONEs are daebak ! It proved that we are SO ONE as a family ^^
Happy birthday SooYoung !
Korean Sones are really great and awesome fans..
helping out in the name of Sooyoung..
it’s so touching :)
that’s so amazing :)
K-sones are really awesome. i wanna be able to get together with sones and help out on their birthdays, that’s so thoughtful.
HAPPY BELATED BDAY SOOYOUNG <3
Great! S♡NEs are always amazing! They put SNSD’s Birthdays on advertisements every year! And even a charity! :D
wee so happy! belated Happy Birthday sooyoung unnie!~ lol congratulations on your birthday! :))
Happy B-day SooYoung noona!!..wish you all the best!!.
-Soshified Philippines!<3
Happy Birthday to SNSD’s Happy Princess Choi Sooyoung. Wish you a more successful career, and long life. I hope that I will see you and your girls still performing 10 years from now.
“until Sooyoung wins gold in swimming….we love you” LOL……..xDDD
Seeing how helpful and active SONEs are makes me want to be more like them and do more volunteer work in SNSD’s name! I think we in America should try maybe? Maybe organize a day where we go down and help out Katrina Victims. Apparently it’s still pretty bad down there….
Aww Sones are so sweet way to go guys giving back to the community it makes me feel human again when i hear such wonderful acts of kindness. I am sure Sooyoung felt happy the fans celebrated her birthday this way. :) Also thank you Soshified for that information about the differances in how we count age. people were confusing me when they said she was turning 23 i was like what?! lol
Sooyoung I just want to say…Congrats on your birthday. And I hope you’ll have a great time to be with your girls. And your family to. And like I said congrats on your birthday, and have fun partying.
;)
:)
lol
Me and my friend always right the names of our favorites groups on the back of our identification cards.
When one of our singers are celebrating a birthday we write their name on the back as well.
Today I had sooyoung and my other friend(E.L.F.) had Siwon.
So thats two birthdays in one ^-^
<3
im so happy..we are the same month of birth…saeng il chuka hamnida!!!saranghae<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
Nothing but the best for our girl Sooyoung! :) <333