Videos

COMING STEP Releases Behind-the-Scenes Footage of Jessica in “Dazed & Confused” Photoshoot

COMING STEP’s official YouTube channel released another video with behind-the-scenes footage of Jessica during her photoshoot in New York for “Dazed & Confused”. As always, Jessica looks stunning as she poses for the magazine shoot. You can check out behind-the-scenes photos from the photoshoot in Soshified’s Photo Section.

OffTV Releases Second Part of Interview with Girls’ Generation

OffTV has uploaded the second part of an interview with Girls’ Generation in Paris. The video features fans explaining the K-pop craze, as well as a short photo session and interview with all nine members. They introduce themselves in French and even give their opinions on French males and name some popular French actresses.

Eider Unveils CF of Yoona and Lee Minho

Eider has revealed a new CF with Yoona and actor Lee Minho. The two can be seen hugging each other in the rain as they advertise for Eider’s popular outerwear brand. Promotional pictures for this CF can be found here. Eider has also updated their website with photos, wallpapers and videos of Yoona. The videos from the website can be found in Soshified’s Video Downloads section.

Endorsements

Kwangdong Pharmacy Releases Four New Wallpapers for March

Kwangdong Pharmacy has made four new Vita500 wallpapers available for the month of March. Though the four wallpapers have different background colors and feature the members of Girls’ Generation in different outfits, all of them include a heart shape around March 9th to indicate Taeyeon’s birthday. Be sure to switch your February wallpaper to one of the ones above.

New Goobne Wallpaper for March

Goobne has also released a new wallpaper for the month of March. It seems that the theme of cute animals from previous months has been effective in selling chicken, and this month’s wallpaper features a giraffe, goat and dog. Tiffany, Hyoyeon and Yuri can be seen smiling brightly for the camera.

FreeStyle Sports Adds Remaining Members of Girls’ Generation

FreeStyle Sports has updated its series of games with Sunny, Yoona and Seohyun. All nine Girls’ Generation characters are now available for purchase in-game. Thus, adventurous fans can now use Sunny to dunk a basketball.

J.ESTINA Releases New Wallpapers Featuring Girls’ Generation

J.ESTINA has released new wallpapers featuring Girls’ Generation modeling various items from their fashion line. A total of sixteen wallpapers in different resolutions can be found in Soshified’s Photos Section.

Others

Fashion King Updates Official Website and Releases New Photos

SBS has updated “Fashion King”‘s official website. It now features a preview of the drama, as well as a teaser of the behind-the-scenes making film. SBS has also released several new photos for the drama.

New Photos of Yoona in “Love Rain”

KBS has revealed new photos of Yoona in the drama “Love Rain”. The first, tweeted from the Twitter account “MyloveKBS“, was of Yoona at a script-reading session for “Love Rain”. She is diligently studying the script, and fans were struck speechless by her radiant beauty. Other photos were posted on the official website of the drama. As expected of a drama named “Love Rain”, many of these pictures were of Yoona standing under an umbrella to shield herself from the poor weather. Photos from the website can be found in Soshified’s Photos Section here and here. Another beautiful picture was also posted from the account “KBS  drama“. “Love Rain” will begin airing on March 26th.

Oh Joongseok Uses a Photograph of Yoona In an Art Exhibition

Photographer Oh Joongseok recently tweeted a picture of a photograph of Yoona that will be on display in his art exhibition. The photo was taken on the set of the “W Korea” photoshoot. It seems Girls’ Generation members are even beginning to inspire professional artwork.

Hyejeong Koo Tweets a Photo with Jessica

Hyejeong Koo, a member of the production staff of “Wild Romance”, tweeted a photo with Jessica from the drama’s after-party. The tweet reads, “With Girls’ Generation’s Jessica at the ‘Wild Romance’ after-party. Let’s meet again with another piece~ A picture with goddess Jessica ^^*”.

Girls’ Generation to Release US Special Edition of “The Boys” in Japan

Girls’ Generation will be releasing the US special edition of “The Boys” in Japan. The album has thus far performed well on the Billboard World Chart, French music charts, and Spanish music charts. Fans in Japan will be able to purchase the album on March 28th.

2PM’s Chansung Says That Girls’ Generation Is the Most Popular Group in Europe

2PM’s Hwang Chansung said that Girls’ Generation is the most popular group in Europe. On February 29th, Joo Younghoon, Jo Younggu, Jeon Hyebin and Hwang Chansung appeared on MBC’s “Radio Star”. MC Yoon Jongshin asked Chansung, “You went to perform in Europe recently. How was the audience’s response towards 2PM?” Chansung replied, “It was surprising because the response was better than we expected.” When he was asked, “Then which group was most popular in Europe?”, Chansung replied, “Of course, it’s Girls’ Generation.”

Yuri’s Dress in “Fashion King” Revealed

Stylist Jung Yoongi unveiled an elegant dress that Yuri will be wearing for “Fashion King” on MBC’s “Good Day”. Fans are anticipating Yuri’s drama debut, especially after the releases of teaser photos and previews. “Fashion King” will begin airing on March 19th.

Photo Taken of Sunny from “Music Island” Rehearsal

The official Facebook page for “Music Island” posted the above photo of Sunny from the rehearsal of the show’s first episode. In the picture, Sunny looks focused on her duties during the rehearsal. The MC cut from the first episode of “Music Island” can be found in Soshified’s Video Downloads section.

First Look Covers Girls’ Generation at the Burberry Prorsum Fashion Show

The website for popular magazine “First Look” covered Tiffany, Yoona and Seohyun’s attendance at the “2012 F/W Burberry Prorsum Fashion Show“. Entitled “Girls in front Row”, the article showed the three members posing for pictures during and after the show. You can check out the full article here.

Seo Jiyoung Tweets Selca of Sunny and Herself

Seo Jiyoung, a cast member alongside Sunny in the musical “Catch Me If You Can”, tweeted a photo of herself and Sunny. Included with the photo was a message that said, “Today, tasty chicken that my daughter Brenda, Sunny’s fans bought!! It was enough for the actors and staff to get full from eating, and still have some left over. We ate it well!!! Our cute Soonkyu~~~~”.

Girls’ Generation Featured on Website of German TV Station “Arte”

A recent article on the website of German TV station “Arte” covered the growing popularity of Korean pop and featured Girls’ Generation.  The article referred to Girls’ Generation, which manages to produce one chart-topping hit after another, as Korea’s most successful pop export, and mentioned that “Gee” has over 65 million views on YouTube. It seems that no matter where you look, the popularity of K-pop, led by Girls’ Generation, is growing.

NY1 Features Girls’ Generation and K-Pop in the United States

NY1, a 24-hour news channel, posted an article on K-Pop in the United States and featured S.M. Entertainment artists BoA, SHINee and Girls’ Generation. NY1 also asked some questions about their appearances on “Late Show with David Letterman” and “Live! With Kelly”, and included a video in which Tiffany talks about how excited the girls were to perform on American TV and the group’s long-term goals. You can check out both the video and article here.

Soojin Tweets a Photo of Herself and Sooyoung

Choi Soojin, Sooyoung’s elder sister, tweeted a photo of herself and Sooyoung. Along with the photo was a message that said, “It’s great that Sooyoung has a lot of free time. Both of us look swollen, but this is our first picture in a while.” Despite their swollen faces, both sisters look beautiful.

Girls’ Generation Appointed As Ambassadors for Gangnam

Girls’ Generation has been appointed as ambassadors for Gangnam alongside other idols such as Rain, Jang Nara, and Super Junior. Gangnam is a district in the city of Seoul and is well known for its several shopping areas.

 The New York Times Reports on the Advance of K-pop in Europe and America

The New York Times recently covered the use of social media to bring K-Pop to Europe and America. The article briefly mentioned Girls’ Generation’s signing with Interscope, their appearance on “Late Show with David Letterman”, and “Gee”‘s 60 million views on YouTube.

New Sets of Pictures

Fashion King – Yuri1, Yuri2, Yuri3, Yuri4, Yuri5

LG – Group1, Group2

SONE Picture/Video of the Week

A photo of a car with the registration plate “DANDYU” recently surfaced online and has gained much attention from fans. “Dandyu” is a short form for “Danshin Duo”, which literally means “Shorty Duo”, and as we all know, Taeyeon and Sunny are the two short members of that duo. This Mini Cooper, one of the smallest cars made today, would be perfect for our two favorite shorties.

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