Videos
Behind-the-Scenes Footage from Sooyoung’s Photoshoot for “High Cut” Released
Behind-the-scenes footage of Sooyoung’s photoshoot for the 77th issue of “High Cut” magazine has been released. Sooyoung can be seen in a blonde wig, striking several poses as she puts on various elegant outfits for the shoot.
Arirang TV’s “Korea Today” Interviews Girls’ Generation – TTS
DJ Young John Kim, a host for Arirang TV’s morning program, “Korea Today”, recently conducted an interview with Girls’ Generation – TTS. In the interview, the girls talked about their song, “Twinkle”, and explained its concept with details such as the point to the choreography and the various outfits they wore for the MV.
Super Junior’s Heechul Calls Taeyeon on “Sundong Cafe Radio”
Super Junior’s Heechul, who is a DJ on “Sundong Cafe Radio”, called Taeyeon during the show’s broadcast and conducted a short talk with her for the radio’s listeners. At the end of their conversation, Taeyeon asked for the radio station to put “Twinkle” on air. Heechul used her statement to make a funny joke by shouting at the person in charge of selecting songs to quickly play “Twinkle”.
Others
Hong Kong Newspaper Reports on Hyoyeon Getting First Place on “Dancing with the Stars II”
A Hong Kong newspaper reported on Hyoyeon’s recent first place achievement on last week’s episode of “Dancing With The Stars II”. In addition to summarizing Hyoyeon’s success, the article also briefly mentioned Girls’ Generation – TTS.
“Rolling Stone” Lists Girls’ Generation Among “Ten K-Pop Groups Most Likely to Break In America”
U.S.-based magazine “Rolling Stone” recently listed Girls’ Generation in an article as one of ten K-Pop groups with a strong chance of succeeding in America. The article talked about Girls’ Generation’s endeavors on “Late Show with David Letterman” and “Live! with Kelly”. It also mentioned Girls’ Generation – TTS’s recent ranking on the “Billboard 200” chart with “Twinkle”. In the closing statements, the article praised the girls, stating, “Girls’ Generation has both a versatility and coherence that define their broad appeal.”
Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Yuri, and Yoona Answer UFO Messages
Recently, a few members of Girls’ Generation took some time out of their busy schedules to reply to UFO messages from their fans. In one of the messages to Yuri, a fan expressed sadness at being unable to attend SMTOWN LA. Yuri replied, “My heart is already at the LA concert hall.” All of the translated UFO messages can be found in Soshified’s Translated Goodies Section.
Nell Talks About Girls’ Generation
Nell, a South Korean rock band, declared themselves fans of Girls’ Generation. The guitarist, Lee Jaekyung, said that he considers “Complete” to be the best pop song in South Korea. Kim Jonghwan, who is in charge of the vocals, added that he has always liked Girls’ Generation the most. Also, Jung Jaewon, the drummer, decided that his favorite member is Tiffany.
“MyPaper” Publishes Two Articles on Girls’ Generation
On May 22nd, “MyPaper”, which is a newspaper based in Singapore, released an article saying that Girls’ Generation has the most fans out of all the female K-Pop groups. Then on May 25th, “MyPaper” published a review of Girls’ Generation – TTS’s mini-album “Twinkle”, recommending the songs “Twinkle”, “OMG”, and “Good-bye, Hello”.
Photos
Girls’ Generation – TTS Featured on May Cover of “Y.G. Malaysia Magazine”
Girls’ Generation – TTS was featured on the front cover for the May issue of “Y.G. Malaysia Magazine”. The design for the cover boasted a flowery design that closely followed the theme of the “Twinkle” mini-album.
Simon Curtis and Sam Lansky Take Photos with Jessica and Sooyoung
Simon Curtis, a singer and songwriter, managed to get a picture taken with Jessica and Sooyoung while he was backstage during SMTOWN LA. He posted the picture on his Twitter account and said that Jessica is now tied with Sooyoung as his favorite member. Sam Lansky, writer and editor of various pop culture happenings, also managed to catch Jessica and Sooyoung during their break and took individual pictures with them. He then posted the photos in two separate tweets, mentioning that Jessica was part of the “highly flawless k-pop girl group Girls Generation.”
SISTAR’s Bora Poses with Sunny and Amber
On May 22nd, SISTAR’s Bora uploaded a photo on Twitter with her “Invincible Youth 2” castmates Girls’ Generation’s Sunny and f(x)’s Amber. In the tweet, Bora talked about how she “found” her “family members”.
Sunny Gets Photo Taken with Legendary Music Producer Quincy Jones
SM Entertainment has recently released a photo showing Sunny with famed music producer Quincy Jones at the post-SMTOWN LA event. Quincy Jones is most known for his work on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”as well as for being a producer of the American TV show “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”.
“Show Champion” Twitter Account Uploads Picture of Girls’ Generation – TTS
The official Twitter account for MBC’s “Show Champion” posted a backstage photo of Girls’ Generation – TTS to commemorate the subunit’s third win in a row on the program. The tweet mentioned that this was an unprecedented feat in the history of “Show Champion” and that Girls’ Generation – TTS unfortunately could not attend due to overseas activities.
Fans of Girls’ Generation Nominated in “O Music Awards”
SONEs, fans of Girls’ Generation, have been nominated for the “O Music Awards” in the “Fan Army FTW” category. You can vote for Girls’ Generation’s beloved fandom on the “O Music Awards” website here using your Twitter or Facebook account.
New Sets of Pictures
Fashion King – Yuri1, Yuri2, Yuri3, Yuri4, Yuri5, Yuri6, Yuri7, Yuri8
Innisfree – Yoona
KBS Joy (Girls’ Generation – TTS) – Group1, Group2, Group3
Love Rain – Yoona1, Yoona2, Yoona3, Yoona4, Yoona5, Yoona6, Yoona7, Yoona8, Yoona9, Yoona10, Yoona11, Yoona12, Yoona13, Yoona14, Yoona15, Yoona16, Yoona17, Yoona18, Yoona19, Yoona20
Vogue Girl – Jessica1, Jessica2, Jessica3, Tiffany1, Tiffany2, Tiffany3, Group1, Group2
SONE Picture/Video of the Week
At one point during a fansign event for “Twinkle” on May 24th, Taeyeon was startled by a small moth that flew by. The fan she was signing for immediately shooed the bug away, thus earning a grateful smile from Taeyeon as well as her signature. The fan’s heroic deed was captured on camera.
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thanks for sharing this~
SSF JJANG
tôi rất tự hào khi là SONE và tôi sẽ luôn ủng hộ để họ sẽ mãi nở nụ cười cùng nhau, hãy sống thật hạnh phúc, đạt được thành công trong tương lai cũng như hiện tại nhé các cô gái. ” YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING TO ME ” My love: GIRL’S GENERATION
wait wait wait….
i thought heechul was in the military right now? o_O
that was my reaction too, but i think it’s part of his army service as they say..
there are two distinct things i want to make sure to
comment on in this week’s news wrap up…firstly, i am
so very excited that the girls are receiving more and
more recognition here in the usa. articles from the
rolling stones are no joke, and for those of us that
want a solo concert so badly, these indications of
growing enthusiasm only make that more of a possibility!!!
and secondly…i love those in K-Pop that attempt to
explain away why south korea is such an inherently
racist, homophobic, superficial, and socially primitive
culture, on the most crucial of issues, by saying their
culture is homogenous…homogenous…you mean racist.
i am not saying that where i come from is any better. usa
is right up their with south korea as most morally-shallow
country in the world, but i was hoping when i first came
into this fandom that south korea would be better, a more
accepting culture, that i could run to to avoid the inadequacies
of my own. unfortunately, that is not the case. they are one in
the same. i am beginning to think more and more that this plague
of ignorance does not stop at the border. it appears the main
problem is people in general. and then look, right in this article,
and there is hope that that this trending lack of acceptance and
open-mindedness is on it’s way out. the photo may just be another
after-party shot to some, but my sunny, you make it so much more
to me. both of you with a sincere smile, enjoying the moment in LA,
not as a korean woman and a black, american man, but two people
who love music, just having fun!!! i love you sunny!!! :-)
It’s counterintuitive that you should’ve expected an “homogeneous” people and society like Korea to be more readily open and accepting of racial differences than a place and population like the U.S.. On a list of which countries are racially most tolerant and understanding, the US would rank high, or so one would reckon, being that it’s a racial and cultural melting pot/mosaic centuries in the making. As unsatisfactory as the US has proven so far in this area, it’s still a radical leap to jump to the other extreme and think that a monoethnic place and people, with preconceived notions of others shaped by biased media from abroad, would and should fare any better. Even in places touted as being as close to racial utopias as possible, when it comes to social and economic standing, race is still how people are defined. e.g., Brazil and Cuba. Then there are heterogeneous places like Malaysia (Malays and ethnic Chinese) and the Balkans (Croats and Serbs), Bolivia and Chile (European white Hispanics and indigenous peoples), France, Sweden, England and other European nations (natives and immigrants), not to mention Rwanda and Darfur, where race and ethnicity have reared their uglier heads. Which goes to show that all nations and all peoples are in a social experiment of sorts that’s more complex than any simple explanation can resolve.
I would suggest that you take a trip to South Korea before you indict a whole culture as “socially primitive”. It’s a conservative society relative to the West but I assure you, it’s people are generally more sophisticated about issues of liberty and tolerance than many who think that the “L Word”, “Jersey Shore” and a black President are indicative of meaningful social progress.
Calm down, both of you.
Don’t worry Best Served Soup, I’m good. :-)
Taeyon: eeeek
Sone: I’ll save you!
XD What a brave sone!
Sunny with Quincy Jones, how cool! He’s one of the all time greats, and even worked with Frank Sinatra early in his career. Now he knows about SNSD. If he could produce a song for them that would be fantastic!
Her smile and her laugh was priceless,kekeke.
She’s startled because of moth, but she must more shocked of the reaction of the fan, but yet she seems so happy and thankful. kekeke, our taengoo is so cute when in shock.
haha i would have done the same for taeyeon xD she’s so cute^^
haha the moth attack.. brave sone! hahaha! i wouldve died if i was there. as usual, thanks for the news wrap! its always great to read :D
I’ll take note that Taeyeon is also afraid of bugs ~.~
i think she was just shocked , but if she afraid of bugs we know that she is not as afraid as fany cause was still brave to hold that paper with a fake bug on it , i bet fany wouldn’t even want to touch that paper k k k k