Among news of Girls’ Generation’s upcoming Japanese album, a British newspaper, “The Guardian”, has published an article on Girls’ Generation and K-Pop. The article talks about Girls’ Generation releasing an all-English album in the future, as well as the possibility of a successful entry into the Western music market.
Excerpts from the article are shown below and the full article can be viewed here.
“Girls’ Generation, a nine-member Korean girl group who had racked up millions of sales throughout east Asia long before Psy made ‘air’ horseriding socially acceptable, are poised to release their first album recorded entirely in English.”
“Tentatively due for release next year by Lady Gaga’s label, Interscope, the album will mark the group’s first serious effort to court English-speaking music fans.”
“Industry experts say the group’s brand of electropop and brilliantly produced videos will ease them into unfamiliar markets outside Asia. ‘Girls’ Generation totally fit the bill’, said Mio Scobie, overseas editor of US Weekly Magazine. ‘They produce feelgood beats, instantly memorable choruses and, as I’m sure people have already noticed, they’re stunning.'”
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Written by: letaengbutt@Soshified
Edited by: SeraphKY@Soshified
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glad that they came out in a newspaper with good comments! :)
it’s not really easy for a Korean artiste to be able to make it into the headlines outside Korea..
cant wait for their english album!!hoohohooo!!
more support for SNSD!!!
SNSD fighting!
so they’re releasing an english album some next year? nice. i love how the article like mentioned about the girls’ success long before the PSY air-horseriding viral. i mean, there was Gee. the song was a mega hit back then. can’t wait for their comeback.
YES!
SNSD ♥
this is very exciting!! i can’t wait it!! I’m sure this would be a nice
everyone always tells me ” what’s up with you and those asians” but, if this is true and they become famous here I’ll rub it in everyone’s faces
This is exciting! It was always part of the plan. Timing looks good. I’m hoping for a huge success.
I’m so happy for them to be mentioned but I feel that this puts them on the spot and gives them a lot of pressure.
SNSD Hwaiting!!!!
same thought here.i’m worrying so much… :'(4
i’m kinda nervous about this but i trust the girls and have faith in them
hopefully they will be able to break the gangnam style record
so excited with their korean comeback through wooot! soshi fighting !
I’m so torn about this news.
As a huge fan from the UK, I can practically see them being torn apart trying to promote over here. Of course Sones will support them whatever they do, but the UK’s audience can be a seriously hard bunch to please. I have no idea how many fans are over here, but I can safely say that we are in the minority.
I’m so worried about this, about hearing them on the radio, and the DJ making some cruel jibe at them. We all love them for who they are as we’ve watched them grow up, watched them go through so much and we feel that we grow with them. But I can honestly say that most people will only see the outfits……
I’d love to see them perform over here, they have been my fave band for so long now. It would break my heart if the country I live in rejects them.
i hope they release new english album soon. i am already sick of gangnam style. hopefully their new album can break the barrier though..sones, fighting!!
SNSD Fighting
SNSD Fighting ^_^” I hope our angels will be a big hits again like they used too but of course they are still the BEST!! From UK then EUROPE AGAIN AND AGAIN!
yeah. our nine girls can also do bigger thing than Psy. snsd forever !!!
I’m British and i very much hope that they go big over here. K-pop very easily seems to fit into the gap left by 90’s brit pop such as S-club 7, 5ive and other bands with numbers in their names. Really hope the girls do well! :D
I know that the news of the English album is very, very true because I already know that SM had set their American debut to next year. So that means I will definitely be looking forward to the American debut. It’s no rumor, it’s a zillion percent true. And that’s a fact
What really surprised me was this bit:
“They reportedly live together, sleeping two to a room apart from Tiffany , who has a room to herself.”
Thats kind of crazy how many times they changed rooms and now Tiffany finally has her own room.
I hope the news about their very first English album is true. If its true, I’m buying watever crazy Limited Edition it comes out first on Day-One.
Love u Girls! Fighting!
Well, it’s very true that they are set to release their English debut album next year because I knew that the girls were going to make their American debut this year but their US recording label, Interscope, had to give the girls the rest of this year to focus on their Asian activities. So, the girls’ American debut is absolutely set for next year. We will be looking forward to it
First English album — that’s huge news! It’ll help introduce Soshi to a whole new U.S. audience (we can only hope). Watch out for a Reuters article on Kpop soon — it will hopefully focus on Girls Generation if I can help it.
I read the article and it was nice. They grabbed attention on the article.
but there lots of comments that attacking the Kpop and Jpop industry..
Some (mostly) of them are racist..we’ll they have different state of mind..
they just want to criticize the song and people behind it..
I think they should shut there mouth and just listen to the music…
I hope it’ll break the barrier like Psy’s Gangnam Style did, of course it would depend on if the content overall will be enjoyable to say the least.