Videos
Sooyoung and Seohyun Appear on Mnet’s “WIDE”
Mnet’s “WIDE” aired a short snippet featuring Sooyoung and Seohyun on June 3rd. The two girls are shown playing a magnetic fishing game, using small poles to capture fish with mission numbers on them. The mission Seohyun received asked both girls to strike model poses. The second mission told Sooyoung to talk about the drama she is currently starring in.
Endorsements
Yoona Appears in New SK Telecom LTE Advertisements
Yoona continued her promotion for SK Telecom LTE with the release of two cute CFs this week. In the first commercial, MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” blasts through the speakers while an adorable Yoona demonstrates the phone’s motion functionality. The second CF takes on a less serious note and features one of Yoona’s never-before-seen traits: silence.
LG Cinema 3D Smart TV Brings Together Girls’ Generation
Girls’ Generation showed off the latest in home theater technology in two 30-second clips for LG’s Cinema 3D TV. While the other members are watching Sooyoung’s recently premiered tvN drama “Dating Agency; Cyrano”, Seohyun slaves over cooking a nutritious meal for her unnies and Tiffany is agitated by a ringing doorbell. Their misfortunes are alleviated by Yuri and Yoona when they display the television’s newest features.
Others
BS Eye Center Uploads a Photo with Sunny on me2day
Sunny recently went to visit BS Eye Center in Gangnam to receive eye treatment. A couple years ago, she received LASIK eye surgery there as well. BS Eye Center uploaded a photo of Sunny with one of the doctors on its me2day account and tweeted a photo of Sunny’s signature.
BBC News Mentions Hyoyeon at the Opening of Topshop Hong Kong
BBC News gave a special mention to Hyoyeon in its video about the opening of Topshop’s store in Hong Kong. In the clip, the BBC News reporter notes, “People here have heard of the brand before in fashion magazines, but it was the appearance of Korean pop star Kim Hyoyeon that got the crowd excited.”
Photos
Yuri Uploads Three New UFOtown Profile Pictures
Yuri uploaded three new profile pictures on her UFOtown account this week. The first update was a side selca in which her wide eyes and cute smile gave the image a very cute feeling. The second update was of her dog Hani; the puppy’s fluffy ears and cute pout have no trouble capturing the viewer’s attention. Yuri’s newest update is another picture of Hani, showing four cute shots that make Hani appear as if she is playfully popping up from behind a blanket.
Tiffany Uploads Four New UFOtown Profile Pictures
Tiffany regularly updated her UFOtown profile picture this week. The first two updates featured Tiffany’s new puppy, Prince Fluffy, who she revealed to fans for the first time. In the second adorable update, Tiffany can be seen fresh-faced and holding Prince Fluffy. Tiffany displays her unique aegyo to fans in the fourth picture while wearing brightly colored overalls and a layered blue top.
Super Junior’s Eunhyuk Attends “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”
Super Junior’s Eunhyuk tweeted a number of photos from Girls’ Generation’s June 8th concert in Seoul, the first date of “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”. His first photo was taken while he stood among the thousands of SONEs in attendance. Later, he mingled backstage, taking candid pictures with Yoona and Seohyun.
Travys Kim Tweets Photo of Himself with Yuri and Sooyoung
Travys Kim and Ha Jiyoung, Sooyoung’s fellow MCs on “Midnight TV Entertainment”, both attended the first concert of “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”. Travys later tweeted a picture of himself and Ha Jiyoung with both Sooyoung and Yuri backstage.
Busker Busker’s Brad and His Wife Attend “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”
Busker Busker’s Brad, a friend of Girls’ Generation, attended the kickoff concert for the girls’ “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”. His wife tweeted a picture of herself and Brad backastage with both Sunny and Sooyoung.
Esna, an American-born Korean singer, attended Girls’ Generation’s “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace” concert and uploaded photos of herself with Sooyoung and Seohyun on her personal Instagram.
SHINee’s Key Reveals Photos from “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”
SHINee’s Key was one among the many celebrities who attended Girls’ Generation’s “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”. He took a number of photos with Girls’ Generation members and uploaded the pictures on his Instagram.
Royal Pirates Takes a Photo with Hyoyeon and Sooyoung
Royal Pirates, a Korean-American rock band, took a backstage photo with Hyoyeon and Sooyoung at Girls’ Generation’s “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace”. James Lee, one of the Royal Pirates members, uploaded the photo on his Instagram and wrote, “Girls’ Generation jjiang”, which is a perfect description of the girls.
Jessica Leaves Photo and Message on SONE PLUS+
Jessica posted a new photo and message on SONE PLUS+. The picture shows Jessica in a cute hooded top preparing for their world tour performance in Korea. In her message, Jessica revealed that she was preparing for the concert and kindly asked everyone to listen to “LOVE&GIRLS”. For the full translated message, visit Soshified’s Translated Goodies Section.
Ha Jiyoung Reveals Pictures Featuring Sooyoung
Ha Jiyoung revealed two photos on her Twitter account to celebrate Sooyoung’s one year anniversary as an MC on “Midnight TV Entertainment”. In these pictures, Sooyoung is shown excitedly receiving her cake and flashing a peace sign. To download this past week’s episode of “Midnight TV Entertainment”, visit Soshified’s Video Downloads Section.
Super Junior’s Kyuhyun Tweets a Photo of Himself with Girls’ Generation
Super Junior’s Kyuhyun tweeted a backstage photo of Girls’ Generation, which shows himself, Super Junior’s Kangin, and SHINee members Key and Minho posing with the message banner from “2013 Girls’ Generation World Tour – Girls & Peace” concert’s fanevent.
JW Joey Wong Posts a Photo of Herself with Hyoyeon on Instagram
JW Joey Wong, a singer from Hong Kong, posted a photo of herself with Hyoyeon on her Instagram. The photo was taken when Hyoyeon traveled to Hong Kong for the opening of Topshop’s Hong Kong store.
Girls’ Generation Travels Abroad and Back
• 6/6: Hyoyeon Left Incheon International Airport for Hong Kong – Fantaken and News Photos
• 6/6: Hyoyeon Arrived in Hong Kong
• 6/7: Hyoyeon Left Hong Kong for Incheon International Airport
• 6/7: Hyoyeon Arrived at Incheon International Airport – Fantaken Photos
New Sets of Pictures
Dating Agency: Cyrano – Sooyoung (1)
Innisfree – Yoona (1)
Lotte Department Store – Group (1)
Mamonde – Yuri (1)
SK Telecom – Group (1), Yoona (1)
Yakult LOOK – Group (1)
Girls’ Generation on Instagram
Taeyeon – New Photos
Hyoyeon – New Photos
SONE Picture/Video of the Week
It isn’t often that classical and pop music combine, so the Nanyang Polytechnic Chinese Orchestra’s performance of “PAPARAZZI” is a special treat. This cover features the voices of conventional orchestra instruments as well as traditional Chinese ones, all coming together to play one of Girls’ Generation’s Japanese hits. Thanks to tottis for the tip.
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Thank you very much for the weekly wrap up. It’s extremely helpful in keeping track of What’s what with Soshi even if we don’t have the time to watch, listen, read about everything and anything that’s been happening to them at any time. :D
Tiffany interviewed Brad Pitt!
I can’t wait to see this: SBS ‘One Night of TV Entertainment’ June 12 at 8:55 PM KST!
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thanks for another great wrap.
Sone video was awesome. i got a smile on my face the whole time while watching it. the maestro was boogying to the beat. the man feeling the music. those musicians are very talented and great job on the song. btw in Yoona’s CF LTE how the hell can she sit so lady-like and play that game on her phone? Goddess Yoong jjang <3. nice to see all those stars turning up at Soshi's concert to show their support.
Taeyeon’s Instagram link has been down for a few days.
Jjang!! :)
Great ~♥
Sooyoung and Seohyun’s appearance on Mnet was completely new to me. That makes 4 SNSD member who played the fishing game, since Jessica and Tiffany. :)
And Hyoyeon appearing and getting her name mentioned on BBC news is awesome.
What a great week. Thanks for the weekly news update. Can’t wait to see what happens next week
Sooooo many pictures <3
Thanks for the weekly wrap-up! Super useful!!