Goobne Chicken, the South Korean restaurant chain that Girls’ Generation has long been associated with, just released a new CF once again featuring the girls. In this version, five of the girls strut down a runway holding plates of chicken in ‘Hoot’-themed costumes to the tune of the Goobne jingle, while the other four make […]

It’s already the third installment of Back to Basics (B2B) and hopefully everyone has grasped the meaning and intentions of this column fairly well! One of the aspects that I really like about working on this project is that no matter how many times you go through the girls’ history and their progress thus far, […]

On April 30th, the highly anticipated MTV Japan announced their nominees for the MTV Video Music Aid Japan Awards 2011. Girls’ Generation’s debut Japanese single, Genie, received three nominations: Best Group Video, Best Video of the Year, and Best Karaokee! Song. This year, the event will take place on the 25th of June, 6 PM […]

Girls’ Generation’s third Japan single, ‘MR.TAXI/Run Devil Run’, has reached the number one spot on the Oricon Charts. The single ‘MR.TAXI/Run Devil Run’ was released on the 27th of April, and has topped the Oricon Daily Single chart since the 29th. The single has also reached the #1 spot on mobile site ‘Rekochoku’ and Japan’s […]

In the 2000’s, the Korean music industry has replaced the ballad genre that was so dominating since the 1980’s with idol groups who focus on dance music. Girl groups like Wonder Girls, Kara, 2ne1 and boy groups like Big Bang and 2PM have all become the strongest influences in the mainstream music industry. In the […]

There are already early signs of the success of Girls’ Generation’s Japan concert tour. The group’s first arena concert tour in Japan is gaining much attention for attracting close to 300,000 applicants for tickets. After such heated response, SM Entertainment decided to include 3 more additional concerts, so a schedule for 10 performances in 6 […]