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[12.07.09] Taking over this year's public media 'National Girl Group'... SNSD

Korea's public media of 2009 was the era of 'So Nyuh Shi Dae (Girls Generation)'.

'Gee' and 'Tell Me Your Wish' which they introduced this year, sold an overwhelming number of over 100,000 copies despite the low demand of music albums. They led the record breaking streak on various music charts as well as music programs. SNSD, who is showing off their excellence in dramas, variety shows, radio shows and musicals have long since taken over the advertisement industry as well. The tickets for the SNSD solo concert which will be held at Seoul Fencing stadium on the coming 19th and 20th have sold out as soon as they were released. Even though there are many other girls groups out there, there seems to be no argument about the fact that SNSD is the 'National Girl Group'. Then why is it SNSD out of all the groups?


Making appearances 'Together and individually' by using their individual talents
SNSD who debuted in 2007 was successful in getting the public to notice them for their skills in dancing and singing as well as their fresh and bright image. But that's not all. Each of the 9 members have used their individual talents and skills to secure their own distinct characters. Working around the group called SNSD, each member found their own ways to make contact with the masses. Drama (YoonA), Radio DJ (Taeyeon), MC (Yuri, Tiffany, Sooyoung), Musical (Jessica). You can meet these girls in almost every aspect of the public medium. This is the reason why the fan clubs of individual members are so active.

KBS Variety Department's Jung HeeSup PD stated, "Different from the other girl groups, the members of SNSD have shown off their individual talents very well, and with that they have succeeded in garnering the favors of various age groups from children to grandparents".
He also stated, "Compared to the original girl groups such as FinKl and SES, SNSD has achieved their feat in a very short period of time".


Singing - Dancing - Acting Intense training for more than 5 years


The affiliates of the public media credits SNSD's success to SM Entertainment's strict planning and training program. The average training period of the members is 5 years. Sooyoung, along with few other members have trained for the longest period of 7 years. A music industry representative stated, "Quite often there are instances where artists may debut without much training, but SNSD feels almost as if 'they were molded to become elites'".
The girls not only received training in areas of singing and dancing, but also in acting, sports, foreign languages. They can speak English, Japanese, Chinese each at a native's level. Kim EunAh, SM Entertainment's promotional leader states, "We have kept our focus of training to bring out the best of the individual members as well as giving them chances to shine in areas where they excel" and "Because they have worked as a team for more than 5 years, their teamwork is unlike anyone else's".


Bokko (Style of 70s~80s) - Sexy - Cute --- Increasing familiarity through changes
SBS variety department's Park SangHyuk PD (of Strong Heart) stated, "Many different girl groups make appearances on variety shows but the audience show special attachments and expectations when SNSD makes an appearance" and "While they have become the leading models as performers in the music industry, they have increased their familiarity towards the audience through their individual and distinct characteristics".


SNSD has created a cute and adorable image for themselves in the first half of the year with 'Gee' and with a bokko concept, have attracted the attention of audience in their 30s and 40s. Also with 'Tell Me Your Wish' in the latter half of the year, they have shown a major transformation with their military concept which enforced their womanly appeals. Their affinity among a wide range of generations have made them perfect for the commercial industry. They have appeared not only in the 'Top stars only' CFs of beauty products but have also dominated the industry with their appearances in commercials for ramen noodles, drinks, cards and various others. A commercial advertising company, TBWA's Kim SungChul stated, "2NE1 and F(x) is too far ahead of the trend in aspect of their music and appearances while Wonder Girls, despite their widely known music, is not successful at promoting individual members" and "The strong point of SNSD is that they are universally accepted and comfortably accepted by audience of all ages".


Acquiring fans of various age ranges, from 10s~40s
SNSD's official fancafe of Naver, 'Sisters' has 270,000 members, fancafe of Daum, 'Hwa Soo Eun Hwa' has 280,000 members. Majority of the members are in their teens however through the various communities of Oppa/Uncle Fan rooms and Unni/Aunt Fan rooms, the fans in their 20s and 30s are also very active. This fandom went as far as to creation of a group called 'SoShi Band', a band that sings for SNSD. This group, who is equipped with financial and active support attend many of the SNSD hosted events and also carry out various other activities in support of the girls. Just last month, the fans gathered to visit a medical treatment center in KyungKiDo to volunteer in making kimchi for the patients. This event was carried out in celebration of Yuri's birthday. Also, various donations have been made to international organizations such as World Vision in the name of the girls. SoShi Band have selected their members through auditions and garnered attention of the public by creating a UCC of themselves singing altered lyrics of SNSD. Kim JoonSung, the leader of SoShi Band stated, "We are a group that sings for SNSD" and "We were bogged down with passing of time and our lives but have regained our youthfulness and happy memories of our teen years through SNSD".
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Credits: KyungHyang News
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[12.04.09] Jessica, "I'm SNSD's Horror Queen"

Jessica, lead singer of girl group SNSD, revealed why she was picked as the member that would go best with horror.


Jessica has recently appeared on KBS2's 'Happy Together'. "This occured when the members and I were filming a program called 'Horror Movie Factory'. My members tell me that my screams are so ear-defening that they shound like a dolphin."

The guests kept asking Jessica to show them her so called 'dolphin screams'. She replied saying that all the windows might break and then showed the guests her scream. It left all the guests on the show scared and amazed.

Jessica also revealed why she go her nickname 'Ice Princess'. She explained that while she waa filming 'Good Song' she was captured slouching down comfortably with a bored and uninterested face. "Who smiles when they are slouching down?" She was upset that the scene was broadcasted on TV.

After that incident, she was given the nickname 'General Sica'

On this day, Psy, Kim Jinpyo, and Park Jisun also guest starred.

Source: sosiz.net
Translated By: honeydewlove@Soshified.com/Forums

[12.02.09] Psy "I Had a Hard Time in the Military Because of SNSD"

Singer Psy (Birth Name: Park Jaesung) recently revealed that he has a hard time in military because of SNSD.
Psy was a guest on KBS 2TV's 'Happy Together' December 3rd. On the episode he was asked about his time in the military and revealed "I had a hard time in military because of SNSD" which got a lot of people curious.
"I went to different militaries to perform songs to get my fellow mates to cheer up. It's not easy to get cheered on when you are a male singer but thanks to my outgoing stages I got the men to sing along with me."
"One day as I was looking over the performance schedule I realized that I was performing right after SNSD. Because of their schedule I couldn't ask to re-schedule so I was very disapointed. I was killed twice when I saw SNSD's performance."
As soon as SNSD got on the stage, everybody started screaming their lungs out singing along to every single one of their songs. At the end, the men were all crazy. When Psy got on the stage nobody did anything. They were too tired and out of breath. So Psy had to finish his performance with sadness.
This episode will be broadcasted December 3rd at 11:15 PM KST Time.



Source: newsen
Translated By: honeydewlove@Soshified Forums

[12.03.09] SNSD, Crowned CF Queen Out of Girl Groups

SNSD has been crowned the CF queen out of the girl groups.


Including the most recent CF, 'Samyang Ramyun', SNSD is signed onto 14 different products. They model for 10 products including 'Samyang Ramyun' 'Chocolate Phone' 'SPAO' 'Innisfree'.

For the number of commercial appearences, SNSD is in the top 3 out of all female stars.

Korea's top CF star is figure skater Kim Yunah. 'Anycall' is only one out of the 10 CFs she is modeling for.

Lee Hyori is the top CF star out of female solo singers. She is the model for the most brands. 'Topgirl' 'Chueum Churum' to name a few.

Han Yeseul is the top female actress to model for brands. She has a similar number of brands as Lee Hyori. 'V12' is one of the brands she models for.

SNSD has gained huge popularity this year throught their top hits 'Gee' and 'Tell Me Your Wish'. In only one year, they earned $100,000 by appearing on TV programs.



Source: sosiz.net
Translation By: honeydewlove@Soshified Forums

[12.02.09] Yoona Chosen as the Celebrity With the Healthiest Skin

SNSD's Yoona has been picked as the woman that most females want to be like.


Online websites released a commercial in which Yoona recently starred in. The video showed Yoona's beautiful and smooth baby skin. This commercial has got a lot of people wanting to have skin like Yoona's.

Im Taegyoon, the president of M Skin Cade stated, "Yoona has very flawless skin with a matching skin color that compliments are snow white eyes. She has been pointed out as a role model to many females."

Im President continued, "Yoona is a woman who loves her skin and knows how to take care of it. The reason why many females want to have smooth, baby skin is because clean skin boosts up female's self-esteem along with their confidence. To have skin like Yoona's, females should wash their faces with care. Also, they should rest in the times of 10PM to 2AM."

Staff members who have worked with Yoona comment, "If you see her in real life you'll get to know why females want to be like her. Yoona's smooth and clean skin leave a good first impression to people."

The make-up brand Inisfree, which had filmed a commercial with Yoona in September said, "Yoona shows a very clean image when she is singin or acting which is why we thought that she would perfectly meet the concept of our make-up. Yoona's bubbly personality makes many people focus on her which is a key point in being a model."

At the commercial shoot at Jeju, Yoona showed a very lively personality which got the staff members to agree that Yoona isn't only pretty but has a very great personality.

Yoona is receiving a lot of love from her fans as she is a singer in the Asia's representitive girl group SNSD and as an actress. Recently, she has been showing different talents on variety shows.



Source: Sosiz
Translated By: honeydewlove@Soshified Forums

[12.02.09]'Taeyeon's ChinChin' Won an Award

Taeyeon of SNSD, who is currently the DJ of MBC FM4U "Taeyeon's ChinChin," grabbed much attention with her cute pictures.
On the second of Decemember, the radio station received an award for "Program Production" and the ChinChin website showed pictures of Taeyeon with the award. Posing behind the trophy, she was having fun taking pictures.
Though Taeyeon was the background of the trophy pictures, she came up with various poses such as the looking at a far mountain pose, comical, and cute expressions.
Taeyeon said, "Everyone, everyone, everyone! Guess what! 'Taeyeon's ChinChin got an award!' What do you know?" and announced it to her listeners.


Furthermore she expressed her gratitude by saying that, "Thank you, thank you, and thank you again. This is all due to everyone who loves and supports ChinChin. I'll take this as a means to work harder to bring a more fun and warm-hearted broadcast."


Source: Sosiz
Translation: soshi00@soshified.com