Monday 21 May 2012

MBC Korean Music Wave in Google !


The ‘MBC Korean Music Wave in Google’ concert took place at 11am KST on May 22nd (local time, 7pm PDT on May 21st) in Shoreline Amphitheater, California, USA and was aired live worldwide simultaneously through YouTube.
On the previous day, SM artists performed at the ‘SM Town Live World Tour III in Los Angeles’ held at Honda Center in Anaheim in front of more than 12,000 fans. For the two concerts, the girls had to perform with only seven members as Yuri and YoonA were busy with their drama shoots.
The girls opened their performances with the English version of ‘The Boys’ and they covered YoonA and Yuri’s parts professionally throughout the song. Without an interpreter, the girls had some great time interacting with the audience.
Girls’ Generation then continued to captivate the audience with ‘Mr. Taxi’ and ‘Gee’. During the early part of their ‘Gee’ performance, there was a technical problem with the microphone. Nonetheless, the members kept their focus, showing no signs of panic and wrapped up their performances professionally.
‘MBC Korean Music Wave in Google’ was hosted by Taeyeon and Tiffany with great performances by some of the biggest stars of Kpop such as Girls’ Generation,TVXQ, Wonder Girls, Kara, Beast, MBLAQ, Sistar, f(x) and Super Junior. During Girls’ Generation’s performances the number of viewers rose to more than 119,000, which was the highest figure observed throughout the concert.
For those who did not manage to catch the girls’ brilliant performances, check out the video below:



Credit: tvdaily.mk.co.kr
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American Simon Curtis Meets Girls' Generation's Sooyoung and Expresses his New Love for Jessica



As previously reported, American actor/singer/songwriter Simon Curtis revealed that he was blown away with Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung last February. On May 21, he shared a photo of himself posing with Sooyoung and Jessica backstage at the “SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR III in LOS ANGELES”.

Simon attended the concert and tweeted several photos from the press conference and backstage, showing off his affection for Sooyoung. He wrote, “Finally got to meet my beloved Sooyoung (& Jessica, who’s now tied for my fav). Love them <3.” Simon also gave live updates from the successful LA concert and chatted with fellow K-Pop fans via Twitter.

Additionally, he confessed that he was taken away with Jessica, commenting, “Jessica kinda stole my heart tonight though...she was so lovely and so kind. Sigh <3.” Several hours ago, the American entertainer also complimented Sooyoung’s English while tweeting with a fellow Girls’ Generation fan, writing, “Sooyoung can speak English really well too actually!”

So, Who will Simon go for a date with? :P

Source: soompi 

Picture by:  simoncurtis

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120522 SNSD Performance @ MBC Korean Music Wave in Google


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[LIVESTREAMING] YouTube Presents MBC K-pop concert ! Watch here

YouTube Presents MBC K-pop concert

Time : 2012.5.21(Mon) 19:00~ (PDT)
Venue : Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
Organizer : MBC Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
MC : Taeyeon, Tiffany (Girl's Generation)
Artist Lineup : TVXQ, Super Junior, Wonder Girls, Girls' Generation, KARA, B2ST, MBLAQ, SISTAR, f(x)



Source: MBCkpop@youtube.com

Sunny and Super Junior‘s Yesung took a photo with the renowned producer Quincy Jones!

Sunny and Super Junior‘s Yesung took a photo with the renowned producer Quincy Jones at the SMTOWN concert after party.
 
Quincy Jones & Sunny
 
Quincy Jones is a famous for numerous reasons in the American music industry. He has won 27 Grammy awards and produced Michael Jackson‘s album ‘Thriller‘, which is the best-selling album of all-time with over 110 million copies sold worldwide.

Quincy Jones & Yesung

In both photos, Quincy has his arms around both Sunny and Yesung and flashes the ‘V’-sign towards the camera.
Netizens who saw Sunny and Yesung’s photo commented, “What a surprising connection!“, “That’s amazing. They look so sweet“, and “Wow! Quincy Jones!“.

Source & Image: Yesung’s Twitter and KPOP on Facebook
Via allkpop.com

[Full] Love Rain Ep 17 !

[Full] Love Rain Ep 17 ! Watch here...



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Seohyun became the first contestant on the quiz show, "100 Million Quiz Show" to get a perfect score!

Girls' Generation's Seohyun became the first contestant on the quiz show, "100 Million Quiz Show" to get a perfect score.


On the episode of "100 Million Quiz Show" that aired on May 18, Seohyun guest starred and surprised everyone by receiving a perfect score.
Seohyun, who has a strong model student and bookworm image, was not only able to answer each question but to explain each answer in a detailed manner. Seohyun was able to steadily answer each question and was able to rise to the final round. Her final question was, "What decides the color of an eggshell?"
With 40,000 dollars and a car on line, Seohyun explained "There are different races and colors of people too. Just because an Asian person drinks white milk, doesn't mean they will produce a white person." With that, she chose answer number 1, which was "It depends on the color of the female chicken."


This correct answer made Seohyun into the MVP for being the first person to achieve a perfect score. MC Kim Yong Man stated, "This is the first time this ever happened."
Netizens who caught this episode commented, "She has read so many books so she is filled with knowledge too," "She was number 1 on 'Music Bank' and she is the MVP for this show as well," "She is too smart to be in Girls' Generation," "Hyoyeon is number 1 with dance and Seohyun got a perfect score - Girls' Generation is on fire," "A smart maknae," and many more.

Source: soompi.com

SMTown LA 05/20/12


SMTown LA was held at the Honda Center in Anaheim on May 20th, 2012. The stage was smaller than the previous ones (Staples Center in LA and Madison Square Garden in NY), and I was sitting at the middle of the 200 section. The view was pretty good and I could clearly see the girls when they walked down to the front part of the stage. The overall quality of the concert was not as good as the one held in MSG, and yet the ticket prices were higher. I spotted many seats at the 300 sections were left empty compare to SMTown NY were a nearly sold out crowd. They didn't have a lot of "effects" in this concert either, where they had fireworks and artists being held 100 feet above the ground in NY. Instead, they had water shooting from the floor, and that's the only effects they had all night. It's a little bit cheaply made to me. Some members didn't appear in the concert, only 8 members of Super Juniors were there, and 7 members of SNSD (Yuri and Yoona were missing). I don't know if that has to do with the ticket sales. There were some adjustments on the songs that I liked and disliked. SHINee combined few songs together into one song (Ring Ding Dong, Lucifer, and one other song that I forgot the name). It wasn't a good idea, as I thought the original was much better, and I kinda of thought that they were doing it to shorten the concert time. The concert time was shorter than the one held in NY (maybe about 30 minutes shorter). SNSD has performed some songs that has never been performed in previous SMTowns, such as Twinkle, Devil's Cry, and California Girls. (See the list of songs below). Jessica and Krystal finally performed a different song, where they performed Tik Tok twice in previous SMTowns. I enjoyed the cover of California Girls by them. The solo dance part were cut, maybe due to Yuri and Yoona absence. The only artists that have new songs from last SMTown concert were Shinee (Sherlock) and SNSD (Twinkle). EXO had their first debut of SMTown on this night.

The songs that SNSD performed in this concert (Not in order)
  1. Devil's Cry (Taeyeon Solo)
  2. Run Devil Run
  3. Genie
  4. Gee
  5. Kissing You
  6. The Boys
  7. California Girls (Jessica and Krystal)
  8. Twinkle (TaeTiSeo)
The concert was still a good one overall, but it's a bit of downgrade compare to the previous. Hopefully they will have another epic one at NYC in the near future.

120521 Love Rain Episode 18 Preview



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[SCAN] 120520 Jessica 'Elle Girl' interview


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120521 SNSD @ SMTown in LA backstage & on the stage pictures

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Jang Geun Suk and YoonA are interpreting the look of newlyweds in “Love Rain“!

Jang Geun Suk and YoonA are interpreting the look of newlyweds in KBS2 drama series “Love Rain“, arousing the curiosity of audience.


In the episode 17 of “Love Rain” to air on May 21st, 2012, they will spend a wonderful time together, Seo Joon (Jang Geun Suk) who looks doesn’t know how to cook is preparing delicious meal for Jung Ha Na (YoonA), demonstrating his superb cuisine cooking.

Ha Na is looking forward to the cuisine prepared by Joon for her at the side, the two persons are as if sweet newlyweds, aroused the jealousy of the audience. The audience also curious what changes happened between them in the end.

Jang Geun Suk who loves to cook demonstrated the true level of cooking during the filming, amazed YoonA and crew members.

Netizens commented on the photos, “Jang Geun Suk who cooks seriously beside YoonA! Best husband,” “I also want to taste the food done by Jang Geun Suk on behalf of YoonA,” “Husband prepares meal for wife, really like a newlyweds,” “The good look of two persons is enviable,” and so on.

Staff crew said, “In episode 17, Seo Joon and Ha Na will spend a happy time of two persons. Hope everybody can look forward to the two persons who are like newlyweds.”

Source: dramahaven + dkpopnews.net

120521 Jessica @ Elle Girl Magazine Scans

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Tiffany and Jessica pictorial shooting for ‘Vogue Girl’ at the Chanel Make-up Popup Store!

Tiffany and Jessica had a pictorial shooting for ‘Vogue Girl’ at the Chanel Make-up Popup Store. The pictorials were shot in conjunction with the opening of the world’s very first Chanel make-up popup store.


Tiffany and Jessica were selected for the shoot because they are the fashion and beauty icons for females in the 20s, who are known for their trendiness and global star status.



In addition to that Jessica and Tiffany said, “Chanel’s very own classic and modern beauty styles have always been our favorite.” The two ladies participated in the project actively and although the shoot went on till 2am in the morning, they were fully focused and adapted themselves perfectly to various styles and looks. Upon seeing this, the staff were truly impressed.

For the pictorials, Jessica and Tiffany put on Chanel’s classic and colorful clothing and gave out their lovely looks through pink and peach colored make-ups. During the opening pictorial shoot, 100 individuals had been invited by Chanel and ‘Vogue Girl’ to witness the transformation of Jessica and Tiffany for the shoot in front of their eyes.
These lovely photos of Jessica and Tiffany are available in June’s edition of ‘Vogue Girl’.

Credit: tvreport.co.kr
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Seohyun‘s latest airport fashion is attracting a lot of attention!

Seohyun‘s latest airport fashion is attracting a lot of attention.

 
On May 19th, Seohyun, along with all the idol stars under SM Entertainment made an appearance at Incheon Airport, to make their way to Los Angeles for ‘SMTOWN Live World Tour III‘.
On this day, members, Seohyun, Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, and Tiffany walked together to make their departure from Korea.
However, unlike the other members who dressed casually, Seohyun showed off her unique sense of style by wearing an eye-catching bright blue maxi dress. Seohyun, who donned long, straight hair, sunglasses, and a belt across her waist, emitted a goddess-like image. She stood out even more with her stylish sense by color-blocking a yellow handbag with her blue dress.
Netizens who saw Seohyun’s airport fashion commented, “Our maknae changed“, “Seohyun’s all-killed her unnies with her airport fashion“, and “The maknae has matured“.

Source & Image: Mydaily via Naver
Translation by allkpop.com

Girls’ Generation’s role in spreading K-Pop worldwide!

Throughout the week, Girls’ Generation has been reported on by numerous news portals. Most of these websites are international-based, proving Girls’ Generation’s role in spreading K-Pop worldwide.
Earlier this week, “CNN Geek Out!” published an article regarding the upcoming Google concert which would be hosted at its headquarters in Mountain View. The article then proceeded to describe K-Pop’s global appeal. Several mentions of Girls’ Generation include their appearance on “Letterman” and their musical career in the Japanese market. The writer concludes the article by agreeing to a statement which states that “K-Pop captures happiness”.
Malaysian newspaper “The New Straits Times” has published an article in relation to Girls’ Generation – TTS’s breakthrough on the Billboard charts as well as their record-breaking success on the international iTunes chart. The article also contains a short blurb on fellow Girls’ Generation member Yoona’s character in her drama, “Love Rain”.
Reported by the official site itself, Billboard covered Girls’ Generation – TTS’s breakthrough onto the Billboard 200 chart, where they placed at 126. The article outlines the success of the three teasers uploaded prior to the release of “Twinkle” as well as several bonuses when purchasing the mini-album. “Billboard” praises the trio by describing Taeyeon as “one of the group’s most powerful vocalists”, Tiffany as “the charismatic and English-speaking [member]”, and Seohyun as the “youngest”. The article ends by saying that Girls’ Generation – TTS is “completely revamped” by focusing the girls on “funky vocals and vibrant outifts”.
Not long after Girls’ Generation won the site’s poll, “Popdust” covers Girls’ Generation – TTS’s latest release, “Twinkle”. The article comments on both the music video and the song, describing it as “big and brassy, with singing just as big and just enough modern production touches”. It also applauds the release by saying that it “could well be a massive hit”.
Last but not least, popular music magazine “Vibe” introduces Girls’ Generation to its readers on May 15. According to the site, Girls’ Generation’s English album “The Boys” has a sound which is similar to “Spice Girls meets the Pussy Cat Dolls”. Sooyoung has also told “Vibe” that Girls’ Generation’s performances “give off a certain energy” that is “not restricted to language or culture”, something that she believes is a key to their success in the U.S..'

Via soshified.com