On SBS TV ‘One Night TV Entertainment’ aired on September 21st, Oh DaeGyu talked about the girl groups of the recent times and also his encounter with SNSD.

Oh DaeGyu revealed, “Once at a beauty salon, I had an encounter with SNSD”, a statement which made Son HyunJoo, who was also on the show, filled with envy. Son HyunJoo then asked, “How was it like to see them in person?” of which Oh DaeGyu replied, “I was breathless when I saw them. After that encounter, definitely, I will not go to other beauty salons”. To this, Son HyunJoo responded, “Where is the beauty salon?”, a question which aroused laughters.

In addition to that, Song HyunJoo also showed that he is indeed an uncle (samchon) fan of girl groups. He said, “Secret, T-ara and SNSD are all really pretty. Nowadays, they did not show huge body movements”, followed by a cute impersonation of Secret’s ‘Star Light Moon Light’ choreography, much to the amusement of everyone.

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SNSD’s Taeyeon and Tiffany revealed an anecdote about their quarrel from not long ago.

In KBS 2TV’s ‘Big Brothers’, SNSD’s Taeyeon, Tiffany, Yuri and Seohyun participated in the filming and they talked about their unrevealed secrets. Taeyeon said, “During the Japan tour period, I was once so irritated by Tiffany that I raised my voice and quarreled with her,” and this statement attracted a lot of attention.

Taeyeon then explained the situation, “Our feelings were so hurt that we intended to cancel our duet in the concert on the next day.”

On the other hand, Seohyun shed tears while talking about her friend Hwanhee during her pre-debut years as trainees.

‘Big Brothers’ will be aired today at 11.15pm (KST).

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SNSD will be participating in the ‘Beauty Auction’ event on September 27th at Yeongdeungpo Times Square, organized by Woongjin Coway to help less fortunate women.

For this event, lines of products featured in the ‘Coway, Please Take Care of Mom’ advertisement series will be put up for auction. All 9 SNSD members, who are expected to be present at Yeongdeungpo Times Square, will also be introducing their exclusive auction items. The full-fledged auction will be kicking off from September 28th till the end of October through Woongjin Coway’s online auction site (www.cowaygirls.com).

Among the 29 items that would be auctioned are YoonA’s one-piece dress, Yuri’s shirts, Taeyeon’s jeans, etc. These items will be up for bidding on a weekly basis.

Chief of the marketing division, Kang SungHo said, “Proceeds of the donation would go to the less fortunate women so that they could be independent and move on with a better life, which is in line with the message conveyed by SNSD in the self-sterilizing water purifier advertisement.”

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SNSD are also enjoying huge popularity among Japanese comedians.

On September 20th, Japanese media, News Post Seven published an article entitled, “SNDS’s Fan, Comedian Nainai Okamura, ‘I Met Them In My Dream’”. According to this article, there has been a rapid increase among comedians who are turning into SNSD’s hardcore fans.

These comedians who went to SNSD’s concerts held in Japan cheered for the girls with fanlights in both hands. A representative of a Japanese broadcasting said, “Almost all comedians, from newcomers to those in the medium-class like to be known as SNSD’s fans. Comedian Nainai Okamura had even talked about his ‘I Met Them In My Dream’ on radio while Goto praised the girls for their dances”.

In addition to that, a broadcast writer said, “Imada who went to watch the same concert for 3 times, preferred to watch from the ordinary seats, just like other hardcore fans”, supporting the fact about Japanese comedians’ love towards SNSD.

It is once again proven that SNSD are the real Hallyu stars, who are not only successful in capturing the hearts of the Japanese public but also the entertainers as well.

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On September 20th, SM Entertainment said to TV Daily, “SNSD’s comeback will be in October. We are making the final comeback decisions.”

This time, the deciding factor of SNSD’s comeback and album release dates is the recovery of Sooyoung’s injury from the car accident that happened on August 29th.

A representative from SM said, “We are at the last stage of album production now, while the comeback date is subjected to change according to Sooyoung’s recovery. Although it does not affect the October comeback, we will adjust the date according to her recovery.”

It is also known that America’s famous song composer Teddy Riley participated in SNSD’s album preparation.

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On September 20th, MBC’s PD Lee Heung-woo talked about the widespread of the Hallyu wave during the MBC ‘Cover Dance Festival Kpop Road Show 40120’ press meeting held at 12pm at a restaurant near the MBC Dream Centre.

While Lee Heung-woo PD talked about the popularity of Hallyu wave in countries like Brazil, USA, Japan and Spain, it was announced that on September 27th, the final contest will be held in Gyeongjoo Indoor stadium, with the participation of 16 teams that passed the preliminary contest. On that day, member of rock band YB Yoon Do-hyun and SNSD members Tiffany and Yuri will be the MCs.

Lee Heung-woo PD is particularly anticipating to see the collaborative ‘Run Devil Run’ stage of Yoon Do-hyun and SNSD during the final contest. Yoon Do-hyun put up a ‘Run Devil Run’ performance on the MBC programme ‘I am a Singer’, which will become another attraction point during the dance cover festival.

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(Any official pictures for 2^nd tour?)

Super Dome staff: Of course there will be photo sharing, we’ve already sent SM the photos, after some verification, we can post it for everyone!

(Do you remember what happened to YoonA when they reached the airport?)

Super Dome staff: I do remember, of course. When YoonA came out from the airplane, staffs realised that she wasn’t feeling well. After confirming with the Korean staffs, she was having a little flu then and her body was aching. She had injections on that day.

On the second day I asked the Korean staffs if she needed to go to the hospital, the staffs told me that she has fully recovered and we don’t have to worry!

Staff’s account:

Sone’s greatness… is growing continuously….

From the 1^st tour to the 2^nd, it’s not difficult to realise SNSD and SONE’s changes,

Seeing that the girls are becoming more mature, confident and enjoying their own stage performances, how about SONEs?

Just within 11 months, they were twice as fast when entering the stadium (it was surprising)!

I also discovered that female fans population grew after the 1^st tour and there were also a lot of couples, spouses who came together!

SONEs at the first tour were enthusiastic and lively, yet SONEs at the second tour were better at organisation and unity. Besides just being enthusiastic, they became greater.

I was really touched at the scenes, feeling that 30,000 people are supporting them and being together with them, I enjoyed the performance too!

Some reporters who saw the performances of the SONEs and asked me, “How did they improve so much from last year? Exactly how much time did they spend preparing for the events?”

I replied him in pride, “Less than a week! Together with the generation of ideas and organisation, they took 2 months!”

Upon hearing my reply, the reporter was stunned and he made a conclusion, “You should take out some money and set up a company for them, there’s nothing they can’t do!”

……………..

I was happy and at the same time so proud that it seemed like my children getting 1^st in their classes…!

I really have to thank the ‘Event committee’ who were involved in the planning and running of the events successfully this time.

I remember the 3 days we collaborated; we formed words, shouted fan chants, sang together and threw the pink ribbons together.

I remember the moment before the pink ribbon event, I saw an 80-year-old grandma at the yellow 2C area, who stood up, prepared, and throw the ribbons together with us..!

At that moment, I was 101% touched, to think that they could make an 80-year-old lady go “Gee Gee Gee Gee Baby baby baby”, they could make her return to her ‘Sonyeo’ times with SNSD – How amazing was their power?

Another point worth praising was the cleanliness of the stages.

Nearly no one threw towels or presents towards the stage, so I hope that we can achieve an absolute clean stage during the third tour!

However, I think that there is room for improvement during the third tour.

“Pink Ocean, is that really so difficult?”

This time, there were still a lot of purple, bluish light sticks in the pink ocean and some even brought lightboards, another with a super long light stick and others with horns of blue and pink lights.

Also, some forgot to turn off their lights after the word formation event…!

The Pink Ocean represents fans’ determination, also a form of respect for the girls.

What I don’t understand is that, since you can do it so well for ticketing and event practices, you should be able to ensure that your light stick is pink!

Lastly, I have to say thanks to all the fan clubs, because of your hard work, blood, sweat and tears, SONEs can have such a beautiful memory.

Even SNSD were so touched that they said, “This is the greatest treasure we got these years!”

Making them say this, I believe that our hard work and sacrifice of our sleeping hours were paid off,

Thank you very much!

I look forward to greater SONEs and Pink Ocean during the 3^rd tour!

Super Dome staff 2011.09.20

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On September 20th, The Face Shop announced that maknae, Seohyun has been appointed as the new brand model for the Korean-based retailer of body, skin care and make-up products.

Seohyun will be promoting alongside existing models Kim HyunJoong, WonBin and Park MinYoung for a period of 1 year and she will be appearing on The Face Shop’s TVCF for its new product, ‘Arsainte Eco-Therapy Tonic Weed Essential’ starting next month.

A representative of The Face Shop said, “By appointing Seohyun, who is popular not only in overseas but within Korea among teens to those in the 40s, as the brand model, we would be able to increase The Face Shop’s brand awareness among customers of various age groups”.

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Without realising it, she gradually changed from a ‘SoNyeo’, to one who is more suitable with the word ‘lady’. Therefore, ‘mature’ clothes now suit her pretty well. YoonA, who stands in front of the camera wearing a ‘see-through’, tells her story of being a twenty-two years old girl.

YoonA had a bite of her sandwich the moment she arrived at the studio. While putting fried potatoes into her mouth, she started mumbling,

“I arrived late from Tokyo last night. When I woke up this morning, I was preparing to come over to the shooting set. Since I didn’t get to eat, I’m very hungry now. Can I eat a little more while we’re on the set? (laughter)”

Watching her eating fried potatoes from the sandwich, and even started drinking carbonated drink, staffs asked her if she was on diet.

She said, “We are basically getting energy from rice (Bab shim). On the Internet, people made the ‘SNSD’s 800 calories food list’ and we don’t even know who made it. Members are all eating well, so that is not true.”, as she smiled.

Even though she’s supposed to be tired after finishing the Tokyo Dome SMTown concert, which gathered around 150,000 fans, she displayed her bright and cheerful image throughout the shoot, and gave off her charms. The one who wears a swaying see-through one-piece with good image, is none other than YoonA.

YoonA is also a world star who dominates the stages out of cities like Tokyo and Shanghai in Asia, into L.A, Paris, even New York.

“The Europeans know about us and even sing along to our songs. It was amazing. Our songs are able to move the hearts of the people in the world and in fact, they could even touch those who listen to them. With that said, i think our responsibility is also increasing. However, I’m not worried. It’s because when 9 of us are together, I believe there’s nothing that cannot be done. (laughter)”

Lately, YoonA has been indulging in cooking. She’s been learning how to cook, especially her very own “YoonA-Styled Special Steamed Chicken”, certified by other members. She thought of not only learning how to cook Korean food, but also Chinese and Japanese food. She also hinted that she is preparing to meet the people with her ‘actress YoonA’ image.

“I haven’t been participating in acting since the drama ‘Cinderella Man’ 2 years ago. I want to present more good productions that it even tickles my body!”

Even though having endless schedules and many things to do as a member of SNSD, she feels happy. That is because things that she dreamt of are coming true one by one.

After the shoots, she changed into denim pants, black T-shirts and sneakers, once again became the 23-year-old typical university student.

“Woah, it’s such a bright and beautiful day today, it seems like the Paris sky I’ve seen before.”

She said that she usually looks at the sky to calm herself down and she loves to take pictures of the sky. In addition, she said that if there is a chance, she wishes to open a photoshoot studio of her own. The afternoon when we met her, seemed as beautiful as her, as lovely as her and as dazzling as her.

Credit: InStyle October 2011 Issue
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