SeoHyun, Yoona and Yuri were chosen by the netizens as first, second and third places for ‘cosmetic models who do not need cosmetics because their bare faces are prettier’ and proved that it is indeed Girls’ Generation’s era.

On the community portal site, DC Inside, a survey titled “Who are the cosmetic models who do not need cosmetics because their bare faces are prettier?” took place from June 19th to 26th. In this survey, YoonA placed first, SeoHyun second and Yuri third.

YoonA, who got 13,549 votes out of 31,076 votes (43.6%), have been Innisfree’s model since 2009 and came to be known as ‘Skin Beauty’. Yoona’s unique bright and pure image matches very well with the brand and her clean and bright skin expresses the brand’s concept very well.

SeoHyun, who received 13,014 votes (41.9%), became widely loved as the face of The Face Shop since 2011. She was praised that her pure and intelligent image suits the brand very well. She also sang the theme song for The Face Shop and is working ardently as their model.

Yuri, who received 1,602 votes (5.2%), started working as a model for Mamonde since this March. Yuri, who was chosen to be Mamonde’s model due to her outstanding talents as well as her friendly image, is known to have been using Mamonde’s product for a long time.

These three were followed by actresses Park ShinHye and Koo HyeSun as well as Miss A’s Suzy.

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In 2007, we were introduced to Seo Ju Hyun, a member of Girls’ Generation, also known as So Nyuh Shi Dae in Korean, the youngest of nine and the apple of everyone’s eye. We met her in ‘Into the New World’, where we saw her release the paper aeroplane that not only signalled the first flight of all nine as Girls’ Generation but also the first chapter of Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun.

“There’s no reason for me to give up, I didn’t quit high school.” – Seo Ju Hyun in ‘Girls Go to School’ (2007)

Bright eyed, baby-faced and bursting with determination, looking back at their debut performance on ‘School of Rock’, like many others who share the same love for them, it still brings tears to my eyes. Amongst the many moments loved from GGTS, the most memorable was from Seohyun. Her tears were those that many would have shed in the industry, the insecurities from being exposed to the idol world at such a young age. From her tears came determination, the quiet perseverance from within her that sought to prove everybody wrong. It was those few words she said, those few tears that she shed that made Seohyun so special in my heart.

Seohyun to sum up in a word is unique. She is confusing, adorable and so endearing at the same time that it is as if she is unlike any other. Her undying love for Keroro, her disdain for anything hazardous to her health and her strict bed-time routines, they are aspects of Seohyun that make her unique; an exclusive bag of surprises that keeps us smiling for more.

“Unhealthy diet and junk food accumulates and eventually you’ll die.” – in Taeyeon & Hyungdon’s ‘We Got Married’ (2008)

Blunt, straightforward and undeniably Seohyun, the youngest member of Girls’ Generation has a voice, one that commands the attention of all eight, one that serenades those who listen to her sing, and also one that brings such unexpected, unanticipated laughter and joy. Who could forget the time during ‘We Got Married’, where she shot down Taeyeon’s ‘husband’ Hyungdon with a single string of words? Or her classic line on ‘Intimate Note’, where she nonchalantly, straightforwardly shifted the blame for her behaviour on the influence of her eight unnies. Blunt and forthright, Seohyun takes no prisoners when it comes to what she thinks. She stays grounded to her beliefs, staying true to who she is, staying steadfast for what she believes. It is what I think makes her strong and makes her so unlike any other.

The perfect maknae. The youngest of them all, the one that everyone dotes on. She receives all the love, but she gives it back tenfold. She gives back all the love, filial to her unnies she adores so dearly. She might be strict, demanding money for lateness but it is all endless love. She holds them up when they’re down; she wipes away the tears they shed when they are sad but most of all she is there for them when they need her most. She is the perfect maknae, one with the biggest heart and the most love to give. She is the warmth we see in Soshi, the bond that fills our hearts and makes us smile.

“If your dream is alive, then one day it will come true.”

From the meek girl in 2007, to the woman she’s grown to in 2012 today; chapter after chapter, we’ve watched her grow, from the bright eyed, baby-faced girl bursting with determination, to a powerful, elegant and beautiful woman at the peak of her career. Her dreams are endless and her determination to work towards them unending. So Nyuh Shi Dae, University, Acting, Modelling, her dreams are big, but so is the amount of effort she puts in to achieve those them. We’ve seen her dreams transform, we’ve seen them grow bigger and we’ve seen them change but not once did she give up. Her unyielding determination spurs her on and for Seohyun, even the sky has no limit.

We continue to be with her on her journey as she turns a year older today. As her beauty grows, so do her dreams. I speak for many when I say she’s an inspiration; she’s an inspiration for us to keep going.

Happy Birthday Seo Ju Hyun, may all your dreams come true.

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Seohyun, the goodwill ambassador for the UN Pavilion, visited the venue of the 2012 Yeosu Expo on June 20th. After having a tour around the UN Pavilion, Seohyun had a small fan signing event with 10 lucky visitors who were selected based on random draws.

Seohyun said, “Today is United Nation’s World Refugee Day. The UN Pavilion is a place where one could actually experience the situation and crisis that the world is facing.” She urged the public, “Not only the children, everyone regardless of sex and age, please come and visit the UN Pavilion.”

She added, “If we could spare some time, I would like to visit each of the pavilion with the members,” expressing her interest in the 2012 Yeosu Expo.

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Having released their first mini album ‘Twinkle’ back in May, TaeTiSeo brought out their bright and lively charms for ‘Elle Girl’. Besides that, Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun are also the first Korean stars to be featured as the cover models for the Korean edition of ‘Elle Girl’, thus making this particularly issue a really meaningful one.

In the interview conducted along with the photo shoot, Taeyeon talked about TaeTiSeo’s activities as a unit group. She revealed, “Although there were pressure for being the representative of Girls’ Generation, we tried to enjoy the opportunities to sing to our heart’s content as much as possible while carrying out the activities.”

Meanwhile, other photos as well as the contents of the interview with Girls’ Generation – TTS will be available in the July edition of ‘Elle Girl’.

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Girls’ Generation TTS and other stars joined hands to create awareness on showing love towards animals.

Besides TaeTiSeo, other stars from various fields such as Song JoongKi, Yoon DoHyun, Choi KangHee, Daniel Choi, 2PM’s JunHo, Park ShinHye, etc also participated in the pictorial shoot for ‘Be My Best Friend’, a campaign to promote love for animals by United Colors of Benetton.

Through this campaign, food supplies (1 tonne for each group of celebrity) will be donated in the names of the stars participated in the pictorial shoot to a protection center for abandoned dogs. Some of the revenues collected from the sales of the campaign’s merchandise will also be donated to the Society of Animal Freedom. The donation will be used for adoption and protection of abandoned dogs.

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Maknae Seohyun who is the goodwill ambassador of the UN Pavilion at the 2012 Yeosu EXPO will be making a visit to the venue in her effort to further promote the UN Pavilion to the visitors.

According to the organizer of the Yeosu EXPO on June 13th, Seohyun is expected to visit the Yeosu EXPO on June 20th. While visiting the EXPO, Seohyun will also be conveying messages from United Nations (UN) as well as informing the visitors about the activities and efforts being carried out by the UN. Besides that, there will be a fansign event and photo taking sessions at the UN Pavilion which enables Seohyun to interact more closely with the visitors.

Seohyun was appointed as the goodwill ambassador of the UN Pavilion back in March where she received the official appointment certificate directly from UN Secretary General, Ban KiMoon.

A representative of the organizing committee said, “As June 20th also marks the opening of ‘Rio+20 Summit’ in Brazil, Seohyun’s visit to the EXPO as the goodwill ambassador of UN Pavilion at Yeosu EXPO is very meaningful”. In addition to that, the representative added, “In conjunction with World Refugee Day, UN Refugee Agency will be having an exhibition and therefore, visitors to the UN Pavilion will have the opportunity to meet Seohyun directly as well as getting to know about the various activities of UN agencies”.

Meanwhile, at 7pm KST on the same day (June 20th), Girls’ Generation – TTS will be performing at the 2012 Suncheon Bay Daeden Expo D-300 Celebration at Suncheon Palma Stadium.

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Dance sports exponent Park JiWoo met up with Hyoyeon and Seohyun.

On June 2nd, Park JiWoo tweeted, “Another happy moment at ‘Dancing With The Stars’..kkkk… I was really excited”. Along with the tweet, Park JiWoo attached a photo of himself with Hyoyeon and Seohyun.

The photo was taken at the set of MBC ‘Dancing With The Stars 2′ where both Hyoyeon and Park JiWoo are participants of the show. In the photo revealed, the shy-looking Park JiWoo was smiling as Hyoyeon and Seohyun put their hands on both of his arms.

On June 1st’s broadcast, Hyoyeon and her partner Kim HyungSuk performed Jive. During their performance, Tiffany and Seohyun were at the set to show their support for Hyoyeon.

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During the recent recording of SBS E! ‘TV Cultwo Show – Talking About With Stars’, Girls’ Generation – TTS revealed the secret of keeping their bodies slim.

On this episode of ‘TV Cultwo Show’, Taeyeon said, “I cook and eat ramyun late at night”. Upon hearing this, the DJ asked, “How on earth did you manage to maintain your body figures?”. In reply to the question, the girls replied, “After eating, we don’t sleep”.

Also, about the ’900kCal diet’ topic which was once a hot issue, the girls reacted by saying, “How is it possible to consume only 900kCal?”

Make sure to catch the girls on SBS E! ‘TV Cultwo Show’ which will be aired on May 21st at 11am KST as they reveal the secrets of maintaining their beautiful figures.

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Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun, whose full name is Seo Juhyun, has been gathering attention for the message she had sent to her old high school teacher, after not being able to go and visit her on Teachers’ Day.

On an online community blog site, a post was put up with the title, “Message sent to class teacher on Teachers’ Day from Seohyun”, along with a photo showing the screen capture of the message.

The message left by Seohyun’s showed how sad she was for not being able to go visit her old teacher. The message reads, “Teacher~~ I miss you. :’(  I’m sorry for not being able to come and see you on Teachers’ Day.  :(  I’m always thankful for your guidance!! When my current promotions end, I will come visit you with my album!! ^^ I love you.”

Her teacher then replied, “Wow! I’m enjoying listening to TTS at the moment. I’m very proud of you and will always look out for you”, also sending words of encouragement.

Netizens, who came across the photo, left comments such as, “The teacher has kept a great student. I hope that you two will meet after TTS promotions are over”, “How proud will the teacher be? I wish I had a student like that” and “Seohyun’s mind is as beautiful as her looks”.

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