CNBLUE and Seohyun form a band for Incheon Korean Music Wave Festival

The “YongSeo Couple“, who are receiving a lot of love as a college student pairing in reality show We Got Married, will give fans a surprise as they create a temporary band together.

On the 29th, the two will perform together as a band for the 2010 Incheon Korean Music Wave Festival. Yonghwa and Seohyun will each choose a representative song from their respective idol groups and alter the songs to create a “YongSeo Couple” feel. For this special stage event, not only Yonghwa will appear, but also the rest of CNBLUE members are practicing hard to show fans something refreshing!

This anticipated stage of Seohyun and the four CNBLUE members will be revealed at the 2010 Incheon Korean Music Wave taking place at Incheon’s Cultural Arts Center.

Meanwhile, this event, which includes top K-pop idol stars, including BoA, Se7en, Taeyang, 2PM, and Kara, can be viewed through Music Core on September 4th, which is next week!

SNSD’s Japanese PV for Genie released!

Earlier today the pretty ladies of SNSD / Girls’ Generation held a successful Premium Showcase Live at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo. Last week the girls revealed a video teaser for Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) and now the PV (Promotional Video) has been released!



Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) is scheduled to be released in Japan on September 8th.

SNSD’s Japan debut performance is a success!

Yesterday, Korean girl group, Girls’ Generation (Shoujo Jidai in Japan) had a Premium Showcase Live at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo.

They performed five songs at the live, including their Japanese debut single, “GENIE”, which goes on sale next month. All nine members of SNSD danced in unison, showed off their long legs by wearing short shorts, and wore white shirts that revealed their navels.

About 7,000 fans showed up to the group’s debut show, and Sooyoung, who is the most proficient in Japanese, said, “Seeing so many people at our first Japanese live makes me really happy.”

Since this was a ticketed event that was earned by purchasing their DVD, an estimated 22,000 fans are expected for the girls’ three performances.

The other four songs performed at the event were, “Oh,” “Run Devil Run,” “Into the New World,” and “Gee.”

There are three versions to their debut single, a first press limited edition, limited edition and regular edition.
First press limited edition includes “GENIE” in Japanese and Korean, with an instrumental. It comes with a DVD that has the “GENIE” music video (Japanese ver.) and dance ver. For those lucky enough to get this version will get in it a “special package,” photo book and 1 of 9 trading cards.

The limited edition has the same tracks as the first press, but the DVD only includes the music video and as an added bonus, a post card.

The regular version is the CD only, which includes the three tracks of “GENIE,” Japanese, Korean and instrumental, with an added bonus of a post card.

SNSD reveals a sneak peek of Japanese version of Genie

Ahead of their trip combo of showcase performances at the Ariake Coliseum today in Japan, a sneak peek of their debut Japanese track, Genie, has now been revealed online.

The over 1 minute long audio teaser has increased anticipation among SONES, especially after they couldn’t quite get enough of the MV teaser that was released earlier last week.

Check out the Japanese version of Genie below even if its just a sneak.

SNSD’s Taeyeon and Seohyun with their Superbad characters

A few months ago, we reported that SNSD’s Taeyeon and Seohyun would be dubbing the 3-D animation movie Superbad, otherwise known as Despicable Me in the US.

Despicable Me was a box office hit in the US, grossing over $230 million as of August 22nd. Photos of Taeyeon and Seohyun standing beside their respective animated characters, dressed in similar outfits, have become a hot topic.

SNSD’s Taeyeon has taken on the role of Margo, the oldest of the girls in the movie. Margo is a smart and spunky girl that initially isn’t too fond of Gru. However, as the story progresses, she opens her heart to Gru and begins to show understanding. Taeyeon is very much like Margo in that she is SNSD’s leader and takes care of her members, just as Margo takes care of the younger girls in the movie.

On the other hand, Seohyun has taken on the role of a girl who is rather different from herself. Seohyun is voicing the role of the shy, yet off-the-wall, Edith. Seohyun’s image transformation surprised many of the production staff.

Superbad will be released in theaters in Korea on September 16th.

Check out the photos below!

BONUS! Here’s a super short clip of the Taeyeon and Seohyun recording their parts.

SNSD chosen as #1 celebrity to be with on deserted island

Arguably the most popular girl group, SNSD was chosen as the #1 celebrity to be with when stuck on a deserted island.

In order to celebrate the launching event of Lost season 6, television channel CGV held a survey that asked the public to choose the celebrity they want to be with on a deserted island. On the 24th, results showed idol group SNSD as first place in the survey that started on the 10th through CGV's homepage. Furthermore, it was shown that approximately 2,068 male netizens and 2,211 netizens participated in this survey so far. Although this survey continues until September 8th, SNSD seems to be taking the lead by a long shot, as they received 49.3% of the male votes.

Netizens who voted for SNSD commented, “If I’m with cute and bright SNSD, even if I’m stuck in a hot and deserted island I think I have fun.” Following SNSD’s first place was sexy icon Lee Hyori with 416 votes (20.1%). Lee Hyori, who is receiving all the males’ love and interest through her quirky, tough and sexy personality, proved her popularity through this survey. One of the males who voted for this diva expressed, “Because Lee Hyori is good at cooking and has strong living skills even if I’m stuck on a deserted island with her I don’t think I’ll die from starvation. Also with the remaining time we could play games, dance and sing so I think I’ll forget that I’m on a deserted island.”

Meanwhile, among females, So Ji Sub, who is receiving great popularity for his charismatic “hot” role in drama Road Number One, was chosen as first place. Among the female votes the actor received 49.9% of their ballots. Following close in second place was adorable female’s “forever romantic ideal” Lee Seung Gi, who took 574 votes (26%). After them, two other celebrities, including Rain and 2PM’s Taecyeon, placed third and fourth place respectively.

Yuri and Tiffany will partner with Oh Sang Jin to host Korean Music Wave festival again

MBC announcer Oh Sang Jin, along with SNSD’s Yuri and Tiffany, will host the upcoming 2010 Incheon Korean Music Wave

festival taking place on August 29th.

Last year, these three MCs showed their skills to the 2009 Incheon Korean Music Wave festival, receiving lots of love from the audience.

Therefore, the three have been chosen to host this year’s event as well. Despite Tiffany and Yuri’s busy schedule in Japan, the two girls still made room to host this year’s festival, and plan to show a great performance as SNSD members on stage as well.

This festival will feature many famous Asian stars, including, SNSD, Super Junior, BoA, Se7en, Taeyang, , 2PM and more. It sounds like a blast, so be sure to keep an eye out for it!

SNSD’s Tiffany injures her ankle

It’s been recently revealed that SNSD’s Tiffany injured her right ankle during SM Town's concert that was held in Seoul on August 21st. She is currently wearing a cast, and according to SM Entertainment, her injury fortunately is not serious.

Through a phone call with Newsen, a representative of SME stated:

To protect her ankle, she had to wear a cast. She injured her ankle during SNSD’s performance during the concert. Due to the upcoming Japanese showcase, we thought it was the best choice to make her wear a cast. … Her injury will not affect SNSD’s upcoming showcase. … The girls on the 23rd left to Japan to prepare for their Japanese promotional activities.

The girls of SNSD, who are making their Japanese debut with their single Genie on September 8th, will have a showcase in Tokyo, Japan’s Ariake Colosseum on the upcoming 25th.

Someone was able to take a photo of Tiffany at the airport, and here is a fancam that caught the scene of Tiffany’s injury.

SNSD’s arrival in Japan

SNSD / Girls’ Generation debut Japanese single, Genie, is scheduled to be released on September 8th. Before that happens, the girls are holding promotional campaigns and are scheduled to hold 3 showcases in one day on August 25th at the Tokyo Ariake Coliseum. Earlier today, the girls made their arrival to Japan through the Haneda Airport. Reportedly, around 200 fans patiently waited for the girls.

“Received news that SNSD was arriving at the Haneda airport around 2PM, so decided to get there a little early around 11AM. While waiting for SNSD (soshi), a group called BIGBANG also came out of the airport. Since everyone was waiting for SNSD no one was really screaming for BIGBANG. After BIGBANG, some Korean group named SMASH came out but unfortunately no one knew who they were… but I have to say that there were some good looking guys in the group. Finally, SNSD came out of the gate and everyone went crazy. The guards told everyone that they will meet & greet everyone and told people to go outside but I got to stay inside. I got to see them up close and personal and they’re so pretty! They have small faces, super nice legs and are so cute.

Fancam of SNSD’s Genie 3D MV revealed at SMTown Live!

With fans still excited over the MV teaser for the Japanese version of Genie, fans of SNSD were in for another surprise at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium this afternoon.

Fans who were attending the currently ongoing SMTown Live 10 were delighted to find a Samsung 3D televison booth, which apparently showed a new 3D version of SNSD’s Genie MV. The footage (not in full) was recorded by a SNSDCHINA fan and it spread like wildfire on the internet, with many liking it compared to the original version. You don’t need 3D glasses for this.

SNSD reveals teaser for Japanese version of Genie

The 9 ladies of SNSD have a busy schedule in the coming days, starting off fresh with 3 different showcase in one day, and that in itself is crazy! However, fans have also been anxiously awaiting news on their Japanese music.

Wait no longer, Universal Music Japan recently uploaded the music video teaser for Tell Me Your Wish (Genie), and the setting has definitely changed from their ever so popular military outfits to a carnival-like theme.

SM Entertainment also made use of flow-mo technology once again, as seen in music videos for BoA and SHINee, making the visual effects more enticing.

Check out the 33 seconds of pure eye candy below, and stay tuned for the full release on MGGL!

Hee Chul is as pretty as Yoona and Seo Hyun

On August 19th, a photo of SNSD’s Yoona, Seo Hyun, along with Super Junior’s Hee Chul was revealed through an internet community site.

The trio from SM Entertainment, known to be close friends, all have their faces close-up in the photo. However, one thing that has caught the eyes of many netizens was Heechul’s beauty.

Regardless of his gender, Heechul showcases a pretty boy image amongst the two girls, almost looking like a girl himself.

Netizens shared their opinions such as, “Kim Hee Chul looks the prettiest!,” “When Hee Chul applies his girl makeup on, he looks even better,” “His beauty doesn’t fall back amongst the SNSD girls” and “There are other photos where Hee Chul is even more pretty.”

Although some complimented Heechul’s beauty, other netizens replied back, “Of course SNSD, being the girls, look more pretty~ Kim Heechul is handsome.”

CNBLUE and Seo Hyun volunteer for charity work

Recently, CNBLUE and SNSD’s Seo Hyun took some time off from their busy schedules and volunteered to do some charity work together.

A post titled ‘Seohyun who participated in volunteer work with CNBLUE after filming We Got Married’ was posted on an online community website. In the post, there was a photo of CNBLUE members and Seohyun amidst a group of volunteer workers. This charity organization (most likely the Make A Wish Foundation based on the poster behind them) arranged for CNBLUE to meet with children who have incurable diseases. That day, CNBLUE’s Yonghwa had his virtual wife Seohyun make a surprise appearance.

Netizens who saw the post complimented the We Got Married Yongseo couple saying, “Although it’s an imaginary relationship, it’s good to see this couple“, and “Whatever this couple does seems so warm.”

Recently, CNBLUE and SNSD’s Seohyun took some time off from their busy schedules and volunteered to do some charity work together.

A post titled ‘Seohyun who participated in volunteer work with CNBLUE after filming We Got Married’ was posted on an online community website. In the post, there was a photo of CNBLUE members and Seohyun amidst a group of volunteer workers. This charity organization (most likely the Make A Wish Foundation based on the poster behind them) arranged for CNBLUE to meet with children who have incurable diseases. That day, CNBLUE’s Yonghwa had his virtual wife Seohyun make a surprise appearance.

Netizens who saw the post complimented the We Got Married Yongseo couple saying, “Although it’s an imaginary relationship, it’s good to see this couple“, and “Whatever this couple does seems so warm.”

Yoona hailed as Japanese fans’ favorite SNSD member

We always knew YoonA had always been the queen of the group SNSD in Korea, but how about in Japan?

Apparently, Korean and Japanese share the same tastes in women! It turns out that most of SNSD’s Japanese fans favor YoonA over other members as well, as the girl has been voted number 1 for Japan’s favorite SNSD member.

To prove this once and for all, a survey result has been posted on a community website under the title, ‘Popularity Ranks of SNSD Members in Japan‘.

YoonA won 34.9% of the votes, with 5,819 people. Second place was taken by Yuri, who got 2,627 votes, and third place was taken by Tiffany, who got 2,462 votes. Taeyeon, Jessica, Seohyun, Sunny, Sooyoung, and Hyoyeon were ranked in that order after the first three.

SNSD to have 3 showcases in one day in Japan

Now officially joining the Hallyu field, girl group SNSD will be having their very first showcase on August 25th, at Tokyo Ariake Coliseum. This extravagant event is expected to unite over 20,000 fans, almost 10 times as big as other typical fan showcases.

Although the agency initially planned to hold the showcase once, the demands were so high that they had to add 2 more shows for the hour long event on the same day.

SM Entertainment expressed, “Because of the high sales volume of SNSD’s DVD (Oricon charts) and the immense attention showered on SNSD by the media and fans, its an amazing feat to have to increase the number of shows just for their first showcase. With the estimated 20,000 fans in attendance, its sufficient to say that SNSD is already the best girl group in Asia.”

SNSD’s debut Japanese single, Genie will be released on September 8th while the MV will be released first through Universal Music Japan Youtube channel on August 20th. The SNSD girls are currently busy preparing for SM Town Live ‘10 this weekend before their showcase next week.