My First Love Story

My favourite AKB girl Toplist ver1.5

2011-11-14T17:31:00.002+08:00

About half a year ago, I made my first list of my favourite girls in AKB and boy did that list change! BIG TIME. Why? As I grow to know more of the girls, I found that I like girl X more than girl Y now. So, here's the new list.

1. Haruna Kojima (Team A) ↔
2. Jurina Matsui (Team S of SKE48) ↔
3. Ayaka Kikuchi (Team K) ↑1
4. Mariko Shinoda (Team A) ↑4
5. Sashihara Rino (Team A) ↑10
6. Yuki Kashiwagi (Team B) NEW
7. Tomomi Kasai (Team B) ↑7
8. Minegishi Minami (Team K) ↓3
9. Rie Kitahara (Team B) ↑7
10. Miho Miyazaki (Team B) ↓1
11. Akimoto Sayaka (Team K) NEW
12. Watanabe Mayu (Team B) ↓2
13. Rena Matsui (Team S of SKE48) NEW
14. Maeda Atsuko (Team A) ↑3
15. Yuko Oshima (Team K) ↓4
16. Amina Sato (Team B) ↓3
17. Itano Tomomi (Team K) ↓3

A new oshi-line!

My Favourite AKB girl Toplist~!

2011-07-09T22:25:00.003+08:00

Since I'm in the mood of making lists, I'll have a go at making a list of my favourite girl of Japanese Idol group, AKB48! (sorta like my dream senbatsu line huh~ haha)

1. Haruna Kojima (Team A)
2. Jurina Matsui (Team S of SKE48 but she is featured in most of AKB48's singles)
3. Natsumi Hirajima (Team B)
4. Ayaka Kikuchi (Team K)
5. Minegashi Minami (Team K)
6. Haruka Nakagawa (Team A)
7. Manami Oku (Graduated, Previously Team B)
8. Mariko Shinoda (Team A)
9. Miho Miyazaki (Team B)
10. Mayu Watanabe (Team B)
11. Yuko Oshima (Team K)
12. Tomomi Itano (Team K)
13. Amina Sato (Team B)
14. Tomomi Kasai (Team B)
15. Rino Sashihara (Team A)
16. Rie Kitahara (Team B)
17. Atsuko Maeda (Team A)

A 17-line senbatsu would do just fine for me! ^^ Aki-P ~ Please make my dream senbatsu come trueeeeeee~~

My Top Favourite Idol Groups of J-POP

2011-07-09T21:58:00.002+08:00

Seeing how I've already done a list on my favourite idols of K-POP, I thought why not do another one for J-POP since I do like J-POP alot as well! Here goes~

1. AKB48
2. no3b
3. SKE48
4. Perfume
5. Scandal
6. ON/OFF
7. Watarirouka Hashiritai 7
8. Not Yet
9. French Kiss
10. NEWS

My Top Favourite Idol Groups! Ver2.0

2011-07-09T21:09:00.002+08:00

This time around last year, I've listed my (personal) top 20 favourite idol groups and this year, I'll do it once again with some slight changes!

1. KARA ↑1
2. Girls' Generation ↓1
3. T-ara ↔
4. Girl's Day NEW
5. Rainbow NEW
6. SHINee ↓1
7. SEEYA ↔
8. Secret ↑5
9. Jewelry ↑6
10. BEAST ↑4
11. Davichi ↓5
12. Dal Shabet NEW
13. AfterSchool ↓1
14. FT Island ↓10
15. Sistar19 NEW
16. Brown Eyed Girls NEW
17. SS501 ↑1
18. 4minute ↓10
19. A-Pink NEW
20. MBLAQ ↓4

Music Review #5 - Narsha 1st Mini Album - NARSHA

2010-08-29T21:21:00.004+08:00

01. FANTASTIC
02. 삐리빠빠
03. I’m in love (With 정성하)
04. QUEEN B
05. RADIO STAR
06. 맘마미아 (Preview)
07. 삐리빠빠 (INST.)

Popular girl group Brown Eyed Girls' vocalist Narsha has finally put out her first solo mini-album several years after her debut with the group. Judging by the cover of this release, you might have guessed that the whole mini-album would just be another one of those dance release that is filled with auto-tune and messy arrangement. Well, you've guessed wrongly. From the concept to the music, this has got to be one of the best mini-album of the year. Track 1 (Fantastic) is not as "Fantastic" as the title suggests. Nevertheless, it is listen-able. Forgettable yet has it has its own charm to it. The title track "삐리빠빠" (Track 2) is a very addictive and well-arranged/composed song. It has a very building verse to it. Despite having a rather weak chorus to it, overall it is quirky (chorus) and sexy (verses) at the time. I would say that it is far better than what we usually hear these days. The third track "I'm In Love" would be the highlight of the mini-album. It is still a wonder as to why it wasn't chosen as the follow-up track after "삐리빠빠". It shows off her vocals and her English pronunciation is right on the point. The soft acoustic arrangement added with her crystal clear voice is definitely the best compliment to a rainy day. This track has the ability to turn someone with the heart made of ice to melt any day. It is then followed up with the fourth track, "Queen B" would be considered as one of the weaker tracks of the mini-album. However, considering how strong the whole mini-album is, this track would've also been one of the better songs compared to other releases of the industry. The down-point of this song is that at times, it feels as though there are too many words put into a single line making it a bit mouthful. The arrangement of this track is once again very nicely done. It compliments her voice very well. The last track, "Radio Star" is a very close second place of the mini-album. It gives off the classic Brown Eyed Girls (My Style & LOVE) vibe. At the same, it has its own charm that tells us that its Narsha. The whole mini-album can be seen as very well thought. The time and effort put into can be obviously observed not only through the concept but also through the music.

Track 1 : B+

Track 2 : A-

Track 3 : A+

Track 4 : B

Track 5 : A+

Overall Rating : A+ "Best solo mini-album this year"

My Top Favourite Idol Groups!

2010-07-08T15:05:00.002+08:00

Favourite Idol Group!

1. Girls' Generation
2. KARA
3. T-ara
4. FT Island
5. SHINee
6. Davichi
7. SEEYA
8. 4Minute
9. Fin.K.L
10. Sugar
11. f(x)
12. AfterSchool
13. Secret
14. Beast
15. Jewelry
16. MBLAQ
17. HAM
18. SS501
19. B2Y
20. The Grace

[PHOTO] Yoona - 뮤직뱅크 상반기결산 [100625]

2010-07-03T18:44:00.002+08:00

Last week's Half Year Event pictures of Yoona!

[CLICK THUMBNAILS TO VIEW IN FULL]

credits: deeryoona | reup: yekting

[PHOTO] YoonA - 승승장구 우 리지금만나[100413]

2010-07-02T13:13:00.004+08:00

This happened quite awhile ago but I just feel like sharing this wonderful gallery of of our YoonA doing her famous laugh~ [CLICK THUMBNAILS TO VIEW IN FULL]

credits: deeryoona | reup: yekting

Music Review #4 - Davichi 2nd Mini Album "Innocence"

2010-06-30T23:01:00.007+08:00

01. 시간아 멈춰라
02. 첫키스
03. 떠나지마
04. 사랑을 못해 이별을 못해
05. Shadow

After hitting a home-run last year with the duo's first mini-album, "Davichi in Wonderland", the girls are back this year with a brand new mini-album with a new concepts. Trading techno-influenced ballads for punk-rock streamed genre, Davichi have once again created another hit with "Time, Please Stop" (Track 1) using the same formula of cleverly blending in both slow and fast rhythm in 1 single song as they did in "8282". Honestly, I can't seem to figure out where does the punk-rock genre is fitted in except for the fact that they had their dancers playing a role of a band when they performed in music shows. Nevertheless, those that liked "8282" is bound to love this track even more. Although this mini-album started with a bang with the first track, the second track, "First Kiss" is nothing but forgettable. The track does nothing for the duo and is sort of a waste of track slot. Track 3, "Don't Leave" is one of those tracks that showcases their vocals in perfect harmony. Very well sung and the rap breaks in between spices up the song a lot. It is still a wonder to me as to why this song is not picked as the follow up single. The next track, "I Can't Love You or Say Goodbye" is another song that is used to prove the duo's vocal ability. Though not as strong as their debut track "미워도 사랑하니까", it could have also been considered as their follow up single. However, just when you think that this mini-album is quite good, the last track "Shadow" comes along and ruins everything. Pale in comparison with their previous dance tracks, "Love and War" and "My Man", this song sounds very rushed in terms of arrangement. The beat sounds very late 90's. Not in a good way. Also one of the down-point of this release that it would've been a lot better if it is a full-length album rather than another mini-album.

Track 1 : A+

Track 2 : B-

Track 3 : A

Track 4 : A

Track 5 : C

Overall Rating : A- "An attempt to repeat previous success"

You'll like this if you like : SeeYa , Black Pearl

-yekting

Music Review #3 - U-KISS 3rd Mini-Album "Conti Ukiss"

2009-11-23T19:28:00.007+08:00

Tracklist:
01. INTRO
02. 만만하니
03. O.K. (오케이)
04. 만만하니 (Inst.)

Alright, so it's been awhile since I last did a review. Here goes~ Review START!
This time around, I'm doing a review on the new release of a ~~forgotten~~ boyband that lacked popularity as they were overshadowed by other power boybands debuting last year. This mini-album has just 2 songs; excluding the INTRO and the instrumental track of Track2(만만하니 "manmanhani")so if it were me, I'd just name this their 3rd singles and not a mini-album. Even some of other released singles CDs around the K-pop scene have 3 tracks. Let's move on to the songs. The INTRO honestly was the best song of the mini-album. It has a solid rap and is a powerful intro to the new U-Kiss. However, as soon as the second track starts to play, it has this thing about the song that actually makes you wanna click next. The song is heavily influenced by Super Junior's "Sorry Sorry". The song itself is just heavily auto-tuned. None of the members' voice can be heard clearly. Brave Brothers, the composers and producers has their misses too it seems. The song only sounds better with the music video which is not a good thing. The third track "Ok!" is well just ok as the title suggested. I do agree that U-Kiss have improved alot from the previous singles but they just don't have what it takes to be on the A-list of the new generations of boyband idols yet. Perhaps the only thing good about this mini-album is that it shows that U-Kiss is slowly improving.

Track 1 : B+

Track 2 : C-

Track 3 : C

Overall Ratings : C+ "Nothing much to expect"

You'll like this if you like : SHINee, Beast

-yekting

Music Review #2 - SS501 Mini-Album "Rebirth"

2009-10-27T18:44:00.007+08:00

Tracklist:
01. WASTELAND
02. Love Like This (네게로)
03. 하루만
04. Obsess (중동...)
05. 완.두.콩.

Alright, so this is my second music review. Review #2, START!! ^^
This time, I am reviewing on the new release from SS501. Let's start with the first track, Wasteland. The song itself is very well-sung but the only thing that annoys me is the sound production and arrangement of the track which actually makes the song come across messy. Track2 (Love Like This) is perhaps the best track in this mini-album. Eventhough I am not very fond of overly-auto-tuned songs, this track is quite catchy and have the potential to be a hit especially considering that SS501 have already made their status as household names through their years of being active in this industry. Track3 (하루만 "HaRuMan")is a ballad track that showed off their vocal colours; well-sung but not catchy and the ad-libs are quite weak whereas it could have had better voicing and arrangement. Track4 (Obsess) is an ordinary track; forgettable and the Engrish is a bit annoying. Lastly, the final track, Track5 (완.두.콩) gives off a Jason-ish vibe or something that is really campfire-ish feel to it. The Engrish actually sounds English and the voicing is perfect. This track is the best example of not over-mixing a song. Simplicity is the key at most times.

Track 1 : B-

Track 2 : A

Track 3 : B+

Track 4 : B

Track 5 : A

Overall Ratings : A- "A Rebirth indeed"

You'll like this if you like : DBSK, Super Junior

-yekting

Music Review #1 - Younha Vol.3 "Part A : Peace Love & Ice Cream"

2009-10-26T20:40:00.004+08:00

Tracklist:
01 . Peace Love & Ice Cream
02 . Black Rain
03 . Break Out
04 . 1,2,3
05 . She is...
06 . 사랑하다
07 . Luv U Luv U Luv U
08 . My song and...(Koran ver)
09 . 1,2,3(instrumental)
10 . 사랑하다(instrumental)

Alright, so I checked my old *really old* posts and found out that I said that I'm gonna do reviews on... stuffs... Hence, this is my review #1!
This is another release of Younha that I'm currently listening to ALOT. Eventhough it was released like on April this year but I'm still listening to it. It is a really good thing since I don't usually still listen to old stuff unless I really like it. This Vol.3 has 10 tracks in it but for me its more like 7 tracks to it only since Track3 (Black Rain) is actually an intro track to Track4 (Break Out) and the other last 2 tracks are instrumental versions. The one thing that I really like from this release is Track5 (She is...), the "quiet" part of the album. Not many albums has this kind of thing. In fact, this is the first time I've come across such a thing. Its an instrumental piano track played Younha herself before the songs with vocals starts again. The title tracks, Track1 (Love Peace & Ice Cream) and Track4 (1,2,3) are refreshing. Track7 (Luv U Luv U Luv U) is dissapointing though. It sounds like a Lady Gaga rip-off in a way. It is well-sung but its just not her style. Overall, this is nice album for those of you that enjoy some not-overly-noisy electronic music that overflowing the k-scene.

Track 1 : A

Track 2 : B-

Track 3 : B-

Track 4 : A-

Track 5 : A

Track 6 : B

Track 7 : C-

Track 8 : A

Overall Ratings : A "An album of a sweet title but with contents that is not overly sweet"

You'll like this if you like: Yui, Yozoh

-yekting

Blog Revival ^^

2009-10-26T20:02:00.002+08:00

Okay.. so, heres the deal.. I haven't been posting anything in this bog of mine since May and my mei is like wth -.- So, I'll be posting a whole lots of things here from now on *hopefully* That's all for now ~ ^^

Fanfics Sections

2009-05-11T12:55:00.002+08:00

I've been thinking about where should I post my fics since thi blog is already so full of everything, I've decided to open up a LiveJournal just for my fics... ^^ Please visit it by clicking the link below

LiveJournal

The Release of Cinderella Man OST

2009-04-20T20:36:00.003+08:00

As we all know the daram Cinderella Man is out now and so is the OST! Click on the below banner to support and pre-order you copy of the CD~ ^^

This OST is expected to be released on April 22, 2009. So, Preorder Now!

Hiatus Over!! ^^

2009-04-07T22:50:00.004+08:00

Hey, y'all! I'm back posting in this blog bringing a new feature to this blog! hehe...
As you might have seen, over <<<, I have linked for you all of Girls' Generation CD Items and Collectibles that are availablev in YesAsia. Just click the buttons and you'll be transfered to the page of the respective item... ^^

P.S ... support Tiffany's duet with K.Will as well as Yuri being part of his Music Video by buying K.Will's new mini-album.

Happy Shopping!! Right Now, It's So Nyuh Shi Dae! We will be S♥NE (소원) together with SNSD.

BLOG ANNOUNCEMENT

2009-02-15T17:39:00.002+08:00

THIS BLOG HAS BEEN ON FULL-HIATUS SINCE FEB 2 AND WILL BE SEMI-HIATUS STARTING FEB 15.

THIS MEANS THAT LESS UPDATES. THIS IS DUE TO HEAVY SCHOOL-WORK AND PREPARATION FOR SOSHIFIED RADIO INTERVIEW.

Girls' Generation Soars in Album Sales

2009-01-31T16:21:00.001+08:00

All-girl pop group Girls’ Generation is poised to top the 100,000 mark in album sales. If the nine-member group does so, it will become the first musician this year to sell more than 100,000 copies in Korea. The group’s agency said that the album sold around 70,000 copies as of January 29th, twenty days after the album release.

The news is especially encouraging to the struggling Korean music industry, as the girls’ album is not a regular album, but a mini album containing only five songs. The success of the mini album hints at the likely popularity for their second regular album. The first album of Girls’ Generation sold about 102,000 copies from November 2007 through March 2008. This is the first time that a female idol group topped 100,000 copies in album sales since the fifth album of S.E.S. recorded 400,000 copies back in 2002.

The spiking album sales can be attributed to the album’s addictive title song, “Gee.” The catchy and funky song has already finished No.1 in various music programs.

Source: KBS World
Credit: http://seoulfull.wordpress.com

SNSD Album Sales Zoom with Gee

2009-01-19T14:13:00.002+08:00

With the booming popularity of "Gee", SNSD's first album has even had a burst of sales.

SNSD released their first mini album on the 7th, titled "Gee". As soon as this album was released, it immediately went to number one on both on and off line charts, ensuring that they will occupy the music industry in this new year.

With this explosion of popularity, their first album that was released in November of 2007 has also had an increase of album sales.

According to offline album chart research company Hanteo, within ten days of release, "Gee" has sold over 30,000 copies. According to their agency SM Entertainment, they have sold nearly 65,000 copies. Note that there is a difference between the number of album sales reported by Hanteo, which utilizes a sample survey in order to get their numbers, and SM Entertainment, who gets their numbers from the number of albums shipped out to the stores. The most accurate number would be the aggregate of the two.

With the release of "Gee", their first album sales have spiked as well. According to Hanteo charts, their first album sold over 4,000 copies in January thus far. From January 5th to the 13th, it occupied the 9th and 10th place positions on their ranking charts. It is believed that their actual sales will have surpassed this.

It is extremely rare for an album that was released a year and three months ago to still be ranked in the TOP 10, thereby proving the incredibly popularity of "Gee".

An industry analyst said "You can tell that SNSD has garnered many fans after their nine month hiatus. No longer can you refer to SNSD simply as just an idol group but a top national group with mass appeal. The SNSD brand is no longer just a temporary trend as they have established themselves with having long lasting permanent value for consumers across the nation."

credits to Newsen & boxclub @ http://soshified.com/forums

Tiffany, "My heart hurts when people speaks ill of my parents."

2009-01-19T14:09:00.001+08:00

SNSD's Tiffany talks about the most difficult time since the start of her career.

On the 16th, during "Choi HwaJung's Powertime" on SBS PowerFM (107.7MHz), in answering a question in the section "rumours that makes my heart feel uneasy", Tiffany said "When I first came to Korea, I could not adapt and it is difficult for me to converse with people. It hurts me when people blames my parents for this."

Tiffany said, "I came to Korea even when my parents object me from coming", "It hurts me when people insults my parents for something I didn't do well."

Also, the other members, Jessica said "Unexpectedly, based on single picture, there were plastic surgery rumors about me; even my parents struggled, too."

Sunny said, "Before I debut, because I live in the same neighborhood as the idol artistes, when there is a scandal about me and them, it is a painful experience."

...

Credits; Yahoo Kr
Translations; Wenfany@Soshified.com

So Nyeo Shi Dae Taeyeon close to tears: "I apologise to the nurses"

2009-01-19T14:07:00.000+08:00

So Nyeo Shi Dae Taeyeon close to tears: „I apologise to the nurses"

After one week of the incident on the 19th in MBC FM Radio "Kangin Taeyeon's Chinhan Chingoo" DJ Taeyeon sent out an official apology to the nurses.

DJ Kangin said in the opening "There's a time when you feel the other person's happiness when they say something. Then there is a time your life changes because of some words from another person. And then there are people who have to live their life with some words they said." Taeyeon: "The power of words is big". She added: "A small fire can burn down an entire forest."

Kangin said "In your words, you have to think of the opposite. But depending on the circumstances you say words only from your perspective" and thus admitting the mistake Taeyeon did to the nurses. Taeyeon said: "I was sick last week and I didn't think about the opposite when I said some things. I am really sorry if my words were wrong and have hurt you. I am going to try being more careful and thinking about the opposite." After that, they both admitted the mistake and made an official apology to everyone.

Jaurim's "20세기 소년소녀" was broadcasted after the apology. After the song, Taeyeon apologised again "I said it in the opening before but I want to apologise for my mistake last week. I think that I hurt many people and that many have thought that what I said was wrong. I feel immature about that.". With that she admitted her mistake and was close to tears.

Kangin said: "Once more again with my head down I want to express my words of apology. We will not repeat the same mistake. Again, Taeyeon and I are apologising with our heads down."

On the 12th, Taeyeon said: "I got to the hospital to get an injection but they said they couldn't give me one because the nurse had to go to eat. But has the patient to be sick in the time when the nurse is free and has nothing to do like going to eat?" Because of that the discussions started. Kangin said "I think they lost their minds and only thought about themselves" and joked about "go to eat for the rest of your lives".

As the discussion and anger of the nurses got too much, SNSD Taeyeon's and Super Junior Kangin's company SM Entertainment had to apologise fast but they didn't know that discussions would continue. Thus they made an official apology through the radio broadcast on the 19th.

Source: kukinews.com
Translations: Xeth @ soshified.com/forums

Tears flow as SNSD wins mutizen song #1 on Inkigayo after Comeback

2009-01-18T13:53:00.001+08:00

Tears flow as SNSD won #1 on 'Inkigayo'.

On the 18th, SNSD won the mutizen song on SBS live broadcast of "Inkigayo" with their title song "Gee" from their first mini album.

SNSD had swept all the #1 from the various music charts since their comeback on 11th. On the 16th, SNSD had won #1 for KBS 2TV's "Musicbank". However due to the controversy, SNSD is unable to appear on the show. SNSD had not performed on Musicbank on both 9th last week and 16th this week. However, SNSD's title song "Gee" fromt heir first mini album was the #1 contender with Kwill and BaekJiYoung.

SNSD said "Thank you to the fans who had been waiting for us for the past 9 months", and they teared upon thanking the fans.

The title track "Gee" from their mini album talks about the feelings of a young girl going into her first love. The song fits the feeling of fresh and youthfulness that SNSD gives off. The song had top the charts since its first release on the 5th.

Source; Yahoo Kr
Translations; Wenfany@Soshified

SNSD, "It's awkward for us to be called sexy!", Long interview, read it~!!

2009-01-17T14:00:00.001+08:00

Somewhere, signs of spring are spreading.

The cute and bubbly So Nyuh Shi Dae's (Yoona, Sooyoung, Hyuyeon, Yuri, Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany, Sunny, Seohyun) comeback has been welcomed like a panacea. If you have listened to their album, it's fun and fresh as if spring has already started.

They have come back after 9 months 14 months since their have an album with new songs. The new album, as expected, has been a hot issue. The title song, "Gee" is a fast paced dance song about a girl that does not know what to do when she experiences her first love.

The repeating chorus, "Gee Gee Gee Gee Be Be Be Be" contains the freshness and longing of a first love and is ripe for becoming addicted. Along with their comeback, they have been sweeping online and offline music charts, and on their first performance on the 10th, they showed off a "crab leg" dance in colorful skinny jeans which showed off a doll-esque charm. The dance where they spell out the English letter "G" is also popular.

The nine girls who said that coming back [after such a long time] feels like debuting again, stated that, "we wish everyone will gain strength from listening to our songs."

-Comeback, and Music

>There seems to be one member one missing

(Jessica) Taeyeon has a cold so she couldn't come to the interview. She's not very sick, but she needs rest. Aso you can see, the other members are very healthy. Since we all eat well and are strong, you don't have to worry.

>The response to the title song "Gee" is very hot

(Sooyoung) It's an addicting song. It has an exciting melody and you start moving to the rhythm just by listening to it. "Gee" is an expression that Americans use often. It has a similar meaning to "omona" or "kkamjjakiya". Koreans think that Americans use "oh my god" a lot, but "gee" is used just as often. This song was written by E-tribe, the same person that wrote Hyori unni's "You Go Girl".

>Along with the title song, "Himnae", "Let's talk about LOVE" and other songs are about giving people energy and not giving up. Is there a particular reason why?

(Tiffany) The economy isn't good right now and there are a lot of people that are having a hard time. People with jobs are probably really stressed, so we want all the unnis and oppas to gain strength through our songs.

>As So Nyuh Shi Dae you still feel the impacts of the declining economy. Where do you see it the most?

(Tiffany) I visited America to see my parents, and when I went to exchange currency, I was surprised. The economy is really in a slump. Even during Christmas and New Years times, it feels different than before.

>There hare probably many people who are heartened by So Nyuh Shi Dae's music, but when So Nyuh Shi Dae is down, who do you go to?

(Yuri) Strangely, when we talk with other members, we feel better and we figure out solutions quickly. We gossip and confide with each other and gain strength from each other.

(Sooyoung) In my case I just cry. Our apartment is right next to the Han River, so I go out to walk and listen to sad music.

(Hyoyeon) I don't cry, but I go to the Han River and exercise. Then it feels better.

(Jessica) I keep listening to music. What music I listen to changes from day to day, but I usually keep quiet and listen to music.

(Yoona) I like riding buses. I ride on buses alone or walk around Apgujeong alone.

>I seems like you are more feminine now. Normally girl groups have an "image" change when releasing a new album, have you had the desire to come out with a sexy or boyish concept?

(Hyoyeon. Seohyun. Sooyoung) After getting a year older, we hear that we have become a lot more feminine. The fans are witnessing our transformation from sonyuhs to sookhyuhs (girl to woman). Looking your age is the prettiest. A sexy concept wouldn't fit us. Being called sexy is still awkward and unfamiliar. Before we wore hoodies, t-shirts and school look fashions a lot, but in this album we wear a lot of tight fitting skinny jeans. Hopefully you'll see a little of our feminine charm and sexiness. (laughs)

-Normally, fans... So Nyuh Shi Dae

>You must have to constantly think about your diet to wear skinny jeans.

(Sooyoung. Yoona) Well we have no choice but to pay attention to our diet. The group image can't be tainted by just me. But normal students seem to pay attention to their looks more than us, haha!

>You have a lot of male fans, but you especially have a lot of 40~50 year old ahjussi fans. Is it pressuring at all? (laughs)

It might be that there is that sense of fantasy of a sonyuh (girl). Just think of us as cute.

>You also have a lot of female fans right? What do they like about you?

(Sooyoung) We have more female fans than expected. I think they think of us as friendly, younger sisters.

>After the new album released, who cheered you on the most?

Obviously there are our families and SM family, but Lee Seungchul sunbaenim also cheered us on a lot. We met him at a broadcasting station not too long ago and he said that, "your song is good, work hard," and greeted us warmly. Comedian Kim Shinyoung unni always give us support, and Lee Yeonhee unni also monitors us closely. Also, our friend from when we were younger, Park Minyoung unni is a fan of So Nyuh Shi Dae. She says she listens to So Nyuh Shi Dae songs all the time.

>You can't leave out "Figure star" Kim YunA from the list of So Nyuh Shi Dae supporters right?

(So Nyuh Shi Dae) All of the members are huge fans of Kim YunA, and we keep track of her competitions. If we meet, we feel that there will be a sense of familiarity. We want to meet her.

>Are you getting tired of living together in an apartment?

Even now we travel around, go to church, visit our parents, and go out to eat, so we have a lot of freedom. There isn't really much that is uncomfortable right now.

>After becoming famous have you gone out alone in disguise?

(So Nyuh Shi Dae) Everybody has at least done it once. There are set items prepared when we go out. If we wear that, people don't recognize us that much. If we go out and look at someone that's disguised, it sometimes ends up being one of our members. (laughs)

>Yoona and Sooyoung are now going to college... what are the plans?

(Yoona) Even if it's for just an hour, I want to work hard at that one class. I want to mungle normally with my classmates and seniors. Since it is a college where a lot of celebrities attend I feel that people won't pay any more attention to me, so I want to go to an MT.

(Sooyoung) I would like nothing more than to attend school like any other student, but what I want to do the most is join a club. I'm worried that they might consider me as a celebrity before a student. It might just be baseless worries, but I want to try my hardest in college.

>How do you spend your free time? What's the most recent movie you watched?

(So Nyuh Shi Dae) It's been a long time since we've watched a movie. All our members watched "Soonjung Manhwa" which featured Sooyoung. Oh, there are a couple members that watched, "gwasok (speeding?) Scandal". Members who have similar free times go to the theaters together. We also download movies to watch during travel time. All the members enjoyed the drama, "The world they live in". Although the viewer rating wasn't that good, it's a drama that you can get drawn into. As for variety shows, we watch past shows over and over. But all in all, the programs we pay the most attention to are the music programs.

(Jessica) I watch the cable channel "On Style" a lot because there are a lot of fun reality shows and fashion programs.

-Anticipation, Idol, 20s and Dreams

>Taeyeon isn't here right now, but which couple do you like the most from WGM?

the ant couple. It was so fun. It was enjoyable to watch because you can see each couple's charms.

>Is there another person that you feel would match Taeyeon better than Jung Hyungdon?

No. At first we were like, "congratu-lations?" but since's he's a fun person, we think he fits. He treats us nicely when we see him at broadcasting stations.

>What do you think you'll do if a scandal comes up?

(So Nyuh Shi Dae) We won't really react to any kind of scandal that comes up. We laugh together and move on. This kind of question is a first. It's fresh. We never really had to think of that. If it were true, we might be more forward about it. When we get to that age and that situation, there are a lot of rumors. You know when some story about some celebrity seeing another celebrity... we haven't thought of coming out in a scandal before.

>I'm curious about each member's idol (perfect guy)

(Yoona) A kind, caring, and warm person
(Sunny) A very nice person
(Hyoyeon) I like a person who is tall and has a good sense of humor
(Seohyun) A smart, well-mannered, proper person
(Yuri) A caring and well-mannered person
(Sooyoung) Someone who is avid about his work
(Jessica) Someone like Daniel Henney (laughs)

>Who is a sunbae that you respect?

(members) BoA sunbaenim!!!

(Yuri. Sooyoung) Also, we experienced a lot when we went to Lee Hyori unni's year end concert. After singing songs together from 10 years ago such as "Ruby" and "Eternal Love" and crying; and holding each other and saying, "I really wanted to see you," really touched us. Especially when Hyori unni said that, "[I] am happy to have spent time in my 20s with you when I was young and carefree," made us teary eyed. It was a moment where we thought about our future, and we thought that it would be nice to be like that later on.

>You must have been asked the question about your "rivals" the Wonder Girls a lot

(Sooyoung) Some members are really close to the Wonder Girls. We enjoy listening to Wonder Girls' songs, and we really cheered them on when they were doing well. It also motivated us to try harder as well.

>Do you ever get jealous when one member gets the spotlight before others?

We believe that members can't have the same amount of popularity. Of course certain members are loved more, and there will be times when certain members get the spotlight first. We as member are actually more thankful for Yoona and Taeyeon because a wide range of ages get to know about So Nyuh Shi Dae. We truly root for them, as if [I] personally am doing well. If one member shines, then all of So Nyuh Shi Dae shines as well. After living together for a couple years even out speech patterns and eating habits are becoming similar. We are like real sisters.

>There are members who have turned 20 this year, how do you want to spend you 20s?

(Yoona) I want this to be a time where I mature internally
(Sooyoung) There are a lot of things I regret as a teenager. "I should have skipped practice and gone on that class trip." Those kinds of regrets come up, so in my 20s, I want to fall in love, cry because of a breakup, and win awards. I also want to travel a lot so when 29 comes around I want to feel that I've tried most things in life.
(Hyoyeon) I want to accomplish what I've been dreaming of. I've dreamt of dancing and learning more dancing outside of korea and having my skills acknowledged.
(Yuri) I want to live my 20s so that in 10 years I can hear people say, "I want to be like So Nyuh Shi Dae unnis"
(Sunny) I want to have some time to prepare for my future. I want to experience a lot and go up against things that I might fail at
(Tiffany) I want my 20s to be like coffee. Where there are sweet as well as bitter times... I also want to show people that I am addicted to music all through my 20s
(So Nyuh Shi Dae) All of our members want to fall in love during our 20s (all members agree)

credit: aseo @ soshified forums
source: http://www.sosiz.net/board/zboard.php?id=data&no=14470

Disappointing top of Music Bank for SNSD, "1st is not 1st"

2009-01-17T13:53:00.000+08:00

"Even though there was a 1st there was no 1st"

Within 9 days of their comeback, So Nyuh Shi Dae reached the top of Music Bank.

So Nyuh Shi Dae's mini album title song "Gee" took first on Music Bank's K-chart which is aired live on KBS 2TV on the 16th. Their rise to the top of public program charts within 10 days of coming back showed off their immense amount of popularity they are garnering.

But So Nyuh Shi Dae was not present at the concert. For 2 weeks straight, So Nyuh Shi Dae has been unable to attend Music Bank and has even become the center of controversy. Although the broadcasting co. and SM Ent. are not disclosing much information, associates are saying that the reason for the no shows is due to bad feelings between the two.

There has been much disappoinment because So Nyuh Shi Dae - which has been taking the music scene by storm in 2009 - is stuck in the middle of this. Because of this unnecessary conflict, So Nyuh Shi Dae along with their fans have been unable to attend. It is a time where we all wish there is some compromise between the broadcasting co. and SM.

So Nyuh Shi Dae was originally planning on making their Music Bank comeback on the 9th, but fans had become suspicious with the sudden cancelling of that plan. From then on, many people have begun to predict that the reason was due to disagreements between KBS and SM Entertainment.

There had been positive talk by SM associates about So Nyuh Shi Dae performing at Music Bank on the 16th, but once again, the performance has been cancelled.

In response to this KBS people stated that, "So Nyuh Shi Dae is unable to perform due to undisclosed reasons." People are beginning to say, "that it will be hard to see So Nyuh Shi Dae come out in Music Bank for a whole."

credit: aseo @ soshified.com/forums

source: http://www.sosiz.net/board/zboard.php?id=data&no=14501

SNSD's MuBank appearance once again cancelled.. "It will be hard (to appear) for a while"

2009-01-16T18:00:00.001+08:00

Popular Girl group SNSD's KBS 2TV "Music Bank" appearance has been cancelled.

SNSD was supposed to appear in the live KBS 2TV music program "Music Bank" on the 16th. However, just like what happened on the 9th, SNSD won't be able to appear on "Music Bank"

KBS 2TV "Music Bank"'s staff informed Moneytoday StarNews that "As per KBS's rules, it will be hard to see SNSD on Music Bank for a while."

Rumors rose up that other SM Entertainment artists will have a hard time appearing on "Music Bank" as well due to arguments concerning the last year's December 30th "2008 KBS Gayo Celebration"

After SNSD didn't appear on the 9th, however, both sides (SM Ent. and MuBank) said that there are no hard feelings and that "SNSD delayed their stage on MuBank to prepare so they can have a better performance on the 16th."

In reality, SM artist SHINee appeared on MuBank on the 2nd and the 9th, thus proving the hard feeling between SM and KBS wrong.

But since SNSD's appearance was cancelled for two weeks, many in the music industry are saying that KBS still has hard feelings against SM for not letting some of their artists perform in the "2008 KBS Gayo Celebration" and is therefore not letting SNSD perform on MuBank for a while.

Original: StarNews + http://www.sosiz.net/board/zboard.php?id=data&no=14475
Translations: dongie@soshified.com/forums

Wonder Girls, Girls' Generation, Kara, The Factors Behind Their Popularity

2009-01-16T17:54:00.002+08:00

By Park JaeDuk @ JoyNews (avalo@joynews24.com)

Leading of the rush of idol girl-groups, the Wonder Girls, Girls’ Generation (SNSD), and Kara, have each honestly revealed the contributing factors to their popularity.

Rising up as ‘National Little Sisters’ after their consecutive hits "Tell Me", "So Hot", and "Nobody", the Wonder Girls noted their ‘5 person, 5 colors’ individuality as the leading factor in their popularity. The member’s distinctive personalities are appealing because they correspond to the varying tastes of fans.

The Wonder Girls stated, “If you look at the fans, it seems as though they like one member while disliking four out of five of us. It’s because all five of us have different personalities.”

Moreover, they used anime metaphors to explain, “If you look at ‘Sailor Moon,’ isn’t there always one character you prefer among Sailor Moon, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, and Venus? Looking at ‘Wedding Peach’ too, you’re bound to like one character more out of Peach, Lily, Daisy. ”

In addition to their ‘5 person, 5 colors’, the Wonder Girls also picked their ‘Non-celebrity-like familiarity’ as their personal charm.

Girls’ Generation, who returned after nine months to sweep both the on and off-line music charts with their comeback, pointed to their bright and wholesome charm as the primary factor in their popularity.

Girls’ Generation offered a rather mature analysis, stating, “It seems like people like the image of girls who look like they’re running around laughing in a thick meadow.” Fans feel happier and gain strength from seeing the members’ individual colors on top of this wholesome and lively charm.

“It’s most impressive when fans say they gained strength during tough times after seeing a Girls’ Generation clip,” stated Girls’ Generation. “They seem to see the bright side out of seeing us genuinely enjoy the work we do."

On the other hand, Kara, who is quickly coming up with the release of their second mini-album and the title song "Pretty Girl", selected their ‘team’s quality for looking natural and lively rather than doll-like prettiness’ as a factor in their popularity.

Kara’s hopes for the future were also revealed. “After undergoing a change in members, we increased our recognition with our first mini-album "Rock U". Now with "Pretty Girl" it seems like we’ve found our own color. We want to be remembered for being natural and lively while being comfortable and easy-going.”

The colors they’ve recently shown on broadcast TV stem from their desire to be seen not as an idol group but as comfortable and easy-going.

The Wonder Girls’ distinct personalities, Girls’ Generation’s bright and wholesome charm, and comfortable and natural Kara—the fascinating battle between the ‘3 shades of charm’ will continue to draw the attention of fans.

Source: http://joynews.inews24.com/php/news_view.p...&pay_news=0

credit : ppopki at wg spectacle

Yoona, Saying Thanks Through Tears to 'SNSD' Colleagues

2009-01-16T17:47:00.001+08:00

Yoona's message of thanks in tears to her fellow SNSD members is becoming a big topic at the moment.

Yoona, who aired on Taeyeon and Kangin's MBC Radio ChinChin on the 13th, gave a message of gratitude to her fellow members and showed the viewers her tears during the message.

Having not been able to mention the members during the KBS Awards Ceremony when Yoona received the "Rookie of the Year" award, Yoona said that she was sorry and also thanked the members for their help.

Credits:
Ji-sun Ahn @ YTN Star
http://www.ytnstar.co.kr/news/news_view.ph...901151619322791

joeMAmaaaaa@soshified.com

SNSD "We Sing a Bright Song for Those who are Tired"

2009-01-16T17:47:00.000+08:00

"I recently visited the U.S. to see my parents but I was surprised by the mood there. It really seems like our economy isn't good. It doesn't feel like the new year and people look very tired. For those of you going to work and studying for exams, listen to our song and cheer up!" (Tiffany)

SNSD recently made a comeback with their song "Himnae (Way to Go)" to give strength to those who need it. On the thirteenth when I met SNSD, they said, "Long time no see!" and laughed. It's been nine months since I saw the nine girls have been together. Yoona, who has been acting in the drama You Are My Destiny, which topped of a view of 40%, Taeyeon, who has worked on the OST for the drama Beethoven Virus and aired for the radio, and Sooyoung who has been working on her movie, have all been busy during the time.

Coming back with their mini-album Gee, they say that "through this long time of hard work, they will be performing for a while". The fans are also on fire. After the album release, the internet has brought SNSD to the top and their dances on broadcasting television has also brought tons of excitement.

Most of the fans seem to be many males aging from 20 to 30. They attend SNSD's concerts even while going to work.

"I like how they think very cutely of us. That's why I think it's not necessary for us to go through some sexy makeover. Just as we don't want any scandals we like this teenage image we have." (Sooyoung)

Although it seems hard to all live together, Jessica thinks that "because we know each other well and care for each other" they "cry with each other and sometimes go out to the sea for air or go to the movies together".

Tiffany said, "Although it looks like we get jealous of the members that get successful, we always encourage each other." She thinks that because of the long time that they've been together, the way they talk is almost the same as well.

They looked proud coming back in their tight skinny jeans with a white t-shirt.

Sooyoung and Yoona are still looking ahead towards college, and Seohyun, the only 19 year old left, is surpassed by all the other members in their 20s. We asked them about how they felt of their age.

"SNSD's dream is my dream. I hope SNSD will be able to spread throughout the world." (Taeyeon)

"I hope this year will be successful. If I can, I also want to continue acting." (Yoona)

"Although everyone makes mistakes, I don't want to turn back and look at my 20s and see things I'll regret." (Jessica)

"I want to become the top dancer who's learned dancing from foreign countries. Same with singing. I'm very greedy aren't I?" (Hyoyeon)

"I want the people who've grown up watching us to say in ten years that they want to live like us!" (Yuri)

"I want to experience the world and live hard. I also want to know how to get over mistakes and errors as well." (Sunny)

Credits:
Ji-hyun Jun & Kim Seulgi @ news.mk.co.kr
http://news.mk.co.kr/se/view.php?no=27402&...009&sID=507

joeMAmaaaaa@soshified.com

SNSD "We learned the importance of performing together"

2009-01-16T15:34:00.000+08:00

SNSD “We learned the importance of performing together”
[NoCutNews] Female Idol Group SNSD, Comeback After 9 Months with Mini-Album 'Gee'

SNSD is finally back.

SNSD, who has changed from inexperienced girls to girls growing slightly into womanhood, has started their group activities on the 7th with their mini-album 'Gee'. The interest in them was reflected as soon as they had their comeback as they swept all the online and offline charts, showing their popularity.

“We are happy that the response has been positive, as we prepared really hard. Since in our debut we could only show our cute side, this time we want to show a different image. We put all our efforts to give our fans a more comfortable and familiar side.” (Taeyeon)

Made by E-TRIBE, author of Lee hyori's U-Go-Girl, the title song, “Gee”, is a fast and lively dance song about the cute circumstances of a girl in love for the first time.

In the mini-album we can find 5 different songs, each one with their own color and style. 'Way to Go” is a punk-rock song with a cheerful meaning. 'Dear Mom” is a pop-ballad song about the feelings of a daughter towards her mother.

“We wanted to return with a perfect album. Unfortunately it took more time than expected. I think that through these five songs we are able to show you a diversity of colors and genres. Music that give a SNSD vibe, just like our songs.” (Tiffany)

“I cried while singing 'Dear Mom'. I started thinking about my mom, who worries and takes care me. Thinking about those times when I couldn't talk properly to her because of my busy schedule, I felt really sorry. Not only us, but daughters all over the world would feel the same.” (Sunny)

Last April SNSD stopped their group performances and started their individual activities. Taeyeon was active as a solo singer and as a DJ, and Yoona met the audience as an actress. Last fall, all members worked as fashion magazine editors in the cable channel Mnet reality show 'Factory Girl'. At that time, the girls were really excited to be chosen. Sooyoung ,who has a lot of interest in fashion, worked specially hard.

“Really, if I didn't turn into a singer this would be the kind of job I would want to do. I was really happy to have the chance to experience it.” (Sooyoung)

“The pages we edited as 'Elle Girls' were actually published. As a result, we developed a strong sense of responsibility.” (Sunny)

The members' experience as intern editors was shown in their new album. With colorful skinny jeans and body-fitting t-shirts, this fresh image is becoming a trend with people in their late teens and early twenties. This style was the result of all members' opinions and ideas.

"We saw many fashion shows while working as fashion magazine editors. Therefore we had the chance to see the items that would become popular the next season. It seemed that many people were using clothes with a simple style. This album is inspired by the many ideas we learned while working there.”(Tiffany)

It's been so long since we performed as a group, and everyone is overflowing with energy. Without doubt, our plan this year is to perform all year together."After the promotions for this album ends, we have plans for another mini-album. This year all members are going to be together. During the long wait for our comeback we learned the importance of being together in the same stage. Please look forward to our performance.” (SNSD)

omj@cbs.co.kr

Trans: Cph@soshified forums
Source: http://www.cbs.co.kr/Nocut/Show.asp?IDX=1036024

Updates 15-Jan-2008

2009-01-15T15:01:00.002+08:00

Hey all, all these while my blog had been on a hiatus and now I'm back... I've been nusy with the photoshoping and coding of the the blog-skin... So, what do you all think of it?
Also, I've added a few new features to my blog namely the SoNyuhLOVE Navigation part. It navigates the SoNyuhLOVE part including some lyrics and my fanfics will be posted there too. ^^ Be back real soon..

"Returned So~~Nyuh" Craze, Taking over Dance, Song, and even Fashion

2009-01-15T13:55:00.000+08:00

"All they did was wear white tee with jeans..."
SNSD is taking over 2009's early music industry as well as fashion.

SNSD, who cameback with their new mini album 'Gee', is becoming a trendsetter. SNSD's clothing, skinny jeans and white t-shirts are on the rise in the fashion industry.

Recently, skinny jeans is the trend in fashion. It is on the rise again similar to the rise that 'leggings' had last year.

Also, the clothes that SNSD members wore in the album jacket and comeback stage are receiving a lot of attention. Last year, SNSD got a lot of attention with the school look. Now, they are showing a mature side with white t-shirt and jeans.

Also, SNSD's "crab-leg dance" is famous. Some others are mistaking it for "dog-leg dance" because of the mis-pronounciation.

The title song "Gee" is already at the top. The english exclamation "Gee" is a R&B pop dance song made by E-Tribe who made Lee Hyori's "U-Go-Girl." "Gee"'s music video recorded over 1 million views after one day, and topped all offline charts and is taking over the entire music industry.

Original: NewsEn
Translations: dongie@soshified.com/forums

Yoona's Tears "I'm sorry to my group members..." Fans Deeply Moved

2009-01-15T13:51:00.001+08:00

Yoona's Tears “I'm sorry to my group members...” Fans Deeply Moved

SNSD popular member Yoona's tears touched their fans' heart.

Yoona, who raised her popularity not as a singer but as an actress in the hit daily drama “You are my Destiny”, winning the newcomer acting award in the process, was seen crying because she couldn't apologize properly to her fellow members.

“While we were preparing for our comeback, I spent my time pursuing my acting career by myself. During this period I always thought about my group members. But during the award ceremony I felt so nervous that I didn't mentioned them in my acceptance speech. I apologize from the bottom of my heart,” she said, yesterday 13th on MBC FM4U viewable radio "Kangin and Taeyeon's Best Friends".

“I realized my mistake when I met my group members after the broadcasting. I was afraid they wouldn't know my feelings so that night I sent a message to them, but not everybody replied. After that I couldn't find the right time to bring this topic again,” she said, opening her heart and tearing up.

That day SNSD fans left countless encouraging messages for her in the bulletin board after seeing that, in spite of her strong appearance, she has a fragile heart.

In addition, SNSD, who has been absent from the music scene for 9 months, have shown their tremendous popularity as their title song from their new mini-album, “Gee”, reached 1st place in the Mnet chart in only two days.

Dailian News,
guest reporter Na Eunkyong

credits: cph@soshified forums
source: http://www.dailian.co.kr/news/n_view.html?...ode&keys=75

So Nyuh Shi Dae's "Gee" tops Wonder Girls' "Nobody"

2009-01-13T18:25:00.002+08:00

GomTV, withing one day, 1,000,000 views

So Nyuh Shi Dae's "Gee" has surpassed the Wonder Girls' "Nobody".

On the 9th on GomTV (www.gomtv.com), within one day of the release of So Nyuh Shi Dae's music video for "Gee", the number of visits was above 1,000,000 - setting a new record for GomTV's music channel service.

On the 7th GomTV set up a music channel for So Nyuh Shi Dae, and was the first to release the teaser video and music video for "Gee".

Viewers showed an explosive interest in So Nyuh Shi Dae by visiting over 1,000,000 times Within one day of the "Gee" video being released solely on GomTV. So Nyuh Shi Dae fans as well as normal GomTV users are showing a high amount of interest in the girls. This far exceeds the statistics of the Wonder Girls' "Nobody" which was released last September.

Gretech Media Co.'s Seo JungMin stated that, "this kind of interest where people view, watch, and respond online shows a new style of form of viewing music, and record of 1,000,000 views in 1 day set by So Nyuh Shi Dae's "Gee" is a record that will be hard to match on GomTV or any other music chart."

Meanwhile, on GomTV's So Nyuh Shi Dae channel, there are boards for each member of SNSD which have been updated with a communal function where fans can freely upload online pen letters. Also, there is currently an event where individuals who watch the music video and leave a response have a chance of winning a So Nyuh Shi Dae signed CD.

credit: aseo @ soshified forums
source: http://www.sosiz.net/board/zboard.php?id=data&no=14256

"Cuter and brighter" SNSD returns

2009-01-12T19:17:00.002+08:00

"We have become stronger during the break!" 9 member female group SNSD opened the door to year 2009 and started to engage in active promotion of the mini album, 'Gee', after 8 months break.

The response they got was huge. In just 2 days after MP3 release, the song topped all kinds of online music chart, not to mention 'crab leg dance' taking the top rank in search keyword rankings. Also people showed immese interests in various outfits such as coloured jeans shown in the M/V and performance stages. This kind of response is perhaps a well deserved compensation for their flawless preparation. SNSD said, "We prepared for a long time. As fans showed very high expectation, we were worried, but we are glad that our efforts have paid off well".

The biggest asset acquired during the long break is an improved teamwork. They were confident in saying, "our teamwork has improved even more as we shared a common goal. There are members who have practiced together for 10 years since their trainee days. SNSD's biggest weapon is definitly a strong teamwork".

Before their comeback, the album cover was also a hot issue. It showed girls wearing rollerskates, which were popular in 80s. SNSD answered "we are not THAT young" in response to the question "have you ever tried on rollerskates before?".
They added, "rollerskates were discountinued in production so we specially designed them. They are figure skating shoes with wheels attached instead".

[...]

As they took a long break last year, SNSD didn't try to hide their desire for promotional activities of this year. "This year began with SNSD but will also end with SNSD. We already have many songs recorded in stock, and we will be doing various activies like international promotions, concerts, etc".

o 이정혁 기자 scblog.chosun.com/jjangga7
t bug@soshified.com

2009-01-11T10:23:00.002+08:00

SNSD COMES BACK WITH AN EXTRAVAGANT PERFORMANCE

SNSD has made their comeback after an 8 month break with a bright and extravagant performance.
SNSD had their first comeback performance on the 10th at MBC's 'Show! Music Core' with their title track "Gee".
They made their appearance wearing the colorful skinny jean outfits from their music video, that premiered a few days earlier, and showed that they were still capable of a bright and cheerful stage presence.
Each member performed their parts with their individual cute and bright charms and pulled off a successful performance. They especially gained interest for their mannequin concept and for their "crab leg" dance that they showed during the song.
Moreover, they showed a new side of themselves with their performance of "Him Nae!", which was a remake of the "Haptic Motion" song that was released under the "Haptic" phone advertisements, and delighted the fans with their cheerful and encouraging atmosphere during the song, as well as with their fresh and strong vocal presence on the stage.
"Gee" has topped the charts on Melon, Dosirak, MNet Chart, Bugs, Cyworld, and Muze immediately upon its release and has been gaining more and more attention from fans and non-fans alike.
SNSD will continue their comeback performances on the 11th at SBS 'Inkigayo' and on the 16th at KBS 'Music Bank'.

credits to MyDaily and boxclub@soshified.com/forums

2008-12-29T12:51:00.000+08:00

SNSD January 7th Official Comeback

Group SNSD will finally be making their comeback.

SNSD will release their mini album "Gee" next year on January 7th and start their new album promotional activities. It's a return after an 8 month hiatus after concluding their first album activities in April.

On the 29th, SNSD's company SM Entertainment released a statement saying "You will be able to feel a whole upgraded charm to SNSD with this new album" adding "Fan's eyes and ears will rejoice after seeing the bright and cute charms that only SNSD can have."

Anticipating their comeback, SNSD put up teaser posters of each of the members on popular spots around Seoul at Jongro, Myungdong and Kangnam, piquing the curiosity of the fans.

Many eyes are upon SNSD in this new year in the music industry, as they are the only girl group in the last six years to sell over 100,000 copies of their last album.

SNSD with their new comeback have said "We're so happy to be able to meet you all with new music and new dances" and "Please look forward to us and support us since we've worked really hard to show you a good side to us."

credits to NewsEN and boxclub@soshified.com/forums

2008-12-18T14:38:00.002+08:00

Hey all, it was so long since I last posted in this blog... Well, I have been busy doing some stuff so.... Anyway, I lvled in audition and wrote 2 fanfics in soshified.com and so y'all can go and read it if you want and also comment on it too... Well, since my bro is itching to mapling now I gotta go and let him satisfy his addiction... ^^ Merry Xmas btw~

2008-10-20T14:56:00.003+08:00

Event of the year!! MKMF is back!!

This year our girls are nominated for 5 awards.
1) Female group of the year
2) Best dance music (Kissing You)
3) Best OST (TaeYeon - If)
4) Song of the year (Kising You)
5) Singer of the year

So, logon to http://mkmf.mnet.com/2008/AwardVote.asp to vote.

NOTE: This result is NOT the final result. We still have 26 days left on the day of the screenshot was taken.
Both singer and song of the year award has 45 nominees bt I would only copy can paste the top 5 contenders.
As you can see, our girls ar currently only leading in 1 category which is BEST OST for the song "If" by TaeYeon.
So, come all SONE and vote for them! SONE jjang~ SoShi Hwaiting!!

EDIT: There had people pm-ing me on which box to click to vote for SNSD. So, here you go..

So, no more reason for SoShi not winning anymore!! Vote Vote AND VOTE!! SoShi JJANG!!!

2008-09-27T00:45:00.002+08:00

Well, hi again... Anyways, the other day I didn't have time to tell y'all 'bout the day... I totally forgot what happened that day... Today, my group and I had a presentation.. It wasn't great nor was it lame... I am so disappointed in myself and I really am MAD at myself for not doing my best... Any who, whatever that had pass had made their way... And today after I had my Civics class, I didn't want to go home yet as the walk back home is takes about 15 minutes and it was burning hot I must say... So, I stayed till 5. Luckily, I had a friend who accompanied me through the 2 supposedly lonely 2 hours if I were to spend it alone... Thanks Monna! =) We talked about so many stuff... Just like Oprah always said "There's so much to talk about!" loll... When we talked I somehow overheard someone talking bad about my friend Jasmin... I had no idea who said that as I were looking at Monna while we were talking... The girls seemed to say like Jasmin is a cheap whore; changing BF faster than changing new clothes! When I heard that I was so mad I was gonna go and blow the girls' head off! But I kept cool.. I did wanna tell Jasmin about the whole incident but I didn't wanna hurt her feelings though.. I kept quiet instead of telling her... Sigh... I was afraid that I would loose a friend by telling her such stuff... Anyhow, lets turn the spotlight back to me! Today was so funny, when I got home after the normal class at like 12, I switched on the AC and stuff and I went to take a bath... Ahhhh so relieved to clean myself... And NO!! I am not dirty! It is just that I like to bath!! I am so easily distracted... Back to the story, I fell asleep after i took the long 40 minutes bath.. I have no idea what was I doing so long in the bathroom... Day-dreaming I guess... When I woke up, it is already 1.30 and Civics classes were supposedly to start at 1.30 too!! Therefore, I didn't have my lunch as planned earlier, I just ate a few pieces of white bread and went straight to school.. Oh, but of course I did style my hair... I reached the class at about 2. Luckily, Miss Yap didn't got mad at me... What can I say? She is a kind-hearted teacher~ So, now thats all the stuff about the day had been told, I had nothing more to say but to hope that one day, when the time is right I might tell Jasmin about the incident... Lastly, Selamat Hari Raya and I'm so excited to go visit some friend's houses to eat some rendang and sate... Be back real soon... Till then, don't miss me and kids, do not play with fire!

2008-09-19T15:59:00.002+08:00

Hey, since I'm currently quite free I thought, I might as well drop a few words.. Guess where am I now? hehe.. I'm now in my school.. LoL.. Helping a friend doing her project.. Well, what else can I do? Hey, the teacher is coming my way... Be back tonight.. got lots to tell.. LoL

Don't Forget

2008-09-16T13:03:00.004+08:00

Though the day has yet to end, but I would like to say HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY to our dearest state, SARAWAK.
Back to me, today was very moody just as the weather were. It had been raining the WHOLE day!! Aww... I can't even see the sun in the morning... Well, heading to bath and taking a nap maybe... I might drop a few more words tonight if I do have the time cause today was just ok nothing much...

New Look

2008-09-15T18:32:00.001+08:00

How do you like the new of my blog? I sure do hope that all human beings in the world will like it just cos I spent so many hours on it... HaHa~ Tag me and I will surely link back~ Don't worry

At long last, my 3rd job Fire/Poison MAGE!!!

2008-08-24T17:34:00.002+08:00

Hey there!! Last Friday, I had made my 3rd job advance in MapleSEA as a Fire/Poison Mage after playing that account for like 8 months. I know it's a long time but what the hell??!! I'm a slacker.. HaHa! I slack in FM mostly just hanging out with friends and chatting. P/S that's where I got ALL of my ex-Maple-GF. *evil laugh* So, in order to make this Job Advancement a success, a few of my friends deserve some credit.

Credits

FrostNovaX and XskywalkerEX - for all the training in GS5 while i slack off and chat my butt off

LiLiX0101 and XskywalkerEX - for donating Dark Crystal ores *8 and 2 ores respectively*

AND OF COURSE

BeAtPrInCe - for all the hard work I did since lvl 1

Sleeping late again~~ It's 1.25am

2008-08-17T01:24:00.002+08:00

hey y'all... Yes!! I'm staying up late again... Why is that?? I have no idea... I'm actually waiting for my brother to get home while in fact he as a key... Maybe its just a lame excuse for me to stay up again to write these kind of stuff to you all.. LoL.. I wanna sleep but I'm just too lazy to walk to my bedroom... Anywho... I'm also updating the forums I'm moderating... Hpmh.. Go to go... Heading straight to Dreamland this time... *evil laugh* Goodnight bloggie

Boring Moments

2008-08-16T22:50:00.003+08:00

Hey, all bloggers... Today had been quite okay actually nothing major actually happened.. other than I made a blog for my dearest maple guild - AiishiiTeRu ... So, please feel free to visit it... What else I did today? Oh ya, I ate mee jawa... Not so good... Hahas...

Like Whoah!! It's 2am

2008-08-16T01:54:00.007+08:00

What am I doing here so late anyway?? Well, I can't sleep and of course its the beggining of my 1 week school holiday.. Wait a minute!!! That also means something else.. It means that my examination is over too... Yay me!! I got through the whole examination safely... I know I know... You might be thinking.. "What am I so happy about? Its just an exam" Well my friend, I'm not... I have like a thousand school projects to be done... Its was suuposed to be a "group" work... Maybe in my group there's only 1 person-me that is... Non refuses to work.. I'm so like pissed off sometimes but in the end, I'm the one who ended up doing all the stuff as well... So, I might as well just start doing it alone without causing any loco-motion... Very well, I think I will call it a night already... Goodnight, dear bloggers!! Oh my God!! I almost forgot... I just made a new account in friendster.. Just click the following icon to get to my profile...

What Happened Today?

2008-08-13T20:00:00.001+08:00

Today nothing much happend... But its just that I'm sleepy the whole day.. Why??!!! even having a long afternoon nap and I even slept in my classroom today, I still feel very sleepy right now... What am I doing now?? Really nothing.. Watching Tv actually.. Scrubs is still funny... HaHas.. But look at the bright side, examination is over in like what?? 2 days?? Yay me!!! Hwaiting!! Then, its holiday for a whole week~~

Examinations

2008-08-10T16:45:00.001+08:00

After a week of examinations, all we have left is another week for our second term exam. YAY!!!
But dont you worry, coz in September, there will be another exam.. Sobx~
Sigh... What a school!!
I guess as long as our principal happy, we should be happy..
Anyways, do help me to pray and help me add oil ya!
HWAITING!!

-princeyekting-

Updated Friendster - 1st Account

2008-08-10T16:43:00.000+08:00

Please visit www.friendster.com/princeyekting to view my profile page. And plaese do add me and comment on it. Kay? Love ya

29-06-2008 Reviews

2008-06-29T13:55:00.000+08:00

So Nyuh Shi Dae (Girls' Generation)
It is a South Korean group that was formed last year and debuted at 19th July singing 'Into New World' in M-net's M! Countdown and that song ended as their first single. On 2nd August, they released their single CD entitled 'Into New World' that includes 'Beginning' and 'Perfect For You'. The single also includes an instrumental version of 'Into New World'. Not long after that, they released their full-length album entitled 'Girls' Generation' on 1st November. The album sold like hot cakes as it places them on the 12th spot in the year end album sales even though the album was only available on the shelves for 2 months beating other artiste that had been selling their album for a much longer period. On January this year, 'Kissing You' was released and it became a huge hit as it reaches number 1 spot in lots of major charts in Korea. March 13 marks their the time when they re-released their album that includes another song 'Baby Baby' which is their 3rd single. Last but not least, SoShi Hwaiting!!

So, RATING TIME!!

Vocal skill = 9/10 (Thx to Jessica, TaeYeon and SeoHyun)
Dance Skill = 9/10 (HyoYeon, YuRi and YoonA made it happen though)
Charisma = 8/10 (They all have their own speciality therefore making the band special)

Overall RATING =
But I won't be giving these ratings without any proves! So, watch the following videos and you will be in the same page as me! =]

Singing (One of their best perfomance)

Dance (Solo Dances)

Charisma
Simply because once you get to know them, each one of them are special.For example, SeoHyun. She is soooooooo cute!!!

Pictures~
One of my favourite pictures of SNSD =]

-princeyekting-

All back to me

2008-06-17T15:51:00.000+08:00

Enough of evryone else for now... back to me... although i just made this blog for like an hour ++ , but actually i did have too many blogs everywhere... so i kinda decided that i wanna put it all together and here i am... writing in my newest blog!! hope that this will last longer than the others... lol... so that's all for now.. will write more reviews soon... i mean very soon.. whenever i have the time...

-princeyekting-

17-06-2008's Music Guide

2008-06-17T15:06:00.000+08:00

Okay.. So, here's the deal. Almost every week, I am going to write a short review on a manga, music act, or a movie/drama...

So, today I'm going to write about SS501, a music act from South Korea..

Quikie~

SS501 is pronounced as Double-S 501 and is a South Korean boyband under management of Daesung Entertainment, also known as DSP Entertainment. SS501 stands for Superstar and unison of its 5 members until eternity (symbolized by the 0) as 1.

History

SS501 debuted in 2005 with their first single "경고" ("Warning"), with a second single "Snow Prince" released in late 2005. The group was inactive in Korea for most of 2006, although they have had a fan meeting in Japan in April. The hiatus was due to Heo Young Saeng's throat condition which required surgery, thus resulting in a need for time to fully recover. In mid-2006, they held their first concert, "Step Up Concert" in Osaka, Japan. In late 2006, they returned to Korea in order to promote their first full album, which was released on November 10. Singles from the album included "Unlock" and "Four Chance". As well as promoting the album on various variety and music shows, they also filmed a show on MNet called SOS. On their 600th day (January 28, 2007), they won the Mutizen award from SBS Inki Gayo for their song "Four Chance".

Later in 2007, the group debuted in the Japanese market. A Japanese fanclub has been established with the name of "Triple S Japan"; it officially debuted on March 25, 2007, when SS501 will had first official meeting with the group. In Korea, their fan club members number around 417,000 and growing!! The group had a Japanese single "Kokoro", which had multiple versions, including one with all members and five others featuring the members individually. The single debuted at #5 on the Oricon chart. A full album was released later in the year.

In 2008, SS501 returned to Korea with their single Deja Vu released on March 8, 2008. The title track was the first song to be promoted, and they started their comeback on music channel M.Net's M Countdown. After success with their single "Deja Vu", they began to promote their second single, "A Song Calling For You". They performed their Goodbye Stage on Music Bank on June 6th, 2008, to return to Japanese activities.

So, it's rating time =]
Vocal skills = 6/10
Dance skills = 7/10
Charisma = 4/10
RATING =

As we all know, there pictures of them coming your way~~ But I will only put 3 of them here..

Kim Hyun Joong

Heo Young Saeng

Kim Kyu Jong

So that's all about them for now~ I will leave you guys with a MV of SS501 "DeJaVu"~ so enjoy

-princeyekting-

Welcome to Baby Prince of Soul's Wonderland

2008-06-17T13:55:00.000+08:00

Hey~~ This Blog is created now and here!! (2.00 p.m. on 17-June-2008) So expect more and more post coming your way!!! Here I include a picture of one of my favourite K-pop band SS501!!