[NEWS] Girls' Generation Brings the Heat for GQ Japan

Japan's famous men's magazine, GQ Japan is due to release their August issue on June 24th. The issue will also feature South Korea's 9-member girl group Girls' Generation, making this their first ever appearance for the magazine. 

A picture of the girls was revealed prior to the release of the August issue. It showed the girls clad in simple white tops or shirts and showing off their lean legs. They presented a sophisticated yet sexy feel, leaving fans excited for more. 

GQ Japan carried out an interview with the girls who talked about their packed schedules as well as their training days which lasted from 5 to 8 years. The feature will also introduce their agency, SM Entertainment's development programs and address how they utilized the world's largest video-sharing site, YouTube, in order to reach out to Girls' Generation fans abroad.

Girls' Generation has established themselves as one of the most popular groups around with revenues worth approximately 3.47 billion in Japan for the 1st half of the year. The girls also ranked well in the Oricon charts for the '1st Half of 2011 Oricon Ranking'. 

Stay tuned for more pictures and updates!

Source: AsiaToday and Soshified
Credits: maharany@soshiworld.blogspot.com

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[NEWS] Second SM Entertainment Concert in Paris Sells Out in Minutes

Tickets for an extra concert for SM Town Live in Paris scheduled for June 11 sold out within minutes thanks to an explosive response by European K-pop fans, following the first show.

Booking for the June 11 show opened at 10 a.m. on Monday through online ticketing agencies such as Live Nation and Fnac. The sites temporarily crashed under heavy traffic, and the tickets were completely sold in just 10 minutes.

The second date was added after fans snapped up all the tickets for the June 10 concert in just 15 minutes when online booking opened on April 26. That caused some tickets to be traded on the black market, and some 300 K-pop fans demonstrated in front of the Louvre on May 1 demanding another date.

The concerts will be held at Le Zenith de Paris and feature several of SM's top groups including TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee and f(x).

The company has held its Town Live concerts in Seoul, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Shanghai. They will return to the Tokyo Dome on Sept. 3 and 4 for some 100,000 fans.

Source: english chosun

Credits: yashifa@soshiworld.blogspot.com

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[PICTS] SOSHI Styling by Soshified

Sooyoung "T" by Alexander Wang

Jessica "Denicheur" by Seo Seung Yeon

Sunny "Faddy Robot"

Hyoyeon "Lacoste"

Seohyun "Marc Jacobs"

Source: Soshified

Credits: maharany@soshiworld.blogspot.com

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[NEWS] 'Gee' Ranked 9th in 'Songs that Koreans Like' Survey

KBS CoolFM Radio conducted a preference survey for their 46th Anniversary from June 7th till 9th to find out which songs Koreans most like to listen to. The survey involved more than 26,000 participants between the ages of 10-50 and of both genders. The internet voting also included music critics and a selection committee, resulting in a list of the top 89 songs of all time. As pictured above, the survey was divided into rank, title and artist.

Girls' Generation's "Gee" was ranked 9th among veteran artists like Lee Moonsae who placed 1st with "Kwanghwamun Love Song". Kim Hyunshik's "My Love By My Side" and Yoo Jaeha's "Because I Love You" were placed 2nd and 3rd respectively. Some idol artists who made the chart include Big Bang (Lies), IU (Good Day) and 2NE1 (I Don't Care) who were ranked at 35th, 44th and 50th respectively. Fellow labelmates Super Junior and BOA made the list as well.

Considering the diversity of the participants, Girls' Generation's high placing is indeed an achievement and has further proven the group's appeal among the masses.

Source: bestiz, 10asia, and Soshified

Credits: maharany@soshiworld.blogspot.com

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[NEWS] Girls' Generation's High Standings for '1st Half of 2011 Oricon Ranking'

Girls’ Generation has achieved a major breakthrough as a foreign artist in the Oricon charts. The Korean girl group was placed 5th overall for the “1st Half of 2011 Oricon Ranking” with record earnings of 2.6 billion yen in total sales. The girls were placed after top Japanese artists like AKB48 and EXILE and have emerged as the top performing foreign artist on the list.

Girls’ Generation started off the year with the release of their 3rd single “MR. TAXI/Run Devil Run” which was released on April 27th. They sold more than 150,000 copies for that single alone, and continued to make their mark with their self titled 1st Japanese album, “Girls’ Generation”, selling more than 326,000 in album sales.

Additionally, "MR. TAXI./Run Devil Run" was ranked 21st for the "Top 50 Singles" category while their 1st Japanese album and Hoot were placed at 10th and 21st respectively for the "Top 50 Albums" category. Their DVD "New Beginning of Girls' Generation" was also ranked 15th for the "TOP DVDs" category.

Fellow Korean artists like KARA and Tohoshinki were also mentioned as having made significant milestones. The former was ranked 6th for the foreign artist category, while Tohoshinki was ranked at 15th.

After breaking the 100,000 mark in album sales after only 2 days, and with their ongoing successful Japan Arena Tour, it's clear that Girls' Generation has no plans to slow down with their promotions.

Source: Oricon, and Soshified

Credits: maharany@soshiworld.blogspot.com

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