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Girls' Generation's Yoona is a good-natured person and has a sweet heart. When I saw her at a drinking party and press conference, she laughed readily and was so kind to people around her. Since I began my career as a k-pop journalist, I’ve never met anyone who speaks ill of her. There has been no bad rumors about her, while it is a very rare case that a k-pop idol star who debuted 10 years ago still has no enemies. Check out what SM Entertainment's former trainee Jang Ha Jin commented about Yoona. When I saw Yoona for the first time, I was so surprised at how beautiful she was. She was only 15, but she was tall and looked like a Barbie doll. Her skin was a little bit dark, and she was a girl of exotic charm. Her face was really small and her eyes were shining. Furthermore, she had lovely dimples when she smiled.  I thought she was a good-natured beauty. She was tenderhearted by nature and never used bad words. She was totally unselfish and always thought of ...

In 2017, Girls' Generation's Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun left the girl group and SM Entertainment. It certainly was a shocking news, and some people said the girl group would be on the most critical stage of their career because there were so many girl groups who were threatening the no.1 position. However, well, some people's concern that Girls' Generation might go downhill proved to be unfounded. Even though not all the Girls' Generation members belong to SM any more, the members are doing so great in various fields of Korean entertainment industry. Seohyun will take part in a historic concert to be held in North Korea. As you may know, recently there has been progress in the relationship between North and South Korea, and various Korean musicians will visit North Korea and hold a concert soon. As part of the South Korean art troupe, Seohyun will introduce k-pop music to North Korean people. In addition, she will host the concert! And Sooyoung was ...

As part of the South-North Korean agreement that made Pyongyang’s participation in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games possible, North Korea’s Samjiyon Orchestra arrived via the Mangyongbong-92 ferry on February 6 to perform in Gangneung and Seoul. The Seoul concert, held at Haeorum Theater located inside of the National Theater of Korea on February 11, was attended by prominent figures including President Moon Jae-in, first lady Kim Jung-sook, Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and Kim Yong-nam, president of North Korea’s Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly. By the way, it was notable that Seohyeon of Girls’ Generation made an appearance on stage to collaborate with the members of the North Korean orchestra. The female k-pop star sang a total of 2 songs with North Korean singers, showing off her beauty. Then, aren't you curious to know why Seohyun was chosen as the South Korean performer of the concert? Here are stories behind the Girls' ...

Girls' Generation's Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun decided to leave SM Entertainment. On October 10, SM Entertainment announced that the three members decided not to renew their contracts, admitting its breakup with them. Even though the k-pop agency emphasized that Girls' Generation members are not even thinking about the breakup of the 10th-year girl group, it is difficult to say that the 8 members will reunite some day and release their new album. Well, you must have been surprised by the news. Then, what do you think is the reason why Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun decided to leave SM Entertainment? Actually, there was no discord among the Girls' Generation members. They're getting along well with each other even though it has been a long time since they debuted. In addition, SM Entertainment treated the members with consideration. Girls' Generation has earned a lot of money for the agency, and the members received fair treatment. However, the pr...

It has been about 2 months since Lim Siwan joined the army last July. Do you miss him? By the way, do you remember what he said just before his enlistment? Yeah, he said "I'm never afraid of joining the army. Why? Because Yoona will must visit me. I'm sure she will be the first person to visit me. That's why I'm looking forward to joining the army". And at the time, Yoona said she will. So, it's time for Yoona to keep the promise. According to actor Park Young Woon, who has appeared in "The King Loves" with Lim Siwan and Yoona, various actors of the drama will visit Lim Siwan next week. Check out what the actor said. As "The King Loves" is a pre-produced drama, we've already finished filming the drama. However, I'm still maintaining a close relationship with actors who filmed the drama together with. A total of 12 actors including Hong Jonghyun, Yoona, Kim Kyungjin and me often meet each other and have a good time t...

Girls' Generation is coming back. The girl group will release its 6th full album on various online music sites on August 4. Girls' Generation releases the album to celebrate its 10th anniversary, and the album is drawing lots of attention from k-pop fans. By the way, it's notable that Girls' Generation doesn't release its physical album on August 4. The physical album will be released on August 7, three days after the release of digital album. You know, it's unusual for a k-pop idol group to release its digital and physical albums on different days. Then why do you think Girls' Generation decided to release its digital and physical albums on different days? August 5 is the exact date of Girls' Generation's 10th anniversary, and the girl group originally planned to release its new album on the day. You know, the girl group will hold its 10th anniversary fan meeting event on the day, and Girls' Generation members planned to celebrate thei...

Taeyeon Q. What did you feel while working on Girls' Generations' 10th anniversary album? Taeyeon: It was not easy for me to express myself within my short part. I think it is because I've been active as a solo singer. You know, I have to sing the entire song as a solo singer. Q. It has been 10 years since you debuted, and you've done that kind of work many times. Taeyeon: Well, I don't think I have a very distinct voice, and I always had a difficulty in making a strong impression within my short part. When I recorded our new songs, I tried to keep in tune with the other members. Q. You've achieved great success as a solo singer. What did you learn from your solo activities? Taeyeon: I learned that I should care about details. As a solo singer, I'm the only one who performs on the stage, and I have to do all the things on my own. Q. Do you usually try to take the leadership in making your album? Taeyeon: No, I usually try to respect other ...

Girls' Generation is preparing for their comeback. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Girls' Generation, and the girl group has planned to release its new album around August. The members have been working on the album, but they couldn't devote themselves to it due to their hectic individual schedules. You know, Taeyeon held her solo concerts, while Yoona was busy filming her new drama "The King Loves". And Hyoyeon released her solo album on June 1 and appeared in various music chart shows. However, everything is done now. Yeah, Taeyeon has successfully finished her concert tour, and Yoona has recently finished filming her drama too. And Hyoyeon has wrapped up her solo activity. So, even though Seohyun is still busy filming her drama "Bad Thief, Good Thief", the rest members finally began to prepare for their comeback in earnest. They will take part in SM Entertainment's workshop to be held in Jeju Island from June 19-21, but it will...

Girls' Generation's Yoona is enjoying great popularity in China. She's currently appearing in Chinese drama " God of War Zhao Yun," and since the drama started to be aired, Yoona became the most popular female star in the country. The drama has continuously received high viewer ratings, while a mobile game of the same title is also very popular now. Yoona is the main model of the game and Yoona's  character is incorporated into the game too. And Yoona's old drama "The Prime Minister and I" is also gaining popularity on a variety of video sites of China. In this situation, Yoona is maintaining the top position of Chinese portal sites' female star popularity ranking. Yeah, no doubt, it's Yoona's generation. Check out Chinese agent's comments about Yoona. In China, " Descendants of The Sun" and Song Joong Ki is really really popular now. The handsome Korean actor is causing a sensation. However, among female a...

On November 22, Girls' Generation held its exclusive concert  at the Gymnastics Stadium in Olympic Park in Seoul. At the concert, Girls' Generation electrified audience by performing a total of 26 songs including its hits such as 'Gee', 'Run Devil Run', 'Mr. Mr,', and 'Lion Heart'. B y holding this concert, the girl group became the first kpop girl group who held four exclusive concerts in Korea. Just before their concert, the Girls' Generation members attended a press conference and stated their feelings about meeting their fans through an exclusive concert again. They looked to be proud of themselves for having done great job as a 8-member group, and they  eventually broke down in tears at the end of the concert. You know, Girls' Generation achieved great things in 2015, while it was the first time for the girl group to hold an exclusive concert without its former member Jessica.(When I met them right after they released 'Party...

Girls' Generation's new song 'Lion Heart' was released on August 18 2015. At first, it seemed that the song was a commercial failure because the song couldn't top Korean biggest online music chart, Melon. By the way, the song is attracting the attention of the public by moving up on the chart as time goes by. Of course, once in a while there were kpop stars who went against the flow and showed their contraflows on music charts such as Crayon Pop and EXID. However, Girls' Generation's contraflow is more special than theirs. 1. Weakened Infinite Challenge and SMTM4's Threatening Force These days, songs of 'Infinite Challenge Music Festival' and 'Show Me The Money' are occupying top slots of online music charts. Famous kpop stars including Hyuna and VIXX LR released their new songs just before the broadcast of 'Infinite Challenge Music Festival', but failed to remain in the top 10 of music charts due to the great popularity of s...

Girls' Generation and Wonder Girls, both of whom debuted in 2007, made a comeback in 2015 with their new songs. Their comeback was a grand success. Girls' Generation's 'Party' has swept a variety of music charts, while its music video on YouTube received some major hits. Wonder Girls' 'I feel you' , which is based on retro music of the 80s, is gaining great popularity, topping various music charts too. Well, I'm glad to see that the two veteran girl groups show off their undiminished power in the world of kpop. And kpop industry workers say in chorus, "That's the power of originality." You can say SES and Fin.K.L, who debuted in the late 90s, are the roots of kpop girl groups. After the two girl groups enjoyed immense public popularity, second generation kpop girl groups such as Girls' Generation and Wonder Girls appeared on the Korean music scene. By the way, when first and second generation kpop girl groups debuted,...

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On July 7, Girls' Generation held "Girls' Generation PARTY @ BANYAN TREE CLUB & SPA SEOUL" to celebrate its releasing new single 'Party'. The girl group showed great performance, and many of you watched it because the party was broadcast live on NAVER STARCAST. By the way, before going on the stage, the Girls' Generation members held a press conference and talked about their new album. And, yeah, of course, Jessica was the hottest topic of the press conference because 'Party' is Girls' Generation's first ever Korean single since the former member left the team last year. So, let's see what the Girls' Generation members actually talked about Jessica. The press conference was in a very friendly atmosphere. Girls' Generation looked so excited about its new album. Seohyun said "We've been waiting for our comeback so long. I always wanted to make a comeback in summer, and I'm so excited now," while Tif...