Idol Singers Sing Commemorative Song for G20 Summit

Twenty singers including star idol singers sang a song together to commemorate the G20 Seoul Summit.

The song, entitled “Let’s Go,” was produced by the famous music composer named “Tiger in Shinsadong,” and singers including Joon Soo (2PM), Chang Min (2AM), Sung Min (Super Junior), Seo Hyun (Girls Generation), Jong Hyun (Shiny), Park Kyu Ri (Kara), Ru Na (f(x)), Ka Hee (After School), Heo Ka Yoon (4MINUTE), Yong Joon Hyung (Beast), Min (MissA), Gio (MBLAQ), Song Ji Eun (Secret), and Kim Jae Kyung (Rainbow) participated in singing the song in a chorus.

“Let’s Go” has a cheerful and exciting rhythm and contains cheerful lyrics such as “Let’s go forward to our future while holding our hands together.”

 

SM denies Lee Teuk, Taeyeon dating

Super Junior member Lee Teuk (left) and Girls' Generation member Taeyeon [Asia Economic Daily]

Top Korean management firm SM Entertainment has denied that its artists Lee Teuk of boy band Super Junior and Taeyeon of female idol group Girls' Generation are in a romantic relationship.

Several reports earlier in the day had stated the two were dating, citing photographs fans had posted of the two wearing identical earrings over several occasions.

Girls Generation Ranked #1 For Sales In Japan

Girls Generation is off to a great start with the release of their first Japanese single, "Genie".

According to a Japanese album chain HMV, the group's song "Genie" was ranked at number one on the Daily Single Sales Chart as of 10 AM on September 8th. On the overall chart, they were ranked at 14.

Girls' Generation's Japanese debut single to go on sale

Members of Girls' Generation [SM Entertainment]

Korean pop sensation Girls' Generation's Japanese debut single will go on sale today in Korea and Japan, according to their agency SM Entertainment on Wednesday.

SM announced in a press release that the girls' debut single "Genie," recorded in Japanese, will be unveiled on various music sites in Korea and Japan.

Girls' Generation attracts 20,000 fans to Japan showcase

Girls' Generation performs "Genie" at their showcase held at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan on August 25, 2010. [SM Entertainment]

Female K-pop group Girls' Generation held their Japan debut showcase yesterday, attracting 20,000 fans to the event held at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, according to their agency SM Entertainment.

SM also said that about a total 1,000 journalists, advertisers and record company officials attended the showcase where the girls sang their hit numbers including "GENIE," "Oh!", "Run Devil Run," and "Gee."

SM artists kick off world tour in Seoul over weekend

Singers and actors of SM Entertainment at the "SMTOWN LIVE '10 World Tour in Seoul" held at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea on August 21, 2010. [SM Entertainment]

Artists of top talent agency SM Entertainment kicked off their joint world tour over the weekend, performing a total of 78 songs for over six hours at their first venue in Korea's capital of Seoul.

At the "SMTOWN LIVE '10 World Tour in Seoul" held Saturday at the Olympic Park, some of the biggest names in the K-pop scene including BoA, U-Know Yunho, Max Changmin, Super Junior, SHINee and Girls' Generation sang their own songs as well as staging crossover performances by singers of different groups.

Girls' Generation to hold first-ever showcase in Japan

Korean pop sensation Girls' Generation [SM Entertainment]

Korean pop sensation Girls' Generation will hold their first-ever showcase in Japan next week, according to their agency SM Entertainment on Thursday.

SM announced in a press release that the girls will be performing in front of their local fans at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan on August 25.

"SMTOWN LIVE" concert to be six hours long, says SM

Official poster for upcoming "SMTOWN LIVE" concert featuring SM artists [SM Entertainment]

The upcoming "SMTOWN LIVE '10 World Tour In Seoul" concert featuring numerous SM artists including BoA, Girls' Generation and Super Junior will be one of great scale and length.

Agency SM Entertainment (SM) announced in a press release on Thursday that the joint world tour, which includes stops in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Shanghai and other major Asian cities, will be about six hours long and feature a total of some 80 songs by the artists.

SM vows to create better working environment for artists

From left, Girls' Generation member Yuri, National Assembly member Cho Moon-hwan, Girls' Generation member Sooyoung and SM Entertainment President Kim Young-min pose during a proclamation ceremony vowing to protect artists' rights held at Cho's office at the parliament building in Seoul, South Korea on July 6, 2010. [Han Youn-jong/Asia Economic Daily]

Major South Korean talenthouse SM Entertainment (SM), pop group Girls' Generation and National Assemblyman Cho Moon-hwan have taken action to establish a better working environment for artists in the Korean entertainment industry.

The agency on Tuesday held a proclamation ceremony at Cho's office, where they announced that SM and Cho's team will join forces to protect the rights of artists and set up a mutually beneficial contract system across the industry.

Girls Generation and Kara With Their Eyes Set On Japan

Two of Korea's hottest girl groups will go head to head in Japan during the month of August. SM Entertainment announced on June 11th that Girls Generation will be holding a showcase performance event in Tokyo at the Ariake Coliseum on August 25th. The venue can seat up to 10,000 and will hopefully launch what will be a successful career for the ladies in Japan. Following their showcase, Girls Generation will officially start their promotional activities in the neighboring country. This will include the release of their debut album in Japan scheduled for September.

On the other hand, after entering the Japanese market this past May, Kara also has lots of plans for further promotions. They released a Japanese packaged album in April, and even entered into the top 10 of the Oricon Music Charts with it. They will release their official debut album in August.?

There have been some boy groups that have been active in Japan, such as TVXQ and Big Bang. Girl group-wise, 4Minute debuted first this past May with "Music". Also, T-ara has been active in other ways, such as participating in a family restaurant ad.

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Girls' Generation to officially kick off Japan singing career

Female K-pop artists Girls' Generation [SM Entertainment]

Korean pop princesses Girls' Generation will kick off their singing career in Japan starting August, according to their agency SM Entertainment on Friday.

SM announced in a press release that the girls will hold a showcase at the 10,000-seat Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on August 25 which will mark their official debut in Japan.

The following month, the female idol group will also be releasing their debut single album under NAYUTAWAVE RECORDS, the most influential label company affiliated with the prestigious Universal Music Japan.

NAYUTAWAVE is in charge of managing popular Japanese bands such as the million seller DREAMS COME TRUE and Greeeen, a pop and rock vocal group, who were listed in the Guiness Book of World Records for their single "Kiseki" receiving the most downloads.

Before the release of their debut album, the girls on August 11 will also release a DVD which includes their hits and music video.

Girls' Generation, who began their musical career in 2007, have numerous No. 1 singles under their belt including, "Girls' Generation," "Gee," "Tell Me Your Wish" and “Run Devil Run.”

They have traveled to several countries in Asia including China, Shanghai and Thailand for their "1st ASIA TOUR CONCERT - Into the New World."

The group recently released their first-ever pictorial booklet on Monday featuring photographs taken of the girls in Tokyo late last year.

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Girls' Generation's pictorial book to go on sale on June 7

Members of Girls' Generation promoting their first-ever pictorial booklet "少女 (in Tokyo)" [SM Entertainment] 

Girls' Generation first-ever pictorial booklet is set to go on sale starting June 7, according to their agency SM Entertainment on Thursday.

SM revealed through a press release that book titled "少女 (in Tokyo)," to be available both online and offline, has already received approximately 35,000 preorders.

The photographs in the book were shot in Tokyo late last year, featuring the girls looking natural while undertaking day-to-day occurrences such as traveling, playing sports and partying.

The pictorial book also includes behind-the-scenes images of the girl group and a DVD including the making of the book.

Girls' Generation, composed of members Tiffany, Taeyeon, Yoona, Jessica, Sunny, Sooyoung, Seohyun and Hyoyeon, have been one of the most popular female idols in the country since their debut in 2007.

They recently topped several online music charts in Asia last week with their second repackaged album "Run Devil Run."

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Girls' Generation to release first-ever pictorial booklet

Members of Girls' Generation [SM Entertainment]

Korean pop princesses Girls' Generation is set to release their first-ever pictorial booklet at the end of this month, according to their agency SM Entertainment.

A press release by SM revealed that a limited-edition photo book titled "少女-In Tokyo," featuring 354 pages of photographs of the girls shot in Japan and a DVD with English subtitles of the nine-member girl group, will go on sale on May 31.

The girls successfully finished promoting their second repackaged album "Run Devil Run" in Korea last month and have been focusing on their overseas and individual activities.

They kicked off their Asia tour "1st ASIA TOUR CONCERT--Into the new world" on April 17 in Shanghai performing their hit singles "Gee," "Tell Me Your Wish," "Kissing You" and "Oh!"

The tour will continue onto to other countries in Asia including Thailand on May 29.

Girls' Generation composed of members Tiffany, Taeyeon, Yoona, Jessica, Sunny, Sooyoung, Seohyun and Hyoyeon are known as one of the most popular female idols in the country since their debut in 2007.

They are managed by one of the largest agencies in Korea, SM Entertainment who also manages the careers of girl group f(x), SHINee and Super Junior.

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Girls Generation's Tiffany Dislikes Nickname 'Secretary Hwang'

Comedian Kim Shin Young disclosed an episode when Tiffany from the music group Girls Generation was nicknamed “Secretary Hwang,” and Tiffany’s face was flushed with shame. On the KBS 2TV talk show "Win Win" aired on April 20, Girls Generation appeared as guests and Kim Shin Young revealed that there had been an episode that happened due to Tiffany’s English pronunciation. Tiffany, who has come from the USA, was embarrassed by her utterance.

When Kim Shin Young visited the accommodations of Girls Generations, Tiffany said, “Wow, Avatar is broadcasting.” But, Kim Shin Young could not understand what she said at the time because of her American pronunciation, and only later realized that she had said the movie title “Avatar.” 

Kim Shin Young continued to disclose the episode where Tiffany had obtained the nickname “Secretary Hwang” due to her pronunciation of “Avatar,” and other members of Girls Generation all exploded in laughter. Kim said, “At that time, I knew that a TV channel had been reserved to watch in advance and I automatically thought the reserved program might be the movie 'Avatar,' but I found out an erotic movie called 'Female Secretary' was reserved instead.” As Kim Shin Young spoke out about this episode, there was an uproar of laughter in the studio, but Tiffany’s head was bowed in shame.

Kim Shin Young explained, “Tiffany told me that she was going to watch ‘Avatar,’ but actually she was planning to watch ‘Female Secretary,’ so she became ‘Secretary Hwang’ since that time. I exactly remember that the reserved time was 11:30 pm.” In her defense, Tiffany made an excuse with her face blushing with embarrassment, “I did not mean to reserve that movie. While we were talking, I just pushed buttons without noticing that I made a reservation for the movie. When Kim Shin Young was about to leave, suddenly the message popped up saying, ‘Female Secretary is reserved for watching at 11:30 pm.’” Tiffany pleaded innocence. The nickname “Secretary Hwang” is a combined phrase created by putting her Korean last name from “Hwang Mi Young” and the movie “Female Secretary” together.

On the program, members of Girls Generation, which currently ranks atop all girl groups, had an honest conversation with the MC by sharing their future dreams as both a girl group and individual members. In addition, singer Ok Ju Hyun came on the program as a “secret guest.” As a senior singer who also debuted in a first-generation girl group, she provided sincere advice to Girls Generation, and all members of Girls Generation were truly touched by her words. 
 
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Boyz II Men wants to work with T-ara, Girls' Generation

American R&B group Boyz II Men appear on music show POP CON in Korea [Mnet]

 

U.S. pop group Boyz II Men, who recently gave concert in Korea, has said that they would like to work with K-pop female band T-ara and Girls' Generation, according to music channel Mnet on Friday.

The three-man band sat down for an exclusive interview with Mnet, held after their Seoul concert on April 16 and 17, and talked about Korean pop music and artists.

The American singers were well aware of the girl band craze in Korea, mentioning groups T-ara and Girls' Generation, and remarked that they "would like to work with them if opportunity arises."

When asked about Korean pop groups 4MEN and Brown Eyed Soul (the former had opened for Boyz II Men's Seoul gig while the latter had met the group backstage), they answered that they had listened to their music, adding that both groups had "excellent skills."

About their latest album "LOVE" -- a collection of remakes of classic pop songs -- they said that they were "inspired by the past which we love and, of course, we wanted to share our favorite songs with fans."

Founded in Philadelphia in the late 1980s, the group -- originally composed of Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman -- released their debut album "Cooleyhighharmony" in 1991, which sold over nine million copies and won a Grammy.

Their single "End of the Road", featured on the original soundtrack for Eddie Murphy film "Boomerang," stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart for 13 weeks. Another single "One Sweet Day," performed with pop diva Mariah Carey in 1995, holds the all-time record for the longest No. 1 run at 16 weeks.

Their second album "II", released in 1994, produced two more chart-toppers "I'll Make Love To You" and "On Bended Knee" and sold over 12 million copies in the U.S. alone.

Member Michael McCary left the group in 2003 however, due to physical and personal problems. The remaining members, who have released several more studio albums and compilation records, are planning to mark the 20th anniversary of the group's debut next year with a new album and cruise tour.

"POP CON" airs on Mnet every Saturday at noon.

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Girls' Generation holds concert in Shanghai

Girls' Generation at their encore concert "1st ASIA TOUR CONCERT-Into the new world" in Korea on February. [SM Entertainment]

Korean pop princesses Girls' Generation opened their Asia tour in China over the weekend, performing at the first of a series of shows to be held throughout the region, according to their agency SM Entertainment on Tuesday.


The girls visited Shanghai on Saturday, the first stop of their "1st ASIA TOUR CONCERT--Into the new world," holding a three-hour long concert at the Shanghai Grand Stage where they sang their hit songs "Gee," "Tell Me Your Wish," "Kissing You" and "Oh!"


Each member of the band gave individual performances including Sooyoung who sang Britney Spears' song "If You Seek Amy," Yuri was joined by SHINee member Minho for their rendition of Ciara's "1,2 Step" and Yoona performed "If You Know a Good Man, Introduce Me" featuring SHINee members Taemin and Key.


All five members of K-pop idols SHINee, also managed under SM, made a stage appearance with their hit tune "Ring Ding Dong."


Girls' Generation is one of the most popular female idol groups in the country since making their debut in 2007. The girls recently saw a successful comeback to the music industry with their repackaged second album "Run Devil Run" which took over several on and offline music charts.


They will continue their Asia Tour into other countries including Thailand on May 29.


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Girls' Generation to embark on Asia tour this weekend

Members of Girls' Generation promoting "Run Devil Run" [SM Entertainment]

 

Korean pop princesses Girls' Generation will kick off their Asia tour this Saturday starting in China, according to their agency SM Entertainment on Tuesday.

SM explained that the nine-member group will hold a concert in Shanghai followed by shows in other countries throughout Asia including Thailand on May 29.

The girls have recently seen their eighth back-to-back hit with "Run Devil Run," the title track from their repackaged second album of the same name released in late March.

The song has triumphed on numerous online and offline music charts as well as taking its second consecutive win on televised music shows over the weekend.

Girls' Generation has been one of the most popular female idol groups in the country since making their debut in 2007.

They gave a successful encore performance of their "1st ASIA TOUR CONCERT - Into the New World" in late February.

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Girls' Generation continues run on top of TV music shows

Female idols Girls' Generation [SM Entertainment]

 

Female idols Girls' Generation celebrated another win on televised music program SBS' "Inkigayo" over the weekend.

The girls were awarded the Mutizen Award for their latest song "Run Devil Run," the title track from their repackaged second album of the same name.

Other contenders on the show this week were Kara, 2AM, T-ara, Beast and Epik High.

"Inkigayo" resumed its broadcast for the first time in three weeks. Korea's major public networks had cancelled or delayed the showing of their entertainment shows following the sinking of naval ship Cheonan in late March.

KBS' music show "Music Bank" did not air this weekend, instead stating it will air its program starting April 16.

Girls' Generation made their debut in 2007 and has since released numerous singles including "Into the New World," "Kissing You," "Gee," "Tell Me Your Wish" and "Oh!"

They have been enjoying a successful comeback to the music scene with "Run" which has topped online and offline music charts since its release last month.

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Girls' Generation claims victory on televised music show

Female idol group Girls' Generation [SM Entertainment]

 

Female group Girls' Generation won top honors on the K-chart of KBS’ music show "Music Bank" over the weekend.

The nine-member girl band beat out three-week winner Kara on "Music Bank" to score their first win with their title track "Run Devil Run," from their repackaged second album.

The K-pop idols were up against Kara's "Lupin" and 2AM's "I Was Wrong," while other contenders on the show included T-ara, Beast, K.Will, MC Mong & Seo In-young.

The show did not air however, since all three of Korea's major public networks cancelled or delayed the airing of most of their entertainment shows due to a mysterious explosion which sunk South Korea's naval ship Cheonan in late March.

Only slightly over a half of the ships crew members were rescued, leaving the country in a state of grievance.

Meanwhile, Girls' Generation have been enjoying a successful comeback with their repackaged second album "Run Devil Run," topping various online and offline music charts in Korea and in other Asian countries as well.

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Girls' Generation's "Oh!" soars on Asian music charts

Nine-member girl group Girls' Generation promoting "Oh!" [SM Entertainment]

 

K-pop idol group Girls' Generation's hit album "Oh!" is proving to be a sensation throughout Asia, according to their agency SM Entertainment on Monday.

The girls' second full-length album had taken the Korean music scene by storm upon its release in late January, topping music charts of major online music providers and taking the No. 1 spot on televised music shows for several weeks straight.

The record, then released in Thailand on March 9, ranked on top of the country's charts including BS2 TOP20, GRAM ASIAN POP TOP10, MTV International chart and placed atop Channel V's Asian chart for three consecutive weeks.

The album also swept the music charts of Taiwan after its release in the country on March 12, conquering the online and offline charts of the top three record distribution and radio companies in the country including G-MUSIC, FIVE MUSIC, Kuang nan, hit fm, iradio and KISS radio. It also dominated KKBOX's weekly on and offline singles charts.

Unveiled a week later in the Philippines, "Oh!" climbed to the top of the weekly charts of the country's biggest music retail chain Odyssey and Music One.

Girls' Generation, who began their musical career in 2007, have numerous hit singles under their belt including, "Girls' Generation," "Gee," and "Tell Me Your Wish."

They are currently enjoying a successful comeback with their repackaged second album "Run Devil Run," triumphing on various music charts with a title track of the same name.

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