The Weekly Soshi News Wrap
Videos Behind-the-Scenes Footage of Girls’ Generation’s First Visit to New York City This is a behind-the-scenes footage of Girls’ Generation’s interview at MTV’s Times Square Studio, when the girls performed in New York City through the SMTOWN Live in New York concert in October of last year. In the video, the girls expressed their surprise at the number of SONEs there to support them as they made their first visit to New York City. Interview on Associated Press On February 1st, Alicia Rancilio from the Associated Press interviewed Girls’ Generation on their American debut. The girls also admitted to occasional sisterly fights since they’ve been together for so long. Girls’ Generation’s “The Boys” Remixed by “America’s Best Dance Crew” Girls’ Generation’s “The Boys” has been remixed by America’s Best Dance Crew Season 7, a show that showcases the talents of America’s dance crews. This remix might be used for one of the performing groups. This shows how well “The Boys” is doing in the United States. Endorsements Seohyun’s Face Shop Ads Seohyun continues her endorsement for Face Shop in the February 2012 Volume 20 edition of “THEFACESHOP” beauty magazine. Her natural beauty never fails to shine through, whether she’s on stage, walking through an airport, or in ads. To view more pictures, click here. Goobne Chicken Releases Wallpaper for February Goobne Chicken has released a wallpaper for February, featuring Taeyeon, Sooyoung and Seohyun. Though the company sells chickens, Goobne seems to have settled on the theme of random cute animals in their advertisements. Be sure to switch your wallpaper over for February! Jessica To Appear in the March Issue of “Dazed and Confused” The official Twitter account for the magazine “Dazed and Confused” recently tweeted that Jessica would be featured in the Korean version of their March issue. A sample photo from the photo shoot, which took place in New York, was also uploaded. Girls’ Generation in “IT’SB” Magazine Girls’ Generation is on the February issue of “IT’SB” magazine for “Freestyle Sports”, the gaming brand they are currently endorsing. It is currently available for download for iPads through iTunes. To view more pictures, click here. Others “The Boys” Performance on “Late Show with Letterman” Tenth Most Liked on YouTube Girls’ Generation’s “The Boys” performance on “Late Night with Letterman” was the tenth most liked YouTube video for February 1st. After successful debut performances on “Late Night with Letterman” and “Live with Kelly”, the girls are continuing to make their mark in the United States. “The Boys” Ranks Fifth on Billboard’s “World Albums” Chart After debuting at second place last week on Billboard’s “World Albums” chart, Girls’ Generation’s special U.S. album “The Boys” has placed fifth for this week, dropping only three spots. The “World Albums” chart ranks the top-selling world music albums of the week, showing that Girls’ Generation’s popularity is spreading globally. “Fashion King” Opens Official Website and Posts Profile of Yuri’s Character, “Anna” SBS has opened an official website for the drama “Fashion King”. The website features profile pictures of the characters in the drama, including one for Yuri’s character, “Anna”. The text in her picture reads, “Choi Anna. Early 20′s. I may look perfect, but I was always lonely. From the scarred life of a person who strived to be perfect, I pushed on and on to become stronger. Now, I want to stop pushing.” The first episode of Fashion King will be broadcast on March 12th, 2012. You can read more about Yuri’s casting in “Fashion King”, and more details about the drama here and here. Jessica’s Selca and Message Jessica left a cute selca along with a message for the fans on Girls’ Generation’s official website. Her message reads, “Wow!! It’s really cold!! I’m back from New York, hehe ^^. Be careful and try not to catch a cold everyone.” Try not to catch a cold too, Jessica! Perez Hilton Recommends Girls’ Generation’s “The Boys” Perez Hilton, a famous American blogger on celebrity gossip, recommended Girls’ Generation’s “The Boys” on his website. Looks like the girls are continuing to catch attention in the United States. Simon Curtis and Girls’ Generation Simon Curtis, an American actor and singer, tweeted from his Twitter account his love and admiration for Girls’ Generation after seeing their performance on “Late Show with Letterman”. He tweeted that there was “so much perfection”. However, Sooyoung’s hair flip seemed to have won him over, and Simon Curtis even went and asked if she had a Twitter account. It looks like he is quickly becoming “Soshified”. New Sets of Pictures Vita500 – Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon1, Hyoyeon2 J.ESTINA – Taeyeon1, Taeyeon2, Taeyeon3, Seohyun SONE Picture/Video of the Week If you have any pictures or videos you’d like to submit for SONE Picture/Video of the Week, please feel free to do so by sending them to the Soshified Writing Team at tip@soshified.com or posting at the official SONE Picture/Video of the Week thread. The SONE of the week goes to Daniel Radcliffe. If you don’t already know, he is well known for his role in the “Harry Potter” movie series. In the picture, Daniel Radcliffe is seen holding a “Mr. Taxi” album, which was given to him as a gift. He chose Tiffany as the prettiest Girls’ Generation member; however, upon closer inspection, Radcliffe pointed out that Taeyeon is just as pretty. As the two unlikely worlds collide, SONEs can expect more of these surprising, yet exciting interactions in the future. Sources: Yurui912@twitter.com, DazedKorea@twitter.com, Kwangdongpharm@twitter.com, MTVIggy, YouTube, iTunes, aliciar@twitter.com, AssociatedPress@youtube.com, Billboard, Fashion King, JunHeeLee08@youtube.com, girlsgeneration.smtown.com, perezhilton.com, bestiz, simoncurtis@twitter.com, esportsi.com Have a news item that you think Soshified should know about? Leave us a tip or e-mail us at tip@soshified.com. |