On December 30th, Taeyeon and Sooyoung attended the “SBS Entertainment
Awards” held at the SBS Prism Tower, where Sooyoung received the
“Newcomer MC” award for her role as an MC on “Midnight TV Entertainment”
alongside Yoon Dohyun. Yoo Jaesuk and Song Jihyo presented Sooyoung
with the award, who thanked her parents, her sister, the members of
Girls’ Generation, SONEs, and her friends who watch the show, despite it
being a live broadcast on Wednesdays. Sooyoung also thanked Lee Sooman
and other staff members of SM Entertainment, as well as the staff of
“Midnight TV Entertainment”. To Yoon Dohyun, Sooyoung said that if he
wouldn’t mind, she would like to continue to “tag along” as his co-host.
Sooyoung ended her acceptance speech by saying that she would work hard
and to look forward to Girls’ Generation’s activities in 2014.
Taeyeon also attended the “SBS Entertainment Awards” to present the “Top
Excellence” awards. With Kim Sungsoo, Taeyeon presented the “Top
Excellence” awards to both Song Jihyo and Lee Kyungkyu.
Taeyeon later posted a photo
on her Instagram account with a caption that congratulated Sooyoung and
Song Jihyo on their awards, reading, “I went to the Entertainment
Awards! Our Sooyoung, congratulations ♥ Jihyo unnie too”.
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On December 29th, Girls’ Generation made a surprise visit to the set of
“Prime Minister and I”. More than anything, on the same day, at the same
time, at the same location, the SBS “Gayo Daejun”
was taking place. Despite the overlapping schedule, Girls’ Generation
upheld their friendship with Yoona by using their time in between and
rushed to the set of “Prime Minister and I” to support Yoona.
Yoona was delighted with the unexpected visit and couldn’t hide her
gratitude to the members’ for their strong friendship. It was said that
Girls’ Generation’s appearance also stirred up the set as well.
Girls’ Generation greeted director Lee Soyeon, as well as each staff
member. They heated up the atmosphere by showing their loyalty, watching
Lee Bumsoo and Yoona filming.
According to the production staff, Girls’ Generation’s special visit pushed on for their (translator’s note: to show)
friendship with Yoona. Girls’ Generation gave strength by giving a
heart-warming gift, saying, “We came to cheer on Yoona, who is going
back and forth with performances and her drama during busy year-end
schedules, by providing her a little, but meaningful, support.”
The production staff of “Prime Minister and I” revealed, “Thanks to
Girls’ Generation’s surprise visit, the actors and staff got strength
like they received a year-end present, and we were able to forget the
cold for a moment and continued on the shoot with a warm mood. I want to
take this time to give thanks to Girls’ Generation.”
The SMTOWNGLOBAL Twitter account later shared another photo from the
“Prime Minister and I” filming set, showing Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny,
Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun.
Source: Seoul, SMTOWNGLOBAL@Twitter.com, KBS, soshified.com
TC Candler has released the “Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2013″, which lists Taeyeon, Jessica, Sooyoung, and Yoona. Jessica was the first member of Girls’ Generation to appear on the annual ranking in 2011, placing 45th, and moved up to 5th in 2012, when Taeyeon and Yoona made their first appearances at 42nd and 50th, respectively. This year, Taeyeon, Jessica, and Yoona again are ranked on the top 100 at 9th, 20th, and 71st, respectively, while Sooyoung makes her first appearance on the list at 66th. The “Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2013″ comprises women from 34 countries who are chosen based on grace, elegance, class, poise, joy, promise, and hope, beyond simply aesthetic perfection. The ranking has been published annually since 1990 and recently has received close to 40 million unique visitors from around the world.
Sources: Independent Critics, TC Candler@YouTube.com, soshified.com
In Gallup Korea’s annual year-end poll ranking the artists who made
this past year shine, Girls’ Generation took fifth place overall with
8.3% of the vote. Cho Yongpil received the top honor with 17.6%, PSY
placed second with 11.7%, Jang Yunjeong came in third with 8.8%, and EXO
was ranked at fourth with 8.4%. There were 4,263 voters in total and
all were at least 13 years old.
Last year,
Girls’ Generation was ranked second in the Gallup Korea poll, and from
2009 to 2011, the girls held the top spot. With the release of “I Got A
Boy”, both a Japan and world tour, a number of Japanese releases, and
many more individual activities this past year, Girls’ Generation
continued to be a leader of the Hallyu wave worldwide. Meanwhile, on
December 22nd, Girls’ Generation held its “Märchen Fantasy”
concert where a teaser of Girls’ Generation’s next comeback concept in
2014 was revealed, causing excitement among fans and the public alike.
Source: Gallup Korea, soshified. com
On December 22nd, Girls’ Generation held its “Märchen Fantasy” concert as part of “SMTOWN Week“.
The setlist for the concert featured 25 songs and was made up of tracks
from Girls’ Generation’s discography, Christmas carols, and cover solos
and duets.
1. The Boys
2. Hoot
3. Express 999
4. GALAXY SUPERNOVA
5. “LOVE&GIRLS”
6. Romantic St.
7. Love Melody
8. Over the Rainbow (Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, and Yuri)
9. When You Wish Upon a Star (Jessica, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun)
10. A Whole New World (Tiffany and Onew)
11. My Grown-Up Christmas List (Taeyeon)
12. Kiss Me (Seohyun)
13. Ma Boy (Tiffany and Yuri)
14. Bloom (Sunny)
15. 24 Hours (Sooyoung)
16. Miss Korea (Jessica)
17. Honey
18. Kissing You
19. Gee
20. Santa Baby
21. Diamond
22. All I Want for Christmas Is You
23. Magic Castle
24. I Got A Boy
25. Snowy Wish
Finally, near the end of the concert, a preview of Girls’ Generation’s next concept for a comeback in 2014 was revealed.
Source: soshified.com
Yoona has been nominated in two categories, “Best Actress” and “Best Couple”
(with her co-star, Lee Bumsoo), at the “2013 KBS Drama Awards” for her
role in “Prime Minister and I”, which is currently airing Mondays and
Tuesdays on KBS. Yoona plays Nam Dajung, a photographer and reporter for
“Scandal News” who gets into a scandal herself after meeting the
nation’s newly elected prime minister, played by Lee Bumsoo.
Yoona will also host the “2013 KBS Drama Awards” alongside Lee
Misook, Shin Hyunjoon, and Joo Sangwook. The award ceremony will take
place on December 31st at 8:30 PM KST.
Sources: 2013 KBS Drama Awards 1, 2013 KBS Drama Awards 2, KBS, soshified.com
Sooyoung and fellow SM Entertainment labelmate, Super Junior’s Siwon, were both appointed as public relations delegates for UNICEF Korea’s “Santa Campaign“, encouraging participating supporters to become “Santa” to help children in need. UNICEF, or the United Nations Children’s Fund, advocates for the protection of children’s rights and aims to help meet their basic needs while also expanding their opportunities to reach their full potential.
SM Entertainment’s Twitter page tweeted a photo from the appointment ceremony. According to UNICEF Korea, Sooyoung was chosen because she has consistently taken part in various types of volunteer work despite her busy schedule and fit the image of “Santa helping children”. Even though the two superstars had to deal with very hectic schedules, only being able to fly back to Korea for one day out of the week, they devoted their time and shot the “Santa Campaign” promotional video for an entire day. On the day of the shoot, Sooyoung and Siwon, who returned through Incheon International Airport, handled the shoot enthusiastically. Despite having no rest, the two led a bright atmosphere on set.
Sooyoung also stated, “While I currently have busy schedules, I’m glad the talent I have can be used for something really important. I came to take part in this with a happy heart, thinking of how I can return the love I’ve received to children. While you all may spend a busy end of the year and new year, I hope you will become a ‘Santa’ that gives a great amount of hope with a little helping hand to children who are in immediate need in neighboring countries.”
UNICEF supporters are currently helping children in need all around the world. Sooyoung and Siwon’s video for the “Santa Campaign”, asking for any help or contribution for the cause in the spirit of Christmas, can be seen below. More information can be found by visiting UNICEF Korea’s official Facebook page as well.
Source: UNICEF,
unicefkorea@Twitter.com,
unicefMedia@YouTube.com,
SMTOWNGLOBAL@Twitter.com,
UNICEF Korea 1,
UNICEF Korea 2,
unicefkr@Facebook.com,
soshified.com
