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
