Monday, April 8, 2013

Beep Beep Music Video

Girls’ Generation Tease New J-pop Single With “Beep Beep” Music Video 

It’s only been a couple of weeks since we got new music from Girls’ Generation (their Best Selection Non Stop Mix compilation, which recently debuted at No. 6 on the Oricon Chart), but The Divine Nine have already confirmed plans to return with a brand new single next month.
On May 29th, the group will release their seventh Japanese single, “LOVE&GIRLS.” At this point, it’s unclear if the single is a standalone release, or part of a possible repackage of Girls’ Generation’s second Japanese album, Girls & Peace, which is something that fans have speculated. When “LOVE&GIRLS”  does drop, it’ll come with a B-side called “Lingua Franca,” and best of all, a DVD with a music video for “Beep Beep,” which originally served as the B-side to “Flower Power.”
“Beep Beep” is easily one of the best songs to come out of Girls’ Generation’s Japanese sophomore album era, and it was unfortunate to see it miss out on making the album’s tracklist when some considerably less fabulous material made the cut.
The short version of the music video has already been unveiled online ahead of the official release of “LOVE&GIRLS.” It’s adorable and fun, with the colorful, cartoonish look of the group’s recent hit, “I Got a Boy,” but with less focus on being hip and more emphasis on being girly and kawaii.
Although Girls’ Generation have upgraded to a more mature image lately, “Beep Beep” proves that they can still pull off the cutesy shtick just as well now as back when they were promoting “Kissing You.”

 

Ice Princess Jessica

Girls' Generation 'Ice Princess' Jessica Shows Off Cute Aegyo In Photos

SNSD Jessica Aegyo
Girl's Generation Jessica has uploaded a set of 4 photos showing off her cute aegyo.
On Friday, Jessica published the photos on the SNSD official homepage along with the caption, "From. JESSICA. Please pick up the phone. Hello? My wish? To see you! And I'm fine - well, okay, bye! Thud. Dee-dee-dee!"
The photos show Jessica at the music video shoot of her Japanese single, 'Beep Beep,' holding a phone with a cute expression on her face. Wearing a pink hat that looks like cat ears, her eye-catching aegyo and cuteness has drawn much attention online.
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Netizens who saw the photos showed various responses: "That's the ice princess?", "So much aegyo," "Whatever Jessica does, she's always adorable," etc.
In other news, SNSD will open their '2013 Girl's Generation Arena Tour' this month on April 21.

 

Sunday, September 16, 2012

SNSD Members Transformed into Cheerleaders


SNSD Members Transformed into Cheerleaders! Japanese MV "Oh!"

Girls' Generation is drawing attention for their 5th Japanese single "Oh!" and its music video.
The Japanese movie for "Oh!" contains a similar concept as the Korean music video. All the members are dressed in cheerleading uniforms while dancing an adorable choreography.
In the Japanese version of "Oh!" there is a highlight where the girls say "Oppa I love you." The highlight of the song in Japanese sounds exactly the same as the Korean version's highlight. The language sounds almost exactly the same, creating a very smooth connection to the next line of lyrics.
It is only a mystery as to how well the Girls' Generation's 5th album will do in Japan.
People in the online community who saw the Japanese music video for "Oh!" responded with comments like, "Girls' Generation's music videos are always amazing whenever I watch it", "The members are so skilled at speaking Japanese!", "Their music videos always make my eyes happy regardless of how many times I watch them" and "Girls' Generation fighting!"

Friday, August 24, 2012

Girls’ Generation

Girls’ Generation (SNSD) ‘PAPARAZZI’ Music Video Release Gold Version


Girls’ Generation revealed another music video for their latest Japanese single “PAPARAZZI.”
The music video revealed is ‘Dance Edit Gold’ version of “PAPARAZZI” following the original and ‘Dance Edit’ version that features the difficult choreography is drawing a lot of attention.
‘Dance Edit’ version was a combination of the original version set dance along with the studio recording cut, however ‘Dance Edit Gold’ has all been recorded in the studio. The girls are seen in sexy black outfits coupling with pink gloves.
The music video exemplifies a high degree of intellectualism, coupled the retro and somber look of the trench coat, which has caught the eye of many of its viewers and critics.
The single to be released on June 27 is the fourth single to release in a year 2 months after the release of MR. TAXI in April of last year. The song is a fast-beast dance that has the most difficult choreography.
‘PAPARAZZI’ is noted to be produced a team of excellent musicians abroad. The mix is arranged by Grammy Award winner Miles Walker, who also worked with Beyonce. The mastering was handled by world-renowned Sterling Sound’s Tom Coyne.


Friday, August 10, 2012

Girls' Generation Push Japanese Dominatio

Girls' Generation Push Japanese Domination With 'Paparazzi,' 1 Million Albums Sold

Girls' Generation continues their path to global domination with a new Japanese single and a new chart accomplishment. The group, whom appears as Shojo Jidal on Japanese charts, rocketed to the No. 1 spot last week on the Japan Hot 100 with their high-energy Japanese track "Paparazzi" with sales now at 103,000, according to SoundScan Japan
The dance song peppered with fun English phrases ("Life is a party!" "Punkadelic crazy night!" "Boom boom boom!") premiered back in mid-June. The debut came via an almost seven minute music video (currently with over 7.6 million views) and a dance-only video (at 4.1 million). Appropriately, the visual jumps between shots of rabid photographers and the girls dancing in perfect nine-piece synchronization. The video plays as a stage performance for Girls' Generation. The show begins with the members whimsically prancing to Gene Kelly's classic version of "Singin' In The Rain"  before the real performance starts. In two different outfits, the girls perform their routine in movie-inspired getups incorporating eccentric costumes and even Marilyn Monroe's famous pink gloves.

The girls brought the film motif to their live performances which were spare most likely due to the group's many commitments outside of their music. Never the less, the girls still notched the top spot.

Girls' Generation latest chart accomplishment truly solidifies their leading of the K-pop girl group pack in Japan. Other popular groups like Kara, 2NE1, and After School have made attempts to break the lucrative industry to varying degrees of success. Mostly notably Kara is a big singles seller but has yet to claim a No. 1 on the Japan Hot 100.

With the additional 103,000 for "Paparazzi" Girls' Generation's total singles/download sales now stand at 645,000 (with their best selling track being "Gee" at 207,000) according to SoundScan Japan. The group's total album sales in Japan recently broke the million mark currently at 1,081,000 with the "Girl's Generation" record accounting for 715,000 of those sales.

The super-popular Wonder Girls have announced plans to infiltrate Japan this year. While they just released their latest English single with Akon, the quintet group could pose stiff competition. For now, though, Girls' Generation can enjoy life at the top this year.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Snoop Dogg Calls Girls' Generation

Snoop Dogg Calls Girls' Generation 'No Biscuits'

MANILA, Philippines - American rapper Snoop Dogg got the ire of fans of Girls' Generation when he tweeted what appears to be an insult against the Korean group.
Snoop Dogg's photos of Girls' Generation (Photos courtesy of Snoop Dogg's Twitter account)
Last July 8, Snoop Dogg tweeted, "Legs n. thighs. No biscuits" along with a photo of Girls' Generation that showed their legs but with blurred faces. "Biscuit" is a slang for butt.
Many fans found it offensive and posted angry comments and called Snoop Dogg names.
"snoop dog your songs are awesome and i love snsd. But please don't 'diss' a group when you are going to get bashed, think before you post something, just saying," one fan commented.
"Its ok to not like SNSD's figure, but he did not have to use such terms to describe women and disfigure their faces in the picture like that. He can express his opinions in a better way, why be so rude and insulting towards women in general? Thumbs down to him, so not cool," another fan posted on fan forum Soompi.com.
Others said they didn't find Snoop Dogg's post disrespectful.
One fan said, "I don't see it as him dissing them. He's just stating his own opinion. And like others have already stated, Americans have different preferences from Koreans."
Fans were surprised since Snoop Dogg was featured in one of the remix versions of Girls' Generation's song "The Boys."
After three days, Snoop Dogg tweeted about his post in the hope of clarifying the controversy.
He posted, "Today's lesson. from. Professor Snoop. Biscuits = ugly faces. My ladiez @GirlsGeneration. got beautiful faces. Legs n. thighs.
With this he posted a composite photo of himself together with Paris Hilton, Girls' Generation, and fried chicken.
While some fans were appeased by this, others said it was a lame explanation.

Monday, June 25, 2012

2PM, 2NE1, Girls’ Generation win

2PM, 2NE1, Girls’ Generation win at Japan MTV awards

Boy band 2PM and girl groups 2NE1 and Girls’ Generation received major awards at the MTV Japan music video awards on Saturday, beating other internationally famous artists.
2PM won the Best Group Video with “I am Your Man” and 2NE1 received the Best New Artist Video with “I am the Best.”
Girls’ Generation won Best Album with “Girls Generation,” their first regular album in Japan, released in June last year. The album has sold 206,979 copies, making it the 11th best-selling album in the first half of the year on the Oricon Chart.
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2012 was held at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Saturday.
In winning the Best New Artist Video award, 2NE1 beat artists including LMFAO and James Blake as well as well-known Japanese groups.
The four-member girl group heated up the venue performing “Scream” and “I am the Best” in front of more than 6,000 people.
2NE1 plans to hold concerts in Osaka, Nagoya and Yokohama in September as part of their “New Evolution” Japan tour and expect to perform for more than 70,000 people.
2PM prevailed over other nominees including Coldplay and Maroon 5 to win the Best Group Video prize.
“We would like to attribute the honor of receiving the award to our fans and those who love ‘I am Your Man,’” 2PM said in Korean, Japanese and English after receiving the award.
2PM and 2NE1 performed with top Japanese groups EXILE and J Soul Brothers at the annual MTV Video Music Awards Japan.
The annual music video awards ceremony was presented by the Japanese singer Perfume and attended by world-famous artists including EXILE, JUJU, Bump of Chicken, Linkin Park and J Soul Brothers.