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110723 SNSD, Wonder Girls, Kara, and Brown Eyed Girls to make their explosive comebacks in fall

Will this fall see an epic competition between girl groups unfold?

This fall will reveal new comebacks and new albums from girl groups that are representative of K-pop. Since these girl groups' comeback periods will overlap, there will be a fierce competition occurring whether they want it or not. These groups include SNSD, Wonder Girls, and Kara, who debuted around the same time in 2007 and are now considered "The Big 3". Brown Eyed Girls, famous for their Abracadabra syndrome, will also be making a comeback.

According to reports, SNSD is planning on releasing an album this fall. Because of the long period of time and energy spent promoting in Japan, this will be their next big thing since their "Hoot" comeback. It is likely that SNSD, known as the nation's girl group with a huge fanbase, will again become the next hot issue.

Wonder Girls will also be releasing a new album this fall. The group, having been promoting abroad for the longest time, will be releasing this album after a year and a half. Known as "one of the original girl groups", their hit songs "Tell Me" and "Nobody" have shaken Korea's music industry down to its core. Therefore, their comeback will be something we can all anticipate.

Along with SNSD and Wonder Girls, Kara will release an album in September. Although they had a rough beginning, they clenched their teeth and were able to make it to the top of the K-pop industry. Therefore, expectations will be great for their comeback. Kara is currently working on their new album.

Brown Eyed Girls, who achieved notable success with "Abracadabra" and "Sign", are also breaking their long hiatus to make a comeback after 2 years. Although there were many rumors surrounding their constantly delayed comeback, they are currentlyworking hard at recording their next album. Although they originally intended to make their return in mid-July, it is most probable that they will be able to finish the album and release their concept by September. The amount of popularity that they brought to their last hit song will most likely be repeated this time.

Because of the girl groups' overlapping comebacks, the competition will probably be very fierce. Are you anticipating the groups' success?

Source: Newsen

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110723 Girls' Generation Make a Fresh In-flight Announcement

Korean girl group Girls' Generation's in-flight announcement is currently becoming a hot topic and gathering interest online. Someone recently posted on an online community that members Sooyoung and Tiffany made in-flight announcements in Korean and English in place of a stewardess. The plane was flying from Jeju Island, where the girls had a performance for KBS's "World's Seven Natural Wonders".

On July 20th, a stewardess posted on her Twitter account about the girls, and netizens who saw the tweet posted a screenshot and titled it "Some Stewardess's Twitter." According to her, Girls' Generation sat in the first two rows near to where the stewardess was sitting. They were entertained and intrigued by her in-flight announcement so they followed along and mimicked her. Youngest member Seohyun was reportedly filled with embarrassment seeing the other members.

Afterwards, the members became curious and started asking several questions. Eventually, Tiffany and Sooyoung later made in-flight announcements for the plane in languages Korean and English. Netizens gave comments like "I want to hear in-flight announcements made by Girls' Generation", and "Their fan service is no joke".

Source: ajnews

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110723 Girls’ Generation Chosen as Favourite among Pro Baseball Legend All-Star Players

The Korea Baseball Organization presented their "Legend All Star Best 10" players for the 30th anniversary of pro baseball in Korea last month. Lee Mansoo, Han Daehwa, Jang Hyojo, Kim Jaebak, Lee soonchul, Sun Dongyeol, Yang Joonhyuk, Kim Kitae, Jang Jonghoon and Park Jungtae were chosen as this year’s top 10 legendary players representing Korea.

When asked which girl group they wanted as their team ambassador, 4 out of the 10 players picked Girls’ Generation. Wonder Girls came in second with 2 votes, while 2NE1, KARA, and Secret came in with 1 vote each. Strangely, one of the players responded with a “Withdrawal” as he could not make a decision. This means that out of the 9 votes, Girls’ Generation won 4 of them.

The present coach of the LG Minor League Team, Kim Kitae, explained that the reason why he chose Girls’ Generation was because his child is a huge fan.

Credits: Source: www.e2news.com

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110723 A dream turns reality for 103 American SONEs

“In order to watch SNSD’s concert, I started working in a currency changer as a part-time worker to save money. Since I’ll be able to see SNSD right in front of me…”, said Julian Cervantes, a 21 years old American college student who could not hide his excitement. Natasha, who came together with him from Chicago, was as happy as him. She said, “My iPod is full of SNSD songs. Now I can hear them live!”. John Toss from New Mexico who sat right beside them added, “I finally ate the real Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi stew).”

These 103 American SNSD fans who met one another on SNSD’s International fan-site “Soshified”, found a common interest and came to Korea on their own. The group of young people staying in Seoul from the 21st to 26th are planning to watch SNSD’s concert, MBC “Music core”, and KBS 2TV’s “Immortal Song”. Cervantes, Natasha and Toss met one another at Seoul’s downtown.

The three Americans started talking about their love for K-pop once they met. They have been looking forward to the Korea trip so much that they requested to attend these music programs from the Los Angeles branch of Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) when they were still in America since the tickets cannot be obtained easily. Cervantes became a K-pop fan 2 years ago after listening to SNSD’s “Gee” by chance. He said, “The fast and joyful beats really caught my attention. Until now, I bought all of f(x), Kara and other K-pop groups’ albums, and spent about 5000 dollars (5.26 million Won). Being a SNSD Taeyeon and Sunny’s fan, Toss said “Now, American Idols seem to have ‘gone further away’ from us. As we watched reality programs like “Invincible Youth” and “Running man”, Korean idols seem more ‘human’ to us, which is great.”

As they get to know more Korean idols like T-ara, IU and Big Bang, they started mixing Korean phrases like “Gwaenchanayo (it’s ok)” and “Jogeum-yo (a little)” in their conversations. Cervantes who has been learning the Korean language for a year said, “While we became more interested in Korean idols, we started to pay attention to Korean culture”. Natasha also got more familiar with Korean cultures through her room mate at their dorm. She is currently learning Korean on her own through mobile applications.

Toss who was born in New Mexico, makes Korean food on his own. He said, “Because we don’t have Korean restaurant there, I obtain the recipe from the internet and started making kimchi on my own a few months ago.” Cervantes on the other hand, travels all the way to the Korean town just to eat Jjinbbang, Patbbang (Korean steamed buns) and Bibimpab (Korean mixed dish).

Julian, Natasha and John added, “We only saw Korean culture and food through TV programs. It’s really hard to believe that we can actually experience them now.” Before going back to America, they have another wish and that is to get SNSD members’ autographs when they head down to the Seoul Olympic Park Stadium today.

Credit: chosun.com

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