How much does Girls' Generation actually earn?

If there is one thing that the public is curious about, it has to be celebrities' earnings because of the rarity of which they is mentioned. However, there are celebrities who drop hints at their salary, and Girls' Generation is one of them.

Girls' Generation made an appearance on "Happy Sunday" awhile ago, where member Yuri commented, "We split event fees equally nine ways. The person who earns the most is probably the member who does the most advertisements." 

tvN "eNEWS" dug deeper in analyzing the nine members' individual intakes. According to "eNEWS," Jessica and Tiffany -- who acted in musicals "Legally Blond" and "Fame" respectively -- earned 3 million won (approximately 2,600 USD) per performance, totaling 30 million won over ten performances. 

Taeyeon earned approximately 318 million won over her two years as a radio DJ and through her musical performances (radio DJs earn about 4 hundred thousand won per day).

The youngest member Seohyun comes in with about 400 million won because of her various activities as a model (models earn about 200 million won per advertisement). 

Lastly, Yoona has pocketed something in the vicinity of 3.4 billion won through her personal activities in dramas and advertisements (approximately 1 billion won for her drama appearances and 2.4 billion for her six advertisements).

As a group, they brought in 60.1 billion won ($53.9 million USD) through their Japanese activities alone.


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Seonghwan ask Sunny about the Difficulties as a member of SNSD

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This is a must to read for Sones: Sunny talked to Seonghwan about the difficulties she met as a member of SNSD:

"In my situation, when the debut was approaching, I had a lot of concerns. As a large group 
of people debuting from a huge company, we received a lot of attentions. In the midst of this... Am I allowed to say this?... I'm the niece of the company's representative. As a result I was handicapped in many ways (restrained). I joined the group late, and I'm the niece of the representative.. Moreover (I joined the group) with the condition that I had a friendly look - being short, with chubby and compact body shape, ordinary looks.. I felt small and diffident when we went around as a group..

But Kim Je-dong oppa told me some good advice - 'Just as there are people who are fond of you, there will always be people who dislike you.' Because there are people who like me, there will also be people who dislike the same side of me that others prefer. So I think I don't have to change myself for people who don't understand me."

- In 120205 Dangerous Boys

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Sistar’s Bora scolds SNSD’s Sunny in Invincible Youth 2

SNSD’s Sunny is scolded by Sistar’s Bora for being lazy.

In the episode of KBS 2’s Invincible Youth 2 that aired on February 4, G8 (composed of SNSD’s Sunny, Hyoyeon, Miss A’s Suzy, Sistar’s Bora, f(x)’s Amber, Rainbow’s Woo Ri, Jewelry’s Yewon, and Kara’s Kang Jiyoung) is featured becoming granddaughters of a day for some old women living in Daebu Island.

Sunny and Bora were paired up as a team, and they prepared a delicious-looking meal by making someMulgim soup and roasting flatfish for their “grandmother.”

The old woman complimented, “It tastes very good,” and Sunny replied, “Grandma, you shouldn’t say it even before you chew on it. Is it really good?” But the old woman kept on saying, “It tastes good,” inspiring laughter.

After having a nice meal, Sunny loosened up said in a lazy tone, “Ah, now we’re done eating, let’s take a nap.” On seeing this, Bora, who had been acting like an older sister throughout the shooting, scolded, “Hey, we should cleaned up!” and Sunny quickly straightened up.

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[Interview] Girls’ Generation, “We want to go on a world tour!

“Were we intimidated by the audience?” (Tiffany)

“Not at all! We enjoyed the stage.”

It was just as expected from Korea’s top girl group Girls’ Generation, as they appeared one after another on main American talk shows. On January 31st, the girls appeared on CBS’s show ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ showing a strong and synchronized performance, and then appeared on ‘Live! with Kelly’ the next morning on February 1st grabbing the attention of viewers across America. Of course, wherever Girls’ Generation went, a crowd of fans also followed. After their recording at ABC, Joongang Daily met up with Girls’ Generation at their hotel.

It is the first time that a Korean artist appeared on all three main broadcasts, how do you feel?
Tiffany: I guess since I grew up in America being told that we would be appearing on these shows made me cry.

Weren’t you nervous?
Sooyoung: Because it was a live performance we felt a little bit of pressure. And on top of that it was David Letterman Show’s 30th anniversary so that just made it even more nerve wrecking.
Tiffany: During the rehearsals we were all jetlagged, but once the camera started rolling, we all screaming and just enjoying ourselves.
Taeyeon: It was the first time that we had performed this song with a live band, so it was very exciting for all of us. If another opportunity arises, we wish to perform with the live band again.

What kind of conversation did you share with David Letterman?
Jessica: Mr. Letterman shook our hands and told us that our performance was ‘absolutely fantastic’. We were all happy after hearing that.

How was the talk show with Kelly Ripa?
Seohyun: It was fun when we were teaching Kelly one of our dance moves. We all enjoyed ourselves. And a lot of our fans were also in the crowd, so it really gave us strength when we heard them singing along and cheering us on.

The audiences’ reaction was very hot.
Tiffany: We were only able to get this far due to our loyal and passionate fans. Wherever we go, they were always with us giving us strength. But we were really surprised to hear our fans cheering from inside the American TV studios.

Last year you performed at Madison Square Garden and now three main broadcasting stations. What is your next goal?
Yuri: We want to start an American tour, and dreaming a bit bigger, our big hope is to also do a world tour.
Taeyeon: We travel a lot overseas for our solo concert as well as other performances so there is one little thing that I wish to accomplish. And that is going on a world tour in our own private plane. (laughs)

In order to increase your activities in the US, wouldn’t you need to study more English?
Tiffany: We are studying hard in order to do our interviews all in English. There are a few members that are especially good at learning languages, such as Sooyoung and Seohyun.
Sooyoung: Thank you! (smiles)

Do you have plans on releasing an English album?
Tiffany: We do have plans on releasing an American album around spring or summer. Please look forward to its release.

Having nine members and having to always be around each other, do you get into fights or arguments?
Yuri: Of course we do. But because we all grew up together from such a young age we’re all pretty much sisters. We know what the other wants just by looking at their eyes.
Tiffany: Just like any family, if there is a mischievous and cheeky member, there’s also the kind and gentle older sister-like figure. We’re just one big family.

Credits: joongang.co.kr
Translated by: geeyoung123@fanwonder.com

Daniel Radcliffe chose Tiffany and Taeyeon as prettiest members of Girls’ Generation

Recently, on ABC’s ‘LIVE! with Kelly’, Daniel Radcliffe has revealed the fact that he has Girls Generation’s album and he also chose Tiffany as the prettiest member.

The truth is that during the ‘Woman In Black’ movie premiere, a Korean staff gave Daniel Radcliffe Girls’ Generation’s album. Receiving the gift, Daniel said with a bright smile, “Thank you very much. Even though I don’t know K-Pop well, after seeing the album, I think I want to know more,” and showed his liking for Girls’ Generation.

He picked Tiffany as the prettiest member of the group but after looking at the album closely, he said that Taeyeon is as pretty as Tiffany. It is said that Daniel Radcliffe reacted just like any other boys of his age.

Credit: nocutnews.co.kr
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Simon Curtis Is Also A Sone

Today, The famous actor and song-writer Simon Curtis tweeted that he likes SNSD, and he haven't decide yet as to who is his favourite member. In his later tweets he did point out the person he likes in his tweet through a video.

SNSD’s Jessica Receives Mixed Responses for her Acting

After last night’s episode of KBS’s “Wild Romance” aired, SNSD’s Jessica received both praise and criticism for her acting skill. In the tenth episode, Kang Jong Hee (Jessica) undergoes a severe seizure after she finds her cat brutally killed. She starts shaking violently and shouting nonsensically, and a heartbroken Mu Yeol (Lee Dong Wook) tries to calm her down by holding on to her and comforting her. 

The scene revealed a completely different Jong Hee than the bright and cheerful girl viewers were introduced to in previous episodes. While she didn’t receive much criticism when she portrayed the happy-go-lucky Jong Hee, Jessica received mixed responses from fans for her “seizure act.”

Some commented on her awkward expressions and lacking acting skill, stating, “You call this a seizure? I wouldn’t have known had they not told us,” “It must be hard for her because she joined the drama later, but she still should have studied her character and craft a bit more,” “She’s simply trying to act pretty,” and more.

Others defended the singer, “She’s improving every day. I can’t wait to see more of her,” “As an idol, she’s definitely doing a great job,” and “I was drawn into her emotions during her seizure scene.” 

Girls’ Generation spent meaningful time with fans at Union Square, New York

At 7pm (New York local time) on February 2nd, Girls’ Generation’s 1st fan signing event in America took place at a record store within ‘Best Buy’ at Union Square, New York. About 1300 fans flocked to the venue to participate in the event.

To catch a glimpse of the girls, fans started to form a queue since the early morning and for the sake of the fans’ safety, New York’s police officers came to the venue to make sure everything was in order. In addition to that, ‘Best Buy’ halted all sales operations for safety reason.

A staff of ‘Best Buy’ said, “To this day, many fan signing events took place here but this is the first time since Lady Gaga’s event that we had to stop all sales activities for the safety of the fans”.

During the event which took place for about 1 hour and 30 minutes, Girls’ Generation greeted and shook hands with the American fans as well as spending some meaningful time by interacting with the fans directly.

Meawhile, for this promotional activities in United States, Girls’ Generation have appeared on main American TV channels such as CBS, ABC and NBC as well as interviews with various American media as well as ‘Meet and Greet’ sessions with influential club and radio DJs, broadcasting officials, promoters, etc. Girls’ Generation concluded all their American promotion schedules with the fan signing event which took place in ‘Best Buy’ outlet at Union Square, New York.

Credit: tvreport.co.kr

Yoona confesses, “Sunny threatened to push me down the stairs!”

Girls’ Generation member Yoona spoke out about an incident where Sunny threatened to hurt her after a playful tease went overboard.

During the recent recording of JTBC’s ‘SNSD and the Dangerous Boys’, the Girls’ Generation members and the boys took to court the incident where an argument broke out in the boys’ dorm involving Kim Hwehoon and Park Kyungkyu. Yoona, who was also present at this hearing, unexpectedly revealed incidents that had happened within their group in order to support the boys’ case.

Yoona confessed to have gotten into trouble with some of her group members due to her playfulness and pranks going overboard by adding, “I have also been punished due to my prank on the members.”.

She spoke out about this one incident where they were all in the waiting room at a music program and because they were all tired most of the members had fallen asleep. But Yoona, being the playful type that she is, picked the wrong time to start throwing her aegyo to her unnies, and after a while when she didn’t stop, Yoona finally hit Sunny’s last nerve. Sunny had then exploded at Yoona threatening her that she will ‘seriously push her down the stairs’.

Surprised at Yoona’s sudden confession, Sunny rebutted that she wasn’t the only one, and spoke out that Yuri had also gotten angry at Yoona and was saying bad things that time as well. Hearing this, Yuri pretended she didn’t know anything which made Sunny lost for words in a difficult position.

Yoona also revealed that, although Seohyun doesn’t play any pranks on the other members, she does tend to say things straight to your face. For example, when the members go eat fast food, Seohyun would tell them, “If you eat a lot of fast food, you’re going to die”.

The court trial about the playful argument between Kim Hwehoon and Park Kyungkyu, and Yoona’s confession about Girls’ Generation members will all be revealed on February 5th at 7.30pm on JTBC’s ‘SNSD and the Dangerous Boys’.

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Which Idol Stars Were Voted Best Looking by Fellow Idols?

On this week’s episode of MBC Every1’s “Weekly Idol,” current idol group members got a chance to vote for their favorite-looking face among fellow idol stars.

The top three male stars that made the list were Infinite’s L, JYJ’s Jaejoong, and Big Bang’s T.O.P. The show’s MC Jung Hyung Don commented, “JYJ’s Jaejoong looks even better than the Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson.” Jaejoong was recently compared to the Hollywood star in an Italian magazine.

From the female idols, SNSD’s YoonA and Jessica ranked #3 and #2, respectively. Rainbow’s Go Woori,however, picked Wonder Girls’ Sohee, reasoning, “I love her unique and beautiful face.” The female idol star with the most votes for the “best-looking vote” went to T-ara’s Jiyeon. Dal Shabet and A Pink members voted for Jiyeon because “She’s not just pretty but has very attractive features.” This is Jiyeon’s second #1 mention on “Weekly Idol” as she was the top vote getter on the show’s 7th episode when they voted for “Idol stars with absolute beauty in real life.”

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Sunny throws a surprise birthday party for Dynamic Duo’s Gaeko

Girls’ Generation member Sunny threw a birthday party for Dynamic Duo member Gaeko with her own money.

During the filming for the episode of jTBC ‘Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Teens‘ that’s scheduled to air February 5th, Sunny arranged for her mentee Kim Sung Hwan to meet with hip hop artist Dynamic Duo.

Coincidentally, the day they met was January 14th, which also happened to be Gaeko’s birthday. Sunny left the set for a moment and returned with a cake, surprising Gaeko.

Sunny admitted that she had bought the cake with her own money, and Gaeko was further moved by her thoughtfulness.

“Today is a rare day. Girls’ Generation spent their own money to buy me a cake,” he said happily, thanking Sunny.

Gaeko then bragged one more time via his Twitter page later writing, “Girls’ Generation member Sunny used her own money to buy me a cake.”

“I didn’t tell Soomi yet,” he playfully added, referring to his wife.

On the same episode, Dynamic Duo offered some good advice to aspiring hip hop musician Kim Sung Hwan, guiding him on the kind of music to listen to and study.

Source & Image: MyDaily , Allkpop, etc

Sunny Crowned ‘Best Mentor’ On ‘Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys’

Girls’ Generation’s Sunny was named the best mentor on “Girls Generation and Dangerous Boys”.

In an upcoming episode of “Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys”, Girls’ Generation had a quiz battle.  The quiz looked to see which member of Girls’ Generation, after having served as a mentor for nine weeks, knew the boy she was mentoring best.  The members participated enthusiastically, with their pride on the line as mentors.

Sunny, surprisingly, got the most questions right in the intense, close match, winning the title as “best mentor”.

The episode will be broadcast on January 22nd.

Source: TVDaily
Translated by: ch0sshi@soshified
Edited by: bhost909@soshified, residentbenchwarmer@soshified

Jiwoong’s Message for His Sister Taeyeon

A post that was written at some point in the past by the older brother of Girls’ Generation member Taeyeon has drawn attention.

The post entitled “Taeyeon’s Older Brother’s Photo, Handsome Gentleman” was posted on an online community site’s message board along with photos.

In the photos, Taeyeon’s elder brother Kim Jiwoong, who is 25 years old, is shown to have very distinct facial features and shows a cuteness similar to his sister. A message was also left for Taeyeon.

He wrote a heartwarming message that read, “Ever since I got into middle school, you were already mature and, at least in thought, you were like the eldest sister of the house, determined and professional. Even when you were living far away on your own, you always had a stoic and level-headed mindset that always made me bow my head to you (editors note: in respect).”

He continued, “My confidence in you is at 200%. You are my little sister, so I believe that you will do well. Your family is always standing by your side. I love you.”

Netizens commented, “Taeyeon’s brother has a soft spot for his little sister. I am jealous of Taeyeon for having such a brother and of Jiwoong for having such a sister,” and “As expected, Taeyeon has always been a well-mannered girl from the start. I am very jealous of the siblings’ relationship.”

Source: billboard.co.kr
Translated by: oniontaker@soshified
Edited by: taengsoshi@soshified, michaelroni@soshified

Sisters Jessica & Krystal prove they were blessed with good genes

An old photo of Girls’ Generation member Jessica and f(x)‘s Krystal has surfaced online.

The above photo was recently posted on an online community site with the caption, ‘A photo of the Jung sisters when they were younger.”

Their adorable and innocent image in the photo drew smiles from fans everywhere, as it is 180 degrees different from their current chic stage personas. Fans also took notice of how mature Jessica looked with her long straight hair, and how both girls were gifted with good genes, being natural beauties since they were young.

Envious netizens remarked, “Such good genes“, “Both beautiful since they were young“, and more.

Source & Image: SportsChosun via Nate

SNSD News - SNSD Fan signing at New York Gets Interrupted by the NYPD

SNSD is taking New York by storm! On the 2nd of February, SNSD continued their promotional activities in New York for their first American single "The boys" and they were at the popular BEST BUY store in Union Square for a fan signing event. However, over 1,300 fans and media flocked into the event causing a lot of confusion in the event.

Also, fans were standing in line early in the morning and the they had to call the police to ensure everyone's safety. BEST BUY staff had to suspend the operation of the store for safety reasons because of the huge crowd. The staff said, "So far, we had to discontinue the event because of too many fans and this is the first time since Lady Gaga that this has happened". The event lasted for 1 hour and 30 minutes where the girls exchanged greetings and shook hands with fans. They were able to meet one on one with some of their fans.

Looks like the staff from BEST BUY did not expect such a huge crowd to appear and the police had to interrupt the fan signing event due to overcrowding which is also for everyone's safety. It's also nice to see that SNSD has a lot of fans in New York.


According to this source, It is said that over 1300 fans gather in front of BEST BUY fro the fan signing. Wow, That's simply great. Keep It up girls. xD


They were in NY for the Late Night Show with David Letterman, ABC Live! With Kelly.
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Sunny Proudly Wins the Title of ‘National Soonkyu’ on ‘Invincible Youth 2′

During the latest recording of “Invincible Youth 2″, the idols of G8 became grandchildren for the local village’s elderly members. In this episode, Girls’ Generation’s Sunny and SiSTAR’s Bora became partners, and cooked for one of the grandmothers of the village.

At their first meeting, Sunny introduced herself by asking the grandmother to choose between calling her “Sunny” or “Soonkyu”. The moment Sunny finished her sentence, the grandmother yelled out “Soonkyu!”, showing that Sunny’s reputation from the “Invincible Youth”‘s first season has carried over. In fact, the other elderly members of the village have been calling Sunny “Soonkyu” since the start of the program.

This episode of “Invincible Youth 2″ will be aired this Saturday, February 4th.

Source: KBS Office
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Contributor: minigiglo@soshified

SNSD to Appear on Two American TV Talk Shows Next Week

It’s been announced that SNSD will appear on two popular American TV talk shows next week. According toSM Entertainment, the girls will be on “The Late Show with David Letterman” on CBS next Tuesday (1/31). The following day (2/1), SNSD will perform “The Boys” during their guest appearance on “Live! With Kelly” on ABC.

The special guest appearances and performances follow the release of SNSD’s special album, “The Boys," on January 17, 2012. The special album contains all the songs from “The Boys” remix EP and a selection of Korean language songs from their third Korean studio album. Last October, SNSD performed the English version of “The Boys” to a sold out audience at Madison Square Garden in NYC for the "SM TOWN Live in NYC."

The fact that SNSD will appear on “The Late Show with David Letterman” is significant because they will be the first Korean singers to appear on the show. In the past, Korean actresses like "Hawaii Five-0's" Grace Park and "Lost's" Kim Yunjin appeared as guests.

Never watched David Letterman before? Its been awhile since I last watch it. Watch the following clip:

Girls’ Generation voted ‘Power People’ of the entertainment industry

Girls’ Generation and SM Entertainment’s founder/chairman, Lee SooMan were selected as the entertainment industry’s ‘Power People’.

On entertainment information program, TV Joseon’s ‘Entertainment in TV’, Girls’ Generation were voted as the best ‘Power People’ in the female entertainers category among 100 others who are entertainment reporters, PD, writers, etc. The survey was carried out for a period of 1 week from January 21st.

The girls were picked as one of the ‘Power People’ because of their overseas advancement and also their role as the leader of Kpop and Hallyu boom. Composer Park GeunTae said, “The result reflects Girls’ Generation’s success in signing a contract with America’s top major music label, Interscope Records. I think it is a meaningful step for them as this is somewhat similar to a promising football player signing for a famous football club. In the US market, real challenges await”.

SM Entertainment’s chairman, Lee SooMan who faced challenges from entertainment’s industry’s top producers such as Yang HyunSuk, Park JinYoung, Hong SeungSung, Kim KwangSoo, etc was voted as the winner of the Producer Category. Yoo JaeSuk who features in many variety programs topped the Male Entertainers Category while Kim TaeHo PD of variety program ‘Infinity Challenge’ emerged as the ‘Power People’ of the Broadcast Category. In the Movie Category, it was none other than Director Park ChanWook who received recognition not only in Korea but also various international film festivals in Cannes, Berlin, etc.

Credit: sportschosun.com

SM Entertainment New building office 'YG INSPIRED' ?

It looks like YG Entertainment wont be the only agency to be known to have luxurious company building inside and out. SM Entertainment's new headquarters have been revealed through on online community which uploaded photo's and the new building of SM Entertainment showcases luxurious appliances and interior designing.

Only the office rooms have been revealed from the building, the training and rehearsal rooms have yet to be revealed raising some high expectations from fans. However, despite the flashy new building, Netizens seems to be not too impressed and commented, "It's nice to see SM Entertainment has a new office", "YG Entertainment's building is still far better."


Source : Nate News, etc