Soshi Site 9: 2012-12-30

Saturday 5 January 2013

‘I Got A Boy’ Makes a Splash in American Media

Girls’ Generation’s “I Got A Boy” album was released worldwide on January 1st at 5PM KST, and only a few days later, its international impact is already evident. The positive response from the American media is noteworthy, especially with the girls’ visit to the United States as part of their American “The Boys” promotions.

An article on the website of the Los Angeles Times described “I Got A Boy” as something “as strange and structurally progressive as anything in the current commercial pop realm”, likening the song to a crossword puzzle or a “modern-day ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’”. The author also compared “I Got A Boy” to the works of popular artists in the American music industry today, including Skrillex and Ellie Goulding. These songs all share the “structural dissonance” that makes “I Got A Boy” a “beautiful mess”, one that the author theorized responds to the theme of impatience that is so prevalent in current American society.

MTV Style, meanwhile, looked at a different aspect of “I Got A Boy”: the girls’ fashion sense. The article declared the music video to be a “fashion whirlwind” and “total TREASURE TROVE of outfit inspiration”, featuring items from popular labels including Lazy Oaf, Stussy, and Obey. The article also pointed out specific pieces for the readers’ enjoyment, such as Taeyeon’s “Good Vibe” tee and Sooyoung’s Batman shirt.
Girls’ Generation was also featured on GRANTLAND, a sports and pop culture website owned by ESPN. The site listed “I Got A Boy” first in its “Songs of the Week” article. The author mentioned K-Pop’s significant break into the American music scene with PSY’s “Gangnam Style” and continued by commenting on “I Got A Boy”‘s musical complexities and unique lyrics.

Billboard.com released a review for “I Got A Boy”, which is the first Billboard track-by-track review of a non-English album. The title song got high praise as “one of the most-forward thinking lead pop singles heard in any country” for its intense mix of different sounds and melodies. Jeff Benjamin, the author, commended Girls’ Generation for “[setting] the bar truly high for pop in 2013″ with “I Got A Boy”. Benjamin greeted the remaining nine tracks of “I Got A Boy” with praise. Billboard.com retweeted a shout-out tweet by Benjamin to over 700,000 followers, thanking SONEs for their warm reception.

Sources: Los Angeles Times, MTV Style, GRANTLAND, Billboard.com, Jeff_Benjamin@Twitter.com
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Girls’ Generation Performs ‘Dancing Queen’ and ‘I Got A Boy’ on ‘Show! Music Core’

On January 5th, Girls’ Generation made a successful return to “Show! Music Core”. Hosted by MCs Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun, “Show! Music Core” featured songs from many different artists and concluded with Girls’ Generation’s “Dancing Queen” and “I Got A Boy”. The members of Girls’ Generation continued to surprise fans with their varying outfits, donning colored sweaters and berets for “Dancing Queen” and new white, blue, and pink outfits for “I Got A Boy”.

Girls’ Generation’s next comeback stage will be tomorrow, January 6th, on SBS’s “Inkigayo” and will again feature “Dancing Queen” and “I Got A Boy”.

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Seohyun Leaves a Message for Upcoming ‘V Concert’

Girls’ Generation’s official Facebook and Naver LINE accounts revealed a picture of Seohyun along with a personal message for the upcoming “V Concert” taking place on Saturday, January 5th. Seohyun posed for the camera wielding the same guitar she used in last Tuesday’s comeback special, “Romantic Fantasy”. Fans can stream the “V Concert” live on Naver Music at 8:00 PM KST here. Her message to fans is as follows:

Korean
“안녕하세요, 여러분. 서현입니다! :)
오늘은 MBC 음악중심 방송도 있고, 오후 8시에는 서울 강남 역 M스테이지 에서 소녀시대 ‘I GOT A BOY’ 발매기념 ‘소녀시대 V콘서트’도 있을 예정입니다. 홀로그램으로 소녀시대의 ‘Dancing Queen’과 ‘I GOT A BOY’ 무대를 만나보실 수 있고 홀로그램 무대 후엔 옆 토크부스에서 소녀시대의 보이는 라디오도 진행될 예정입니다. 8시 정각에 시작이니 강남 역 M스테이지로 와주시는 분들은 그전에 도착하셔서 자리 잡아주시고요. 네이버를 통해 실시간 중계 시청하시는 분들도 8시 정각부터 놓치지 마세요. 그럼, 잠시 후에 뵙겠습니다! :)”

English
“Hello everyone! It’s SeoHyun.
Today, we will have ‘Girls’ Generation V Concert’ to celebrate the release of our new album ‘I GOT A BOY’ at ‘M-stage’ at Gangnam station in Seoul at 8:00 p.m.
At the ‘V Concert’, you can enjoy our holographic performances for ‘Dancing Queen’ and ‘I GOT ABOY’. In addition to the holographic performances, there will be a chat session in the form of a ‘Viewable Radio’.

The ‘V Concert’ will begin at 8:00 p.m., so, those who will come to the ‘M-stage’, please be there earlier so you can get a better seat. Also, this will air live through NAVER. If you can’t come, make sure to watch it on NAVER.”

Source: 소녀시대(Girls’ Generation)@Facebook.com
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Friday 4 January 2013

"I Got A Boy" Album Photobook Scans by deselim + Download

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Girls’ Generation Makes Their Comeback on ‘Music Bank’

On January 4th, Girls’ Generation made their long-awaited comeback on KBS’s “Music Bank”, performing both “Dancing Queen” and the title track from their fourth Korean album, “I Got A Boy”.

Prior to their performances, the girls had a short interview with each other in the waiting room. To Yoona’s question about what might have been the most difficult thing while preparing for the comeback, Yuri answered, “As we have taken our high heels off and put on sneakers, it was a little difficult trying to pull of the powerful dances.” Playing off the lyrics of “I Got A Boy”, Jessica asked Taeyeon who her prince could be. Taeyeon wistfully replied saying she didn’t know and, “I wish he’d appear.” Taeyeon continued, asking Sooyoung, “When you look at our members, they have ‘ant waists’. Is there a way to maintain this ant waist, Sooyoung?” Sooyoung jokingly answered, “For an ant waist, you just need to collect ants. I’m just kidding. If you do Girls’ Generation’s waist spinning dance, wouldn’t your waist naturally become [slim] like an ant’s? Please follow along a lot, everyone.”

Girls’ Generation came out for “Dancing Queen” with cute outfits and great vocals, and for “I Got A Boy” they rocked the stage with their powerful dancing.

“Dancing Queen” made a splash on “Music Bank”‘s K-Chart this week, coming in at third place.

Check out the waiting room and performances below.

Sources: KBSMusicBank@Twitter.com, MonmonsnowSeason2@Youtube.com 1,MonmonsnowSeason2@Youtube.com 2, MonmonsnowSeason2@Youtube.com 3
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Girls’ Generation Returns to ‘M! Countdown’ with ‘Dancing Queen’ and ‘I Got A Boy’

On January 3rd, the members of Girls’ Generation made their long-awaited return to Mnet’s “M! Countdown”. Hyoyeon and Yuri served as special MCs for this episode of “M! Countdown”, which featured performances of “Dancing Queen” and “I Got A Boy” by Girls’ Generation. The members delivered a fun performance of “Dancing Queen” while dressed in cute outfits and high heels before changing into their hip hop outfits and sneakers to sing “I Got A Boy”, stunning the fans in attendance and watching at home.

Before performing on “M! Countdown”, Girls’ Generation also appeared on Mnet’s “Open Studio Talk”, where the members played games and answered questions from fans.

Girls’ Generation will next be performing on KBS’s “Music Bank”, today at 6:10 PM KST, and will sing “Dancing Queen” and “I Got A Boy”.

Check out the performances of “Dancing Queen” and “I Got A Boy” on “M! Countdown” below.

Sources: MnetMcountdown@Twitter.com, KMnetLive2@Youtube
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Thursday 3 January 2013

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Wednesday 2 January 2013

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[COMPILED] Girls' Generation 4th Korean Album 'I Got A Boy' Comeback Messages

For the convenience of fellow SONEs, we have decided to compile the comeback messages from each member on their 4th Korean Album 'I Got A Boy'. For those who missed any member's messages, you can check it out below!

Taeyeon

Yuri

Sunny

Tiffany

Seohyun

Yoona

Hyoyeon

Jessica

Sooyoung

Source: ssfshortclips2@youtube
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Hyoyeon and Yuri to Be Special MCs on Mnet’s ‘M! Countdown’

Hyoyeon and Yuri have been chosen as special MCs for Mnet’s “M! Countdown” episode featuring Girls’ Generation’s Korean comeback, which will air on January 3rd at 6:00 PM KST. The girls will be performing two songs: “Dancing Queen” and “I Got A Boy”. This will be the first time “I Got A Boy” is performed on a weekly music show.

Before their “M! Countdown” performance, the girls will appear as guests on Mnet’s “Open Studio Talk”. Girls’ Generation will also perform on KBS’s “Music Bank”, MBC’s “Show! Music Core”, and SBS’s “Inkigayo” on the 4th, 5th, and 6th of January, respectively.

Source: bntnews
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Girls’ Generation’s ‘Romantic Fantasy’ Comeback Program Airs on MBC

On January 1st, following the release of “I Got A Boy”, Girls’ Generation’s “Romantic Fantasy” comeback program aired on MBC. “Romantic Fantasy” featured live performances by Girls’ Generation of songs that ranged from tracks off of the “I Got A Boy” album , to old releases such as “Gee” and “The Boys”, to covers of popular pop songs such as “Call Me Maybe” and “Marry You”.

Girls’ Generation performed a total of sixteen songs: “Dancing Queen”, “Promise”, “낭만길 (Romantic St.)”, “Oh!”, “Gee”, “Run Devil Run”, “The Boys”, “Genie”, “MR. TAXI”, a cover of Carly Rae Jepson’s “Call My Maybe” by Tiffany, a cover of Nina’s “Someday” by Jessica with her sister, f(x)’s Krystal, playing piano, a cover of Yoon Mirae’s “나는” by Hyoyeon and Yuri with Super Junior-M’s Henry, a cover of Bruno Mars’s “Marry You” by Sunny, Sooyoung, and Yoona with EXO’s Chanyeol, Sehun, and Suho, a cover of Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” by Seohyun, “유리아이 (Lost In Love)”, and “I Got A Boy”.

Check out performances by Girls’ Generation on “Romantic Fantasy” below.

Dancing Queen

Promise

낭만길 (Romantic St.)

Oh!

Gee

Run Devil Run

The Boys

Genie

MR. TAXI

Call Me Maybe

Someday

나는

Marry You

Speak Now

유리아이 (Lost In Love)

I Got A Boy

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Tuesday 1 January 2013

Girls’ Generation Releases ‘I Got A Boy’ and Receives an All-Kill on Korean Charts

After just an hour after the release of “I Got A Boy”, the album received an all-kill on Korean real-time charts, dominating the music sites with all ten songs on the album. “I Got A Boy” ranked number one on online music charts, such as MelOn, Bugs!, Olleh, Soribada, Mnet, Daum, and Naver.

“I Got A Boy” also trended in first place worldwide on Twitter.

On January 1, 2013 at 5 PM KST, Girls’ Generation simultaneously released the full album and music video for “I Got A Boy”. “I Got A Boy” is their fourth full official Korean album and features ten songs with a mixture of dance, ballads, retro pop, and swing jazz genres.

1. I Got a Boy
2. Dancing Queen
3. Baby Maybe
4. 말해봐
5. Promise
6. Express 999
7. 유리아이
8. Look at Me
9. XYZ
10. 낭만길

Digital albums were released through various online music sites, such as MelOn, Bugs!, Mnet, andiTunes. Purchase links for physical albums can be found here. The music video for “I Got A Boy”, the title track from the album, was released through SM Entertainment’s official YouTube account. Check it out below.

Later today, Girls’ Generation’s comeback special, “MBC New Year Special – Girls’ Generation’s Romantic Fantasy”, will air at 11:15 PM KST. They will also have their first comeback show on January 3rd, performing “I Got A Boy” and “Dancing Queen” on Mnet’s “M! Countdown”.

Sources: SMTOWN@YouTube.com, MelOn, Bugs!, Mnet, iTunes, bestiz
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Yuri and Yoona Win Awards at SBS and KBS ’2012 Drama Awards’ and Seohyun MCs for MBC’s ‘Gayo Daejejun’

On December 31st, Girls’ Generation’s Yuri received the “New Star Award” at SBS’s “2012 Drama Awards” for her role as Choi Anna in “Fashion King”, which aired earlier this year on SBS. Yuri began the night by attending a red carpet event for the SBS “2012 Drama Awards” in a beautiful dress. Afterwards, Yuri received the “New Star Award” and gave her acceptance speech, which can be seen in the video below at 8:43.

Later, Yuri also took part in a special dance performance with SHINee’s Minho and showed off her dancing talents in a song medley while wearing a stunning dress. Check out photos of Yuri from SBS’s “2012 Drama Awards” and her dance performance below.

Girls’ Generation’s Yoona also received an award on December 31st, winning the “Netizen Award” at KBS’s “2012 Drama Awards” for her roles in “Love Rain”, which aired on KBS. Yoona attended a red carpet event in a gorgeous dress and later received her award alongside Song Joongki and Moon Chaewon. Check out photos of Yoona at KBS’s “2012 Drama Awards” and watch Yoona’s appearance below.

Finally, Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun served as an MC for MBC’s “2012 Gayo Daejejun” on December 31st with MBLAQ’s Lee Joon, Boom, and Lee Hwijae. Check out a special performance stage with the MCs of MBC’s “2012 Gayo Daejejun” below.

Sources: SBS, SBSNOW1@YouTube.com, SBSNOW1@YouTube.com 2,, bugfany@YouTube.com,TheSychoi767@YouTube.com, Yonhap News, mydaily, Newsen, Osen, sportschosun, Star News, News Way, bntnews, StarN
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Monday 31 December 2012

Girls’ Generation Releases Medley Teaser for ‘I Got A Boy’

On December 31st, Girls’ Generation released the medley teaser for their fourth official album, “I Got A Boy”. The teaser provided a short preview of each of the ten songs that make up the album’s tracklist.

Earlier, Girls’ Generation also unveiled Seohyun’s interview comeback video message. Details regarding the album’s songs were revealed as well and can be found here. Girls’ Generation’s fourth official album and “I Got A Boy” music video will release simultaneously at 5:00 PM KST on January 1st. The group’s “Romantic Fantasy” comeback show will also air January 1st at 11:15 PM KST on MBC. Girls’ Generation is scheduled to hold their first comeback stage on January 3rd on Mnet’s “M! Countdown” with a performance of both “Dancing Queen” and “I Got A Boy”.

Source: SMTOWN@YouTube.com
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Girls’ Generation Releases Seohyun’s Interview Comeback Message

After the release of Girls’ Generation’s individual comeback messages for fans, Girls’ Generation has revealed Seohyun’s interview with a preview on Naver and a full-length video through Naver’s LINE application. With a day before Girls’ Generation’s comeback on January 1st, Seohyun talks about the passing of 2012 and her excitement for the new year. She hopes everyone will look forward to Girls’ Generation’s fourth album, “I Got A Boy”, and wishes everyone a happy new year.

Girls’ Generation fourth official album, “I Got A Boy”, will be released on January 1, 2013. Additional details on the album’s songs can be found here.

Sources: Naver, 79798282@YouTube.com
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Details on Girls’ Generation’s 4th Korean Album ‘I Got A Boy’ Revealed

Girls’ Generation’s fourth official album “I Got A Boy” will be released online as well as in stores on January 1st.

On January 1st at 5PM KST, the album being released on various music sites will carry a total of ten songs, including the title song “I Got A Boy”, previously released “Dancing Queen”, and songs of various genres from dance, ballads, retro pop, and swing jazz. Girls’ Generation’s new music and performance is expected to have a hot reaction from fans all around the world who have been waiting.

Along with the well-known European production team Dsign Music, singer/songwriter Pixie Lott, Joe Belmaati, Yoo Youngjin, Kenzie, Park Changhyun, and other local (Korean) hit makers have taken part in the album, increasing the perfection of the album. There are also songs that members Sooyoung, Yuri and Seohyun also participated in writing the lyrics for, so it’s more than enough to see Girls’ Generation’s various music colors.

The title song, “I Got A Boy”, is an electronic dance song that has a mix of pop, retro and urban genres. The hook’s addictive melody leaves an impression, and the main theme of the lyrics is “girl talk”. It carries small talk about everyday life between girlfriends, increasing the fun.

Also, the song that singer/songwriter Pixie Lott participated in composing, “Baby Maybe”, has lyrics written by members Sooyoung, Yuri, and Seohyun, and is about the nervous feelings of a girl in love, along with a cheerful melody. “XYZ”, which has an impressionable synth pattern, was also written by Yuri and Seohyun, so there is high anticipation for it.

Taeyeon and Tiffany’s duet song, “Glass Child”, is a song that carries the sad feelings of a break-up. Taeyeon’s deep, moderated vocals and Tiffany’s colorful, impressive voice display a fantastic harmony. Girls’ Generation’s previously released “Dancing Queen” is a remake of Duffy’s “Mercy”, and “Boomerang”, from Girls’ Generation’s second official Japanese album, will be presented with new Korean lyrics as “Tell Me”.

Aside from those songs, “Promise” is a mid-tempo ballad, and “Express 999″ is a retro pop song. “Look at Me” will be a song with an organic beat and playful melody, and the hook will have lyrics that are easy to sing along to. “Romantic Road” will be a swing, jazz style song that will remind you of a warm winter. A total of ten songs will be included in the album, and it is expected to charm music fans completely.

Also, on December 31st, a highlight medley for the album will be released through Girls’ Generation’s official homepage, SM TOWN’s official YouTube channel, Twitter, Facebook, Weibo, and Naver. The highlight medley will contain songs from their fourth album, along with various images of the members, expecting to amplify interest in the album.

Girls’ Generation’s “Romantic Fantasy” comeback show will be airing on January 1st, at 11:15PM KST on MBC.

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