Girls' Generation Bring The Boys & Girls Out ♥ thread #13! ♥

[AyUmIXx]

^ well i'm talking about haters, who just hate whatever they do, be it good or bad.
if dislike, it's still not as strong as hate.

LOL it's been two times Sica missing her lines

[y_nathz]

okay then :3
lol poor sica XD

[AyUmIXx]

new performance today, at Nongshim concert

The Boys @ Nongshim concert



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i wonder why Sunny still wearing the blonde wig as she has cut her hair short..lols..is it a pre-recording? lols

i read ppl's tweet, today at inkigayo, the girls gonna have special stage with SHINee

[y_nathz]

I can't view the video ._. It says that it's blocked in my country, which is weird because both of us are from Indonesia and you managed to watch it .__.

Special stage with who ?? OMG I MISSED THOSE BOYS back in Korea!!

[AyUmIXx]

oops i forgot that this week's inki not shown.
maybe for next week.

really? u can't view it? how come? h,mmmm~~~
i just saw it again.. yea it's blocked now, when i watched it it's still working.

ah~

On November 6th, SBS‘s “Inkigayo” shelved its regular broadcast to air a special series of performances called the ‘2011 Love Sharing Concert‘.

so basically Nongshim concert/Love sharing concert is the same as inkigayo, just no mutizen winner.

[y_nathz]

aww lucky youuuuu .__.

[terra]

Originally Posted by CoriKaru

Where did she rap?

Well not appropriately called Rap
She's like ad lib-ing in small parts but that's it

[AyUmIXx]

LOL this thread is so left behind hehe.

the girls won the 3rd week mutizen at MuBank!!!

Congratssssssss..





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[CoriKaru]

Oh my god, how many times are they going to perform this song live? Not that I'm complaining, I'm just not use to this many performances of one song.

[4minute Girl]

the promotions for The Boys aren't even as long as they usually are lol

[love in music]

Originally Posted by CoriKaru

Oh my god, how many times are they going to perform this song live? Not that I'm complaining, I'm just not use to this many performances of one song.

it's pretty standard..
there are literally hundreds of lives of Gee lol

[CoriKaru]

Originally Posted by 4minute Girl

the promotions for The Boys aren't even as long as they usually are lol

*ViolentlyShaking&Crying*

Originally Posted by love in music

it's pretty standard..
there are literally hundreds of lives of Gee lol

My body isn't ready.

[AyUta]

True, I noticed the korean music industry has a lot of their artists perform their title songs literally over and over again. Like take SISTAR for example and their song SO COOL, I got soooooooo tired of watching that song live on the programs x_________x

[Tom Punks]

Yeah, k-pop artists generally perform their title tracks practically every day for one to two months.

[CoriKaru]

Originally Posted by Tom Punks

Yeah, k-pop artists generally perform their title tracks practically every day for one to two months.

Is this the same for their Singles leading up to the Album? Or do they just release Mini Albums? "The Boys" didn't have any Singles/Mini Albums did it?

Well I found this article interesting:

"In Defense of Girls' Generation" (January 2010)

"In the world of Kpop, there will always be favorites. These select soloists and groups enjoy success that is almost completely clean from scandal and boycotts. They are defended by the masses no matter what the situation. Handsome or pretty enough to be admired but not blindingly attractive enough to spark jealousy, they are constantly seen as down to earth and humble. For a while, this title belonged to The Wonder Girls but has since been passed to 2NE1. These groups inspired fans from both genders. The boys thought they were cute, the girls wanted to emulate them.

Then, there are groups that--no matter what single, no matter what style of dress, no matter what level of performance--will always shoulder a mound of catty comments, anger, jealousy, and scandal. They're prettier than the girl next door. They're flashier, too. Their skirts are always too short, their pants are always a little too tight, their singing is always bad-mouthed as sub-par, and their songs are always the subject of plagiarism issues.

Girls' Generation came out my first year in Korea. Their single, "Into the New World" was the epitome of what I viewed Korean pop to be at the time--overly cheerful, overly cheesy, and over produced. I couldn't tell one girl from the other. Their sheer numbers freaked me out. I couldn't stand the cutesy mannerisms, no matter how catchy the songs were.

But, over time, I've definitely come to be a defender--maybe even fan--of GG. Maybe it happened just because I was bored and wanted to push buttons on the Soompi forums. The hatred that amassed for this group on the internet happened quickly and never really let up. The girls were scolded (occasionally with good reason) by the netizens (both Korea and internationally) for flippant comments made on radio and TV shows. But as time went on, these "scandals" became less severe in content but remained irrationally harsh in their reception.

I remember reading a particularly scathing thread on Soompi where Tiffany talked about how difficult it was to adapt to the culture, the loss of her mother, etc. Some of the comments were along the lines of, "boohoo, she wants sympathy? Who cares? We all have problems" and "She is KOREAN. Why can't she just understand Korean culture and just respect it?" It was disgusting to read, and it just conjured images of immature, insecure bullies picking on a classmate. It's like...when there is a target, a lot of people will just get caught up in pointing fingers just for the sake of doing it. It's a herd mentality--going with the flow, convincing yourself about a person you don't even know, and...for what? To feel better about yourself?

I guess I liked them because they were the obvious choice to dislike--they were the seemingly perfect but incredibly disdained darlings of the Kpop world. No matter how well-known they are, their strong anti-fan shadow follows them. I was at the Dream Concert of 2008, where I saw thousands and thousands of teenage girls sit down, turn off their little flashy light toys, and boo. And again...for what? I'm sure they were proud of themselves. I am guessing they all laughed about it later, chatting with their friends, "And then, we ALL SAT DOWN and ignored them. It was GREAT. I bet they feel like crap now. Hahahaha maybe they're, like, crying!! I hope so."

But even as I felt sorry for them, I did think they were a slight cut above the rest in terms of many of the Kpop girl groups. Maybe it's just due to their high number of members, but they have pretty consistent performances. I was classically trained in singing for five years, so I'm a picky person in terms of vocals, but Girls' Generation isn't nearly as bad as most people in the Kpop fandoms are quick to point out.

I mean, I love After School but their lives are usually terrible (3 of the members have yet to prove that they can even sing their single lines without quivering, cracking, of going off pitch), Kara induces cringes half of the time, 2NE1 (a fan favorite, I know) has Park Bom as their LEAD SINGER and she is almost consistently flat and strained (I don't care how many people will disagree with me and say that she is this OMG AMAZING SINGER--she's flat. She's FLAT), and the list goes on. So Girls' Generation may not have tons of competition in the pop idol sense (excluding groups like Davichi, As One, etc as they are more known for their vocals and not their idol status) but, uh, they're usually not bad. Not at all.

And finally, I met Jessica and Tiffany for the Soompi interview earlier this winter. I was a little...I won't say skeptical because that's so strong, but I was curious about what they'd be like in person. Meeting them was a huge relief. Tiffany couldn't have been sweeter or friendlier. I've met a lot of girls who are fake friendly in my life, and this girl was genuine. She's one of those girls that you think, "I bet she's a good friend." Jessica was a litle more quiet, but she didn't have an "ice princess" vibe that I had expected. Polite, attentive, and nice, just not as openly enthusiastic as Tiffany.

I don't even know where I was going with this entry. I guess, with their new single, "Oh!", a lot of backlash has already started and will continue to grow. For Girls' Generation, it's just a given. If they do something cute, they are doing "the same thing AGAIN." If they go for a more mature concept, they're "trying too hard."

For a group whose very name portrays the power of women, this group of ladies somehow brings out the worst in their gender. Their female peers will continue to sneer and sharpen their carefully laquered claws. They'll tap out the newest scandal and it will spread like a fire from Korea to the rest of the internet. They'll sit in silence during their performances, pretend to ignore them, and quietly hope that they are horribly embarrassed and upset. And they'll do all this because, I guess, they believe Girls' Generation actually deserves it. They won't pause to remember that--stripped of their heels, hair extensions, and record deals--these girls are just like them.

But c'est la vie, Girls' Generation. You'll get the last laugh. Keep kickin' up those legs, keep smiling."

In Defenst of Girls' Generation

Are they still dealing with these types of issues? Didn't they cry or something at that 2008 Dream Concert?

[y_nathz]

The Boys don't have any singles/minis, and I guess you'll get used with tons of perfs from the same song someday if you're sticking to Kpop for a long time XD

And that was an interesting article, I don't really pay attention to their haters so I don't know much about the issue.. I do have some friends who really hates these girls anyway, and they blindly hates SNSD, saying they're not talented and so on~ no matter how much the girls have improved, guess they're just really jealous, you know SNSD are close with TVXQ and Super Junior boys, and both groups fans' are jealous over SNSD because of it at least that's the way it is among my teenage friends.. I don't know if it's different in Korea or other communities

[AyUmIXx]

today's MUCORE performance..
girls have different outfit again..
ppl said it's like the mix of RDR and Chocolate Love outfits from the past..



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y_nathz, LOL that exactly what i told you about lols... haters just gonna hate..

anyway, did you guys read what Super 7, (A Taiwanese girl group who copied SNSD's Hoot outfit style) say about SNSD?

gosh these girls got GUTS to say such thing about SNSD, specially about their bodies are better than SNSD lmao~

Super 7, the girl group unofficially labeled the Taiwanese version of SNSD have bluntly accused the SNSD ladies of being ‘plastic’.

The Taiwanese media conducted an interview with Super 7 that was released through a recent issue of a weekly magazine.

The ladies who were previously criticized for poorly imitating SNSD in their MV remarked, “At first we were so offended so we cried a lot but we now understand why the MV might have upset the fans. We also feel that criticism is another form of interest, and are able to better deal with negative comments.”

They continued, “There are a few SNSD members that can sing and dance well, but the rest of the members have no special appeals. The SNSD girls have all undergone plastic surgery, but we are natural beauties and their bodies can’t even compare to ours.”

They then quickly changed their attitude by saying, “We’re not saying that we will ever be able to be better than SNSD, but we will view them as our role models.”

Flabbergasted Korean fans who heard their comments remarked, “They should probably learn to be more humble“, “They’re not natural beauties, but rather natural, ordinary citizens“, and “Just please quit copying their stuff“.

The concept behind Super 7 is that their average age is only 22, and that they all have ‘C’ cup chest sizes.

[y_nathz]

^Thanks! It does reminds me of Chocolate Love~
yeah you're right, their logic is just.. weird xD

wtf with Super 7 o_O I don't even want to go further >_>

[AyUta]

Just read that over at ningin. They basically dissed snsd and then said they are their role models. wtf?

[Tom Punks]

Originally Posted by CoriKaru

Is this the same for their Singles leading up to the Album? Or do they just release Mini Albums? "The Boys" didn't have any Singles/Mini Albums did it?

Well I found this article interesting:

Sorry, but I don't think I understand what you're asking. XD They did release the Hoot mini album before The Boys, but Hoot didn't end up on the album.

No matter if the release is a single, mini album, or album, its title track is performed 23950293052 times. It's pretty different from Japan, where they just perform the song on a few shows right before or right around the time the single is released. In Korea, they (usually) release the song first and then perform it 5000 times afterward. Like, when KARA was releasing Jumping (I think?), they only had three weeks to perform it in Korea, and we all thought that was a short amount of time. XD