Taeyeon Voted OST Queen

Another poll has been topped by a Girls' Generation member, this time in a dominant fashion. Music website Monkey3 conducted an online poll asking netizens "who is the the queen of drama OST's". Taeyeon ran away with first place, receiving 52%, or 385, out of a total of 740 votes. Baek Ji Young came in second with 26%. People in the music industry have even said, "If Taeyeon sings it, it'll be a hit."

Among Taeyeon's OST recordings are "Can You Hear Me" from MBC's "Beethoven Virus", "If" from KBS2's "Hong Gil Dong", and "I Love You" from SBS's "Athena: Goddess of War".

Source: Nate
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SNSD celebrate Taeyeon's Birthday @ Lipton CF Shooting

110525. SNSD member celebrates Taeyeon's Birthday during shooting "Lipton CF". Even tho they had a CF to shoot, they still make free time to celebrate her Birthday with their Lipton CF's outfits.

[110525] Taeyeon's Birthday @ Lipton CF Shooting.

Credit: Chichinhu (picture)

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Comparing Taeyeon and Sooyoung's Legs

It is a well-known fact that Sooyoung is the tallest member in Girls' Generation and Taeyeon is one of the shortest. This difference in height may be significantly due to one thing.

Recently, a comparison of leg lengths between Sooyoung and Taeyeon has become a hot topic. A photograph of the two girls in similar positions has been circulating around the internet. The girls are sitting sideways on a chair, allowing people to notice the difference in the lengths of the girls' legs. It has even been said that the fact that one of Sooyoung's legs is not completely in the frame could be embarassing for Taeyeon.

Sooyoung's long legs have been known for a long time. On a "Radio Star" segment on MBC's "Golden Fishery" in February of 2009, Sooyoung even introduced herself by saying, "I'm in charge of leg length in Girls' Generation."

Fans are showing a variety of responses to the picture showing the differences in leg length between Girls' Generation's Taeyeon and Sooyoung, saying comments such as, "It's not that Taeyeon's legs are short, but that Sooyoung's legs are really long", "Sooyoung gives off a mature feel", "Although Taeyeon's legs are shorter than Sooyoung's, it's okay, because she's good at singing and because she's cute."

Source: Nate
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Taeyeon Nominated for Best Newcomer at 'The 5th Musical Awards'

Girls' Generation's Taeyeon has been nominated under the category 'Best Newcomer' for her musical 'Midnight Sun' at The 5th Musical Awards.

With the recent increase in idols advancing into the musical scene, there is much interest in whether Taeyeon will be able to clinch the award. Taeyeon is up against artists like Sunmin, Ivy and Lee Jiram. Fellow SM Entertainment artist Yesung from Super Junior has also been nominated for 'Best Male Newcomer' for his third musical 'Spamalot'.

The 5th Musical Awards, which will be held on the coming June 7th, is co-sponsored by the Korean Association of Musicals, Joongang Ilbo and jTBC. It will be held at the Grand Sejong Grand Theatre.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Source: inews24
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Who are the best MR (music removed) singers?

MR (Music Removed) videos have been an increasingly common way for netizens to gauge how well idols perform during live broadcasts, as a way to see how well they can actually sing. Recently, Mnet’s “Idol Chart Show” compared the MR clips of the idol singers, and selected the best of the best.

TVXQ was selected as the overall winner, from a field of Korea’s best idol singers. Their reason? ”Not only can they sing well live, but they dance well while performing!” They showed clips of TVXQ’s comeback MR removed performance for “Keep Your Head Down“, and the proof was in the pudding, folks – these guys are good.

For giggles, the MCs focused on Changmin’s incredible range, but also his habit of pointing upwards with his index finger when he’s going for those big notes. Then, they both commented on how muchYunho has improved since his debut days, by comparing his “Keep Your Head Down” performance to a live performance of “Hug“, where his voice cracked.

Below is the list of final rankings; interestingly enough, figure skater and the nation’s Little Sister Kim Yuna made the list at #15.

1. TVXQ

2. IU

3. Taeyeon of SNSD

4. Changmin of 2AM

5. Park Bom of 2NE1

6. Taeyang of Big Bang

7. Hyorin of SISTAR

8. Kyuhyun of Super Junior

9. Jonghyun of SHINee

10. Song Jieun of Secret

11.Yonghwa of C.N. Blue

12. Lee Hongki of FT Island

13. Suzy of miss A

14. Hyun Bin (actor)

15. Kim Yuna (ice skater)

16. G.O. of MBLAQ

17. Gayoon of 4minute

18. Kim Soohyun (actor)

19. Junsu of 2PM

20. Yosub of B2ST

Check out the segment clip below!

New individual picture of Vita 500 - Hyoyeon, Taeyeon, Jessica, Yuri & Seohyun in Hanbok

Girls' Generation's Taeyeon voted #1 future Idol Mentor

Girls' Generation's Taeyeon received the highest votes as the idol who would be the future mentor and offer the greatest support.

MBC's 'Star Audition: Birth of a Great Star' is currently receiving much attention and there is also great interest on idols who would be future mentors for the show.

From April 26th to May 2nd, music portal 'Bugs!' held a survey with the question, 'Which idol would most likely be the future mentor for the show Star Audition?' The results showed Girls' Generation Taeyeon taking first place with 45% (2487 people) votes.

Taeyeon is the lead singer for Girls' Generation and is known as the 'Vocals Terminator' for her singing skills and famous OST tracks. The participants who voted for Taeyeon commented that "Taeyeon leads a 9-member group and is a bold leader", and "Taeyeon's voice, singing, etc. There is nothing about her that is wrong." Based on her experiences, many support the great likelihood of Taeyeon being a good mentor. A MR (Music Removed) video of Taeyeon's OST song 'I Love You' for the drama 'Athena: Goddess of War' uploaded online also illustrated her perfect vocals.

Girls' Generation is currently staying strong on the Oricon chart with their Japanese single 'MR. TAXI'.

Other idols voted were JYJ's Junsu and 2AM's Changmin.

What do you think of the results?

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Source: Nate [Irrelevant parts omitted]

TaeYeon's Mother's Day Message @ Vita500

Gagman Oh Jung Tae hailed as a national hero by SNSD fans

Ever since it was revealed that it was gagman Oh Jung Tae (35) that rescued SNSD’s Taeyeon from her kidnapping incident on stage earlier this week, SNSD fans have been hailing him as the nation’s hero for his brave intervention. Thanks to the bump in popularity, he’s now become one of the most widely recognized names with the public.

Oh Jung Tae himself, however, doesn’t think he’s deserving of it. “I didn’t do anything, how could I be called the nation’s hero? I’m definitely not. I seriously don’t know what to do with all of this attention. The hero is not me, but SNSD’s fans.”

He continued, “I feel like I’m being called a hero because of the great love that fans have for SNSD, but I am definitely not a hero. All I did was jump to action when I saw what was happening. People say that it was me that got control over him, but it was actually the security guards. I just tried to break his grip from Taeyeon’s hand because he was holding on tight.”

Concluding the interview, he expressed his gratification towards their fans by commenting, “SNSD’s fans have been sending me cakes and presents, but there’s really no need. I’m very thankful.”

Like the gagman he is, he added with a laugh, “I’m actually worried whether Taeyeon wasn’t shocked over seeing my face so close.”

Source + Photos: Mydaily via Naver

High Quality pictures of Yoona & Taeyeon "All About Girls` Generation"

Ex-PD of “I Am A Singer” names his virtual list of idol contestants for the show

Kim Young Hee PD, the ex-producer of the hit series “I Am A Singer“, met up with reporters on April 18th and named his list of idols who are capable of appearing on the show.

His picks were revealed to be IU, JYJ’s Junsu and SNSD’s Taeyeon. He personally tried to have IUappear on the program, but because he quit the show, he couldn’t fulfill his dream.

The program is comprised of artists who are applauded for their singing abilities.

The initial line-up included Kim Bum Soo, Kim Gun Mo, Lee Sora, Jung Yeob, Park Jung Hyun,Baek Ji Young, and Yoon Do Hyun; after a few members left or were eliminated from the show, the new line-up boasts Lim Jae Bum, Kim Yeon Woo, and BMK.

“I Am A Singer” led the ‘revolution’ in the music industry for bringing back ‘real singers’ to the spotlight with this reality variety program. The show is going to start airing again on May 1st, after spending a month-long hiatus to change a few aspects.

Source: TV Report

Taeyeon's Schedule Remains Unchanged Despite Stage Incident

After experiencing a sudden incident at the Angel Price Music Festival, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon is still expected to participate in her schedule as per normal.

A representative from SM Entertainment, the agency of Girls' Generation reported that, "Today, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon will participate in the album recording sessions. She was surprised yesterday during the show, but she is now stable and has no health problems. Her future plans will proceed and there will be no delay in her schedules."

He continued that "Taeyeon went back to the dorm after the stage yesterday and rested. She is doing well. Fans seem to be more surprised. Do not worry."

The Angel Price Music Festival was held at the Lotte World Ice Rink. Girls' Generation attended the special event and were performing when a male appeared and pulled Taeyeon offstage.

Comedian Oh Jungtae along with two other men appeared to stop him before he could go any further.

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Source: Nate

Oh JungTae doesn't want to be called a Hero

Upon the incident stage intrusion incident at Lotte World Ice Rink earlier today (April 17th), comedian Oh JungTae said he was “surprised”. Oh JungTae, who was the MC for the event, helped to stop the unwanted incident.

After the event, Oh JungTae called Star News and stated “During the performance, I saw a male stranger going onto the stage to grab Taeyeon so I went up to stop him. After that, the body guards came up to put a stop to the situation.”

Upon receiving praises for saving Taeyeon, he responded, “Don’t treat me like a hero. I just happened to be the first to see and went up. You are embarrassing me.”

He continued “I was surprised, and Taeyeon was surprised as well. After the incident, she said ‘Thank you’ to me and had a small chat with me.”

He stated, “Because of the situation, I don’t know what happened to that guy afterwards. I just knew I had to go up to the empty stage to calm down the confused audience”.

According to SM Entertainment, Taeyeon was surprised but only thought of it as an “incident” and decided to let bygones be bygones. She then continued her performance without any further disruption. There was no harm done and she returned to the dormitory afterwards.

Credit: star.mt.co.kr
Translated by: Taengfan@fanwonder.com

SNSD's Taeyeon Not to Press Charges

On the 17th Taeyeon got dragged off stage by a male fan. Currently Taeyeon is fine and more has been revealed about the male fan. According to the staff of the event "The student was from Masan and did what he did because he was young," "It wasn't a kidnapping incident the situation was taken care of and SNSD finished their three songs." SM Entertainment have not turned the male fan over to the police. If the male fan had been taken over to the police he would have fallen under "Work Interference" and "Violent Act" laws.

Credit: Soompi

Coupang releases apology for “Angel Price Music Festival”, will issue full refunds

Social commerce business ‘Coupang‘ has released an official apology regarding the incident that occurred with SNSD’s Taeyeon at the “Angel Price Music Festival“.

Through their official homepage, Coupang wrote:

“First of all, we would like to bow our heads and apologize for worrying SNSD, all of SNSD’s loving fans, and the customers of Coupang.

This music festival was the launching event for ‘Angel Price’, and under Angel Price’s request, Coupang handled the concert’s ticket sales. Unfortunately, Coupang was inadequate in the way we sold and distributed the tickets. There was also an unfortunate incident during SNSD’s performance which disturbed our customers and SNSD’s fans. Due to everything listed above, Coupang will be taking full responsibility of the issue.

As such, everyone who bought tickets through Coupang will get a full refund. We will work our best to make sure that such an incident does not occur again.

We would like to apologize once again for the incident that occurred at the ‘Angel Price Music Festival’, and promise to become a Coupang that works even harder.

Thank you.”

Netizens have been showing a cold response towards the apology, and although Taeyeon herself has stated that she would not be pressing charges, netizens feel that the concert failed to protect an artist that they had invited.

Many have been leaving comments of criticism towards the site, such as, “Money is not the issue anymore, it’s unfortunate that the company is trying to pass the issue over with just a refund”, and “What would they have done if something had really happened to Taeyeon?”

On a lighter note, comedian and the show’s MC, Oh Jung Tae has found himself thrust into the spotlight overnight as he is regarded by SOnes all over the world as a ‘national hero’ for saving Taeyeon from being manhandled even futher during yesterday’s incident.

Source: Sports Chosun via Nate

Chinese fans are praising Sunny's bold actions. Girls' Generation performed at the Lotte World Ice Rink yesterday for the Angel Price Music Festival.

Chinese fans are praising Sunny's bold actions.

Girls' Generation performed at the Lotte World Ice Rink yesterday for the Angel Price Music Festival. The girls were performing the first song, 'Run Devil Run' when a man appeared on stage and grabbed Taeyeon offstage.

Since then, the recorded incident has spread through the internet. Girls' Generation fans in one Chinese online community website praised Sunny's courageous acts which helped to stop Taeyeon from being dragged away.

The image of a created character titled 'Sunny the Supergirl' in particular attracted the attention of many. The phrase 'Thank you, Lee Sunkyu. You are our hero' was inserted and Sunny emerged as a new hero.

Netizens commented that "Taeyeon has a great bodyguard!" and "Girls' Generation's bodyguard! It's such a relief to have Sunny there", praising Sunny's courageous act.

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Source: Nate

[110417] Taeyeon was dragged by mysterious man (Better View)

[Video] Taeyeon grabbed by mysterious man during their performance [110417]

Taeyeon manhandled during security lapse at Angel Price Music Festival

On 17th April 2011, Girls' Generation performed at the Angel Price Music Festival, organised jointly by Lotte World and Coupang.

During the event, an unfortunate incident happened, as the hired security was lax and did not perform up to standards. Near the end of the 'Run Devil Run' stage, Taeyeon was dragged off-stage by an unidentified individual. The other members were also caught unawares and tried to stop the man, to no avail. The event's host, comedian Oh Jungtae, managed to prevent the man from dragging Taeyeon away. According to fanaccounts, the man appeared from back-stage and was later detained and apprehended by security after the performance.

Despite the sudden and shocking circumstances, Taeyeon kept calm throughout and even reassured fans that she was alright after the incident was contained. The girls went on to continue to perform 'Hoot' and 'Gee' with smiles, showing their highly professional attitude. Leader Taeyeon in particular showed that she was not affected by the incident, with fantaken pictures and videos of her showing a bright smile in the subsequent performances.

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