Thursday, December 8, 2011

My Tips To Confidently Speaks In English

Assalamualaikum and annyeonghaseyo again guys! So, today I'm about to bring up something that almost everyone isn't confident about it. Yes, SPEAKING IN ENGLISH. So that's my topic today. The reason I choose this topic is that I always observe others English and they can speak in English but there's one thing that they don't have while speaking in English, CONFIDENCE. Yes, confidence. Why do I say that confidence is needed when you want to talk in English. Well, its a need because the words that came out of your mouth is something that you know the meaning. I mean, you wouldn't want to say something that you don't know the meaning. Am I right? So, when you know what you're saying, this mean that you're confident to say it out loud. When you don't have any confidence in talking in English, means that you're not confident with yourself. Never care of what others say about your English, that is why there's a saying, 'It's worth trying'. Another tip is LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES. Don't take people negatively when they say, "your English sucks" or "what English crap are you trying to spill here" and etc. Take it positively. Just take the words as a motivation for you to keep improving your English. So, I think that some of you might think that learning English is such a lousy stuff to do but in fact, NOT! When you say that learning English is such a lousy stuff to do, meaning that you don't think of your future needs. Nowadays, most work requires applicant to be good in English communication skill. Plus, any international meeting would also requires English communication skills. So, I hope the tips that I gave helped. Tell me, if you have any problem in English and Insya-Allah I'll try to answer it as much as I could. And you could also ask about love problems. So, I guess that's it for this post. Hope to see you guy again in the next post. Bye!

Monday, December 5, 2011

ONE INTERESTING FACT BY ME!

Assalamualaikum and annyeonghaseyo! And again today, I'm posting a new post after a few while not posting anything here in my blog. Well, I have something to share today. And I guess you're ready to here it from me. As we all know, it's K-POP WAVE ERA! Tons of beautiful, stunning and hot celebrities are out to entertain. But, one interesting fact is that they influenced our SEX ORIENTATION! I mean if you're a straight guy, you could turn neither GAY or BISEXUAL because you liked some HOT BOY BAND  such as SHINee, SuJu, BEAST, Boyfriend and lots more.The reason I said neither you might turn gay or bi because you could just maybe admiring only boy bands without admiring any girl band or maybe you admire both. And these stuff could also happen to girls but its rare.
It happened to me too you know. I happened to turn from STRAIGHT TO BISEXUAL because of K-Pop. I happened to admire SHINee's Minho and JongHyun, BEAST's YoSeob, SuJu's Donghae and KyuHyun and Big Bang's Seungri. I also happened to admire lots of HOT GIRL BAND such as SNSD, 2NE1, Kara, 4MINUTE and T-Ara. For girls I admire SNSD's Sunny, YoonA and Jessica, 2NE1's Park Bom and Sandara, Kara's Gyuri, Hara and SeungYeon, T-Ara's JiYeon, Hyomin and EunJeung, 4MINUTE's Gayoon and HyunA, ChoColat's Tia and f(x)'s Sulli. Even so, I kept a lot of Minho's(SHINee) photos in my laptop.Hope you don't mind about the fact that I gave just now because it's true. So, when you find me on Facebook commenting on Minho's picture saying 'you're cute!' or 'saranghae oppa!'. Don't mind that. That's what happened when you're a bi. To end this post, I'll just put some pictures of my favourite ones! Check it out and bye!
SHINee's JongHyun

SNSD's Jessica

SNSD's YoonA
SNSD's Sunny

BEAST's YoSeob

T-Ara's Hyomin

4MINUTE's HyunA

Super Junior's DongHae

T-Ara's EunJeung

Kara's Gyuri

Kara's Hara

T-Ara's JiYeon

Super Junior's KyuHyun

2NE1's Park Bom

SHINee's Minho

2NE1's Sandara

Big Bang's SeungRi

Kara's SeungYeon

f(x)' Sulli

ChoColat's Tia

4MINUTE's GaYoon

Friday, November 25, 2011

SNSD, So Nyeo Shi Dae, Girls' Generation, They're The Same Thing..

Assalamualaikum and annyeonghaseyo again everyone! So, it's been a while since I last updated my blog so today I'll posting another one foe this month. so, I've thinking for almost any possible title to discuss until a friend of mine suggested me to talk about my interest to K-pop. But, I'm not going talk about this whole K-pop industry. I'm just going to talk about my favourite group So Nyeo Shi Dae or SNSD(Girls' Generation). I'm not going to write or something. I'll probably copy paste from the Wikipedia. Here goes nothing.
Girls' Generation (Korean소녀시대Hanja/Chinese/Japanese少女時代) is a nine-member South Korean girl 
Girls' Generation
소녀시대
少女時代
Background information
Also known asSNSD (소녀시대少女時代),
SoShi (소시少時)
OriginSeoulSouth Korea
GenresPopdance-popteen popbubblegum pop,electropopR&B
Years active2007–present
LabelsS.M. Entertainment (South Korea)
Universal Music Japan (Japan)
S.M. Entertainment USA/Interscope (United States)
Associated actsSM Town
WebsiteOfficial website
Members
Taeyeon
Jessica
Sunny
Tiffany
Hyoyeon
Yuri
Sooyoung
Yoona
Seohyun
Girls' Generation
Hangul소녀시대
Hanja少女時代
Revised RomanizationSonyeo Sidae
McCune–ReischauerSonyŏ Sidae
group formed byS.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon (Leader), JessicaSunnyTiffanyHyoyeonYuriSooyoung,Yoona and Seohyun. They are often referred to as SoShi (소시Hanja少時), or SNSD; the first is an abbreviation and the second, mainly used outside Korea, is an acronym of the group's Korean name So Nyeo Shi Dae.
Girls' Generation has released three Korean full albums, three Korean mini-albums, one Japanese full album and various singles. Their 2009 hit single "Gee" holds the record for being the longest running No.1 song on KBS Music Bank, having held the No.1 chart ranking for 9 consecutive weeks. Gee was named song of the decade by the Korean music site, Melon.[1] The group also won various awards in 2009 and 2010, including consecutive Artist of the Year (Daesang) awards at the Seoul Music AwardsGolden Disk AwardsMelon Music Awards, and the Korean Cultural Entertainment Awards.
The group began a foray into the Japanese music scene in late 2010 under Nayutawave Records, a part of Universal Music, with the Japanese remakes of their 2009 Korean hits "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" and "Gee".



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Career

2007–2008: Debut and Girls' Generation

In July 2007, Girls' Generation had their unofficial first stage performance on Mnet School of Rock where the group performed their first single, titled "Into the New World" (다시 만난 세계Dasi Mannan Segye). A documentary recording the story of the group's debut titled Mnet Girls' Generation Goes to School was filmed during this time, showing the members as they moved into an apartment together and prepared for their peformances. The group's first single was physically released soon after, including an instrumental of the group's debut song and two other tracks: "Beginning" and "Perfect for You". The latter's Korean title is "Wish" (소원SoWon), which later became the name of Girls' Generation's official fan club, S♡NE. The group's debut officially began on August 5, 2007, first performing on SBS Inkigayo and then later on MBC Music Core and KBS Music Bank. "Into the New World" achieved No.1 spot on M! Countdown.
The group released their first self-titled full album in late autumn of 2007 with the lead single "Girls' Generation" (소녀시대Sonyeo Sidae), a remake of Lee Seung-cheol's 1989 song. Promotion for the single started in early November. The album also included the group's first single "Into the New World", "Perfect For You" (re-titled "Honey"), and 8 other tracks by the group. In early 2008, Girls' Generation began promoting their second single from the album, "Kissing You", which won the group their first K-chart win after getting the number one position on the KBS Music Bank February chart.[2]
In March 2008, the album was repackaged, re-released and re-titled "Baby Baby". A third single, "Baby Baby", was released to promote the album. During the group's promotions, members Jessica, Yoona and Seohyun were also featured on a mini-album released by Roommate, a one-man band from Purple Communication. The mini-album was titled Roommate: Emotional Band Aid, and was released on December 1, 2008. The song performed by the three girls, titled "Oppa Nappa" (오빠 나빠; literally, Bad Brother), was digitally released before the album in April 2008. The song was performed live on SBS InkigayoKBS Music Bank and M! Countdown some time later.[3][4] Later in the year the three members released "Mabinogi" (It's Fantastic!) together as the theme song for the Nexon game Mabinogi, with Tiffany participating in the music video.[5]
Mnet reality show Factory Girl chronicled the members working as interns at fashion magazine Elle Girl.[6] The articles the group worked on were featured in the Korean Elle Girl magazine. The program began airing in early October.[7] In late 2008, the group also participated in the SM Town Live '08 concert along with other SM Town artists.

2009: GeeGenie and rising popularity

On December 26, 2008, posters of the Girls' Generation members wearing roller-skates were posted up in various locations around Seoul. SM Entertainment's phone lines were blocked up by callers asking whether the posters were for sale and the company asked fans to stop taking the posters down for personal use.[8] On December 29, the group's management stated that the posters were indeed teaser posters and that the group would soon release their first EPGee, in January 2009.[9]
A teaser video was released in January 2009 and the first single "Gee" released soon after. "Gee" topped Cyworld's hourly music chart on the release day.[10] The song also went No.1 on all major digital music charts within two days.[11] The music video set a record on release, garnering 1 million views on GomTV in under a day.[12]
The group began its album promotion in January 2009 on MBC Music Core where they sang their new lead single "Gee" and the track "Himnae (Way To Go)", another song from their mini-album.[13] "Gee" went on to become a phenomenal hit, breaking the record for consecutive No.1 wins on Music Bank with 9 consecutive wins, as well as receiving a triple crown onSBS Inkigayo. The track also showed strength on other charts, topping the MujikonMelon and Mnet charts for 8 consecutive weeks, the Dosirak chart for 7 weeks, the Muse chart for 6 weeks and the Baksu chart for 4 weeks.[14][15]
After a short break, SM Entertainment announced that the group would be back with a new mini-album sporting a "Marine Girl" concept. The new single was to be titled "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" (소원을 말해봐 (Genie); literally, "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)"); with the full mini-album being released digitally on June 22, 2009.[16][17] The group started their promotional activities on June 26, 2009, appearing on KBS Music Bank.[18] The performance was followed by follow-up comeback performances on MBC Music Core and SBS Inkigayo on June 27 and 28, 2009. The physical release of Genie was delayed by SM Entertainment in order to redo the album art, and was released 4 days later on June 29, 2009.[16]
The track proved to be a success as it conquered various music sites, including Melon, Dosirak, Mnet, and Bugs, and it was No.1 on the weekly charts and SKT ringtone weekly charts of the first week of July.[19] The mini-album sold an estimated 50,000+ copies in its first week after released (almost double the numbers from the first-week sales of Gee), an unusual feat for any Korean girl group.[20]

2010: Oh!/Run Devil Run, Japanese debut and Hoot

Later in January, SM Entertainment confirmed the release of Oh!, the group's second full-length album to be released on January 28.[21] The lead single "Oh!", was digitally released on January 25 with the music video being released two days later.[22] On January 30, the group started promotions with the recording of MBC Music Core.[23] The broadcast of the performance experienced a blackout near the end, to which MBC made the whole performance available online in response.[24] With 'Oh!', the group went on to win 5 consecutive K-charts on KBS Music Bank, as well as achieving a triple crown on SBS Inkigayo.[25] 'Oh!' also went on to win the Music Bank half-year K-chart, coming in at 2nd on Hanteo's first half album sales chart,[26] and also winning the end-of-year K-chart.[citation needed] The music video became ranked as the number one most viewed YouTube video in Korea by the end of 2010. It was also No.1 in Hong Kong and made the top 10 in both the Taiwan and Japan rankings.[27]
Starting from March 11, 2010, photos of the members were released online showcasing a dark concept, dubbed "Black SoShi".[28] A teaser video was released on March 16, with the new single Run Devil Run being released as a digital single on March 17.
Mid-June, it was announced that the group had signed contracts in May, and would begin working under Universal Music Japan's record label Nayutawave Records for their Japanese promotions, with their first Japanese single expected to be released in September 2010.[29][30][31] Girls' Generation began promotion in Japan in August. "少女時代到来~初来日記念盤~" (Girls' Generation's Arrival ~ First Time in Japan Commemoration Disc ~), a DVD featuring seven of the group's music videos as well as special bonus footage was released on August 11, with the special edition of the DVD containing a pink glowstick as well as a pass to the Girls' Generation debut at the Tokyo Ariake Colliseum on August 25.[32] In the first week after release, the DVD sold 23,000 copies, making No.4 on the weekly DVD Oricon ranking and No.3 on the weekly music DVD ranking,[33] making Girls' Generation the first female k-pop group to make the Oricon DVD Top-5 ranking.[34] The sales for the group's first photobook, “少女” (So Nyuh) were estimated to at 1.6 billion won even before release.[35]
Amidst their Japanese activities, the group also participated in the SMTown Live '10 World Tour alongside their label-mates on August 21 at Seoul Jamsil Olympic Stadium.[36] They participated in the subsequent Shanghai, Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo stops as well.[37]
On August 25, the group held their first showcase in Tokyo Ariake Colliseum.[38] With an initial 10,000 fans invited, it was reported to be the most large-scale plan for a Korean artist debuting in Japan.[32] However, due to high number of expected attendees, the group's management announced that the showcase would take place three times in the same day rather than once to accommodate the estimated 20,000 fans.[39] The group sang 5 of their Korean tracks at each of the showcases, and the total number of attendees over all three shows were estimated to be at least 22,000.[40] At this showcase, the Genie Japanese music video was also revealed publicly for the first time, the teaser having been released a few days prior on August 20.[41]
Their Japanese debut single "Genie" debuted at the No.5 spot on the same day of its release on the Daily Oricon Charts and later rose to the No.2 position on the Daily Charts some time later, earning the group a No.4 position on the Oricon weekly ranking.[42][43][44] The group also hit the number No.1 spots on Japan iTunes' music video chart and both theRekochoku daily video clip chart and incoming movie daily ranking chart a day later.[45] With pre-orders amounting to 80,000, the single sold an estimated 45,000 copies in the first week after release.[46][47] On October 20, 2010, the group released their second Japanese single, "Gee".[48][49]
A week after the release of their Japanese single, the group released their third Korean mini-album, Hoot on October 27, 2010, consisting of five tracks.[50] The video for lead single, "Hoot", a song originally written in English as "Bulletproof", was released on October 28.[51][52] Girls' Generation commenced their promotional activities with a comeback stage on KBS Music Bank on October 29.[53] "Hoot" quickly rose to the top of the charts and received the No.1 spot numerous times on music shows, proving to be another successful release for the group.[54][55][56][57] The group simultaneously promoted "Hoot" and "Gee" in Korea and Japan respectively, participating in Japanese music broadcasts such as the FNS Music Festival, where they performed their two Japanese singles, "Gee" and "Genie" on December 4.
On December 22, 2010, "Hoot" was repackaged with additional tracks from previous albums and released in Japan. The release rose to the No.2 position on the Oricon charts and selling 21,000 copies on the first day, faring surprisingly well considering that all the included tracks were entirely in Korean.[58]
On December 9, 2010, the group attended the Golden Disk Awards, being awarded three awards including the Disk Daesang (Album of the Year) for their 2nd album Oh!. The group also became the first ever girl group to have both a Disk Daesang (2010)and Digital Daesang (2009). On December 15, 2010, the group attended the Melon Music Awards winning the Best Dressed Singer award, Hot Trend Song award for their latest song, "Hoot", as well as the Artist of the Year award. This would be the 2nd consecutive 'Artist of the Year' award for the group. They topped the Hanteo annual Singer Award chart for 2010.[59]
They were named on Asia Today's list of 50 Korean power leaders for 2011 at the No.44 spot, being the only idol group from the list.[60] Girls' Generation was designated "Artist of the Year" by Dosirak, Soribada, Korea Gallup, Hanteo and Sport Korea and also won Best Song of The Year with "Oh!" at Monkey 3.[61][62]

2011: MR. TAXIGirls' Generation and The Boys

Hoot was certified Gold by Record Industry Association of Japan.[63] At the start of 2011, the group prepared a new song titled "Visual Dreams", as part of their endorsement efforts forIntel's Core Processors throughout Asia.[64] The music video for "Visual Dreams" was released on January 17, and various promotional campaigns included new music, 2D and 3D music videos, internet sites, photos, and PC store displays.[65]
In latter half of January, it was announced that the group would be returning to the Japanese market through the release of their Japanese version of "Run Devil Run" as a digital single, scheduled for release on January 25, 2011.[66]
On January 20, at the 20th Seoul Music Awards, the group received an Artist of the Year award, a Bonsang prize, a Popularity award and a Hallyu award. In doing this, Girls' Generation became one of four artists in Korean music history (the others being Seo TaijiJo Sungmo and H.O.T.) to win two consecutive Artist of the Year awards at the Seoul Music Awards. The group also became the only girl group in history to receive Artist of the Year awards for Seoul Music Awards, and Melon Music Awards for two consecutive years. They also received two Daesang Awards at the Golden Disk Ceremony, one Digital Daesang (2009), and one Physical Album Sales Daesang (2010).[67]
On March 8, SM Japan updated their official website with information about the release of Girls' Generation third Japanese single and their first Japanese tour. It was stated that on April 27, Girls' Generation would be releasing their third Japanese single MR. TAXI / Run Devil Run, which would include their first original Japanese song "MR. TAXI".[68] and the Japanese remake of their song "Run Devil Run". A portion of the revenue from their Japanese single MR. TAXI / Run Devil Run would be donated to Japan's Red Cross in order to provide assistance to the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[69] On April 9, the Japanese music video of "Run Devil Run" was released.
It was also announced that the group would embark on a Japan-wide tour titled The 1st Japan Arena Tour which would start at Osaka on May 31. A total of 14 concerts in 6 cities would be held over a period of one and a half months.[70]
At the 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan (VMAJ), Girls' Generation were nominated for three awards under the "Best Group Video", "Best Video Of The Year" and "Best Karaokee! Song" categories.[71] Originally titled MTV Video Music Awards Japan (VMAJ), the title of the event was changed to change the focus of the show to aid Japan, with donations tied to the amount of votes for artistes.[72] Girls' Generation performed two songs at the event, joining the star-studded line up alongside world-famous artistes such as Tokio HotelLady Gaga andAKB48.[73] On July 2, it was announced that they had come out top in two out of the three nominated categories, winning "Best Group Video" and "Best Karaokee! Song" for the Japanese version of "GENIE".[74]
On June 1, 2011, they released their first full-length original Japanese studio album Girls' Generation. This album contains 12 songs including the singles "Genie", “Gee”, "Run Devil Run", "MR. TAXI" and a Japanese version of "Hoot".[75]
Girls' Generation was certified Platinum (250,000) by Recording Industry Association of Japan on June 14, 2011, making it the fifth Korean artist's album to do so after S.E.S, BoA, TVXQ and KARA. Girls' Generation then was certified Double Platinum (500,000) on July 8, 2011, a first for any Korean girl group.[76][77] The group also set a record for "recording the highest sales of the FIRST album as a foreign artist in Japan. Girls' Generation is the fourth artist to obtained number 1 spot on weekly album chart after BoA, TVXQ and Big Bang,"[78]and became the third Korean artist to surpass the 500,000 mark after BoA and TVXQ. As a result of their rising popularity, Girls' Generation became the highest earning foreign artist in Japan for the first half of 2011.[79] Girls' Generation has sold over 629,436 copies, making it the highest selling album by a Korean group in Oricon history, surpassing a record previously held by labelmate TVXQ, and now holds the 5th spot for best selling albums of 2011 in Japan according to Oricon.
Recently, the group has been in the midst of their second Asia Tour. They held their first two concerts in Seoul on July 23 and 24, followed by concerts in Taipei, Taiwan on September 9, 10 and 11, and then continue onto Singapore on December 9.
On August 21, 2011 The 1st Asia Tour: Into The New World DVD reached the No.1 spot in Japan's "Tower Records" being the highest selling DVD between August 15-21st.[80]
Girls' Generation was designated by SISA Press as "The Most Influential Entertainers in Korea" for the year 2011, after having placed 6th in the 2010 ranking.[81]
On September 26, 2011 the first teaser featuring Taeyeon was released for the impending comeback with the group's 3rd Korean album The Boys, followed by Sunny & Hyoyeon on September 27; Jessica, Sooyoung and Tiffany on September 28 and Yoona, Yuri, and Seohyun on September 29. The first image teaser for "The Boys" was released on the midnight of October 1, 2011 through SM Entertainment's YouTube channel.[82]
Girls’ Generation were originally scheduled to release the third album The Boys through iTunes worldwide and through various music websites in Asia including Korea on October 5, 2011. As of September 30, the album's release has been postponed so as to bring about a worldwide album release, with details to be released as soon as they are confirmed.[83][84] On October 10, it was confirmed that the album will be released on October 19, 2011 and comeback on KBS Music Bank on October 21, 2011.[85]
Setting their sights on the international market, Girls' Generation signed a contract with Universal Music Group under Interscope Records in 2011.[86]
The title track, "The Boys", was released in both Korean and English. It was written, composed and arranged by Teddy Riley, who was Michael Jackson’s producer.[87]
After a few minutes after "The Boys" released, Girls' Generation cleared (across the air) the "all-kill" status on many online music charts with their single "The Boys", on top.
On 21st October, Girls' Generation began their promotion of "The Boys" on KBS Music Bank with "The Boys" and "MR. TAXI (Korean ver.)". It is already confirmed that Girls' Generation will release "The Boys" maxi single (mini album) internationally on November 29th.
The following week of their comeback performance, they won their first number ones for The Boys on M! Countdown on October 27th and their second on KBS Music Bank on October 28th and third on SBS Inkigayo on October 30th, making an 'All-Kill' on Music Program charts.
The Boys sold 227,994 albums just within 12 days in South Korea alone, becoming the best selling album in October and third best selling album thus far in 2011.[88]
It was announced on November 11th that Girls’ Generation would be releasing their first official Japanese photobook titled “Holiday” also the first Japanese concert tour will be available on blu-ray/DVD, which goes on sale December 14th. [89]

Members

Taeyeon태연Kim TaeYeon김태연March 9, 1989 (age 22)
Jessica제시카Jessica Jung제시카 정April 18, 1989 (age 22)
Sunny써니Lee Soon Kyu이순규May 15, 1989 (age 22)
Tiffany티파니Stephanie Hwang스테파니 황August 1, 1989 (age 22)
Hyoyeon효연Kim Hyo Yeon김효연September 22, 1989 (age 22)
Yuri유리Kwon Yu Ri권유리December 5, 1989 (age 21)
Sooyoung수영Choi Soo Young최수영February 10, 1990 (age 21)
Yoona윤아Im Yoon Ah임윤아May 30, 1990 (age 21)
Seohyun서현Seo JooHyun임주현June 28, 1991 (age 20)

Endorsements


Girls' Generation performs their single "Chocolate Love" at an LG event. The song is a promotional song for LG's new Chocolate phone.
During their early career, the group were endorsers for several brands such as Elite Uniform,[90] Nexon Bubble Fighter,[91] Samsung andLG.[92] Since 2008 they have been exclusive models for the Goobne Chicken[93] and have filmed several commercials for the brand, recorded jingles for advertising purposes, and modeled for promotional Goobne calendars as well. Goobne Chicken has since become a strong contender in the chicken industry and attribute their success to the group.[94] By mid-2009 the group members were models for over 10 brands and were chosen as one of South Korea's most sought after advertisers in a survey conducted by brand consulting research institute.[95] Several members are solo advertising models such as Seohyun who is a model for Clean and Clear and The Face Shop,[96]Taeyeon who models for A-Solution, a cosmetics brand,[97](Korean) 비오템과 함께하는 커플 UV 체험단 모집</ref> or Yoona who models for S-Oil[98] and Innisfree.[99] Alongside Super Junior, they are also exclusive models to the partly SM Entertainment-owned retail brand SPAO.[100] Endorsing clothing brands, online games,[101] food industries,[102] events, electronics, cosmetics and even products reserved for the top celebrities to endorse such as petroleum and credit cards, the group was considered one of the most sought after models in 2009.[103]
The group continued to be active in advertising in 2010, endorsing brands and products including the Nintendo DSi[104] and Domino's Pizza.[105] In late 2010, a gift certificate company began releasing gift certificates each worth 10,000 won which featured Girls' Generation images on the cards, making them the first celebrities to be featured as such.[106] The Korean web portal Daum also began using the group as models while remodeling certain services and search engines in early October 2010, and released Girls' Generation desktop wallpapers and screensavers for promotion.[107] A survey conducted in December 2010, saw 409 out of 741 marketing employees choosing Girls' Generation as the model with the most influence over consumers, attributing their positive attention from the public to their vocals, looks and fashion sense.[108] In 2011, Intel Asia announced that the group would become official advertising models for the company.[109]
Meanwhile, members Yuri, Yoona, Seohyun, Sooyoung and Hyoyeon were models for Christian Dior. Other members which include Yoona and Seohyun were not models for Christian Dior, due to their other cosmetic contracts. Woongjin Coway stated that they selected Girls' Generation as their exclusive models and recently contracted with the group to endorse their water purifiers. Their contract will begin on March 1 and last through the year, while TV advertisements will begin running mid-March.[110] In March 2011, the group started endorsing the Vita500 brand of energy drinks as part of Vita500's 10th anniversary[111] and exclusive Vita500 posters of Tiffany, Yuri and Yoona were released.[112]
In Japan, the group is currently endorsing the throat lozenge brand E-ma Nodoame.[113] They endorsed Lipton tea as well, with their songs "Let It Rain" and "MR. TAXI" used as background music.[114] In July 2011, along with labelmates TVXQ, they started endorsing 7-Eleven Japan products featuring the Japanese version of the song "Hoot" in commercials.[115]
On August 19, 2011, Girls' Generation were chosen as the ambassadors for the 2010-2012 Visit Korea Year.[116] Seohyun will be appointed as UNICEF envoys on October 11, 2011 at Changseong-Dong, Seoul. This is a notable feat, as only those who have a respectable reputation are appointed as goodwill representatives.[117]
On October 2011 Girls' Generation were appointed models for J.ESTINA.[118]

Philanthropy

On February 4, 2010 SNSD held a donation campaign with music site Lunchbox. In the Music Dream campaign, Netizens will click the "join" button on the site Dosirak and 3% of the purchase price will be accumulated as a reserve. This reserve will be delivered to the donation group, "Korea Make Wish Foundation".[119]
On April 8, 2011, it has been announced that a portion of the revenue from their Japanese single MR. TAXI / Run Devil Run would be donated to Japan's Red Cross in order to provide assistance to the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[69]
SNSD, f(x), SHINee will be taking part in an effort to help African children. On August 9, 2011 the groups were joined by United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Kimoon in the ‘Help African Children’ project co-organized by the Korean Red Cross Society and the Korean UNICEF committee.[120]
Girls' Generation will be appearing on the September 17th episode of KBS‘ ‘Love Request‘ to donate blood. Through the program they will invite a girl with a heart condition and a blind boy to fly to Korea to receive treatment. SNSD will also be participating in a blood drive campaign during the show together with Super Junior.[121]
On September 21 was revealed that Woongjin Coway will be holding a “Beautiful Auction” event at Times Square in Yeongdeungpo with female idol group Girls’ Generation on the 27th to help women who are neglected.[122]
SNSD's member Seohyun released a digital song "Dreams Comes True" together with Donghae on the 11th and proceeds will be donated to UNICEF. The funds will be used to treat children who are suffering in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Djibouti.[117]

Discography













Korean Discography

Studio Albums
Repackaged Albums
Extended Plays
Singles (physical)
Live Albums


Tours

Concert participation

Works

Dramas

Reality shows

Photobooks

Back from left to right: Yuri, TaeYeon, SooYoung, YoonA,
Seohyun, HyoYeon, Sunny
Front left to right: Jessica, Tiffany