[SNS PIC] Minho Trusts Taeyeon For His Manicure Needs

Ever wonder what stars do backstage to keep themselves entertained? Well apparently getting your nails done is one option.

Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon busted out her bottles of nail polish and started working on SHINee Minho‘s nails while the two were hanging out in the waiting room of one of the broadcasting stations that bring you live music shows like “Music Core.”  

On April 20, Taeyeon posted a photo of Minho receiving a manicure on Instagram with the caption, “This is Minho, who always makes an adorable fuss whenever I see him. Good luck with your MC duties on ‘Music Core’! And by the way, that suit looks flattering on you, Minho!”

Taeyeon’s sisterly doting on Minho drew envy from her fans who commented, “Your relationship makes me jealous”, “It’s adorable how Taeyeon acts like Minho’s older sister” and “They look adorable together.” 

In related news, Minho began his MC duties on “Music Core” along with Noh Hong Chul and Kim So Hyun starting April 20. 

By the way, who remembers this adorable pair from “Salamander Guru & The Shadows”? 

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Girls’ Generation and Lee Seung Gi Voted As Most Popular Artists

Girls’ Generation came out on top beating out other artists such as Lee Seung Gi, PSY, and Big Bang in a K-Pop popularity survey.

Survey company Lee’s PR Research Institute conducted a survey titled “Early 2013 Artist Popularity Survey” and asked which male and female K-Pop artists were the most popular. Girls’ Generation won first place among the female artists with 20.6% of the votes and Lee Seung Gi won among the male artists with 9.2%. 

The male artists behind Lee Seung Gi were PSY (8.5%) , Big Bang, Lee Seung Chul, SHINee, Kim Bum Soo, INFINITE, Sung Shi Kyung, Huh Gak, and K.Will. Lee Seung Gi moved up from this third spot to first, with PSY and Big Bang moving down. BEAST, Rain, Naul, and 2PM of last year’s survey did not make it to the top ten this year.

It is noted that the difference between Lee Seung Gi and PSY is not large, especially considering that last year PSY won 21% of the votes with Big Bang coming in second with 10.9%. It seems that this year the votes between the male artists were distributed evenly. 

For the female artist the top ten were Girls’ Generation, Baek Ji Young, IU, Sistar, Jang Yoon Jung, Lee Hyori, BoA, Park Jung Hyun, Ailee, and Lee Hi. Girls’ Generation kept their first place from last year, rising from 19.1% to 20.6%. Last year’s top ten that did not make it this year were Kara, T-ara, and Wonder Girls. 

The survey was conducted in Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, and Daejeon from March 24 to the 31 of this year. 1,332 men and women from age thirteen to sixty-nine participated in the survey. 

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Six SM Artists Compete for Data in New Commercial Series

Super Junior‘s Siwon and Kyuhyun, Girls’ Generation‘s Seohyun and Yoona, f(x)‘s Sulli, and SHINee‘s Minho came together to do a commercial series for SK Telecom’s LTE Service.  

A representative of SK Telecom said, “We are highly anticipating these SM Entertainment artists to introduce the ways to give, take, make, and share data. SK’s LTE and these top artists meet to share fun stories with our customers.”

In the videos the six SM artists share data and compete with one another in a charming episode that will delight not only fans but anyone watching. The series will continue and use social networking sites to involve the viewers.

Check out one of the videos below featuring Yoona, Sulli, Kyuhyun, and Minho. You can also watch more commercials here. 

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How to be a K-Pop star, or maybe not

We’ve all heard stories about life being a K-pop star, but the K-pop industry is tough and you may or may not want to pursue it after reading this. How

K-pop: More Than Pop

Most people hear the word “pop” and take it in the traditional sense of the genre. They think of the same Top 40 singers flooding the airwaves such as Katy Perry or One Direction. So when people hear the word “K-pop,” they often develop the misconception that it means the same kind of music, only sung in Korean.

“Serious” listeners of music — read: people who take themselves a little too seriously — often brush pop off as lacking any merit, and people who like pop don’t see the point of listening to the same kind of music in a language they don’t speak. Either way, they simply write K-pop off as a whole. But the name K-pop is a misnomer and thus a stumbling block to Hallyu.(...)
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Taeyang, Jonghyun, Taeyeon, and Other Idols Are Enjoying Jo Yong Pil’s “Bounce”

The legendary artist Jo Yong Pil recently released his 19th album with title track, “Bounce” and the reactions among his fellow junior artists have been hot.

Jo Yong Pil’s “Bounce” was released on music portals on April 16 and it has been topping charts, even beating PSY‘s “Gentleman” on some sites. Professionals and critics have been giving high acclaim to “Bounce,” saying that it has a perfect mix of musicality and mainstream feel.

A plethora of idol stars have also been gushing about Jo Yong Pil’s newest song including Big Bang‘s Taeyang, SHINee’s Jonghyun and Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon.

Taeyang tweeted, “Wow. Jo Yong Pil senior. I can’t believe how good this song is,” along with several lines of the lyrics of the song.

Jonghyun tweeted, “There is no need for words. Listen to it. I respect you, teacher!”

Taeyeon posted a photo of the song playing on her Instagram as she captioned, “Listening to Jo Yong Pil’s ‘Bounce’ right now.”

After 19 albums, it seems like the veteran artist still has it! Take a listen to Jo Yong Pil’s “Bounce” below!

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Happy Birthday, Jessica! 24 Photos to Celebrate Her Being 24

It’s always sweet to see team members celebrating birthdays together! But, who’s missing?

On April 17, member Taeyeon posted on her Instagram, “Birthday girl Jess* happy b-day.”

The girls celebrated Jessica‘s birthday just the day before her actual birthday on April 18. She’s born in San Francisco, California and became the first member of Girls’ Generation to sign a contract with SM Entertainment after being scouted during her trip to Korea in 2000.

Let’s take a trip down memory lane and watch Jessica grow up to become the big star she is today!

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