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Welcome to the Soompi Weekly Roundup! Every weekend we will highlight all the important news that happened this week, so you can catch up on anything you may have missed. While normally K-Pop is mostly glitz and glamor, this week a lot of dark and unfortunate events took the spotlight. On the same day, the former head of Block’s B‘s former agency and Son Ho Young‘s girlfriend com...
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Girls’ Generation fans, rejoice! Another member of Girls’ Generation opens up an account on Instagram! Will the other members soon join? Only time will decide. Hyoyeon opened up her account no later than May 4 (KST) as her first photo suggests. And like many other celebs, she gives the fans and the public a sneak peak into her life where she reveals her fears, backstage photos, close friends and v...
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On May 8, selected celebrities were invited to the launching event of “MSFTSREP X GENARALIDEA Collaboration” at General Idea in Sinsa-dong, which is in the posh district of Gangnam. It’s a partnership between designer Choi Bum Suk from General Idea and Jaden Smith’s street fashion brand MSFTSREP. Jay Park makes an appearance Jay Park and Jaden Smith. They previously were spotted at Jaden Smith...
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Girls’ Generation’s breakdancing machine knows how to have some fun! Recently, an online community bulletin posted several pictures of Hyoyeon under the title “Hyoyeon’s dinner party.” Inside the photos, Hyoyeon looks to be enjoying herself on a special girls night out with her friends. Just like normal girls who love to dress up and go out, Hyoyeon and her friends seized the opportunity to look t...
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Girls’ Generation’s Jessica has joined Taeyeon in sharing behind-the-scenes photos from the set of their Japanese track “Beep Beep” music video. In one set of photos released on Girls’ Generation’s official site, Jessica looks girlishly adorable wearing a pink plaid shirt matched with a kitty-ear hat. She looks happy playing around with a baby pink phone on the set. In another set of photo...
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There is that saying that beautiful people stick close together.. oh how true! On March 13, Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon, miss A’s Min and Han Ga In were invited to attend “EEG&EMG Spring Banquet 2013” in Hong Kong as Korea’s representatives. The event was organized by an influential entertainment company in China and many of China’s top celebrities also attended the event. Recently, an online ...
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miss A’s Min and Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon are drawing the public’s interest again because of their close friendship and being total hipsters. On March 14, Min posted a picture on her twitter with the short message in Korean and English, “with ma unnie.” Inside the picture, Min and Hyoyeon balance fashion with practicality as they sport shades and cap. Min, in particular, angles her cap at a dee...
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The VIP world premiere of the upcoming film, “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” was held on March 11 at the Times Square building in Youngdeungpo, Seoul. The long-awaited event was jam packed with a multitude of dazzling stars The red carpet was filled with stars including the main cast of the film, Dwayne Johnson, Adrianne Palicki, DJ Cotrona, Lee Byung Hun and director Jon Chu. Other celebritie...
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On February 17, Girls’ Generation made a special guest appearance on JTBC’s variety program “Shinhwa Broadcast” where the members asked their seniors various questions. Hyoyeon asked, “What did you do on days when it was really tough completing the schedules and you really wanted to just rest?” Lee Min Woo answered, “I purposely ate spoiled food because my schedule was really difficult. I ha...
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On an episode SBS’s variety talk show ‘Strong Heart,” which was aired on February 12, Hyoyeon’s nickname was revealed. During the show, Sooyoung stated, “Hyoyeon likes the number 23. You can call her ‘Miss 23.’” Sooyoung continued, “Hyoyeon would try to involve the number 23 on everything. For example, she would ask our manager to get 23 oranges. Or when we released our album, she would wish for u...
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