Models for DSI!

Nintendo!

[TodayKorea = Reporter Son Soojung] The girlgroup SNSD has been chosen as the new models for "Nintendo DS Crimson/Black."

Nintendo Korea revealed on the 29th, "We hired SNSD as the campaign models for the portable game console, Nintendo DSi, which is a new model of the series from Nintendo DS Crimson/Black."

For the TV advertisement, Yoona, Sooyoung, Seohyun, Taeyeon, and Yuri are shown actually playing and enjoying the Nintendo DSi in various ways.

Taking pictures with the built in camera on the Nintendo DSi and using the 11 different functions to play around with the photos, the girls used the touch pen to transform their own faces into different forms, or transform their faces into Mario, having a fun time on the shooting set. They especially enjoyed the "Look-alike Camera" function. This allows you to take pictures of two people's faces, and after measuring how much your features look alike, it rates whether you are "strangers", "relatives", or "siblings", and as Yuri and Seohyun were rated as "twins". It said that they looked a lot like each other. Much of the public already know that these two look similar, but when they got this result, the two seemed to be very surprised.

Also, Taeyeon, Yuri, and Seohyun recorded their voices with the built in audio player function, Nintendo DSi Sound. With this, they replayed their voices and were able to speed up or slow down, or change the pitches of their voices, so they had a lot of fun changing each other's voices into odd ways. As they were recording themselves while singing their songs and having fun, they showed their natural, everyday expressions as if they were having their personal time with each other. Just as people have been saying that Sooyoung especially enjoys playing her Nintendo DS usually while travelling between TV program shootings or waiting backstage, she was the first to show interest upon seeing the Nintendo DSi. She was curious as to what features were new and what you could do with these features.

Nintendo Korea said about choosing SNSD as models: "Everybody in Korea of all ages loves SNSD, so by showing them playing with and enjoying the Nintendo DSi, we hope to show that anybody, no matter their age or gender, can enjoy previous games on Nintendo DSi and also use the pictures and sounds to do new things as well."

The TV ads will be slowly revealed starting on March 30th, and there will be videos in the TV ads that you cannot see on the Nintendo Korea homepage.

The Nintendo DSi will hit the stores on April 15th in 4 colours, white, black, blue, and pink.

Pink rocks!

SNSD Seohyun's Unnies Care!

SNSD members left a message for Jung Yong Hwa after leaving Seohyun in his care.

MBC's "We Got Married" aired on March 20th with Yong-Seo couple (a.k.a Jung Yong Hwa and Seohyun). Since Jung Yong Hwa is in CN Blues and Seohyun from SNSD, they exchanged an album containing signatures from their own group.

However, the album Seohyun gave to Jung Yong Hwa attracted a lot of attention as it contained some interesting comments left by SNSD members.

Yoona wrote,"Our Seohyun grew up without knowing much about guys." revealing her thoughts as an older sister who just sent the younger one away to marry.

Tiffany wrote, "Our Seohyun is known for her whining and stubbornness, but please do take care of her. If you every make her cry, all 8 members are going to hate you."

Jessica wrote, "Hopefully, you will become a man who's better than a sweet potato for Seohyun." making the audience laugh.

HyoYeon first wrote, "It feels like our youngest sister is really getting married" and continued on saying, "However, that $1.75(2000won) couple-ring seems like it's going to melt every time you wash your hands." which showed her worries.

Seohyun of course, wrote her own comments in the album for her 'imaginary husband' Jung Yong Hwa in the album. She wrote, "Yong oppa, we are still a bit awkward around each other. I know that I'm lacking and there are still things I've to learn but, thank you for understanding and making me feel comfortable. Each and every meeting is important so we should make a lot of happy memories. Please take good care of me Yong~~~"

On the other hand, Jung Yong Hwa in one of his "We Got Married" interviews described his interactions with other SNSD members, "Nothing really happens when I meet other SNSD members, during a music program we met and they always showed me their smiles. However, I can feel what all 8 of them are saying through their eyes and they are asking if I'm taking good care of Seohyun or not." then continued with the interview saying, "When I see something like this, I know I have to do better. I will not stain Seohyun." which showed his dedication.

Sunny Sun Kyu! Easy?

Sunny got the attention of the crowd by becoming the star who seemed like an easy target for April Fool's tricks. In celebration of April Fool's Day(April 1st), music portal Bugs conducted a poll "Which artist looks like he/she will fall for tricks easily?" from March 22nd through 29th.

With a total of 3,117 voters, Sunny has won first place with 32.15%(1200) of the votes. Netizens reasoned that to everyone's surprise, Sunny seemed gullible and slow on KBS 2TV's "Invincible Youth". Funny!

TaeYeon Didn't have Surgery

"I did not have plastic surgery. If my mom hears these stories, my mom's heart will ache!"

SNSD's Taeyeon showed her feelings about the false accusations of netizens of her having plastic surgery.

Taeyeon mentioned this on her radio show, MBC Radio FM4U's "Taeyeon's Best Friend (Chinhan Chingu)".

While discussing about plastic surgery with her guest, Taeyeon added, "I've gotten some misunderstandings relating to this topic as well. 'She fixed her eyes...she fixed her nose... etc...' Everyone, I didn't have plastic surgery! I didn't fix my nose or eyes. My mom will be very sad if these stories are going around about her daughter that she gave birth to with her own strength..." and showed her sadness about the suspicions going around.

This remark that Taeyeon made seems as though she was expressing her distress about pictures going around the internet comparing her past and current image.

On the other side, SNSD will release their repackage album 'Run Devil Run' on March 22nd with their new sexy look.

One netizen uploaded an ordering of SNSD members according to categories such as singing abilities, yummy skin tone, height, popularity, etc which SNSD chuckled *heh* at because it turned out to not be too accurate.

In this ordering, Seohyun was picked as the member that is a “hidden jewel.” So let’s check out all of the hidden jewels, or the maknaes, of the idol groups to get to know them a little better.

Rule #1: If the maknae is popular, everyone is popular.

Usually, the leaders of idol groups gain popularity first. The companies try to get the leaders’ faces known. That is why when the maknae receives recognition, you know the group is a success. H.O.T used this tactic to get their maknae Lee Jae Won known for his dancing and they became the nation’s idol group.

All the companies have also been sending the maknaes out for variety programs. SNSD’s Seohyun showed off her variety program skills for the first time on We Got Married. It was as if SM Entertainment unleashed their hidden card. The maknaes also start to get lots of CF deals after gaining popularity.

Rule #2: The maknaes lead the group.

In the beginning of the 2000’s, the leaders led the groups. I mean, isn’t that what they’re supposed to do?

However, nowadays, the maknaes lead the groups, at least in terms of popularity.

This is very true for U-Kiss’s Dongho. Dongho is just 15-years-old in American age and yet, he’s a regular on multiple variety shows. He’s making a name for himself everywhere, especially on Invincible Baseball Team.

Also, T-ara’s maknae Jiyeon has been becoming quite popular with her acting roles. Her role in God of Study has proved her acting skills and popularity. She’s also going to star in an upcoming horror movie Death Bell 2.

Rule #3: They sacrifice for their hyungs/unnies.

They all seem to share this rule in common: they do labor for their team. When the delivery food comes, they lay out the newspaper, open the food and clean up afterwards. Even though they are celebs, this is the polite thing to do. It doesn’t really make sense to me that they have to do this since everyone should clean up for themselves, right?

In a typical dorm, the maknaes share rooms with the other members. For KARA, the three youngest members share a smaller room than the two big unnies. CNBLUE is also moving in together and the two youngest members, Kang Min Hyuk and Lee Jung Shin, will share a room. They always give up the bathroom for the hyungs when they get ready in the morning.

Chansung of 2PM is the one to always clean-up after his hyungs. He recycles and cleans up after a meal. BEAST’s maknae Dongwoon plays the role of a mood lightener. When his hyungs are down, he shows off his talent and makes them happier. Doojoon said, “He’s afraid of the camera so he still doesn’t show off his skills in front of the camera but he is almost as crazy as Jo Kwon.”

Rule #4: They take care of their skin and looks.

Since they are young, they need pure white skin. Korea makes a big deal about non-wrinkly and blemished skin so they especially expect the youngest of idol groups to have the best skin. Therefore, the maknaes spend the most time in front of a mirror.

One idol group’s manager said, “When you pick maknae members, you look at their skin and looks right after their skills. If they have a clean face, they have a better chance of joining the team.” They try to pick the ones that don’t need a makeover so that they don’t have to go through plastic surgery rumors at a young age.

Brown Eyed Girls’ Ga-In has admitted to having plastic surgery but she is known for her unique eyeliner. 2NE1’s maknae Minzy is known for looking much younger than others.

Rule #5: They join the group last.

The maknaes usually join the group last. This goes for 4minute’s Sohyun and BEAST’s Dongwoon. They were last-minute add-ins. Frequently, the maknaes are chosen after the members and the leader have been chosen. CNBLUE’s Lee Jung Shin joined after his trainee years as the last member of the group. But these maknaes have less training than the other members so it’s hard to catch up.

4minute’s company Cube Entertainment’s No Hyun Tae said, “It’s hard to compete against the members that have so much talent as a maknae. The maknaes may speak less but their thoughts matter when there is a discussion.”

What a yummy maknae!

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Yuri's hair question suggestions!

In certain videos, her hair is black then brown. Fans are confused of this. SNSD Yuri Kwon is better in black hair stated by me! ahaha! But seriously though. most fans say so. There are only a few options that the answer is.

• Wig
• Dye over and over?
  
• Editing? Unless Live
• She just has brown its just our eyes!
• She has black its just our eyes!

Rumor about Taeyeon Accused!

SNSD's Taeyeon was accused for stealing Jessica's spotlight in the interview.*IDK where though* They have been talking about thier parents while Sica was tearing up. It was Sica's turn to talk by herself and Taeyeon left the stage or the set. "My mom and I never really get to see each other now. I wish I could see much but our schedule is so busy! I wish I could turn back time to tell her everything I didn't get to say. I rea...".
Then at that moment, reporters say she stopped Sica at that moment and hugged her. Then Taeyeon started talking about her mom. "Oh yes, my mom. I love her." Taeyeon's fake lines in this reporter's story. I did some research and she was no stealing spotlight! She was told to leave the set. She went to change also. The person told her to go in the set when she was done. Taeyeon did not interrupt Sica. Sica finished her sentence. "I really love very much. Hi mom if you are watching this." Sica said. Taeyeon entered at the end of Sica's sentence. She hugged Sica nicely while Jessica left the set to change also and to wipe her tears. Taeyeon was then talking about her and her mom. Also her other family members.