Update: The actual clip has been added.
Shockingly, I just read an article by allkpop’s rameninmybowl regarding how one member of the group have thought about “giving up on SNSD,” and the member is none other than HyoYeon.
“I debuted under SNSD to show the talent I have been polishing for years, however, I have often been in confusion. I even thought to give up on SNSD and go overseas for my studies.“
Apparently, she confessed this on the upcoming episode of Strong Heart. Wow, this show sure is sharing a lot of juicy information, from Tae’s leadership stepdown to Fany’s jealousy issue to what ranks the girls have in terms of vocals distribution. While I understand this may be just some publicity hype and hyo only THOUGHT about it, I can’t ignore it!
When SNSD first debuted, HyoYeon made a huge impression on me because she was the “blonde bombshell who could dance.” But once Girls Generation promotion started, I felt like her identity in the group was a bit lost… whether it was due to lack of fan support or lack of solo dance focus from their promotions.
From her quote, I have thought of a few reason why she would want to “give up,” even with their current success. First, HyoYeon have studied chinese for years and even went to China, to now have SeoHyun be the current “chinese” girl of the group. Second, Hyo’s blonde hair disappeared for a while and now Jessica is ‘the’ blonde of the group. Third, she has practiced so hard to be a great dancer but slowly her limelights in dancing is getting pulled away a bit and have to share with other girls. Fourth, she probably feels like shes at the bottom of the totem pole in the group from fans.
With all that said, I don’t think she should give up the group. Considering her vocals ability and popularity, SM has been most generous and supportive to her. She gets to sing, participate in shows, and participate in CFs. In addition, she still owns the title of “best dancer” of SNSD and SM makes sure nobody forgets it! (Though I do feel that Yuri and Jessica are just as good.)
And besides, without HyoYeon, who will keep Seobaby company at night!? Who will wake the girls up!? Who will show the boys that girls are AWESOME POPPERS!? I rest my case!
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After I’ve read all your comments, I’ve made two changes to the post. Thanks for all you comments, I feel so rejunivated and hopeful after reading! Let’s hope Fany strolls by this site and tells Hyo how much her fans believe in her!
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Thanks monmonsnowhd @ youtube for uploading and ivan for letting us know! I will update one with sub as soon as its available!
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Haha true.
yup i write from the hearts :(. i cannot imagine snsd w/out hyo, i can almost imagine myself having a fangirl fit. Sure, they can have project groups like SJ but 9-1 = end of the world 😦
I’ve always like this site but some of the stuff in this article…kind of disgusted me.
Do you really think Hyoyeon is so shallow as to feel jealousy toward the other girls for such stupid reasons? She’s a better person than that, and I can’t believe you included that in the article. -.-
She gets to be in CFs, sing, and go on shows…That’s because she’s 1/9 of SNSD! How the hell is SM being generous!?
And her vocal ability has nothing to do with anything, btw.
Hi Procrastinatoress,
I’m very sorry to hear that my article has disgusted you. But I think I need to make somethings clear.
I have not even written one word about HyoYeon being jealous. So I have no idea where you got the idea from. I happen to also believe Hyo is a better person than what you have said. I think by now, real fans know that the girls are happy for each other’s individual success and popularity.
SM is being generous and supportive by giving her opportunities to individually shine, during dance specials and in every single heavily promoted song. Hyo is also the one with most of the “dance specials” in most of the major single promotions: INTW (dance break), Girls Generation (doll dance jump), Gee (jump), TMYW Genie (dance break). She also goes on to shows to represent SNSD (when not all of them can make it / are invited), such as UFO, Star King and Strong Heart. And during the dance battles, Hyo is usually the rep of the group. Now how is SM not generous and supportive?
Hyo’s vocal ability has to do with a lot of things, because though SNSD is an idol group, one of their major focus point is still singing.
I hope after reading this, I’ve cleared something up and you will consider rereading my post for a better understanding, as a lot of people like you have misinterpret my post.
Sincerely, SooFany
Procrastinatoress,
I mentioned jealousy in an earlier post. And that comes from things expressed in various videos by the SNSD members themselves.
To think that they are above such things does them an injustice — and that disgusts me. Such people expect repressed behavior from the girls. And their fussiness over the perceived bad behavior of the SNSD members becomes onerous. The SNSD girls would, no doubt, rather be recognized as human.
I for one thought it natural to hear that they got jealous of the extra attention that Yoona and others got. But I know (and puritanical types don’t) that while jealousy can tear people apart — it can be overwhelmed by other attractive qualities. SNSD has, for the moment, found a balance (based on other positive comments made by the girls).
she should not give up…
her thinking is so negative
9 are 9 sister…
they cant be separate…
so hope she will decide not to leave the group but closer to her group members
Don’t be surprised if AKP have made this a storm out of a teacup, like they did with Fany’s “bulling”.
noooooooooooo!
kya~~
tell me guys…thats AKP was wrong
i dont want to lost my precious beloved dancer…
hyoyeon…
i respect your decision,but…
*speechless
Everybody has the right to make a decision. Her second choice of going oversea is not a bad thing but i think with two year plus of relationship with snsd, it is not easy to give up. HyoYeon fightning
LOL.
Like I said, Korean news articles TEND TO PUSH THE TRUTH A LIL FURTHER AND EXAGERRATE A LIL GREATER to gain attention for their show. She ain’t going no where obviously. This is all for the publicity.
Just like the jealousy and stepping down issue. Wait til strong heart comes out, we’ll prob crack a laugh over this.
I agree media tends to exaggerate
STRONG HEART’s publicity stoked an issue seething under all the light-hearted fandom babble — the issue of the treatment of HyoYeon. I’m not laughing.
People see this issue differently and I’m not saying Hyoyeon is doing through no problems, but I just don’t see the point of you all crapping your pants like this. The comments have gone way off issue for the most part and we just need to breathe a little. IF you watch the video, it’s def a lil more different than what is presented in the news articles.
Now that I re-read my comment….I don’t think it really says anything about the issue itself. I’m just warning all you readers out there to calm yourselves and stop yourselves from thinking hyo is leaving.
you’re right, when i saw hyo yeon in 2007 during early debut days pics, i think she is the most stand out cuz her blondish hair and great dancing skill but then it slowly lost her identity….with heavy promoted yoona,tiffany and taeyeon in 2007/2008, then jessica,sunny,yuri(2009), i think she is the only one didnt do much in solo project or appearing tv show (like sooyoung) by herself….
what she said is really true and she feels it…
hyo yeon feel confuse about what?her position?? whatever it is, she is the STILL DA BEST DANCER NOT ONLY IN SNSD BUT ALSO OUT OF FEMALE GROUPS IN K-POP.
my wish SM will promotes her more in 2010 and solo project or whatever to show her dancing skill and more vocal line in song in the next snsd album….
Dun leave!Its 9 =1.Nt 9-1=1!If u leave,hu will do all de solo dance break between de songs?Hu will do wierd stuff and make de noonas laugh!Hu will find new dance move and teach the other noonas!Hu will be titled dancing queen since each of you already hav a title!
oh i forget to mention on your writing, i totally agreed what you said i just want to add your point…the forth point, when SNSD early debut, she is known the blondish girl to make her stand out from others, but Since 2009, jessica now take her spot, i mean jessica really amazing with her blondish hair and totally work out on her that made her really known…that blondish hair made her to get role legally blonde musical..jessica+blonde hair=TOTALLY win!!
I feel sorry for her ’cause with alot of things, the attention from fans/media must make her feel small compared to other members of snsd.
I think she’s very cute and like all the 9 members she has a very kind heart. She needs more media exposure that’s for sure.
9-1=0
not 9, that will not be snsd anymore!
hyoyeon hwaiting! as a sone, i love all 9!
Nothing without 9. There’s no way Hyoyeon would want to leave anyways, she got a seriously awesome reaction at the concert. You can’t disappoint the fans like that (also the media likes to exaggerate stuff, hurr durr).
i guess hyoyeon’s sort of right to feel the way she feels. like it says on the second-last paragraph above, it feels like she only “gets” to participate, almost like she’s tagging along, famous-by-association…which is unfair to her and her crazy amount of talent. but she really does seem to have the least fan support; just look at popularity polls, even post/thread numbers in fan forums. but snsd wouldn’t be the same without her, for sure. she ain’t gonna leave, though; anyone leaving a group like snsd is either crazy or must have a really really good reason.
Hyoyeon is the most underrated girls among the 9. Although I am disheartening to know that she caught the least attention from media and the girls but the grace of god, she will never leave SNSD anyhow, SNSD needs you, Hyoyeon.
SNSD is not a word without NINE metaphorically speaking ~
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
SNSD is nothing without 9
not fair HyoYeon mite not be the most
popular but she does hav fans i love ALL 9 of them
Nooo 9-1 has to be ALL 9!!
Let’s face a few probably true things, even though Hyo is great and nobody should want her to leave:
1. They probably made her lose her distinctive blonde hair because Sica complained that she wanted to have blonde hair and be the only blonde person in the group, and since Sica is probably the most valuable member of the group to SM (or maybe Yoona, but she’s definitely more valuable than Hyo) they gave Sica her way. That probably upset Hyo.
2. Hyo is probably the least good-looking physically, so SM thinks that giving her more prominence would be a mistake. Dancing is also not as important to SNSD as singing and music is.
3. Maybe she just needs more practice, but Hyo is probably the least charismatic of all the SNSD members – I don’t think she could MC a radio show like Tae or do anything like that. The point is that she kind of has to be with the other members to be entertaining.
So, for all of these reasons, I hate to say it but I think Hyo should probably count her lucky stars to be where she is and accept the reality that an average-looking dancer who doesn’t interview all that well shouldn’t blame anything but that situation for why she isn’t more prominent in a group.
But, that being said, I think the Strong Heart preview is probably exaggerated as well – even if she was at one time thinking of leaving, no way would she ever get off the gravy train now! I hope 2010 is as good for SNSD as 2009 was…!
There was too much of a time gap between Hyo losing her blonde hair and Jessica acquiring her’s to be related.
“…dancing is not as important and singing and music”?!
She couldn’t “MC a radio show like Tae or do anything like that” ?!! — Have you heard her try?
She “should probably count her lucky stars”?!!!
I hope HyoYeon never reads your post. I wish I hadn’t.
lol not true, any hyos not the least goodlooking!!!!!!!!!!!! shes beautiful!
Shes certainly not least charismatic no way
even though i like yoona and yuri
i rather be friends with her because she is welcoming and kind.
wow,i hope ur not a real fan of snsd
that would suck
OonaOona/ your post is one of the most ignorant I’ve ever read. Are you an expert on SM’s policies? I am Korean, I am a member at all major SNSD sites in Korea and you make it sound like you know more about SNSD and SM than the admins at our sites yeah right. It is ok to be a critical fan but what are the basis of your assumptions and assertions? What hubris
how could you say that!!! she’s gorgeously hot!!! and she has a jaw-dropping dance moves!!! snsd needs hyo..without hyo..there will be no representative in dance showdowns..her moves are unique..she has her own way!!!
hope she won’t read your post!!
I REALLY love how she moves and how she swings her hair while dancing!! the dancing queen of snsd!!
go hyo yeon!! prove to your haters that they’re wrong about judging you..show them your love, sexiness, and passion in dancing!!!
PLS DON’T QUIT SNSD!! I’M REALLY A BIG FAN OF YOU!!
GO HYO YEON!!! Fighting!!! =)
i gotta admit, i was one of those fans who were first hyohunnies.. but then right after ITNW, jumped on another ship >_<
despite all the other 8 overshadowing her most of the time, this girl has got MOVES like no one else and i personally think she's the most hilarious one of the bunch!! (she just usually doesn't get the airtime compared to wisecracks yul and soo)
but just like the taengoo 'scare'… this is 'strong heart' everyone, so keep in mind that hyo probably was just wanting to make for a good story to get that medal ^^
and as much as it stings, i gotta agree with that line of yours: "Considering her vocals ability and popularity, SM has been most generous and supportive to her."
i've often times wondered how she managed to make it to the final cut of SNSD, considering how different her overall feel and image is from the other 8. ever since f(x)'s debut, i've felt that THAT was the group for hyo.
regardless, 9 – 1 = 0!!!! THE POWER OF NINE IS UNSTOPPABLE!!! HYOYEON FIGHTING! SNSD FIGHTING!!!
agree with James and allergy.
Hyoyeon is totally underrated, and if she leaves, I will have a hissyfit/depression streak. I don’t understand why she’s not known more for her voice, either, she was really good when she sang “As Time Goes By” with Sunny and Yuri; its one of my favorite covers.
But yeah, I think she needs more fan love, it’s hard to keep self-confidence up when you have eight other superstars sucking out a ton of fan-oxygen.
don’t do thattt hyo-yeon !!!!
SNSD IS AWESOME in 9 !!
There’s bound to be underrated members in groups. I can totally understand how she feels about being the most underrated member of SNSD, but she got to think about the other 8 members who needs her. They all have become a part of a family already, and if Hyoyeon just leaves like that SNSD won’t be what they are now. So it’s better Hyoyeon finds her motivation drive through her members and her fans even though she feels underrated.
Considering the way the public treats her (mostly ignorance and hate) and the way SM treats her (She has never had any solo activities of any kind, hardly ever gets to sing, and is routinely snubbed in favor of more popular members) it would be crazy for her to have not had these feeling at one point or other. The only surprising thing is that she’s actually talking about it, guess she’s probably comfortable with it more or less.
I also would like to mention that Hyo’s voice is probably better or as good as Yoona’s and Sooyoung’s.
I’d say: better than Yuri’s and Yoona’s in that her voice is stronger and she can hit and sustain her notes. About equal to SooYoung’s. A decent rapper, too (so far, I’ve only heard her and Yuri do that).
^ @iacus
that’s a good point, the fact that she talks about it reveals a bit about her character. it’s a lot healthier than keeping it all bottled up. i guess the same could be said for taeyeon and that whole feeling-stressed-as-a-leader thing.
as an aside, the thing i love about korean entertainment is how often stars get on variety shows and stuff so you get to know them better, unlike here in north america where most stars seem so…i dont know, distant?
Come on…if its a promo for Strong Heart, you know its more hype than real. They made a mountain out of a molehill with Taengoo retiring as leader, and I think this is more of the same.
I’m glad she’s on Strong Heart talking about it! More Hyo all the time!!!
SONEs are only SONE when there are all nine of them. ALL OF SNSD and FANS are SONE. If there are only eight of them it isn’t SONE anymore. That’s the way I think…
Btw, she is quiet entertaining – funny ;D
I laughed so much when I watched Intimate Note.
SNSD = 9
not 8
I think that Hyoyeon is talking about the PAST. That makes a huge difference because it means that right now, she wants to be a part of SNSD meaning she’s not leaving us anytime soon!!!
But I think a lot of celebs do go through hard times & it kinda seems normal for them to want to give up but the fact that they stayed & worked through it just makes them even more admirable. I’m looking forward to 2010 cause I think that’s when SM is gonna be promoting Hyoyeon.
Plus, I hate these articles that pop up right before the show airs. Always exaggerating the stories -_-
SNSD without Hyo wont be the same! Yet, I bet her comment was taken out of context, exaggerated or simply misunderstood. I dont think our “Dancing Queen” will leave SNSD, especially with the recent sucess and milestones accomplished. Hyo is a key figure in Girls Generation! We LOVE you Hyo! 😉
-SNSD Fighting!
I thought i would just mention that Hyoyeon has a good voice and doesnt have the chance to show it, arguably better than Yoona(Not being biased here, just raising a point)…Beside, she isnt all that bad-looking, highly exaggerating if you would say that she is only “average-looking”
I’m glad she vented like this. I like STRONG HEART for allowing these moments to happen.
I can’t get over that dress auction of a little while ago where several of the girls dresses went for a the equivalent of a few thousand dollars, while HyoYeon’s only went for $350. That’s gotta hurt. I hope SM Entertainment wakes up and doesn’t allow something like that to happen again.
Many of the girls have been honest about their jealousy over the attention other girls have received. (That’s why most people get into show business — for the attention it brings.) It would seem that HyoYeon probably has the most to be jealous over. She’s not going to win on beauty and personality. So she’s got to win on what she does best: dancing. And on any other secret talents she has. SM needs to recognize that and do something.
Those who try to tell her she’s special cuz she’s one of 9 don’t realize that that’s why she’s hurting — and they aren’t helping to heal the hurt. In fact, there’s very little that can be done except by SM finding a way to for her to get a more equal share of the attention.
“more equal share of the attention” should read “more individual attention”. She shouldn’t feel lost among the group — even if that group is SNSD.
i agree >< thanks jeyon! you sure took a huge load off of me. but yeah that post… about the dress… sigh i remember writing about it and strayed clear about WRITING about who got most like other sites, instead i focused on their sum and howmuch they made for charity!
Agreed. Thanks for your all your comments on this post, JEyon. You took the words out of my fingertips. Wel;, not so much, as I would never say it better than you. Thanks.
totally love her cover ‘as time goes by’-her voice really unique..
i’m glad Hyo yeon speaks about what she feels in broadcast for the first time..(i know this is publicity stunts like what they did to taeyeon and fanY) but finally hyo yeon let her feelin’ out…
as much as i can remember, she’s not doing much ( in terms of solo project) this year compared with other members…
yoona-drama cinderella man
taeyeon-radio chin chin, we got married reality show, Its love (ost song), participated in Heading to the ground ost
yuri-mc music core, K.will mv, invicible youth
sunny-mc MTV M, invicible youth, HTTG drama OST.
Seohyun-trot song, HTTG drama ost
soo young-mostly appearing in variety show also featuring singer blue with Fany
Fany-i’m alone ost, featuring with k.will song, music core MC
jessica-musical, infinity challenge ost, HTTG ost, onew-sica duet…..
hyo yeon:?…but i’m proud to see her dancing skill in smooth criminal and in SBS big idol show dance
hyo yeon danced with boa in “Over The Top”..boa invited her to danced with her..Boa saw her uniqueness which i’m really really proud of =)
go hyo yeon!!! fighting!!
Well, there would always be a situation in an idol group where some members are more popular than the others. It’s inevitable. However, I don’t agree with the fact that Hyoyeon have been sidelined by the company as she has always been the representative of the girls when it comes to any dancing event. All the dance stages includes Hyoyeon and she even gets her solo stages in some of the variety shows. I understand that the inferior feeling would emerge when it comes to popularity, but fans love SNSD as a whole (although there would be some favouritism). When this happens, the girls would have to consider themselves as a group, not as an individual. Regarding the auction, there would be nothing the company could do other than bid up the prices for the ”less popular” members? That wouldn’t make much sense as the purpose of the auction is to raise funds for charity. It would probably hurt your ego when you discover that your items was the lowest priced item but what can be done if your fans are not the insanely rich ones? Note that just because the item was auctioned off at a higher price does not represent the member’s popularity, rather the wealth of the fans of that particular member.
The people saying “Hyoyeon has her opportunities! She has her dancing!” are being silly. She doesn’t even get half the screentime of the second least popular member (I’m not sure who that is actually. Sooyoung? Sunny?)
I didn’t mean to reply to this specific comment. I was talking to everybody in general.
Well, my point is that the fact that she doesn’t get her screen time is not due to the company not favoring her but rather the lack of opportunities for the dancing arena as a whole in the Korean showbiz community. For example, Sooyoung is good at talking, thus her MC-ing and stuff, the singing girls get to sing solo projects, Yoona trained for her acting so she is casted in dramas. Hyoyeon is good at dancing, but where to put her? Hyoyeon appears on variety show that lets her show her dancing skills, but these variety shows cannot have Hyoyeon dancing every single episodes right? Do you get my point now?
That’s quite a bit of generalizing. 051709 Entertainment Relay timed each members solo camera time in the Gee performances:
Taeyeon – 21 seconds
Tiffany – 17 seconds
Jessica – 16 seconds
Yoona – 10 seconds
Hyoyeon – 10 seconds
Yuri – 7 seconds
Sunny – 6 seconds
Seohyun – 6 seconds
Sooyoung – 5 seconds
I did one for a Genie Inki performance out of curiosity after people were complaining about Yoona getting too much camera time and Sooyoung and Sunny were still at the bottom with Taeyeon and Yoona at the top but Hyoyeon was actually in the upper half.
In general she may be towards the lower half but it varies depending on the particular event/ video/ performance. Certainly not half the screen time of anyone else, although I know it can seem like it sometimes.
Oh don’t be silly Zoo. I’m not talking about literal seconds of screentime here.
Think about the side jobs each member has. Taeyeon has had two solo songs and has been hosting chin chin radio for quite a while. Tiffany had a solo song and co-hosts music core with Yuri. It goes on and on for each member.
How many times has Hyo appeared by herself? No other members involved just herself. I can count one radio appearance this year and that’s it.
What’s it matter if she’s by herself or who has the most or least ? As long as they’re out there who cares? She does get the majority of solo dances on performance shows.
Every SNSD member has been on a shit ton of shows this year compared to most other stars, so it’s all relative. No matter who your favorite might be you always get a good dose in SNSD.
Just the last week or 2 Hyo has been on Strong Heart and will be on Star King as well as the KBS Christmas special on Christmas eve. No doubt there will be some dance battles on the year end shows too. Lots to look forward to, and the next album should be just around the corner. 🙂
The sides job are mainly assigned accordingly to the member’s strength in my opinion. As I have previously mentioned, Hyoyeon’s strength would be her awesome dance skills but what kind of sidejobs could SM arrange for her? If there is any dance-related sidejobs, I doubt SM would send another girl instead of her. Having said that, Hyoyeon might also be training in other aspects of show business (MCing or singing), so we would probably see her having sidejobs in the future.
I don’t know if anyone feels the same, but Hyoyeon is like a defender in a soccer game to me. She might not get all the glory from fans, but she is just as important as rest of the members out there. From past radio shows, I came to know Hyoyeon as the group’s spiritual support. She is like a motherly figure, giving support to the girls, being there to listen at the other girls problem, keeping the group together at all times.
Well, if you guys still think that Hyoyeon is underrated by SM, then I just want to say that, in my eyes, she is just as good and popular as the rest of the girls.
It matters if she’s by herself for a bunch of reasons.
1. It gets her name and image out there more.
2. It shows how much confidence SM has in her talents.
3. Presumably it makes her happy to work and show off her talents/personality.
Trying to say that Hyoyeon isn’t the least-used and most-disliked member is willful ignorance.
1. Doesn’t necessarily have a correlation with being with or without other SNSD members.
2. I suppose, but a lot of things aren’t under SMs control.
3. Of course, but same as #1. They can show that with other members too. I would rather other SNSD members fill the guest spots than someone else since someone’s gonna be there either way.
A lot of shows are going to have guests weather it’s 3 SNSD members, 1 SNSD member and 2 other guests or whatever. Even if Hyo may not be on as many shows as some other SNSD members she still gets on more than most of the other idols I follow a lot, say Jung Ah, Lina, f(x) or even Hae Ri. So even if you say she is the least used, it’s only relative in the context of the group. Disliked? I don’t know if that’s a word I would use to categorize anyone who is part of the best liked group in Korea. Overlooked compared to some group mates? Sure. It’s a big group and a some members are going to be more popular than others. Happens with every group I’ve ever followed, especially the big ones.
Ugh, I hate all this unnecessary drama . . . D:
I would definitely use the word disliked to describe Hyo. She routinely gets called ugly, useless, is minimized and put in a corner by anti’s and fans alike.
Antis? I mean seriously??
Dude . . . . I would take it as a compliment to be disliked by anyone with such a disagreeable and jealous nature. XD
If fans “routinely” did the things you mentioned then it would mean that’s the norm, and that is most certainly no the case. Probably 1/10 of 1% of “fans” (I hesitate to call them that) would ever be so askew. It’s just that a few shallow knuckle heads can be vocal especially on the interwebs where the trolls roam free.
But like I said the general public LOVES SNSD so categorizing any of them as “disliked” is a pretty absurd stretch, and I don’t see the point in arguing against that.
I propose SNSD add Hyomin of T-Ara instead. Better Hyo who is prettier and an even better dancer 🙂 For now Yuri is the true SNSD dancing queen
How about No. Although Hyomin is talented.
I don’t think it’s a good suggestion, even if your claim that Hyomin is prettier and a better dancer is true.
I’m disgusted by your comment. You’re talking like SNSD is some kinda football club where members can be switched in and out like nobody’s business. So Nyuh Shi Dae’s NOT SNSD FC.
Forgot to add that you guys would probably feel that Hyoyeon is shunned by the company, which I rather feel is the lack of opportunity to showcase her dancing skills, which is her primary speciality. It’s not SM’s fault that Korea media does not have a dance oriented variety show or whatsoever. but if there was, I’m sure SM would send Hyoyeon instead of the other girls.
As the public always promote SNSD as the 9 girls with 9 different colours, each 9 have their own speciality and in this case, it is unfortunate for Hyoyeon’s speciality to be dancing.
By the way, I’m pretty sure Hyoyeon wouldn’t leave SNSD. I personally don’t think anyone would fall for it after the whole Taeyeon saga.
Sorry to be a bit long winded here, but I don’t think downrating other girls would make Hyoyeon feel better. All this comparing between the girls are likely to create more jealousy among the girls, and thus the feeling of inferiority. Let’s face it, no one could be the best in everything, and that is why the girls are formed :to gather their individual talents and to perform as ONE.
Uh, this is Strong Heart. XD
Don’t take it seriously. (lol Strong Heart)
Hyo has her times to shine, she gets all the dance break solos in performances, as well as any occasional rap lines,
and she will have even more in the future now that shes been so funny and comfortable on variety shows and interviews lately. I would love to see her get a chance to do a solo song on an album just like I would like to see all of them get that chance like Taeyeon and Jessica (although I suppose technically those were duets).
One point I would like to make. It kills me when people try to prop up members at other members expense (seems like it’s usually Yoona) as if they are taking away opportunities from others in the group. In fact I would argue its the opposite. The more recognition one member in the group gets the more opportunities there will be for everyone. That’s the beauty of a group like SNSD, even if it’s hard to stand out amongst the huge number of members your still going to get more chances than 95% of the other artists out there. How many people outside of idol groups have had the chance to be on virtually every major variety show as well as every big musical event and even had their own shows, singles, CFs, magazine spreads drama cameos ect ect. Really puts things in perspective and is why I rarely complain about solo work and screen time even when it may be skewed against a favorite.
This. It’s Strong Heart, people! =P
Yeah, I hope some people would stop blaming the more popular members as if they’re taking away the others’ opportunities. People like Yoona, Taeyeon, make the group gets more recognitions. This is a fact, Hyo might be the least popular member in SNSD, but her fancafes are bigger than that of most other girl groups members.
Though, it’s just a lil bit too obvious how SM don’t promote Hyoyeon enough, imo. I mean, seriously, no solo project at all for the past 2 years?
I was gonna mention the fan cafe thing. XD
I think the only ones from other female groups that have bigger fan caffes are Uee from after School, Dana from CSJH, Seungyeon from Kara and the Wonder Girls plus she’s right at the top 50 for all idols.
Hyoyeon….we fans will always be here to support you 🙂
I can see WHY this happened. To be honest and I think a lot of people will agree, compared to the others Hyo is sort of… ugly
I don’t like the fact that a lot of it boils down to beauty and not talent but hey, a lot of the world works like that. From what I’ve seen Hyoyeon’s got a nice personality and a lot of talent like the other members.
eh, what’re you gonna do?
these nine will always be THE nine.. no replacement, no eight.. >.>
I agree with what some of you have said about her being underrated and stuff…
In my opinion, for the past two years she’s been a bit tense around the camera, the girls said so themselves and Hyo admitted too..
but in 2009, she has slowly and steadily began to open up more, and in Hello Baby we def. got a pretty good share of her carefree/kind/motherly/choding personality, and I hope from this KSJ people will really begin notice her more than just as the dancing queen….
all the best, Kim Hyoyeon, ILU! fighting! ❤
on random note: I also want more people to realize that Sooyoung is more than just the shikshin, Sunny is more than just the cutie and Seobaby is NOT boring!!!
all i can say is..the photos certainly don’t do hyoyeon justice. :[ and i guess everything has been said. i agree to everything that Seraphis stated, except the Hyomin preference. but yeah, in the idol market, it would such a stupid lie to say looks don’t matter.
Wait a minute, I don’t even know who Hyomin is. I do not prefer Hyomin over Hyoyeon. =.=
oh yeah lol. i misunderstood what you said up there. hyomin is a member of t-ara. and also a part of g7. XD hyomin is indeed talented though, and really pretty.
You mean the one i chose!? What D:!? I thought she looked cute in that one…. there were other ones but her eyes were black blobs due to lighting….
First of all, such a situation will be all to familiar to anyone who’s from a large family. Some siblings will get more attention than others, there will *always* be jealousy – but it’s sibling jealousy, never genuine bitterness. You just have to get used to it.
It’s easy in such situations to lose perspective. You’d only compare yourself to the rest of the group, so getting the least attention becomes not being cared about in your head. But like the point made above, even if you get the least attention in SNSD then you’re still SNSD, and have more individual fans than most whole groups.
Secondly, I think this matter has been given more attention than it deserves seeing as we haven’t actually heard what she said herself. I imagine that at some point each of the members has considered their position in the group – from Taeyeon’s negative publicity over supposedly disrespectful comments, Yoona’s dramas taking up so much time that SNSD often appeared as 8, or Sunny coming in so late she could well have felt like an outsider.
yeah. it is understandable that she would have those feelings of wanting to give up at times. but she must remember how awesome she is and how many people love her and want her to stay! ^_^
Hyoyeon! We love you! ❤
from a filipino fans here…
Agent Asgard speak: ehem.. hyoyeon.. if she will snsd.. many fans will upset or something like that.. sorry if i cant express my self in english though.. i will tell that without hyoyeon there no snsd..
msg from her.. ahm.. pls u can do it.. fans, friend, ur co – member.. FAMILIES… will here to support go go go..
SNSD Fighting.. believe at your self.. uniqueness is the best weapon in a war…
~Even if the morron is barren of promises..
no one will forestall your stardom…
edit from qoute of genesis..
Go go go SNSD.. Go go go Hyoyeon..
corect if me if im in wrong gramar. thx.. happy christmas
~Agent Asgard.. Sown Yagami
agree…
I AM A HYO YEON FAN!!!!
“Though I do feel that Yuri and Jessica are just as good.”
Seriously? In terms of REAL dancing, they don’t come close. Sorry to invade on your happy parade, but truth be told coming from someone who enjoys dancing because it is an art and not to get attention from people, I believe that Hyoyeon is TRULY more of a dancer and more of a better dancer. And by saying this, there is no point of saying, ‘SNSD will loose their dancing queen if she leaves…’ because if Yuri or Jessica is just as good, then they can take that ‘Dancing Queen’ title. The reason why Hyoyeon took that title simply because she was the best of the best, and coming from SM, she was the best female dance trainee that they ever had. But in the end, SM has no idea what to do with her because SNSD’s ‘image’ is strictly to more of a feminine and innocent, not some powerful, charsimatic, r&b flavor type of group. I have a feeling that the only reason why Hyoyeon was put into to the group was to make SNSD stand out. In 2007, there was no girl group where there was a member who pop like the boys or dance like the boys(probably even better than some of the boys). But hey, she is only the dancing queen and can be easily replaced right? So what’s the point of keeping her when fans think that the other members can easily take care of what she brings to the table. And what’s the point of saying ‘SNSD is 9 and 9-1 is not SNSD’? Just give me an answer to that.
Not hating, just bringing the side of what fans should truly think.
I personally think that you got the message wrongly. Just because Yuri or Jessica (the author’s opinion) is equally good at dancing, doesn’t mean that Hyoyeon is no longer needed in the group. They do have their own unique personalities and talents in many ways, and thus the frequently heard term of 9 different girls with 9 different colours. They each bring about different flavours to fans and thus, they do have their own respective fanbase. SNSD is a group of nine girls and I believe SM have to consider the group as a whole. SM can’t possibly alter their entire plan to accomodate one of the members at the expense of others when it comes to group activities. Having said that, I’m sure you would have noticed Hyoyeon being given opportunies to showcase her talent when there are dance stages/ battles. I apologize if I misinterpreted your statement, but you made it sound like Hyoyeon had been victimised by being placed into SNSD.
Hi there hyoyeonfan,
I really appreciated your commenting but I think you misinterpret some of the things I said :(.
The point of saying ‘SNSD is 9 and 9-1 is not SNSD’ is that’s what I feel. How can SNSD be w/out HyoYeon? For me, SNSD will ALWAYS be the NINE girls, no matter what happens.
What is “REAL” dancing? I don’t know, there are so many types of dancing. Judging dancing from an idol group is very perspective, as it’s not always about the best technique but best performance. Therefore, I still hold strong in my opinion that Sica and Yuri are just as good dancer as Hyo. (Note: I am not saying they can replace Hyo as the dancing queen title of the group. I’m just merely pointing out the fact that they are just as good in my opnion.) Why I had wrote about that is because, as you can read above, I wanted to point out that SM has not neglected Hyo and has definitely supported and promoted her too.
SNSD is a group with 9 charms, so there’s no point in saying Hyo was placed in the group to make SNSD stand out, because obviously that was the case. Each girl had something special but different to offer. Say… both TaeYeon and Jessica had stellar vocals to offer, but their voices are definitely different. Tiffany (and Jessica) offered English, SooYoung offered Japanese and experience, Sunny offered Aeygo, Yuri offered charm and also dancing, YoonA offered “beauty” and experience. Seohyun offered piano skills and the innocent maknae personality many people adore. So it wasn’t like SM just placed Hyo in some random group to “use” her… it was more like SM put together a group of 9 different special girls together to create the best k-pop girl group ever (for real!).
I hope my message has given you a better understanding and continue to enjoy 🙂 our snsd fan site. Please excuse all the spelling and grammar errors!
Sincerely, Soofany
Not to be rude or anything, just read your reasons in your original posts and you got what I was thinking in my reply.
Honestly, no hard feelings. I love SNSD the way they are, but had to strip away my fandom and get down to business to truly see how things are.
The idea that she’s sad because Jessica has blond hair now or that Seohyun can speak chinese too is childish and silly.
Why would she care about that? Do you really think that is why she considered quitting?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC4fDxiyna8
someone, please help me translate this (:
thanks!!
i love girls generation !!!!!!!!!!
OMGee! Without Hyo Yeon, Snsd is not SNSD. She has a lot of talented the best dancer. Ok, there are good dancer but not better than Hyo Yeon. She has thepowerfull, she has charisma, and she dont wanna be “unique” she is only herself, and people didn’t see that. I love Hyo Yeon. The first time I saw SNSD, I knew that Hyo will be my fav member, and I didn’t wrong.
I hope SM shows more Hyo in TV programs, she is so dorky.
GO HYO!!!!
yah.. anyone can please translate that youtube link of ivan.. its something interesting on it.. im curious about hyoyeon says on that video… ahah..
I really hope toebeast subs strong heart soon! Really want to see what the girls talked about.
Somehow I’m kinda disappointed at some Sones here. Is there really a need to bad mouth other SNSD members just to make another member look better? It just makes us as Sones look REALLY bad. Why pit the girls against each other, They’re all in one group. -_-
Fans will always have their favorites but when it comes down to it, true Sones will always LOVE all 9 girls.
No offence but I think this article is fail and so are many of the comments.
SM is being generous? My ass. They’re not even trying to promote Hyoyeon. And Hyoyeon’s vocal ability? Please, she sings way better than Yoona who gets heaps of front time.
And rofl, people just going “Who’s going to be the dancing queen!?”
Do they even know Hyo? At all? She’s worth so much more than that within SNSD.
And as if Hyoyeon would feel like quitting just because she’s not the blond girl or the chinese-speaking girl. You’d think after SNSD themselves state that they don’t get jealous or anything countless times, at least the fans would believe them.
Korean media is just exaggerating everything anyway.
/rant.
So, what would be your suggestion to SM on ways to promote Hyoyeon? Put her in dramas? Cast her as an MC for shows? Arrange for her to sing in drama soundtracks?
Do you see any other members having solo dance stages besides Hyoyeon? Hyoyeon gets her solo break in Genie performance too. If that’s not promoting her, then what is?
I don’t think Yoona gets heaps of front time because of her singing ability, she is placed there because of her height, image and all. So, whats the point of comparing vocal abilities when there are no correlation between vocal abilities and front time?
Yuri got sent to dance the tango on star king and Sooyoung got sent to that ballroom dancing show. In other words they don’t send Hyoyeon out on all dance-related activities. Just the ones that fit her image. “Powerful” dances.
Yeah. And it’s ironic how Hyoyeon actually took ballroom and latin dance classes on her trainee days.
She did salsa on a show, and it was amazing. She’s much more than her powerful hiphop dancing.
That’s exactly the point. She is sent for things that she is good at. Similarly, the rest of the girls are assigned to jobs they are good at. Well, SM ought to give some dance jobs to Yuri and SooYoung. They are noted as one of the lead dancers in the girl group.
I guess the thing is that Hyo is good at so much that it’s frustrating to see her get pigeonholed so easily.
It’s especially frustrating to see snsd fans minimalize her talents.
This! SM aren’t even freaking trying to promote Hyoyeon… how could people fail to see that?!
It’s kinda sad how back then, during her trainee days, Hyoyeon was one of the prominent trainees thanks to her superb dancing skill and good vocal (oh, and entertaining personality, too. Though, too bad she was kinda camera-shy). She’s the one you’d expect SM to promote more.
I understand what you meant by that. Maybe everyone thinks that she is too good in dancing that that is all she has to offer. I believe that she has much more talent besides dancing, and there would be a day where Hyoyeon would be comfortable enough to demonstrate it, be it singing or MCing. There would be opportunities in the future if SM thinks she is good in these other areas.
If she really would drop out, we need to respect her decision as a fan, if we denied her such wishes then, it would would PROBABLY make her feel worse ‘~’ and the likelness would increase…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDlArUJ09t8&feature=sub
subbed (:
toebeast has subbed the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDlArUJ09t8&feature=sub
WOW…what an awesome dance…0_0
So after all the fuss in these comments… it wasn’t even anything to do with feeling appreciated, it was down to the style of performing.
Another Strong Heart fuss over nothing!
Seriously. lol. -_-
wow.. thx for the sub of that video.. there…
we can tell now that hyoyeon will not leave snsd..
it is in her statement.. that opportunity will not come/get easily.. yay..
and a BIG AROUND OF APLAUSE for MS. HYOYEON…
yay.. i like that dance that she danced.. whoah..
~happy christmas… yay.
Sorry soofany but i really dont agree with Jess being as good as Hyo, completely not on the same lvl, if for comparison sake, sooyoung would be nearer, so would yuri and maybe yoona maybe but not jessica, her dance is really lacking(?) Its just that i think that HYo has a good voice and hopefully get more limelight
hmm…im not sure if what im going to say will be out of place but to me they are 9 special girls who have their own special colour that would not overlapped. with this 9 colour, it form snsd. it would not be complete with one member missing as they cannot be replaced by anyone.as for about who being the best singer or dancer, im not sure but the thing im sure about is they really put in a lot of effort in everything they do and this is one of the reason why i like snsd.
*sorry for any mistakes made*
Why don’t we just end the comments here yeah? I am sure everyone is entitled to their own opinions and have their own rights to voice it out but after spending 10 mins reading all the comments it is going nowhere.
Bottom line is , this is a FANSITE, ran by a nice people who support SNSD. ( who actually puts in effort to keep this webpage updated )
So first be grateful for them before complaining about the post. ( you can set up your own fansite if you want )
2ndly, this post is written by a human. there is bound to be some biasness. ( like i am a huge fan of yoona and not complaining about the air tim she has although i feel sorry for other memebers )
So after you read the post, it may cause you to flare up ( YES hyo’s fangirls fanboys ) just keep it to yourself.
People like you who see some post that has a hint of negativity about the celebrity should think before you start typing ( keyboard warrior ) things that make you look like a fool.
Regrads
Big fan of Yoona ( i know she cant sing well at all )
Oh geez. I think she should stay! Besides the rankings in SNSD, I think they should all be equal. :] Cuhz they’re all great in their own unique way, anyways..Hyoyeon is a great dancer, so..STAY HYOYEON!
My thanks and support to SooFany. She did what she was supposed to do as a contributor to this blog. She put up a SNSD news item. At the same time, she expressed her sympathy for HyoYeon and support for SNSD as a whole.
The other posters reacted as fans, too. Often, differing from SooFany. Some bluntly. Some defensively.
I’m fine with that. Fans aren’t mass-produced, look-alike robots who all share the same ideas and feelings. We should feel free to disagree. And, as fans, we should feel free to disagree on what a SNSD fan should think or feel.
It has become a feature of STRONG HEART to bring out these secrets. The TaeYeon and HyoYeon incidents weren’t trivial. They were big at the time to that person. And it may be cathartic for them to talk about it. And, no doubt, it’s also a bid for sympathy. And that’s what SooFany offered.