…Because without this exact number, things would be left incomplete.
Warning: Post is extremely heavy.
When So Nyuh Shi Dae walked into the new world, the old world experienced a turning point that resembled everlasting change. There was no turning back. It was the beginning of a life threatening plague that would swipe out all living beings in the world and leave inevitable traces of soshi-symptoms upon many many people, such as increased heart-beat, laughing fever, the urge to act crazily, extreme spazzing etc. There’s this ironic statement that states that the cause to a disease is also the remedy, and this relates to SNSD as they are the one and only doctors that can cure these soshi-symptoms, yet once fans attend their live performances the disease just becomes worse. Regardless, we don’t give a hoot because the soshi plague is desired and its soshi-effects tend to bring out the positive aspects of life. Sure, the impact is tremendous, but who said these soshi-symptoms were bad?
The nine sisters were perfect for each other, they are now and will always be despite any tsunami-height waves triggering ahead. Perhaps in the dictionary perfection is defined as something without flaws, without mistakes. But in the soshictionary this isn’t so. Perfection is the ability to recognise, accept and be willing to learn from one’s past mistakes. It is a process of changing certain things in life to make them better and bring about positive effects to yourself and the others surrounding you, rather than merely a flawless result. After all, a life about complete perfection would be boring, because the world requires a contrast between the good and bad in order to highlight the former. SNSD’s cute mistakes during performances are what shape them into who they are today – success without failure is no success at all. What we also have to realise is that a mistake from one member will affect the whole performance routine, but what differentiates these girls from others is their ability to work as one and help each other – even if it’s just a quick glance during a mistake.
Nine sisters. One heart. Some say that they are only popular due to heavy promotions by SM Entertainment and that it’s not their actual talents for which they are famous for. Let’s get one thing straight. SME knows its work and they work damn hard to promote all its artists in order for them to reach their full potential despite the monetary value associated. But this does not necessarily mean that the ladies are nothing but just pretty faces. It’s true that not every member can sing so brilliantly, and it can be said the same for dance too. But if Soshi is being criticised because “Oh! She can’t sing for sh**” or “she’s got the skinny body but her moves aren’t even up to normal standard, even I can do better!” then this is all wrong. Well, to me at least.
Life is about a balance. Our bodies would not function if we only had ‘good’ substances with the complete absence of bacteria, and vice versa. Despite the need for equality between females and males in the contemporary society, both genders are born to have different features so that they can help each other in life. If everyone was the same then there would be no point of relationships. Same thing with SNSD. Every girl specialises in a certain area, which is why there are main vocalists and main dancers set by SME. Whilst YoonA may not be the best at singing, her dancing and acting abilities are evident. Taeyeon is known as the best singer in terms of vocal techniques despite she may not be top for dance. But it’s okay, because each member contributes a little to the whole soshi-bond and this is what makes Girls’ Generation complete.
Watching SNSD grow for the past few years has been like standing next to a merry-go-round spin its way through ups and downs. It would be a lie to say that every single song released has been an ultimate smash hit but this doesn’t matter because if that really did happen, then every time they held trophies, every time they won awards things would seem bland and meaningless. There is nothing to highlight if there’s no shadow. There would be no shining stars if the sky was bright forever. They’ve been through tears and smiles, but in the end we know they will spin back to where we are viewing from because we can never escape them once caught. What’s more important is that they do not have fear for the end of the ride as the experience would outweigh all and everything.
“Sowoneul malhaebwa” they sing. There are plenty of wishes to be fulfilled as requested from Sones, espcially during the Christmas time. You are sitting down and in the middle of listening to a love melody, glancing through the frosted glass window and seeing the heavy fall of snow whilst your heavy breath blows a heart-shape onto the glass (or at least imagine it like me). Whether it is to meet the girls in real life, buy them presents or to hope that they will be happy every day, you secretly pray that your snowy wishes will be answered one day. Truth is, they can be your genies but that doesn’t mean every wish can be granted. However, the hope and anticipation of its possibility is what keeps us, Sones, alive. Maybe one day we will have the chance to meet and become best friends. But till’ then we will keep running and chasing after them, because they are worth every effort we make.
Girls’ Generation. They are our idols/role models, dominating figures, remedies, children riding on merry-go-rounds, genies and spies. Soshi is fierce – they kick, make the devil run, shoot arrows and hold guns. But their cute image will never be erased despite the appearance of ‘Black Soshi’, because Oh! Em! Gee! They are just too lovable. Here’s the proof (in no particular order):
When So Nyuh Shi Dae walked into the new world, the old world experienced a turning point that resembled eternal change. And from that point onwards all Sones will live Soshily Ever After, because it’s not the end that matters but the fact that their existence has already been the best thing that’s ever happened in Soshistory.
Image credits: Soshified, kpoplive, korean kpop. However the ‘proof’ images are designed by Annabananaz.
Written by Annabananaz @ snsdkorean
I think I need some balance in my life…
Another well written article. Sigh. This obsession is just growing and growing. It’s getting out of hand but i am loving every minute of it. So Nuyh Shi Dae for the win! lets walk along their footsteps and march in to what will be a global take over in the future :)! Saranghae ! SNSD!
a very nice post indeed! As a Sone, there were many times i feared abt the end….but after reading this post, it comforted me…. thanks for sharing! x)
Hey, congratulations on your EXCELLENT post 🙂
Im sure the SNSD fever WILL last 😀 forever.. and ever.. and ever.
GOOD JOB ON THE GREAT EFFORT!
awesome post anna….xD i smiled throughout the whole time i was reading it…. then i laughed when it came to the ‘proof’ haha… too adorable for words ^_^
yeah…i totally agree with you..this sort of addiction is “getting off hand”..but i’m still loving it! SNSD Daebak!! SONES Jjang!!
this brought a tear to my eye
wow.. awesome post! you seemed to put quite an effort 🙂
BUT ITS WORTH IT! snsd FTW 😀
nice work on embedding the snsd SONGS into your post! really creative (:
WOOO SNSD! ❤
Awesome post. I really enjoyed reading this
Im so proud to be a sone. SNSD jjang!
haha, i actually wish they will release a song named “Em!” or “M” so that we can have the full phrase Oh! Em! Gee! every time we watch our girls (i can’t stop saying “OMG!” because our girls are just too cute and talented 😡 :x)
and thanks so much for the post. these last days of the year i’ve got chances to read many meaningful and great posts of you guys. they make me love the nine girls even more and more.
Interesting article wif snsd song ‘stir’ inside it….
It’s great to be a sone…..
SNSD, fighting! ^^
this should actually be posted when they DO disband =( but i doubt it will be any where near these few years
wang biho: SOSHI POR E BERRRRR /
testing the slashes =_= –> /<– its supposed to appear as wang biho does that Y shaped disclaim
Just read this again, soshi is definitely worth every effort..
And so are you.
Mongrolian is going to give me a lecture again if I do it again, but I assume he’s already read my reply and is probably left with more questions than answers. With whatever comes from him/her again or anybody and with absolutely no intention of offending anybody(A ton of reasons if I did), I’m all for it.
Nonetheless, interesting read.
TOTALLY AWESOME POST ^^ LOVE U GUYS ^^
Well written post. And I agree, every minute following and keeping up with these girls have been nothing less than a dream for me.
even MORE beautiful.
pun-fest 2010 part 2 lol
Perfection is the ability to recognise, accept and be willing to learn from one’s past mistakes. It is a process of changing certain things in life to make them better and bring about positive effects to yourself and the others surrounding you, rather than merely a flawless result. – success without failure is no success at all.
agree with this.
there is too many lines that touch my heart in this article.
super thumbs UP!
9 are 1. well in SNSD case only…
sigh i feel so relief knowing that im not the only one who thinks about SNSD this way… the article explains my thought…
i wish the girls could have read this and any other article in this blog. if only they have reserve time.
PS. i like the front Picture.
haiz………
-^^- teary eyes
Kudos! I hope all Sones get to read this. And I hope SNSD does too. 🙂 This is indeed a very heartwarming article. Thank you!
woo i love this kinda long posts…well written!…hey y not haf a post on the recap of 2010…like the top 10 cute or funnie moments etc…tat would be fun!…then 10 yrs down the road we can haf the funniest moment of the decade!…haha juz a suggestion…=P
Lol thanks for the suggestion, I’ll bare that in mind.
Decided to double post, hopefully it’s okay.
Thinking about my past posts, I really sound like an arse. I don’t hate SNSD, Christmas or anything, I’m an easygoing person but sometimes my ‘Bad’ side tends to get the better of me and I end up being this ‘all-hateful-guy-bent-on-world-destruction’.
I apologize if I offended anybody, didn’t mean to, my dedication to SNSD is there, but isn’t so strong as compared to other people because I’m listening to Hoot, Lucifer, Bonamana and video game music all at the same time, not really as a negative neutral, but more generically inclined towards positive balance and love. I would make this post on reconciliation elongated a lil’ bit more, but I feel as though it’s more than enough as I advocate simplicity.
Many people are able to express their love for the ladies with all of their knowledge as time goes by, I may not be able to express it fully, but we’re all capable of expressing the love in our own little way, Greeentee via this post, all of us via small comments or infinitely bigger gestures.
So yeah, I love SNSD and all others alongside, though my love isn’t so strong as mentioned before, it’s there, always has been. Though this sounds a little bit corny, it feels just right among fellow SONEs’ here as you would’ve done the same too. Here goes nothing!
SNSD, to infinity and beyond!
hee hee. Questions like “What did you think of No Russian?”
anyway, i put some stuff on the other post.
No hard feelings, right?
I totally love the end of years… when everyone starts reflecting and write amazing articles that proclaims their love for SNSD 🙂
Thank you once again for another amazing SNSD article!
yo.Anyone wanna go seoul during april period ? pls contact me :shaunkow@hotmail.com
wow, talented writers we have here! Oh! Em! Gee! :))
A great post by the admin. Really enjoyed reading all of these kind of posts that were posted here. XD
A really good post. i honestly like word heavy post a lot XD
Kinda made me tear up. In a good way of course… ^^
Soshi fighting! and of course all you awesome people on snsdkorean too 🙂
Great post! Soshi bond is eternal.
GREAT and VERY INSIGHTFUL post, Annabananaz ; I LOVE very part of it 😀 😀 😀 <33333 !!!!!!! Yes, "soshism" is certainly a very virulent "disease" indeed ;), but I for one would not wish to be cured of it for a LONG TIME yet 😀 !!! The "carrier agents" are just to ADORABLE to avoid 😉 😀 !!! Saranghae ! SNSD!
Soshi bonds ❤ I will live Soshily Ever After!
No one will beat Soshi no one!!! Soshi Forever 9 HWAITING!!! 😀
I only say one thing
THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL
:] awww. this post is so meaningful.
soshi is def. worth the effort<3
i lke the song being put in the post nc one annabananaz
Soshi is definitely worth it<3 Thanks for an amazing well written post (:
“because it’s not the end that matters but the fact that their existence has already been the best thing that’s ever happened”
’nuff said :]
I so LOVE the picture you post that says:
“THERE IS NINE OF THEM BUT THEY ALL ORIGINATED AS ONE”
I love it because it’s true! Forever!
“Think of yourselves as a hand. Each of you is a finger, and without the others you’re useless. Alone, a finger can’t grasp, or control, or form a fist. You are nothing on your own, and everything together.”
―Kal Skirata
This is actually a quote from Star Wars that Kal Skirata (who trains clones) says to his republic commando squads. I believe the same concept applies in everything, particularly this.
Thumbs up ! Nice post. ❤
never had i regretted becoming a fan, but then again who does? i like a few groups myself, but SNSD is first and foremost a priority for me. never had i seen a girl group this perfect(not just because their beautiful and talented), not even the spice girls are as cohesive as SNSD. their formation is a trademark that no other girl group can ever pull off, it became an art work. forever these girls will shine and the best part is…is that, they’re only just beginning 🙂
Best life changing experience ever.
Awww~~ SNSD n S❤NE will always be Soshily Ever After!!
Saranghae to our Girls Generation!!❤ FIGHTING!!
gigeman sonyuhshidae yowani sonyuhshidae apuron sonyuhshidae!!!❤(infinity)
This is an excellent post. You’ve managed to encapsulate their timeline in a neat package. ^_^ Thank you.
Truly, the growth of SNSD has been quite a rollercoaster. They epitomize exactly what it means to start from the ground up and become an unstoppable force. Though it was a very rough start for them, I am actually–in many ways–thankful for the bumps they’ve had along the way, because without those hardships I would never have respected them as much as I do now. They’ve worked here, brick by brick, and that itself is amazing. They’ve grown in talents, beauty, and strength. I admire how willing they are to improve, to show us a better part of themselves. What’s more is that they’ve learned to push forward with a new kind of mindset–a brighter, more optimistic perspective–with bigger and better goals not just for themselves but for SOnes. I have never seen a group more complete and more perfect. I have never once thought that they would be better with just 8 or with 10. Each of them is 1/9th of a whole. And I am so thankful they exist.
Nicely written 😀
SNSD ALL THE WAY <3333
Heavy? I thought it was rather light-hearted. Anyway, good stuff.
To put it one way, you could do a lot worse than to like the Soshi. Or wait, does that not mean what I mean?
Bananatee ❤
and where did that come from?
I meant good posts from both of you 😛
LOL okay then thanks!
wow..i have to say im very impressed how well this post was written! this post really writes down the truths about our Sones and the girls.
their existance changed my life a lot.thank you so much so nyuh shi dae! hwai-taeng!
Well-said post by you. I’m touched by your words cause’ I felt the same way as you. TT
SNSD Hwaiting all the way!~ =)
I’m going back through old posts today (what better way to ring in the new year?) and I just want to say this is such a great article. I can really tell it came from your heart and the work you put into it really shows! 😉
Thanks bunny 😛
This post is the best.
i’ve loved this post!i think soshi is 9 but in theirs heart they are just only one!
they care they take care of each other, care, toys, correcting the mistakes of the other, they have hard times together more when they are sure they can overcome this easily because they have one other.
soshi you are the only girl group who can make anyone fell happy wen,you do something great,or just a picture of them,and you can make all sones sad when you are sick,unjured and fell alone.
soshi can make everyone experience all emotions!
waaaaaaaaahh such a perfect article..you really amaze me dude ^_^ anyway keep it up!!