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girls generation snsd, Hallyu wave, Popular angels, SM Town Paris 2011, SNSD JJANG, world domination
With the successful conclusion of Europe’s 1st SM Town concert in Paris over the weekend, it is inevitable that news of this iconic event has spread far and wide……
All the way to Singapore, in fact ;).
Yes, the June 14th 2011 issue of Singapore’s The Straits Times actually featured an article on the Paris event, such was its impact on the world’s entertainment industry. Industry sources have already clearly indicated in many publications and news events that the Korean Hallyu wave is something to take note of and this event in Europe is certainly proof of it.
Mention was made of the speed at which the tickets were sold out and how the French SONEs staged a friendly protest outside the Louvre Museum to demand an extra show; something which they got, thanks to the sensible folks at SM Entertainment.
What was most interesting in the article was the fact that only about 2% of the audience members were Korean, attesting to the popularity of the Korean artistes and their music :D.
My favourite part of the article: it is the fact that the ST editors chose to use a photo of the angelic 9 to illustrate the article and the caption below it – Girls’ Generation have a wide following worldwide.
How true !
Read more in the scanned image of the said article below:
sources: The Straits Times, Associated Press
SNSD Korean 
Yesterday was “The Star” in Malaysia today is “The Times” in Singapore.. wonderful job .. ^^
wao,S9 wá tuyệt,sone no.1
Ahh,,, I didn’t buy The Straits Times… T T
If only they had elaborated more about it….i didn’t even know it came out in that section of the Straits Times yesterday. =XX
Yes, I read about it yesterday! 🙂
another proof that kpop is globalizing ! 😀 , kpop does not lose with american pop at all!
I can’t find this article!! ):
It’s at the back page of the Life section of the papers, right upper corner, if the page is facing you. You can’t miss the iconic SNSD photo 😀 !
Kenneth, are you a Singaporean?
@ yang
Yes, I am ;).
next up, is for smtown to realize it has to come to singapore =D
Let’s go Soshi, let’s go!
I saw it ! XD Hehe it was a nice surprise in the morning ^^
SNSD also appear in malaysia “the new strait time” newspaper
the news is about their japanese album “girls generation” sold more than 200,000 copies and broke the record of boa’s
SNSD, fighting! ^^
another proof that kpop is globalizing ! 😀 , kpop does not loses with american pop at all!
Not gonna lie, Kenneth, I don’t read the newspaper that often, but that made me check out the section which showcased SMTown in all of its entirety and glory to assure myself that I wasn’t seeing things and the article, was in fact, genuine. I read ‘Reader’s Digest’ majority of the time and, frankly, I tend miss out on a slew of intriguing information and tidbits that gets featured on mainstream media, regardless of their extent (in terms of how much was written about it).
Haha, I can imagine fans of SMTown in Singapore would go ecstatic upon seeing this.
It isn’t a surprise to me that not much about the event was documented upon unlike a full-length article for obvious reasons (the newspaper caters to more serious, non-Korean pop fans who’re concerned about world affairs, which I admit I’m still part of). However, the fact that the kind editors at “The Straits Times” even included this small, unbiased article in the newspaper was better than nothing, and I’d be happy to read a complete and well-elaborated article about the “Korean Hallyu Wave” someday.
Nevertheless, good find.
NICE Polocks where at the concert? nice to see that my people know good music haha. POLSKA! SNSD will take over sooner or later. Now can wait for that SNSD U.S concert….
😀 😀 teehee the good news doesn’t stop coming does it!! JJANG!! LOL 2% only Korean, i thinks those European S♥NEs really made an impression on the girls with their considerable attendance rates. (just letting them know that they really are loved everywhere :D)
GAH I DIDN’T BUY THE PAPERS THAT DAY
FML
Man i need to go to asia fast b/c i wanna see them in person at least once.
It’s a syndicated Associated Press article, which means it would have appeared in many news outlets around the world.
wow..yesterday about malaysia’s news and now sgapore!!! good job girls!!!
yeah i think SMTOWN LIVE In SINGAPORE should be the next stop
SINGAPORE SONES PRAY 4 IT
Ahh ! I Never See The Straits Times As I Was Overseas ! SM Town Live World Tour Please Come To Singapore The Next Stop We Wanna See SNSD ! 😦 Don’t Just Perform In Big Countries And Neglected The Small Countries Like Singapore ! Singapore Have A Lot Of S ❤ N E S !
MEE I’M from singapore and i’m going crazy over this:D