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girls generation snsd, Running Into The Sun, seoul olympic stadium, SNSD 2nd Asian Tour 2011, The girls are coming to Singapore !
Well, as I had commented in an earlier post reply, the Singapore press were specially invited to witness the girls’ recent concert at Seoul Olympic Stadium over the recent weekend.
Under the auspices of Running Into The Sun (RITS) and the Korean Tour Organisation (KTO) Singapore, xinmsn, the Singapore based entertainment web portal got to witness firsthand the phenomenon that is SNSD.
Boy, were they impressed 😉 ! From the pre-concert press conference to the actual concert performance itself, our angelic 9 really impressed with their professionalism and charm.
To top it off, 84 Singaporean fans, under the Soshified umbrella, got a chance to do a shout-out for our little island nation, eliciting a sweet response (in English, no less) from our dear Tiffany (read about it in the news report below).
But, you know what was the icing on this Soshi-news cake ? It is the fact that official confirmation has been given that the 9 ladies will be visiting our fair Singaporean shores with a full Soshi concert (SNSD 2nd Asian Tour) 😀 !
That’s right, Running Into The Sun (RITS), the Singapore entertainment company that brought in Super Junior and SHINee earlier this year (and their full concert programme) have officially confirmed that they will be getting the 9 ladies to our humble to do what they do best: give us SONEs a full-SNSD concert experience.
So, my fellow Singaporean and South-East Asian SONEs, look forward to experiencing a real SNSD concert on Singapore soil very soon in the near future. Start saving up now !
Right, enough spazzing on my part :). Please read on for the verbatim report of the xinmsn reporter’s experience of our 9 ladies’ concert in Seoul….
Cheeky winks here, pouty grins there and big hearts everywhere — these were the ‘gifts’ from the girls of Girls’ Generation, or better known as So Nyeo Shi Dae (SNSD), to the 8,000-strong crowd at the Seoul Olympic Gymnasium in Seoul, Korea.
At the invitation of Running Into The Sun (RITS) and the Korean Tour Organisation (KTO) Singapore, xinmsn was in Seoul to attend the 2011 Girls’ Generation Tour over the weekend.
The press conference before the concert on Jul 24 started punctually, with the girls answering to every question posed to them.
Eighty-four Singaporean fans — with the oldest fan being 77 years old — travelled to Korea on a special tour package from KTO Singapore. When Girls’ Generation was told about that, Tiffany – who was fluent in English — spoke for the nine-member group.
“Thank you for flying all the way here for our concert. We’d love to see our Singapore fans if we have the chance to,” she said.
The concert began at about 4pm KST, and what better way to start the show than to ask the fans what their wish was?
Decked in similar white, crocheted corset tops, tantalising shorts and knee-length boots, Girls’ Generation kicked off the concert with ‘Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)’. The group also performed Korean versions of their new Japanese singles ‘Mr. Taxi’ and ‘Let It Rain’ for the first time.
The nine girls delivered top-notched performances as a group; but it was during each of their solo performances that their individuality truly shone through.
First to conquer the stage alone was Hyoyeon, who appeared on stage dressed in a sexy white leotard. Arguably the best dancer in the group, the petite girl danced to Rihanna’s ‘Don’t Stop the Music’.
Dressed in a rhinestone-studded tube dress with a long, feathered train, Jessica — also known to fans as the ‘Ice Princess’ — chose to show a more mellow side, as she played the piano and sang ‘Almost’, a ballad from Canadian R&B singer Tamia.
The usually adorable Sunny explored her sexy and edgy side when she appeared on stage in a black leotard and stockings, coupled with a pink cropped jacket, singing and dancing to Britney Spears’ ‘Three’.
Taeyeon and Tiffany later turned the concert hall into a cabaret, performing to ‘Lady Marmalade’ from the 2001 movie, Moulin Rouge. Naming Janet Jackson as her idol, Yuri performed the singer’s chart-topping single ‘If’, exhibiting a tougher image.
Sooyoung surprised the crowd by doing the cha cha to the Pussycat Dolls’ ‘Sway’.
Maknae (youngest of the group) Seohyun brought the audience back to the ’60s, as she sang Betty Hutton’s ‘Stuff Like That There’ and tap-danced in a little black dress with an up-do reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn’s in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Last but definitely not least, Yoona — decked in a white shirt and bell-bottomed velvet pants — shed her innocent image during her solo performance. The 21-year-old danced tantalisingly to Madonna’s ‘4 Minutes’, where she stripped to a pair of white shorts in the last bit of her dance.
The three-hour concert ended with Girls’ Generation performing their past hits such as ‘Gee’, ‘Oh!’ as well as their debut track ‘Into The New World’.
If you local SONES (fans of Girls’ Generation) thought you’re missing out, fret not. Running Into The Sun (RITS) will be bringing the girls and their much-awaited concert tour to Singapore, with the dates to be announced at a later time.
(Hmmm….it looks like my dream to do a shout-out for the SNSDKorean blogsite may come true after all 😀 !)
Xinmsn Images of the Seoul Concert
sources: SM Entertainment, JoelleChong@xinmsn.com (report and concert photos)
who wouldn’t be impressed by the 9 angels ^_^ esp. Hyo~
Daebak… I so wanna go… 🙂 Hope tickets will be affordable
Well, I guess I’m going to have to save up for one of the best moments in my life. It’s like a once in a lifetime event, and to miss out on such a rare opportunity would simply be unimaginable. I’m so glad that they’re finally coming here to Singapore.
Although my chances are slim, I might try to get the tickets for the best seats in the concert venue. Perhaps I could settle for the second-to-best seats if my ‘ambitious’ attempts for the best view of the concert stage fail.
A guy can dream, can’t he?
Just wanted to point this out, but MBLAQ’s Mir chose our kid leader TaeYeon as his ideal type. And congrats Singapore fans. You guys finally get Soshi for a day! YAY.
Oh My God… Finally this is happening 😀
Gotta save up right now, getting to see soshi up close is really like a dream!!! And the dream is coming true soon 😀 😀 😀
how hard is it to get one of those front seats? A tier “A” ticket for concerts here cost maybe ard $300-$400??
Small price to pay for a slice of heaven. Problem is those tier A tickets are going to be sold out within 5mins.
Looks like I gonna have to buy a tent for a camping trip at the ticket office too
Cant stop smiling now xD Even though i’m not living in singapore but it’s so near to where i am,hope i can grab a ticket for myself before it solds out
YEAH!! LIKE FINALLY IT’S SINGAPORE?! WEEE!!<3<3<3<3<3<3,^
OMG.. finally!!!! any Singapore SOnes here… wana go together?… i really hope the tickets are sold online…i went to kpop night and it was chaos….
he..he..snsd in singapore…gonna see them..no matter what..ticket price? bound to be cheaper than a flight to korea..
only thing that worries me is the 5 mins sold out concept…
But if its by RITS, its probably…. queuing….
It’s great to hear to hear this piece of news. Keeping my fingers crossed that it’ll turn out for the better. Does anyone want to meet up together to purchase the tickets? =)
I am cool with purchasing the tickets together.. when the time comes =)
Awesome Kenneth! Now you’ll get to see the girls live! =D
Ya lets purchase the tix tgt… lol…
There is a video of this story that accompanies the article. It is subbed in English.
http://img.widgets.video.s-msn.com/fl/customplayer/current/customplayer.swf
So… I dodn’t think that embed worked…. here is the direct link to xinmsn
http://video.xin.msn.com/watch/video/snsd-at-seoul-2011-girls-generation-tour/tn9idqhm
Kenneth, i’m sure you will be jealous from what i am about to tell you. a group of singaporean tourists (who also went to SNSD’s concert a couple of days ago) where out in about in Apgu, and spotted Sooyoung, Hyoyeon (driving), Jessica (driving). Sooyoung was with her mom, sister, and actress Lee Yeon Hee and she was nice enough to have them get a group photo.

cr. greatgrey (soompi)
Gratz to all you in singapore some one pls take tons of photos for all fanytastics *you know who u are* for all of us to enjoy
lucky guy! cant wait to see your first hand report of the concert once they come out to Singapore!
Sica’s hair is really gorjess. Love it !!
SNSD coming to Singapore YAY!
wow snsd r going to singapore congrats 2 you kenneth ur dream will finally come true
you didn’t mention about Yuri 😦
singapore is so near malaysia! and yet i can’t attend….sob sob…..T.T…
Singapore Sones! here is your long awaiting moment!
don’t miss it!!
SNSD, fighting! ^^
May I know where I can buy the snsd lightsaber?
Even after traveling with Soshifed to catch their performance live on the 24th, I’m still wanting for more… 3 hours went by so quickly! SINGAPORE’S NEXT! Hope to be there too 🙂
Damn, I’m from India but will be visiting Singapore the week of September 19th to 26th (yes, F1 week). I hope the concert is around then.