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Girls’ Generation Featured in “Topp” Magazine

Girls’ Generation was covered in the popular Norwegian teen magazine “Topp”. The magazine mentioned the girls’ appearances on American broadcast, “The Boys”, and Daniel Radcliffe receiving a copy of the “MR. TAXI” album. Hyoyeon’s “The Boys” comeback picture was used, which comes as no surprise given her popularity among European fans.

Girls’ Generation Mentioned in “LA Weekly”

Girls’ Generation was mentioned in “LA Weekly”, an American weekly alternative newspaper in Los Angeles, California. The article talks about the rising popularity of K-Pop and lists Girls’ Generation as one of five popular groups in Korea. It mentions the success the girls’ have had with album and their recent appearance on “The Late Show with David Letterman”. You can read the full article here.

Girls’ Generation’s ”The Boys” Ranks 43rd on Gaon’s Digital Charts

Girls’ Generation’s “The Boys” took the 43rd spot on Gaon’s digital charts for 2011. The digital charts on Gaon take statistics from song streaming, downloads, background music sales, and mobile sales to determine a song’s ranking. Girls’ Generation’s “The Boys” hit a whopping point total of 217,942,730 for their digital sales on the Gaon charts, an amazing achievement considering “The Boys” was only released in October of 2011.

Girls’ Generation Mentioned in “SPIN” Magazine

The March/April issue of SPIN Magazine (an American music magazine) included a lengthy article about the rise of K-pop. SPIN lists Girls’ Generation as one of the six K-pop acts worth knowing about. The article discusses the training process that idols go through as well as the success enjoyed by entertainment companies such as SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and JYP Entertainment. The author briefly recounted an experience on a set where the girls filmed a Freestyle Street Basketball CF, and then wrote about a brief conversation held with Tiffany. In the short interview, Tiffany said she regretted not being able to go to her prom because she had left for Korea, and said that sleeping is the one thing that she enjoys to do most during her free time. You can read the transcript of the portions of the article relevant to Girls’ Generation here.

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