Girls of ‘Invincible Youth’ talk about past boyfriends and first kisses

f(x)’s leader Victoria recently revealed that she had her first kiss with a guy she dated for two years prior to entering college.
During a recent recording of ‘Invincible Youth’, the members went to help pick grapes with local citizens at a grape farm and also shared stories about their first kiss.
When asked, “When was your first kiss?”, Victoria answered, “Before I became a college student”. SECRET’s Sunhwa replied, “Was it with that guy that you said you dated for two years?“, to which Victoria nodded.
T-ara’s Hyomin also said, “I’ve been embarrassed one time when I went to a movie with my first love.” She continued, “Before we got closer, we went to watch a movie and I accidentally farted. I was so embarrassed that I told my friend to fart as well“, causing everyone to laugh.
Sunhwa added that she also suffered an embarrassing moment with her past boyfriend, saying, “One day I wore a big puffy dress and went to meet my boyfriend on a busy street, but right when the wind blew, my dress flew up as well.”

The heights and weights of girl groups

Girl groups have undergone many changes since they first appeared in the music industry. Formerly known for their fantasy-like and unapproachable image, girl groups these days seem unafraid to bare all, as many are the driving forces behind variety programs. Their witty commentary and honest confessions have earned them countless headlines.
In those cases where they confess, what is the thing that is most often confessed by girl groups?  Well, girl groups almost always confess their height and weight on variety shows, adding and subtracting from reality to fit the situation. Newsen and Sports Seoul recently surveyed the heights and weights of ten girl groups to get a closer look behind the screen.
SNSD, KARA, and f(x) were excluded from the survey, as their information was not listed in portals.
#1. What are the stats of the first generation idols?
S.E.S hold an average height of 161.3 cm, but Fin.K.L is taller by 7 cm, standing at an average of 168.5 cm. S.E.S also weighs an average of 49.5 kg, while Fin.K.L weighs 3 kg more at 52.5 kg.
The members weighing the least are S.E.S’s Shoo at 44 kg, and Fin.K.L’s Sung Yuri at 45 kg.

#2. Who is the tallest amongst the second generation idols?
First goes to none other than After School, standing at an average of 168.375 cm with their long, slender bodies. Rainbow comes in at second with an average of 165 cm, and 4minute in third with 164.6 cm.
UEE and Nana are the two tallest members of After School, standing at 171 cm. The rest of the members have similar heights, while Raina is the shortest at 166 cm.
The shortest group are the Brown Eyed Girls, standing at an average of 160.75 cm and weighing in at 45.5 kg. Secret came in second at 161.5 cm and weighing in at 45.2 kg.
Those in the 163 cm average category include T-ara (163.6 cm), the Wonder Girls (163.8 cm), and miss A (163.7 cm).

#3. Which girl group is the lightest?
The members of 2NE1 are the lightest with a group average of 43.5 kg. They stand at 162.5 cm tall. Dara is the lightest member among all the girl groups, weighing in at 40 kg.
After School averaged 48 kg, with Secret following at 45.2 kg, the Wonder Girls at 45.2 kg, Davichi at 45.5 kg, and miss A at 45.7 kg.

#4. All of the girl groups are underweight!
Celebrities are often seen making statements such as, “I look heavier on screen than I do in real life.”
When put through the BMI calculations though, results revealed that all of the girl groups were underweight. Using 18.5~23 as the healthy range, the Brown Eyed Girls came closest to being “healthy” with a BMI of 17.61.
Secret followed with 17.35, 4minute with 17.13, miss A with 17.06, After School with 17.06, the Wonder Girls with 16.85, Davichi with 16.71, 2NE1 with 16.47, and T-ara with 16.36.
The most underweight of all was Rainbow with a BMI of 16.11.

Wonder Girls #38 on FHM’s Sexiest Women in the World, HyunA #85, and SNSD #99

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JYP Entertainment’s idol girl group, Wonder Girls, have been chosen as the 38th sexiest women in the world by FHM’s Singapore edition, making them the highest ranked Korean females on the list.
FHM (For Him Magazine) originated in the United Kingdom in 1985, but expanded around the globe to 26 countries, with Singapore’s edition arguably Asia’s best known version.  The men’s lifestyle magazine reveals their “Top 100 Sexiest Women in the World” list annually.
4minute’s HyunA and fellow idol girl group SNSD came in at #85 and #99, respectively.

Japanese magazine teaches SNSD’s dances

With Japanese students uploading videos of themselves dancing to SNSD, a Japanese magazine has revealed drawn images of the dance steps to SNSD’s hit tracks “Gee” and “Oh!“.
Characters representing the members were drawn alongside the dance steps, adding to the overall cuteness of the cover. Scans of it were uploaded on various internet community sites, and they have become quite popular amongst the netizens.
Many are proud of SNSD’s role in the “girl group Hallyu” sweeping Japan, and left comments such as, “Seems like SNSD’s popularity is just as hot outside of Korea as well” and “Next, they’re going to write a dissertation on SNSD.”

The importance of a ‘white tee, blue jeans’ mascot in idol girl groups?

In idol girl groups, it is essential to have at least one member who is vocally talented as well as a member who is responsible for the group’s visual impressions. Yet there’s one more essential member – the girl who can rock a pair of jeans. At first, this sounds ridiculous. Talent, yes. Overall image, yes. But jeans?
Jung Bo Yoon, Lee Hyori’s famous stylist, brought up the outfit concept on a broadcast show and explained the logistics behind it: “When girl groups are made, they always include at least one member who suits the white tee-jeans outfit.” She believed that jeans emit a different kind of feminine charm when compared to sexy skirts, and would thus be able to attract many different types of fanboys.
So, which members of girl groups are known to pull off jeans?
In SNSD’s case, Yuri is considered the group’s ‘jeans’ representative. While all nine members have enviable bodies, Yuri’s voluptuous figure allows her to seamlessly pull off that sexy look when wearing a pair of plain jeans. Member Sooyoung would also be a good candidate, as she stands to a height of 170cm with her long, lean legs.

After School’s UEE also has this role for her group due to her notorious ‘honey thighs’. With a white tee, UEE can sport a fresh and innocent look – yet she can easily slip into a sexy, provocative look with the usage of smokey eye makeup.
Wonder Girls‘ Sohee, 4minute’s Gayoon, and f(x)’s Krystal were also highlighted for their ability to bring in the fanboys with their ‘jeans and white-tee’ combo.

SNSD chosen as the most influential female advertising models

SNSD was recently picked as the most influential female advertising models.
Marketing service company, Neobab, conducted a poll from September 7th to October 1st, with the question of interest being, “Which female advertising models have the biggest influence on the public?”
Results showed that out of the 751 netizens who participated, 449 (59.7%) voted for SNSD, 219 (29.1%) voted for Lee Hyori, and 104 (13.8%) for Shin Min Ah, placing them first, second, and third respectively.
Neobab representative Shin Jae Gyu explained, “Those responsible for corporate marketing are sensitive to public responses and trends. Consumers want to be like the cute and sexy SNSD stars, which is how they are able to increase the value and sales of the brands they are advertising.”
He continued, “During the first half of 2010, SNSD increased album revenues with their hits ‘Oh!’ and ‘Run Devil Run’. Through them, the public’s awareness for the group heightened, and advertising contracts followed. Companies who used SNSD as their models would have definitely felt the group’s influence.”
The representative went on to say, “The second and third ranking of Lee Hyori and Shin Min Ah are based on ‘mature’ and ’sexy’ factors.” He went on to focus on Lee Hyori, saying that her “best charm is her confidence. Her consistent practicing, good sense of fashion, and overall personal development is receiving a good response from the public.”

What are the strengths of the top 5 K-pop girl groups?

Today, the entertainment industry is overflowing with idol groups that are armed with each of their own strengths and colors, particularly girl groups. With such a huge variety of girl groups blooming in this ‘Girl group Golden Age’, Osen recently ran an article where five of the top representative girl groups of K-pop were examined and compared for each group’s strengths. Amongst the countless cliche girl groups currently on the market, it is these girls who have maintained their own territory with their unique set of charms and separated from the rest of the pack.
SNSD / Girls’ Generation – Good coordination between members, capable of pulling off a variety of styles
With as many as 9 members in the group, the myriad of strengths of SNSD are distributed equally within the group, allowing for their specialty in overall coordination to be accentuated.
The vocally talented Taeyeon and Jessica, the luxurious and feminine visuals of Yoona and Yuri, the consistently skinny Sooyoung, the cute and innocent charms of Seohyun and Tiffany, the fun and cute Sunny, and dancer Hyoyeon – it is these diverse strengths which permit for a greater number of people to match their tastes with the group and pick their biases, making them all the more appealing.
In addition, the group has an excellent ability of adapting easily to numerous concepts and styles, such as the sexy, cute, innocent, lively and fresh images. People also take fun in watching out for that one member who receives a complete makeover for the group’s new concept.
2NE1 -  Individuality, creativity, a powerful hold of the stage
The four member group, consisting of Park Bom, Sandara Park, Minzy and CL, are known to possess individuality that clearly differentiates them from other female idol groups. They also gain their popularity through their ‘aspiring, longing image’, along with their unconventional personalities.
With their powerful music, and doubly powerful stylists, they crossed to the high fashion world wearing unusual outfits directly made by world famous designers. This plants a perception of creativeness for the group. In addition, instead of wowing the crowds with the typical bling-bling, feminine concepts, they showcase very non-girl group-like charisma on stage with the use of their powerful choreography and energy.
KARA – A sense of familiarity, all members of equal beauty
KARA’s strength is that all members are so equally beautiful that one can consider all of them to take the ‘visuals’ role of the group.
The group led by lead vocalist Park Gyuri, Goo Hara, Kang Jiyoung, Han Seung Yeon and Nicole all possess a feminine and mature beauty, making themselves known as a visually appealing group. However, instead of looking so perfect that it’s burdensome, the group holds a sense of familiarity in their attractiveness, which makes it easier for girls their age to relate to them.
Brown Eyed Girls – A sophisticated and defiant concept
When the Brown Eyed Girls (Jea, Narsha, Miryo, Ga-in) stepped foot into the K-pop scene with ‘Your Story’ back in 2006, their original concept focused mainly on their strong, charismatic vocals. However things changed when they released their 3rd album ‘Abracadabra‘. With this they showcased a new, sexy concept, which ultimately was a national jackpot and took them to the next level.
Everything about the ‘arrogant dance’ for ‘Abracadabra’, starting from their outfits, the dance itself, and the performance, showed exactly how important concepts are for girl groups. Furthermore, Narsha’s extravagant change in concept for her solo promotions had also received a great deal of attention.
Wonder Girls  – A group full of effort
After the Wonder Girls (Sunye, Ye Eun, Sohee, Yubin, Hye Lim) advanced into the American market and succeeded, the results they achieved earned them images of a hardworking group. They even honestly revealed to their fans the difficulties and trials they faced during their time overseas, but the portrayal of the group running to reach the top nevertheless created a strong image for idol groups to follow.
The group may not be as strong in the visuals category as SNSD or KARA, but their subtle charms are what have attracted not only Korean fans, but also their fans across the globe as well.