Just let it rain in the Girls' Generation ♥ 11th thread!

[AyusakiFan]

*Begin rant
I knew when the girls were telling their fans not to worry about them, that something was wrong. Anytime anyone tells you not to worry is the time to be concerned. I had a feeling something like this was going to happen but I was hoping that it wouldn't. Unfortunately with their work schedule, this was just an inevitable disaster waiting to happen. I am so disgusted with SM Entertainment, they should feel ashamed of themselves. Even the wording of their statement sounds insensitive and careless, they could have at least showed some concern even if they don't plan to make any changes to their schedule.They should have created a schedule for these girls that provided them with a good amount of rest time. And to knowingly send an artist out to perform knowing that they are not in good condition is destestable. While I understand that the show must go on sometimes, what's it going to take for them to realize that their artists need a break? How many of them need to get sick or collapse before they say enough is enough? When is their health going to be taken into consideration when making these schedules? The bottom line is that SM Entertainment is just plain greedy and they'll sacrifice anything and anyone to make a dollar. Even though a lot of companies are run that way, some of them will it least fake like they care to not look so bad. They're too heartless to even do that.
*End rant

[AyUmIXx]

^ i understand your rant..
that's why Tohoshinki has become split bcoz of the greediness of SME..it's even better if the income they split it equally and fairly..but this.. wew..i donno what to say anymore..

i hope the girls will be alright and have the rests they deserve after they finish the concerts.
i do hope SME starts to think about their artists' condition. they are not robot..but normal human beings, no matter how many vitamins they have eaten, but still..
how long those medicines/vitamins could last?

[4minute Girl]

i think it's kind of unfair to put all of the blame on sme they are pushed and overworked a lot of the time, but the girls aren't complete slaves. i'm sure they want to be on stage for their first tour as much as sm wants them to be. when the girls are really that sick/injured they do get time off. but i feel like this tour is a really important moment in their careers and even if the sick ones were given the option to take a little time off i don't even know if they'd even take it tbh!! they probably don't want to miss out on something as big as this. sunny did get to go to the hospital and she still chose to finish the rest of the concert after all

[AyusakiFan]

Originally Posted by 4minute Girl

i think it's kind of unfair to put all of the blame on sme they are pushed and overworked a lot of the time, but the girls aren't complete slaves. i'm sure they want to be on stage for their first tour as much as sm wants them to be. when the girls are really that sick/injured they do get time off. but i feel like this tour is a really important moment in their careers and even if the sick ones were given the option to take a little time off i don't even know if they'd even take it tbh!! they probably don't want to miss out on something as big as this. sunny did get to go to the hospital and she still chose to finish the rest of the concert after all

The problem is not the concerts, tv appearances or performances, it's the scheduling of them. Had a reasonable amount of rest time been scheduled in between everything that they are doing, the likelihood of them getting sick, tired, and overworked would have at least been reduced. They can still accomplish everything they're trying to do moving at a slower, more reasonable pace. Had this been taken into consideration beforehand, incidents such as this could have been prevented in the first place without having to sacrifice anything but a couple of days. It has nothing to do with their activities, it's solely about time management. It's about making a reasonable enough schedule to where they can do everything they need to do and remain healthy at the same time by not cramping so much into their schedule in such a short time frame. It would be more beneficial to everyone for their activities to be a bit more spread out. The problem with this whole situation is that it could have easily been avoided had SME created a schedule for humans and not robots. This is not the first time that one of their artists collapsed on stage (Krystal from f(x) collapsed in the middle of a performance last year) or complained of being overworked (TVXQ left the label due to this) so in my opinion, this seems to be a pattern with their artists. Apparently if this keeps happening, they need to make some changes, but they have yet to do it, which further proves the point that they are not providing their artists with the treatment and care that they need and deserve. It's their responsibility to create a balance for themselves and their artists that works for everyone and they aren't doing that. So in my opinion, SME needs to get it together in that department.

[~Amy~]

I think Yuri looks beautiful! ^_^
Wow it looks like a really good concert. o.o

Originally Posted by 4minute Girl

i think it's kind of unfair to put all of the blame on sme they are pushed and overworked a lot of the time, but the girls aren't complete slaves. i'm sure they want to be on stage for their first tour as much as sm wants them to be. when the girls are really that sick/injured they do get time off. but i feel like this tour is a really important moment in their careers and even if the sick ones were given the option to take a little time off i don't even know if they'd even take it tbh!! they probably don't want to miss out on something as big as this. sunny did get to go to the hospital and she still chose to finish the rest of the concert after all

Yeah, I think it's a different company managaing them in Japan right?

[AyUmIXx]

different company but it's still SME handled the contract with Universal Japan.
well, i'm sure this is what the girls want too, i just hope SME will be being fair to the girls after the whole unfair thing they have done to their seniors before.
at least they still deserve what they have worked hard for.

[~Amy~]

Originally Posted by AyUmIXx

different company but it's still SME handled the contract with Universal Japan.
well, i'm sure this is what the girls want too, i just hope SME will be being fair to the girls after the whole unfair thing they have done to their seniors before.
at least they still deserve what they have worked hard for.

Definitely, it would be sad to see them go through something like TVXQ went through. I hope that doesn't happen to SNSD. >.<

[terra]

The more I know about the concert's development, the more I feel mixed
I'm excited to see them performing, but when I know bad things happen I get discourage.
I hope SM will take care of them more, they're on of the finest assets in musical industry, and SM should treat them like a real treasure.

I'm really moved and touched to see the girls are supporting each other, and the audience support and cheer on Sunny
Sunny, shine brightly again

^ Yes, exactly. I've been wondering how SM seems like playing around with schedules of their artist sigh.

[Earth_maiden]

I've been a fan of Girl's Gen since hearing "Gee", but I've never really enjoyed their music so much as I have now after hearing the entire first Japanese album. 'Let it rain' is my new addiction.

[AyUmIXx]

^ yes their japanese album is AWESOME!

anyway, have anyone seen Taeyeon + Tiffany's performance for Lady Marmalade..
i wonder did u guys notice Taeyeon's left hand was covering her upper outfit, u know.
she covered it for entire show, like something was wrong with the blue outfit..
poor her, she seemed not comfortable with it.

[waterballoon]

I don't exactly like Sunny, but I hope she's all right... and the rest of them. I'd have broken down from exhuastion if I were 1 of them!

[terra]

^^ Is she having a costume malfunction again? Like the black bra strap when performing MR TAXI on MSta?
The outfit is kinda revealing, but she looks cute

[love in music]

^^ HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE SUNNY?
ok wait, I don't want to know. I don't want to hear my bias be bashed.

I noticed that costume problem with Taeyeon too. It made me laugh when Tiffany was supposed to hold her hand but she couldn't because tae had to keep covering it so Tiffany just wound up putting her hand around her instead It would be a pretty big accident if she didn't cover it though..

[AyusakiFan]

I am so proud of Sunny for being so brave as to return to the concert after having to go to the hospital. And even for her to want to go on stage despite feeling unwell really shows how much her fans and her career mean to her (that goes for all of them!). Shoujo Jidai fighting, lol! I hope she feels better soon and I wish them success with no injury for all of their upcoming activities!

[lollipop sophie]

Girls' Generation's 1st Japanese Album Tops Oricon Weekly Chart


After its release on June 1, Girls' Generation's 1st Japanese Album "Girls' Generation" sold 232,000 copies in its first week and reached first place on Oricon's Weekly Album ranking. With this mark, Girls' Generation broke their fellow SM Entertainment labelmate BoA's previous record for first week album sales by a foreign artist, a record which BoA held for approximately 9 years and 3 months.

This marks the second time that Girls' Genehttp://i.imgur.com/2kOZIl.jpgration reached the top of the charts in their first week of sales, as their debut Japanese single "Genie" achieved the same feat, which had not occurred in 8 years and 3 months with a foreign artist's debut single, that being t.A.T.u.'s debut single.

The girls, who are currently in the midst of their first solo concert tour through Japan, commented "We are thankful towards the fans that our album became number 1 on Oricon. Of course the ranking makes us happy, but especially the fact that lots of people listened to our album does also. We hope sincerely from the bottom of our hearts that this album can give the people of Japan even a little bit of courage and the light of hope."



Source: Oricon
Written by: michaelroni@soshified.com
Translted by: Kkabbekky@soshified.com, SeraphK@soshified.com

YAH!!!!!!!! GO Soshi!!

[adantatu2]

wow, amazing sales !!!!
i'm so proud, but i hope they can rest more often

[AyUmIXx]

wowwww happy for the girls...ORICON still no. 1!!!! yay~

terra no, it's not like MR TAXI that the bra's strap came out lols..
it's like totally nothing happen..i didn't see something torn..

love in music, but did you know what actually happened on her outfit?
coz i couldn't see what's happening~

[noisy_harmony]

lol at blaming SME for everything what's bad again.

and Seohyun has been, was and is flawless.

[hearted]

HYO'S OUTFITS!

i love this haircolor on her

and it seems like yuri is gaining weight again!!

not sure if this pic is recent though .____. i hope so cuz she looks goooooodddd

[miroro]

every single time i try to post here ahs goes to save the world
finally i can say that im loving everything about the tour well, except that the girls are overworked and need some rest for 2 months after the tour