Cheap SM Strikes Again...

[xkat-attackx.livejournal.com]

SNSD will be promoting “Mr. Taxi“ as their next single until the end of 2011.

SM Entertainment stated, “SNSD will perform ‘Mr. Taxi’ on the December 2nd broadcast of ‘Music Bank‘, and will be accelerating their promotions until the end of the year.”

SNSD released the Japanese version of “Mr. Taxi” this past April while they were promoting in Japan. The single, which was a track on the group’s first full-length Japanese album, has previously reached the top of the Oricon chart as well.

The Korean version of “Mr. Taxi” was performed on Korean music programs when they made a comeback with “The Boys“, and in July for SNSD’s concert. Their agency commented, “Their 3rd album title track has been 1st on KBS‘s ‘Music Bank’ for 5 weeks… so we’re looking forward to the record for ‘Mr. Taxi’. They’ll be showing various special performances on all the music programs.”

Source: Allkpop,Nate

According to Soshified, the so called "repackaged" album is coming out on Dec. 7th... it apparently has no new tracks so I guess if you buy it you're just paying for different album art. LOL R U SERIOUS SM? UGH WHY?!? Just give the girls some rest then, instead of some half-assed repackage. Also where is that maxi-single we were promised? Oh, and the girls launched their American site recently girlsgenerationusa.com.

Comments

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

"mr. cheap cheap cheap~, let's fuck up the fans promote a song they already promoteeeeed~"

[suzieeq-luv.livejournal.com]

i sang ur comment
but promoted came out as pro-ooo-moooooOOOooo-ted

waiting for english version of mr. taxi now
jk. i think

[breakinglocks.livejournal.com]

Srsly?
I actually don't like the korean version of Mr. Taxi. If they really want to promote a single, choose another one. They have better songs on their album.
And why a repackaged album?! Nobody needs/buys it anyway.

[soheefan.livejournal.com]

LMAO lazyyyy

[slow-rush.livejournal.com]

Ruining the original with this atrocity of a remake

[jeit91.livejournal.com]

it's okay tho! i love this song sfm

[earthequality.livejournal.com]

Lol, I want to see ELFs opinion on this one. SuJu gets cheap MVs, SNSD gets cheap albums. Feel bad for everybody tbh.

[cherrysakura16.livejournal.com]

wow SM. . . wow = =

[jactay14.livejournal.com]

You know, I really think that SM doesn't want them to win this year. Not-so-subtle manipulations like this definitely will give suju a better shot at winning.
Oh well, at least we get a new mv

[3307.livejournal.com]

brand new look-alike mv. do not want.

[aunts.livejournal.com]

idk this isn't the first time something like this has happened with them or other groups/acts (where a pre-existing album track is used as the follow up for a repackage), but i guess since everyone and their mother knows of the concept, it's not anything new like people would have wanted.

still, the plus side is that they won't have to learn any new choreography? that and the song was/is popular with ksones.

[funkaliciousss.livejournal.com]

Yea they did that with their first album too.

[cuethemusicc.livejournal.com]

Not surprised, tbh. Not the first time SM played this, and I'm guessing not the last.

[shuwei.livejournal.com]

SM's laziness is becoming atrocious.

[mad-nux.livejournal.com]

wtf... i was looking forward to a new song DDD:

oh well sones will still buy this

[lazmy.livejournal.com]

[http://users.livejournal.com/psychedelico_/]

MTE

[suzieeq-luv.livejournal.com]

that's unfortunate

[eishastan.livejournal.com]

I wanna kill the SM person who decided to do this! I love Mr. Taxi but as an original japanese song, it's a lot better in Japanese and I wanted a new song!!! not an old song!! WTH!!!! I prefer that they gave them vacations!! Hating SM rn, but forever loving SNSD!

[toshi830.livejournal.com]

This is just cheap and lazy as fuck. Do TRICK.

[yingmoon26.livejournal.com]

yes!!! TRICK please!!!

[violetrosie.livejournal.com]

Just give the girls some rest then, instead of some half-assed repackage.

preach it.

[haymitch.livejournal.com]

yes

[pluxie.livejournal.com]

yes for rest! they basically are a walking zombie now. sica needs to come to san francisco for vacay. fany needs to follow suit. and i can have my little get together with jeti. it would be great if all 9 comes

[wotdoumean.livejournal.com]

i know SM is cheap but idg how they can get away with being THIS cheap. no new song whatsoever on the repackage? has this ever even happened before in k-pop? and it's the only song i dislike on the album too.. ;_;

[funkaliciousss.livejournal.com]

Its happened for their first album already. It had one new track and 2 medleys.

[lovejae23.livejournal.com]

idk why but japanese mr.taxi is one of my favorite snsd songs but i didn't like any of the korean performances...

[sballet06.livejournal.com]

The song sounds atrocious in Korean TBH

If they're not going to get a new song for a repack the least SM could do is have them promote Trick instead of this.

[mazical-djinni.livejournal.com]

lol @ $M, let's just hope it's the eng ver or a proper remix of the song lol

[vizallati.livejournal.com]

I was waiting to buy the repackage even though I wanted the tin can...
If snsd starts promoting this week and somehow they win, does this add to their consecutive streak...?

[gabucha26.livejournal.com]

I was waiting too for the repackage too. Now I guess I'll wait one more week to see if I like the art for the second one better.

[vag-breath.livejournal.com]

this is so annoying

i was hoping for a hiccup repackage

[spandachi.livejournal.com]

I love the Japanese (original) version of this song, the Korean not so much. Dammit, SME.

[thebluemonk.livejournal.com]

at first i was like what the hell

then i was like

what the hell

[vizallati.livejournal.com]

+1