soshi's new image - mature or sexy?

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

They've become sexy. They've become mature. They've become ladies. When So Nyuh Shi Dae's (Taeyone, Sooyoung, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Tiffany, Jessica, Seohyun, Yoona, Sunny) 2nd mini album cover was released through the internet, the transformation of So Nyuh Shi Dae has heated up the online discussion boards.

It was because the refreshing and cute 'national younger sisters' So Nyuh Shi Dae has shown a 180 degree change in their appearance. However the So Nyuh Shi Dae that I got to meet still had their pure and youthful personality. They were 'girls' in everything they did, from joking with one another or laughing at a bug flying across the room.

Heated response to the online release of 2nd Mini Album
Complete transformation from the 'national younger sisters'

"Sexy isn't really a word that fits us. Even thought we have become a bit more mature than we have been. If 'Gee' was a song that was sung by a 20 year old girl, you can think of 'Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)' as a song that a 21 year old girl sings."

'Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)' is a song that has a mystical intro and a refreshing chorus that fits So Nyuh Shi Dae's image perfectly. There is an adult like feel in the melody, but if one listens to the lyrics 'Tell me your wish! Tell me the small dream in your heart! Picture your perfect love in your mind, then look at me' they can really feel as if the young girls are secretly whispering their dreams to each other.

"That's right! The bright choreography and outfits match our concept perfectly. Putting on thick makeup and wearing high heels to act like adults doesn't go well with So Nyuh Shi Dae. So we think that this song is perfect for our current age. It's a song that matches girls that are moving on to the age of an adult. You will be able to feel what we're saying when you see us singing the song. (chuckle)"

Two and a half years since debut... Worried about their image as they age
Doing their best to provide a youthful and girl-like performance

The girls that have debuted for almost two and a half years now have a new problem that 'does not really fit them'. The problem is aging. Taeyeon who was constantly playing around with the So Nyuh Shi Dae's 1st album during the interview stated, "It is a bit sad to see us growing out of our youth". Sooyoung and Yoona also nodded their head in agreement to this statement.

"We always say things like 'This was the good times' when we look at our 1st album. We really looked youthful back then. Sometimes we are worried that we might not be called the 'national younger sisters' as we grow up."

So they want to really show their 'girlishness' through passionate performances before it's too late. They are giving it their all for the performances that can not be done if not done now. They aren't greedy for songs that make them seem mature. It's because they will naturally move on to more mature songs as time passes.

"We each have different preferences in our music. However we are not interested in singing songs that we enjoy singing or listening to. Because we can't sing our girlish songs if we don't sing them now."

In So Nyuh Shi Dae that includes girls that range from 18 to 21 in age, there is an unusual 'mother inlaw'. And that is none other than the maknae, Seohyun. She cares for what each ones of the unnies eat, how they exercise as well as what they wear, she is always caring for their health. When all the other members pointed to Seohyun as 'So Nyuh Shi Dae's teacher', Seohyun shook her head and blushed.

"Tiffany really likes coffee but she is always telling her to stop drinking coffee because it is unhealthy for her. When she sees other members eating junk food, she stares with a worried expression and tells them to stop eating them. Saying that we will die at an early age if we eat things like that. She is the 'teacher of So Nyuh Shi Dae'. (chuckle)"

▶ What would everyone be if So Nyuh Shi Dae weren't singers?



Taeyeon: An announcer. I always had a dream of becoming an announcer. I'm always jealous of the MBC announcers that I see while I DJ.

Sooyoung: An actress. I have filmed a movie and I like the diverse life of an actress.

Hyoyeon: A fashion designer. I'm interested in sketching in pen, enough to go around collecting different types of pens.

Jessica: I would probably have been doing a job related to fashion. Either a shoe designer or brand manager?

Seohyun: A voice actress. I can speak in many different voice. I'm good at imitating others too.



Yoona: A chef. I'm not that good at cooking but I really enjoy it.

Sunny: A business woman. I enjoy reading and studying. Don't you think that I could have been a young CEO?

Tiffany & Yuri: I'd be a singer even if I die!

original source
translated by k_taevid @ soshified

RyeoWook and SeoHyun are the aunties... lol so hard.

Comments

[xiao-baka.livejournal.com]

Seohyun: A voice actress. I can speak in many different voice. I'm good at imitating others too.

Well, this is a surprise. She's mentioned in an older interview that she was pursuing two dreams when she was younger; to become either a lawyer or a singer.

[xiao-baka.livejournal.com]

And Seohyun fussing over the others is no surprise at all. XD She can be such a mother hen, this maknae. ♥

[yumi-maki.livejournal.com]

This. It's adorable though, seeing her fussing over her unnis like that.

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

:3 seohyun's showing her whimsical side

[baka-tenshi.livejournal.com]

they can be sexy, mature, whatever.

but they'll always be adorable to me. :(

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

:) indeed

[donskii.livejournal.com]

they all look alike

[radiospy.livejournal.com]

ia

HDU

[nubby-tail.livejournal.com]

j/k bb. It's hard to tell them apart at first but you eventually learn. :)
The hard ones for me were Yuri and Yoona. They're practically twins in some pictures...

Re: HDU

[tokyo-shimmer.livejournal.com]

hehe

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[funkaliciousss.livejournal.com]

I lol'd irl.

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[oneshadeofblue.livejournal.com]

rofl, that is one srsly funny picture. mind if I save it? who do I cred ;)

btw, The hard ones for me were Yuri and Yoona. They're practically twins in some pictures... I ttly agree w/ this, & sometimes got mixed up with taeyeon & jessica too. their voices.. sound a little similar. hehe

Re: HDU

[nubby-tail.livejournal.com]

mind if I save it? who do I cred
TBH I don't know to whom to give credit. I found it in some old Omona thread so yeah... But you can definitely save and use it~

Yeah, I too had a hard time differentiating between Taeyeon's and Jessica's voices but Jessica's just sounds thinner and more restrained imho. I'm no SNSD expert so it's super hard differentiating the rest of the other girls' voices. @_@

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[oneshadeofblue.livejournal.com]

Oooh ok thanks, it's gonna be fun to use HAHA. yay :::)

really? I never really thought much about it :O but I can pretty much tell all their voices apart. I've been a little snsd-crazy lately, whoops

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[tyreling.livejournal.com]

I agree. I keep mixing those two up. And they tend to stand next to each other a lot.

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[nubby-tail.livejournal.com]

Srsly, they do. I don't know what SM is trying to achieve when they do this but it works in confusing a lotta people.

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[yumi-maki.livejournal.com]

I actually think it's because they're around the same height, lol. But they do look alike, imo (although not so much now with the different hairstyles) so it's not the best idea.

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[nubby-tail.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know they're trying to place people of the same height together, but to avoid confusion, they should separate the two and stagger everyone's heights better.


I see this and think to myself, Why, SM, why.

[fraash.livejournal.com]

Yoona: A chef. I'm not that good at cooking but I really enjoy it.

yeah, that's going to get you real far.

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

you can learn how to cook

[fraash.livejournal.com]

guess so.

i took a cooking course at school this year -i still overcook my instant noodles Dx

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

lol yoona really does seem interested in cooking, though

she was so excited when she was taught how to cook on her episode of girls go to school (i think that was it anyway) and she got way creative with the rice balls she made for her manwon happiness meal for jaewon. with this girl's determination, she could probably learn.

[fraash.livejournal.com]

LMAO.
@.@ i dont even know how she's able to get creative... w/ rice balls.
kudos to her. LOL. meh, yeah... determination is key x)

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

she made 9 rice balls and decorated them to look like sonyushidae 8D it was so adorable

[fraash.livejournal.com]

LMFAO. how did she do the hair and stuff? ._. LOL.
sooo... DID they loook like snsd after she was done xDD

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

i think some of the hair was done with seaweed

xD they looked very cute

[xiao-baka.livejournal.com]

omg I'd clean forgotten about this. 8D so adorable~

[tyreling.livejournal.com]

lol, so adorable~

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

hmm.. i think it's mature =D

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

xD hyoyeon goes off on weird tangents - but i think that was in reference to how often she sketches, that she has to keep getting pens.

lol back up plans are good

[midnitexsonata.livejournal.com]

Tiffany & Yuri: I'd be a singer even if I die!
^i love this.

[baka-tenshi.livejournal.com]

yeah. it's cute. ♥

[sassydork.livejournal.com]

RyeoWook and SeoHyun are the aunties... lol so hard.

IA lol

and wait, 2 and half years? they're only reaching 2 years this august :x

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

8D yeah idk i give up on korea being able to keep up with numbers

[sugardrizzle.livejournal.com]

Adorable. 8D
I want them to be my unnies ~

"Sunny: A business woman. I enjoy reading and studying. Don't you think that I could have been a young CEO?"

Uhm, imo, no, Sunny. You're too cute to be a CEO. |D

[funkaliciousss.livejournal.com]

She can inherit SM or something.

[deazaskia.livejournal.com]

Seohyun: A voice actress.
gyah so cute! :3

[tinyknots.livejournal.com]

ia i dont think its sexy i think its just them getting older and needing a slight image change.

[faithgrowsold.livejournal.com]

idec. honestly, i think there image is sexy and mature but it is still really young and playful and sweet. even if they are being fierce and running around in short shorts they aren't being slutty about it- tbh it's a lot sexier than the overly-sexed up groups imo. idek. this girls are fabulous so who cares about their image?

[graymary.livejournal.com]

this this this.

[yumi-maki.livejournal.com]

I agree. I like how they're doing a slow progression into a more mature image as opposed to just going from "cute dongsaengs" to "sexpots" and honestly, it will be easier for them to adjust to it this way too.

[plaidskoogrl.livejournal.com]

I have to admit I find how different korea and the u.s. with sex appeal interesting. I agree with the girls and think they are more about coming of age rather than trying to be little sex pots. Most performers their age in the u.s. are way more risque with their attire, lyrics, and dance moves and the change from innocent young girl to over-sexed vixen happens over night and is almost expected if that makes sense?

[psychedelicred.livejournal.com]

i feel you girls!!!!

[incisively.livejournal.com]

I think Sunny being a CEO would just be super precious~ Which isn't what she's going for, but oh well. :D

I think they're great either way, so I don't really care about their image. As long as they come on stage wearing clothes and not potato sacks, I'll enjoy their stuff. :D

[maximumtimo.livejournal.com]

If Sunny were to become a CEO, her company would have to be like REALLY cute. Perhaps one that produces cute stuffed animals or cute dolls or something, lol.