Girls Generation are the only smart ones


With the “comeback” (and I use the term loosely, considering some of the groups never left) of several artists this month (ie; Rain, Wondergirls, DBSK and Big Bang), Girls Generation seems to be the only smart ones, holding out till November.

But they won’t be sitting around waiting till then.

The overly-populated girl group will be starring on M.Net’s new reality TV show entitled, “Factory Girl.” A sort-of reality version of the American book-based film, “The Devil Wears Prada.” The girls will work for Elle Girl Magazine (Korea) as editors.

Director in charge Kwon Young Chan stated the obvious by saying the show will be a “program combining reality, trends and celebrity.” I’m not sure what else it could possibly be.

“Factory Girl” will air October 8th at 6pm Korea time.

154 Responses to “Girls Generation are the only smart ones”


  1. 1 evvy October 8, 2008 at 7:24 am

    Yuck. They’re working as editors? Elle’s business will definitely go down.

  2. 2 hangooksonya October 8, 2008 at 8:03 am

    i want to watch the show!

  3. 3 AntiHunter October 8, 2008 at 9:07 am

    Hey guys, honestly. Let’s not compare fear/courage with logical business maneuvers.

    Like the stock market, is it “cowardly” to sell a stock that’s failing? No, it’s just a way to make sure you make the most out of the situation.

    I’d like all these people calling the girls “cowards” to be brave and totally invest their life savings in the US economy right now as a way of showing bravery. Hahah, seriously, guys. Criticize (not bash) and praise the stars objectively.

  4. 4 anime October 8, 2008 at 10:35 am

    are you kidding me! why are they still in the industry? them and their stupid comments and songs!

  5. 5 222 October 8, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    not fond of them they had this annoying presence so i never cared about them
    anyways popseoul get ur facts straight Big Bang isn’t making a comeback this month, they are planning for their korean ‘comeback’ in november. they are working on their JAPANESE promotions currently so no, those over rated girls arent the only ’smart’ ones

  6. 6 Arie October 8, 2008 at 12:39 pm

    You shouldn’t judge SNSD’s talent because of one member.
    I’m a SoShi fan even though I don’t approve of Tiffany’s behaviour.
    They DO have nice vocals and they DO have nice dancers. There’s a lot more talent there than in most girl groups~

    And they WOULDN’T be competeing against DBSK cause they are from the same freaking company, are you stupid or what? SooMan knows his business ;D

  7. 7 candy October 8, 2008 at 2:00 pm

    surprising to see ’smart’ and ’snsd’ in the same sentence. :/

  8. 8 ne October 8, 2008 at 2:16 pm

    good point,anti hunter.

  9. 9 SupportTillAllNineDominates October 8, 2008 at 2:20 pm

    oooh factory girl! can’t wait!

  10. 10 sweet_nipples October 8, 2008 at 4:24 pm

    if they’re smart, then I must be Einstein. The one who is smart is Lee Soo Man. SNSD have no say in it.

    @ SupportTillAllNineDominates

    STRONG TILL ALL NINE DISAPPEARS.. what a total rip-off. Dominate what??? The world????LMFAO!!

  11. 11 SNSD? October 8, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    I’m actually a fan of DBSK and SNSD, and i think its stupid for ppl to anti artists..

    1) SNSD is not stupid.

    2) Lee Soo Man Doesn’t controls everything, THEY discuss bout it.

    3) SNSD is not coward, they were just don’t want to be compared with WG.and fans will fight AGAIN.

    4) I think SNSD sings better than WG, no offense.

    5) Do you KNOW Tiffany? If you’re just reading the news out there, i don’t think you really know her.

    6) DBSK is just the BEST! Because they are experienced.

    7) DBSK had a lot of fans.. including me..

    8) artists wouldn’t want their fans to hate other artists, this will make them very embaressed.

    9) Antis.. Do you want more people to die because your harassing? Everyone hopes that the Choi jin-sil thg to stop.

    10) Factory Girl? Can’t wait for it..

    * You antis.. can’t you just ignore them?

  12. 12 itachi October 8, 2008 at 7:40 pm

    lmao at you SOSHI TROOPS!!!

    you just can’t accept the fact that your girls did a lot of nistakes and yeah THEY ARE STUPID!!
    they just can lift their legs up without being able to sing, dance, etc!
    they’re total air heads!!!!
    and no it’s not smart! it’s FEAR!
    they know they have so many ppl hates them so their album will just put in the recycle bin!!!

    SNSD GO AND DIE!!!

  13. 13 urfrenis October 8, 2008 at 7:51 pm

    i dun say i hate them….i do hate them n i wish they would get disband coz of some members in the band i hate them n people as well agree wid me who hate them…….
    but i dun think they cant be compared woid bg or dbsk or wg
    coz these bands r not fake but snds r fake…..
    i really hope they fail wid big bang/………

  14. 14 Big A October 8, 2008 at 7:52 pm

    Factory Girl huh, I gotta look for the YouTube vids or from other sites.

  15. 15 Angel October 8, 2008 at 10:43 pm

    hahahahaahahahaah
    Popseoul maybe you have forgotten father SM.
    They only have big heads filled with air.

  16. 16 Angel October 8, 2008 at 10:45 pm

    @bebeayumi
    you make me laugh

  17. 17 STAND! (all 9 dissapear) October 8, 2008 at 11:07 pm

    i seriously don’t see talent in them
    i would say only taeyeon if i was left with no choice
    jessica sings likes shes constipated
    than theres no one else, dunno and don’t care.
    they always have like 3/9 to sing or maybe just ty and jessica

    come on if the rest of the 7/9 came out,
    hello?!!!
    it would probably, no definitely suck!

    at least wg’s had them all singing even for ballads
    not put them in the back as back-up singers or dancers.

    factory girls,
    ya they look like it.
    like they came out of a failed barbie doll factory
    with ugly plastic faces, those without a plastic on their face ought to put them in cause its disturbing and her hideous moustache too and i am talking about Yoona (OVEROVER rated!)

    kpop disaster,
    no one has such a big anti fan base in kpop history i tell you…

  18. 18 wtf October 9, 2008 at 3:03 am

    wow a lot of people who post comments here are quite stupid. i can’t help but think who all these anti fans are. why waste time out of your life to devote yourself to hate something so much? is your life that pitiful to not find something better to do with your time?

  19. 19 ... October 9, 2008 at 3:09 am

    What?? When the hell did antis say they want SNSD to die? They want them to DISBAND. Dumbass -____-

  20. 20 ... October 9, 2008 at 3:29 am

    .. I thought BB’s gonna release it in Japan

  21. 21 Shamsa October 9, 2008 at 4:52 am

    you really don’t know Tiffany,
    why would someone make such an effort to hate someone??
    Either your lives suck or you are dying of jealousy,

    I hope Tiffany date Hero of TVXQ although I hate them, but just as a service for the anti fans xD

  22. 22 AntiHunter October 9, 2008 at 7:00 am

    Itachi the dumbf*ck pretty embodies everything I mentioned that shows their idiocy.

    20 bucks to see your untalented, fugly as$ try to do half of what these girls can do. Can’t sing? Go check out the Wonder Girls and try to see SoHee hit a correct note (I know, it’s like winning the lotto), or Ye-Eun “singing” the bridge in Nobody live performance (wow she briefly hit a note then COMPLETELY went flat).

    Lmao at Soshi troops? Hey if you’re so brave, how bout u put you’re money where your mouth is and burn a big pile of money to show off your bravery. It’s obvious your obvious misconceptions of the words “smart” and “cowardly” will ultimately win you the Darwin Award. Let me explain that in words you might understand. You know lemmings? The animals that’d fall off cliffs in huge bunches. Yea, that’s you, buddy.

    Either you have the mind of a 6 year old, or you’re fu*ktarded. O yea, learn some proper English, douchef*g.

    @STAND! Wonder Girls are definitely so much “braver” by making sure everyone sings and gets a part. That’s kinda why people slit their wrists as their ears bleed when SoHee opens her mouth. That TOTALLY makes them better.

    Come on antis, I’ve been hunting you guys for 3 days now and still no legit challenge. Sure, show your bravery by dissing on 9 girls who will never read your sh*t and respond. Test you’re arguments against me. Fu*king cowards need to come out and take me on. I’m here every day, and this antihunting crusade will not end til I own ALL of your as$es.

    JUST BRING IT!

  23. 23 o.O October 9, 2008 at 10:15 am

    snsd knows when to hit korea. that is, so to speak, smart in it’s own way. not brave, but you know, better smart and alive than brave and buried under tons of #1 songs and groups. i think it’s smarter to wait than trying to compete with jyp or yg groups cause snsd will always be weaker. seriously, snsd was no 1 when wondergirls was in the us but since they are back there will be no way that they can make it to the top. though it seems that they avoided direct battles with wg. [or the other way around?? i don't know]
    hey, maybe jyp and wg plan another song this year.. hmmm would definitely be interesting cause jyp won’t back off.. that’s for sure..
    oh, and i think the poster above me doesn’t really have facts.. psh complaining about bashing but really… what about all the personal insults and offensive language? not worth reading.

  24. 24 ki October 9, 2008 at 11:12 am

    i like how everyone is contradicting themselves by hating on antis lol

  25. 25 teaaa October 9, 2008 at 11:13 am

    ahaha i don’t get why some people are bashing WonderGirls and standing up for SNSD. lol.

    and then AntiHunter is totally being this huge hypocrite by hating on wondergirls to make SNSD look better.

    ahah. in his/her first post, didn’t he/she say that it was sad that we were leeching off of other groups like Big Bang and DBSK and using them as ammunition. lol.

    and then he/she is bashing antis by saying, “Getting off on totally dissing people who have done you no harm while they do something they love as their jobs? ” and then turning right around to say, “[SNSD] Can’t sing? Go check out the Wonder Girls and try to see SoHee hit a correct note (I know, it’s like winning the lotto), or Ye-Eun “singing” the bridge in Nobody live performance (wow she briefly hit a note then COMPLETELY went flat).”

    hm. at least Ye-Eun can compose songs. you know, write them by herself, compose and play the instrumentals. It takes talent. -_-;;

    and Sohee’s voice? LOL. have you heard Yoona’s live singing? Talk about bleeding ears.

    honestly, if you want to see a live performance of SNSD, go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDkxsCiNnc0&feature=related

    yup. my brother saw this and he was like, “seriously, all they have is looks. I wish there was a girl group where more than just one member had singing talent.”

    yeah. i expect to see a couple paragraphs on why they were so off-tune and nasty sounding. go for it. No matter what you say, we all know the only ones with actual singing talent in there is Taeyeon and Seohyun.

  26. 26 Person October 9, 2008 at 1:14 pm

    lawl wow, all you girls, i’m pretty sure most of your are girls since i see the characteristics of girls usually being hateful, and complaining, need to calm downnnn. seriously. who wastes their time bashing people they don’t like? lawlll i find you stupid and unreasonable XD geez i don’t understand girls that create drama (8 but it’s so interesting

  27. 27 yoomi October 9, 2008 at 2:15 pm

    ki & teaaa: You guys are my heroes.

  28. 28 AntiHunter October 9, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    Solid. It’s game time!

    Teaaa, thank you so much for calling me out on stooping to anti level.

    As I have said before, judging and criticizing artists based on the merits of their skills is legit. I admit i did get outta hand with the exaggerating of Ye-Eun and SoHee’s voice talents. I was just trying to prove a point to all those uber-talented douches who bash on the girls’ singing skills with no actual arguments as if they were born with God-given talents themselves.

    The Wonder Girls are very talented, with SoHee having some great charisma (i.e. her Beyonce Dance covers).

    My point is, don’t go around bashing these girls as talentless. Yoona scored a huge gig as a 17 year old LEAD in a drama. Hyoyeon and Yuri can flat out dance. Sunny and Tiffany actually have great vocals themselves.

    My hypocrisy is borne from reacting to a Wonder Fan bashing on the girls with no shame. I am merely guilty of fighting fire with fire.

    I got no excuse for off-tones and mistakes in live performances, and neither do the girls. I’m just saying, if a WG fan decries the superiority of one or the other, suck it up and watch your own damn group before bashin another.

    And you gotta see that the leeching off Big Bang and DBSK argument I had was legit. These people aren’t judging musical talent or making logical comparisons. They’re straight up bashing the girls while name-dropping their favorite band. That’s different than what I did.

    All in all, I stand by my claims because they were directed and applied to a group of antis accordingly. Secondly, I’m very glad that people like teaaa can actually put together a sound argument unlike the rest of these douches. Touche, teaaa, touche.

    Any other comers? I’m saving my most scathing counterbashes for the E-tards that populate this comment board.

  29. 30 aburrido October 10, 2008 at 10:27 am

    And I like how everyone cares enough to come back to see if anyone actually read their rant haha.

  30. 31 elle October 10, 2008 at 11:28 am

    i’m really anticipating their comeback : )
    the girls sold 124,000 copies of their first album, and i’m betting the 2nd album will sell more. apparently there are rap songs on the album, so there’s a chance sm is changing their image.

    to be honest, people are too harsh sometimes toward celebs. it’s understandable that criticism comes with the job decription, but antis are beyond irrational… it all stems from jealousy.

    and it’s so funny to hear how offended people are by snsd and their actions. honestly, get over it. they don’t even know you exist.

  31. 33 your mom October 11, 2008 at 4:14 pm

    how much snsd has sold albums this month?
    1,109.

    more than you thought, right?
    http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sales0808nw3.jpg

    And you’re still thinking SNSD is going to fail…

  32. 34 sj October 11, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    ^you’re wrong, is not of this month but august.
    still doing better than i thought…

  33. 35 danica*'-'* October 11, 2008 at 9:07 pm

    In my opinion, all are good performers(Rain, DBSK, SNSD, Wonder Girls, and Big Bang) but let us then look at the big picture. Wonder Girls and SNSD, hmmn..who really is better? Wonder Girls are cute but SNSD are also cute, SNSD have wonderful songs and then again Wonder Girls also have, they also have songs that are a bit sexy in a way. As a summary, I think that they are both even, singing good and dancing well. Even though I still prefer SNSD songs than to Wonder Girls( Hey! I’m still unbias, you know.), but I much prefer Wonder Girls in performing live. HAHAHAHA! I still love both groups, now more loving Wonder Girls..hahaha..they still manage to shine in the light altough being out numbered by SNSD(hey! it’s not the quantity! it’s the quality)hahahaha!! So here’s a question to all the fans out there or to those who just read my message. Who do you think is much better and why? State your reason. HAHAHAHA! Thank you in advance.=P

  34. 36 Micky's wifey October 12, 2008 at 12:42 am

    SNSD all the way (:

    perhaps some should really be grateful because SNSD existed..
    if not the Kpop industry will be plain DEAD..
    and the anti’s won’t have any topics to discuss @@

    We-> SOWON will back up SNSD to fight against STAND >.<

  35. 37 dnarkim October 12, 2008 at 8:21 pm

    SMART or SCARED???

  36. 38 T October 14, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    I think teaaa’s example of Yoona’s singing was unfair because that was a recording of the Dream Concert and the girls were on the verge of crying because of what the fans did to them. Naturally, your voice will become shaky and unstable if you’re crying. Yoona’s not that great of a singer compared to her co-members, but she’s not terrible either. (Or at least not as terrible as SoHee in my opinion.)
    I am a Soshi fan because I can see that all of the girls are talented in some way, whether it be singing, acting, dancing, modeling, etc. I just wish everyone else could see how talented they are instead of hating on them because of something Tiffany said or did. (And beautiful! Hey, if you look at their old pictures, you can see that they didn’t have much work done, if any.) It’s so funny how antis bash on SNSD’s outfits, which they have no say in picking since that’s their stylists’ job, saying that they are too short or whatever. We have seen a lot much more provocative clothing worn by celebrities, but they aren’t bashed as much as SNSD. Besides, it’s not like they are parading around in bikinis or whatever.
    And calling Taeyeon a man? In what way is she “manly”? She looks and acts like a female… Is it her voice? I think her voice is powerful and not as high pitched as the other girls, not at all masculine. If she sounds like a man, what does Yoobin sound like? Her voice is really deep too. And that singer from Seeya?
    Anyway, I’m not out to bash other groups because while I also like WG, there are a lot of things I don’t like about them too *coughlivesingingcough*. Ciao!

  37. 39 rellalove October 15, 2008 at 3:49 am

    oh shut up!! enough whining. this is getting NOWHERE

    fighting snsd and wonder girls

  38. 40 vivian October 15, 2008 at 6:17 am

    i’m not SDSN’s fan or WG’s fan, at first listen to their music, WG has more catchy song and their video clip seem better, but their voice not that good. SDSN, i dont like their image cute, angel…..and their video clip not not get my attention, but their vocal is nice

  39. 41 who? October 18, 2008 at 11:12 am

    first off, snsd is not the smart ones. it’s SM. and, it doesnt mean they are not up to the challenge. it’s because of SM. see that connection, can you?

    as a fan of kpop groups in general, i think snsd should be handed another chance. i mean, just one last chance. and i really mean this towards tiffany. she speaks before thinking sometimes.

  40. 42 wut October 18, 2008 at 3:33 pm

    they’re hiding in new york because they know they’re no match against any of the other bands, especially their competition WG. it really does seem like they’re scared and are hiding. look at all the anti snsd stuff that’s been going on. I would be afraid to show my face too if I were them. they know they wouldn’t dare stage a real comeback now when the antis are going so strong. (actually their company is smart for sending them away instead of putting them on stage). honestly, if you’ve got a decent group of signers together, you would not want to tuck them far away when all the other competition and groups are putting their music out there and actually DOING stuff. come on snsd is a BAND, where is the MUSIC?this reality tv show is just an excuse, they’re just afraid of the negative reactions they might get from all the antis they’ve managed to make for themselves.

  41. 43 asianfreak1995 October 22, 2008 at 6:42 pm

    Man.. i am loving Factory Girl
    i like it!! :)
    Can’t wait to finish watching!! :P

  42. 44 GO SNSD!! October 24, 2008 at 1:46 am

    First off, I do NOT hate WG or any other bands. But I honestly think that the “reasons” that these antis hate SNSD are pretty lame. Its plain obvious that these “STANDers” hate them because they’r jealous. No offense, but most people who are “STANDers” are Cassiopeias, E.L.F, SS501 fans, WG fans etc… Its pretty obvious that they’r jealous of the girls. And just because Tiffany said stupid things does NOT mean that the rest of them are bad. Taeyeon is marvellous, her voice is incredible. Hyoyeon and Yuri are excellent dancers and most of them are decent singers and dancers. And we all make mistakes, so i think that people shouldn’t just bash Tiffany because of a few mistakes. I repeat, I do not hate WG or any other bands. But what I hate are these stupid no brains fugly no-life idiot girls who have nothing better to do than bash SNSD. Seriously, their “reasons” for hating the girls are seriously LAME and honestly these excuses are getting old. Some of them just go “SNSD SUX!!” … excuse me? But why? How do u know they sux? Got any prove? Huh? They are using the same excuses over and over again. Tiffany this YoonA that. Can you girls do any better than them? Until u can, stop insulting and criticizing them. One last note, U can Die trying, u stupid B!tches ANTIS will never be even near anything as talented as these girls. I repeat, i do not hate WG or any other bands, i just hate these no life ANTIS. WG are cool.

  43. 45 Trish_Fan October 24, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    Well SNSD can only get awards for Kissing You…
    but anyway, JYP has already planned that WG would do a comeback in September… moreover, SM just wait for the end of WG vs DBSK to bring SNSD back. I wonder what would happen if it was WG VS DBSK VS SNSD =D SHINee is making a comeback too. SM is not good at promoting singers at the same time.
    For 2008, it all starts with SNSD, then SHINee, DBSK, SHINee, SNSD, Super Junior and SM leaves ZLY in China.

  44. 46 philip October 27, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    a lot of here acts as DBSK girlfriends…
    hahaha…
    wte.. you are no good than SNSD… :D

  45. 47 Emily October 28, 2008 at 8:49 pm

    So much bashing, argh >< Well, you can’t compare DBSK with SNSD. They are DIFFERENT, please. How can you compare an apple with an orange? SNSD are talented in their own ways, so stop hating on them. I know Tiffany made a lot of mistakes, but she shouldn’t be the reason for all you antis to hate on SNSD as a group. If SNSD was as “bad” as you guys said they were, then why are they still surviving till today, with a new album coming up in November? Doesn’t this prove that they can survive in the music industry? If you hate them so much, then don’t listen to their music. Don’t watch their videos. We don’t need people like you to view the girls and end up bashing them. Get a life o.O

  46. 48 CeceliaS November 3, 2008 at 4:11 pm

    Hahaha this all seem so funny and awkward
    sorry but I agree with the Antis not fans
    of anyones if I like you must be for your music
    and looks can go down the list…don’t wanna listen to
    crap no matter how good looking you are…

    anyways I’m not expecting too much
    but I think SM has this thing
    of really rushing up their singers
    to debut and thats a BIG RISK TO TAKE(I minor in music…should know this by heart)

    however it is a SMART move for SM
    to make DBSK go against Big Bang, Rain, and WG
    and so on

    this should be interesting to see

    people don’t get over-heated from each other’s
    opinions it’s not good for your health >___<;;;;;

    and yes it would be good to see SHINee go up against
    SNSD and WG haha they’re more newer groups
    it should be fun to watch…I vote SHINee
    would win or WG will win ALL against SNSD

  47. 49 i loveee SNSD November 4, 2008 at 2:19 am

    yup,,SNSD is a beginner..

    oh,can I call them “beginner”??

    fiuhhhh….they r way too awesome for a beginner level…

    XD

  48. 50 Janie November 6, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    Tae Yeon is my favorite!


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