Pieces and Fragments of November

2007
• Yuri and Sooyoung made their first guest appearances on “Unstoppable Marriage”, a daily sitcom broadcast through KBS2, on November 5th and made recurring appearances until May 30th.
2008
• Sooyoung and Yoona were accepted into JoongAng University and Dongguk University, respectively.
• Sooyoung stars as Jung Dajung alongside fellow SM Entertainment artists Lee Yeonhee and Super Junior’s Kangin, and actor Yoo Jitae in “Hello, Schoolgirl”, a romantic comedy adapted from the popular webcomic by Kang Full.
• During a live broadcast of “ChinChin Radio” on November 27th, Kangin suggested that Taeyeon sing live for the listeners. Taeyeon refused in the beginning, but with Kangin’s persistence, she relented and sang a cover of Lee Eunmi’s “I Have A Lover”. Even though it was in the spur of the moment with no preparations, Taeyeon was still able to deliver a powerful performance, awing both listeners and critics alike. To this day, it remains as one of the fan favorites of Taeyeon’s live performances.
2009
• Jessica made her musical debut as Elle Woods in the South Korean production of “Legally Blonde”.
• Yang Hyunjung, who played for the Kia Tigers baseball team, credited Taeyeon for his team’s successful season. Hyunjung received an autograph and message from Taeyeon through a sports reporter, and he said that her message gave him and his team strength.
• Yuri and Seohyun passed their college entrance exams for the 2010 admittance to Dongguk University.
• Together with actor Kim Inkwon, Yoona presented an award at the “26th DaeJong Film Festival” on November 6th.
• The last episode of “Hello Baby” with Girls’ Generation was aired on November 17th.
• Jessica apologized to Taeyeon on SBS’s “Strong Heart”. She revealed that she and Taeyeon are the members who have to sing loud, even if their throats are in bad shape. In those moments, she would sometimes not sing.
• On SBS’s “Strong Heart”, Actor Seo Jiseok confessed that he has a two-year crush, which started during his military service, on Jessica.
• Girls’ Generation members donated their thermal socks to “Kyungkido’s Public Infinite Help Charity Auction”.
• On November 29th, the girls performed at the “UNICEF Love Concert” at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul as part of a fundraising bazaar. They also donated items such as autographed albums.
2010
• On November 19th, Girls’ Generation’s Japanese version of “Gee” was certified “GOLD” by the Recording Industry Association of Japan after selling 100,000 albums in Japan.
• On the November 11th broadcast of KBS’s “Happy Together”, the girls revealed the sleeping habits of each member, including Sooyoung’s “Mind your own business” comment to Seohyun when she was trying to wake Sooyoung up.
• On SBS TV’s “Midnight TV Entertainment”, the members revealed that they cried when they were first given their group name, Girls’ Generation. They confessed that they expected a cool English name instead of a more “rustic” one.
• A Girls’ Generation Christmas advertisement was first displayed on the front of Japan’s iconic department store, SHIBUYA109, on November 30th.
• On SBS’s “Strong Heart”, Yuri revealed that since Girls’ Generation’s legs are a source of great interest to Japan, the members have started using makeup to keep their legs pretty by concealing their cuts and bruises.
2011
• On November 11th, Gaon released their album charts for the month of October. In just two weeks after its release, “The Boys” album surpassed 200,000 copies sold, a first for a female group artist.
• Sooyoung was cast as the female lead for the drama “Speed”. However, she decided to decline the role in February.
• On SBS’s “Strong Heart”, Jessica revealed a frightening incident with a stalker outside of the dormitory apartment where she and the members stayed. He followed Jessica into the building, and right after she ran into her room, the stalker tried opening the door.
• Girls’ Generation was featured and mentioned in American news articles, such as MTV and the Huffington Post, and news stations around the world.
• On November 7th, Tiffany made her musical debut with “Fame”, playing as the lead female character, Carmen Diaz.
• The first episode of KBS 2TV’s “Invincible Youth 2” aired on November 12th. Sunny and Hyoyeon were part of the cast as two of the G8 members.
• Girls’ Generation had a delivery from a Goobne Chicken restaurant delivered faster to them by singing the brand’s commercial song for them through the phone.
• Tiffany appeared on the homepage of a popular American brand, Lauren Moshi.
• On the November 9th broadcast of MBC’s “Golden Fishery – Radio Star”, MC Kim Gookjin referred to Girls’ Generation fans as “So-Duks” and explained that it meant “So Nyuh Shi Dae Dukhoos”. The term “Dukhoo” comes from the Japanese word, “Otaku”, which is often used to refer to someone who is crazily obsessed with a person. Immediately afterwards, Taeyeon stood up for SONEs by pointing out that it wasn’t a nice term.
• Jessica revealed her not so artistic skills by drawing a portrait of Sunny on SBS’s “Star King”. Her hilarious drawing caused quite a commotion among fans and media outlets.
• On November 13th, Girls’ Generation surpassed the previous record held by fellow labelmate TVXQ on “Inkigayo” with a total of 20 “Mutizen Awards”.
• Four member vocal group Noel showed that they were fans of Girls’ Generation by posing in a move from “The Boys” and posting the pictures through their Twitter account.
• Jessica, Tiffany, and Sooyoung appeared in a short interview on the popular American entertainment news program, “Access Hollywood”.
• At a Woongjin Coway concert on November 17th, Girls’ Generation had memorable performances in which the static electricity caused some of the members’ hair to stick out.
• Girls’ Generation finished their promotion of “The Boys” on SBS’s “Inkigayo” on November 20th.
• Girls’ Generation launched their first official U.S. website on November 23rd.
• Around 50 Singapore fans donated blood under the name of Girls’ Generation on November 26th.
• On November 28th, Taeyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun appeared in their last Goobne Chicken CF before their contract expired with the company.
• Girls’ Generation released their first official Japanese photobook on November 30th.