SNSD’s Jessica wants to get married at age 26

SNSD’s Jessica talked in detail about marriage on the variety show Happy Birthday, where she

f(x)'s Krystal's love for her sister, "I have to kidnap Jessica"

Krystal, the youngest member of the five-member, super rookie girl group f(x), revealed her overflowing love for her older sister, SNSD's Jessica.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, Krystal uploaded a picture of her on her me2day [Korean Twitter] page. In it, she is staring off to the side and the comment under it reads, "This picture shows me waiting for something."

She also wrote, "What am I waiting for? Jessica? I have to quickly kidnap Jessica. Hehe." People can get a glimpse of Krystal's trust and love for Jessica.

It has been revealed that Jessica gives advice to Krystal, who has just debuted, whenever she has free time, and that her love for her little sister is uncommonly strong.

Krystal is a member of f(x), a group that debuted earlier this month with

f(x) Krystal, “I’ve been told I look like YoonA unnie more than Jessica”

SM Entertainment newcomer group f(x) member Krystal (15) has raised a topic for being said to resemble more of So Nyeo Shi Dae YoonA than her real sister Jessica.

Krystal said to a reporter recently, “I’ve heard so much talk about how I look more like YoonA unnie than Jessica unnie.”

Amongst netizens, there has been talks about how “Krystal is actually YoonA’s hidden sister”. Also on various portal sites, the related search keywords to ‘Krystal Jessica‘ is also ‘Krystal YoonA‘.

Krystal, “I feel good and honoured to be said to look like the 2 of them as they are both very pretty and capable seniors.”

Krystal has been receiving training for vocal, acting, ballet, jazz dance and Japanese since 2006, and is known to be the talented maknae (youngest) of f(x) in terms of dance and singing. She also appears in CF for her good English and Japanese language command. And recently she also appeared in SHINee ‘Juliette’ MV rousing interests amongst netizens as the ‘Juliet’ in the MV.

Netizens say:

* “Whoever she looks like, she is so pretty!”
* “She resembles Jessica vocally, and in looks, she looks like YoonA+Yuri”
* “I thought she looked more like Yuri”
o “I thought they all look alike”
* “She looks more like Yuri than YoonA, but she sings well just like her sister”
* “She is just lucky – the voice of Jessica, looks of YoonA”
* “15 years old? You are kidding me”

Legally Blonde: The Musical Press Conference

It was earlier that a Korean musical version of the hit 2001 movie "Legally Blonde" would be hitting the COEX Artium this November.

On September 15th, a press conference was held with the producer, director, choreographer, and cast present to answer questions.

When the producer was asked why SNSD / Girl's Generation's Jessica was casted for the starring role of Elle Woods, he joked, "Out of all the SNSD members, she's the only one with blonde (golden) hair."

He continued to answer the question seriously. "Frankly, the singers we were considering didn't have the ability to sell tickets well. The 800-seat theater is hard to fill with four months of promotion."

"We met with SNSD members several times, and as a result Jessica wanted to be part of the musical and with her superior singing and dancing skills, she was casted."

On Set for Super Junior-M’s New MV ft. Jessica of SNSD

Earlier it was confirmed that Super Junior-M is confirmed for their comeback this month, revealing that their new MV will be released next Monday on September 14th. But that's not the only surprise. It looks like this new MV will be starring SNSD / Girls Generation's very own Jessica, who we haven't heard much of lately. Supposedly out of all the SNSD members, Jessica was the one chosen to be in the MV because of her popularity in China.

The track title has not yet been revealed for the MV, but enjoy the few behind the scene pictures of Super Junior-M and Jessica for now.

The Popularity of having International Members in Idol Groups

Idol groups share many things in common, they can sing, rap, dance, and they usually have a lot of members. But one other thing they share in common these days is having one or more international group member/s in their respective groups.

In After School, you have Beka (Korean American). In Super Junior, you have HanGeng (Chinese). In 2pm, you have TaecYeon, JaeBeom (Korean American), and NichKhun (Thai / Chinese). In SNSD, you have Tiffany, Jessica (Korean American), SooYoung (Korean lived in Japan), and HyoYeon (Korean lived in China). In Wonder Girls, you have Yubin (Korean lived in San Jose, California). In 2AM, you have ChangMin (Korean lived in Canada). In 2NE1, you have Sandara Park (Korean lived in Philippines), and Park Bom (Korean studied in Boston, Massachusetts). In Epik High you have Tablo (Korean and lived all over the world, famous for graduating from Stanford with a degree in English Literature and a Masters). There are more including Victoria (Chinese) and Amber (Chinese grew up in Orange County, California) from new SM group, f(x).

Not to mention Nicole (Korean American) of Kara, MickyYooChun (Korean lived in America) of TVXQ, and the list will still go on and on. There's only a few groups that does not have international members like SHINee, Big Bang 4Minute, and Brown Eyed Girls ect.

From the above list, you might have read some names that may have surprised you. That is because people think America when you think of international idol group members. But there's a wide variety now; China, Japan, Canada, USA, the Philippines, and Thailand. People may think of the big and populated places such as the USA and Japan but now they come from everywhere. For example, Sandara Park comes from having a career in the Philippines. This shows the K-Pop industry expanding its horizons in terms of accepting new people into the music scene landscape.

Now you might wonder why there are so many of them. Entertainment companies want international members because they have international knowledge and if they come to Korea, they will also carry a Korean feeling which will appeal to the audience. Another reason is language. Language is a huge barrier for Asians trying to make it in another country. Boa, Se7en, and the Wonder Girls all had to study English very hard and though they have improved, they're still not perfectly fluent. TVXQ had to learn Japanese to make it in the J-Pop industry. By having someone who is already fluent in the language, you know they will lead the group if the group ever decides to debut / crossover over to other countries. Not only regarding traveling to a different country but just connecting with fans in general is easier when you know more language(s). SooYoung of SNSD knows Japanese where as HyoYeon and HanGeng know Chinese. Nichkhun represent 2PM whenever they visit Thailand. This all helps the groups get more known in Asia and the rest of the world.

These international members help bring KPOP music to the rest of the world. International fans will find it easier to accept once they find something in common with the group, once they know they share a hometown, or speak the same language. So all this is only a good thing.