Sooyoung appeared in a promotional video for the “Daum Hope Campaign”, a program to give hope to patients suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa. In the video, Sooyoung explains that Retinis Pigmentosa is an illness in which colors shroud the eyes, narrowing vision and eventually leading to blindness. She urges everyone to help support those who suffer from the disease.
Girls’ Generation will be featured in the February 2013 issue of “VOGUE Japan”, which will be released on December 26th. The girls will be showing off their spring fashion while working with the theme “forever young”.
Tiffany was selected as an honorary ambassador for Global Hope, a mentoring program for impoverished youths around the world. Good Hope’s Facebook page stated that Tiffany was appointed because of her “warm heart” towards poor and neglected children.
Several hours after the song’s release, Girls’ Generation’s “Dancing Queen” climbed to the first spot on the Malaysian iTunes store’s “Top Singles” chart. The single was made available on iTunes worldwide at the same time as the “Dancing Queen” music video release on December 21st.
“Dancing Queen” Achieves “All-Kill” on Korean Music Sites“Dancing Queen” Achieves “All-Kill” on Korean Music Sites Within two days of its release, Girls’ Generation’s “Dancing Queen” took the top spot on all Korean music sites. The song held first place on music-selling websites ollehmusic, Mnet, MelOn, Bugs!, monkey3, NAVER, Soribada, and Daum.
The official Facebook page for “Legally Blonde” released a new photo featuring Jessica. The photo depicts one of the scenes from the musical and is accompanied by some text describing a few parts of the musical’s storyline.