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SNSD Jessica and f(x) Krystal's pictures and interview from NYLON US!

The recent pictorial of the Jung Sisters has also been featured in the July issue of NYLON magazine's US edition, and from it, here's the mini-interview of the two. 

Along with it are SNSD Jessica and f(x) Krystal's pictures which you can see below~

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Sure, it’s common to start any story of siblings in the music industry with tales of intense piano recitals or impressive parental record collections. But Jessica and Krystal Jung say that their early upbringing only provides traces of evidence that they would go on to join two of South Korea’s biggest pop bands, Girls’ Generation and f(x), respectively. “When I was picked up by the casting director, I was 10 or 11,” says Jessica over the phone from Seoul. “I thought of singing as an after-school activity.”

She’s speaking of the fateful meeting at a South Korean mall during a family trip that sealed the former San Franciscans’ fate. There, they were scouted by a rep for S.M. Entertainment, one of the “big three” K-pop record labels. Jessica opted to move to South Korea and begin intensive singing lessons. Krystal, five years younger, joined her sister a while later.

After several years of training, the girls forged twin paths in singing, acting, and spokesmodel work (Krystal has been the face for Calvin Klein, Puma, and K-Swiss, while Jessica endorsed Cartier, Chanel, and Hyundai). “Me and my sister are both pretty shy,” says Jessica. “It was really hard getting up on a stage, and having all the attention—this is an attention- grabbing job! But now we’re getting used to it. I don’t want to disappoint myself, and I don’t want people to not enjoy my show, so I give it my best.”

Krystal praises her older sister’s professionalism, while Jessica admires her younger sibling’s honesty. “I try to be the cool older sister, but I naturally become very protective of her,” admits Jessica. “Especially around boys!”


Although busy with their respective bands and side projects, the sisters have taken their relationship into the studio, joining forces to record a bubbly bilingual duet called “Butterfly” for the 2012 South Korean television series To the Beautiful You. “I liked that our voices were very well-combined,” says Krystal. For Jessica, the recording session was a cherished sanctuary in a harried schedule of professional commitments where, more often than not, she has to be on. “If I’m working with other people, then I’m always constantly looking out for another person,” she explains. “But me and my sister know each other so well, so we don’t actually need to do that.”

Of course, the collaboration also prompts the 64,000-won question: With an airtight relationship and similar musical leanings, will the sisters record an LP together? Krystal playfully dodges the question, leaving Jessica to carefully choose her words. “We’re constantly working on songs when we get a chance to,” she says. “Maybe an album will come out.”


Credits:
Nylon.com

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Jessica Becomes Model for LI-NING and Will Attend Fan-Meeting with f(x)’s Krystal

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LI-NING, a Chinese clothing brand, has recently revealed its “LI-NING X Jessica” collaboration, featuring Jessica as one of its newest models. Jessica is shown on the brand’s site, modeling shirts, pants, and shoes, some products featuring Jessica’s signature. LI-NING also provides a brief history of Jessica’s activities prior to and after debuting as a member of Girls’ Generation on its website.
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LI-NING has also announced a fanmeet in Guangzhou for the Jung sisters, tentatively set for the beginning of this September. Ticket pre-sales will begin July 6th, and will be available to customers who register on the LI-NING site and buy a certain amount of goods, ranging from 950 to 3,000 RMB (153 – 483 USD).

Sources: LI-NING, Jessica’s Weibo
Written by: moonrise31@soshified
Edited by: bhost909@soshified

Girls Generation Jessica and f(x) Krystal's interview from "1st Look" Magazine

Love to get to know a bit more about the fascinating Jung Sisters?

If you do, then I'm sure you'll enjoy reading Jessica and Krystal's interview from 1st Look magazine's July issue.


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The plane took off at 7. It left Incheon to New York. A boring 13-hour flight. On a screen the size of your hand, I saw Joaquin Phoenix's eyebrow flinch. 'Her' is not a typical love story about a person conversing with, understanding, loving, separating from, and missing an A.I. What an obscure love. Infinite trust and love for a being that may or may not exist. Is something like that possible? While crouched in the small economy seat, I fell asleep while listing words like love, separation, dating, understanding, conversation, misunderstanding, and trust.

When my head was about to split, the plane landed in New York. I met Jessica and Krystal at the front of a security device at the JFK International Airport. The girls were bubbly like a newly opened carbonated drink, making me forget the fact that I was curled up on a plane for 13 hours. The security worker wondered if Jessica and Krystal were twins, and they both cheerfully laughed. The freest, feel-good, refreshing laugh that sounded like ice hitting the inside of a glass cup. While looking at these lively yet serious girls, that were somewhere between a lady and a young girl, I recalled Joaquin Phoenix's eyebrow. The fluttering of your heart and curiosity about a being that you can't touch. It must have been because of something like that.

After crossing through the cold air of Central Park, morning finally came. Jessica's voice was much more high-pitched than yesterday. She walked up to [me/us] with her sparkling eyelashes, slender ankles that looked like they could break, and fairy tale-like body, and greeted reality. We decided to press the first shutter on Prince Street in SoHo. Wearing a flower print one-piece and skin-colored shorts suit respectively, Jessica and Krystal stood in front of a traffic sign. Along with their dynamic facial expressions, from sullen expressions to refreshing smiles, showing all their teeth, their slender arms and legs were also constantly moving. They were perfect subjects for the camera that seemed to exist to be shot. How many young girls' hearts would beat to the point of bursting, and how many young boys' hearts would flutter because of these small ladies' small movements? 

1ST LOOK: How does it feel living as an idol?
Krystal: I'm not sure. Like how anything has two sides, it is fun living with two appearances, but it's also difficult. It hasn't really sunk in as to what my occupation is, so I'm not sure what it means for me to be living as an idol. Just, on stage, I'm Krystal, but offstage, I'm Jung Soojung. Of course, it can't be differentiated perfectly like that. In front of the camera right now, I'm Krystal, but, at the same time, I'm Jung Soojung with my older sister.

1ST LOOK: You debuted as a young girl and have become a lady. Visually, you still seem like a young girl, but what kind of woman are you? You show some unexpected tenacity.
Jessica: A woman! That's right. I've become a woman now. But I'm still adapting and accepting it. I'm going to develop a bit more, and the confidence as to what kind of person I am will become stronger. It's difficult for me to organize and answer 'what kind of woman are you' right now. But I always want to be an honest, confident lady. Being honest is something that needs courage and conviction. And so, of course, I would need to be confident.

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1ST LOOK: To be honest, I was surprised when you said it would be okay to have pizza for lunch. I didn't think you ate pizza.
Jessica: I really like eating. I have to eat what I want. Of course, while I do think of each meal importantly, I don't eat following a time table. Of course, I consistently exercise and work hard as well.

1ST LOOK: I honestly was surprised because you were so pretty. How can you maintain this kind of body and skin while eating pizza? 
Jessica: There could be people who are naturally born that way, but, for me, it's almost all effort. I need to drink a lot of water, and consistently exercise. Living happily, and thinking positively is also required. While special diets and exercises are good, mental freedom and positive thinking help a lot.

1ST LOOK: Meanwhile, Krystal's sullen expressions have some kind of innocence, as well as a elegance and charisma. You said you don't like acting pretty, but you made cute facial expressions well.
Krystal: I don't try to look pretty or cute. I don't really like purposefully creating a certain image. It's more comfortable for me to express my emotions straightforwardly without any filters. That might be why you can see charisma in my sullen expressions. Innocent and graceful images are probably just coming from my honest emotions. I'm like my sister not being fake and showing how I feel as is. I like that too, to be honest.

1ST LOOK: If that's the case, honestly. The way you don't blink in front of numerous cameras, do you take after your parents? Or was that acquired?
Krystal: Um. Neither. It was just okay for me. I just didn't blink because my eyes didn't hurt and I didn't feel uncomfortable.

The shoot carried on. From SoHo to Brooklyn. Jessica, wearing a cute, mini dress, and Krystal, wearing a chic, satin suit, hugged each other and whispered. While having their side-swept, braided hair and lip color checked, they turned their eyes to one another a number of times.


1ST LOOK: How does it feel sharing, not just your private life, but your public life with your family?
Jessica: It's all enjoyable. This kind of opportunity doesn't come to everyone does it? I'm lucking being able to be on a program with my younger sister, showing our true selves, and I also think of it as a blessing. We can see sides of one another that we couldn't before, as well as how different we are when we're together, and how similar we are when we're apart from each other. Also, Krystal is a reliable little sister that I can depend on in many ways. I can share all parts of my life with her, and it's really comforting and a relief that we can generally understand each other without saying anything.
Krystal: When I'm with my sister, being able to show myself as is is fun and relaxing. I never thought to myself, “I'm sharing my public life with my sister as well,” but I do think leaving behind various photos and videos of us working together would become good memories later on. But, if I also make a mistake or do something wrong, it impacts my sister, so I don't think I can just think of it easily.

1ST LOOK: What kind of influence does Jessica have on Krystal?
Krystal: She's really adamant. I think she's always sure about things. I guess she's gentle yet has tenacity. Her firmness is something that I want to learn the most. I'm always learning and also being influenced. I think that I'm a little sister who isn't much help to my sister a lot. My sister is my life's biggest indicator. She's always guided me a lot since school, my trainee days, and even after I debuted. I think we're here together right now thanks to my sister.

1ST LOOK: What kind of younger sister is Krystal to Jessica?
Jessica: She's a very reliable sister. Soojung has a mature side as well as a childlike innocence. When I'm having a hard time, feeling lonely, or sad, I could lean on her and be comforted. There are a lot of times where I take care of Soojung, there are also a lot of times where the opposite is happening. I want to be like an older sister that's like a friend, but Soojung becomes my guardian every now and then. It's difficult and upsetting just thinking about a reality without Soojung. I don't even want to think about it seriously.


There isn't anything they're particularly grateful for, even during situations that aren't really laborious, just, even in regular moments in life, they always ask one another's opinions and embrace it. Even when they're eating lunch, drinking water, walking, and in between the shoot. Jessica's words to Krystal, and Krystal's replies heard between the shutter sound. The rhythm of their conversations that were dry yet clean, and like commas and exclamations, were simple, like, “Did you eat?” But you could tell how much affection and attention was in it. So, friendship, familial love, loyalty, love, and a rich, infinite amount of emotions that you can't put into words surrounds them. Even if they don't say 'I love you', they know, like how you suddenly realize that you're breathing.

After concluding the shoot, we discovered Jessica and Krystal returning to their car. The backs of their heads, looking at the port, their lips moving while eating ice cream, the tenseness in the middle of their forehead, touching their phone while leaning their entire body weight on on leg. Even their similar way of talking and facial expressions that come about in every moment. Despite not having habits, we could see how completely similar they were. It's not in their same facial expressions, and it can't be seen in their legs or fingers. You can just feel it in the air the two are in. Also, they are world's most beautiful, lovable sisters that you've ever seen. They are also just like twins and long for one another even when they're together. Krystal mumbled, with her small lips, “I'm not jealous of anyone. My sister's seriously the best.”

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Interesting truths about SNSD Jessica revealed on 'Jessica&Krystal' episode 5

Girls Generation Jessica reveals she wants to enter the fashion industry on OnStyle's "Jessica&Krystal" episode 5


On the July 1st broadcast of OnStyle's 'Jessica & Krystal', Jessica was asked if she ever wanted to get into the fashion industry. She responded, "If I get the chance, of course I want to do it. I'm thinking of apparel."
She joked, "[Krystal] can wear my fashion brand. How do you feel about becoming my shirt model?".

Girls Generation Jessica reveals a secret from her body on OnStyle's "Jessica&Krystal" episode 5 


On the July 1st broadcast of OnStyle's "Jessica&Krystal," Jessica said, "My navel is really up high. The other Girls' Generation members' navels are low, but mine is really high." When they were standing, her navel was on the same level as YoonA, Yuri, and Sooyoung.
Her stylist said, "Even though you're short, you have good proportions. You and Krystal have blessed bodies, so be grateful to your parents," making Jessica laugh.

Girls Generation Jessica talks about not having a private life on OnStyle's "Jessica&Krystal" episode 5

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On the broadcast Jessica and her stylist went to a restaurant and conversed while drinking Sangria.
Jessica’s stylist said, “For us, we don’t get any time to rest. When others are sleeping, we have to work. Also, we have to go ahead of everyone else and sometimes do things we don’t want to.”
Jessica responded, “Not having a private life, it is what it is. That’s how it is. And I don’t really want to play like the kids my age anyway.”
She continued, “There are also times when we have to accept and endure difficulties. But, of course, there are limits.” She then laughed and ended the conversation with, “I think I’m saying these things because I drank alcohol.”
Watch the cuts from  'Jessica&Krystal' episode 5 here.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

OnStyle's Jessica and Krystal: Jessica expressed that she would not date younger men

On the June 24 broadcast of OnStyle's 'Jessica and Krystal' reality program, the two girls had a get together with their friends for a nice chat in the park.



During this portion, Jessica's friends recalled how shy Krystal used to be in the past, Krystal was called a crybaby in the past, but Jessica explained that neither girls ever cried because they were sad but rather because they were frustrated.
Jessica also revealed that she used to be very shy, as well.  When she first had to do camera testing, she could not look into the camera and cried.  Krystal empathized, saying that she hid in the bathroom.

Also when they were with their friends, Jessica found out one person was dating a younger man.  She said she did not like being called "ya" (informal way of addressing somebody) by a younger guy, so she would want to be called Soo Yeon-ah (her Korean name). The others said that was the same thing, but she repeated that she really didn't like being called "ya."  When asked if she would date a younger man, she said she wouldn't be able to.

Credit: allkpop

Girls Generation Jessica's friends recalled how shy f(x) Krystal used to be on OnStyle's "Jessica&Krystal" episode 4




On the June 24 broadcast of "Jessica&Krystal," they had a get together with their friends in the park.

Jessica's friends thought about how shy Krystal used to be in the past, cutely teasing her for being a crybaby.
One of Jessica's friends said, "I remember you.  You were always crying in the bathroom," while another friend added that Krystal was always hiding behind Jessica. Krystal was called a crybaby in the past, but Jessica explained that they never cried because they were sad but because they were angry.
Jessica also revealed that she used to be very shy, as well. When she first had to do camera testing, she couldn't look into the camera and cried.  Krystal said saying that she hid in the bathroom.

Jessica found out one person was dating a younger man.  She said she did not like being called "ya" (informal way of addressing somebody) by a younger guy, so she would want to be called Soo Yeon-ah (her Korean name). The others said that was the same thing, but she repeated that she really didn't like being called "ya."  When asked if she would date a younger man, she said she wouldn't be able to.