[JoongAng Ilbo]

Singer Sung Si-Kyung will take to the stage with Girls’ Generation for a Christmas Eve special show by the MBC network titled “Girls’ Generation’s Christmas Story.”

The show will comprise of Girls’ Generation members each playing lead roles in various Christmas stories. Members will each pick a favorite story and take on acting, dancing and singing to tell the tales. News reader Oh Sang-jin and singer Alex will host the show on Dec. 24. A spokesperson for MBC has said, “Girls’ Generation is one of the nation’s best loved icons that people of all ages can relate to. That’s why they were perfect to feature in the Christmas program.”

Since the band’s comeback in October with a new album “The Boys,” the group has been active in various shows as a group and individually. In addition to the Christmas show, the nine members of the girl group are taking on dramatic roles. Yoona was previously featured in dramas “You Are My Destiny” in 2008 and “Cinderella Man” in 2009. She will also feature in the KBS drama “Sarangbe” (Love Rain) with Hallyu star Jang Keun-suk to air next May. Sooyoung, Yuri and Taeyeon are also currently contemplating doing their own acting.


By Carla Sunwoo [carlasunwoo@joongang.co.kr]
Source: koreajoongangdaily