"we can at least go backstage where it's cool and get rest, but the fans have to watch and stay in the heat. it's not me, mom. it's the fans who had it hard." — kim taeyeon, taeyeon.

"i think rather than being over-friendly at first, having a cold impression and making them realize i'm not that cold is better." — jung sooyeon, jessica.

"for me, each one of our snsd members are like my body. if one gets hurt or hear bad things from someone else, it hurts me, even more. it's impossible for only good things to happen and so, there were difficult and hurtful times but during those times, i'm so thankful that we were each others' support and strengths." — lee sunkyu, sunny.

"everything will be good as long as you do your best because if you do, there will be no regrets." — hwang miyoung, tiffany.

"nine of us being together is more important than anything else." — kim hyoyeon, hyoyeon.

"this is not the day for us to be congratulated, but a day for us to congratulate our fans." — kwon yuri, yuri.

"when we say hello on the stage, even though it feels like i'm gonna fall onto my face because i'm wearing heels, i don't because all 9 of us are holding our hands, together." — choi sooyoung, sooyoung.

"i couldn't stand in front of any cameras and i couldn't go to places where there were a lot of people. i thought that people would criticize me if i smile or even if i stay still." — im yoonah, yoona.

"i was raised being like this. my parents taught me so." — seo joohyun, seohyun.