Girls' Generation's Sooyoung will be met with her 24th birthday on the 10th. In light of this, fans wished her a happy birthday through an ad in the daily newspaper. Samchon fan, Im, who planned the ad, stated, "There is a Japan concert planned on the 10th, the day of her birthday, but I hope they will let her show a great performance after eating tasty Lunar New Year's rice cake soup." He did not spare his compliments by adding, "Sooyoung is high and clear like the blue sky, so you feel fresh and cheerful just by looking at her."

Prior to this, Girls' Generation's fans did good deeds through volunteer work in light of Sooyoung's birthday. It took place on January 27th, at the Sin-ne sanatorium in Seoul Jungnang-gu  Soje. It was said that they do volunteer work like this for each Girls' Generation member's birthdays.