Girls' Generation (hangul: 소녀시대) is a nine-member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon (leader), Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. They are often referred to as SoShi (소시), or SNSD (mainly outside Korea), the first of which is an abbreviation and the second an acronym of the group's Korean name So Nyuh Shi Dae. In China, they are known as 少女時代 (Shàonǚ Shídài; or Siu Nui Si Doi in Hong Kong) and in Japan as 少女時代 (Shōjo Jidai).
The group has released two full albums, three mini-albums, and various singles. Their 2009 hit single "Gee" holds the record for being the longest running #1 song on KBS's Music Bank, having held the #1 chart ranking for 9 consecutive weeks. That year also saw the group winning various awards, including consecutive Artist of the Year (Daesang) awards at the Seoul Music Awards, Golden Disk Awards, Melon Music Awards, and the Korean Cultural Entertainment Awards.
The group began a foray into the Japanese music scene in late 2010, with the Japanese remakes of their 2009 Korean hits "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" and "Gee". In Japan they are under the label Nayutawave Records, a part of Universal Music.
HistoryPre-Debut
The members were professionally trained primarily in singing, dancing and languages, while a select few also underwent further training in acting and modeling. Many of the members had already made appearances in magazine ads, television commercials, and small television appearances. For nearly two years, Korean websites speculated about which female SM Entertainment trainees would be placed into the group.
2007–2008: Debut and First Album
In July 2007, Girls' Generation had their unofficial first stage performance on M.Net's School of Rock where the group performed their first single, titled "Into the New World" (Korean: "다시 만난 세계", Dasi Mannan Segye). A documentary recording the story of the group's debut titled M.Net's Girls Go To School was filmed during this time, showing the members as they moved into an apartment together and prepared for their performances. The group's first single was physically released soon after, including an instrumental of the group's debut song and two other tracks; "Beginning" and "Perfect for You". The latter's Korean title is "Wish" (Korean: "소원", SoWon), which later became the name of Girls' Generation's official fan-club (stylized: S♡NE). The group's debut and first ever promotions began on August 5, 2007, first performing on SBS's Inkigayo and then later on MBC's Show! Music Core and KBS's Music Bank. "Into the New World" achieved #1 spot on M.net M.Countdown!.
The group released their first self-titled full album in late autumn 2007 with the lead single "Girls' Generation" (Korean: "소녀시대"), a remake of Lee Seung-cheol's 1989 hit. Promotion for the single started in early November. The album also included the group's first single Into the New World, "Perfect For You" retitled as "Honey", and 8 other tracks by the group. In early 2008, Girls' Generation began promoting their second single from the album, "Kissing You", which won the group their first k-chart win after getting the number one position on the KBS Music Bank February chart.
In March 2008, the album was re-packaged, re-released and re-titled Baby Baby. A third single, "Baby Baby", was used to promote the album. During the group's promotions, members Jessica, Tiffany and Seohyun were also featured on a mini-album released by Roommate, a one-man band from Purple Communication. The mini-album was titled Roommate: Emotional Band Aid, and was released on December 1, 2008. The 3rd track from the mini-album was performed by the 3 Girls' Generation members and is titled "Oppa Nappa" (Korean: "오빠 나빠", literally "Bad Brother", although contextually it refers to an older male friend). The track was digitally released before the album was, coming out in April 2008 and topping several charts. The song was performed live on SBS Inkigayo and M.net's M.countdown some time later. Later in the year the three members released "Mabinogi (It's Fantastic!)" together as the theme song for the Nexon game Mabinogi, with Tiffany participating in the music video.
It was announced in autumn 2008 that Girls' Generation would be starring in a reality show on M.net, titled Factory Girl. The show chronicles the members working as interns at fashion magazine Elle Girl. The articles the group worked on were actually featured in the Korean Elle Girl magazine. The program began airing in early October. In Late 2008, the group also participated in the SM Town Live '08 concert along with other SM Town artists.
2009: Other activities and comebacks
On December 26 of 2008, posters of the Girls' Generation members sporting simple white shirts, jeans and roller-skates were posted up in various locations around Seoul. The posters were met with such popularity that SM Entertainment's phone-lines were blocked up by callers asking whether the posters were for sale and the company was forced to ask fans to stop taking the posters down for personal use. Three days later on December 29, the group's management confirmed that the posters were indeed teaser posters and that the group would soon release their first EP, The First Mini Album — Gee the following month in January, 2009.
A teaser video was released in January 2009 and the first single "Gee" released soon after. Gee was met with instant popularity, topping Cyworld's hourly music chart on the release day. The song also went #1 on all major digital music charts within two days. The music video set a record on release, garnering 1 million views on GomTV in under a day. The music video became the first to reach "Diamond Track" status on GomTV after breaking the 5 million view mark on January 16.
The group began its album promotion on January 2009 on MBC Show! Music Core where they sang their new lead single, "Gee", as well as the track "Himnae (Way To Go)", another song from their mini-album. Gee went on to become a phenomenal hit, breaking the record for consecutive no.1 wins on Music Bank with 9 consecutive wins, as well as receiving a triple crown on SBS Inkigayo. The track also showed strength on other charts, topping the Mujikon, Melon and M.Net charts for 8 consecutive weeks, the Dosirak chart for 7 weeks, the Muse chart for 6 weeks and the Baksu chart for 4 weeks.
After a short break, SM Entertainment announced that the group would be back with a new mini-album sporting a "Marine Girl" concept. The new single was to be titled "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" (Korean: "소원을 말해봐", literally "Tell Me Your Wish"); with the full mini album being released digitally on June 22, 2009. The group started their promotional activities on the June 26, 2009 recording of KBS's Music Bank. The performance was followed by follow-up comeback performances on MBC's Music Core and SBS's Inkigayo on June 27 and 28, 2009. The physical release of Genie was delayed by SM Entertainment in order to redo the album art, and was released 4 days later on June 29, 2009.
The track proved to be a massive success. It conquered various music sites like Melon, Dosirak, MNet, Bugs and it was No.1 on the weekly charts and SKT ringtone weekly charts of the first week of July. The mini-album sold an estimated 50,000+ copies in its first week after release (almost double the numbers from the first-week sales of "Gee"), an unusual feat for any Korean girl group.
Their first No.1 award for "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" was on the July 10, 2009 episode of KBS Music Bank. Their second award was claimed at the July 12, 2009 episode of SBS's Inkigayo and their third on the 16th on the same show. The group finished up promoting for "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" in August 2009.
2010: Second Album, Japanese debut and Hoot
Later in January, SM Entertainment confirmed the release of Oh!, the group's second full-length album to be released on January 28. The lead single "Oh!", was digitally released on January 25 with the music video being released two days later. The song proved to be popular topping various charts upon release. On January 30, the group started promotions with the recording of MBC's Show! Music Core. The broadcast of the performance experienced a blackout near the end, to which MBC made the whole performance available online in response. With 'Oh!', the group went on to win 5 consecutive K-charts on KBS Music Bank, as well as achieving a triple crown on SBS Inkigayo. 'Oh!' also went on to win Music Bank's half-year K-chart and came in at 2nd on Hanteo's first half album sales chart.
Starting from March 11, 2010, photos of the members were released online showcasing a dark concept, dubbed "Black SoShi". A teaser video was released on March 16, with the new single Run Devil Run being released as a digital single on March 17. With the combined sales of both the full album "Oh!" and the repackage "Run Devil Run", Girls' Generation sold more albums than any other artist in the first half of 2010. The music videos for both "Oh!" and "Run Devil Run" made it into GOMTV's 2010 First Half Top 10 ranking, the group having attracted over 13 million views in 6 months.
Mid-June, it was announced that the group had signed contracts in May, and would begin working under Universal Music Japan's record label Nayutawave Records for their Japanese promotions, with their first Japanese single expected to be released in September 2010. Girls' Generation began promotion in Japan in August. "少女時代到来～初来日記念盤～" (Girls' Generation's Arrival ～ First Time in Japan Commemoration Disc ～), a DVD featuring seven of the group's music videos as well as special bonus footage was released on August 11, with the special edition of the DVD containing a pink glowstick as well as a pass to the Girls' Generation debut at the Tokyo Ariake Colliseum on August 25. According to Universal Music Japan, the DVD had reached considerable success even before physical release, the pre-orders having sold out. In the first week after release, the DVD sold 23,000 copies, making no.4 on the weekly DVD Oricon ranking and no.3 on the weekly music DVD ranking, making Girls' Generation the first female k-pop group to make the Oricon DVD Top-5 ranking.
Amidst their Japanese activities, the group also participated in the SMTown Live '10 World Tour alongside their label-mates on August 21 at Seoul Jamsil Olympic Stadium. And then in Shanghai and Los Angeles on later dates.
On August 25, the group held their first showcase in Tokyo Ariake Colliseum. With an initial 10,000 fans invited, it was reported to be the most large-scale plan for a Korean artist debuting in Japan. However, due to high number of expected attendees, the group's management announced that the showcase would take place three times in the same day rather than once to accommodate the estimated 20,000 fans. The group sang 5 of their Korean tracks at each of the showcases, the total number of attendees over all three shows estimated to be at least 22,000. At this showcase, the Genie Japanese music video was also revealed publicly for the first time, the teaser having been released a few days prior on August 20.
Their Japanese debut single "Genie" peaked at the #5 spot on the same day of its release on the Oricon Charts and later rose to the #2 position some time later, earning the group a #4 position on the Oricon weekly ranking. The group also hit the number #1 spots on Japan iTunes' music video chart and both the Rekochoku daily video clip chart and incoming movie daily ranking chart a day later. With pre-orders amounting to 80,000, the single sold an estimated 45,000 copies in the first week after release, breaking the record for foreign artists debuting in Japan. The single also placed high on Japan's Billboard chart, ranking #4 on the comprehensive Hot 100 chart, #5 on the Hot Single Sales Chart and #1 on the Hot Top Airplay chart. On October 20, 2010, the group released their second Japanese single, "Gee". On October 26, 2010 it was announced that their Japanese 2nd single "Gee" reaches #1 on the Oricon Daily Chart making them the first non-Japanese Asian girl group to do so.
On October 27, 2010, the group released their third Korean mini-album, Hoot, which consisted of five songs. The music video for the lead single, "Hoot", was released on October 28. Girls' Generation commenced their promotional activities with a comeback stage on KBS's Music Bank on October 29. On October 30, "Hoot" ranked #1 on the weekly Gaon Chart. Hoot will also be released in Japan with its original Korean tracklisting along with some of their earlier Korean hits.
MemberTaeyeon
BiographyTaeyeon was born in the city of Jeonju, North Jeolla on March 9, 1989. She was trained in singing and dancing. Taeyeon was discovered in the 2004 SM Entertainment's 8th Annual Best Contest winning Best Singer 1st Place & Grand Award in the contest. In 2004, she was featured in The One's song "You Bring Me Joy" before debuting as Girls' Generation leader. She is a 2008 graduate of Jeonju Art High School and was decorated by the Lifetime Achievement Award of the high school.
CareerGirls' GenerationSolo activitiesaeyeon became a DJ on Good Friend Radio, which she co-hosted with Super Junior's Kangin until he left on April 19, 2009. From then on, she hosted the radio show single-handedly. Taeyeon ceased her DJ duties from April 26, 2010 onwards.
She also contributed to a couple of soundtracks as a solo artist, singing the theme song "Manyage" ("만약에", "If") for the KBS2 drama Hong Gil Dong and "Deullinayo" ("들리나요", "Can You Hear Me") from the Beethoven Virus soundtrack. "If" became popular on various online charts, around the same time "Baby Baby" was released, while "Deullinayo" received the YEPP Popularity award at the 2008 Golden Disk Awards.
She was featured on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation reality-variety show We Got Married as part of the third rotation of couples; she was featured with comedian Jeong Hyeong-don. When this news was announced on January 7, 2009, it caused an uproar among South Korean netizens due to the 11-year age difference between the two.
She also sang "Sarangingulyo" ("사랑인걸요", "It is love")with Sunny for the drama Heading to the Ground, and the "S.E.O.U.L." song with members of Super Junior and Girls' Generation.
Taeyeon is also a sub MC for Kim Seungwoo's talk show, 'SeungSeungJangKu' (Korean: 승승장구) on KBS, MCing alongside 2PM's Wooyoung, Choi Hwajung, Kim Shinyoung, and Kim Seungwoo.
On May 7, 2010, she had her musical debut as the main female role in "Midnight Sun", which is based on the Japanese novel "Taiyō no uta" by Aya Denkawa. The musical is about Kaoru Amane, a 17-year-old girl, who suffers from Xeroderma pigmentosum, forbid her to going out during the daytime. She keeps her hopes up by writing songs and singing every night at a train station. Taeyeon received good press for her performance. Furthermore, she learned to play guitar for her musical performance.
Taeyeon and her band mate Seohyun were cast as voice actors for the Korean dub of the 3D animation Despicable Me. Taeyeon dubbed the voice of the character Margo, while Seohyun's role is Margo's younger sister Edith.
She also sang the song for Caribbean Bay with her fellow members Jessica, Seohyun, Tiffany and Yuri and with 2PM.
She sang a duet song with The One called "Like A Star" released on November 17, 2010.
She also contributed to the soundtrack of SBS's Athena:Goddess of War, with the song "I Love You". The song was released on 13 December 2010
Birth name :
Kim Tae-yeon
Height = 157cm (5'1 1/2")
Also known as :
Taeyeon, Taeng-goo (탱구), Kid leader (꼬꼬마 리더)
Born :
March 9, 1989 (1989-03-09) (age 21) Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
Origin :
Seoul, South Korea
Genres :
Pop, dance-pop
Occupations :
Singer, actress, model, TV presenter, radio DJ
Instruments :
Vocals, guitar
Years active :
2007 – present
Labels :
SM Entertainment
Associated acts :
Girls' Generation , SM Town
Website :
Official website
http://girlsgeneration.smtown.com/Hangul :
김태연
Hanja :
金太妍
Revised Romanization :
Kim Tae-yeon
McCune–Reischauer :
Kim T'aeyŏn
Jessica
Jessica Jung (Korean name: Jung Su-yeon; Hangul: 정수연; Hanja: 鄭秀妍; born April 18, 1989), better known by her first name Jessica, is an Korean American singer, dancer, actress, and model. She was born in San Francisco, and is fluent in both Korean and English. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation.
Early lifeJessica Jung was born on April 18, 1989 in San Francisco, California. She auditioned at the SM Entertainment Casting System and joined the company in 2000. She trained for seven years before debuting with Girls' Generation.
Her younger sister, Krystal Jung, is a member of the Korean girl group f(x), also created by SM Entertainment.
CareerGirls' GenerationJessica was the first member to be signed with SM Entertainment in 2000. In 2007, she was chosen as a member of the group Girls' Generation. The 9-member girl group debuted on August 5, 2007.
The group has released two full albums, three mini-albums, and various singles. Their 2009 hit single "Gee" holds the record for being the longest running #1 song on KBS's Music Bank, having held the #1 chart ranking for 9 consecutive weeks. That year also saw the group winning various awards, including consecutive Artist of the Year (Daesang) awards at the Seoul Music Awards, Golden Disk Awards, Melon Music Awards, and the Korean Cultural Entertainment Awards.
Girls' Generation began a foray into the Japanese music scene in late 2010, with the Japanese remakes of their 2009 Korean hits "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" and "Gee".
On October 27, 2010, the group released their third Korean mini-album, Hoot, which consisted of five songs.
Solo singing careerIn addition to her group activities, Jessica released two singles with Seohyun and Tiffany: "Oppa Nappa" (Hangul: "오빠 나빠", lit. Bad Older Brother) and "Mabinogi (It's Fantastic!)".
In addition, she had various duets — one with Onew (Shinee member), called "One Year Later", and one with Park Myeong-su, "Naengmyeon". She sang the "Seoul Song" with Super Junior's Leeteuk, Sungmin, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kyuhyun and fellow group members Taeyeon, Sunny, Sooyoung, and Seohyun.
Jessica released a digital single titled "Sweet Delight" on October 13th 2010.
Acting careerJessica made her musical theatre debut in the South Korean production of Legally Blonde, alongside Lee Ha-nui and Kim Ji-woo; the production opened on November 14, 2009.
She had a cameo role on SBS TV
Oh My Lady! in March 2010.
ModelingAlong with Girls' Generation, Jessica has been featured as a model for numerous advertisements, endorsements, and campaigns.
In May 2008, she with fellow members Tiffany and Yoona and TVXQ members had a TV ad for Haptic Motion. She sang and starred in the TV ad for Caribbean Bay with bandmates Taeyeon, Seohyun, TiffanyYuriand Yoona and with 2PM.
On the October 13th 2010, Jessica released a digital single entitled "Sweet Delight", which is CM song of South Korean leading food company SPC group
Guest appearance on TV showIn May 2010, Jessica became a regular guest on the show Happy Birthday until she withdrew on June 7, 2010 due to Girls' Generation's overseas activities
Birth name :
Jung Soo-yeon , Jessica Jung
Born :
April 18, 1989 (1989-04-18) (age 21) San Francisco, California
Genres :
Pop, R&B, dance-pop
Occupations :
Singer, actress, model
Years active :
2007 (2007) – present
Labels :
SM Entertainment
Associated acts :
Krystal Jung, SM Town, Girls' Generation
Website :
http://girlsgeneration.smtown.com/Jessica JungHangul :
제시카 정
Revised Romanization :
Jesika Jeong
McCune–Reischauer :
Chesik'a Chŏng
Birth nameHangul :
정수연
Hanja :
鄭秀妍
Revised Romanization :
Jeong Su-yeon
McCune–Reischauer :
Chŏng Su-yŏn
Sunny
BiographySunny has mentioned that she lived in Kuwait when she an infant. However, her family then moved to South Korea around the time of the Gulf War. Her father was in the college band Hwaljooro with Bae Chul-soo. She is the niece of Lee Soo Man, the founder of SM Entertainment.
In 1998, Sunny entered Starlight Entertainment and became a trainee for 5 years before transferring to Starworld where she became a member of a duet called "Sugar" which never debuted.
In 2007, she was then recommended by the singer Ahyoomee, who transferred to SM Entertainment. After several months of training under SM Entertainment, Sunny debuted as a member of Girls' Generation that same year.
CareerGirls' GenerationSolo activitiesShe was a co-DJ of the radio show Chunji until the broadcast ended in July 2008.
She featured on the "Heading to the Ground" soundtrack, singing a duet with Taeyeon called "SarangInGulYo" and another song titled "Motion" performed with the vocal line of the group.
She participated in the "S.E.O.U.L." song project along with Super Junior's Kyuhyun, Leeteuk, Ryeowook, Sungmin and Donghae and fellow group members Seohyun, Sooyoung, Jessica and Taeyeon. She was a permanent member on the show Star Golden Bell until Girls' Generation's song Oh! came out.
Sunny alongside with Yuri are part of reality show "Invincible Youth" in which they are a part of G7, consisting of 7 girls from idol groups. Due to Girls' Generation's Japanese debut and other activities, Sunny left the show, along with Hyuna and Yuri, in June 2010.
She also co-hosted a music show called "The M" with SS501's Kim Hyung-jun and 2AM's Seulong but had to leave the show due to her busy schedules. Her last appearance as an MC for the show was on April 4, 2010.
Birth name :
Lee Soon-kyu (이순규)
Also known as :
Sunny
Born :
May 15, 1989 (1989-05-15) (age 21) United States
Genres :
K-Pop
Occupations :
Singer, TV hostess, radio jockey
Years active :
2007 – present
Labels :
SM Entertainment
Associated acts :
Girls' Generation , SM Town
Website :
http://girlsgeneration.smtown.com/Hangul :
써니
Revised Romanization :
Sseoni
McCune–Reischauer :
Ssŏni
Birth name
Hangul :
이순규
Hanja :
李順圭
Revised Romanization :
I Sun-gyu
McCune–Reischauer :
Yi Sun-gyu
Tiffany
Girls' GenerationEarly lifeTiffany was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Diamond Bar as the youngest of three siblings. She auditioned at the SM Starlight Casting System and joined the company in October 2004 in Los Angeles. She was trained at SM for 3 years and 7 months. Although Tiffany graduated from Korea Kent Foreign School in April 2007, she had attended primary and secondary schools in California - South Pointe Middle School (US) and Diamond Bar High School (US). Tiffany speaks both fluent English and Korean.
Career
Girls' Generation
Solo activitiesIn 2008, she released two singles with co-members of Girl's Generation Jessica and Seohyun — the first called "Oppa Nappa" ("Bad Older Brother", Korean: "오빠 나빠") and the second titled "Mabinogi (It's Fantastic!)", a theme song for a video game.
Tiffany has also participated in the OST of SBS' drama Jamyeonggo with the song "나 혼자서" ("By Myself"), and was featured in a duet with K.Will called "A Girl, Meets Love" (Korean: "소녀, 사랑을 만나다").
She was also featured in "너만을 느끼며" ("Oh! My Love to You") by The Blue, alongside bandmate Sooyoung.
Apart from all her solo works, Tiffany was the co-host of Mnet's Sonyeon Sonyeo Gayo Baekseo (Korean: 소년소녀 가요백서), along with Kim Hyesung from November 5, 2007 to June 13, 2008. Tiffany, along with other Girls' Generation member Kwon Yuri, was an MC on MBC's Show! Music Core, leaving after a farewell on July 31, 2010 to focus on SNSD's Japan debut.
She also sang the song for Caribbean Bay with her fellow members Taeyeon, Seohyun, Jessica and Yuri and with boy group 2PM.
In addition, Tiffany was featured in the Korea Tourism Organization's promote tourism to South Korea campaign drama Haru soundtrack, in which she sang the song "Banji" ("Ring", Hangul: "반지").
In December 25, 2010, she was also a host MC for Christmas Show! Music Core along side SNSD's Yuri. She was an MC for the 2010 SBS Gayo Daejeon award ceremony which was held on December 31 at the MBC Dream Center with Yuri & actor Ryu Si Won.
Birth name :
Stephanie Hwang
Born :
August 1, 1989 (1989-08-01) (age 21) Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres :
Pop, dance-pop
Occupations ;
Singer, TV host, model
Instruments :
Vocals
Years active :
2007 (2007) - present
Labels :
SM Entertainment
Associated acts :
Girls' Generation , SM Town
Website :
http://girlsgeneration.smtown.com/
Hyoyeon
BiographyHyoyeon was born in Incheon, South Korea on September 22, 1989. She is ambidextrous and grew up with her parents and her younger brother Kim Min Gu. She auditioned for SM Entertainment at the age of 11 through SM 2000 Casting System. Hyoyeon herself said she had no intentions to audition. Her mother was a fan of SM Entertainment's boy band H.O.T. and brought her to the SM offices in the hopes, perhaps, of seeing them. For her audition, Hyoyeon danced. In 2004, she was sent to study Mandarin Chinese in Beijing, China alongside with Choi Siwon. Her chinese name is 孝渊 (Xiàoyuān).
Career
Girls' Generation
Pre-debut and training background
Hyoyeon's formal dance training started in elementary school. At her neighborhood's small hip-hop school, she learned Hip-Hop, Jazz and Latin dance. In 1999, she enrolled in Winners Dance School, a famous dance school in South Korea specializing in popping, locking, animation and various other hip-hop styles. At the school she met Miss A's Min, with whom she formed the dance team Little Winners (리틀위너스). The duo performed at various showcases and was spotlighted by HipHoper.com in 2004.
She received dance instruction from the Electric Boogaloos and top choreographers such as Kim Hye Rang, Poppin Seen, Kwang Hoo (aka Crazy Monkey), Poppin DS, Kwon Seok-Jin (aka Locking Khan) and Black Beat's Shim Jae Won. She also worked with one of Justin Timberlake's choreographers and a few foreign teachers.
She was BoA's silhouette dancer during a performance at M.net KM Music Festival 2005. In 2007, she teamed up with Jae Won for a dance collaboration to "Anonymous".
Solo activitiesOn March 7, 2010 she played a cameo role on SBS Oh My Lady! starring Choi Siwon and Chae Rim with fellow members Jessica and Sooyoung.
Birth name :
Kim Hyo-yeon (김효연)
Born :
September 22, 1989 (1989-09-22) (age 21)
Origin :
Incheon, South Korea
Genres :
K-pop
Occupations ;
Singer, dancer
Years active :
2007–present
Labels :
SM Entertainment
Associated acts :
Girls' Generation , SM Town
Website :
http://girlsgeneration.smtown.com/Hangul :
김효연
Hanja :
金孝淵
Revised Romanization :
Gim Hyo-yeon
McCune–Reischauer :
Kim Hyoyŏn
Yuri
Kwon Yuri (born December 5, 1989) also known by her stage name Yuri, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, model, and dancer. She is a member of Girls' Generation.
BiographyYuri was born in Goyang, South Korea on December 5, 1989. She auditioned at the SM Casting System and joined the company in 2001 after finishing in second place in the 2001 SM Youth Best Dancer Contest. She then underwent training for 5 years and 11 months before her debut.
She graduated from NeungGok High School in 2008 and is currently attending at Chung-Ang University along with band mate Sooyoung and Big Bang's Seungri. Yuri currently shares a room in Japan and Korea with her fellow member, Yoona
Career
Girls' GenerationSolo activitiesShe also had a small role in a television segment, "The King's Boyfriend", which was part of the 2005–2006 KMTV Super Junior documentary, Super Junior Show. Yuri also played a part in the KBS sitcom Unstoppable Wedding (Korean: 못말리는 결혼), alongside Sooyoung. She and Sooyoung sang the OST for "Working Mom" entitled "Must!" ("Kkok").
Yuri co-hosted the Korean music program Show! Music Core on MBC alongside another Girls' Generation member, Tiffany, leaving after a farewell on July 31, 2010 to focus on SNSD's Japan debut.
At the end of 2009 she was cast for KBS2 reality show Invincible Youth ("청춘불패") with her fellow member, Sunny. Because of Girls' Generation's international promotions, Yuri left the show along with Sunny and Hyuna of 4minute in June 2010.
She also has an advertisement with Daniel Henney for Biotherm Later, in April 2010 she participated in another commercial for Biotherm along with Tiffany and Sooyoung.
In April 2010, she with fellow members Seohyun and Yoona, 2PM members Nichkhun, Taecyeon and Chansung had a commercial for Everland's water park Caribbean Bay.
On December 25, 2010, she was also a host MC for Christmas Show! Music Core along side SNSD's Tiffany. Yuri was an MC for the 2010 MBC Gayo Daejeon Show which was held on December 31 at the MBC Dream Center with Tiffany & actor Ryu Si Won.
Yuri was an MC for the 20th Seoul Music Awards which was held on January 20, 2011.
SongwritingShe debuted as a lyricist with the song "Mistake", from Girls' Generation's EP, Hoot, about a girl who falls for a boy and realizes her love is unrequited, telling him "It’s my mistake for not making you love me as much as I wanted you to."
Birth name :
Kwon Yu-ri (권유리)
Born :
December 5, 1989 (1989-12-05) (age 21) Goyang, South Korea
Origin :
South Korea
Genres :
K-pop, dance-pop
Occupations :
Singer, model, dancer, actress
Instruments :
Singing, piano, violin
Years active :
2007 (2007)–present
Labels :
SM Entertainment
Associated acts :
Girls' Generation , SM Town
Website :
http://girlsgeneration.smtown.com/Hangul :
권유리
Hanja :
權侑利
Revised Romanization :
Gwon Yu-ri
McCune–Reischauer :
Kwŏn Yuri
Sooyoung
Choi Soo-young (Hangul: 최수영; born February 10, 1990), commonly known as Sooyoung (수영), is a South Korean singer, actress, spokesmodel, TV presenter, and radio DJ. She is a member of the Korean girl group Girls' Generation.
Early lifeChoi Soo-young was born in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea on February 10, 1990. She was discovered on SM Casting System via the 2000 SM Open Audition. She then auditioned for the 2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo Audition and won first place, marking her debut into the Japanese music scene with the band Route 0.
Sooyoung graduated from JeongShin Women High School (Korean: 정신 여자 고등학교) in 2009 and is currently majoring in performing arts and theater at Chung-Ang University.
After winning first place in the 2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo, Sooyoung was sent to Japan and debuted as a member of the duo Route 0, alongside Malina Takahashi. The band released three singles: "Waku! Waku! It's Love", "Start", and "Painting".
Career
Singing careerIn 2008, Sooyoung and Yuri (a fellow member of Girls' Generation) sang the trot song "Kkok" (Hangul: "꼭") for the opening theme of the SBS TV miniseries Working Mom (Hangul: 워킹 맘). She was also featured in "Oh! My Love to You" (Korean: "너만을 느끼며"; or alternatively titled "Feeling Only You") by The Blue (Kim Min-jong and Son Ji-chang), alongside bandmate Tiffany.
Acting careerSooyoung played a part in the 2007 KBS 2TV sitcom Unstoppable Marriage (Korean: 못말리는 결혼), alongside Yuri. She co-starred with Lee Yeon-hee and Kangin on the romantic comedy film Hello, Schoolgirl (Korean: 순정만화; Sunjeong Manhwa) which was released on November 2008, where she acted as Jeong Da-jeong. On March 7, 2010, she played a cameo role on the SBS TV miniseries Oh My Lady! starring Choi Siwon and Chae Rim with two bandmates, Jessica and Hyoyeon. She also made a cameo on SBS miniseries Paradise Ranch starring her labelmates Changmin and Lee Yeon-hee.
Show hosting careerPrior to her debut as a member of Girls' Generation, she was a VJ of the 2005 M.net Hello Chat, alongside Super Junior's Kangin. Also she worked as a radio DJ with Super Junior's Sungmin on DMB ChunBangJiChuk Radio (Hangul: 천방지축 라디오; lit. Reckless Radio) from July 2007 to January 2008. From May to November 2009, she was a presenter for MBC TV children's game show Fantastic Duo (Korean: 환상의 짝꿍) along with Oh Sang-jin (Hangul: 오상진), and Kim Je-dong (Hangul: 김제동).
ModelingPrior to her debut as a member of Girls' Generation, Sooyoung modeled with Route 0 bandmate Takahashi for Chubbygang Clothing Line on 2003. She was also an endorser for a school uniform model in 2004 along with Jang Geun-suk. Shortly after her return from Japan, she appeared in a TV ad for Samsung AnyCall with Park Jeong-Ah (Hangul: 박정아) in 2004. Sooyoung with bandmate Yoona, modeled for the 2008-09 F/W SFAA Seoul Collection: Lee Joo-Young Fashion Show at Seoul Hakyohul Exhibition Hall on March 20, 2008. She had a photoshoot, with Seohyun and Yuri, for QTV's photographer audition survival-themed show Photographer. The photoshoot, entitled "Dreaming Water", is a joint campaign by Cosmopolitan magazine and UNICEF to promote the preservation of water for a clean environment. On March 29, 2010, Sooyoung, along with Taeyeon, Yuri, Yoona, and Seohyun, was hired by Nintendo Korea as campaign models for the portable game console, Nintendo DSi.
Guest appearance on TV showSooyoung appeared in "S.E.O.U.L.", South Korea's 2009 tourism advertising music video, and was a consistent guest on the TV pilot for the SBS variety game show Oh! Brothers.
Birth name :
Choi Soo-young
Born :
February 10, 1990 (1990-02-10) (age 21) Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Origin :
Seoul, South Korea
Genres :
Pop, dance-pop, trot
Occupations :
Singer, dancer, actress, model, TV presenter, radio DJ
Years active :
2002 – present
Labels :
SM Entertainment(2007-present) , Yoshimoto R&C Japan (2002-2003)
Associated acts :
Girls' Generation (2007-present) , SM Town(2007-present), Route 0(2002-2003)
Website :
http://girlsgeneration.smtown.com/Choi Soo-youngHangul :
최수영
Hanja :
崔秀英
Revised Romanization :
Choe Su-yeong
McCune–Reischauer :
Ch'oe Su-yŏng
Yoona
Im Yoon-Ah (Hangul: 임윤아; Hanja: 林允兒; also spelled Lim Yun-Ah; born May 30, 1990), commonly known as YoonA (윤아), is a South Korean pop singer, dancer, actress, model and spokesmodel. She is a member of the Korean girl group Girls' Generation. Yoona made her debut as a singer along with Girls' Generation on August 5, 2007. She made her debut as an actress in the 2007 Korean drama, 9 Ends, 2 Outs.
BiographyIm Yoon-Ah was born in Seoul, South Korea on May 30, 1990. At a young age, she auditioned at the SM Saturday Open Casting Audition and joined the company in 2002. She began to train with the other trainees under the same company in the areas of acting, singing and dancing.
She is a 2009 graduate of Daeyoung High School and is currently attending Dongguk University majoring in theatre and music,along with her fellow member, Seohyun. Yoona shares a room in Korea and Japan with her fellow member, Yuri.
CareerGirls' GenerationPre-Debut BackgroundYoona made her debut as an actress in 2007 with the drama 9 Ends, 2 Outs. In 2008, she acted in the drama Woman of Matchless Beauty before her first leading role in the daily drama You Are My Destiny which she won her important recognitions in acting. Yoona filmed her 2009 drama Cinderella Man (신데렐라맨) alongside with Kwon Sang-woo.
TelevisionYoona was a guest on SBS TV Family Outing which ended February 14, 2010, and a permanent cast member on Family Outing Season 2 with Yoon Sang-hyun, Kim Won-hee, Ji Sang-ryeol, Shin Bong-seon, Super Junior's Kim Heechul 2AM's Jo Kwon and 2PM's Ok Taecyeon. The program ended its run on July 11, 2010 after 5 months.
PromotionBefore her debut with Girls' Generation, Yoona began to film commercials and model for various magazines when she was a trainee with SM Entertainment. Apart from Girls' Generation's commercials, Yoona is currently a model to endorse Clean & Clear, YeJiMin Pad, Innisfree Cosmetics and S-Oil.
Yoona, together with her fellow member Sooyoung, modeled for the '08-09 F/W SFAA Seoul Collection – Lee Joo-Young Fashion Show' at Seoul Hakyohul Exhibition Hall on March 20, 2008.
In April 2010, she with fellow members Yuri and Seohyun, 2PM members Nichkhun, Taecyeon and Chansung had a CF for an commercial for Everland's Caribbean Bay. The commercial was released in mid-May and is accompanied by the song "Cabi Song" Which lead to a scandel for Ok Taecyeon and Yoona.
Yoona was chosen along with Korean celebrities such as Rain, Kim Hee-seon, Ji Jin-hee, Ha Ji-won, Son Ye-jin, Kim Hyun-joong and Yunho to be the model of Cartier's LOVE collections. Proceeds from the sale of the bracelets will go to the international organization International Vaccine Institute (IVI).
Yoona released her first solo song "Innisfree Day" on August 30, 2010 for the Eco Handkerchief's promotion of Innisfree Cosmetics.
Birth name :
Im Yoon-Ah (임윤아) Lim Yun-Ah
Also known as :
Yoona (윤아)
Born :
May 30, 1990 (1990-05-30) (age 20) Seoul, South Korea
Origin :
Seoul, South Korea
Genres :
Pop, dance-pop
Occupations :
Singer, actress, model
Years active :
2007 – present
Labels :
SM Entertainment
Associated acts :
Girls' Generation , SM Town
Website :
http://girlsgeneration.smtown.com/Im YoonaHangul :
임윤아
Hanja :
林允兒
Revised Romanization :
Im Yun-a
McCune–Reischauer :
Im Yuuna
Seohyun
Seohyun (Hangul: 서현; born on June 28, 1991 in Seoul as Seo Joo-Hyun 서주현) is a South Korean K-pop singer and entertainer as a member of the girl group Girls' Generation.
She was appointed by the Seoul Metropolitan Office as their goodwill ambassador for student fitness.
BiographySeohyun was born on June 28, 1991, in Seoul, South Korea as an only child.
She attended Seoul Middle School and Daeyoung High School, then transferred to Jeonju Arts High School, from which she graduated on February 9, 2010 with the Achievement Award and currently attends Dongguk University like her fellow member, Yoona. Seohyun's major is acting.
She has been taking lessons on jazz piano
CareerSeohyun was discovered in the 2003 SM Casting System.
Girls' Generation Solo releasesSeohyun released various singles with Jessica and Tiffany — the first called "Oppa Nappa" (Korean: "오빠 나빠", Bad Older Brother) and the second titled "Mabinogi (It's Fantastic!)", a theme song for a video game.
On February 17, 2009, Seohyun sang a duet with trot Joo Hyun-mi (feat. Davichi) called "JjaRaJaJja" (Korean: "짜라자짜"). The song earned a nomination from the 2009 M.net Asian Music Awards for Trot Music of the Year.
She sang the song "S.E.O.U.L." with Super Junior's Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, Sungmin and Donghae and fellow Girls' Generation members Taeyeon, Jessica, Sooyoung and Sunny. Super Junior's Siwon, Leeteuk, Shindong also appeared in the music video uploaded in SM entertainment's Youtube account.
She also sang the song for Caribbean Bay with her fellow members Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany and Yuri and with 2PM.
She sang a song in the official soundtrack of a MBC drama, Kim Soo Ro entitled, "It's Okay Even If It Hurts" (Korean: 아파도 괜찮아요). It was heard on its 6th episode as the final song. The single was released on June 25, 2010.
She has done a special duet performance in the SMTown Live '10 World Tour with Super Junior's Kyuhyun entitled "Call My Heart Out".
On August 29, 2010, Seohyun joined her virtual husband Jung Yong Hwa on stage, and the couple had a dual stage performing Girls' Generation’s "Run Devil Run" and C.N.Blue’s "Love Light" in the Incheon Korean Music Wave 2010. The concert was shown September 4, on MBC's Show! Music Core.
In October 2010, Seohyun was one of the twenty idols from different South Korean groups that recorded the song, "Let's Go", for the purpose of increase public participation in 2010 G-20 Seoul summit. She provided vocals along with label-mates Sungmin, Jonghyun and Luna.
She has also featured in SBS’s 2010 Gayo Daejun special maknaes (youngest members) performance of Britney Spears' "Circus".
In 2011, she was a featured artist in TVXQ's fifth studio album, Keep Your Head Down with the song "Journey". Also, the song is for the OST of Paradise Ranch.
ModelingSeohyun first modeled with TVXQ for the 2004 Smart Uniform modeling show. She has also taken part in editorials for various magazines, including Vogue Korea.
She had a photoshoot, with Sooyoung and Yuri, for QTV's Photographer Audition Survival program Photographer. The photoshoot, was entitled "Dreaming Water", is a joint campaign by Cosmopolitan Magazine and UNICEF to promote the preservation of water for a clean environment.
On March 29, 2010, along with Taeyeon, Yuri, Yoona, and Sooyoung, was hired by Nintendo Korea as campaign models for the portable game console, Nintendo DSi.
She had a photoshoot with famous South Korean photographer Park Ji-hyuk. Park Ji-hyuk has had photoshoots with other famous k-pop acts such as Lee Hyori.
In March Seohyun and f(x) member Krystal collaborated to film a CF for Clean and Clear.
In late April 2010, she with fellow members Yuri and Yoona, 2PM members Nichkhun, Taecyeon and Chansung had a commercial for an upcoming commercial for Everland's Caribbean Bay. The commercial was released in mid-May.
She appeared on the single cover of her label-mate TRAX wearing a wedding dress. The single "Oh! My Goddess" (Korean:오! 나의 여신님) was released on September 6, 2010. She also appeared in its music video.
Her airport fashion has been a hot topic.
Television appearancesIn addition to her appearances on various shows with Girls' Generation on March 1, 2010, she is currently a part of MBC's reality-variety show We Got Married partnering with singer Jung Yong Hwa, who is the leader of the indie rock band C.N.Blue. During an episode of We Got Married, Juri Ueno (Japanese actress) appeared in front of them.
Voice actingIn May 2010, it was revealed that Seohyun and Taeyeon were casted as voice actors for the Korean version for the 3D animation Despicable Me. Seohyun will dub the character Edith, while Taeyeon's role is Edith's older sister Margo.
Birth name :
Seo Joo-Hyun
Also known as :
Seohyun
Born :
June 28, 1991 (1991-06-28) (age 19)
Origin :
Seoul, South Korea
Genres :
K-pop, dance-pop, trot
Occupations :
Singer, dancer, model, actress, Pianist, voice actress, ambassador, music arranger
Instruments :
Singing, piano, keyboard, acoustic guitar, violin
Years active :
2004 (2004)–present (modeling) 2007 (2007)–present (singing & others)
Labels :
SM Entertainment
Associated acts :
Girls' Generation . SM Town
Website :
http://girlsgeneration.smtown.com/Korean nameHangul :
서주현
Hanja :
徐珠賢
Revised Romanization :
Seo Ju-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer :
Sŏ Chu-hyŏn
Stage nameHangul :
서현
Revised Romanization :
Seo-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer :
Sŏ-hyŏn
