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*{{cite web|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/234562/20150826/girls-generation-taeyeon-sister-sm-trainee.htm|title=Younger Sister Of Girls' Generation's Taeyeon Signs On As Trainee With SM Entertainment|work=KpopStarz|first=Mickey|last=Jamias|date=August 26, 2015|accessdate=March 3, 2017}}</ref> Having believed that she was "only talented" at singing, Taeyeon harbored the dream of becoming a singer at a young age.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kpopherald.com/view.php?ud=201410221452372708331_2|title=TaeTiSeo shares hidden stories of pre-debut time|publisher=KpopHerald|date=October 22, 2014|accessdate=February 8, 2015}}</ref> During her second year in middle school, Taeyeon accompanied her father to SM Academy (a former music institution and auxiliary affiliation of [[S.M. Entertainment]]), to pursue vocal lessons. Although her father at the time did not encourage Taeyeon to become an entertainer, he was persuaded by the school’s president to give his daughter a chance after she recognized Taeyeon’s “clean” voice. During the next year, Taeyeon accompanied her father from their hometown to [[Seoul]] on every Sunday to receive her vocal lessons.<ref name=smacademy>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024120649/http://www.sm-academy.com/community/news_view.asp?seq=92|url=http://www.sm-academy.com/community/news_view.asp?seq=92|title=들아부탁해! SM아카데미 '이솔림대표' 인터뷰 (2)|publisher=SM Academy|language=Korean|date=March 10, 2010|archivedate=October 24, 2010}}</ref> She named BoA, Whitney Houston and Utada Hikaru as her pre-debut inspirations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200903172126071001|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208015431/http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200903172126071001|title=태연 “보아선배 보고 가수 꿈 키웠다”|trans-title=Taeyeon “I dreamt of becoming a singer after I saw BoA sunbaenim”|language=Korean|publisher=Newsen|date=March 18, 2009|archivedate=February 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://music.naver.com/todayMusic/index.nhn?startDate=20100201|title=태연의 '라디오로 틀고 싶은 노래들'|trans-title=Taeyeon's songs you want to hear through radio|date=February 1, 2010|publisher=Naver Music|accessdate=May 16, 2015|language=korean}}</ref>
*{{cite web|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/234562/20150826/girls-generation-taeyeon-sister-sm-trainee.htm|title=Younger Sister Of Girls' Generation's Taeyeon Signs On As Trainee With SM Entertainment|work=KpopStarz|first=Mickey|last=Jamias|date=August 26, 2015|accessdate=March 3, 2017}}</ref> Having believed that she was "only talented" at singing, Taeyeon harbored the dream of becoming a singer at a young age.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kpopherald.com/view.php?ud=201410221452372708331_2|title=TaeTiSeo shares hidden stories of pre-debut time|publisher=KpopHerald|date=October 22, 2014|accessdate=February 8, 2015}}</ref> During her second year in middle school, Taeyeon accompanied her father to SM Academy (a former music institution and auxiliary affiliation of [[S.M. Entertainment]]), to pursue vocal lessons. Although her father at the time did not encourage Taeyeon to become an entertainer, he was persuaded by the school’s president to give his daughter a chance after she recognized Taeyeon’s “clean” voice. During the next year, Taeyeon accompanied her father from their hometown to [[Seoul]] on every Sunday to receive her vocal lessons.<ref name=smacademy>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024120649/http://www.sm-academy.com/community/news_view.asp?seq=92|url=http://www.sm-academy.com/community/news_view.asp?seq=92|title=들아부탁해! SM아카데미 '이솔림대표' 인터뷰 (2)|publisher=SM Academy|language=Korean|date=March 10, 2010|archivedate=October 24, 2010}}</ref> She named BoA, Whitney Houston and Utada Hikaru as her pre-debut inspirations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200903172126071001|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208015431/http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200903172126071001|title=태연 “보아선배 보고 가수 꿈 키웠다”|trans-title=Taeyeon “I dreamt of becoming a singer after I saw BoA sunbaenim”|language=Korean|publisher=Newsen|date=March 18, 2009|archivedate=February 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://music.naver.com/todayMusic/index.nhn?startDate=20100201|title=태연의 '라디오로 틀고 싶은 노래들'|trans-title=Taeyeon's songs you want to hear through radio|date=February 1, 2010|publisher=Naver Music|accessdate=May 16, 2015|language=korean}}</ref>


Taeyeon was trained with her former vocal instructor, known professionally as [[The One (singer)|The One]], for three years. In a 2011 interview, he described Taeyeon as a “smart” student, someone “unlike others who came to him with dreams of becoming a celebrity”, she “wanted to be a singer and reach the top with her own talents.” In 2004, he “wanted to acknowledge Taeyeon’s potential” and gave her the chance to be in his song “You Bring Me Joy”.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.koreatimesus.com/noted-power-vocalist-the-one-to-perform-at-pechanga-this-weekend/|title=Noted power vocalist The One to perform at Pechanga this weekend|publisher=Korea Times|date=June 18, 2014|accessdate=May 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=081&aid=0002157373|title=더원 “태연, 나이어려 아이돌…실력은 그 이상” (인터뷰)|trans-title="The One" said "Taeyeon is still young, but her skill is more than that" (Interview)|language=Korean|publisher= Seoul Newspaper|date=January 31, 2011|accessdate=February 9, 2015}}</ref> That same year, she won first place at the SM Youth Best Competition and officially received a contract from SM Entertainment. The training process was so tough that it nearly made her quit at one point. She continued on with her training, however, and debuted as a member of girl group [[Girls’ Generation]] in August 2007.<ref name="earlylife">{{cite news|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2885219|title=Schools for stardom groom pop wannabes|publisher=[[JoongAng Ilbo|Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=January 18, 2008|accessdate=January 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200802290745121002|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209233635/http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200802290745121002|title=소녀시대 태연 “연습생 시절 도망 데뷔 못 할뻔 했다”|trans-title=SNSD Taeyeon, “Almost didn’t debut. Ran away while as a Trainee.”|language=Korean|publisher=Newsen|date=February 29, 2008|archivedate=February 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465158/girls-generation-making-its-american-dream-come-true|title=Girls' Generation Making Its American Dream Come True|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=November 13, 2011|accessdate=January 9, 2015}}</ref> The group gained significant popularity after the release of their hit single “Gee” in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|first=Do-yeun|last=Kim|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2011/11/135_97862.html|title=Girls' Generation featured on Yale School of Art website|date=November 2, 2011|accessdate=February 28, 2015|publisher=Korea Times}}</ref> Taeyeon graduated from Jeonju Art High School and was awarded with the school's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0001939479|title=‘소녀시대’ 태연, 고교 졸업식서 공로상 표창|language=Korean|publisher=MyDaily|date=February 6, 2008|accessdate=July 4, 2014}}</ref>
Taeyeon was trained with her former vocal instructor, known professionally as [[The One (singer)|The One]], for three years. In a 2011 interview, he described Taeyeon as a “smart” student, someone “unlike others who came to him with dreams of becoming a celebrity”, she “wanted to be a singer and reach the top with her own talents.” In 2004, he “wanted to acknowledge Taeyeon’s potential” and gave her the chance to be in his song “You Bring Me Joy”.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.koreatimesus.com/noted-power-vocalist-the-one-to-perform-at-pechanga-this-weekend/|title=Noted power vocalist The One to perform at Pechanga this weekend|publisher=Korea Times|date=June 18, 2014|accessdate=May 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=081&aid=0002157373|title=더원 “태연, 나이어려 아이돌…실력은 그 이상” (인터뷰)|trans-title="The One" said "Taeyeon is still young, but her skill is more than that" (Interview)|language=Korean|publisher= Seoul Newspaper|date=January 31, 2011|accessdate=February 9, 2015}}</ref> That same year, she won first place at the SM Youth Best Competition and officially received a contract from SM Entertainment. The training process was so tough that it nearly made her quit at one point. She continued on with her training, however, and debuted as a member of girl group [[Girls’ Generation]] in August 2007.<ref name="earlylife">{{cite news|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2885219|title=Schools for stardom groom pop wannabes|publisher=[[JoongAng Ilbo|Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=January 18, 2008|accessdate=January 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200802290745121002|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209233635/http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200802290745121002|title=소녀시대 태연 “연습생 시절 도망 데뷔 못 할뻔 했다”|trans-title=SNSD Taeyeon, “Almost didn’t debut. Ran away while as a Trainee.”|language=Korean|publisher=Newsen|date=February 29, 2008|archivedate=February 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465158/girls-generation-making-its-american-dream-come-true|title=Girls' Generation Making Its American Dream Come True|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=November 13, 2011|accessdate=January 9, 2015}}</ref> The group gained significant popularity after the release of their hit single “Gee” in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|first=Do-yeun |last=Kim |url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2011/11/135_97862.html |title=Girls' Generation featured on Yale School of Art website |date=November 2, 2011 |accessdate=February 28, 2015 |publisher=Korea Times |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227201232/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2011/11/135_97862.html |archivedate=February 27, 2015 |df= }}</ref> Taeyeon graduated from Jeonju Art High School and was awarded with the school's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0001939479|title=‘소녀시대’ 태연, 고교 졸업식서 공로상 표창|language=Korean|publisher=MyDaily|date=February 6, 2008|accessdate=July 4, 2014}}</ref>


===2008–15: Original soundtracks, TTS & SM The Ballad===
===2008–15: Original soundtracks, TTS & SM The Ballad===
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*{{cite news|url=http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/101976/snsds-taeyeon-to-feature-on-crushs-new-song|title=SNSD′s Taeyeon to Feature on Crush′s New Song|work=eNewsWorld|author=Lee So Dam|date=January 20, 2016|accessdate=December 20, 2016}}</ref> In February 2016, S.M Entertainment launched a digital music platform called [[SM Station]], having Taeyeon's single "[[Rain (Taeyeon song)|Rain]]" being its first release.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201602040914325224863_2|title=Taeyeon‘s ’Rain‘ tops major charts|work=The Korea Herald|publisher=Herald Media Inc.|date=February 4, 2016|accessdate=March 27, 2016|author=Kim Ji-young}}</ref> The song peaked at number one on [[Gaon Digital Chart]] and sold more than 1 million digital copies. It remained to be the most commercially successful song of SM Station to-date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=06&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008191503/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=06&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|title=Digital Chart - Week 6, 2016|work=Gaon Music Chart|date=February 2016|archivedate=October 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2016&hitYear=2016&termGbn=year|title=Download Chart - 2016|work=Gaon Music Chart|date=January 2017|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> A few months later, Taeyeon and [[Super Junior]]'s [[Cho Kyuhyun|Kyuhyun]] was featured in a commercial for the bottled water brand Jeju Samdasoo, for which she recorded a song "The Blue Night of Jeju Island".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201604121425104604563_2|title=Taeyeon pushes Block B off top spot|work=KpopHerald|author=Kim Ji-young|date=April 12, 2016|accessdate=December 21, 2016}}</ref> She also became a spokesperson for ''Sword and Magic'', a game developed by the company Longtu Korea, for which she recorded a rendition of [[BoA]]'s 2003 song "[[Atlantis Princess#Track listing|Atlantis Princess]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news20.busan.com/controller/newsController.jsp?newsId=20160513000251|title=태연, 보아 '아틀란티스 소녀' 리메이크한다…음원차트 접수할까|work=Busan Daily|date=May 13, 2016|accessdate=December 21, 2016|language=korean}}</ref> Her celebrity endorsements witnessed an increase in sales figures for both brands.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jejunews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1997565|title=제주삼다수, 월 판매 310억원 돌파 '역대 최대'|trans-title=Jeju Samdasoo, monthly sales exceeded 31 billion won, best in history|work=Jeju News|date=September 28, 2016|accessdate=December 21, 2016|language=korean}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/NewsRead.edy?SCD=JE61&newsid=01705606612843424&DCD=A00506&OutLnkChk=Y|title=룽투코리아, 3분기 영업이익 43억원..'검과 마법' 흥행 효과|trans-title=Longtu Korea, 3rd quarter operating profit of 4.3 billion won .. 'Sword and magic' box office effect|work=EDaily|date=November 7, 2016|accessdate=December 21, 2016|language=korean}}</ref>
*{{cite news|url=http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/101976/snsds-taeyeon-to-feature-on-crushs-new-song|title=SNSD′s Taeyeon to Feature on Crush′s New Song|work=eNewsWorld|author=Lee So Dam|date=January 20, 2016|accessdate=December 20, 2016}}</ref> In February 2016, S.M Entertainment launched a digital music platform called [[SM Station]], having Taeyeon's single "[[Rain (Taeyeon song)|Rain]]" being its first release.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201602040914325224863_2|title=Taeyeon‘s ’Rain‘ tops major charts|work=The Korea Herald|publisher=Herald Media Inc.|date=February 4, 2016|accessdate=March 27, 2016|author=Kim Ji-young}}</ref> The song peaked at number one on [[Gaon Digital Chart]] and sold more than 1 million digital copies. It remained to be the most commercially successful song of SM Station to-date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=06&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008191503/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=06&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|title=Digital Chart - Week 6, 2016|work=Gaon Music Chart|date=February 2016|archivedate=October 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2016&hitYear=2016&termGbn=year|title=Download Chart - 2016|work=Gaon Music Chart|date=January 2017|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> A few months later, Taeyeon and [[Super Junior]]'s [[Cho Kyuhyun|Kyuhyun]] was featured in a commercial for the bottled water brand Jeju Samdasoo, for which she recorded a song "The Blue Night of Jeju Island".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201604121425104604563_2|title=Taeyeon pushes Block B off top spot|work=KpopHerald|author=Kim Ji-young|date=April 12, 2016|accessdate=December 21, 2016}}</ref> She also became a spokesperson for ''Sword and Magic'', a game developed by the company Longtu Korea, for which she recorded a rendition of [[BoA]]'s 2003 song "[[Atlantis Princess#Track listing|Atlantis Princess]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news20.busan.com/controller/newsController.jsp?newsId=20160513000251|title=태연, 보아 '아틀란티스 소녀' 리메이크한다…음원차트 접수할까|work=Busan Daily|date=May 13, 2016|accessdate=December 21, 2016|language=korean}}</ref> Her celebrity endorsements witnessed an increase in sales figures for both brands.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jejunews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1997565|title=제주삼다수, 월 판매 310억원 돌파 '역대 최대'|trans-title=Jeju Samdasoo, monthly sales exceeded 31 billion won, best in history|work=Jeju News|date=September 28, 2016|accessdate=December 21, 2016|language=korean}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/NewsRead.edy?SCD=JE61&newsid=01705606612843424&DCD=A00506&OutLnkChk=Y|title=룽투코리아, 3분기 영업이익 43억원..'검과 마법' 흥행 효과|trans-title=Longtu Korea, 3rd quarter operating profit of 4.3 billion won .. 'Sword and magic' box office effect|work=EDaily|date=November 7, 2016|accessdate=December 21, 2016|language=korean}}</ref>


After her record label's musical focus started steering towards [[electronic dance music|EDM]], her follow-up EP titled ''[[Why (Taeyeon EP)|Why]]'' (2016) also saw that incorporation into its track list. The album met with complimentary reviews, with Jeff Benjamin from ''[[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]]'' praised Taeyeon's "powerful vocals" in it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/10/201_217157.html|title=Entertainment firm finds future in Culture Technology|work=The Korea Times|author=Kim Jae-heun|date=October 31, 2016|accessdate=January 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2016/06/taeyeon-why-music-video-girls-generation|title=Taeyeon Is Set To Own Summer With 'Why': Watch The K-Pop Star's Solo Video|first=Jeff|last=Benjamin|date=June 27, 2016|accessdate=December 20, 2016}}</ref> It debuted at number one and two on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart and Billboard's US World Album Chart, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=27&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20161008145243/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=27&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|title=Album Chart - Week 27, 2016|work=Gaon Music Chart|date=July 2016|archivedate=October 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2016-07-16|title=World Albums, July 16, 2016|website=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''|accessdate=July 15, 2016}}</ref> The [[Why (Taeyeon song)|titular title track]] peaked at number seven while her other single "[[Starlight (Taeyeon song)|Starlight]]" (featuring [[Dean (South Korean singer)|Dean]]) was at number five on Gaon Digital Chart.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=27&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20160815021437/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=27&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week|title=Digital Chart - Week 27, 2016|work=Gaon Music Chart|date=July 2016|archivedate=August 15, 2016}}</ref> With her accompanying concert series, ''Butterfly Kiss'', she became the first Korean female solo artist to hold a full-scale concert while still being an active girl group member. It was deemed by the media as a success, setting a precedent in a Korean market which stigmatized that concerts held by a single girl group member would not be profitable.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/07/10/0200000000AEN20160710003400315.html|title=Taeyeon of Girls' Generation sets milestone for S. Korean girl group singers|last=Chung|first=Joo-won|date=July 10, 2016|work=Yonhap News|accessdate=December 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.star2.com/entertainment/music/music-news/2016/11/30/5-k-pop-girl-group-members-with-solo-careers/|title=5 K-pop girl group members with hot solo careers/|work=The Star|first=Chester|last=Chin|date=November 30, 2016|accessdate=December 20, 2016}}</ref> The concert saw her performed a self-composed unreleased song, "Pray", for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160711000598|title=Taeyeon carries solo show with strong vocals|last=Doo|first=Rumy|date=July 11, 2016|accessdate=December 21, 2016|work=The Korea Herald}}</ref>
After her record label's musical focus started steering towards [[electronic dance music|EDM]], her follow-up EP titled ''[[Why (Taeyeon EP)|Why]]'' (2016) also saw that incorporation into its track list. The album met with complimentary reviews, with Jeff Benjamin from ''[[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]]'' praised Taeyeon's "powerful vocals" in it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/10/201_217157.html|title=Entertainment firm finds future in Culture Technology|work=The Korea Times|author=Kim Jae-heun|date=October 31, 2016|accessdate=January 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2016/06/taeyeon-why-music-video-girls-generation|title=Taeyeon Is Set To Own Summer With 'Why': Watch The K-Pop Star's Solo Video|first=Jeff|last=Benjamin|date=June 27, 2016|accessdate=December 20, 2016}}</ref> It debuted at number one and two on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart and Billboard's US World Album Chart, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=27&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008145243/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=27&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week |title=Album Chart - Week 27, 2016 |work=Gaon Music Chart |date=July 2016 |archivedate=October 8, 2016 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2016-07-16|title=World Albums, July 16, 2016|website=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''|accessdate=July 15, 2016}}</ref> The [[Why (Taeyeon song)|titular title track]] peaked at number seven while her other single "[[Starlight (Taeyeon song)|Starlight]]" (featuring [[Dean (South Korean singer)|Dean]]) was at number five on Gaon Digital Chart.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=27&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815021437/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=27&hitYear=2016&termGbn=week |title=Digital Chart - Week 27, 2016 |work=Gaon Music Chart |date=July 2016 |archivedate=August 15, 2016 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> With her accompanying concert series, ''Butterfly Kiss'', she became the first Korean female solo artist to hold a full-scale concert while still being an active girl group member. It was deemed by the media as a success, setting a precedent in a Korean market which stigmatized that concerts held by a single girl group member would not be profitable.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/07/10/0200000000AEN20160710003400315.html|title=Taeyeon of Girls' Generation sets milestone for S. Korean girl group singers|last=Chung|first=Joo-won|date=July 10, 2016|work=Yonhap News|accessdate=December 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.star2.com/entertainment/music/music-news/2016/11/30/5-k-pop-girl-group-members-with-solo-careers/|title=5 K-pop girl group members with hot solo careers/|work=The Star|first=Chester|last=Chin|date=November 30, 2016|accessdate=December 20, 2016}}</ref> The concert saw her performed a self-composed unreleased song, "Pray", for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160711000598|title=Taeyeon carries solo show with strong vocals|last=Doo|first=Rumy|date=July 11, 2016|accessdate=December 21, 2016|work=The Korea Herald}}</ref>
After having recorded "All With You" for SBS's television drama ''[[Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7534448/most-viewed-k-pop-videos-mvs-america-world-september-2016|title=Most Viewed K-Pop Videos in America, Around the World: September 2016|work=Billboard|first=Jeff|last=Benjamin|date=October 12, 2016|accessdate=December 22, 2016}}</ref> her next single, "[[11:11 (song)|11:11]]", was released in November 2016. It peaked at number 2 on [[Gaon Digital Chart]] and was chosen by ''Billboard'' as the seventh best K-pop song of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=11&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208031600/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=11&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month|title=Gaon Digital Chart - November 2016|work=Gaon Music Chart (Korea Music Content Industry Association)|date=November 2016|archivedate=December 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2016/7632450/best-kpop-songs-2016-critics-picks|title=20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2016: Critic's Picks|work=Billboard|first1=Jeff|last1=Benjamin|first2=Jessica|last2=Oak|date=December 22, 2016|accessdate=December 22, 2016}}</ref> Self-described the track as an "easy-listening song [to] reminisce and remember the autumn", she later revealed an acoustic version of it on video-sharing website [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/11/10/0200000000AEN20161110000700315.html|title=Taeyeon reveals live performance video for '11:11'|work=Yonhap|date=November 10, 2016|accessdate=December 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003425047|title=[Oh!쎈 톡] 태연 "차트 1위, 매번 믿어줘 감사..편안한 곡 선물하고 싶었다"|trans-title=Taeyeon, "Thank you for always believe in me.. I wanted to give an easy-listening song as a present"|work=Online Sports and Entertainment News|date=November 12, 2016|accessdate=December 21, 2016|language=korean}}</ref> With her 2016 work, she was honored by ''[[The Dong-a Ilbo]]'' as "Voice of the Year", "Singer of the Year" and "Most Hardworking".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000529192|title=[가요결산⑥] 제1회 동아닷컴's PICK 올해의 3관왕 - 태연|trans-title=The first Donga.com's PICK this year's 3 titles - Taeyeon|work=The DongA Ilbo|date=December 23, 2016|accessdate=December 23, 2016|language=korean}}</ref> She also won second consecutive "Best Female Artist" at [[2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/110602/snsd-taeyeon-wins-in-best-female-artist-category-all-kpop-news|title=[2016 MAMA] SNSD′ Taeyeon Wins in Best Female Artist Category|work=eNewsWorld|date=December 2, 2016|accessdate=March 2, 2017|author=Lee Bora}}</ref>
After having recorded "All With You" for SBS's television drama ''[[Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7534448/most-viewed-k-pop-videos-mvs-america-world-september-2016|title=Most Viewed K-Pop Videos in America, Around the World: September 2016|work=Billboard|first=Jeff|last=Benjamin|date=October 12, 2016|accessdate=December 22, 2016}}</ref> her next single, "[[11:11 (song)|11:11]]", was released in November 2016. It peaked at number 2 on [[Gaon Digital Chart]] and was chosen by ''Billboard'' as the seventh best K-pop song of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=11&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208031600/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=11&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month|title=Gaon Digital Chart - November 2016|work=Gaon Music Chart (Korea Music Content Industry Association)|date=November 2016|archivedate=December 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2016/7632450/best-kpop-songs-2016-critics-picks|title=20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2016: Critic's Picks|work=Billboard|first1=Jeff|last1=Benjamin|first2=Jessica|last2=Oak|date=December 22, 2016|accessdate=December 22, 2016}}</ref> Self-described the track as an "easy-listening song [to] reminisce and remember the autumn", she later revealed an acoustic version of it on video-sharing website [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/11/10/0200000000AEN20161110000700315.html|title=Taeyeon reveals live performance video for '11:11'|work=Yonhap|date=November 10, 2016|accessdate=December 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003425047|title=[Oh!쎈 톡] 태연 "차트 1위, 매번 믿어줘 감사..편안한 곡 선물하고 싶었다"|trans-title=Taeyeon, "Thank you for always believe in me.. I wanted to give an easy-listening song as a present"|work=Online Sports and Entertainment News|date=November 12, 2016|accessdate=December 21, 2016|language=korean}}</ref> With her 2016 work, she was honored by ''[[The Dong-a Ilbo]]'' as "Voice of the Year", "Singer of the Year" and "Most Hardworking".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000529192|title=[가요결산⑥] 제1회 동아닷컴's PICK 올해의 3관왕 - 태연|trans-title=The first Donga.com's PICK this year's 3 titles - Taeyeon|work=The DongA Ilbo|date=December 23, 2016|accessdate=December 23, 2016|language=korean}}</ref> She also won second consecutive "Best Female Artist" at [[2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/110602/snsd-taeyeon-wins-in-best-female-artist-category-all-kpop-news|title=[2016 MAMA] SNSD′ Taeyeon Wins in Best Female Artist Category|work=eNewsWorld|date=December 2, 2016|accessdate=March 2, 2017|author=Lee Bora}}</ref>


===2017–present: ''My Voice''===
===2017–present: ''My Voice''===
After being in the production process for over a year, Taeyeon's first [[studio album]], ''[[My Voice]]'', was released in February 2017, spawning a single titled "[[Fine (Taeyeon song)|Fine]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201703031132234458686_2|title=[V Report] Taeyeon talks about making of ‘My Voice’|work=The Korea Herald|author=Jie Ye-eun|date=March 3, 2017|accessdate=March 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name=billboard-myvoice>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7709090/k-pop-starlet-taeyeon-fine-new-single-first-lp|title=Taeyeon Is 'Fine' With First Solo LP 'My Voice'|first=Tamar|last=Herman|work=Billboard|date=March 1, 2017|accessdate=March 1, 2017}}</ref> Both the album and the song were well received, topping the [[Gaon Album Chart]] and [[Gaon Digital Chart]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Album Chart - Week 9, 2017|accessdate=March 9, 2017|language=ko|publisher=[[Gaon Music Chart]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20170309051712/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL|title=Gaon Digital Chart - Week 9, 2017|publisher=[[Gaon Music Chart]]|language=ko|archivedate=March 9, 2017}}</ref> On April 5, 2017, a deluxe edition of My Voice was released, accompanied by the single "Make Me Love You".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201703291516251541295_2|title=Taeyeon to release album on April 5|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|author=Yoon Min-sik|date=March 29, 2017|accessdate=April 19, 2017}}</ref> The song reached number 4 on the Gaon Digital Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=14&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Digital Chart - Week 14, 2017|publisher=[[Gaon Music Chart]]|accessdate=April 13, 2017}}</ref> Taeyeon is set to embark on her first Asia tour "Persona" in May 2017, becoming the first South Korean girl group member to hold a solo Asia tour.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201704071501119177994_2|title=Taeyeon to hold 2nd solo concerts in May|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|author=Yoon Min-sik|date=April 7, 2017|accessdate=April 19, 2017}}</ref>
After being in the production process for over a year, Taeyeon's first [[studio album]], ''[[My Voice]]'', was released in February 2017, spawning a single titled "[[Fine (Taeyeon song)|Fine]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201703031132234458686_2|title=[V Report] Taeyeon talks about making of ‘My Voice’|work=The Korea Herald|author=Jie Ye-eun|date=March 3, 2017|accessdate=March 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name=billboard-myvoice>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7709090/k-pop-starlet-taeyeon-fine-new-single-first-lp|title=Taeyeon Is 'Fine' With First Solo LP 'My Voice'|first=Tamar|last=Herman|work=Billboard|date=March 1, 2017|accessdate=March 1, 2017}}</ref> Both the album and the song were well received, topping the [[Gaon Album Chart]] and [[Gaon Digital Chart]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=09&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Album Chart - Week 9, 2017|accessdate=March 9, 2017|language=ko|publisher=[[Gaon Music Chart]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309051712/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL |title=Gaon Digital Chart - Week 9, 2017 |publisher=[[Gaon Music Chart]] |language=ko |archivedate=March 9, 2017 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> On April 5, 2017, a deluxe edition of My Voice was released, accompanied by the single "Make Me Love You".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201703291516251541295_2|title=Taeyeon to release album on April 5|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|author=Yoon Min-sik|date=March 29, 2017|accessdate=April 19, 2017}}</ref> The song reached number 4 on the Gaon Digital Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=14&hitYear=2017&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Digital Chart - Week 14, 2017|publisher=[[Gaon Music Chart]]|accessdate=April 13, 2017}}</ref> Taeyeon is set to embark on her first Asia tour "Persona" in May 2017, becoming the first South Korean girl group member to hold a solo Asia tour.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201704071501119177994_2|title=Taeyeon to hold 2nd solo concerts in May|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|author=Yoon Min-sik|date=April 7, 2017|accessdate=April 19, 2017}}</ref>


== Artistry ==
== Artistry ==

Revision as of 01:46, 6 May 2017

"Tae-yeon" redirects here. For the given name, see Tae-yeon (name). For other people with the same full name, see Kim Tae-yeon (disambiguation).

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Kim Tae-yeon
Taeyeon in March 2017
Born
Kim Tae-yeon

(1989-03-09) March 9, 1989 (age 35)
Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
OccupationSinger
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2007–present
LabelsS.M. Entertainment
Websitetaeyeon.smtown.com
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
金泰耎
Revised RomanizationGim Tae-yeon
McCune–ReischauerKim T'ae-yŏn

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Kim Tae-yeon (born March 9, 1989), often credited monomously as Taeyeon, is a South Korean singer. Born in Jeonju, North Jeolla, Taeyeon was a trainee at S.M. Entertainment's Starlight Academy during her middle school years and debuted as a member of their girl group Girls' Generation in 2007. Since then, she has risen to prominence due to the group's success in the Asian music scene and further participated in the agency's projects Girls' Generation-TTS and SM the Ballad. Aside from group activities, she has also recorded tracks for various television dramas and movies.

Taeyeon began a solo career in 2015 with her first extended play, I. It peaked at number-two on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart and its title track became her first number-one single, selling over one million digital copies. Her second extended play, Why (2016), debuted at number-one and yielded two top-ten singles "Starlight" and "Why". Her debut studio album My Voice (2017) and its two singles "Fine" and "Make Me Love You" achieved similar success.

Following her debut, she was awarded Best Female Artist at the Mnet Asian Music Awards. In 2016, Gallup Korea ranked her as the most popular idol of 2016; the year before she was ranked third.[1] Also in 2016, Forbes Korea listed her among their Top 40 Power Celebrities of the year. Taeyeon is renowned for her vocal abilities: she was voted in a survey by 40 music industry officials as the best K-pop vocalist in October 2015, and as the best female vocalist by twenty music companies in April 2016.

Life and career

1989–2008: Early life and career beginnings

See also: Girls' Generation

Taeyeon was born on March 9, 1989 in Jeonju, South Korea.[2][3] Her family consists of her parents, an older brother and a younger sister.[4] Having believed that she was "only talented" at singing, Taeyeon harbored the dream of becoming a singer at a young age.[5] During her second year in middle school, Taeyeon accompanied her father to SM Academy (a former music institution and auxiliary affiliation of S.M. Entertainment), to pursue vocal lessons. Although her father at the time did not encourage Taeyeon to become an entertainer, he was persuaded by the school’s president to give his daughter a chance after she recognized Taeyeon’s “clean” voice. During the next year, Taeyeon accompanied her father from their hometown to Seoul on every Sunday to receive her vocal lessons.[6] She named BoA, Whitney Houston and Utada Hikaru as her pre-debut inspirations.[7][8]

Taeyeon was trained with her former vocal instructor, known professionally as The One, for three years. In a 2011 interview, he described Taeyeon as a “smart” student, someone “unlike others who came to him with dreams of becoming a celebrity”, she “wanted to be a singer and reach the top with her own talents.” In 2004, he “wanted to acknowledge Taeyeon’s potential” and gave her the chance to be in his song “You Bring Me Joy”.[9][10] That same year, she won first place at the SM Youth Best Competition and officially received a contract from SM Entertainment. The training process was so tough that it nearly made her quit at one point. She continued on with her training, however, and debuted as a member of girl group Girls’ Generation in August 2007.[11][12][13] The group gained significant popularity after the release of their hit single “Gee” in 2009.[14] Taeyeon graduated from Jeonju Art High School and was awarded with the school's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.[15]

2008–15: Original soundtracks, TTS & SM The Ballad

See also: Girls' Generation-TTS and SM the Ballad

Apart from Girls' Generation's activities, Taeyeon has appeared in several solo appearances. She first contributed her vocal to “7989” (featuring Kangta), a track taken from both Girls' Generation's eponymous debut album (2007) and Kangta's fourth studio album, Eternity (2008).[16] Taeyeon started gaining popularity thereafter through her various works of television soundtracks, having recorded "If" for the KBS2's drama Hong Gil Dong (2008) and "Can You Hear Me" for MBC's drama Beethoven Virus (2009).[17] The former song was perceived to have become more popular than its respective drama,[18] while the latter won Popularity Award at the 2008 Golden Disk Award.[19] Both tracks remain as some of Taeyeon’s most well-known hits to-date.[17] During this period, she also recorded "It's Love", a duet with Girls' Generation member Sunny, for the MBC's drama Heading to the Ground (2009).[20]

Following a radio hosting job in 2009-10,[21] Taeyeon briefly dabbled with an acting career by making a theatrical debut. She was cast in a lead role in the musical Midnight Sun (2010), an adaptation of the Japanese novel of the same name (2006). Having learned guitar for her character portrayal, she acted Kaoru Amane, a teenager who suffers from xeroderma pigmentosum. Her performance in the sold-out shows received good press despite the musical's critical reviews.[22][23] Jang Gyeong-jin of 10Asia praised Taeyeon's "distinct vocals" and commented her acting stood out among idol stars who have ventured into musical fields,[24] while Kim Ji-yeong from The Dong-a Ilbo felt "Taeyeon’s optimistic and charming personality made her the perfect match" for her role.[25] Despite the favorable response, Taeyeon later described musicals to be difficult, citing that her weak concentration made it hard to act and sing at the same time.[26]

Kim Tae-yeon is performing onstage with a mic in her left hand
Taeyeon performing at the Expo Yeosu in July 2012

During the same year, Taeyeon worked with Korean songwriter-composer Ahn Young-min on her music aspects. She recorded "Like A Star" (featuring The One), having the song peaked at number one on Gaon Digital Chart after its release.[27][28] Her next single, "I Love You", for the SBS's drama Athena: Goddess of War soundtrack, reached number two on the same chart.[29] Ahn recalled his impression on the latter song "I was surprised at how well Taeyeon could sing. This is a rather mature song, so I would be lying if I said I didn’t have my doubts, but she blew me away. I was moved to tears listening to her singing."[30] In 2011, Taeyeon lent her voice to Kim Bum-soo's "Different", a single featured in his seventh album Solista: Part 2.[31] The song debuted at number two on Gaon Digital Chart.[32] Taeyeon and Kim Bum-soo met again two years later for a live cover version of the latter's 2008 song "Man and Woman" at his concert.[33]

Following Taeyeon's working relationship with musical director Lee Pil-ho from the drama Beethoven Virus (2008), he was determined to collaborate with her again on his MBC's melodrama The King 2 Hearts (2012) soundtrack, having her recorded the main theme song "Missing You Like Crazy".[34] It was released in March 2012 and debuted at number two on both Gaon Digital Chart and K-pop Hot 100.[35][36] Taeyeon's vocal received positive feedback from the song's composer Park Hae-woon: "She fully understood the song in its entirety and expressed each detail very precisely...even though this song requires the lowest note that a female singer can produce, Taeyeon executed them perfectly."[37] The song was named the most popular soundtrack at 2012 Seoul Drama Awards.[38] Later in the year, she contributed her vocals to the song "Closer", for the SBS's drama To the Beautiful You, which managed to reach number seven on both Gaon Digital Chart and K-pop Hot 100.[39][40]

In April 2012, a Girls' Generation subgroup named TTS was formed with Taeyeon and fellow members Tiffany and Seohyun. Their debut EP, Twinkle, met with much success and became the 8th highest selling album of the year in South Korea.[41][42][43] The subgroup went on to release two more EPs: Holler (2014) and Dear Santa (2015).[44][45] In January 2013, Taeyeon and Tiffany had a duet "Lost in Love", which was featured in Girls' Generation's fourth Korean album, I Got a Boy.[46] Two months later, she recorded "And One", written and composed by Kangta, for the SBS's drama That Winter, The Wind Blows.[47] It debuted atop the Billboard's K-pop Hot 100[48] and reached number two on Gaon Digital Chart.[49] In July 2013, Taeyeon was invited to record the theme song "Bye" for the movie Mr. Go soundtrack, after its musical director was left with a "deep impression" having heard her cover version of a song on a radio appearance.[50][51]

In February 2014, Taeyeon joined the roster of SM the Ballad, a ballad group initially formed by SM Entertainment in 2010, contributing her vocals to their 2nd album Breath.[52] Her lead single of the same name (a duet with Shinee's Jonghyun) peaked at number three and six on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and K-pop Hot 100 Chart, respectively.[53][54] She also recorded a solo song, "Set Me Free", for the album.[52] Her other 2014 releases included "Colorful" for JTBC's campaign "The World Is More Beautiful Because We're Different" and "Love, That One Word" for the SBS's drama You're All Surrounded; the latter entered Top 10 on both Gaon Digital Chart and K-Pop Hot 100.[55][56][57] In February 2015, Taeyeon accepted a personal request from f(x)'s Amber to featured in "Shake that Brass", the lead single taken from her debut album, Beautiful.[58]

2015–16: Solo debut with I and Why

Taeyeon began working on a solo album in late 2014, believing her "right tim[ing]" had come. She previously was afraid of not being ready for a solo debut, but her eight-year career proved to help her gain the experience to be "well-prepared".[59][60] The final product, an extended play titled I, was released in October 2015.[61] The EP peaked at number two on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart.[62] It became the sixteenth best-selling album of 2015 in South Korea, with sales of 119,576 copies.[63] It additionally peaked atop the US Billboard World Albums.[64] The commercial success of I, according to Yonhap News Agency, was the main contributor to S.M. Entertainment’s leading music sales during the fourth quarter of 2015.[65] The title track, which features rapper Verbal Jint, peaked at number one on Gaon Digital Chart and has sold over one million digital units.[66][67] To accompany her solo release, she held a series of small concerts titled Taeyeon's Very Special Day.[68] Her concurrent reality show, OnStyle's Daily Taeng9Cam, was the third most popular idol program of 2015 in South Korea.[69] Taeyeon was named Best Female Artist at the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards,[70] and the 2016 Golden Disk Awards.[71]

Kim Tae-yeon with blonde bob hair looking back
Taeyeon performing at the 2016 Style Icon Asia

Taeyeon next contributed her vocals to Yim Jae-beom's "Scars Deeper than Love", Verbal Jint's "If The World Was a Perfect Place" (2015) and Crush's "Don’t Forget" (2016).[72] In February 2016, S.M Entertainment launched a digital music platform called SM Station, having Taeyeon's single "Rain" being its first release.[73] The song peaked at number one on Gaon Digital Chart and sold more than 1 million digital copies. It remained to be the most commercially successful song of SM Station to-date.[74][75] A few months later, Taeyeon and Super Junior's Kyuhyun was featured in a commercial for the bottled water brand Jeju Samdasoo, for which she recorded a song "The Blue Night of Jeju Island".[76] She also became a spokesperson for Sword and Magic, a game developed by the company Longtu Korea, for which she recorded a rendition of BoA's 2003 song "Atlantis Princess".[77] Her celebrity endorsements witnessed an increase in sales figures for both brands.[78][79]

After her record label's musical focus started steering towards EDM, her follow-up EP titled Why (2016) also saw that incorporation into its track list. The album met with complimentary reviews, with Jeff Benjamin from Fuse praised Taeyeon's "powerful vocals" in it.[80][81] It debuted at number one and two on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart and Billboard's US World Album Chart, respectively.[82][83] The titular title track peaked at number seven while her other single "Starlight" (featuring Dean) was at number five on Gaon Digital Chart.[84] With her accompanying concert series, Butterfly Kiss, she became the first Korean female solo artist to hold a full-scale concert while still being an active girl group member. It was deemed by the media as a success, setting a precedent in a Korean market which stigmatized that concerts held by a single girl group member would not be profitable.[85][86] The concert saw her performed a self-composed unreleased song, "Pray", for the first time.[87]

After having recorded "All With You" for SBS's television drama Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo,[88] her next single, "11:11", was released in November 2016. It peaked at number 2 on Gaon Digital Chart and was chosen by Billboard as the seventh best K-pop song of the year.[89][90] Self-described the track as an "easy-listening song [to] reminisce and remember the autumn", she later revealed an acoustic version of it on video-sharing website YouTube.[91][92] With her 2016 work, she was honored by The Dong-a Ilbo as "Voice of the Year", "Singer of the Year" and "Most Hardworking".[93] She also won second consecutive "Best Female Artist" at 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards.[94]

2017–present: My Voice

After being in the production process for over a year, Taeyeon's first studio album, My Voice, was released in February 2017, spawning a single titled "Fine".[95][96] Both the album and the song were well received, topping the Gaon Album Chart and Gaon Digital Chart respectively.[97][98] On April 5, 2017, a deluxe edition of My Voice was released, accompanied by the single "Make Me Love You".[99] The song reached number 4 on the Gaon Digital Chart.[100] Taeyeon is set to embark on her first Asia tour "Persona" in May 2017, becoming the first South Korean girl group member to hold a solo Asia tour.[101]

Artistry

Taeyeon performing at the SMWeek concert in December 2013

In the early years, Taeyeon's music is predominantly ballads recorded for television soundtracks.[102] With the popularity of songs including "If" (2008) and "Can You Hear Me" (2009), she was referred to as the "representative singer of popular OSTs".[103] After debuting as a solo artist, Taeyeon's musical styles have varied since. Her 2015 debut single "I" departs for a pop rock sound.[61] In 2016, the single "Rain" incorporates elements of jazz and R&B,[104] while "Why" utilizes various elements including EDM, R&B and tropical house beats.[105][106] In 2017, "Fine" is described as a "soulful" alternative pop track.[107]

When singing, you need performing skills and a bit of imagination. You need to treasure the emotions, and to not deviate from the color of the song while pouring your heart into it.

— Kim Tae-yeon[108]

Taeyeon showed her potential as a songwriter with "I", whose lyrics express Taeyeon's experiences in her career.[109] Apart from "I", Taeyeon has no longer participated in writing songs for her records. She explained, "I'm careful about expressing my emotions. I'm not the type to often share my thoughts. I leave the past where it ends, and I don’t write in a diary either".[110]

Public image and impact

Taeyeon has been widely regarded as a "talented vocalist" for her soulful vocals.[103][111] Her singing abilities have been subject to attention from several major South Korean producers; Park Jin-young of JYP Entertainment expressed in 2009 on MBC's Yoo Jae-suk & Kim Won-hee's Come to Play his wish to work with Taeyeon for her "ability to tell a story through singing."[112] Korean composer Yoo Young-seok correlated Taeyeon's singing to "a woman who has been divorced seven times."[113] Taeyeon was selected as the best K-pop vocalist by 40 anonymous music industry officials in October 2015,[114] and was named the best female vocalist in their twenties by twelves Korean music companies in April 2016.[115]

As the leader of popular K-pop girl group Girls' Generation and a successful solo artist,[116][117] Taeyeon has been recognized as a prominent South Korean figure. Janelle Okwodu from Vogue described Taeyeon as "the Beyoncé of [Girls' Generation]" whose fashion styles are "constantly on the go."[118] Gallup Korea ranked her the most popular K-pop idol of 2016,[119] and Forbes Korea named her as the 11th singer and 32nd celebrity on their Top 40 Power Celebrities of 2016.[120] She became the first K-pop female celebrity to reach seven million followers on Instagram,[121] and as of July 2016, remained the most followed.[122]

Taeyeon has been cited as an inspiration for numerous K-pop artists. Boy band BTS deemed her as the inspiration for their single "Boy In Luv" (2014).[123] She has also been named as an influence by Lovelyz's Jiae,[124] Melody Day's Chahee,[125] Cosmic Girls' Luda,[126] CLC's Elkie,[127] Sonamoo's High.D.[128] and Baek A-yeon.[129] Vibe's Yoon Min-soo described Taeyeon's musical styles as his purposed subgenre of Korean R&B "K-Soul" – "I can feel that sort of emotions from the ballads Taeyeon sings. If you can feel a deep soul from a singer, that's 'K-Soul'."[130]

Discography

Main article: Kim Tae-yeon discography

Filmography

See also: Girls' Generation filmography

Music videos

Year Title Other artist(s) Director Note
As lead artist
2015 "I" Verbal Jint First music video as a solo artist; lead single of first EP I
2016 "Rain" First single of SM Station
"Blue Night of Jeju Island" Promotional song for Samdasoo
"Atlantis Princess" Promotional song for Kakao's Sword and Magic
"Starlight" Dean First single of second EP Why
"Why" Title track of second EP Why
"Why (Dance Version)" Dance version of title track Why
"11:11"
2017 "I Got Love" Pre-release single of first studio album My Voice
"Fine" Title track of first studio album My Voice
"Make Me Love You" 2nd Single of first studio album My Voice and Title track of My Voice Deluxe Edition
Collaborations
2009 "SEOUL" Super Junior
2012 "Dear My Family" SM Town
2014 "Breath" Jonghyun
2015 "Shake That Brass" Amber
2015 "If The World Was a Better Place" Verbal Jint
2016 "Don't Forget" Crush
2017 "Lonely" Jonghyun
Guest appearances
2008 "Forever" Lee Byul

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2010 Despicable Me Margo Voice-over for the Korean-dubbed version [131]
2012 I AM. – SM Town Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden Herself Biographical film of SM Town [132]
2013 Despicable Me 2 Margo Voice-over for the Korean-dubbed version [133]
2014 My Brilliant Life Herself Cameo along with Tiffany and Seohyun [134]
2015 SMTown The Stage Herself Documentary film of SM Town [135]

Musical theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Midnight Sun Kaoru Female lead

Television shows

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref
2009 We Got Married MBC Regular Cast Taeyeon was paired with comedian Jung Hyung-don in a virtual marriage show [136]
2009 1 vs 100 KBS2 Contestant
2010 Win Win KBS Co-host with Wooyoung
2012 Salamander Guru and The Shadows SBS Cameo Episode 3
2012–13 Show! Music Core MBC Co-host with Tiffany and Seohyun
2014 Hidden Singer JTBC Contestant Season 3; Episode 5 [137]
2015 Daily Taeng9cam OnStyle Herself A close-up reality program in conjunction with the release of EP I [138]

Radio shows

Year Title Network Role Notes
2008–09 Kangin and Taeyeon's Chin Chin Radio MBC Co-Host with Kangin
2009–10 Taeyeon's Chin Chin Radio MBC Host

Concerts and tours

  • The Agit: Taeyeon's Very Special Day (2015)
  • Butterfly Kiss (2016)
  • Persona (2017)

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Kim Tae-yeon

Since debuting as a member of Girls' Generation, Taeyeon has received numerous nominations and awards for her solo activities in original soundtracks, radio show hosting and musical theatre dating back to 2008. Following her debut as a solo artist in October 2015, she has won two Best Female Artist at the Mnet Asian Music Awards, as well as Bonsang awards at the 25th Seoul Music Awards and the 30th Golden Disc Awards, a testament to her long-running popularity.[139][140][141][142]

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