Taeyeon
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Taeyeon |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김태연 |
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| Hanja | 金泰姸 |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Taeyeon |
Kim Taeyeon (Hangul 김태연 Hanja 金泰姸) was born on March 9, 1989. Commonly known as Taeyeon (태연), she is a South Korean singer, DJ, and dancer. She is the leader of 9-member female group Girls' Generation (소녀시대) formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. Taeyeon and the other eight members of her group debuted on July 19, 2007.
Biography
Taeyeon was born in the city of Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. She graduated Jeonju High School on February 5, 2008. Taeyeon, like the rest of her group, was professionally trained in singing and dancing. Taeyeon was discovered in the 2004 8th Annual Best Contest winning first place in the contest. In total, Taeyeon was trained for approximately three years.
Career
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation debuted on July 19, 2007, with the song "Into the New World". Their first album, Girls' Generation, was the first album to sell over 100,000 in South Korea since 2002. The album spawned the singles "Girls' Generation", "Kissing You", and "Baby Baby".
The group remained inactive for most of 2008, although individual members had side activities. In January 2009, the group came back with "Gee", which became a hit for the group. It currently holds the record for longest running #1 on KBS's music chart show Music Bank, topping the chart for 9 straight weeks.
Solo activities
Taeyeon became a DJ on Good Friend Radio, which she co-hosted with Super Junior's Kangin until he left on April 19, 2009; she continues to host solo. She also contributed to a couple of soundtrack as a solo artist, singing the theme song "Manyagae" ("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,[1] while "Deullinayo" received the YEPP Popularity award at the 2008 Golden Disk Awards. [2] She also starred on We got Married with comedian Jung Hyungdon.
Awards and Recognition
| Year | Award |
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| 2008 | Cyworld's Song of the Month "If" |
| 2008 | Mnet's 20s Choice Hot DJ |
| 2008 | 2008 M.NET Golden Disk Awards Yepp Popularity Award "Deullinayo"[2] |
Music Video Appearances
| Year | Artist | Song Title |
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| 2004 | The One | You Bring Me Joy |
References
- ^ Kang Ji-hoon (강지훈) (2008-03-03). "'솔로' 태연, 소녀시대 인기 능가할까" (in Korean). Mydaily News.
- ^ a b Im, I-rang. 동방신기, '골든디스크' 대상…본상-인기상 등 3관왕 (종합) (TVXQ, "Golden Disk" Main Award...Other Award-Popularity Award; Triple Crown King). MyDaily. December 10, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2009.