SNSD's Member Profiles

Taeyeon
Further information: Taeyeon
Birth name: Kim Tae-yeon
(Hangul: 김태연 Hanja: 金泰妍)
Date of birth: March 9, 1989
(age 20)
Position: Leader, Main Vocalist
Language: Korean
She is a South Korean singer,
known for being the leader of
female group. Taeyeon and the
other eight members of the
group debuted on July 19, 2007.
She has since ventured out into
DJ-ing and reality-variety shows,
along with various solo singles.
Jessica
Birth name: Jessica Jung Hangul:
제시카 정
Korean name: Jung Su-yeon
(Hangul: 정수연 Hanja: 鄭秀妍)
Date of birth: April 18, 1989
(age 20)
Position: Lead Vocalist
Language: Korean, Fluent English
Jessica was born and raised in
San Francisco, California. She
released two singles with
SeoHyun and Tiffany: "Oppa
Nappa" (Korean: 오빠 나빠), and
"Mabinogi (It's Fantastic!)". She
starred in Kim Jo-han's music
video "Love is Late, I'm Sorry"
and is featured in 8Eight's song,
"I Love You". In their second
mini-album Tell Me Your Wish
(Genie), she sings a duet with
SHINee's leader Onew in the
track "One Year Later" (Korean: 1
년 후(後)). Jessica and Park
Myeong-su (Korean: 박명수) released
a duet song for Infinity Challenge
called, "NaengMyun" (Korean: 냉면).
Her younger sister, Krystal, is a
member of F(x). She also
appeared in Super Junior-M's
music video "Super Girl." She will
be playing the main character,
Elle Woods, in the Korean
production of Legally Blonde -
The Musical from November
2009 at the Seoul SamSungDong
CoEX Atrium
Sunny
Birth name: Lee Soon-kyu
(Hangul: 이순규; Hanja: 李順圭)
Date of birth: May 15, 1989
(age 20)
Position: Vocalist
Language: Korean
Sunny was a trainee under a
different entertainment company
before she transferred into SM
Entertainment. After several
months of training under SM
Entertainment in 2007, Sunny
debuted as a member of Girls'
Generation that same year. She
was a co-DJ of ChunJi (Korean: 천방
지축 라디오, literally Reckless Radio),
along with Sungmin (Korean: 성민),
of Super Junior until the
broadcast ended on the July 30,
2008. Sunny appeared in Super
Junior-H's music video for
"Cooking? Cooking!". Sunny also
sang the song "Finally
Now" (Korean: 이제서야), on the
soundtrack for the movie Story of
Wine. She also co-hosts a music
show called The M with SS501's
Hyungjoon. She is also the niece
of Lee Soo Man, the founder of
SM Entertainment. She also
revealed that her dad was in
"Hwaljooro" (Korean: 활주로), the
famous college band with Bae
Chul Soo, a famous radio DJ and
the host of show 7080
Tiffany
Birth name: Stephanie Hwang;
Hwang Mi-yeong (Hangul: 황미영;
Hanja: 黄美英)
Date of birth: August 1, 1989
(age 20)
Position: Vocalist
Language: Korean, Fluent English
Born in San Francisco, California
but raised in Diamond Bar,
California, she was discovered in
the SM Starlight Casting System
2004 in Los Angeles. Along with
SeoHyun and Jessica, she
released a single, "Oppa
Nappa" (Korean: 오빠 나빠) and
"Mabinogi [It's Fantastic!]". She
was the co-host of Sonyeo
Sonyeon Gayo Baekso (Korean: 소년
소녀 가요백서), along with Kim Hyesung
from November 5, 2007 to June
13, 2008. She sang "Na
Honjaseo" (Korean: "나 혼자서", "By
Myself") from the Ja Myung Go
soundtrack, a duet with K.Will
called "Sonyeo, Sarangeul
Mannada" (Korean: "소녀, 사랑을 만나다",
"A Girl Meets Love"), as well as
"Feeling Only You" by The Blue
(Kim Min-Jong & Son Ji Chang)
with Soo Young. Tiffany and Yuri
currently host MBC's Music Core.
Hyoyeon
Birth name: Kim Hyo-yeon
(Hangul: 김효연; Hanja: 金孝淵)
Date of birth: September 22,
1989 (age 20)
Position: Supporting Vocalist,
Main Dancer
Language Korean
She was BoA's silhouette during
a dance break in BoA's "Over the
Top" performance at the MKMF
Awards in 2005. Hyoyeon
attended a hip hop dance school
that specialized in waving,
popping, locking, and animation.
She also traveled to China with
Super Junior member Siwon, and
is fluent in Chinese.
YuRi
Birth name: Kwon Yu-ri (Hangul:
권유리; Hanja: 權侑利)
Date of birth: December 5, 1989
(age 19)
Position: Supporting Vocalist,
Lead Dancer
Language: Korean
Yuri joined the label when she
took 1st place in the 2001 1st SM
Youth Best Dancer Contest. She
appeared in TVXQ's "Beautiful
Life". Besides that, She 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 sitcom Unstoppable
Marriage (Korean: 못말리는 결혼),
alongside Sooyoung. Yuri is also
the centerpiece of K. Will's music
video "Dropping the
Tears" (Korean: 눈물이 뚝뚝), and
appears in the music video for
"JjaRaJaJja" (Korean: 짜라자짜) by Joo
Hyun-Mi & SeoHyun (ft. Davichi).
Apart from all her solo works,
she is currently the co-host of
Korean music program Music
Core on MBC alongside Tiffany.
Sooyoung
Birth name: Choi Su-yeong
(Hangul: 최수영; Hanja: 崔秀英)
Date of birth: February 10, 1990
(age 19)
Position: Supporting Vocalist,
Dancer
Language: Korean, Japanese
(conversational)
Before Sooyoung's audition to
Girls' Generation, she made a
brief debut in Japan as a singer
in the group called "Route φ".
She first debuted with Marina
Takahashi with the song "Start".
She was previously a DJ of ChunJi
(Korean: 천방지축 라디오, literally
Reckless Radio), along with
Sungmin of Super Junior but was
soon replaced by Sunny due to
schedule conflicts. Sooyoung also
played a part in the sitcom
Unstoppable Marriage (Korean: 못
말리는 결혼), alongside Yuri and was
also in a movie with Kang-in of
Super Junior and actress Lee
Yeon-hee. Currently, she hosts
MBC TV program Fantastic Duo
(Korean: 환상의 짝꿍). She also
featured in "Feeling Only You" by
The Blue (Kim Min-Jong & Son Ji
Chang) with Tiffany.
YoonA
Further information: Im Yoona
Birth name: Im YoonA (Hangul: 임
윤아; Hanja: 林潤娥)
Date of birth: May 30, 1990
(age 19)
Position: Supporting
Vocalist,Lead Dancer
Language: Korean
Yoona was the first trainee
revealed to be a member of Girls'
Generation and is also an actress
and model. She was the lead
actress in "You're My Destiny"
and "Cinderella Man" and she also
had a small role in 9 Ends 2 Out.
She was also seen in Super
Junior's "U" and "Marry U" music
videos.
SeoHyun
Birth name: Seo Joo-hyun
(Hangul: 서주현; Hanja: 徐珠玄)
Date of birth: June 28, 1991
(age 18)
Position: Lead Vocalist
Language: Korean, English (a
little)
The group's maknae. She was a
2004 SMART uniform model with
TVXQ. Along with Jessica and
Tiffany, they released a single
"Oppa Nappa" (Korean: 오빠 나빠),
and "Mabinogi (It's Fantastic!)".
On February 17, 2009, her duet
with trot singer Joo Hyun-Mi
(Korean: 주현미), was digitally
released, called
"JjaRaJaJja" (Korean: 짜라자짜).