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[SNSD] Kim Taeyeon's Profile

T A E Y E O N (태연)Stage Name: Kid Leader TAEYEON (꼬꼬마 리더 태연 – ggoggoma leader Taeyeon)

Birth Name: Kim Tae-yeon (김태연)

Nicknames: Taeng, Taengoo (Taeng9), Tete, Kid Leader, ByunTaeng (pervert Taeng), JumTaeng

Position: Leader & Main Vocalist

Date of Birth: March 9, 1989

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Bloodtype: O

Sibling(s): 1 older brother (Kim Ji-woong), 1 younger sister (Kim Ha-yeon)

Language: Korean (Fluent), English, Chinese (Basic), Japanese (Basic)

Specialty: Trot

Casted: 2004 SM 8th Annual Best Contest (Best Singer 1st Place Grand Award)

Training Duration: 3 Years 3 Months

School: Jeonju Art High School (전주예술고고등학교) [graduated]

Career:

- 2004 Featured with The One ‘You Bring me Joy‘ (Part 2)

- 2007 CF Gamevile Mobile Stone in the Water

- 2008 DJ for MBC ‘Kangin & Taeyeon’s Chinhan Chingu’ (with Super Junior Kangin)

- 2008 OST for KBS drama Hong Gil Dong ‘If (Manyage/ 만약에)‘

- 2008 MV Lee Byul – ‘Forever‘

- 2008 OST for MBC drama Beethoven Virus ‘Can You Hear Me‘

- 2009 Variety show MBC ‘We Got Married‘(with Jung Hyung-don)

- 2009 DJ for MBC radio ‘Taeyeon’s Chinhan Chingu’

- 2009 OST for MBC drama Heading to the Ground ‘It’s Love‘ (with Sunny)

- 2009 Model for ‘A-Solution’ cosmetic (with Tiffany)

- 2009 CF ‘Post Cereal‘ (with Tiffany & Sooyoung)

- 2010 MC for KBS2 talk show ‘Seung Seung Jang Goo (Win Win)’

- 2010 Musical ‘Midnight Sun’ from the movie ‘Taiyou no Uta‘ (as Kaoru Amane)

- 2010 Voice Actor for ‘Despicable Me‘ Korean title: ‘Superbad’ (as Margo)

- 2010 Featured with The One ‘Like a Star‘

- 2011 OST for SBS drama Athena: Goddess of War ‘I Love You‘

- 2011 Featured with Kim Bum-soo ‘Different‘

TRIVIA

- Despite her kid-like appearance, Taeyeon is the oldest member and leader of SNSD.

- Taeyeon is considered as the best singer of SNSD.

- Taeyeon is the SNSD member with the largest fanbase. Her fanbase is the largest among female idol singers in Korea.

- Her vocal mentor is The One who praised her as his most memorable student. Prior to SNSD, 15-year-old Taeyeon was featured on his song called ‘You Bring Me Joy (Part 2)’. Six years later in late 2010 the teacher-student duo re-teamed for a hit single ‘Like a Star’.

- Taeyeon is nicknamed as “OST Queen” because she has numerous of #1 hit drama soundtracks.

- Her hometown is Jeonrado Jeonju.

- Taeyeon’s parents own a optical shop in Jeonju.

- She made her musical debut as Kaoru Amane in Midnight Sun, a musical adaptation of movie ‘Taiyou no Uta’. She learned how to play guitar for that role.

- Taeyeon collects perfumes.

- Taeyeon’s favorite color is purple.

- Taeyeon has a infamous self-explanatory nickname, which is “Byuntaeng” (byuntae + taengoo, “byuntae” means “pervert”).

- She once stated that her ideal man is Vegeta of manga/anime Dragon Ball.

- Taeyeon loves jelly, gummy worms and the likes.

-Cr:snsdkorean.com