Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation/SNSD) Profile, Bio, & Facts

Taeyeon (태연) is a South Korean singer-songwriter under SM Entertainment. She is a member of the girl group Girls’ Generation (SNSD) and GOT The Beat. She made her solo debut on October 7, 2015, with her first mini-album ‘I’.

Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation) Profile

Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation) Facts:

Early Life

– Taeyeon was born in Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea.
– She went to Jeonju Yangji Elementary School and Jeonju Yangji Middle School.

Personal Life

– She has an older brother, Kim Jiwoong, and a sister, Kim Hayeon.
– She transferred from Cheongdam High School and graduated from Jeonju Arts High School.
– She likes to wear flashy outfits when performing but prefers simple clothing in her everyday life and likes the way even her hair looks when she hasn’t showered in a day.
– She loves being a friend-like colleague to her juniors. (Harpers Bazaar Korea)
– She has a total of 7 piercings (2 in the left ear and 5 in the right) and 6 tattoos.
– She owns two pet dogs, Ginger and Zero.
– Taeyeon previously dated EXO’s Baekhyun.
– She likes to heal herself by writing and going for a walk. (Hoa Hoctro Magazine)
– She collaborated with Chanmina and later was surprised to hear that Chanmina used to attend Girls’ Generation concerts. (S Cawaii! Magazine)
– At home, she likes taking care of her skin, writing in her diary, and watching movies.
– She likes to keep a balance and doesn’t indulge in exercising or working out too much.
– She has a bad memory and sometimes sleepwalks and talks in her sleep.
– She was inspired to become a singer by BoA.
– She is the type to scold herself harder to her best. (NME)
– She is best friends with Key (SHINee).
– She said the most feminine members of the group are Jessica and Seohyun.
– Her bag includes her phone, scrunchie, hairclip, toothbrush and toothpaste, hand sanitizer, chocolate, employee ID, hair brush, card holder, perfume, Airpods Max, and small blanket.
– Her dad was a vocalist in a band, and her mom won children’s song competitions.
– She is short-sighted and wears contact lenses.
– She and Tiffany use the same brand of sanitizer. (MY VOGUE)
– She used to watch Bamhouse a lot and appeared on GOT7’s  Bambam’s show after he expressed that multiple times.
– She looked up to BoA and started dreaming of becoming a singer.
– She has poor physical strength and gets tired easily. (Harpers Bazaar Korea)
– She enjoys spending time at home.
– Her English name is Erika.
– She does aerobics for an hour and eats what she likes to eat.
– She traveled almost daily from Seoul to her home during her trainee days.
– Her legend will always be her mom and anchor as she had the biggest influence on her personality. (#legend Magazine)
– She used to play the violin.
– She said that she sometimes want to drop every thing and take a break but she feels responsible as she has an influence on people. (ELLE Korea)
– Taeyeon’s ideal type is a guy with a pretty smile, clear white skin, red lips, and a natural style regardless of location or time.
– If she is bored she likes to visit a cosmetic shop and play around with makeup. (1st Look Magazine)
– She relies on her mom and her dog Zero the most.  (#legend Magazine)

Career

– Taeyeon is the leader and main vocalist in Girls’ Generation.
– She participated in We Got Married, paired with Jung Hyung Don, the MC of Weekly Idol.
– She became part of the subgroup TTS (TaeTiSeo) with Tiffany and Seohyun in April 2012.
– She renewed her contract with SM Entertainment in October 2017.
– She was involved in a car accident on November 28, 2017, due to her own careless driving, but returned home safely without injuries.
– She ranked 49th on TC Candler’s “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2018,” 54th in 2019, and 71st in 2020.
– The company was against her releasing the song ‘INVU’ and she fought for it to get released. The song later won the Gaon’s Artist of the Year Award. (Allkpop)
– She sold over 1 million physical albums, making her one of the highest-selling South Korean female artists.
– She won 1st place Grand Award in the 2004 SM 8th Annual Best Contest (Best Singer category).
– She was the first to start solo activities among the members.
– She is a member of Girls’ Generation’s second sub-unit, Oh!GG alongside Hyoyeon, Sunny, Yuri, and Yoona.
– She hosted Queendom 2 and Queendom Puzzle.
– She was featured in Taemin’s (SHINee) song “If I Could Tell You”.

Influence 

– She has been included in the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
– Taeyeon became the first K-pop female celebrity to reach seven million followers on Instagram in 2015.
– She has influenced several idols including Baek A-yeon, Mamamoo‘s Moonbyul, Heize, Lovelyz’s Jiae, BTS, CLC’s Elkie and Cosmic Girls’ Luda.

Endorsements

– She has endorsed many brands including Banila Co., Kakao Games, Tencent, and Louis Vuitton.
– She became the brand ambassador for skincare brand Nature Republic along with EXO.

Likes & Dislikes

– Her favorite number is 9.
– She loves using Tamburins 000 hand sanitizer.
– She prefers using men’s perfume.
– She loves scents and her favorite perfume is H24. (MY VOGUE)
– Her preferred season is winter.
– She loves working with cameras and snapping pictures.
– She loves chocolate scents but failed to find a perfume in the scent.
– She likes cacti and purple flowers.
– She doesn’t enjoy cooking a lot but likes to organzine and clean the house. (1st Look Magazine)
– She likes stimulating shows like action movies. (Harper’s BAZAAR Korea Q&A)
– She loves cute things a lot.
– She doesn’t prefer to carry big bags.
– She likes STAYC and aespa among her juniors. (Cosmopolitan Magazine)

Food Preferences

– She loves eating the chocolate ‘Milk Duds’. (MY VOGUE)
– Taeyeon is obsessed with eating sweets.
– She loves eating Ggeobungee. (Harper’s BAZAAR Korea)
– She likes to eat candy and chocolates.
– She loves to eat salads. (S Cawaii! Magazine)
– She enjoys eating gummy bears.

Nicknames

– She is nicknamed ‘CoDeok’ because she loves various types of makeup. (1st Look Magazine)
– Her nicknames include Taeng, Taengoo (Taeng9), Tete, Kid Leader, ByunTaeng (pervert Taeng), and JumTaeng.

Personality & Habits

– She doesn’t like to pull pranks because she feels she is bad at them and will get caught. (Harpers Bazaar Korea)
– She prefers being in a small group of loved ones she can call her people.
– She doesn’t like being alone as she feels lonely.
– She said her empathy level is very high and she often gets emotionally dizzy due to having a lot of thoughts.
– She doesn’t like tricking and embarrassing someone even as a joke. (Harpers Bazaar Korea)
– Taeyeon is the type to compromise and not push for her opinion assertively during work.
– She doesn’t have the habit of going to back to reading the diary once she wrote her feelings.

Major Works

– Her popular songs include ‘Fine’,’ INVU’, ‘11:11’, and ‘I’.

Awards

– She has won several awards including six Golden Disc Awards, five Circle Chart Music Awards, and four Mnet Asian Music Awards.
– She won the ‘Best Female Solo Artist’ award at the 2022 Genie Music Awards.

Website:
taeyeon.smtown.com

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Instagram: @taeyeon_ss
Youtube: taeyeon kim | TAEYEON Official

Streaming Platform Links
Genie | Spotify | Bugs | Melon | Apple Music | Deezer

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