Kim Taeyeon Profile

TAEYEON (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.
• Taeyeon hometown is Jeonrado Jeonju.
• Taeyeon's parents own a optical shop in Jeonju.
• Taeyeon 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's favorite color is purple.
• Taeyeon has a infamous self-explanatory nickname , which is “Byuntaeng” ( byuntae + taengoo , with “byuntae” means “pervert”).