Kim Taeyeon

Kim Taeyeon

Kim Taeyeon (born March 9, 1989), known professionally as Taeyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is the leader and lead vocalist of K-pop girl groups, Girls' Generation and TaeTiSeo as well as a solo singer and member of SM The Ballad. Taeyeon trained in singing, dancing and acting for four years and three months before she began her career in 2007. She made her solo debut on 8 October 2015 on M Countdown.

Early Life

Taeyeon was born in the city of Jeonju in South Korea on March 9, 1989. She has a younger sister, Kim Hayeon, who became an SM Entertainment trainee in 2015 and an older brother, Kim Ji-woong. Taeyeon, was discovered at the 2004 SM Entertainment's 8th Annual Best Contest winning Best Singer 1st Place & Grand Award in the contest. Taeyeon, during her trainee years travelled from Jeonju to Seoul every sunday to train at SM Academy, where she was a student of the singer, The One.

In 2004, she was featured in The One's song "You Bring Me Joy" before debuting as Girls' Generation's leader. She is a 2008 graduate of Jeonju Art High School and was decorated with the school's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Career

Taeyeon is Girls Generation's leader as the oldest member, her strong vocal ability allowed her to also become the groups lead vocalist. Girls Generation debuted on August 5, 2007 and are a highly popular K-pop girl group in their native country of Korea as well as Japan. Taeyeon has furthermore collaborated with a range of singers in K-pop and has done solo singing. Taeyeon became a member of TaeTiSeo, a subgroup in 2012, with fellow GG members, Tiffany and Seohyun, she is also a member of SM The Ballad, with several other singers under SM Entertainment. Taeyeon made her solo debut in October 2015 with the track "I" featuring Verbal Jint and released her first solo EP, "I". In February 2015, she was featured on Amber's song, Shake That Brass. And released a remake of the song, "Scars Deeper Than Love" as a duet with Yim Jae-beom. Taeyeon has also sang many OSTs for Korean Dramas, earning the nickname, OST Queen.Girls Generation debuted on August 5, 2007 and are a highly popular K-pop girl group in their native country of Korea as well as Japan. Taeyeon has furthermore collaborated with a range of singers in K-pop and has done solo singing. Taeyeon became a member of TaeTiSeo, a subgroup in 2012, with fellow GG members, Tiffany and Seohyun, she is also a member of SM The Ballad, with several other singers under SM Entertainment. Taeyeon made her solo debut in October 2015 with the track "I" featuring Verbal Jint and released her first solo EP, "I". In February 2015, she was featured on Amber's song, Shake That Brass. And released a remake of the song, "Scars Deeper Than Love" as a duet with Yim Jae-beom. Taeyeon has also sang many OSTs for Korean Dramas, earning the nickname, OST Queen. Taeyeon has furthermore collaborated with a range of singers in K-pop and has done solo singing. Taeyeon became a member of TaeTiSeo, a subgroup in 2012, with fellow GG members, Tiffany and Seohyun, she is also a member of SM The Ballad, with several other singers under SM Entertainment. Taeyeon made her solo debut in October 2015 with the track "I" featuring Verbal Jint and released her first solo EP, "I". In February 2015, she was featured on Amber's song, Shake That Brass. And released a remake of the song, "Scars Deeper Than Love" as a duet with Yim Jae-beom. Taeyeon has also sang many OSTs for Korean Dramas, earning the nickname, OST Queen.

On February 3, 2016, Taeyeon and SM released, her second promoted single, Rain.

On June 28, 2016, Taeyeon and SM released her second mini albulm, "Why" after releasing two singles from the album, Starlight (featuring Dean) and "Why". Taeyeon revealed that fellow Girls Generation member, Hyoyeon would feature on a track on the album, "Why" named "Up and Down".

Taeyeon has appeared on variety shows such as, We Got Married, alongside virtual husband Jeong-Hyeong Don, Win Win! and Show Music Core. She has also appeared in reality television shows such as My Brilliant Life and SM Town The Stage. Taeyeon did voice acting for Margo in the Despicable Me, alongside Seohyun who also voiced a character in the movie.

Personal Life

Kim Taeyeon from February 2014 til September 2015, dated Byun Baekhyun, a member of the boy-band EXO, who is also her label mate. The two eventually parted ways in September 2015, due to the lack of time they could spend together because of the busy lifestyles.

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