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Kim Tae-yeon
Kim Tae-yeon at Seoul Fashion Week
Background information
Birth name	김태연
Also known as	Taeng, Taengoo
Born	(1989-03-09) March 9, 1989 (age 35) Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop, R&B, Dance-pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, dancer, actress, promotional model, TV presenter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2007–present
Labels	S.M. Entertainment
Website	Official website

Kim Tae-yeon (born March 9, 1989) is a South Korean singer, TV presenter, dancer, actress and promotional model. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, and she is a member of the South Korean group S.M. The Ballad. In 2012 She was ranked at #42 on The 23rd Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces.

Biography

Tae-yeon was born in Jeonju, South Korea on March 9, 1989. She is trained in singing and dancing. Taeyeon was discovered in the 2004 SM Entertainment's 8th Annual Best Contest winning Best Singer 1st Place & Grand Award in the contest. In 2004, she was featured in The One's song "You Bring Me Joy" before debuting as a Girls' Generation member. She is a 2008 graduate of Jeonju Art High School and was awarded the school's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Career

Solo career

Tae-yeon has contributed to a couple of soundtracks as a solo artist, singing the theme song "Manyageh" ("만약에", "If") for the KBS2 drama Hong Gil Dong and "Deullinayo" ("들리나요", "Can You Hear Me") from the Beethoven Virus soundtrack. "If" became popular on various online charts, around the same time "Baby Baby" was released, while "Deullinayo" received the YEPP Popularity award at the 2008 Golden Disk Awards.

She also sang "SarangInGulYo" ("사랑인걸요", "It is love") with Sunny for the drama Heading to the Ground, and the "S.E.O.U.L." song with members of Super Junior and Girls' Generation to promote South Korea. She also sang the song for Caribbean Bay / "Cabi" with her fellow members Jessica, Seohyun, Tiffany and Sunny with 2PM.

She sang a duet song with her mentor The One, called "Like a Star" which was released on November 17, 2010. She also sang in the soundtrack of SBS's Athena:Goddess of War, with the song "I Love You". The song was released on 13 December 2010. The song took number 1 in some hit charts.

On January 31, 2011, Tae-yeon sang a duet with Kim Bum-soo, titled "Different". The song also took number 1 not long after it was released.

She has also featured on Kangta's Album Eternity, singing 7989.

On March 28, 2012, Tae-yeon sang and released "Missing You Like Crazy", for the Korean Melodrama The King 2 Hearts starring Lee Seung-gi and Ha Ji- won, which took Number 1 on all charts such as Melon, Naver, Mnet, Soribada, Bugs, Olleh and Daum, achieving an 'All Kill' on the online charts on the day of its release. Tae-yeon had previously declined the offer to sing the OST for the drama due to her busy overseas schedules with Girls' Generation, but later took it up as she had made a promise with PD Lee Pil-ho, the producer of "Beethoven's Virus", for which Tae-yeon also sang the OST. PD Lee Pil-ho also stated that when he had first received the synopsis for "The King 2 Hearts", he had made special requests to only Tae-yeon, stating that she was the only singer who could sing the OST for the drama. In 2012, Tae-yeon also sang an OST, "Closer", for the drama To the Beautiful You starring by fellow label-mates Choi Minho (from SHINee) and Sulli (from f(x)). She also sang "And One" for SBS's drama 'That Winter, The Wind Blows', which was released on 13 March 2013. The OST debuted No.1 on the Billboard Korea K-pop Hot 100 chart.

On January 4, 2014, Tae-yeon uploaded on her Instagram account a link to one video of her personal YouTube channel, in which she sings a cover of Justin Bieber's "Be Alright".

Acting career

On May 7, 2010, she had her musical debut as the main female role in Midnight Sun, which is based on the Japanese novel "Taiyō no uta" by Aya Denkawa. The musical is about Kaoru Amane, a 17-year-old girl, who suffers from Xeroderma pigmentosum, which forbids her from going out during daytime. She keeps her hopes up by writing songs and singing every night at a train station. Taeyeon received good press for her performance. Furthermore, she learned to play guitar for her musical performance.

Taeyeon and her band mate Seohyun were cast as voice actors for the Korean dub of the 3D animation Despicable Me. Taeyeon dubbed the voice of the character Margo, while Seohyun's role is Margo's younger sister Edith.

TV shows

She was featured on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation reality-variety show We Got Married as part of the third rotation of couples; she was featured with comedian Jeong Hyeong-don. When this news was announced on January 7, 2009, it caused an uproar among South Korean netizens due to the 11-year age difference between the two.

Taeyeon was also a sub MC for Kim Seung-woo's talk show, 'SeungSeungJangGu' (Korean: 승승장구) on KBS, MCing alongside 2PM's Wooyoung, Choi Hwa-jung, Kim Shin-young, and Kim Seung-woo.

Taeyeon, along with fellow Girls' Generation members Tiffany and Seohyun is an MC on MBC's Show! Music Core from February 11, 2012.

On February 22, 2012, she was a MC for First Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards together with Joo Younghoon and also for 2012 Korean Music Wave in Bangkok which was held on April 7, 2012 together with Tiffany and Nichkhun. During the hosting of the "First Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards" show, Taeyeon encountered a toe injury. Taeyeon's toe nail had been disconnected from her toe and she was unable to receive the award with her members.

Radio shows

Taeyeon became a DJ on MBC Radio's Good Friend Radio, which she co-hosted with Super Junior's Kangin until he left on April 19, 2009. She has received the nicknamed "DJ Taengoo". Taeyeon ceased her DJ duties from April 26, 2010 onwards.

Girls' Generation-TTS

SM Entertainment revealed that Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun will form a SNSD subunit called Girls' Generation-TTS; they released their first mini-album Twinkle on 2 May 2012. The subunit has different musical direction and style concept from the nine-member SNSD.

SM The Ballad

In February 4, 2014, SM Entertainment revealed that SM The Ballad will make a comeback with new members, Taeyeon being one of them. She will be singing, together with Shinee's Jonghyun, the title track, Breath.

Incidents

Angel Price Music Festival

On April 17, 2011, during a performance at the Angel Price Music Festival, a male audience member trespassed onto stage and tried to pull leader Taeyeon off the stage. Member Sunny reacted the fastest out of all the rest of the members, and intervened. The male trespasser was subsequently stopped and apprehended by the host Oh Jung Tae and security staff. Taeyeon was later praised for her calm and professional attitude as she continued the performance until it ended. SM Entertainment later reported that everyone thought the trespasser was a staff member, and that the girls were fine and were resting as of the time of the statement. Social commerce business, Coupang, which handled the ticket sales at Angel Price's request, released an apology to Girls' Generation and fans for the incident, stating that "Coupang was inadequate in the way we sold and distributed the tickets." Coupang took full responsibility for the incident and promised to give a full refund to those who bought tickets for that event. However, some netizens criticized Coupang in that the business expects a mere refund to be an acceptable apology to all, especially towards Taeyeon. Many were bitter in that something worse could've happened to Taeyeon, and that the concert failed to protect the artist that they invited.

NYC Fanmeet

On October 24, 2011, the website soshified.com organized a SNSD Fanmeet in New York City. Taeyeon performed the opening number ("The Boys") but during the rest of the meeting was very subdued and pale. During the following MTV interview, she appeared distracted and bored, even resting her chin on her hands. Initially, her actions were attributed to the onset of a Common cold; it was later announced that she was suffering a peanut allergy reaction, and was experiencing anaphylaxis with shortness of breath.

Discography

Soundtrack appearances and solo performances

Singles

Filmography

Film

Drama

Reality and variety shows

Television shows hosting

Music video appearances

Stage

Radio show

Endorsements

Aside from her endorsements alongside Girls' Generation, Taeyeon has also endorsed the following brands:

Awards

References

1. Note: Taeyeon plays guitar in the musical performance of Midnight Sun.
2. Template:Ko icon "뮤지컬 꼭 하고 싶었어요" 소녀시대 태연, playdb.co.kr. April 13, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010. (Interview)
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10. Im I-rang. 동방신기, '골든 디스크' 대상…본상-인기상 등 3관왕 (TVXQ, "Golden Disk" Main Award...Other Award-Popularity Award; Triple Crown King). MyDaily. December 10, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
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18. Korea K-Pop Hot 100 : Mar 30, 2013 | Billboard Chart Archive
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22. Park Sun-young: Girls' Generation singer makes theatrical debut, JoongAng Daily, May 12, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
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24. Template:Ko icon "재혼에 원조 교제 수준"…'우결' 정형돈-태연 결혼에 네티즌 시끌 ('"Second Marriage Follows First Relationship Standard"...We Got Married Jung Hyungdon—Taeyeon Wedding News Causes Netizen Uproar'. Chosun Ilbo. January 7, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
25. Template:Ko icon Official "WinWin" website
26. Taeyeon and Seohyun to join Tiffany as new ‘Music Core’ MCs
27. Taeyeon to MC at ‘First Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards’
28. Taeyeon and Tiffany Set to MC at the 2012 Korean Music Wave in Bangkok
29. Girls’ Generation member Taeyeon hosts the ‘Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards’ despite toe injury
30. Template:En icon Girls' Generation Dominates MBC, The Korea Times, May 20, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
31. Template:Ko icon 태연, MBC 라디오 '친한 친구' DJ 2년 만에 하차 (Taeyeon is withdrawing from MBC Chinchin radio as a DJ) News Nate. April 19, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
32. "Girls Generation TTS -". SNSD Korean. Retrieved 27 August 2012. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
33. "More details including tracklist and participating artists for SM The Ballad's 2nd album 'Breath' revealed". allkpop. Retrieved 4 February 2014. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
34. SNSD’s Taeyeon almost pulled off stage during performance
35. Coupang releases apology for “Angel Price Music Festival”, will issue full refunds
36. A Leader’s Heart « SNSD Korean
37. "내친구 해치 (My Friend Haechi) [Original Soundtrack] – Single". iTunes US Apple. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
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40. Lee, Nancy (8 February 2013). "SNSD Members Say They Fought to Appear on Shinhwa Broadcast". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
41. Template:Ko icon (영상)소녀시대 태연, 혼자서도 인기, nocutnews.co.kr. March 20, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
42. MNet 20's Choice Award 2008 Winners
43. Golden Disk Awards 2008 Winners List
44. Template:Ko icon 태연 “늦은 밤 나와 얘기나눠준 청취자에 감사” 라디오 신인상. Newsen. December 30, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
45. Winners at the 16th Republic of Korea Entertainment Arts Awards Ceremony
46. Template:Ko icon . Yahoo Buzz Awards.
47. Template:Ko icon 제5회 더 뮤지컬 어워즈, 조승우·차지연 품으로.The 5th Musical Awards Winners.
48. ^ Girls’ Generation Nominated for 5 Mnet Asian Music Awards
49. Template:Ko icon Prize winners at the Seoul Drama Awards 2012

External links

• Taeyeon on Instagram
• Kim Tae-yeon's channel on YouTube

References

1. starsung (January 4, 2014). "Taeyeon starts her own YouTube channel". allkpop. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

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