♥ Kim Tae Yeon ♥ Dork Leader ♥
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
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. - Tayeon loves jelly, gummy worms and the likes.