SNSD Member Profile

TaeYeon

Birth name: Kim Tae-yeon (Hangul: 김태연 | Hanja: 金泰妍)

DOB: March 9, 1989

Birthplace: Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea

Height: 160cm | Blood type: O

Discovery: 2004 8th Annual Best Contest (Best Singer 1st Place & Grand Award)

* School(s): Jeonju High School

* Experience: Solo "If" , Hong Gil Dong OST and "Can you Hear me" , Beethoven Virus OST, Heading to the Ground OST

* Position : Main Vocalist, Leader

* Received received the YEPP Popularity Award for her solo "Can you Hear Me", Beethoven Virus OST

* Has been part of the reality show We Got Married with her virtual husband Jung Hyung-don

* Former DJ of Chin Chin Radio

* Was one of the co-hosts of KBS celebrity talk show "Win Win"

* Starred in the musical "Midnight Sun"

Jessica

Korean name: Jung Su-yeon (Hangul: 정수연 | Hanja: 鄭秀妍)

DOB: April 18, 1989

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA

Height: 163cm | Blood type: B

Elder sister of Krystal, member of girl group f(x).

Discovery: 2000 SM Casting System

* School(s): Korea Kent Foreign School

* Position : Main Vocalist

* Starred as Elle Woods on Korea's Legally Blonde Musical

* Did a duet with Park Myungsoo for their single "Naengmyun" (Cold Noodles)

 * Starred in Jo Han Kim's music video "Love is Late, I'm Sorry" and Super Junior M's 'Super Girl'.

Sunny

Birth name: Lee Sun-kyu (Hangul: 이순규 | Hanja: 李順圭)

DOB: May 15, 1989

Height: 158cm | Blood type: B

Discovery: 2007 SM Casting System

* School(s): Baehwa All-Girls High School

* Position : Lead Vocalist

* Participated in KBS Invincible Youth with Yuri

* Cast in Invincible Youth Season 2 with Hyoyeon

* She was a co-DJ of Reckless Radio along with Sungmin of Super Junior until the broadcast ended on the July 30, 2008

* Appeared in Super Junior-H's music video for "Cooking? Cooking!"

* Sang the song "Finally Now" on the soundtrack for the movie Story of Wine.

Tiffany

Birth name: Stephanie Hwang

Korean name: Hwang Mi-young (Hangul: 황미영 | Hanja: 黄美英)

DOB: August 1, 1989

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA (but raised in Diamond Bar)

Height: 162cm | Blood type: O

Discovery: 2004 Casting System (Los Angeles, California)

* School(s): Korea Kent Foreign School

* Position : Lead Vocalist

* Hosted Music Core with Yuri

* Had released her first single titled "By Myself"

* Cast in the 2011 Musical titled "Fame"

HyoYeon

Birth name: Kim Hyo-yeon (Hangul: 김효연 | Hanja: 金孝淵)

DOB: September 22, 1989

Birthplace: Incheon, South Korea

Height: 160cm | Blood type: AB

Discovery: 2000 SM Casting System

* School(s): Studied in Beijing, China for Mandarin Chinese

* Position : Vocalist, Main dancer

* BoA's silhouette dancer during a performance at M.net KM Music Festival 2005 *Pre-debut

* Teamed up with Jae Won for a dance collaboration to "Anonymous" *Pre-debut

* Cast in Invincible Youth Season 2 with Sunny

* Hyoyeon traveled to Beijing, China in 2004 with Super Junior's Siwon to learn Mandarin and more about Chinese culture.

YuRi

Birth name: Kwon Yuri (Hangul: 권유리 | Hanja: 權侑利)

DOB: December 5, 1989

Height: 167cm | Blood type: AB

Discovery: 2001 SM 1st Annual Youth Best Contest

* School(s): NeungGok High School

* Position : Vocalist, Lead Dancer

* Experience:

* Appeared in KM Super Junior Show The King's Boyfriend (2005)

* Featured in TVXQ's "Beautiful Life" music video

* Featured in commercials for Choco Pie, Dongil Highvill, and Hot Choco Mite

* Acted in Attack on the Pin-Up Boys

* Starred in MBC sitcom Unstoppable Marriage with Sooyoung

* Hosted Music Core with Tiffany

* Participated in KBS Invincible Youth with Sunny

* Featured in K.Will's "My Tears are Dropping / Dropping the tears" MV

* She appeared in TVXQ's "Beautiful Life" music video

* Small role as a ballerina in Super Junior's first movie, Attack on the Pin-Up Boys.

* She also had a small role in a television segment, "The King's Boyfriend," which was part of the 2005–2006 KMTV Super Junior documentary, Super Junior Show

SooYoung

Birth name: Choi Soo-young (Hangul: 최수영 | Hanja: 崔秀英)

DOB: February 10, 1990

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 170cm | Blood type: O

Casted: 2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo Audition

* School(s): Jungshin All-Girls High School

* Position : Vocalist and Lead dancer

* Experience:

* Debuted in Japan in the duo Route 0 (2002) with Marina Takahashi with the song "Start"

* Featured in commercials for Samsung Anycall

* Modelled for Japan Chubbygang and Skoolooks

* Starred in MBC sitcom Unstoppable Marriage with Yuri

* Starrred in the film Pure Manhwa — Happily Ever After

* Previously a DJ of ChunJi along with Sungmin of Super Junior.

YoonA

Birth name: Im Yoona (Hangul: 임윤아 | Hanja: 林允兒)

DOB: May 30, 1990

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 166cm | Blood type: B

Discovery: 2002 SM Saturday Open Casting Audition

* School(s): Daeyoung High School

* Position : Vocalist, Lead Dancer

* Awards/Recognitions

* 2008 Korean Drama Festival: Netizen Popularity Award (You Are My Destiny)

* 2008 KBS Drama Awards: Best New Actress Award (You Are My Destiny)[10]

* 2008 KBS Drama Awards: Netizen Award

* Experience:

* Featured in music videos for TVXQ's "Magic Castle, The Grace's "열정 (My Everything)", Super Junior's "U" and "Marry U", Lee Seung Chul's "Propose"

* She gained a minor role in the Korean drama, 9 Ends 2 Outs (9회말 2아웃) and won a major role in a new drama, You Are My Destiny

* Featured in commercials for Sanyo Eneloop, Teun Teun English, Elite, Sunkist Lemondae, Clean & Clear, Sola VitaminC, YeJiMiIn

* Starred in MBC dramas 9 Hits, 2 Outs and Park Jung Geum, and KBS drama You Are My Destiny, MBC drama Cinderella Man

* Featured in SHINee's Japanese version of "Replay" MV

* To star in the upcoming drama 'Love Rain' with Jang Geun Suk (Expected to be aired next year, 2012)

SeoHyun

Birth name: Seo Joo-hyun (Hangul: 서주현 | Hanja: 徐珠賢)

DOB: June 28, 1991

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 168cm | Blood type: A

Discovery: 2003 SM Casting System

* School(s): Daeyoung High School

* Position : Lead vocalist, Maknae

* Experience:

* 2004 SMART Uniform Model

* Released a single "오빠 나빠" ("Bad Oppa"), And "Mabinogi (It's Fantastic!) with Jessica & Tiffany

* Digital Release Of the song on February 17, 2009

 짜라자짜 (Go to sleep, Let's go to sleep)

* Went to the reality show "We Got Married" (2010-2011) with her husband Yong Hwa of CN. Blue

* Featured in TRAX's "Oh My Goddess" MV