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Acting

Taeyeon

Profession
Acting
Born
March 9, 1989 · Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea

Biography

Kim Tae-yeon (born March 9, 1989) is a South Korean singer and actress and member of Girls' Generation. At an early age, she came to believe that her first and only talent was singing, and was eager to hone her gift in order to pursue a career in music. While in middle school, she began taking voice lessons through a school affiliated with a major music firm, S.M. Entertainment. After winning a talent competition among the school's students in 2004, Taeyeon was offered a contract with S.M., and following grueling training in music and stagecraft, she was made a member of S.M.'s all-female pop group Girls' Generation in 2007. With the release of the song "Gee" in 2009, the group became famous in South Korea and expanded their fan base into Japan and the United States. As their popularity rose, Taeyeon was increasingly seen as their key member, and she was soon appearing on television specials and stage presentations apart from her bandmates. She was also the focus of two spin-off acts: TTS, launched in 2012, teamed her with fellow Girls' Generation members Tiffany and Seohyun, and she joined the lineup of S.M. the Ballad, a vocal group that focused on ballads and traditional standards, in 2014. As Taeyeon's star continued to rise, she launched her solo career in 2015 with an EP titled I. The EP was one of the year's top-selling releases, and February 2017 saw the release of her long-awaited first solo album, My Voice. She closed the year with a holiday album, This Christmas - Winter Is Coming. Her sophomore full-length, Purpose, arrived in October 2019 and included the hit single "Four Seasons." The album reached number two in South Korea and cracked the Top Ten on the Billboard's World Albums chart. Her fourth Korean-language EP, What Do I Call You, arrived in December 2020.

Known for

Hotel Del Luna poster
Hotel Del Luna
Series · 2019 · ★ 8.5
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo poster
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo
Series · 2016 · ★ 8.5
Running Man poster
Running Man
Series · 2010 · ★ 8.2
Late Show with David Letterman poster
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993 · ★ 6.5
The Producers poster
The Producers
Series · 2015 · ★ 7.4
Jirisan poster
Jirisan
Series · 2021 · ★ 8.1
Zombieverse poster
Zombieverse
Series · 2023 · ★ 5.9
Mr. Go poster
Mr. Go
Film · 2013 · ★ 6.6
Men on a Mission poster
Men on a Mission
Series · 2015 · ★ 7.4
That Winter, the Wind Blows poster
That Winter, the Wind Blows
Series · 2013 · ★ 7.1
To the Beautiful You poster
To the Beautiful You
Series · 2012 · ★ 6.8
My Brilliant Life poster
My Brilliant Life
Film · 2014 · ★ 7.3

Filmography