Taeyeon

ABOUT

Kim Tae-yeon 김태연 [nickname "OST Queen" (OST 여왕)], known mononymously as Taeyeon, is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of SM Entertainment's girl group Girls' Generation in 2007.

PROFILE

• Stage Name: Taeyeon
• Birth Name: Kim Tae Yeon
• Position: Leader, Main Vocalist
• Birth Date: March 9, 1989
• Zodiac sign: Pisces
• Birth Place: Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
• Height: 158cm (5’2″)
• Weight: 45 kg (99 lbs)
• Blood Type: A
• Hobbies: Watching movies, listening to music
• Specialty: Chinese, Singing
• Sub-Unit: Oh!GG, TTS

NETWORKS

Instagram: @taeyeon_ss
Youtube channel: Taeyeon Kim
Twitter: crystaljo24

TRIVIA

– Her birthplace is Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea.
– She has an older brother, Kim Jiwoong, and a sister, Kim Haeyeon.
– Her nicknames are: Taeng, Taengoo (Taeng9), Tete, Kid Leader, ByunTaeng (pervert Taeng), JumTaeng
– Her music talent comes from her parents. Her dad was a vocalist in a band and her mom had won children’s song competitions when she was young.
– She was cast in 2004 SM 8th Annual Best Contest (Best Singer 1st Place Grand Award).
– Taeyeon used to travel from Seoul to her home almost every day on her trainee days.
– When she was younger, she was shy.
– She used to play the violin.
– She loves to eat gummy bears.
– Her favorite number is 9.
– Her favorite season is winter.
– She likes cactus.
– She also likes purple flowers.
– She is short-sighted so she wears contact lens.
– She has a bad memory.
– She sometimes sleepwalks. She also talks in her sleep.
– She is really scary when she is angry.
– She hates doing aegyo.
– Her inspiration to become a singer was BoA.
– She has a total of 7 piercings (2 in left ear and 5 in right).
– Taeyeon has 6 tattoos.
– Taeyeon has 2 pet dogs namely Ginger and Zero.
– She used to date EXO‘s Baekhyun.
– She dislikes boys with long hair.
– She was cast in We Got Married. Her husband in WGM was Jung Hyung Don (Weekly Idol’s MC).
– Since April 2012, she became a part of the subgroup, TTS (TaeTiSeo), together with Tiffany and Seohyun.
– She debuted as a member of another Girls’ Generation sub-group, Oh!GG, with members Sunny, Hyoyeon Yuri and Yoona.
– On October 2015, she released the album “I”, making Taeyeon the first Girls’ Generation member to have a solo debut.
– In October 2017, her contract with SM Ent. expired but she decided to renew it.
– On November 28, 2017, Taeyeon got involved in a car accident due to her own careless driving. She has returned home safely without injuries. – SM Ent.
– Taeyeon is ranked 49th on TC Candler “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2018”.