Kim Tae-yeon (born March 9, 1989), known professionally as Taeyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, its subgroup TTS, and SM the Ballad. Taeyeon has also released several soundtracks for various 电视 dramas and movies.
Early life
Taeyeon was born on March 9, 1989 in Jeonju, South Korea. Her family consists of her parents, an older brother and a younger sister.
At the age of 13, Taeyeon discovered that she was "only talented at singing". During her years in middle school, she was enrolled at the SM Academy and commuted from Jeonju to Seoul on every Sunday, to receive her vocal training. In 2004, her former vocal instructor Jung Sun Won, also known as The One, "wanted to acknowledge Tae-yeon's potential" and gave her the chance to be in his song "You Bring Me Joy". Later, she won the first place at the SM Youth Best Competition and officially received a contract from SM Entertainment. Tae-yeon continued her training under SM Entertainment and debuted as a part of Girls' Generation in 2007.In 2008, Tae-yeon graduated from Jeonju Art High School and was awarded with the school's Lifetime Achievement Award. During her pre-debut days, Tae-yeon was inspired to become an entertainer 由 BoA. The then-teenager "wanted to be like her and have activities in 日本 and around the world" in which that came true when Girls' Generation, after debuting in South Korea, also debuted in 日本 in 2010.
Career
2007–2011: Girls' Generation debut and solo activities
Taeyeon debuted as a member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation in July 2007. Due to the pressure of being the leader of the group, she experienced sleepwalking for a period of time. Aside from Girls' Generation's activities, Tae-yeon has also made several solo appearances. In 2008, Tae-yeon released two solo songs, "If" for the KBS2's drama Hong Gil Dong and "Can 你 Hear Me" for the MBC's Beethoven Virus. The song "If" became 流行的 on various online 音乐 charts, with Hankyung described Tae-yeon as having "an exceptional voice and sad tone". "Can 你 Hear Me" received the YEPP Popularity Award at the 2008 Golden Disk Awards. In a 2014 interview, Tae-yeon described the latter song as one her most difficult to sing, explaining that the introduction had to be delivered as if someone is talking, rather than singing. During the year, Taeyeon also had a duet titled "7989" with fellow SM artist, Kangta. It was featured on both Girls' Generation's self-titled album Girls' Generation, and Kangta's Eternity. In April 2008, Tae-yeon became a DJ on MBC Radio's program Kangin Taeyeon's Chin Chin Radio, alongside fellow SM artist Super Junior's Kangin. After Kangin left the program in April 2009, it was renamed to Taeyeon's Chin Chin Radio, as Tae-yeon became an independent host and continued on until April 2010. She gained the nickname "DJ Taengoo" while hosting this program.
In January 2009, Taeyeon appeared on the MBC's reality-variety 显示 We Got Married and was featured with comedian Jeong Hyeong-don. They played a couple, portraying what life would be like if they were married. When this news was announced, it caused an uproar among South Korean netizens due to the 11-year age difference between the two. She then participated in the song "S.E.O.U.L." (along with Super Junior and Girls' Generation) as an effort to promote tourism for the city of Seoul in South Korea. In September 2009, Tae-yeon released the song "It's Love", a duet with Sunny for the MBC's drama Heading to the Ground.
From February to August 2010, Tae-yeon became a co-host for the KBS2's idol talk 显示 Win Win alongside 2PM's Wooyoung, Choi Hwa-jung, Kim Shin-young, and Kim Seung-woo. On May 7, 2010, she had her musical debut as the main female role in Midnight Sun, based on the Japanese novel "Taiyō no uta" 由 Aya Denkawa. The musical was 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 由 写作 songs and 唱歌 every night at a train station. Tae-yeon received good press for her performance.She also learned to play 吉他 for her performance. When reflecting on her experience, Tae-yeon shared that she found 音乐剧 to be difficult, citing that her weak concentration made it hard for her "to act and sing at the same time". Music-wise, Tae-yeon released a duet song, "Like A Star", with her mentor The One, as well as a solo song, "I 爱情 You", for the SBS's drama Athena: Goddess of War. The former song reached number one on Gaon's digital chart and the latter peaked at number two. In 2011, Tae-yeon had a duet, "Different", with Kim Bum-soo. The song reached number two on this chart as well.The two singers met again at a 音乐会 two years later, for another collaboration "Man and Woman".
2012–present: TTS's debut and SM The Ballad
Tae-yeon and her bandmate Seohyun were cast as voice actors for the Korean-dubbed versions of the computer-animated films Despicable Me (2010) and its sequel Despicable Me 2 (2013). They dubbed the voices for the characters Margo and her younger sister, Edith, respectively. On March 28, 2012, after releasing the single "Missing 你 Like Crazy" for the MBC's melodrama The King 2 Hearts, the song reached number two on both Gaon's digital chart and Billboard's K-pop Hot 100. The producer of the song, Park Hae-woon, described "Tae-yeon is an amazing singer. She fully understood the song in its entirety and expressed each detail very precisely...even though this song requires the lowest note that a female singer can produce, Taeyeon executed them perfectly." The singer had previously declined the offer for the song due to her busy schedules with Girls' Generation. However, she made a promise to musical director Lee Pil-ho that they would collaborate again after working with him on the Beethoven Virus OST. He stated that he had not considered anyone else other than Tae-yeon to sing this song. It was eventually picked as the most 流行的 soundtrack of the 年 at the 2012 Seoul Drama Awards.The same year, another song, "Closer", for the SBS's drama To the Beautiful You, managed to reach number seven on both charts. In May 2012, Tae-yeon, along with fellow Girls' Generation members Tiffany and Seohyun, formed a subgroup called Girls' Generation-TTS (or TTS), releasing their first mini-album titled Twinkle. The subgroup has a different musical direction and style concept from Girls' Generation, placing their focus on each member's vocal ability while the latter group emphasizes the songs and uniform group performances.The three singers also became the hosts for the MBC's 音乐 显示 音乐 Core from February 2012 to April 2013.
In January 2013, Tae-yeon returned to MBC as a one-day guest DJ for Shindong's program, Shimshimtapa, alongside with her bandmate Tiffany. The two singers also had a duet "Lost in Love", which was featured in Girls' Generation's fourth Korean album, I Got a Boy. On March 13, 2013, Tae-yeon released the song "And One" for the SBS's drama That Winter, The Wind Blows. It debuted at the 最佳, 返回页首 of the Billboard's K-pop Hot 100 and reached number two on Gaon's digital chart. The song was written and composed 由 Kangta, expressing the emotions abounding star-crossed love. On July 9, 2013, Tae-yeon lent her voice in the song "Bye" for the movie Mr. Go.The song, this time, was not as successful on the charts.
In February 2014, Taeyeon joined the ballad group SM the Ballad, initially formed 由 SM Entertainment in 2010. On the group's 2nd album, she had a duet with Jonghyun for the 标题 track "Breath" as well as a solo song named "Set Me Free". "Breath" was also the theme song of the Mnet's mini-drama Mimi. The song debuted within 最佳, 返回页首 10 of the Gaon's digital chart and K-pop Hot 100. In March 2014, Tae-yeon recorded the song "Colorful" for the JTBC's campaign "The World Is 更多 Beautiful Because We're Different". On May 30, 2014, she released "Love, That One Word" for the SBS's drama You're All Surrounded, having the song reaching 最佳, 返回页首 ten on the charts as well. In the latter half of the year, Taeyeon concentrated her activities with subgroup TTS. They released their sophomore EP, Holler, in September 2014. The album debuted at number 1 on both Billboard World Albums and Gaon's weekly chart. Tae-yeon took the responsibility for the album's song selection. During the promotion period, the three singers were also featured in the reality show, The TaeTiSeo. The 显示 took on a 更多 close-up and personal side of the three singers, revealing how they live their normal everyday lives. Taeyeon stated "If it weren't for the passionate (Girls' Generation) members, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to sing."
In February 2015, she was featured in "Shake that Brass", the 标题 track of f(x)'s Amber's solo debut. Amber revealed that she personally asked Taeyeon if she wanted to be featured in the song.
Impact and recognition
Taeyeon is known as an OST 皇后乐队 due to several of her successful TV soundtracks. Over the years, her vocal ability has received many positive recognitions. Park Jin-young once expressed his wish to work with the singer. He emphasized on her strength in expressing emotions and 说 "Rather than singers who sing well, I like singers (Tae-yeon) who 你 can't differentiate from 唱歌 and talking." Composer Yoo Youngseok described Tae-yeon as "a woman who has been divorced seven times", implying that her voice provokes much sadness. Composer Ahn Young Min, on their collaboration for the song "I 爱情 You", remarked "I was so shocked 由 Tae-yeon’s 唱歌 ability. It's a mature song so I was worried, but she made tears fall down my face."
Singer-songwriter Younha and singer 李知恩 described Tae-yeon as one of the best female vocalists, while Jung hwan from duo group J2M "listens to Tae-yeon’s song every day" and composed a song "to deliver his affection" for her. Singer Park Hyoshin, who performed with Tae-yeon on one occasion, defended her when she received some criticism towards her 唱歌 ability “At her age, it is difficult to have the kind of emotion Taeyeon has when she sings. In fact, it is even harder to express that emotion...Taeyeon’s hard work and tears she had shed, while pursuing her dreams, has allowed her to be a faultless singer." Her mentor The One also expressed "...from the beginning the look in her eyes was different. It wasn’t that her gaze was hard 或者 aggressive but her eyes confidently said, ‘I have something I want and a goal and I have something I need to do'”.Reflecting on her own singing, Tae-yeon stated "When singing, 你 need performing skills and a bit of imagination. 你 need to treasure the emotions, and to not deviate from the color of the song while pouring your 心 into it."
Personal life
In June 2014, Tae-yeon and fellow S.M. artist Baekhyun of Exo were confirmed to have been in a relationship since February.
this is all about taeyeon.
~Leeminshin~
Early life
Taeyeon was born on March 9, 1989 in Jeonju, South Korea. Her family consists of her parents, an older brother and a younger sister.
At the age of 13, Taeyeon discovered that she was "only talented at singing". During her years in middle school, she was enrolled at the SM Academy and commuted from Jeonju to Seoul on every Sunday, to receive her vocal training. In 2004, her former vocal instructor Jung Sun Won, also known as The One, "wanted to acknowledge Tae-yeon's potential" and gave her the chance to be in his song "You Bring Me Joy". Later, she won the first place at the SM Youth Best Competition and officially received a contract from SM Entertainment. Tae-yeon continued her training under SM Entertainment and debuted as a part of Girls' Generation in 2007.In 2008, Tae-yeon graduated from Jeonju Art High School and was awarded with the school's Lifetime Achievement Award. During her pre-debut days, Tae-yeon was inspired to become an entertainer 由 BoA. The then-teenager "wanted to be like her and have activities in 日本 and around the world" in which that came true when Girls' Generation, after debuting in South Korea, also debuted in 日本 in 2010.
Career
2007–2011: Girls' Generation debut and solo activities
Taeyeon debuted as a member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation in July 2007. Due to the pressure of being the leader of the group, she experienced sleepwalking for a period of time. Aside from Girls' Generation's activities, Tae-yeon has also made several solo appearances. In 2008, Tae-yeon released two solo songs, "If" for the KBS2's drama Hong Gil Dong and "Can 你 Hear Me" for the MBC's Beethoven Virus. The song "If" became 流行的 on various online 音乐 charts, with Hankyung described Tae-yeon as having "an exceptional voice and sad tone". "Can 你 Hear Me" received the YEPP Popularity Award at the 2008 Golden Disk Awards. In a 2014 interview, Tae-yeon described the latter song as one her most difficult to sing, explaining that the introduction had to be delivered as if someone is talking, rather than singing. During the year, Taeyeon also had a duet titled "7989" with fellow SM artist, Kangta. It was featured on both Girls' Generation's self-titled album Girls' Generation, and Kangta's Eternity. In April 2008, Tae-yeon became a DJ on MBC Radio's program Kangin Taeyeon's Chin Chin Radio, alongside fellow SM artist Super Junior's Kangin. After Kangin left the program in April 2009, it was renamed to Taeyeon's Chin Chin Radio, as Tae-yeon became an independent host and continued on until April 2010. She gained the nickname "DJ Taengoo" while hosting this program.
In January 2009, Taeyeon appeared on the MBC's reality-variety 显示 We Got Married and was featured with comedian Jeong Hyeong-don. They played a couple, portraying what life would be like if they were married. When this news was announced, it caused an uproar among South Korean netizens due to the 11-year age difference between the two. She then participated in the song "S.E.O.U.L." (along with Super Junior and Girls' Generation) as an effort to promote tourism for the city of Seoul in South Korea. In September 2009, Tae-yeon released the song "It's Love", a duet with Sunny for the MBC's drama Heading to the Ground.
From February to August 2010, Tae-yeon became a co-host for the KBS2's idol talk 显示 Win Win alongside 2PM's Wooyoung, Choi Hwa-jung, Kim Shin-young, and Kim Seung-woo. On May 7, 2010, she had her musical debut as the main female role in Midnight Sun, based on the Japanese novel "Taiyō no uta" 由 Aya Denkawa. The musical was 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 由 写作 songs and 唱歌 every night at a train station. Tae-yeon received good press for her performance.She also learned to play 吉他 for her performance. When reflecting on her experience, Tae-yeon shared that she found 音乐剧 to be difficult, citing that her weak concentration made it hard for her "to act and sing at the same time". Music-wise, Tae-yeon released a duet song, "Like A Star", with her mentor The One, as well as a solo song, "I 爱情 You", for the SBS's drama Athena: Goddess of War. The former song reached number one on Gaon's digital chart and the latter peaked at number two. In 2011, Tae-yeon had a duet, "Different", with Kim Bum-soo. The song reached number two on this chart as well.The two singers met again at a 音乐会 two years later, for another collaboration "Man and Woman".
2012–present: TTS's debut and SM The Ballad
Tae-yeon and her bandmate Seohyun were cast as voice actors for the Korean-dubbed versions of the computer-animated films Despicable Me (2010) and its sequel Despicable Me 2 (2013). They dubbed the voices for the characters Margo and her younger sister, Edith, respectively. On March 28, 2012, after releasing the single "Missing 你 Like Crazy" for the MBC's melodrama The King 2 Hearts, the song reached number two on both Gaon's digital chart and Billboard's K-pop Hot 100. The producer of the song, Park Hae-woon, described "Tae-yeon is an amazing singer. She fully understood the song in its entirety and expressed each detail very precisely...even though this song requires the lowest note that a female singer can produce, Taeyeon executed them perfectly." The singer had previously declined the offer for the song due to her busy schedules with Girls' Generation. However, she made a promise to musical director Lee Pil-ho that they would collaborate again after working with him on the Beethoven Virus OST. He stated that he had not considered anyone else other than Tae-yeon to sing this song. It was eventually picked as the most 流行的 soundtrack of the 年 at the 2012 Seoul Drama Awards.The same year, another song, "Closer", for the SBS's drama To the Beautiful You, managed to reach number seven on both charts. In May 2012, Tae-yeon, along with fellow Girls' Generation members Tiffany and Seohyun, formed a subgroup called Girls' Generation-TTS (or TTS), releasing their first mini-album titled Twinkle. The subgroup has a different musical direction and style concept from Girls' Generation, placing their focus on each member's vocal ability while the latter group emphasizes the songs and uniform group performances.The three singers also became the hosts for the MBC's 音乐 显示 音乐 Core from February 2012 to April 2013.
In January 2013, Tae-yeon returned to MBC as a one-day guest DJ for Shindong's program, Shimshimtapa, alongside with her bandmate Tiffany. The two singers also had a duet "Lost in Love", which was featured in Girls' Generation's fourth Korean album, I Got a Boy. On March 13, 2013, Tae-yeon released the song "And One" for the SBS's drama That Winter, The Wind Blows. It debuted at the 最佳, 返回页首 of the Billboard's K-pop Hot 100 and reached number two on Gaon's digital chart. The song was written and composed 由 Kangta, expressing the emotions abounding star-crossed love. On July 9, 2013, Tae-yeon lent her voice in the song "Bye" for the movie Mr. Go.The song, this time, was not as successful on the charts.
In February 2014, Taeyeon joined the ballad group SM the Ballad, initially formed 由 SM Entertainment in 2010. On the group's 2nd album, she had a duet with Jonghyun for the 标题 track "Breath" as well as a solo song named "Set Me Free". "Breath" was also the theme song of the Mnet's mini-drama Mimi. The song debuted within 最佳, 返回页首 10 of the Gaon's digital chart and K-pop Hot 100. In March 2014, Tae-yeon recorded the song "Colorful" for the JTBC's campaign "The World Is 更多 Beautiful Because We're Different". On May 30, 2014, she released "Love, That One Word" for the SBS's drama You're All Surrounded, having the song reaching 最佳, 返回页首 ten on the charts as well. In the latter half of the year, Taeyeon concentrated her activities with subgroup TTS. They released their sophomore EP, Holler, in September 2014. The album debuted at number 1 on both Billboard World Albums and Gaon's weekly chart. Tae-yeon took the responsibility for the album's song selection. During the promotion period, the three singers were also featured in the reality show, The TaeTiSeo. The 显示 took on a 更多 close-up and personal side of the three singers, revealing how they live their normal everyday lives. Taeyeon stated "If it weren't for the passionate (Girls' Generation) members, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to sing."
In February 2015, she was featured in "Shake that Brass", the 标题 track of f(x)'s Amber's solo debut. Amber revealed that she personally asked Taeyeon if she wanted to be featured in the song.
Impact and recognition
Taeyeon is known as an OST 皇后乐队 due to several of her successful TV soundtracks. Over the years, her vocal ability has received many positive recognitions. Park Jin-young once expressed his wish to work with the singer. He emphasized on her strength in expressing emotions and 说 "Rather than singers who sing well, I like singers (Tae-yeon) who 你 can't differentiate from 唱歌 and talking." Composer Yoo Youngseok described Tae-yeon as "a woman who has been divorced seven times", implying that her voice provokes much sadness. Composer Ahn Young Min, on their collaboration for the song "I 爱情 You", remarked "I was so shocked 由 Tae-yeon’s 唱歌 ability. It's a mature song so I was worried, but she made tears fall down my face."
Singer-songwriter Younha and singer 李知恩 described Tae-yeon as one of the best female vocalists, while Jung hwan from duo group J2M "listens to Tae-yeon’s song every day" and composed a song "to deliver his affection" for her. Singer Park Hyoshin, who performed with Tae-yeon on one occasion, defended her when she received some criticism towards her 唱歌 ability “At her age, it is difficult to have the kind of emotion Taeyeon has when she sings. In fact, it is even harder to express that emotion...Taeyeon’s hard work and tears she had shed, while pursuing her dreams, has allowed her to be a faultless singer." Her mentor The One also expressed "...from the beginning the look in her eyes was different. It wasn’t that her gaze was hard 或者 aggressive but her eyes confidently said, ‘I have something I want and a goal and I have something I need to do'”.Reflecting on her own singing, Tae-yeon stated "When singing, 你 need performing skills and a bit of imagination. 你 need to treasure the emotions, and to not deviate from the color of the song while pouring your 心 into it."
Personal life
In June 2014, Tae-yeon and fellow S.M. artist Baekhyun of Exo were confirmed to have been in a relationship since February.
this is all about taeyeon.
~Leeminshin~
