Kim Tae-yeon, known mononymously as Taeyeon, is a South Korean singer.
58 Facts About Taeyeon
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Taeyeon debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of the most popular K-pop groups worldwide.
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In 2015, Taeyeon released her debut extended play I, whose titular single reached number one on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart.
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Taeyeon ventured into the Japanese music scene in 2018 with the digital single "Stay", followed by the 2019 EP Voice.
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On television, Taeyeon appeared on the reality shows We Got Married and Begin Again and hosted Queendom 2.
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Taeyeon is currently a cast member of Amazing Saturday.
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Taeyeon has received various awards and nominations, including six Golden Disc Awards, six Seoul Music Awards, five Circle Chart Music Awards, three Melon Music Awards, and four Mnet Asian Music Awards.
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Taeyeon was born on March 9,1989, in Jeonju, South Korea.
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Taeyeon named BoA, Whitney Houston and Hikaru Utada as her pre-debut inspirations.
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Taeyeon graduated from Jeonju Art High School and was awarded the school's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.
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Taeyeon sang "7989", a track from both Girls' Generation's eponymous debut album and Kangta's fourth studio album, Eternity.
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Taeyeon began to gain popularity through her various television soundtrack releases, recording "If" for the KBS2 drama Hong Gil Dong and "Can You Hear Me" for MBC's drama Beethoven Virus.
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Taeyeon played the part of Kaoru Amane, a teenager who suffered from xeroderma pigmentosum, and learned to play a guitar for the role.
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Taeyeon recorded "Like A Star", featuring The One, which reached number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.
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In July 2013, Taeyeon was invited to record the theme song "Bye" for the soundtrack of the film Mr Go after its musical director was left with a "deep impression" having heard her cover version of a song during a radio appearance.
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In February 2014, Taeyeon joined the roster of SM the Ballad, a ballad group initially formed by SM Entertainment in 2010, contributing vocals to their second album Breath.
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Taeyeon recorded a solo song, "Set Me Free", for the album.
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In February 2015, Taeyeon accepted a personal request from f's Amber to feature in "Shake that Brass", the lead single from her debut album, Beautiful.
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Taeyeon began working on her solo projects in late 2014, believing the "right time" had come after eight years with Girls' Generation.
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Taeyeon released her debut extended play, I, in October 2015.
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Taeyeon was awarded Best Female Artist at the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards and at the 2016 Golden Disk Awards.
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Taeyeon became a spokesperson for Sword and Magic, a game developed by the company Longtu Korea, for which she recorded a rendition of BoA's 2003 song "Atlantis Princess".
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In September 2016, Taeyeon recorded "All With You" for SBS's television drama Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo.
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At the 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Taeyeon was awarded Best Female Artist.
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Taeyeon featured in the single "Lonely" from labelmate Jonghyun's second compilation album, which was released April 24,2017.
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In December 2017, Taeyeon released her special EP This Christmas: Winter Is Coming.
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In June 2018, Taeyeon released her third EP, Something New.
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That same month, Taeyeon embarked on a Japan Showcase Tour, available only to members of SM Entertainment's official Japanese fan club.
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Taeyeon embarked on her second Asian tour from October 2018 to January 2019.
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Taeyeon released the digital single "Four Seasons" and its B-side "Blue" in March 2019.
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In July 2019, Taeyeon appeared as a main cast member on the JTBC reality show Begin Again and busked in Berlin and Amsterdam.
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Taeyeon recorded "All About You" for the TVN television drama Hotel Del Luna; the song topped the Gaon Digital Chart for two consecutive weeks.
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Taeyeon released her second studio album, Purpose, on October 28,2019.
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On March 9,2020, Taeyeon was set to release the digital single "Happy" in celebration of her birthday; however, she postponed the single's release to May 4 following the death of her father.
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Taeyeon released her fourth Korean-language EP What Do I Call You on December 15,2020.
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On May 18,2021, Taeyeon was featured in Taemin's song "If I Could Tell You", released as part of his EP Advice.
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On July 6,2021, Taeyeon released her new digital single "Weekend".
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On November 28,2021, Taeyeon recorded "Little Garden" for tvN's television drama Jirisan.
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On December 27,2021, Taeyeon was revealed as a member of the supergroup Got the Beat alongside groupmate Hyoyeon.
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On January 17,2022, Taeyeon released her new digital single "Can't Control Myself", which serves as a pre-release single for her third studio album, INVU, which was released on February 14.
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Taeyeon was awarded Best Female Solo Artist at the 2022 Genie Music Awards.
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On May 5,2023, it was announced that Taeyeon would hold her fifth concert, The Odd of Love, starting from June 3.
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Taeyeon has earned praise for her vocal talent, which has received attention from several major South Korean producers.
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Taeyeon was selected as the best K-pop vocalist by 40 anonymous music industry officials in October 2015, and was named the best female vocalist in their twenties by twelve Korean music companies in April 2016.
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Taeyeon has gained recognition in South Korea as both the leader of K-pop girl group Girls' Generation and a successful solo artist.
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Taeyeon has been featured on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list in 2016,2018, and 2019.
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Taeyeon sold over one million physical albums between 2011 and 2021, the highest-selling South Korean female artist at the time.
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Taeyeon has influenced numerous K-pop artists, including Lovelyz's Jiae, Melody Day's Chahee, Cosmic Girls' Luda, CLC's Elkie, Sonamoo's High.
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Taeyeon has endorsed various Korean beauty brands since her debut, appearing in commercials and advertisements both as a solo artist and with the members of Girls' Generation and Girls' Generation-TTS.
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Taeyeon featured in commercial films for the product, broadcasting in various mass media channels, including numerous Thai local television and radio stations.
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Taeyeon attended the B-ing Taeyeon's FinMeeting in Bangkok, a fan meeting sponsored by Singha.
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Taeyeon became a model for Olive Young Omni Channel Campaign with labelmate Key in the same month.
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In September 2021, Taeyeon was announced as the new muse of the contemporary streetwear brand model for Nerdy.
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In March 2022, Taeyeon was announced as the global muse of self-hairstyling brand eZn.
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In March 2023, Taeyeon was selected as global ambassador for Tsingtao's Non-Alcoholic Beverage.
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Since debuting as a member of Girls' Generation, Taeyeon has received numerous nominations and awards for her solo activities in original soundtracks, radio show hosting and musical theatre.
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Taeyeon won two Best Female Artist awards at the Mnet Asian Music Awards, as well as Bonsang awards at the 25th Seoul Music Awards and the 30th Golden Disc Awards.
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In January 2020, Taeyeon won the OST Award, Bonsang Award, and Daesang Award at the 29th Seoul Music Awards.