SNSD/Girls’ Generation Members & Profiles

Tiffany

Full Name: Stephanie Hwang / Hwang Mi Young

Nickname: Fany

Position: Lead Vocalist

Birthday: August 1, 1989

Birthplace: San Francisco, California USA

Height: 162 cm

Weight: 50 kg

Blood Type: O

Religion: Christian

Education: Korea Kent Foreign School, South Pointe High School

Languages: Korean, English

Trainee Years: 3 Years and 7 Months

Fun Facts:

•She is famous for her eye smile.

•She was casted in 2004 through SM Casting System in Los Angeles,USA.

•She hates bugs.

•When learning Korean from the other members, she only believed Seohyun because

the rest of the members liked to deceive her.

•She was an MC for Music Core along with Taeyeon and Seohyun.

•She was in the sub-group TaeTiSeo along with Taeyeon and Seohyun.

•Can play the flute and piano.

•She has an older sister and an older brother.

•Amongst all the Girls„ Generation/SNSD members, she has the best tolerance to

alcohol.

•She goes to the same church as SunYe of the Wonder Girls.

•She loves high heels.

•She is a fan of the Twilight Saga (And also Robbert Pattinson).

•She can„t ride a bike.

•She and Jessica were born in the same hospital.

•Her favorite song on the “Girls„ Generation” album is “Baby Baby“.

•She likes the jewelry brand Tiffany & Co.

•She is very close to Taeyeon.

•She hates to lose.

•She is usually the one who usually picks out Hyoyeon‟s mistakes in dancing (Which

is ironic because she is thought by some to be the least skilled dancer in

Girls„ Generation/SNSD and is correcting the main dancer).

•Her voice becomes high pitched when shes excited.

•Said to make the most mistakes during live performances.

•The members say she has a very loud voice.

•She is very close to Taeyeon„s family.

Jessica

Full Name: Jung Su Yeon

Nickname: Sica

Position: Main Vocalist

Birthday: April 18, 1989

Birthplace: San Francisco, California USA

Height: 163 cm

Weight: 43 kg

Blood Type: B

Education: Korea Kent Foreign School

Languages: Korean, English

Trainee Time: 7 Years and 6 Months

Fun Facts:

•She started to sing when she was younger during a trip to the department store. At

the time she didn‟t know anything about singing, but she started randomly and it has

been her hobby ever since.

•Her younger sister is Krystal of f(x)

•She hates the taste and smell of cucumbers.

•She has the longest training time in Girls„ Generation/SNSD.

•She moved to Korea from America at the age of 11 to become a trainee.

•She played “Elle Woods” in the musical “Legally Blonde“.

•She is the most difficult member to wake up.

•She has strange sitting positions.

•She cries when she gets angry.

•Her favorite song on the “Girls„ Generation” album is “Complete“.

•She says she causes the “Sica Effect“ which is a state where the atmosphere suddenly

turns cold at her presence.

•She walks with her feet pointed outward.

•She and Tiffany were born in the same hospital.

•She was in the MV for Super Junior M„s “Super Girl“.

•She was in the MV for SHINee„s “Sherlock“.

•Her shoe flew off once during a live performance of “Genie“.

•She loves to sleep.

•She was once reported missing by the Girls„ Generation/SNSD members, but she

was later found in the bathroom sleeping.

•Once when Girls„ Generation/SNSD flooded their dorm because they forgot to close

the washing machine, everyone cleaned it up except for Jessica who asleep during the

whole event.

•Once Girls„ Generation made the members pay a fine if they were late, and Jessica

paid the most.

Taeyeon

Full Name: Kim Tae Yeon

Position: Main Vocalist, Leader

Birthday: March 9, 1989

Birthplace: Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea

Height: 160 cm

Weight: 44 kg

Blood Type: O

Education: Jeonju Art High School

Languages: Korean, English

Trainee Time: 4 Years and 3 Months

Fun Facts:

•She is the type of person that hides sadness with a smile.

•She is known as the leader who never cries.

•Has an older brother and a younger sister.

•Her ideal type is Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z.

•She hates aegyo, and stated that she had difficulty to act cute in the MV for “Gee“.

•She has a fear of fire.

•She enjoys scary movies and does not get frightened easily.

•She is very bad in using her left hand. Even when she types on a keyboard she only

uses her right hand.

•All the Girls„ Generation/SNSD members agree that she is one of the prettiest

members.

•She has a bad habit of sleep talking (Yoona said she even

introduces Girls„ Generation/SNSD in her sleep!)

•She also has a habit of falling asleep in yoga positions.

•She is one of the best cooks of Girls„ Generation/SNSD (2nd to Hyoyeon).

•She voiced Margo on the Korean version of “Despicable Me“.

•She was an MC for Music Core along with Tiffany and Seohyun.

•She was in the sub-group TaeTiSeo along with Tiffany and Seohyun.

•She is short-sighted so she alwayss has to wear contact lenses.

•She at first didn„t like the popular anime “Sgt.Keroro” because she thought it was

boring. But after Seohyun„s influence, she began liking it.

•She is interested in men that think positive and have a good sense of humor.

•When she was a teenager she would always listen to the radio when doing homework

and says that the radio was a big part of her life. So when she became a DJ on a radio

station she felt very happy.

•She loves purple flowers.

•She has a very bad memory.

•She loves to watch Japanese dramas.

•Her favorite movie is “National Treasure“.

•Her favorite plant is the cactus.

•Her favorite song on the “Girls„ Generation” album is “Merry Go Round“.

•She is known as the “OST Queen” because of her many powerful ballads on drama

OSTs.

Yoona

Full Name: Im Yoon Ah

Position: Sub-Vocals, Lead Dancer, Visual

Birthday: May 30, 1990

Height: 166 cm

Weight: 46 kg

Blood Type: B

Education: Dongguk University

Trainee Years: 7 Years and 2 Months

Fun Facts:

•She is the “#1 Queen of CF” in Girls„ Generation/SNSD.

•A lot of idols have chosen her as their ideal type including Lee SeungGi, DoonWoo

of BEAST/B2ST, and G-Dragon of BIGBANG.

•She has acted in several dramas such as “You Are My Destiny” and“Love Rain“.

•She is a very dedicated actress. She cut her hair for Cinderella Man and asked her

sunbaes for advice multiple times.

•She is more confident dancing and acting rather than singing.

•Her favorite song on the “Girls„ Generation” album is “Complete“.

•She is the dishwasher of Girls„ Generation/SNSD.

•She has a minor condition of bowleggedness.

•She was in the MV for the Japanese version of SHINee„s “Replay“.

•She was in the MV for TVXQ/DBSK„s “Magic Castle“.

•She was in the MV for TVXQ/DBSK„s “My Everything“.

•She was in the MV for Lee Seung Chul‟s “Propose“.

•She loves roller coasters.

•Her favorite season is winter.

•She wants to get married between the age of 27 and 28.

•She has a unique laugh and is nicknamed “Alligator mouth“.

•She says that if she wasn„t a singer she would be a chef. She doesn„t think she is very

good at cooking, but she enjoys it.

•She„s not a good swimmer.

•She is very close to the Super Junior members.

•She has never had a boyfriend, because she wants pursue her career before love.

•Shes taken pastry classes.

•She is a free thinker.

Sunny

Full Name: Lee Sun Kyu

Position: Lead Vocalist

Birthday: May 15, 1989

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Height: 158 cm

Weight: 43 kg

Blood Type: B

Education: Baehwa Girl‟s High School

Languages: Korean, English

Trainee Time: 9 months (+ 5 years in another company)

Fun Facts:

•She lived in Kuwait when she was just a baby around the time of the Gulf War. So

that„s why she is afraid of loud explosions.

•Her parents were at first against her decision to becoming a singer because they knew

the difficulties that came with pursuing the career since a majority of their family

are involved in the music industry.

•She is the niece of SM Entertainment„s CEO Lee So Man.

•She has two sisters, which share the same birthday as her (No,seriously. They were

ALL born on May 15).

•She use to be mistaken for being the maknae since she shows a lot of aegyo and was

given the title “Queen of Aegyo“.

•Her vocal teacher use to be R&B star Wheesung.

•Her favorite song on the “Girls„ Generation“ album is “Ooh La-La!”.

•She doesn„t want to attend college yet because she wants to focus on her singing

career and “chase one rabbit then the other“.

•She loves fruit.

•She doesn„t like her name “Sun Kyu” because she thinks it sounds like a name for an

older generation.

•She is the most cheerful member of Girls„ Generation/SNSD.

•She and Yuri are the members who make the most mistakes in the choreography.

•Amongst the Girls„ Generation/SNSD members, she is the slowest to learn the

choreography.

•She often mumbles while sleeping.

•She has a crush on Daniel Heney.

•She has an astigmatism in both eyes.

•She was in the MV Super Junior H„s “Cooking? Cooking!”

Sooyoung

Full Name: Choi Soo Young

Position: Sub-Vocals, Lead Dancer

Birthday: February 10, 1990

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 170 cm

Weight: 45 kg

Blood Type: O

Religion: Christian

Education: ChungAng University

Languages: Korean, Japanese, English

Trainee Time: 6 Years and 3 Months

Fun Facts:

•She debuted at the age of 12 in the Japanese group “Route O“.

•While she was promoting in Japan, she lived with label mate BoA,and calls

her “senpai” instead of “sunbaenim“.

•She is the tallest member in Girls„ Generation/SNSD.

•She has never had a boyfriend.

•She is known for her apatite and love for food.

•Although 6 of the 9 members are older than her, she will not called them “Unnie“.

•The meaning of her name ,Choi Soo Young, is a Luxury Flower petals.

•Jessica gave her her English name, Summer.

•She is known as Girls„ Generation/SNSD„s spokesperson. She„s stated that shes

often pushed to the front when they have to give a speech of thanks when winning on

music programs or when the group is asked tough or uncomfortable questions.

•She is very close to Super Junior„s Siwon (since they both share the

name “Choi“). They even took acting classes together and made a promise to each

other that if one of them stars in a drama, they will invite the other to make a

cameo appearance. (This promise was fulfilled when Siwon starred in the

drama “Oh! My Lady” and Sooyoung made an appearance in episode 7).

•She wrote the lyrics of the song “How Great Is Your Love” on the 3rd album “The

Boys“.

•Her favorite song on the “Girls„ Generation” album is “Complete“.

•When she started calling Sungmin “Ming-oppa“, he started saying that fans should

call him “Ming-oppa” like her because it is his favorite nickname.

•Her Jersey Number 24 on the “Oh!” MV symbolizes her wanting to be married at age

24. “It„s just a wish. If I get married, then I can„t do SNSD anymore, so I„ll flip the

numbers over and marry at age 42.”

•She loves ballads.

•Her mom wanted a boy so she raised Sooyoung like one. She wore pants and she

used to sport a boycut back when she was a kid.

Hyoyeon

Full Name: Kim Hyo Yeon

Nickname: Princess Fiona

Position: Sub-Vocals, Main Dancer

Birthday: September 22, 1989

Birthplace: Incheon, South Korea

Height: 160 cm

Weight: 45 kg

Blood Type: AB

Education: China Beijing Language Courses

Languages: Korean, Chinese

Trainee Time: 6 Years and 1 Month

Fun Facts:

•She has one younger brother and is very close with him.

•She is Girls„ Generation/SNSD dancing machine/dancing queen.

•Though Taeyeon is the leader, Hyoyeon is regarded as the mother

of Girls„ Generation/SNSD.

•She is often the chef of Girls„ Generation/SNSD.

•On 2PM„s debut album„s thanks to, Junsu mentions Hyoyeon and asked her to make

food for him again.

•During her trainee time, she was in the boys dance class instead of the girls dance

class because of her power and talent.

•She was label mate BoA„s silhouette at a concert.

•She was chosen as one of the few SM trainees to go over to China and study

Mandarin.

•She obsessed with doesn„t like it when people don„t brush their teeth after eating.

•Her ideal guy is Brian Joo.

•She is ambidextrous.

•When she was younger, her dad would make her do push ups and sit ups as

punishment for making noise in public places.

•She finds doing laundry comforting.

•One of her dreams is to get married early and have a family.

•She would give up her career for love.

•She is interested in fashion design and wants to become a fashionista like Jennifer

Lopez.

•Her favorite song on “The Boys” album is “Oscar“.

•She can memorize a dance move just after watching it once or twice.

•She has 14 ear piercings and a piercing on her tongue.

•She is currently on “Dancing With the Stars 2” and is partnered with dancer Kim

Hyung Suk. They even performed a dance routine for TaeTiSeo„s “OMG“.

Yuri

Full Name: Kwon Yu Ri

Position: Sub-Vocals, Lead Dancer

Birthday: December 5, 1989

Birthplace: Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Height: 167 cm

Weight: 45 kg

Blood Type: AB

Education: ChungAng University

Languages: Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese

Trainee Time: 5 Years and 11 Months

Fun Facts:

•When she is focused on something, she doesn„t pay attention to anything else.

•She is one of the slowest members to learn choreography.

•She is very careful of her health.

•She likes to cry.

•She can play the violin.

•She likes to talk to herself.

•She is known as one of the biggest pranksters of Girls„Generation/SNSD.

•When she is arguing with someone, she writes what she wants to say down.

•When she talks to guys her voice changes and she becomes more feminine.

•Hyoyeon use to dislike her during their trainee days because everyone use to say that

Yuri was a better dancer than her.

•According to several psychologist, out of all the members she is the one with the

most pride of being in Girls‟ Generation/SNSD.

•She made an appearance in Super Junior„s movie “Attacks of the Pin Up Boys” as a

ballerina.

•Starred in the drama “Fashion King“.

•She doesn„t like math.

•She had a boyfriend when she was in 10th grade.

•She and Sunny are the members who make the most mistakes in the choreography.

•Her favorite song on the “Girls„ Generation” album is “Baby Baby“.

•She is the most neat and organized member.

•She loves candles.

•She does yoga.

•She was TVXQ/DBSK„s “Beautiful Life” MV.

Seohyun

Full Name: Seo Joo Hyun

Nickname: Hyun

Position: Main Vocalist, Maknae

Birthday: June 28, 1991

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Height: 168 cm

Weight: 46 kg

Blood Type: A

Education: Dongguk University

Languages: Korean, Chinese, Japanese, English

Trainee Time: 6 Years and 6 Months

Fun Facts:

•She is known for her unique and proper personality.

•She can play the piano.

•Though she is the maknae, she has one of the best vocals in Girls„Generation/SNSD.

•Shes a stickler to rules and will always follow them.

•She doesn„t lie.

•When Tiffany was learning Korean from the other members, she only believed

Seohyun because the rest of the members liked to deceive her.

•She always speak formally/with honorifics in conversation.

•She loves sweet potatoes.

•Her ideal type is Johnny Depp.

•Her favorite movie is “Pirates of the Caribbean“.

•Her favorite song on the “Girls„ Generation” album is “Kissing You“.

•She loves the popular anime “Sgt.Keroro” and can even imitate some of the

characters such as Tamama.

•She was „married„ to YongHwa of C.N Blue on the reality show “We Got Married“.

•During her time in “We Got Married“, she learned to play the guitar from YongHwa.

•Her and Yoona attended the same high school.

•Her favorite song on the TaeTiSeo mini album is “Baby Steps“.

•She doesn‟t lie.

•She was an MC for Music Core along with Taeyeon and Tiffany.

•She was in the sub-group TaeTiSeo along with Taeyeon and Tiffany.

•She was in the MV for TRAX„s “Oh! My Goddess“.

•She hardly ever gets angry.

•She voiced Edith on the Korean version of “Despicable Me“.

•Once Girls„ Generation/SNSD made the members pay a fine if they were late, and

Jessica paid the most.

•Her salute poses are inspired by Tamama of “Sgt. Keroro“.