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  • Girls Generation 소녀시대

    Girls' Generation (Korean: 소녀시대, Hanja: 少女時代, Sonyeo Sidae ) is a nine-member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany, Sunny, Yuri, Hyoyeon, Seohyun, Sooyoung and Yoona . They are often referred to as SoShi (소시), or SNSD (mainly outside Korea), the first of which is an abbreviation and the second an acronym of the group's Korean name So Nyeo Shi Dae.

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  • Taeyeon

    Kim Tae-yeon (Hangul: 김태연; Hanja: 金太妍 ; born March 9, 1989), commonly known as Taeyeon (pronounced [tæːjʌn]), is a South Korean pop singer, actress, and spokesmodel. She is the leader of the Korean nine-member girl group Girls' Generation, formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. She has also worked as TV presenter, radio DJ and appeared in reality-variety shows, as well as recording solo singles.

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  • Jessica

    Jessica Jung (Korean name: Jung Su-yeon; Hangul: 정수연; Hanja: 鄭秀妍; born April 18, 1989), better known by her first name Jessica, is an American singer, dancer, actress and model. She was born in San Francisco, and is fluent in both Korean and English. She is a member of the South Korean nine-member girl group Girls' Generation. She had been trained for seven years as a trainee before debuting with Girls' Generation.

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  • Sunny

    Sunny (Hangul: 써니; born Lee Soon-kyu on May 15, 1989) is a South Korean singer, radio DJ, music show host and member of the Korean girl group Girls' Generation, formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. Her father was in the college band Hwaljooro with Bae Chul-soo. She is the niece of Lee Soo Man, the founder of SM Entertainment. In 1998, Sunny entered Starlight Entertainment and became a trainee for 5 years.

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  • Tiffany

    Stephanie Hwang (Korean name: Hwang Mi-young; Hangul: 황미영; Hanja: 黃美英; born August 1, 1989), best known as Tiffany, is a Korean American singer and dancer of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. Tiffany was born in California, and grew up in Diamond Bar as the youngest of three siblings. She auditioned at the SM Entertainment Starlight Casting System and joined the company on October 2004 in Los Angeles. She was trained for 3 years and 7 months.

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  • Hyoyeon

    Kim Hyo-yeon (Hangul: 김효연; Hanja: 金孝淵; born September 22, 1989), better known by her first name Hyoyeon, is a South Korean singer, dancer, and model. She is a member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. Hyoyeon was born in Incheon, South Korea on September 22, 1989. She auditioned for SM Entertainment at the age of 11 through SM 2000 Casting System.

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  • Yuri

    Kwon Yuri (born December 5, 1989) also known by her given name Yuri, is a South Korean singer, actress, model, dancer. She auditioned at the SM Entertainment Casting System and joined the company in 2001 after finishing in second place in the 2001 SM Youth Best Dancer Contest. She then underwent training for 5 years and 11 months before her debut. She is currently attending at Chung-Ang University.

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  • Sooyoung

    Choi Soo-young (Hangul: 최수영; born February 10, 1990), commonly known as Sooyoung (수영), is a South Korean singer, actress, spokesmodel, TV presenter, and radio DJ. She was born in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea on February 10, 1990. She was discovered on SM Casting System via the 2000 SM Open Audition. Sooyoung is currently majoring in performing arts and theater at Chung-Ang University.

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  • Yoona

    Im Yoon-Ah (Hangul: 임윤아; Hanja: 林潤娥; also spelled Lim Yun-Ah; born May 30, 1990), commonly known as YoonA (윤아), is a South Korean pop singer, dancer, actress, model and spokesmodel. Yoona made her debut as a singer along with Girls' Generation on August 5, 2007. She made her debut as an actress in the 2007 Korean drama, 9 Ends, 2 Outs. At a young age, she auditioned at the SM Saturday Open Casting Audition and joined the company in 2002.

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  • Seohyun

    Seohyun (Hangul: 서현; born on June 28, 1991 in Seoul as Seo Joo-Hyun 서주현) is a South Korean K-pop singer and entertainer. She was appointed by the Seoul Metropolitan Office as their goodwill ambassador for student fitness. She attended Seoul Middle School and Daeyoung High School, then transferred to Jeonju Arts High School, from which she graduated on February 9, 2010 with the Achievement Award and currently attends Dongguk University.

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  • SM Entertainment

    S.M. Entertainment is an independent Korean record label, talent agency, producer, and publisher of K-pop, founded by Lee Soo-man in South Korea. Initially, "SM" was an abbreviation of the agency founder's name, but now stands for "Star Museum". its current roster of recording artists include BoA, f(x), Girls' Generation, Kangta, Shinee, Super Junior, TVXQ, etc. The company celebrated its ten-year anniversary with a party on February 15, 2005.

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Friday, April 1, 2011

Japanese way of categorizing SNSD’s members


Japan recently has a new way of differentiating SNSD’s members to avoid confusion.

The confusion arises because they are simply too pretty and thus, distinguishing them is a challenge to the Japanese public. Thus,’Weekly SPA’, a Japanese magazine categorized the girls in 3 different categories.


Four Heavenly Kings

TaeYeon: Birthday – 1989/03/09; Height – 162 cm

A leader known for her power vocal and has achieved a lot of success for her solo songs. Has a strong sense of responsibility and once, wanted to step down from her leader’s position due to overwhelming burdens. She has never shown her bare face to her members. Her parents own an eyeglass shop,

‘Eyebis’, which is now a tourists’ attraction, especially among fans.

YoonA: Birthday – 1990/05/30; Height – 166 cm

Has a visual like an actress. Acted in ‘You Are My Destiny’, a drama with over 40% of view rates, and is known for her acting skills. She also participated in numerous other dramas. Has a small face like those of elementary students. Has a slim body and a large number of male fans. Known for being a fan of Kimura Takuya.

Yuri: Birthday – 1989/12/05; Height – 167 cm

Nicknamed ‘Black Pearl’. Keeps her beauty through yoga, dancing, and diet. Listed as the ‘good woman’ among the members. Tries hard to keep up with her style. An all-rounder who also participates in variety shows , etc. She turns elegant and shy in front of males.

Sooyoung: Birthday – 1990/02/10; Height – 170 cm

170cm and 48kg, she has a body of a super model, but is known for eating a lot. At the age of 11, she has once debuted in the group “route0″. Fluent in Japanese. Has a cool personality.


The Americans

Jessica: Birthday – 1989/04/18; Height – 163cm

Talks without change of expression in her face, thus being known as ‘Ice Princess’. Sings many impressive parts in songs because of her ability to hit the high notes. She changes her styles often. Has the most females fans. She seems to be the one being the target of gossip and rumors, more often than the other members.


Tiffany: Birthday – 1989/08/01; Height – 162cm

Scouted in Los Angeles. Even though her Korean is not as fluent as other members, her vocals are impressive. Her appearance is an Asian, but her thoughts and actions are completely American. Known for her eye-smiles. She had suffered injuries on quite a number of occasions.


Strong Characters

Seohyun: Birthday – 1991/06/28; Height – 168 cm

Youngest among the group, but is very responsible. A health mania who would say “I would rather die than to be unhealthy”. Specialties are Chinese and piano. Has a slight instinct of an ‘otaku’. Known for being a hardworking university student.

Hyoyeon: Birthday – 1989/09/22; Height – 160 cm

Everyone agrees she is the dancing queen. More of a charismatic girl rather than a cute girl. Does not have as much fans as other members. However, due to her good fashion sense, she is popular among girls. She is in charge of ‘weird hairstyle’ in the group.

Sunny: Birthday – 1989/05/15; Height – 155 cm

The member who is the most active in variety shows due to her aegyo and strong comedy instincts. Has many ahjussi

fans due to her aegyo and bright face. Her uncle is the agency’s chief, Lee Sooman.


Credit: tvdaily.co.kr

Translated by: Taengfan@fanwonder.com/Soshi9sone

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