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SNSD/Girls' Generation Members & Profiles 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“.
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