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shinee-profiles


Shinee (umumnya ditulis sebagai SHINee) adalah boy band Korea Selatan yang beraliran R&B kontemporer.[1] Dibentuk SM Entertainment pada tahun 2008, Shinee terdiri dari Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, dan Taemin. Penampilan pertama mereka pada 25 Mei 2008 dalam acara Popular Songs di SBS. Mereka membawakan singel promosi, "Nunan Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)" ("누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay)").

Shinee memiliki acara realitas sendiri yang diproduksi berdasarkan tema lagu "Nunan Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)". Mereka juga populer di kalangan generasi muda dengan gaya berbusana mereka. Kostum yang dikenakan Shinee dirancang desainer Ha Sang Baek (하상백). Sepatu kets hingga mata kaki, jins ketat, dan baju hangat berwarna-warni.[2] Kalangan pelajar meniru gaya berpakaian Shinee yang disebut media massa sebagai "tren Shinee".[3] Shinee sering dipakai untuk mengiklankan berbagai produk, termasuk produk busana Smart,[4] kosmetik Nana's B,[5] dan Reebok.[6]

Daftar isi

[sembunyikan]

[sunting] Karier

[sunting] Penampilan pertama: 2008

Pada akhir Mei 2008, media massa mulai memberitakan tentang adanya grup baru dari SM Entertainment yang diberi nama Shinee.[1][7] Setelah dirilis 23 Mei 2008,[3] album mini pertama Shinee Replay masuk ke urutan nomor 10 tangga lagu Korea sebelum terhenti di urutan nomor delapan. Album mini Replay terjual 17.957 kopi pada paruh pertama tahun 2008.[8]

Pada 7 Juni 2008, Shinee berpartisipasi dalam Dream Concert di Stadion Olimpiade Seoul bersama artis-artis Korea lainnya seperti Epik High, Girls' Generation, Super Junior, TVXQ, dan Wonder Girls.[9][10] Penghargaan "Artis Pendatang Baru Bulan Ini" didapat mereka dari Cyworld Digital Music Award, 22 Juni 2008.[11] Shinee ambil bagian dalam SMTown Live '08 yang diadakan 18 Agustus 2008. Mereka tampil bersama rekan-rekan sesama SM Entertainment seperti BoA, Cheon Sang Ji Hee the Grace, Girls' Generation, Super Junior, dan TVXQ.[12] Pada 23 Agustus 2008, Shinee menghadiri upacara penyerahan MNet's 20's Choice Awards 2008, dan memenangi penghargaan "Bintang Baru Terpanas".[13]

Album lengkap pertama dari Shinee adalah The Shinee World, dirilis 28 Agustus 2008.[14] Album tersbeut langsung masuk urutan ke-3 tangga album Korea dan terjual sebanyak 30.000 kopi.[15]

Shinee manggung di Bangkok

Singel pertama yang dikeluarkan dari album The Shinee World adalah "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)" (산소 같은 너 Love Like Oxygen) yang pernah dibawakan oleh Martin Hoberg Hedegaard dengan judul "Show the World".[16] Lagu "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)" mulanya diciptakan oleh tim produksi dan penulis lagu asal Denmark yang terdiri dari Thomas Troelsen, Remee, dan Lucas Secon.[17] Pada 18 September 2008, Shinee's "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)" menjadi lagu nomor satu di M! Countdown.[18] Beberapa hari kemudian, Shinee menerima penghargaan "Mutizen" untuk singel "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)" di acara SBS Popular Songs. Selanjutnya, Shinee ikut serta dalam "Festival Lagu Asia ke-5", dan mendapat penghargaan "Artis Baru Terbaik" bersama grup penyanyi wanita Berryz Kobo.[19]

Pada 30 Oktober 2008, Shinee merilis album Amigo yang merupakan pengemasan ulang dari album The Shinee World. Ke dalam album Amigo dimasukkan tiga lagu baru: "Forever or Never", remix dari "Sa. Gye. Han (Love Should Go On)" (사.계.한), dan singel promosi "A.Mi.Go (Amigo)" (아.미.고).[20] "A.Mi.Go" adalah singkatan dari frasa berbahasa Korea: "Areumdaun Minyeorueljoahamyeon Gosaenghanda" (아름다운 미녀를 좋아하면 고생한다 arti harfiah: Hati Jadi Sakit Ketika Kamu Jatuh Cinta Dengan Si Cantik).[17]

Pada 15 November 2008, Shinee memenangi penghargaan "Artis Pria Pendatang Baru Terbaik" di Festival Musik MNET KM ke-10, menyisihkan pendatang baru lainnya seperti U-Kiss, 2PM, 2AM, dan Mighty Mouth.[21] Pada upacara penyerahan tahunan Golden Disk Awards ke-23, Shinee membawakan lagu-lagu secara medley, "Nunan Neomu Yeppeo (Replay)", "Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen)", dan "A.Mi.Go (Amigo)".[22]

[sunting] Album mini Romeo: 2009

SM Entertainment mengumumkan Shinee akan merilis album mini kedua pada 21 Mei 2009.[23] Singel pertama "Juliette" diedarkan 18 Mei.[24][25] Namun diumumkan kembali kalau kemunculan Shinee harus ditunda karena gigi depan Onew cedera, dan album mini kedua harus ditunda sampai 25 Mei 2009.[24][26] Shinee akhirnya benar-benar kembali dalam acara Music Bank di KBS, 5 Juni 2009.[27]

[sunting] 2010-sekarang: album kedua (Lucifer)

SM Entertainment memunculkan foto teaser dari setiap member untuk album baru mereka, dimulai dengan Minho pada 8 Juli 2010 sampai tanggal 12 Juli 2010, yang diakhiri dengan Key. Group ini telah merencanakan kembalinya mereka di panggung KBS Music Bank pada tanggal 16 Juli 2010, untuk memulai promosi album baru mereka.[2] Namun, dikarenakan cedera Minho pada saat syuting Dream Team 8 Juli, penampilan mereka ditunda hingga 23 Juli.[28] Album penuh kedua dengan judul Lucifer, dijadwalkan rilis pada tanggal 19 Juli di Korea Selatan.

[sunting] Kegiatan lain

Shinee pernah menjadi bintang dalam acara realitas, Shinee's YunHaNam di televisi kabel MNet. Acara ini hanya berlangsung 12 episode dari 8 Agustus 2008 hingga 16 Oktober 2008. Dalam setiap episode, anggota Shinee ditugaskan untuk berkencan dengan wanita yang usianya berada di atas usia anggota Shinee, sebelum akhirnya wanita tersebut memilih sendiri anggota yang benar-benar akan diajak kencan berdua.[29] Shinee juga merekam lagu "Stand By Me" untuk serial drama Boys Over Flowers yang diadaptasi dari manga Boys Over Flowers oleh Yoko Kamio.[30] Selain menjadi model iklan Smart, Shinee juga merekam lagu "Blue Pink Song" untuk promosi produk mereka.[4] Mereka juga merekam singel digital "Bodyguard" (보디가드) untuk promosi telepon genggam Samsung Anycall.[31]

[sunting] Anggota

  • Lee Jinki (이진기), tanggal lahir: 14 Desember 1989 (umur 20) , dikenal dengan nama panggung: Onew (온유). Ia adalah pemimpin Shinee sekaligus anggota tertua, bakatnya ditemukan dalam audisi "2006 S.M. Academy Casting".[32] Onew bekerja sama dengan Lee Hyun Ji, mantan anggota Banana Girl untuk lagu Hyun Ji, "Vanilla Love".[33]
  • Kim Jonghyun (김종현), tanggal lahir: 8 April 1990 (umur 20), umum dikenal sebagai Jonghyun adalah vokalis utama Shinee.[34] Ia ditemukan ketika mengikuti audisi "2005 S.M. Casting System".[32] Sebelum bergabung dengan Shinee, Jonghyun pernah berduet bersama Zhang Liyin menyanyikan lagu "Wrongly Given Love" (交错的爱) untuk album pertama Zhang Liyin, I Will.[32]
  • Kim Kibum Key (김기범), tanggal lahir: 23 September 1991 (umur 18), dikenal dengan nama panggung Key () adalah vokalis dan salah seorang rapper Shinee.[32] Ia adalah atlet ski air di Sekolah Menengah Dae Gu Young Shin.[35] Bakatnya ditemukan ketika mengikuti audisi "2005 S.M. National Tour Audition Casting".[32] Sebelum bergabung dengan Shinee, Key dimunculkan sebagai figuran dalam film Super Junior, Attack on the Pin-Up Boys.[36] Key juga menjadi bintang tamu untuk rekan sesama perusahaan rekaman bernama Xiah untuk album solo "Xiahtic".[37]
  • Choi Minho (최민호), tanggal lahir: 09 Desember 1991 (umur 18) atau biasa dikenal sebagai Minho bertugas sebagai rapper Shinee. Ia ditemukan dalam audisi "2006 S.M. Casting System".[32] Sebelum bergabung dengan Shinee, Minho adalah model produk busana "Seoul Collection F/W 08-09" dari Ha Sang Baek pada Maret 2008.[2]Ia juga muncul dalam video musik "Gee" dari Girls' Generation.[38]
  • Lee Taemin (이태민), tanggal lahir: 18 Juli 1993 (umur 17), umum dikenal sebagai Taemin adalah penari utama sekaligus anggota termuda Shinee.[34] Ia juga ditemukan sewaktu mengikuti audisi "2005 S.M. Open Weekend Audition Casting ".[32] Pernah berakting dalam komedi situasi MBC TaeHee HyeGyo JiHyun (태희혜교지현이) sebagai Junsu.

[sunting] Diskografi

[sunting] Album studio

Tahun Informasi Terjual
2008 The Shinee World 50,574
2010 Lucifer

[sunting] Kompilasi

Tahun Informasi
2008 Amigo
  • Edisi kemasan ulang dari The Shinee World
  • Rilis: 31 Oktober 2008
  • Label: SM Entertainment (SMCD-175)

[sunting] EP

Tahun Informasi Terjual
2008 Replay
  • Rilis: 23 Mei 2008
  • Label: SM Entertainment (SMCD-169)
31,131
2009 Romeo
  • Rilis: 21 Mei 2009
  • Label: SM Entertainment (SMCD-184)
78,551
2009, Year Of Us
  • Rilis: 19 Oktober 2009
  • Label: SM Entertainment (SMCD-190)
66,219

[sunting] Singel promosi

[sunting] Referensi

  1. ^ a b (ko) SM's new 5-member group - Shinee. Newsen. Kim Hyeong Woo. Diakses pada 21 Mei 2008
  2. ^ a b c (Korea) Countdown to SHINee's Comeback + Minho's Revealed Concept Teaser Photo. Newsen. Diakses pada 13 Juli 2010
  3. ^ a b Shinee Open to New Opportunities. The Korea Times. Han, Sang-hee. Diakses pada 25 November 2008
  4. ^ a b (ko) Smart Calling Blue and Pink Line. Shinee Releases Smart Song. News Wire. Diakses pada 18 Januari 2009
  5. ^ (ko) Idol Star Band "Shinee" Move. Cosmetic Mania News. Diakses pada 19 Januari 2009
  6. ^ (ko) Shinee Reebok Exclusive Model. asiae. Diakses pada 18 Januari 2009
  7. ^ (ko) SM's Secret Weapon, "Shinee" and 22nd First Stage. Star News. Diakses pada 9 Januari 2009
  8. ^ (ko) 2008 First Half-year Sales. Miak.or.kr. Diakses pada 18 Januari 2009
  9. ^ (ko) Jewelry, ET Unique Martial Arts, Dance, Dance In Public. Star News. Diakses pada 9 Januari 2009
  10. ^ (ko) Photo-Shinee "Poses a Different". Star News. Diakses pada 9 Januari 2009
  11. ^ (ko) [Video Alex's' fern ', Source Cyworld Month award!]. Afpbb. Diakses pada 4 Februari 2009
  12. ^ Concerts to Rock Independence Day. The Korea Times. Han, Sang-hee. Diakses pada 18 Januari 2009
  13. ^ (ko) Lee Hyori- 2 Gold The Harmony. Star News. Diakses pada 9 Januari 2009
  14. ^ (ko) Shinee "Newcomer Goals, Still Stands Out!" (Interview). Star News. Diakses pada 9 Januari 2009
  15. ^ (ko) August Album Sales. Miak.or.kr. Diakses pada 18 Januari 2009
  16. ^ (Korea) Shinee Sanso Gateun Neo (Love Like Oxygen). Star News. Diakses pada 19 Januari 2009
  17. ^ a b Shinee iple Album Review Page, In English. S.M. Entertainment. Diakses pada 18 Januari 2009
  18. ^ (ko) Shinee, No. 1 Debut, The First Four Months Tears. Joins. Diakses pada 19 Januari 2009
  19. ^ 5th Asia Song Festival Bigger Than Ever. The Korea Times. Cathy Rose A. Garcia. Diakses pada 18 Januari 2009
  20. ^ (ko) Shinee New Song, Amigo. Yahoo Korea. Diakses pada 2009-01-2009
  21. ^ (ko) Shinee and Davichi Win At MKMF. Newsen. Diakses pada 19 Januari 2009
  22. ^ (ko) Golden Disk Shinee Newcomer. Joins. Diakses pada 19 Januari 2009
  23. ^ (ko) 샤이니, 로미오로 누나들 마음 ‘설레게 한다’. IB Times. Diakses pada 12 Mei 2009
  24. ^ a b (ko) Im, I-rang, "Shinee's Onew Injures Front Teeth Two Days Before Comeback Performance", MyDaily, 20 Mei 2009. Diakses pada 22 Mei 2009.
  25. ^ (ko) Kang, Seung-hoon, "Onew's Extraordinary Injury Causes 1-2 Week Delay", Joins.com, 20 Mei 2009. Diakses pada 22 Mei 2009.
  26. ^ (ko) Kang, Seung-hoon, "Shinee Releases Second Mini Album on 1-Year Anniversary", Asia Economy, 21 Mei 2009. Diakses pada 22 Mei 2009.
  27. ^ (ko) Kim, Hyeong-wu. 샤이니 컴백 첫무대에 눈물흘린 사연은? 신곡 ‘줄리엣’ 뮤직뱅크 1위 대박 (Shinee's Reason for Crying on First Comeback Performance? New Song "Juliette" is Music Bank #1). Joins.com/Newsen. 5 Juni 2009. Diakses 5 Juni 2009.
  28. ^ (Korea) 샤이니, 민호 부상 딛고 23일 ‘뮤직뱅크’ 컴백. Newsen. Diakses pada 15 Juli 2010
  29. ^ (ko) Shinee gets their first reality show 2 months after debuting. Newsen. Diakses pada 14 Januari 2009
  30. ^ (ko) Shinee participates in "Boys Over Flowers" OTS. Newsen. Diakses pada 14 Januari 2009
  31. ^ (ko) 샤이니, ‘보디가드 폰’ CM송 불러. JK News. Diakses pada 20 April 2009
  32. ^ a b c d e f g (ko) Shinee's iple profile. Diakses pada 18 Januari 2009
  33. ^ (ko) And a Gentle, 'Vanilla Love'. jknews. Diakses pada 18 Januari 2009
  34. ^ a b (ko) Shinee, Idol era of the legendary HOT perfect girl to repeated cheers Kara. Joins. Diakses pada 4 Februari 2009
  35. ^ (Korea) 샤이니 키, 中시절 수상스키 선수로 전국 대회 출전. Seoul Newspaper. Diakses pada 19 Januari 2009
  36. ^ Key. Attack on the Pin-Up Boys DVD. South Korea: S.M.Pictures.
  37. ^ (ko) 동방신기,中 난징서 2만팬 열광시켜..위조티켓도 등장. CC. Today. Diakses pada 20 April 2009
  38. ^ (ko) Shinee's Minho, Girls' Generation's "Gee". Good Day Sports. Diakses pada 19 Januari 2009

shinne profile

ONEW
Stage name: Onew (온유 or 温流)
Birth name: Lee Jinki (이진기)
Birth date: December 14, 1989(1989-12-14) (age 18)
Position: Sub vocal, Leader

JONGHYUN
Stage name: Jonghyun (종현 or 鐘鉉)
Birth name: Kim Jonghyun (김종현)
Birth date: April 8, 1990(1990-04-08) (age 18)
Position: Lead vocal

TAEMIN
Stage name: Taemin (태민 or 泰民)
Birth name: Lee Taemin (이태민)
Birth date: July 18, 1993(1993-07-18) (age 14)
Position: Sub vocal, lead dancer

MINHO
Stage name: Minho (민호 or 珉豪)
Birth name: Choi Minho ((최민호)
Birth date: December 9, 1991(1991-12-09) (age 16)
Position: Rap and sub vocal

KEY
Stage name: Key (키)
Birth name: Kim Kibum (김기범)
Birth date: September 23, 1991(1991-09-23) (age 16)
Position: Rap and sub vocal

snsd-girls generation


So Nyuh Shi Dae | SNSD | Girls’ Generation

Girls’ Generation (Korean: Hangul – 소녀시대; Hanja - 少女時代) is a popular nine-member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. The members are, in order of announcement to be in the group, Yoona, Tiffany, Yuri, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Seohyun, Taeyeon (leader), Jessica, and Sunny. They are commonly referred to as SNSD, the acronym of the group’s Korean name So-Nyeo Shi-Dae or So-Nyuh Shi-Dae, Chinese name Shao Nü Shi Dai, Japanese name ShōJo JiDai. They are also referred as SoShi which is the abbreviation of the groups’ Korean name. The group’s official fan-club is named as S♥NE (소원) pronounced as “So-won” which means “wish” in Korean.

Girls’ Generation had their official debut stage on August 5, 2007 with their first single “Into the New World”. The group has released two albums and various singles, which went on to achieve commercial success. Their 2009 single “Gee” holds the record for the longest-running #1 song on KBS’s Music Bank, at 9 weeks. That year also saw the girls winning various awards, including consecutive Artist of the Year (Daesang) awards at the Seoul Music Awards, Golden Disk Awards, Melon Music Awards, and the Korean Cultural Entertainment Awards.

The members of the group have had various activities as solo entertainers — acting in various video clips, dramas, and musicals; hosting various reality-variety shows; and releasing solo singles for drama soundtracks.

[scroll down for the group's history]

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Member Profiles

Taeyeon
T A E Y E O N (태연)
Birth Name: Kim Tae-yeon (김태연)
Nicknames: Taeng, Taengoo (Taeng9), Tete, Kid Leader, ByunTaeng (pervert Taeng)
Date of Birth: March 9, 1989
Bloodtype: O
Position: Leader & Main Vocalist
Language: Korean (Fluent), English, Chinese (Basic), Japanese (Basic)
Specialty: Trot
Casted: 2004 SM 8th Annual Best Contest (Best Singer 1st Place Grand Award)
Training: 3 Years 3 Months
School: Jeonju Art High School (전주예술고고등학교) [graduated]
Career:
- 2004 Featured with The One You Bring me Joy (Part 2)
- 2007 CF Gamevile Mobile Stone in the Water
- 2008 DJ for MBC ‘Kangin & Taeyeon’s Chinhan Chingu’ (with Super Junior Kangin)
- 2008 OST for KBS drama Hong Gil DongIf (Manyage/ 만약에)
- 2008 MV Lee Byul – ‘Forever
- 2008 OST for MBC drama Beethoven VirusCan You Hear Me
- 2009 Variety show MBC We Got Married(with Jung Hyung-don)
- 2009 DJ for MBC radio ‘Taeyeon’s Chinhan Chingu’
– 2009 OST for MBC drama Heading to the GroundIt’s Love‘ (with Sunny)
- 2009 Model for ‘A-Solution’ cosmetic (with Tiffany)
- 2009 CF Post Cereal (with Tiffany & Sooyoung)
- 2010 MC for KBS2 talk show ‘Seung Seung Jang Goo (Win Win)’
- 2010 Musical ‘Midnight Sun’ from the movie Taiyou no Uta(as Kaoru Amane)

Jessica
J E S S I C A
(제시카)
Birth Name: Jessica Jung (제시카 정)
Korean Name: Jung Soo-yeon (정수연)
Nicknames: Sica, Jessi, Sergeant Sic, Sicachu, Sickal (knive), Ice Princess
Bloodtype: B
Date of Birth: April 18, 1989 (1989-04-18)
Position: Main Vocalist
Language: Korean (Fluent), English (Fluent), Chinese (Basic), Japanese
Specialty: Dance
Casted: 2000 SM Casting System
Training: 7 Years 6 Months
School: Korea Kent Foreign School (K.K.F.S.) [graduated]
Career:
- 2007 MV Kim Jo Han – Love is so late, I’m sorry
- 2007 Featured with 8eightI Love You
- 2009 Featured with Park Myung SooNaengmyun
- 2009 MV Super Junior M – Super Girl
- 2009 Musical Legally Blonde – The Musical(as Elle Woods)
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Sunny
S U N N Y (써 니)
Birth Name: Lee Soon-kyu (이순규)
Nicknames: Soonkyu, DJ Soon, Sunny Bunny, Choi Danshin (the shortest)
(1989-05-15)Blood type: B
Date of Birth: May 15, 1989
Position: Lead Vocalist
Language: Korean (Fluent), English, Chinese (Basic), Japanese (Basic)
Specialty: Sports, Eloquence
Casted: 2007 SM Casting System
Training: 9 Months (previously trained for 5 years in another company)
School: Baehwa Girl’s High School (배화여자고등학교) [graduated]
Career:
- 2008 DJ for Melon ‘ChunJi Radio: Sungmin & Sunny’ (with Super Junior Sungmin)
- 2008 MV Super Junior H – ‘Cooking? Cooking!
- 2008 OST for movie Story of WineFinally Now
- 2008 OST for SBS drama Working MomYou Don’t Know About Love
- 2009 CFPost Cereal(with Sooyoung & Seohyun)
- 2009 MC for SkyTV ‘the M’ (with SS501 Hyungjoon)
- 2009 OST for MBC drama Heading to the GroundIt’s Love‘ (with Taeyeon)
- 2009 MC for MTV ‘the M’ (with 2AM Seulong)
- 2009 Variety show KBS2 ‘Invincible Youth’ (as part of Girl7)
- 2010 OST for SBS drama Oh! My LadyYour Doll
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Tiffany
T I F F A N Y (티 파니)
Birth Name: Stephanie Hwang (스테파니 황)
Korean Name: Hwang Mi-young (황미영)
Nicknames: Fany Fany Tiffany, DdilFany (clumsy Fany), AjumNy, Mushroom
Blood type: O
Date of Birth: August 1, 1989
Position: Lead Vocalist
Language: Korean, English (Fluent), Chinese (Basic), Japanese (Basic), Spanish (Basic)
Specialty: Flute
Casted: 2004 SM Casting System; 2004 CJ/KMTV (USA-LA) Contest 1st Place
Training: 3 Years 7 Months
School: Korea Kent Foreign School (K.K.F.S.) [graduated]
Career:
- 2007 VJ for KMTV ‘Sonyun Sonyuh Gayo Baekso’ (with Kim Hyesung)
- 2008 Model for ‘A-Solution’ cosmetic
- 2009 OST for MBC drama Jang Myung Go By Myself (나 혼자서)
- 2009 Featured with K.Will ‘A Girl Meets Love
- 2009 Featured with The BlueFeeling Only You (with Sooyoung)
- 2009 MC for MBC Music Core (with Yuri)
- 2009 Model for ‘A-Solution’ cosmetic (with Taeyeon)
- 2009 CFPost Cereal(with Taeyeon & Sooyoung)
- 2010 CF ‘Biotherm’ (with Sooyoung & Yuri)

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Hyoyeon
H Y O Y E O N (효연)
Birth Name: Kim Hyo-yeon (김효연)
Nicknames: Hyoraengi (tiger), Kim-choding (elementary school-kid Kim), Kim Yeolsal (10-year-old Kim), Dancing Queen
Date of Birth: September 22, 1989 (1989-09-22)
Bloodtype: AB
Position: Supporting Vocalist/Main Dancer
Language:Korean (Fluent), English , Chinese (Fluent), Japanese (Basic)
Specality: Dance
Casted: 2000 SM Casting System
Training: 6 Years 1 Month
School: China Beijing Language Courses (중국북경어학연수)
Career:
- 2004 Hip hop dance crew Little Winners (with Miss A Lee Min-young)
- 2005 MKMF BoA’s ‘Over the Top’ silhouette dancer
- 2010 Recurring guest on KBS2 ‘Dream Team’
Yuri
Y U R I (유 리)
Birth Name: Kwon Yu-ri (권유리)
Nicknames: Yul, Kkab-Yul (playful Yul), Black Pearl, Kwon Banjang (Class-President Kwon)
Date of Birth: December 5, 1989 (1989-12-05)
Bloodtype: AB
Position: Supporting Vocalist/2nd Main Dancer
Language: Korean (Fluent), English, Chinese (Fluent), Japanese
Speciality: Dance, Acting, Swimming
Casted: 2001 SM 1st Annual Youth Best Contest (Best Dancer, 2nd Place)
Training: 5 Years 11 Months
School: Neunggok High School (능곡고등학교) | ChungAng University
Career:
- 2005 KM Super Junior Show ‘The King’s Boyfriend’
- 2006 CF Dongil Highvill Lake City
- 2006 MV DBSK -Beautiful Life
- 2006 CF China Chocopie CF (with Jang Dong-gun)
- 2006 CF East-West food Hat Choco mitte
- 2007 Movie Attack on the Pin-Up Boys(as Ballet Girl)
- 2007 Sitcom KBSUnstoppable Marriage’ (as Kwon Yu-ri)
- 2008 OST for SBS drama Working MomGgok‘ (with Sooyoung)
- 2009 MV K.Will – Tears are Dropping (눈물이 뚝뚝)
- 2009 MV Joo Hyunmi & Seohyun -Jjalajajja (짜라자짜)
- 2009 MC for MBC Music Core (with Tiffany)
- 2009 Variety show KBS2 ‘Invincible Youth’ (as part of Girl7)
- 2010 CF ‘Biotherm’ (with Daniel Henney; Tiffany & Sooyoung)
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Sooyoung
S O O Y O U N G (수 영)
Birth Name: Choi Soo-young (최수영)
English Name: Summer Choi (썸머 최)
Nicknames: Shik shin (God of food), NaSoo (interrupter), DJ Syoung
Date of Birth: February 10, 1990 (1990-02-10)
Bloodtype: O
Position: Supporting Vocalist/Lead dancer
Language: Korean (Fluent), English, Chinese (Basic), Japanese (Fluent)
Specialty: Dance, Eloquence, Acting
Casted: 2000 SM Open Audition | 2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo Audition
Training: 6 Years 3 Months
School: Jeongshin Girl’s High school (정신여자고등학교) | ChungAng University
Career:
- 2002 Japanese duoRoute φ (with Marina Takahashi)
- 2003 CF Samsung Anycall Battle of Music (with Jewerly Park Jung-ah)
- 2004 School uniforms ‘Rocks’ model
- 2005 VJ for M.Net ‘Hello Chat’
- 2005 OST for Inuyasha I Am‘ (Korean ver.)
- 2007 DJ for Melon ‘ChunJi Radio: Sungmin & Sooyoung’ (with Super Junior Sungmin)
- 2007 Sitcom KBSUnstoppable Marriage‘ (as Choi Soo-young)
- 2008 OST for SBS drama Working MomGgok‘ (with Yuri)
- 2008 Movie Hello Schoolgirl! / 순정만화(as Jung Da-jung)
- 2009 CFPost Cereal(with Sunny & Seohyun)
- 2009 Featured with The BlueFeeling Only You (with Tiffany)
- 2009 MC for MBC ‘Fantastic Duo’ (with Kim Jae-dong)
- 2009 CFPost Cereal(with Taeyeon & Tiffany)
- 2010 CF ‘Biotherm’ (with Tiffany & Yuri)


Yoona
Y O O N A (윤 아)
Birth Name: Im Yoon-a (임윤아)
Nicknames: Yoong, Saseumi (deer), Him Yoona (strong Yoona), Im-choding (elementary school-kid Im)
Date of Birth: May 30, 1990 (1990-05-30)
Bloodtype: B
Position: Supporting Vocalist/Lead Dancer
Language: Korean (Fluent), English, Chinese (Basic), Japanese (Basic)
Specialty: Dance, Acting
Casted: 2002 SM Saturday Open Casting Audition
Training: 7 Years 2 Months
School: Daeyeong High School (대영고등학교) | Dongguk University
Career:
- 2004 Elite Student uniforms advertising model
- 2004 MV DBSK – ‘Magic Castle
- 2006 CF Teun Teun English
- 2006 CF Sanyo batteries Eneloop
- 2006 CF Elite Student uniforms (with SS501)
- 2006 MV Super Junior -U
- 2006 MV CSJH The Grace – My Everything (with Super Junior Kibum)
- 2007 CF Yejimin Pad
- 2007 CF Clean & Clear
- 2007 CF Sunkist Grapefruit/Lemonade (with Super Junior Kangin & Heechul)
– 2007 Drama MBC 9 Ends 2 Outs(as Shin Joo-young)
- 2007 MV Super Junior -Marry U
- 2008 MV Lee Seung Chul -Propose
- 2008 Drama MBC ‘Park Jung Geum (as Mi-ae)
- 2008 Daily drama KBS ‘You Are My Destiny(as Jang Sae-byuk)
- 2009 MV 24/7 – ‘That Man’s Woman
- 2009 CF ‘Clean & Clear’ (with Kim So-eun)
- 2009 Drama MBCCinderella Man (as Seo Yoo-jin)
- 2009 CF ‘Innisfree
- 2010 Variety Show SBS ‘Family Outing season 2′
- 2010 CF ‘S-Oil
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Seohyun
S E O H Y U N (서 현)
Birth Name: Seo Joo-hyun (서주현)
Nicknames: Maknae (the youngest one), Seororo, Hyun
Bloodtype: A
Date of Birth: June 28, 1991 (1991-06-28)
Position: Lead Vocalist
Language: Korean (Fluent), English, Chinese (Fluent), Japanese (Basic)
Specialty: Piano
Casted: 2003 SM Casting System
Training: 6 Years 6 Month
School: Daeyeong High School (대영고등학교) | Dongguk University
Career:
- 2005 ‘Smart Student Uniforms’ ad models (with DBSK)
- 2009 Featured with Joo HyunmiJjalajjaja (짜라자짜)
- 2009 CF Post Cereal (with Sunny, Sooyoung)
- 2010 CF ‘Clean and Clear’ (with f(x) Krystal)
- 2010 Variety show MBC We Got Married (with CN Blue Jung Yong-hwa)
- 2010 OST for MBC drama Kim SooRo ‘It’s Okay Even If It Hurts’

SNSD | So Nyuh Shi Dae | Girls’ Generation | SoShi

Pre-debut

The members were professionally trained primarily in singing and dancing, while some members were also selected to be trained in acting and modeling. Many of the members already had made names for themselves in the Korean entertainment industry through their participation in magazine ads, television commercials, and small television appearances. For nearly two years, Korean websites speculated about which of the female SM Entertainment trainees would be placed into the group. Before the official release of the group name, Girls’ Generation (Hangul: 소녀시대 | Hanja: 少女时代), it was rumored that the group would be named “Super Girls” after their so-called counterpart, Super Junior. Read their pre-debut roster history >>here<<.

2007: Debut and first album

In July 2007, Girls’ Generation had their first performance on Inkigayo. The song the girls performed was called “Into the New World” (Korean: 다시 만난 세계), which became their first single. A show documenting the girls’ debut titled “M.Net’s Girls Go To School” was filmed during this time. This documentary helped the girls appeal to the Korean audience as they rose to controversy.

In August 2007, the single “Into the New World” was released. This single included two other songs, “Beginning” and “Perfect for You” (Korean: 소원), later the song renamed to “Honey” for their self-titled debut album Girls’ Generation. An instrumental of “Into the New World” was also included.

The group began promoting the single soon after its release. Girls’ Generation performed their single on SBS’s Inkigayo, MBC’s Show! Music Core, and on KBS’s Music Bank.

After a short break, the group’s first full album was released in late autumn 2007, with the lead single “Girls’ Generation” (Korean: 소녀시대), a cover of Lee Seung-Chul (Korean: 이승철)’s hit. Promotion for the single started in early November. Marked by dance routines and vocals, “Girls’ Generation” was a hit for the group, and the album has sold 121,143 copies to date, placing 8th in the year-end charts. In early 2008, Girls’ Generation began promoting their second single, “Kissing You“. The music video featured Donghae from Super Junior. This song achieved the #1 spot in the three main TV music rankings—SBS Inkigayo, M.net M.Countdown! and KBS Music Bank.

In March 2008, the album was re-released and re-titled Baby Baby. A third single, “Baby Baby“, was used to promote the album. A digital EP featuring Jessica, Tiffany, and Seohyun was released on April 2008, titled Roommate. The single from the mini-album is “Oppa Nappa” (“Korean: 오빠 나빠”, literally “Bad Brother”, although contextually it refers to an older male friend).

Girls’ Generation, along with fellow artists such as BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, CSJH the Grace, Zhang Liyin, SHINee and other SM artists participated in SM Town Live ’08. The tour expanded its route to South Korea, Thailand, and China.

2008–2009: Other activities, return with mini-albums

It was announced in autumn 2008 that Girls’ Generation would be starring in a reality show on M.Net. Titled Factory Girl, the show chronicles the girls working as interns at fashion magazine “Elle“. The program began airing in early October. During their absence from the music scene, they appeared in many commercials for MapleStory and Mabinogi. It was then announced that the group’s first mini-album, Gee, would be released in January 2009. A teaser video was released in January 2009 and the first single “Gee” released soon after. Interest in the song rose after the digital release, topping Cyworld’s hourly music chart on the release day. The song also went #1 on all major digital music charts within two days.

The group began its album promotion on January 2009 on MBC Show! Music Core. They sang their new single, “Gee”, and “Him Nae/Way To Go“, another track from the Gee mini-album. This song is a remake of the song “Haptic Motion” that was used in cellphone advertisements (Samsung Anycall) and is a mix of bubblegum pop and punk rock. Meanwhile, questions were raised when the group did not appear on KBS’s Music Bank with “Gee”, even after winning #1 on the music chart show.

Gee” is the record holder for the longest-running #1 on music portal M.net (for 8 weeks), surpassing the previous record of 6 weeks set by the Wonder Girls‘ “Nobody”. They also broke the record on KBS’s music show Music Bank by being #1 for 9 consecutive weeks, previously set by Jewelry‘s “One More Time, which had 7 wins. They won the award for best-selling song for the first half 2009 for “Gee“. Promotions for the song ended at the end of March.

After a short break, SM Entertainment announced that the girls would be back with a new single and showing a “Marine Girl” concept; the song, titled “Sowoneul Malhaebwa (Genie)” (Korean: “소원을 말해봐”, literally “Tell Me Your Wish”), the mini album was released digitally on June 22, 2009. The mini-album includes a duet between Jessica and Shinee member Onew called “One Year Later”.

On May 3, 2009. Girls Generation was starred in their new reality show “SNSD Horror Movie Factory“, with the premier episode receiving a viewership rating of 3.3%. The show was then cancelled after 6 episodes due to low ratings.

Since June 23, 2009, Girls’ Generation are starring Cable TV program called “SNSD’s Hello Baby” of KBS Joy, where they are taking care of a child and somewhat experience how motherhood is like. In that show, they take care of a boy name “Cho Kyungsan” (Korean: “조경산”), and each week they (or fathers, male guests who come out time to time) select “The Best Mom” and “the Worst Mom” among the members according to their work for the day. Despite the late-night time slot, the show received fairly high ratings and had been extended for several episodes. The show ended on November 17, 2009.

On June 26, 2009, Girls’ Generation’s comeback performance was recorded on KBS’s Music Bank. The group then had their return performances on MBC’s Music Core and SBS’s Inkigayo on June 27 and 28, 2009. Girls’ Generation’s 2nd mini-album Genie was released on June 29, 2009.

Their first win for their single “Tell Me Your wish (Genie)” was obtained at the July 10, 2009 episode of KBS Music Bank. Their second award was claimed at the July 12, 2009 episode of SBS Inkigayo. The group finished promotions for “Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)” in August 2009.

On October 7, Girls’ Generation, along with label-mate f(x) released a digital single named “Chocolate Love” for the 4th edition of the Blacklabel series LG CYON phone, “Chocolate”. Girls’ Generation sang the “Retro Pop Ver.” of the song while f(x) sang the “Electronic Pop Ver.”

In July, selected members, alongside selected Super Junior members, released the song “S.E.O.U.L. Song“. The music video was released as part of South Korea’s tourism initiative.

The group also announced its first solo tour, with two Korean dates in December and other Asian locations to follow. The Korean dates sold out in 3 minutes. The concert is titled “Into the New World : 1st Asia Tour after the name of their debut single. Due to the success of the first concerts, the group confirmed that they will be holding encore concerts on February 27 and 28.

2010: Second album and Japan debut

In early 2010, the group was chosen to sing SBS’s new logo song “Naeireul Bomnida” (Korean: “내일을 봅니다”, “Looking at Tomorrow“).

Later in January, SM Entertainment confirmed the release of Oh!, the group’s second full-length album, released on January 28.The lead single “Oh!“, was digitally released on January 25 with the music video being released two days later. The song proved to be popular topping various charts upon release. On January 30, the group started promotions with the recording of MBC’s Show! Music Core. The performance experienced a blackout near the end, to which MBC made the whole performance available online. In the KBS’s music show, Music Bank, the song ‘Oh!’ won the award for best-selling song for the first half of 2010; wherein the previous year they also won the award with their mega-hit “Gee“.

Starting from March 11, 2010, photos of the members were released online showcasing a dark concept, so called “Black Girls’ Generation”. The “Black SoShi” nickname is a play on the Korean group name (So Nyeo Shi Dae). A teaser video was released on March 16, with the new single released as a digital single on March 17. The music video forRun Devil Runwas released on March 17, and the group performed first on KBS’s Music Bank.

They have also recently made a new song titled “CABI” to promote The Caribbean Bay with 2PM. Members Yuri, Yoona, and Seohyun were the main actors each being paired with 2PM members Nichkhun, Taecyeon, and Chansung respectively. All the other members made a cameo towards the end in the music video. The song was sung by Girls’ Generation and 2PM. The music video was released on YouTube on May 20, 2010.

In August 2010, Girls’ Generation will start promotion in Japan beginning on August 11 with the DVD release “少女時代到来~初来日記念盤~” (Girls’ Generation’s Arrival ~ First Time in Japan Commemoration Disc ~) which will feature seven hit music videos and bonus footage. Their great debut event will take place at the Tokyo Ariake Coliseum on August 25. This is the greatest debut from any Korean artist coming to Japan with 10,000 fans invited. Having signed a contract this past May, Girls’ Generation will be working under Universal Music Japan’s record label Nayutawave Records for their Japan promotions and they are planning to release their debut single in September 2010.