김태연

• Stage Name : Taeyeon (태연)
• Birth Name : Kim Taeyeon (김태연)
• Meaning of Name : Glorious greatness
• Group Position : Leader & Main Vocalist
• Motto : Don’t do something that you’ll regret later.
• Nicknames : Umma, Ajumma, Kid Leader, Tete, MungTaeng (Dumb Taeyeon), Taeng, Byeon Taeng
• Languages : Korean (Fluent) , English, Chinese (Basic) , Japanese (Basic)
• DOB: March 9, 1989
• Homeplace : Jeonrado Jeonju
• Height: 160cm
• Weight: 44kg
• Blood Type: O
• School: Jeonju Art High School (2008)
• Hobbies : Swimming
• Interests: Makeup, Perfume, Music
• Casted: 2004 8th Annual Best Contest (Best Singer 1st Place & Grand Award),Attended SM Academy
• Religion : Christian
• Experience: 
• - 2004 Featured in The One’s song “You Bring Me Joy”
  - 2008 DJ for MBC’s Chinhan Chingu or known as Chin Chin (until now)
  - 2009 MBC Sunday Night Night Show – We Got Married (Jan-May)
  - 2010 KBS Win Win MC (along with Kim Seung Woo, 2PM Wooyoung, Kim Shin Young & Choi Hwa Jung)
  - 2013 MC for Music Core with SNSD's Tiffany, and SNSD's Seohyun.

• Duration of Training: 4 years and 3 months

Taeyeon is the leader of Girls’ Generation. Taeyeon ever won the 'Best Singer 1st Place & Grand Award' on SM Entertainment's 8th Annual Best Contest the year 2004. She is currently a DJ of Good Friend Radio with Super Junior member Kang-in. She recently became part of the reality show We Got Married, being paired up with comedian Jung Hyung-don. She received the YEPP Popularity Award for her solo track “들리나요?” (“Can You Hear Me?“) on the Beethoven Virus soundtrack. She sang “만약에 (Manyage / If)” for “Hong Gil Dong” and “들리나요?” (“Can You Hear Me?“) on “Beethoven Virus”. She's also been the voice of 'Gru' and 'Margo' the animated movie 'Dispicable Me 1 and 2' in Korea known as the 'Super Bad 1 and 2' along the maknae Seohyun. In 2013, Taeyeon sang 'BYE' version of China and Korea as a movie OST 'Mr. GO '.