Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation: leader of legendary K-pop girl group whose otherworldly voice has earned fans across the world
- Taeyeon made her debut with the nine-member Girls’ Generation in 2007 after years of training that were so difficult she nearly quit
- The K-pop idol also has a successful solo career, has dabbled in hosting and acting, and says she will ‘work hard to try to show myself and my true colours’
Many of the music industry’s top female vocalists – think Madonna and Beyoncé – have long been known by their first names. Taeyeon is no different. The soulful singer has spent more than half her life singing professionally, becoming one of K-pop’s representative voices both as a member of a legendary girl group and a renowned solo performer.
Her early life
Taeyeon once said that her years of training at SM were so difficult that she nearly quit, but she pushed on to make her debut with the nine-member Girls’ Generation in 2007.
Her role in Girls’ Generation
While Taeyeon’s talent would naturally place her as Girls’ Generation’s main vocalist, she reluctantly became the group’s leader after initially feeling that the troupe shouldn’t have one, as six of the members were all born in 1989.
