Girls Generation (소녀시대)

The group is often referred to as Soshi or SNSD by international fans – abbreviation of their Korean name So Nyeo Shi Dae (소녀시대, or So Nyuh Shi Dae). The nine members of Girls’ Generation are Hyoyeon, Jessica, Seohyun, Sooyoung, Sunny, Taeyeon, Tiffany, Yoona and Yuri. Check out SNSD member profiles.

SNSD officially debuted in August 2007 with single Into the New World. They released their first full album Girls Generation in November, with its second track Kissing You a hit. The album was re-released as Baby Baby in March 2008. The girls also worked in other projects, e.g. reality shows, dramas and radios etc.

SNSD released mini-album Gee in January 2009. The title song was a mega hit, breaking various #1 records on music charts. They released their second mini-album, Tell Me Your Wish in June, which was hugely successful as well.

SNSD kicked off 2010 with their second full length album Oh! in January. It did well and became their fourth consecutive albums (including EP) to achieve 100,000 sales. A repackaged album RunDevilRun was released in March. SNSD released their third mini-album Hoot in October, which again did well as expected.

SNSD released a Japanese version of Genie in September 2010, which marked their official debut in Japan. The single sold over 100,000 copies and reached #4 spot on Oricon weekly chart. The group is releasing their first original Japanese single, Mr Taxi, in April 2011.

Name: Kwon Yuri

Birthday: December 5, 1989

Position: Supporting Vocalist, Main Dancer

Height: 167 cm

Weight: 45 kg

Blood: AB

Training: 5 years 11 months

Name: Im Yoona

Birthday: May 30, 1990

Position: Supporting Vocalist/Lead Dancer

Height: 166 cm

Weight: 46 kg

Blood: B

Training: 7 years 2 months!

Name: Seo Juhyun

Stage Name: Seohyun

Birthday: June 28, 1991

Position: Lead Vocalist

Height: 168 cm

Weight: 46 kg

Blood: A

Training: 6 years 6 months

Name: Stephanie (Mi Young) Hwang

Stage Name: Tiffany

Birthday: August 1, 1989

Position: Lead Vocalist

Height: 162 cm

Weight: 50kg

Blood Type: O

Training: 2 years 7 months

Name: Kim Hyoyeon

Birthday: September 22, 1989

Position: Supporting Vocalist, Main Dancer

Height: 160 cm

Weight: 45 kg

Blood: AB

Training: 6 years 1 months

Name: Choi Sooyoung

Birthday: February 10, 1990

Position: Supporting Vocalist/ Lead Dancer

Height: 170 cm

Weight: 45 kg

Blood: O

Training: 6 years 3 months

Name: Kim Taeyeon

Birthday: March 9, 1989

Position: Leader, Main Vocalist

Height: 160 cm

Weight: 44 kg

Bloodtype: O

Training: 3 years 3 months

Name: Lee Sunkyu

Stage Name: Sunny

Birthday: May 15, 1989

Position: Lead Vocalist

Height: 158 cm

Weight: 43 kg

Blood Type: B

Training: 9 months

Name: Jessica (Sooyeon) Jung

Birthday: April 18, 1989

Position: Main Vocalist

Height: 163 cm

Weight: 43 kg

Blood: B

Training: 7 years 6 months

Super Junior (슈퍼주니어 )

Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어), often referred to as SJ or SuJu (수주), is a popular boy band from South Korea formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2005. The group debuted with 13 members:Leeteuk (Leader), Heechul, Han Geng, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae,Siwon, Ryeowook, Kibum and Kyuhyun; they are one of the largest boy bands in the world. As of 2010, 10 members are active, due to Han Geng's lawsuit with SM Entertainment, Kangin's leave of absence for mandatory military service and Kibum's pursuit of an acting career. However, the other members have insisted that the three are still part of the group. SM Entertainment have yet to release statements regarding their official status with the group. Their fanclub is E.L.F. (Everlasting Friends) and their official fan club color is Pearl Sapphire Blue, so a collection of fans with sapphire blue light-sticks during their concerts is called the "Sapphire Blue Sea".

Super Junior has released and contributed in 20 different kinds of records with varying degrees of success. Over the years, they have been divided into smaller sub groups, simultaneously targeting different music industries and audiences. Largely due to Super Junior's success as entertainers, other Korean entertainment managements began to train their music groups in other areas of entertainment, such as acting and hosting. In addition to their commercial success, Super Junior has earned seven music awards from the M.net Asian Music Awards, eleven from the Golden Disk Awards, and is the second singing group to win Favorite Artist Korea at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards after JTL in 2003.

•Leeteuk:
Birth name: Park Jung-soo
Also known as: Leeteuk
Born: July 1, 1983 (1983-07-01) (age 25)
Origin: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Genre(s): K-pop, trot
Occupation(s): Singer, dancer, actor, television host, MC, DJ
Instrument(s): Bbeatboxing, piano, guitar
Voice type(s): Tenor
Years active: 2005–present
Label(s): SM Entertainment
Associated acts: *SMTown
*Super Junior
*Super Junior-T
*Super Junior-Happy

•Heechul:
Birth name: Kim Hee-chul
Born: July 10, 1983 (1983-07-10) (age 25)
Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
Origin: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Genre(s): K-pop, alternative rock, trot
Occupation(s): Singer, dancer, actor, television host, MC, DJ, model
Instrument(s): Singing, rapping, piano, Drums
Voice type(s): Tenor
Years active: 2005–present
Label(s): SM Entertainment
Associated acts: *SMTown
*Super Junior
*Super Junior-T
Website: www.rellagyo.com

•HanGeng:
Chinese name: 韓庚 (Traditional)
Chinese name: 韩庚 (Simplified)
Pinyin: Hán Gēng (Mandarin)
Jyutping: Hon4 Gang1 (Cantonese)
Ancestry: Nanai
Origin: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Born: February 9, 1984 (1984-02-09) (age 25)
Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China
Other name(s): Hankyung (한경)
Occupation: Singer, dancer, actor, model
Genre(s): K-pop, Mandopop, R&B, hip hop
Instrument(s): Singing, piano
Voice type(s): Tenor
Label(s): SM Entertainment
Years active: 2005–present
Associated acts: *Super Junior-M
*Super Junior
*SMTown

•Yesung:
Birth name: Kim Jong-woon
Also known as: Yesung
Born: August 24, 1984 (1984-08-24) (age 24)
Cheonan, Republic of Korea
Origin: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Genre(s): K-pop, R&B
Occupation(s): Singer, dancer, actor, DJ
Instrument(s): Singing, piano
Voice type(s): Baritone
Years active: 2005–present
Label(s): SM Entertainment
Associated acts: *SMTown
*Super Junior
*Super Junior-K.R.Y
*Super Junior-Happy

•Kang-in:
Birth name: Kim Young-woon
Also known as: Kang-in
Born: January 17, 1985 (1985-01-17) (age 24)
Origin: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Genre(s): K-pop, trot
Occupation(s): Singer, dancer, actor, television host, MC, DJ
Instrument(s): Singing, piano, guitar
Voice type(s): Baritone
Years active: 2005–present
Label(s): SM Entertainment
Associated acts: *SMTown
*Super Junior
*Super Junior-T
*Super Junior-Happy

•Shindong:
Birth name: Shin Dong-hee
Also known as: Shindong
Born: September 28, 1985 (1985-09-28) (age 23)
Origin: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Genre(s): K-pop, hip hop, R&B, trot
Occupation(s): Singer, dancer, actor, MC, DJ
Instrument(s): Singing, rapping, beatboxing, piano, guitar
Voice type(s): Bass
Years active: 2005–present
Label(s): SM Entertainment
Associated acts: *SMTown
*Super Junior
*Super Junior-T
*Super Junior-Happy

•Sungmin:
Birth name: Lee Sung-min
Born: January 1, 1986 (23)
Origin: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Genre(s): K-pop, trot
Occupation(s): Singer, dancer, actor, DJ
Instrument(s): piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums
Voice type(s): Tenor
Years active: 2005–present
Label(s): SM Entertainment
Associated acts: *SMTown
*Super Junior
*Super Junior-T
*Super Junior-Happy
Website: min01.smtown.com

•Eunhyuk:
Birth name: Lee Hyuk-jae
Also known as: Eunhyuk
Born: April 4, 1986 (1986-04-04) (age 22)
Origin: South Korea
Genre(s): K-pop, hip hop, R&B, trot
Occupation(s): Singer-songwriter, dancer, actor, MC, DJ
Instrument(s): Singing, rapping, piano
Voice type(s): Tenor
Years active: 2005–present
Label(s): SM Entertainment
Associated acts: *SMTown
*Super Junior
*Super Junior-T
*Super Junior-Happy

•Donghae: 
Birth name: Lee Dong-hae
Also known as: Donghai (東海/东海)
Born: October 15, 1986 (1986-10-15) (age 22)
Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea
Origin: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Genre(s): K-pop, Mandopop, hip hop, R&B
Occupation(s): Singer, dancer, actor
Instrument(s): Singing, rapping, piano, guitar
Voice type(s): Tenor
Years active: 2005–present
Label(s): SM Entertainment
Associated acts: *SMTown
*Super Junior
*Super Junior-M

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Siwon:

Birth name: Choi Si-won

Also known as: Cui Shiyuan (崔始源)

Born: February 10, 1987 (1987-02-10) (age 22)

Origin: Seoul, South Korea

Genre(s): K-pop, Mandopop

Occupation(s): Singer, dancer, actor, model

Instrument(s): Singing, drums, piano

Voice type(s): Baritone

Years active: 2005–present

Label(s): SM Entertainment

Associated acts: *SMTown

*Super Junior

*Super Junior-M

Website: www.onlysiwon.com

•Ryeowook:
Birth name: Kim Ryeo-wook
Also known as: Lixu (厲旭/厉旭)
Born: June 21, 1987 (1987-06-21) (age 21)
Origin: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Genre(s): K-pop, Mandopop, R&B
Occupation(s): Singer, dancer, actor
Instrument(s): Singing, piano
Voice type(s): Tenor
Years active: 2005–present
Label(s): SM Entertainment
Associated acts: *SMTown
*Super Junior
*Super Junior-K.R.Y
*Super Junior-M

•Kibum:
Birth name: Kim Ki-bum
Born: August 21, 1987 (1987-08-21) (age 21)
Origin: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Genre(s): K-pop
Occupation(s): Singer, dancer, actor, model
Instrument(s): Singing, rapping, piano
Voice type(s): Bass
Years active: 2004–present
Label(s): SM Entertainment
Associated acts: *SMTown
*Super Junior
Website: www.actorkibum.com

•Kyuhyun:
Birth name: Cho Kyu-hyun
Also known as: Guixian (圭賢/圭贤)
Born: February 3, 1988 (1988-02-03) (age 21)
Origin Republic of Korea
Genre(s): K-pop, Mandopop, R&B
Occupation(s): Singer, dancer
Instrument(s): Singing, piano
Voice type(s): Bass
Years active: 2006–present
Label(s): SM Entertainment
Associated acts: *SMTown
*Super Junior
*Super Junior-K.R.Y
*Super Junior-M