Jessica
Stage name: Jessica (Hangul: 제시카 Hanja: 潔西卡)
Birth name: Jessica Jung, Jung Soo Yeon (Hangul: 정수연 Hanja: 鄭秀妍)
Date of birth: April 18, 1989 (1989-04-18) (age 20)
Discovery: 2000 SM Casting System
School(s): Korea Kent Foreign School, (former) Seoul International School
Jessica was born and raised in San Francisco, California and is fluent in English. She moved to Korea when she was 11 for training. She released 2 singles alongside with SeoHyun and Tiffany: "오빠 나빠" ("Bad Oppa") and "Mabinogi (It's Fantastic!)". Jessica also stars in Kim Jo-han's music video "Love is Late, I'm Sorry" and is featured in 8Eight's song, "I Love You".
Sunny
Stage name: Sunny (Hangul: 써니 Hanja: 珊妮)
Birth name: Lee Sunkyu (Hangul: 이순규; Hanja: 李順圭)
Date of birth: May 15, 1989 (1989-05-15) (age 19)
Discovery: 2007 SM Casting System
School(s): Baehwa All-Girls High School
Sunny was a trainee under a different entertainment company before she transferred into SM Entertainment. After several months of training under SM Entertainment in 2007, Sunny debuted as a member of Girls' Generation that same year. She is the niece of SM Entertainment's CEO, Lee Soo Man, and her father was once the manager of the disbanded K-pop girl group Sugar. She was a co-DJ of Reckless Radio along with Sungmin of Super Junior until the broadcast ended on the July 30, 2008. Sunny appeared in Super Junior-H's music video for "Cooking? Cooking!". Sunny also sang the song "Finally Now" on the soundtrack for the movie Story of Wine. She will be hosting a Music Show called "The M" with member of SS501 Hyung Joon.
Tiffany
Stage name: Tiffany, Fany Fany Tiffany (Hangul: 티파니; Hanja: 蒂芬妮)
Birth name: Stephanie Hwang; Hwang Miyoung (Hangul: 황미영; Hanja: 黄美英)
Date of birth: August 1, 1989 (1989-08-01) (age 19)
Discovery: 2004 Casting System (Los Angeles, California), 2004 CJ/KMTV (USA-LA) Contest 1st Place
School(s): Korea Kent Foreign School, Diamond Bar High School (US)
Tiffany was raised in Diamond Bar, California and is fluent in English. She was discovered in the SM Starlight Casting System 2004 in Los Angeles and began her training under the label until the debut of Girls' Generation. Along with SeoHyun and Jessica, she released a single, "Bad Boyfriend" (오빠 나빠) and "Mabinogi [It's Fantastic!]". She was the co-host of Sonyeo Sonyeon Gayo Baekso (SSGB) along with Kim Hyesung from November 5, 2007 to June 13, 2008. She has also participated in live performances of rapper Nassun's single "Come to Play". She also sang the OST from "Ja Myung Go" "By Myself" and a duet with K.Will called "A Girl, Meets Love". Tiffany, along with Yuri, is currently the MC on MBC's Music Core.
Hyoyeon
Birth name: Kim Hyoyeon (Hangul: 김효연; Hanja: 金孝渊)
Date of birth: September 22, 1989 (1989-09-22) (age 19)
Discovery: 2000 SM Casting System
School(s): Studied in Beijing, China for Mandarin Chinese
Experience:
She was BoA's silhouette during a dance break in BoA's Over The Top performance in MKMF 2005
Hyoyeon once attended a hip hop dance school that specializes in waving, popping, locking, and animation. Prior to her debut, Hyoyeon traveled to Beijing, China in 2004 with Super Junior's Siwon to learn Mandarin and more about Chinese culture.
Yuri
Birth name: Kwon Yuri (Hangul: 권유리; Hanja: 權侑莉)
Date of birth: December 5, 1989 (1989-12-05) (age 19)
Discovery: 2001 SM 1st Annual Youth Best Contest
School(s): NeungGok High School
Experience:
Appeared in KM Super Junior Show The King's Boyfriend (2005)
Featured in TVXQ's "Beautiful Life" music video
Featured in K. Will's "Teardrops" music video
Featured in commercials for Choco Pie, Dongil Highvill, and Hot Choco Mite
Acted in Attack on the Pin-Up Boys
Starred in KBS sitcom Unstoppable Marriage
Yuri joined the label when she took 1st place in the 2001 1st SM Youth Best Dancer Contest. She appeared in TVXQ's "Beautiful Life" music video and had a small role as a ballerina in Super Junior's first movie, Attack on the Pin-Up Boys. She also had a small role in a television segment, "The King's Boyfriend," which was part of the 2005–2006 KMTV Super Junior documentary, Super Junior Show. Yuri also played a part in the sitcom Unstoppable Marriage alongside Sooyoung. Yuri is also in K Will's MV "Tears Are Falling". Yuri along side with Tiffany is MCing on Music Core.
Sooyoung
Birth name: Choi Sooyoung (Hangul: 최수영; Hanja: 崔秀英)
Date of birth: February 10, 1990 (1990-02-10) (age 19)
Casted: 2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo Audition
School(s): JoongAng University, Jungshin All-Girls High School
Experience:
Debuted in Japan in the duo Route 0 (2002)
Featured in commercials for Samsung Anycall
Modelled for Japan Chubbygang and Skoolooks
Starred in KBS sitcom Unstoppable Marriage
Starrred in the film Pure Manhwa — Happily Ever After
Before Sooyoung's audition to Girls' Generation, she made a brief debut in Japan as a singer in the group called Route φ. She first debuted with Marina Takahashi with the song "Start". While in Japan, she became close friends with BoA and Sunday from The Grace as they too were working in Japan as singers at the time. She was previously a DJ of ChunJi along with Sungmin of Super Junior. She was soon replaced by Sunny due to schedule conflicts. Sooyoung also played a part in the sitcom Unstoppable Marriage alongside Yuri. She graduated from high school in 2009. Sooyoung will be an MC on 'Fantastic Duo' with Oh Sangjin starting May 3, 2009.
Yoona
Birth name: Im Yoon-a (Hangul: 임윤아; Hanja: 林允兒)
Date of birth: May 30, 1990 (1990-05-30) (age 18)
Discovery: 2002 SM Saturday Open Casting Audition
School(s): Dongguk University
Yoona is a singer in the girl group Girls' Generation but she shines and gets recognizations in acting more than singing. Yoona made her debut as an actress in 2007 with the drama 9 Ends 2 Outs. Although it was a supporting role, Yoona left the impression about her acting ability. In 2008, Yoona acted in the drama Woman of Matchless Beauty before her first leading role in the daily drama You Are My Destiny . In You Are My Destiny, Yoona played the role of an tough happy go lucky orphan " Jang Saebyuk " who received an eye cornea donation from a dead same-age girl "Kim Nayoung" after she lost her sight due to an accident. Her fate became entwined with the dead girl's family who slowly accept her as a part of their family as time goes by. Yoona received many love, compliments and won her important recognizations in acting awards with this role. Yoona is currently filming her new 2009 drama Cindrella Man alongside with Halluy star Kwon Sang Woo. She had her hair cut to fit her role as a mature fashion designer.
Seohyun
Stage name: SeoHyun (Hangul: 서현; Hanja: 徐賢)
Birth name: Seo Joohyun (Hangul: 서주현; Hanja: 徐珠賢)
Date of birth: June 28, 1991 (1991-06-28) (age 17)
Discovery: 2003 SM Casting System
School(s): Jeonju Fine Arts High School, Daeyoung High School(former)
Experience: 2004 SMART Uniform Model
Seohyun is the youngest member of the Girls' Generation. She is also a pianist. Along with Jessica and Tiffany, they released a single "오빠 나빠" ("Bad Oppa"), And "Mabinogi (It's Fantastic!)". On February 17, 2009, her duet with trot singer Joo Hyun-mi was digitally released, called "짜라자짜" ("Jjarajajja").
