# Soridata Artist Profile - Taeyeon

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> **Taeyeon** (태연) is a South Korean Female Soloist and Idol who debuted solo in 2015. She  started in group Girls' Generation. 

She is the 10th most streamed artist in Korea. 

Taeyeon developed a deep passion for singing from a young age. Her journey to becoming an idol began in 2004 when she successfully joined SM Entertainment through the SM Youth Best Competition. She underwent extensive training, quickly gaining recognition for her exceptional vocal talent even before her debut. 

As the main vocalist and leader of Girls' Generation, Taeyeon was a central figure, known for her powerful voice in the group's numerous hits. After the group's significant shift in activity from 2017 onwards, she embarked on a highly successful solo career, becoming one of K-pop's most prominent solo artist with consistently popular music releases and contributions to drama soundtracks.

# Personal Information

- Soridata ID: 200
- Gender: Female
- Stage Name: Taeyeon (태연)
- Full Name: Kim Taeyeon (김태연)
- Date of Birth: 1989-03-09
- Zodiac: Pisces
- Height: ~160 cm
- Country of Birth: South Korea
- Parent Artist: Girls' Generation
- Active Since: 2007
- Debut Day: 2015-10-06
- Current Status: Active

# Metrics and Achievements

- Success Rating: 5.0
*_Success is a star rating that goes from 0 (min) to 5 (max), each star represents one of the following: Sales up to 500000, Streaming score up to 700, Awards up to 5, Youtube Views up to 250 million, Yearly awards up to 7. Example: An artist with 250000 sales (0.5 stars), 900 streaming score (1 star), 8 awards (1 stars), 200 million Youtube views (0.8 stars) and 6 yearly awards (0.85 stars) would be rated ~4.16._*
- Time to Success: 1 day
*_Time to Success measures the duration from debut until an artist reaches their first major milestone: reaching #1 on the Circle Chart Weekly, achieving cumulative sales of 100000 units, or winning a music show award (whichever occurs first)._*
- Last Release: 2026-06-29
- Perfect All-Kills (PAKs): 1 (7° in regards to all artists)
- Music Show Awards: 35 (34° in regards to all artists)
- Most Awarded Song: [I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OrCA1OInoo)
- End of year Awards: 20 (23° in regards to all artists)
- Streaming Weekly data (from Circle Chart Digital, available since 2010):
    - Score: 46681 (10° in regards to all artists)
    - First Places: 12
    - Times Charted: 753
    - Times Charted on top 10: 115
    - Songs charted: 83
    - Songs charted on top 10 (popular songs): 24
- Billboard Global 200 weekly data (available since 2020, counting only Korean acts): Artist never ranked in top 200
- Physical Sales (Circle Chart Album, published since 2010): 1,650,684+ units
- Total Youtube Views (from official videos): 1,380,092,533+
- This artist was featured on [Dingo's Killing Voice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ch94AaPZRQ)

# Related Artists

- [Girls' Generation](https://soridata.com/artists/girls-generation.md)
- [Taeyeon + The One](https://soridata.com/artists/Taeyeon-The-One.md)
- [Kim Bumsoo + Taeyeon](https://soridata.com/artists/Kim-Bumsoo-Taeyeon.md)
- [Girls' Generation TTS](https://soridata.com/artists/girls-generation-tts.md)
- [S.M. THE BALLAD](https://soridata.com/artists/SM-THE-BALLAD.md)
- [Yim Jaebum + Taeyeon](https://soridata.com/artists/Yim-Jaebum-Taeyeon.md)
- [Girls' Generation Oh!GG](https://soridata.com/artists/girls-generation-ohgg.md)
- [Taeyeon + MeloMance](https://soridata.com/artists/Taeyeon_MeloMance.md)
- [Taeyeon + Lee Seung Chul](https://soridata.com/artists/Taeyeon-Lee-Seungchul.md)
- [GOT the beat](https://soridata.com/artists/GOT-the-beat.md)

# Links and references

- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/taeyeon_ss/)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/TAEYEON.smofficial/)
- [Youtube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFPI8MI3zmzTlV4W-oSy-Ig)
- [Melon](https://www.melon.com/artist/timeline.htm?artistId=236797)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Tae-yeon)
- [Namu.wiki](https://namu.wiki/w/태연)
- [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/artist/taeyeon/435966642)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qNVuliS40BLgXGxhdBdqu)