Seohyun
Biography
Seohyun was born on June 28, 1991, in
Seoul,
South Korea.
As an elementary school student, Seohyun was discovered by a talent
staff while riding in a subway train, who encouraged her to audition for
SM Entertainment. In 2003, Seohyun auditioned and joined the company
under the SM Casting System. She is known for singing children's songs
for her audition unlike other applicants who usually sing pop and dance
songs.
[4]
She attended Seoul Middle School and Daeyoung High School, then
transferred to Jeonju Arts High School, from which she graduated on
February 9, 2010. She currently attends
Dongguk University[5][6] with fellow Girls' Generation member,
Yoona, majoring in acting. She is also an accomplished pianist and guitarist.
In 2010, Seohyun was appointed by the Seoul Metropolitan Office as Korea's Goodwill Ambassador for Student Fitness.
[7] In 2012, Seohyun was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nation 2012 Yeosu Expo.
[8] On October 11, 2011, Seohyun was inaugurated as a
UNICEF envoy at Changseong-Dong, Seoul. In the past, Seohyun has worked with UNICEF for the “Help Children in Africa” project.
[9]
Career
Girls' Generation
In 2007, Seohyun was chosen as a member of the group Girls' Generation. The 9-member girl group debuted on August 5, 2007.
In 2012, Seohyun, along with fellow Girls' Generation members
Taeyeon and
Tiffany, formed a sub-unit called
Girls' Generation-TTS. The trio released their first album titled "Twinkle" on April 30, 2012.
Solo releases
Seohyun released various singles with
Jessica and
Tiffany — the first called
Oppa Nappa (
Korean:
"오빠 나빠",
Bad Older Brother)
[10] and the second titled
Mabinogi (It's Fantastic!), a theme song for a video game.
[11]
On February 17, 2009, Seohyun sang a duet with trot singer Joo Hyun-mi called
JjaRaJaJja (Korean: "짜라자짜").
[12] The song earned a nomination at the 2009 M.net Asian Music Awards for
Trot Music of the Year.
[13]
She sang the song
S.E.O.U.L with
Super Junior's Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, Sungmin and Donghae and fellow Girls' Generation members Taeyeon, Jessica,
Sooyoung and
Sunny.
She also sang the promotional song for Caribbean Bay with her fellow
members Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany, Sunny, and members of the boy band
2PM.
She sang MBC drama
Kim Soo Ros official soundtrack, entitled,
It's Okay Even If It Hurts (Korean: 아파도 괜찮아요), which was released on June 25, 2010.
[14]
In October 2010, Seohyun was one of the twenty idols from different South Korean groups that recorded the song, "
Let's Go", for the purpose of increasing public participation in the
2010 G-20 Seoul summit. She provided vocals along with labelmates Sungmin, Jonghyun and, Luna.
[15]
In 2011, she was a featured artist in
TVXQ's fifth studio album,
Keep Your Head Down with the song
Journey. The song
Journey also became the official soundtrack for the drama series
Paradise Ranch.
[16] On October 11, Seohyun released a digital single "Dreams Comes True" together with Donghae for 2011
Asia Song Festival. This was a project by
UNICEF, as the profit was donated to East Africa .
[17] On the October 25, 2011, Seohyun released a digital single together with
Kim Hyun Joong entitled
The Magic of Yellow Ribbon, which became the theme song of the commercial
The Face Shop.
On February 13, 2012, Seohyun and Brown Eyes' singer Yoon Gun released a duet called
Don't Say No.
[18][19] On April 16, 2012, Seohyun sang the soundtrack for the SBS drama
Fashion King, which starred fellow Girls' Generation member
Yuri, with the song entitled
I'll Be Waiting.
[20]
Acting
Seohyun made her acting debut in the drama "
Passionate Love"
in which she had a supporting role. Seohyun played the role of Han Yoo
Rim, the first love of the male lead, portrayed by actor
Sung Hoon. The drama premiered on September 28, 2013.
[21]
Promotion
Seohyun modeled with TVXQ for the 2004 Smart Uniform modeling show.
[23]
She and fellow members Sooyoung and Yuri had a photoshoot for QTV's Photographer Audition Survival program
Photographer.
The photoshoot was entitled "Dreaming Water" and was a joint campaign
by Cosmopolitan Magazine and UNICEF to promote the preservation of water
for a clean environment.
[24] On March 29, 2010, along with Taeyeon, Yuri, Yoona, and Sooyoung, was hired by
Nintendo Korea as campaign models for the portable game console, Nintendo DSi.
[25]
In March, Seohyun and
f(x) member
Krystal collaborated in a CF for
Clean & Clear.
[26]
In late April 2010, she with fellow members Yuri and Yoona, 2PM members
Nichkhun, Taecyeon and Chansung had released a commercial for
Everland's Caribbean Bay.
[27][28] In September 2011, Seohyun became the model for The Face Shop and released several commercials with Kim Hyun-joong.
[29]
In February 2013, Seohyun along with her fellow member Sooyoung, were chosen as the new muses for
Tommy Hilfiger denim.
Television appearances
Apart from her appearances with other Girls' Generation members on various shows, she partnered with singer and actor
Jung Yong Hwa, who is the main singer of the idol band
CN Blue, as a virtually married couple for
MBC's TV show
We Got Married. The two became known as the
YongSeo Couple. The couple first met on 11 February 2010, and filmed their final episode on
White Day, 14 March 2011, and left the show on April 2, 2011, when their final episode aired.
