Girls' Generation

Girls' Generation ( 소녀시대; 少女時代 ) is a nine-member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon ( Leader ), Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. They are often referred to as SoShi ( 소시 ), or SNSD ( mainly outside Korea ), the first of which is an abbreviation and the second an acronym of the group's Korean name So Nyeo Shi Dae ( or So Nyuh Shi Dae ). In China, they are known as 少女時代 ( Shàonǚ Shídài; or Siu Nui Si Doi in Hong Kong ) and in Japan as 少女時代 ( Shōjo Jidai ). The members were professionally trained primarily in singing, dancing and languages while a select few were also underwent further training in acting and modeling. Many of the members had already made appearances in magazine ads, television commercials, and small television appearances. For nearly two years, Korean websites speculated about which female SM Entertainment trainees would be placed into the group. Taeyeon- Leader, Main Vocalist Jessica - 2nd Main Vocalist Sunny - 3rd Lead Vocalist, 3rd Lead Dancer Tiffany - 2nd Lead Vocalist, Rapper Hyoyeon - Main Dancer, Sub-Vocalist, Rapper Yuri - 2nd Main Dancer, Sub-Vocalist, Rapper Sooyoung - Main Rapper, Sub-Vocalist, 2nd Lead Dancer Yoona - Visual, Rapper, Sub-Vocalist, 1st Lead Dancer Seohyun- 1st Lead Vocalist, 4th Lead Dance