Name : Kim Hyoyeon (김효연)
Stage Names : Hyoyeon (효연)
Nicknames : Hyoraengi (pun: tiger), Kim-choding (elementary school-kid Kim), Kim Yeolsal(10-year-old Kim), Fiona
Birth Date : 22 September 1989
Born Place : Incheon, South Korea
Star Sign : Virgo
Height : 158 cm
Weight : 48 kg
Blood Type : AB
Proffesion : Singer, Dancer, Actress and Promotional Model
Education : China Beijing Languange Course
Specialities : Dance and Ra
Position : Vocalist, Main Dancer and Main Ra
Nationality : Korean
Hyoyeon is a singer, actress, promotional model and dancer from South Korea and was born in Incheon. She is a member of the best korean girl group from SM Entertainment which has became hallyu group, Girls' Generation/SNSD. Hyoyeon is one of the main dancer and rapper in the group.
Facts :
- The best dancer and the fastest runner of SNSD.
- Hyoyeon is ambidextrous, she actively use both of her left hand and right hand.
- The other eight members think revealed that she’s SNSD’s mood maker and also the funniest member.
- One of her most well-known nickname is “Kim Yeolsal” (ten-year old Kim) or because her jokes are similar to that of ten-year old and she also has a lot of mood swings.
- Hyoyeon collects cute, colorful stationery and stickers.
- She hits people and tell secrets when drunks. The members revealed that the maknaes, Yoona and Seohyun, are her usual drunk “victims”.
- SNSD’s “fashion terrorist”.
- Prior to her debut, Hyoyeon traveled to Beijing, China in 2004 with Super Junior’s Siwon to learn Mandarin and more about Chinese culture.
- In 1999, she enrolled in Winners Dance School, a famous dance school in South Korea specializing in popping, locking, animation and various other hip-hop styles.
- At Winners Dance School, Hyoyeon teamed with MissA’s Min and formed a dancing duo called Little Winners.
- Besides Hip -hop dance, Hyoyeon also learned Jazz and Latin dance.
- She received dance instruction from the Electric Boogaloos and top choreographers such as Kim Hye Rang, Poppin Seen, Kwang Hoo (aka Crazy Monkey), Poppin DS, Kwon Seok-Jin (aka Locking Khan) and ex-Black Beat’s / Beat Burger’s Shim Jae Won.
TV Shows :
- 2004 Hip hop dance crew ‘Little Winners‘ (with Miss A Lee Min-young)
- 2005 MKMF BoA’s ‘Over the Top’ silhouette dancer
- 2007 : Unstoppable Marriage - Mosmallineun Gyeolhon as Hyoyeon (Cameo)
- 2008 : Oh! My Lady - O! Mai Leidi as Guest in Fashion Show (Cameo)
- 2010 Recurring guest on KBS2 ‘Dream Team’
Movie :
- 2012 : I AM
Variety Shows :
- Girls Go To School
- Girls' Generation Hello Baby
- Strong Heart Ep.12
- Strong Heart Ep.29-30
- Happy Together Ep.28
- Running Man Ep.63-64
- Invicible Youth Season 2
- Shinhwa Broadcast Ep.47
Songs :
- with Girls' Generation/SNSD
- Maxstep - unit dance SM Entertainment (Super Junior's Eunhyuk, Super Junior-M's Henry, SHINee's Taemin, and EXO's Luhan and Kai)
Commercial Films :
- Sunkist with Girls' Generation & Super Junior
- LG CYON with Girls' Generation
- Shinhan Card with Girls' Generation
- Goobne Chicken with Girls' Generation
- Carribean Bay with Girls' Generation & 2PM
- Samsung China with Girls' Generation
- Domino Pizza with Girls' Generation
- Daum with Girls' Generation
- Intel's 2nd Generation Processor with Girls' Generation
- Vita500 with Girls' Generation
- Woongjin Coway with Girls' Generation
- E-Ma Candy Japan with Girls' Generation
- Lipton Japan with Girls' Generation
- 7-Eleven Japan with Girls Generation & TVXQ
- Samsung Anycall Haptic with Girls' Generation & TVXQ
- Maple Story with Girls' Generation
Music Videos :
- with Girls' Generation/SNSD
- 2012 : Maxstep - unit dance SM Entertainment (Super Junior's Eunhyuk, Super Junior-M's Henry, SHINee's Taemin, and EXO's Luhan and Kai)
