Kim Hyoyeon

Kim Hyoyeon

Kim Hyo-yeon (born September 22, 1989) is a South Korean idol singer, dancer, and model. She is a member of the popular Korean girl group Girls' Generation, formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007.

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Hyo-yeon was born in Incheon, South Korea on September 22, 1989. She grew up with her parents and her younger brother Kim Min-gu. She auditioned for SM Entertainment at the age of 11 through SM 2000 Casting System. Hyo-yeon herself said that she had no intentions to audition, but her mother was a fan of SM Entertainment's boy band H.O.T. and brought her to the offices in the hopes, perhaps, of seeing them. She then danced in her audition show.
In 2004, she was sent to study Chinese in Beijing, People's Republic of China alongside with Choi Siwon. Her Chinese name is 孝渊 (Xiàoyuān) in simplified Chinese characters. Hyo-yeon also been picked as Korea's number 1 Idol dancer on Star News. 
Hyo-yeon is ambidextrous. She also often referred as the "2nd BoA" due to her dancing skills. Hyo-yeon is fluent in Chinese and Korean. She also can speak conversational English and Japanese. 

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Younique Unit 

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Hyo-yeon is currently taking part as a member of SM Entertainment‘s new ‘Younique‘ dance unit which has partnered up with Hyundai to release their ‘PYL Younique Album‘.