Girls' Generation juga sering disebut SNSD oleh Sone (sebutan fans Girls' Generation), singkatan dari "So Nyeo Shi Dae" dalam bahasa Korea. Pada awalnya, mereka diberi nama Super Girl, versi wanita dari Super Junior. Namun nama itu kemudian diubah menjadi Girls' Generation.
Masing-masing personil terpilih dari berbagai macam metode, yaitu mulai dari audisi (beberapa melalui SM Sistem Casting) hingga audisi terbuka. Setelah melalui seleksi ketat, mereka berhasil menjadi peserta training di asrama SM Entertainment. Durasi training masing-masing personil berbeda, rata-rata lebih dari 3 lima tahun. Hanya Sunny saja yang menjalani masa training singkat di SM selama 9 bulan, karena sebelumnya keponakan CEO SM Entertainment ini sudah dilatih selama 5 tahun di agensi lain. Sebagian personil Girls' Generation sudah dilatih di bidang akting dan modeling, serta berpengalaman menjadi model iklan di televisi dan majalah.
Biodata Personil Girls Generation
| Lahir Nama | 임윤아 (Im yoona) |
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| Juga dikenal sebagai | Yoona, Yoona, Rusa Yoona, Yoon-Ah, Nam Choding, Dia Yoona, Alligator Yoona, Yoong, Saseumi, Im-choding, Saebyuk |
| Lahir | 30 Mei 1990 |
| Asal | Seoul, Korea Selatan |
| Genre | K-pop , dance-pop |
| Pekerjaan | Penyanyi , aktris , penari , model promosi , presenter TV , rapper |
| Tahun aktif | 2004 (model) 2007-sekarang (penyanyi & aktris) |
| Label | SM Entertainment |
| Birth name | Stephanie Hwang |
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| Also known as | Tiffany, Fany, Mi-Young, Fany Fany Tiffany, Tippani, Trouble, Mushroom, Manager Hwang, Myong, Jackson Hwang, Rapper Hwang, DJ Hwang, Secretary Hwang, Ddilfany |
| Born | August 1, 1989 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Genres | K-Pop, Pop, R&B, hip hop, dance-pop |
| Occupations | Singer, TV presenter, promotional model, entertainer, rapper, dancer, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, flute |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels |
S.M. Entertainment Universal Music Japan Interscope Records |
| Associated acts | Girls' Generation Girls' Generation-TTS SM Town |
| Birth name | Lee Soon-kyu (이순규) |
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| Also known as | Aegyo Queen, Energy Pill, Danshin, SoonKyu, Sunny Bunny, DJ Soon, Ssun, Strong Sunny, Choi Danshin |
| Born | May 15, 1989 , Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Occupations | Singer, dancer, MC, DJ, promotional model, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, flute |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | SM Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Girls' Generation SM Town |
| Birth name | Jessica Jung |
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| Also known as | Sica, Jessi |
| Born | April 18, 1989 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Genres | K-pop, R&B, dance-pop |
| Occupations | Singer, dancer, actress, promotional model |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | SM Entertainment |
| Associated acts | SM Town, Girls' Generation, Krystal Jung |
| Birth name | Choi Soo-young | |||
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| Born | February 10, 1990 Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
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| Genres | Pop, dance-pop, trot, jazz | |||
| Occupations | Singer, dancer, actress, promotional model, TV presenter, DJ, MC, songwriter, rapper, idol | |||
| Instruments | Vocals, drums, piano, viola | |||
| Years active | 2002–present | |||
| Labels | S. M. Entertainment | |||
| Associated acts | Route θ (2002–2003) SM Town(2007–present) Girls' Generation (2007–present) |
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| Birth name | 김효연 (kim hyoyeon) |
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| Also known as | Dancing Queen, Kim-choding, Specialist HY, Kim Yeolsal, Hyoraengi, Fiona |
| Born | September 22, 1989 Incheon, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, hip hop, electropop |
| Occupations | Singer, dancer, promotional model, actress, rapper |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | S.M. Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Girls' Generation, SM Town, Little Winners, Younique Unit |
