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The Duffers were born in Durham, North Carolina. They are twin brothers. They moved to California in 2007.
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Taeyeon
Kim Taeyeon (born March 9, 1989), known simply as Taeyeon is a South Korean singer. She is the leader and main vocalist of the girl group Girls' Generation and is also a member of the sub units Girls' Generation-TTS and Girls' Generation-Oh!GG and the SM the Ballad project. Taeyeon is one of the most successful soloists in South Korea, along with Lee Hyori, BoA and Hyuna.
After winning a contest, she signed a contract with S.M. Entertainment and in 2007 she made her debut as a member of Girls' Generation with the single "Into the New World". Taeyeon debuted as a solo artist in 2015 with her first mini album, I. She ranked second in Gaon Album Chart of South Korea and her single sold more than one million digital copies. Her second mini album, Why, released in 2016, ranked second in Gaon Album Chart and her singles, "Starlight" and "Why", entered the Top 10 of Gaon Digital Chart. Her first studio album, "My Voice", released in 2017 and their two singles "I Got Love " and "Fine" achieved similar success.
Taeyeon was born on March 9, 1989 in Seoul, South Korea. Her family is made up of her parents, her older brother and her younger sister. At the age of thirteen, Taeyeon discovered that she was talented in singing. During her high school years, she enrolled in the SM Academy and travelled from Jeonju to Seoul every Sunday to receive her vocal training. In 2004, her former vocal instructor, Jung Sun-won, also known as The One, wanted to recognise the potential of Taeyeon and gave her the opportunity to be in his song "You Bring Me Joy". Later, she won in SM Youth Best Competition and, officially, got a contract with S.M. Entertainment. Taeyeon continued her training under her agency and debuted as part of Dazzle Girls in 2007. In 2008, she graduated from Jeonju Art High School, winning the Lifetime Achievement Award. In the pre-debut era, Taeyeon was inspired by singer BoA to become an artist. In her teens she said she wanted to be like her and have activities in Japan and around the world, which later became a reality when Girls' Generation debuted in Japan in 2010.
Taeyeon made her debut as a member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007. Due to the pressure of being the group's leader, she experienced sleepwalking for a while. Apart from the activities with Girls' Generation, Kim has made several solo appearances.
In 2008, she released two singles, "If" for the KBS 2TV drama "Hong Gil Dong" and "Can You Hear Me" for "Beethoven Virus" of MBC. The song "If" became popular in various charts online, with Hankyung describing Taeyeon as having "an exceptional voice and a sad tone". While "Can You Hear Me" received a popularity award at the 2008 Golden Disk Awards. In 2014 in an interview, Taeyeon described the latter's song as one more difficult to sing, she explains that the introduction had to be delivered as if someone is talking, instead of singing. In the same year, she also had a duet with an artist from S.M. Entertainment, Kangta, in the song "7989". It was featured on the "Girls' Generation" album by Girls' Generation.
In April 2008, Taeyeon became a DJ on the radio program Kangin Tae-yeon's Chin Chin Radio along with her agency partner, Super Junior's Kangin. After Kangin left the show in April 2009, it was renamed Tae-yeon's Chin Chin Radio. Taeyeon became an independent radio presenter and continued until April 2010. She earned the nickname "DJ Taengoo" while still on the show.
In January 2011, Taeyeon appeared on the MBC show, "We Got Married", along with comedian Jeong Hyeong-don. They acted as a couple, portrayed what life would be like if they were married. When this news was announced, it caused a stir in the country due to the age difference of eleven years between the two. She participated in the song "SEOUL" (with Super Junior and Girls' Generation) as an effort to promote tourism for the city of Seoul in South Korea. In September 2009, Taeyeon released the song, "It's Love," accompanied by her Sunny group partner for the MBC program, "Heading to the Ground".