Korean American singer, Dancer, and Actress who has been a member of the South Korean group Girls' Generation and who starred in the films Koala Kid: Birth of A Hero and Rio 2.
She joined Starlight Entertainment in 1998 and trained for five years before becoming a part of Sugar, but the duo never debuted and disbanded.
She played the role of Brenda Strong in the Korean theatre prodution of Catch Me If You Can in 2012, for which she was nominated for Korea's equivalent of a Tony Award.
She moved with her family to South Korea during the Gulf War and shares the same birthday with her two older sisters.
Alongside her in Girls' Generation are Taeyeon, Yoona, Tiffany, Yuri, Seohyun, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung and Jessica.
