On this week’s episode, Cosmic Girls‘ Seola debuted solo with “Without U“, TWS debuted with “Plot Twist“, and tripleS Aria made a unit debut with “Door“. Ryu Ji Hyun made a comeback with “Get Ready, Set, Go!“, Kim Jae Hwan returned with “Ponytail“, AB6IX made a comeback with “Grab Me“, CIX came back with “Lovers or Enemies“, EVNNE made a comeback with “Ugly“, and POW came back with “Valentine“.
As for the winners, Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon, NMIXX, and Lim Jae Hyun were the nominees, but it was Taeyeon who took the win with “To. X“. Congrats to Taeyeon!
Other performers of the night were NMIXX, SISTAR19, Choi Ye Na, 8TURN, Hui, ITZY, and ALL(H)OURS.
Who Is Taeyeon?
Taeyeon (Korean: 태연; Japanese: テヨン) is a South Korean singer-songwriter under SM Entertainment. She is the leader of the girl group Girls’ Generation, a member of its sub-units Girls’ Generation-TTS and Girls’ Generation-Oh!GG, and a member of the project ballad group S.M. THE BALLAD. She is also a member of the female unit GOT the beat
2007: Debut with Girls’ Generation
Taeyeon debuted as a member of Girls’ Generation on August 5, 2007 with the group’s first single “Into the New World”.
2012: Debut with Girls’ Generation-TTS
On April 29, 2012, she debuted as a member of the sub-unit Girls’ Generation-TTS with their first mini album Twinkle.
2015: Solo debut
She made her debut as a solo artist on October 7, 2015 with her first mini album I.
2018: Debut with Girls’ Generation-Oh!GG
On September 5, 2018, she debuted as a member of Girls’ Generation’s second sub-unit Girls’ Generation-Oh!GG with the release of their single “Lil’ Touch”.
2020: Amazing Saturday
On October 20, 2020, it was announced that Taeyeon would be joining the tvN variety show Amazing Saturday as a fixed cast member alongside SHINee’s Key and Phantom’s Hanhae. Her first appearance took place on November 21.
2021–2022: GOT the beat, Queendom
On December 27, 2021, Taeyeon was revealed as a member of GOT the beat, the first sub-unit of SM Entertainment’s Girls On Top project. The unit debuted on January 3, 2022, with their first digital single “Step Back”.
On January 25, Mnet announced that Taeyeon would be one of the MC’s for their reality show, Queendom 2, which aired from March 31 through June 2.
2023: Queendom Puzzle, To. X
On April 24, 2023, Mnet announced that Taeyeon, who previously participated as an MC for the reality show Queendom 2, will be returning to her MC position for the spin-off series Queendom Puzzle.
On October 13, SM Entertainment announced that Taeyeon is currently preparing for her solo comeback with the goal of releasing it in November. The name of the fifth mini album was revealed to be To. X, set to be released on November 27.
TAEYEON 태연 'To. X' MV
— TAEYEON Official (@TAEYEONsmtown) November 27, 2023
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