Biography[edit]
Yoona was born on May 30, 1990,[3] in Seoul, South Korea. She was cast in 2002 SM Saturday Open Casting Audition and began to train with the other trainees under SM Entertainment in the areas of acting, singing and dancing. She has trained with SM for 7 years, after which she joined and debuted under Girls' Generation.
In 2009, she graduated in Daeyoung High School and attended Dongguk University majoring in theater and music, along with fellow Girls' Generation member, Seohyun.[4]
Career[edit]
Girls' Generation[edit]
Main article: Girls' Generation
In 2002, Yoona joined SM Entertainment Saturday Open Casting Audition, in which she sang WAX's "Please", danced Britney Spears' "Oops..! I did it again" and BoA's "Valenti".[citation needed] Later, she began to train under SM Entertainment with the other trainees in the areas of acting, singing and dancing. In 2007, Yoona was chosen as a member of the group Girls' Generation. The 9-member girl group debuted on August 5, 2007.