You may ask… What is the significance behind this range of numbers? Well, those who have been SNSD obsessed SONEs long enough may have already guessed what this post is about. For those who have not, heres a little hint.
If that wasn’t already blindingly obvious, 155 to 170 is the difference in height between SNSD’s tallest and shortest members. (While Sunny’s profile officially says 157cm, this video Sunny herself seem to think otherwise.) 😛
This post is to ‘celebrate’ another trivial aspect of our beloved SNSD that sets them apart from the rest. The massive difference in their heights. 🙂 hahahaha
People often question how it is possible that 9 very different individuals could possibly work together to form the wonder that is SNSD. If you have been following this blog for awhile, you may have already read dreadtech’s ‘amajjing’ analysis on this issue here, here, here and here. BUT! I lack the capability to go into the ‘deep and meaningful’. On the other hand, I specialize in the ‘shallow and trivial‘ and prefer to address an issue such as the following. ^_^ LOL
According to snsdkorean’s ‘Soshictionary‘, the term ‘Danshin‘ is used in reference to
The vertically challenged; namely Lee Soonkyu, Kim Taeyeon, Kim Hyoyeon, Jessica Jung and sometimes Tiffany Hwang. People who are labeled “short” just because “others are abnormally taller”.
While the term ‘Jangshin‘ describes
Vertically gifted people born with long, slender legs; namely Kwon Yuri, Choi Sooyoung, Im Yoona, and Seo Joohyun. Responsible for bringing up the average height of SNSD.
When forming idol groups, it is usually favoured to group together people of similar heights. I did a little bit of research and here are a couple of examples:
- KARA – Shortest: Seungyeon (160cm) Tallest: Jiyoung (~166cm) Difference: 6cm
- 4minute – Shortest: Sohyun (162cm) Tallest: Jihyun (167cm) Difference: 5cm
- After School – Shortest: Raina (166cm) Tallest: UEE (173cm) Difference: 7cm
- f(x) – Shortest: Luna (162cm) Tallest: Sulli (169cm) Difference: 7cm
This is so that dance performances look more synchronised, group photos look more uniform, and also to prevent things like this from happening. 😛
and this…
Whereas for SNSD… =.=
- Shortest: Sunny (155cm) Tallest: Sooyoung (170cm) Difference: 15cm
HOWEVER! This large discrepancy in height would only be an issue if it were to actually affect the quality of performances, which in SNSD’s case, it does not. When SNSD ventured into Japan, they were constantly praised for their synchronised dances and long slender legs. One would NEVER expect half of them to actually be classified as ‘danshins’. (In a Japanese program, an ‘expert’ even stated that he believed that SNSD members were all taller than 170cm xD) 🙂 Personally, watching SNSD on TV programmes etc.. my mind was BLOWN when i realised that i’m Yoona’s height… “but they look so tall!” D:
You may ask… how is this all possible? Well…
Its Soshi… anything is possible*obnoxious laugh*- Insoles/
Blocks - Blessed body proportions xD
- Endless hours of hard work and practice. 🙂
In my opinion, this little quirk is just another reason for me to love Soshi more. SNSD is quite probably the only idol group that can clearly be split into a ‘danshin team’ and ‘jangshin team’.
Also, without the massive height differences, hilarious macros/pictures like these would never exist!
Conclusion? Us SONEs love SNSD just the way they are… ‘danshins’ and ‘jangshins’ alike. 🙂
BTW (This post was really just an excuse to share the hilarious pics/clips/macros) 😀
*For more golden SNSD danshin-jangshin moments, be sure to watch SNSD’s Intimate note and Horror Movie Factory. AND… like most Soshi variety shows….be prepared to laugh your arse off. 😛
Sources: Official KARA thread@soompi, Official 4minute thread@soompi, Official After School thread@soompi, Official f(x) thread@soompi, Yoongislove@twitter, bestiz.net, [Macros/pictures] as tagged, [Videos] respective YT uploaders.
Special mention: Crazy51@snsdkorean for helping dig up some of the macros. 🙂
Written by: MintChoc@snsdkorean.
Seigfred John said:
hahahahahaha
awesome!!!
I don’t know why, but I’m relived to find out I’m taller than their tallest(Sooyoung)
=]]
bijoong said:
this is so hilarious. lol. the pics are also very funny. jangshin and dangshin, yes that’s SNSD.
another reason why i love SNSD.
thanks a lot for this post ^^
justea said:
taeyeon wif the camera and sooyoung….
and the picture which only taeyeon’s face is seen….
hilarious…..
well, being short and tall have the pros and cons….
it doesnt matter cause SNSD is always SNSD!!!
and the camera angle is good too…something i forget sunny is 155cm, i thought all of them has the parallel line…
SNSD, fighting! ^^
Lamester said:
they are so cute when talking abt height.. LOL
thanks for sharing, really brought back memories of SNSD 😛
chupa_chups said:
thu thu rhu thu thu…danshing you baby~ XDDD
sammy said:
this makes me smile
thanks for posting trivial yet worthy articles like this
Terrez said:
An informative post complimented by humour and congeniality, I like!
DrE said:
i was really wondering what the hilarious macros/picture is about… then it was late that i realize that the danshins are at the back…
XD dying out of laughter…
i just love their complexity…
the girls are really unique, nothing beats their synchronization…
for they are One…
i wish i could watch all their variety shows… every single one of them.
but still im on the hunt for this variety videos… cant find them any where…
haha limited resources… hehehe
MintChoc said:
its all on soshified 🙂
Richard said:
Hahaha~ I think whether how tall of 9 ladies, the most important is the whole team, 9 ladies altogther – the Girls’ Generation!
gorJessFanyatic said:
LOL Hahahah this post is hilarious! xD
plotbunny said:
OMG Minty! You seriously just made my morning and that’s quite an accomplishment *pins on ribbon* ‘cuz I have a three hour class later today >_______< Thanks for the lovely post! ♥ I'm cooking up my own random post too. Random posts ftw! ^o^
chinesebutterfly said:
LOL. such an awesome trivial post. ^_^
susie said:
lol i love the sootae and soosic pictures. so funny and cute
Joshua (taeyeon husband wanna be) said:
Hha.. LOL me too I’m taller that sooyoung noona.. I’m at a rate of lee gwan soo hyung.. LOL.. Its about 184 Cm.. Nice marco anw..
Ps. Taeyeon sweet heart I don’t care abt you height.. I just love you.. ♥ ♥ *keu*
aiaiyaya said:
hillarious post…^^
timeforsoshi said:
Lol lol, just make me love SNSD more ^^
Why did you post this? Haha I can’t stop smiling and love SNSD more
They are unique, different from the others 😉
Thankyou for the post 😀
sipo said:
well,,the height differences are really obvious,,it’s make them different between other girl groups,,but i notice one thing,,what make SNSD also different from other girl groups,,their ages,,SNSD is the only girl group with almost all of the members in same age,,and the youngest only 2 years apart…while the other girl groups usually have more than 4 years apart between the oldest and the youngest…i think this close age make the soshi bond stronger….
Conner said:
hahaha i love how short sunny is 🙂
drunko said:
lol.sunny revealed the truth about her height.haha.taeyeon is also cute when got caught that she didnt touch her feet at the start line in the flexibility competition.haha,.hwai-taeng.
elizabeth said:
i’ve noticed that t-ara has really big height differences as well cos it really really really distracts me when i watch their performances. does someone know the difference ebtween their members? (too lazy to look it up hahah) On the other hand, soshi’s height variations aren’t noticeable during performances and it makes for some lol worthy moments
MintChoc said:
oh yea.. T-ara has a big height diff too… 13cm. the thing is… most of the members are around the same height… only Boram is significantly shorter. =.= unlike SNSD where its like ‘half short/half tall’ 😛
gogogo said:
taeyeon (w/ heels) with camera? LOLOL
i always did like soouyoung did to taeyeon!
i’m 173 cm and my aunt around 155cm and i always did that to her!
Sam said:
ILOVEIT! hahah i thoroughly enjoyed this post; hahahaha love snsd! ugh i would do anything for these girls to debut worldwide. their just so amazing and talented. love them. ugh this is such a funny post. thought tiffany was tall. . . . . guess not cause she needed a block too. hahaha love tiffany though
SARANGHEYO snsd!!!!! . . . . and after school
Kenneth said:
Yes, this very close age gap allows the 9 to bond like no other girl groups as they’re able to appreciate the cares and concerns that each is going through or experiencing :). In addition, having the height differences almost equally split 50-50 makes that “difference” more tolerable to a certain extent 😀 😀 😀 ! But I think the most important fact is that ALL 9 have Angelic and Caring Dispositions that make us SONEs LOVE them MORE and MORE each day <33333 😀 !!!!
(BTW, I'm Soo Young's height equivalent 😉 .)
Chingoo said:
this is a fabulous post
Lazarus said:
Lol I love that pillow fight… Sunny I love your proportions 😀 lol…
jezzahlia said:
ROFL at sooyoung with camera and taeyeon with camera pictures XD
angel-xo said:
well i’m sunny height 😀 danshin! i’m always known to be the shortie but its okayy (:
and I actually love the camera picture with sooyoung and taeyeon, ahaa
SunnyBunnySoFunny said:
Sunny will always stand the tallest in my heart =)
155cm Fighting!
Happiness said:
Nice Joke! I likes it ~ Thanks for sharing. ^^
TaeSun are shorty but cutest of snsd. hehe
Mr.P said:
ROFL ” DU DU DU DU DU DU DANSHIN YOU BAIBEH~” xD
Etilla said:
Awesome post. Very entertaining indeed.
the only thing that bothers me is that I cant picture Sooyoung being shorter than me. Well I guess I have to see her in person 😛
kiddokiddie said:
ROFLLL I freaking love hilarious random post! SKE ftw~!
Mongrolian said:
As an American, I keep forgetting what exactly 170cm “really” means – 5’7″ or so. ‘Cause yeah, thanks to all the presentation tricks the media uses (and because people keep talking about how tall she is), my mental image of Sooyoung has her more looking more like 180cm in height. I mean, she’s still taller than I am, but 5’7″/170cm doesn’t sound that tall for a woman to me, and from what I understand, isn’t really that unusual in Asia, is it?
Still, funny stuff. The camera one, and everything.
RagingXL said:
170cm(5’7″) may not be that tall of a height for Caucasian girls, but it’s considered very tall for an Asian girl. As you can see there aren’t that many girl group members that are taller than Sooyoung.
Mongrolian said:
I don’t know, it’s just the impression of one man (me), not something that goes very far, but at 5’5″/165cm, I thought I was looking most women in the eye, the times I’ve been in Asia. Maybe they had heels of various sizes, but still, to me she’s just “a tall girl” and not, like, exceptionally so (even for an Asian) – like, I thought the average Asian woman height would be 5’3″-5’5″ or so. But hey. It makes for good comedy. like that silver outfit Japanese broadcast.
MintChoc said:
well, most asian women don’t hit the 170cm mark. i’m around Yoona/Yuri’s height and i feel pretty darn tall standing next to my other asian buddies =.= But then again look at After School… they are all really tall… for asian women. shortest 166cm, tallest 173cm WTF?! O_O thats like…. pretty darn amazing, so not all asians are that short. 😀 I’m from Aus, so compared to my aussie friends i’m usually a danshin xD
Then again, I’m personally happy with my height 😛 Gives me more flexibility, I can wear heels and not be too tall, not wear heels and not be too short. LOL
Mongrolian said:
Hm. I guess part of my mistaken impression is that I thought the Girls were taller than they are.
And happy for MintChoc for being in the “sweet spot.”
Boss Lady said:
my friend is a girl and shes 175 cm LOL. pretty normal. i jsut felt the need to throw that out there. but yeah ive seen plenty of tall asians 😛 celebs i cant really name a ton of tall ones but “normal” people, i can go on forevaaa.
LadyIgraine said:
predominantly, asians are short but koreans are the tallest asians out there. i’ve seen plenty of korean celebrities that are very tall, male and female.
minor17 said:
This a great post, so hillarious.
RagingXL said:
I have noticed some other trends that correlates to their height (Hyoyeon and Seohyun are odd balls in some of these cases):
1. Age. The older girls tend to be short, while the younger girls are tall. Though it’s not exactly in the order of low to high, if you sort them by age, the girls with the earlier birthdays (Tae, Jess, Sun, Tiff, Hyo) are danshins, while the later birthdays (Yuri, Soo, Yoon, Seo) are jangshins.
2. Vocal ability. The danshins (except Hyo) are strong vocals, while the jangshins (except Seo) are weaker vocals. OK all of them are good singers, but there are better and worse in a relative sense. Danshins (Tae, Jess, Sun and Tiff) lead the way in vocal prowess along with jangshin Seohyun to complete the leading singer group. The exception here is Dancing Queen being a danshin that’s not a strong vocal.
3. Dancing ability. The jangshins are strong dancers, while the danshins (except Hyo) are weaker dancers. Again, all of them are good dancers, but you know who’s leading and standing in the front during the group dances of a song – the jangshins. For obvious reasons, their long limbs give them very appealing lines when they dance. Hyoyeon is again the odd ball, being the danshin that’s the best dancer of them all, and Seohyun is the complete talent in both singing and dancing.
Fascinating how height had so many stakes attached to it, it makes SNSD ever so more interesting.
LadyIgraine said:
there are advantages and disadvantages for being taller and shorter. tall people can pick up things from above easily, but short people can’t (like me…i’m about sunny’s height). however, tall people have very bad sense of balance (notice how sooyoung can’t do the one leg thing during “Oh”), but short people will have no problem with it, lol!
takashi78 said:
ok this post is hilarious and informative at the same time.
I for one dont go as detail but finally i see the difference closeup now. Damn there is alot of height diff.
SunnyBunnySoFunny said:
Dear Sunny, I am an asian male and 177cm in height. Come with me…I will protect you from these “abnormally tall” people who keep insisting that you are short. To me, I think you’re just right =)
watie said:
It make I like SNSD more. They uniq…
stormtrooper said:
No matter how tall or short, they are still my lovely angels SNSD.
SNSD♥ said:
LMAO!!! Another reason why I love Soshi oh so much!
They’re so freaking adorable and hilarious when it gets to Danshin-Jangshin!! xDD
I love SooTae’s pics with the camera. That’s just HILARIOUS!! AHahahahahaha!!
And YoonSun’s macro. LOLOLOL!!
The picture with the 5 shorties on the blocks. OMFG!!
That’s what made them look the same height as the Jangshins. LMFAO!!
SunYeon’s blocks are so high up. Hahahaha!!
I love Horror Movie Factory. Sad that it ended after just like 6 eps.. 😦
iheartSoShiMUCH said:
all I can say is, aside from “all i can say is aside from”
is…. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!
Good Job!
greeentee said:
great post minty, keep it up. =)
fonci13 said:
LOL taeyeon is tooooooooooooooo… Short…
hahahahahaha..
anyway she is cute…
Taeng_Sica said:
This post is good… XD love it. Keep it up.
Jangshin and Dangshin, only SNSD can have it and they manage to balance their height in their performances which show height doesn’t really matter…
one of reason why me and other SONEs freaking love all 9 of them. because they balancing the whole group.
Dangshins with their insoles/blocks/high heels pride and Jangshins with their natural tall pride… ^_^
15 cm difference quite big difference there… lol but I freaking love all of them… ^^
JT said:
thanks guys for the awesome post <3! so funny xD SNSD JJANG!
sharmcxm said:
LOLS… My mum’s shorter than Sunny xD She’s 150 LOL… and I’m 154 ;( We have danshin genes xD HAHAs
Ho Kit said:
Hahaha , I like the pictures 😀
Terrez said:
I’m 164 cm, which is considered in-between short to average for a male, most of my friends have an average height of 168 cm, with the girls in my school having a average of…. 161 cm.
I don’t have the urge to write an in-depth composition on how height is decided by this or that. Not because I want to stick to my own prejudiced impressions, but there is so many variables, it’s hard to keep count since I lack brevity.
Whether a lady is tall, short, has strong vocals or is an excellent dancer, if you were to look at it from a different, yet concise perspective, the synergical effect of the ladies proves to be omnipresent. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t go into detail on what you want to say about SNSD, you can.
Whether or not if you’re part of the minority who like to write a lot and take things rationally, or just part of the general audience who like them based on a consensus. Disparity in height between Sunny and Sooyoung or not, we still love them and that’s what makes them so interesting.
Alex said:
I’ve always wondered…in that one pic with the blocks, why is yoona at the end? shouldn’t sooyoung be at the end (tallest)?
SOME ONE said:
i am a Maldivian. Most people dont know this country as it is small islands near India.I love SNSD.Ifell in love with them as soon as i saw them.I love them even more now because of this.Sometimes i think that i was born in the wrong country.
XD SNSD HWAITING XD
Mongrolian said:
oh hey. stay above water, you guys.
superdork1222 said:
Excellent article, MintChoc! Lovin’ the macros/pictures! 😀 Really made my day while I was reading it yesterday – as in 12th Jan (I was really depressed coz I was turning 22. That’s kinda old, man)
Keep up the good work! I thought being short for my age was good enough reason to stay depressed, but heck, Sunkyu’s my height too 😀 At least there’s someone else who shares the pain. LOL
Mongrolian said:
Happy Birthday. Well, I’ve been sixty years old since the day I turned twelve, and let me tell you, the only thing your age has to change is the way people look at you. On the inside, you’re gonna feel and do whatever the hell you feel like, so hopefully you choose to cheer up about it. But still, here’s to the long, slow slide out of cultural relevancy!
Terrez said:
You’re over sixty? No wonder you sound like a “wise” individual. “Stay above water”? That’s something my mother would say since she’s near your age.
Either way, my mind’s still a little bit juvenile, since I’m around 1/6 of your age. Didn’t realize there exists a fan of your age group.
Nonetheless, here’s to longevity to you. I thought you were in your late 20s’ judging from the way you speak.
Terrez said:
Life is full of uncertainity and surprises, forgot to add that.
Pretty much influenced by both sides of the generation gap.
Contemporary/modern culture, traditional mysticism and values, generalist mindset and global aptitude.
Kenneth said:
This proves beyond all doubt that the 9 “angels” appeals to ALL generations, both the young and the not so 😀 😀 😀 !!! BTW, I’m with Terrez, I never would have guessed about the age difference ;). Stay young ALWAYS 🙂 !
Mongrolian said:
Much as I like to mislead, I have to say your guess about my age is more correct. In the above, I meant that I contracted “crotchety old man disease” when I was still a youth.
But I like to think of it as seeing a badger and thinking it’s a donkey. I may be mistaken, but if I talk about it, then maybe someone else will think that’s interesting.
As you say, life is full of uncertainty and surprises, but mostly the former.
And to you, as long a life as you’d care to live, though not one without surprises.
gonzor said:
Are those heights measured using Heels? because there’s no way Sunny is 155, she’s more like 145 – 150
MintChoc said:
o.O u serious? with heels on? who measures height with heels? o.O
and…. apologies to anyone that is 155… but thats pretty darn short already. =.= not that its a bad thing 😛
Kenneth said:
When you’re as cute as heck in real life, who cares about a few cm in height 😉 😀 !!! Anyway, having seen her “up-close” to a certain degree during the K-Pop Night event in Singapore last year, I can honestly say that she’s around that height range (155cm) and not any shorter 🙂 ;).
Kenneth said:
Oh, BTW, I just LOVE the Macros too 😀 😀 😀 !!!!! Kudos to whoever thought them up 😉 ! The one where Seobaby says “Unnies have gone blind from eating wrong !” is especially precious 😀 😀 😀 !!!! Healthy Living FTW 😀 !!!
m3ta7 said:
Lol I didn’t realize TaeYeon is that short before, and Sunny is shorter than anyone in the listed groups. :))
jaypee♥snsd said:
LOL at the cam w/ taeyeon xD
j66x said:
haha huge difference of 15cm LOL!!
putragoz said:
wakakakaka…..
well well well
that’s right
Gabe2x said:
DANSHIN DUO FIGHTING !
deeryoona said:
snsd is jjang!
they have everything in just one group(family)
some of them are tall and some short but i think this make them special.
all sones can choice who is the best for them,or just like all because everyone has her own feature!
that’s is what i think!
they can be the best girl group of asia because they are unique!
Teangoo said:
http://ghdoo.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/155-to-170/
with full credit
thanks arab sone thank you
MintChoc said:
oh cool~ my article got translated to arabic…. but, i’m not credited? >.< SMH
Teangoo said:
I am really sorry I forgot your name , I’ve put all the credits, but it was stupid to forgot your effort
please accept our sincere apologies
MintChoc said:
haha no worries at all, i figured you had no ill will considering you were the one that linked the article 🙂 I looked around that blog and must say that even though i don’t understand a word of arabic, from what i can tell you guys are doing an amazing job.keep it up!
Teangoo said:
thanks’ or as in Arabic we say ‘shukran ‘
we all love our beloved girls :3
Tuyet said:
Awesome and funny article.. Thank you so much, and could you please answer me this question. I read on various FB page and fan site that their height has change and some says is not. Do you know what is their actually real height ? I read the profile and seem like you don’t put their height on it. 🙂
MintChoc said:
well… according to their Soshified profiles, their heights are:
Taeyeon – 160cm
Jessica – 163cm
Sunny – 155cm
Tiffany – 162.6cm
Hyoyeon – 158cm
Yuri – 167cm
Sooyoung – 170cm
Yoona – 166cm
Seohyun – 168cm
However… there is 100% confirmation that these are their actual heights. If you notice, Sunny and Taeyeon appear to be around the same height, while Hyoyeon appears slightly taller than the two. So since “155cm” was said by Sunny herself, one could almost safely assume that sneaky Taeng is definitely shorter than her profile height 😛 Also, Tiffany claims to be (and apparently appears to be) taller than Jessica.
(and sorry for the late reply, i’m cramming for exams atm)
Klara said:
i have been in japan,china and korea once. I´m 173 cm (i´m a girl). In S korea i fellt normal pretty normal height next girls. In japan somethimes i fellt short next to girls and in china i fellt normal and short. Many pepole says that asian are short. Yes some are short but some are preatty normal height.
soshifiedSoNE said:
Lol, Sunny and I share the same height XD
But I’m only a 6th grader! I wonder how tall / short will I be when I grow up… O.o
SeRi said:
I’m shorter than sunny by three cm… Fml xD;
Oh well
palifaith said:
Am i the only one who cares more about cup size? lol
erica said:
It is important to be tall?
If you r taller, u can’t rest in man’s embrace
I love To be a petite girl..