Sooyoung
Sooyoung (수영) is a Korean pop singer and actress. She is currently a sub vocalist for Girls' Generation, and became an SM Entertainment trainee at the "2000 SM Entertainment Open Audition", and was a trainee for six years and three months.. Sooyoung auditioned for the "2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo Audition", and became a member of the short lived Japanese pop duo routeφ.
Contents
Profile
- Name: Choi Soo Young (최수영)
- Stage name: Sooyoung (수영)
- Birth date: 1990.02.10
- Blood Type: O
- Height: 170 cm
- Weight: 45 kg
- Birth place: Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Education: Jungshin All-Girls High School
- Languages: Chinese (Basic), Japanese (Fluent)
- Religion: Christianity
- Hobbies: Watching Movies, Internet, Food
- Favorite Artists: Craig David, TLC, Morning Musume, CHEMISTRY, S.E.S., BoA
- Favorite Actors: Tsukamoto Takashi, Fujiwara Tatsuya, Sean Penn, Jang Seo Hee
Information
In December 2001, at the age of 11, Sooyoung participated in the TV program Asayan's "Korea Japan Ultra Idol Duo Audition" and from 15,000 applicants, she was one of the two chosen, along with Takahashi Marina, to be in the duo routeφ. The group released three singles and one DVD and also modeled in the magazine melon and for the fashion brand ChubbyGang.
In summer of 2003, Sooyoung also started her career in Korea, appearing in an Samsung's Anycall commercial with Park Jung Ah. People took notice of her and she became one of the many girls labeled the "second BoA" by the media.
Currently, Sooyoung is a member of the Korean girl group Girls' Generation, under SM Entertainment. Girls' Generation were introduced as a new group during a recording of Super Junior's appearance on M.net School of Rock at Jung Shin Girls High School, where SM actor Go Ara and Sooyoung herself have attended.
Discography
Collaborations/Others
- [2008.08.14] Working Mom OST (#1 Please! (Yuri, Sooyoung))
- [2009.05.08] The Blue - The Blue, the First Memories (#2 Feeling Only You (feat. Tiffany, Sooyoung))
Works
Movies
- [2008.11.27] Hello Schoolgirl - Jeong Da Jeong
Television
- [2007.11.05 - 2008.05.30] Unstoppable Marriage - Soo Young
- [2009] We Got Married (강심장)
Radio
- [2007.05.04 - 2008.02.03] Reckless Radio - DJ
Commercials
- [2004] Anycall
- [2010] Biotherm
External Links
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
