Choi Soo-young explained

Choi Soo-young
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Birth Date:10 February 1990
Birth Place:Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Education:Chung-Ang University
Years Active:2002–present
Agent:Saram Entertainment
Partner:Jung Kyung-ho (2013–present)
Family:Choi Soo-jin (sister)
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Genre:K-pop
Instrument:Vocals
Label:SM
Current Member Of:Girls' Generation
Past Member Of:Route 0
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Headercolor:transparent
Hangul:최수영
Rr:Choe Su-yeong
Mr:Ch'oe Suyŏng

Choi Soo-young (; born February 10, 1990), known mononymously as Sooyoung, is a South Korean singer, actress and songwriter. She was a member of the short-lived Korean-Japanese singing duo Route 0 during 2002 in Japan. After returning to South Korea in 2004, Sooyoung eventually became a member of girl group Girls' Generation in 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most widely known girl groups worldwide. Apart from her group's activities, Sooyoung has also starred in various television dramas such as The Third Hospital (2012), (2013), My Spring Days (2014), Squad 38 (2016), Man in the Kitchen (2017–2018), Tell Me What You Saw (2020), and most recently in Run On (2021), So I Married the Anti-fan (2021), If You Wish Upon Me (2022), and Not Others (2023).

In October 2017, Sooyoung left SM Entertainment although she remains as a member of Girls' Generation. She joined Echo Global Group and released her first solo single "Winter Breath" in 2018, before moving to Saram Entertainment in 2019.

Early life and education

Sooyoung was born in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on February 10, 1990.[1] She is the younger sister of Choi Soo-jin, who is a musical theatre actress.[2]

Sooyoung graduated from JeongShin Women's High School in 2009.[3] She went on to major in film studies and graduated from Chung-Ang University in February 2016, receiving a lifetime achievement award at the graduation ceremony. Her fellow Girls' Generation member Kwon Yuri attended the same university.[4]

Life and career

2000–2007: Career beginnings

Sooyoung was initially discovered through an SM Entertainment Open Audition when she was in fifth grade.[5] She later won first place at the 2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo Audition and debuted in Japan as a member of Route 0.[6] The duo released three singles before disbanding in 2003.[7]

Sooyoung returned to SM Entertainment and eventually debuted in South Korea as a member of the girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007.

2008–2016: Acting roles and lyrics writing

Girls' Generation gained significant popularity with the release of their hit single "Gee" in 2009.[8] Sooyoung has said in an interview that she was also interested in acting before debuting as a singer and had failed more than 70 auditions during her pre-debut days.[9]

Aside from Girls' Generation's activities, Sooyoung has participated in various music and acting projects. In the early days, her acting work mostly involved several small roles and guest appearances—these include KBS2's sitcom Unstoppable Marriage (2007),[10] romantic comedy film Hello, Schoolgirl (2008),[11] SBS's drama Oh! My Lady (2010),[12] SBS's Paradise Ranch (2011) and SBS's A Gentleman's Dignity (2012).[13] During this period, musically, she recorded two songs—one trot song titled "KKok" with Girls' Generation member Yuri for the SBS' drama Working Mom, while the other one, "Feeling Only You", was a collaboration with Girls' Generation member Tiffany and South Korean duo The Blue.[14] [15]

Throughout her career, besides contributing her vocal to Girls' Generation's songs, Sooyoung has explored into lyrics writing. She penned the lyrics for three songs: "How Great is Your Love" (2011),[16] "What Do I Do" (2016),[17] and "Sailing (0805)" (2016),[18] while co-writing the song "Baby Maybe" (2013).[19]

In September 2012, she landed her first major acting role in tvN's medical drama The Third Hospital.[20] [21] She was praised by both co-actors Oh Ji Ho and Kim Seung-woo and the viewers were drawn to her emotional scene due to her natural display of emotion.[22] [23] [24] In May 2013, Sooyoung was cast in tvN's romantic comedy drama, . It was a spin-off of the 2010 movie Cyrano Agency. She played a dating expert who works at a dating agency helping people to find their love.[25] Park Ju-yeon from the Hankook Ilbo praised Sooyoung for her lively character portrayal and said that there was not any "overdone emotions commonly appear in acting newcomers".[26] In September 2014, Sooyoung scored a lead role in MBC's melodrama, My Spring Days. Her character is a terminally ill patient who gets a heart transplant; and meets her donor's husband, played by Kam Woo-sung.[27] This was a breakthrough performance for Sooyoung as she won the "Best Actress in a Miniseries" award at the 2014 MBC Drama Awards and the "Excellence Award for Actress" at the 2015 Korea Drama Awards. She contributed a song to its soundtrack, titled "Wind Flower".[28]

In 2015, Sooyoung starred as the female lead in KBS2's special drama Perfect Sense, which was produced by Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance to help raise public understanding of the disabled. She played a teacher named Ah-yeon who is visually impaired.[29] [30]

In June 2016, Sooyoung starred as the female lead alongside Ma Dong-seok and Seo In-guk in the OCN crime drama Squad 38.[31] [32]

2017–present: Label change and continued acting

In early August 2017, Sooyoung starred as television producer in the JTBC web drama Someone You Might Know.[33] Later in August, she played the female lead in the MBC drama series Man in the Kitchen.[34] In November 2017, Sooyoung joined Echo Global Group after her contract with SM Entertainment ended. With a change of label, her future activities with Girls' Generation remain in discussion.[35] [36]

In 2018, Sooyoung was cast in the Korean-Japanese film Memories of a Dead End[37] [38] and the action comedy film Miss & Mrs. Cops.[39]

In December 2018, Sooyoung released her solo single, "Winter Breath", which is her first song to be released since her departure from SM Entertainment, with the song's music video made available online on the same day. Sooyoung launched her official Twitter and YouTube accounts to commemorate the single's release.[40] [41]

In May 2019, Sooyoung signed with new agency Saram Entertainment.[42] In February 2020, Sooyoung starred in the OCN drama Tell Me What You Saw.[43]

In 2020, Sooyoung starred in JTBC romance drama Run On. Then in 2021, she starred alongside Choi Tae-joon in the Naver TV romantic comedy series So I Married the Anti-fan, based on the manhwa of the same name[44] and appeared in the Netflix original series Move to Heaven.

In 2022, she starred in the KBS2 drama If You Wish Upon Me in the role of a nurse at hospice.[45] Sooyoung participated in Girls' Generation's fifteenth anniversary album Forever 1 (2022), with her co-writing the song "Seventeen" for the album.[46] [47]

Personal life

Sooyoung has been dating Jung Kyung-ho since 2013.[48]

Philanthropy

Sooyoung has engaged in various philanthropic activities. In 2012, she was appointed as ambassador to Korea's Retinitis Pigmentosa Society along with her bandmates Tiffany, Taeyeon and Seohyun.[49] At the end of that year, she launched a fundraising campaign with cable channel QTV for patients of the disease.[50] Since then, she has continued to serve as ambassador while conducting sponsorship events and supporting the research on treatment of patients.[51]

In 2016, Sooyoung launched a clothing brand called Beaming Effect with the aim to raise awareness for Retinitis Pigmentosa.[52] She has held several charity bazaars throughout the years and donated the proceeds towards research for treatment of the disease.[53] Notably, she held a funding with Kakao, a charity bazaar and a charity concert featuring various artists in 2017.[54]

Sooyoung has also been appointed ambassador to the Korean Day of Overcoming Rare Diseases,[55] the Social Welfare Council and the National Disability Awareness Improvement Campaign.[56] In 2014, she sponsored the operation cost of a person with heart disease after playing the role of someone who received a heart transplant through organ donation in her drama My Spring Days.[57]

Discography

See also: Girls' Generation discography.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart
positions
Album
KOR
As lead artist
"Winter Breath" (Korean: 겨울숨)2018
As featured artist
"Feeling Only You" (Korean: 너만을 느끼며)
2009The Blue – The First Memories
"Let's Get Away"
2018The Light
Promotional single
"Be Yourself" (Korean: 너니까 너답게)
2020
Soundtrack appearances
"I Am" 2005Inuyasha OST
"Kkok" (Korean: )
2008Working Mom OST
"Wind Flower" (Korean: 바람꽃)2014My Spring Days OST
"To My Star" 2022If You Wish Upon Me OST Part 8

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003SilmidoSoo Young
2008Hello, SchoolgirlJeong Da-jeong
2012I AM.HerselfBiographical film of SM Town[58]
2015SMTown: The StageHerselfDocumentary film of SM Town[59]
2019The Poem, My Old MotherNarration
Memories of a Dead EndYumi
Miss & Mrs. CopsJang-mi
A Little PrincessAdult GongjuSpecial appearance[60]
2021New Year BluesOh Wol[61]
2024Dead ManHipster[62]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Unstoppable MarriageSoo-young
2010Oh! My LadyHerselfCameo (Episode 7)
2011Paradise RanchMiss SooCameo (Episode 3)
2012A Gentleman's DignityHerselfCameo (Episode 5)[63]
The Third HospitalLee Eui-jin
2013Gong Min-young
2014My Spring DaysLee Bom-yi
2016Perfect SenseJung Ah-yeon
Squad 38Cheon Sung-hee
2017–2018Man in the KitchenLee Roo-ri
2020Tell Me What You SawCha Soo-young
2020–2021Run OnSeo Dan-ah[64]
2022UncleTop StarsCameo (Episode 13)[65]
If You Wish Upon MeSeo Yeon-joo[66]
Fanletter, Please!Han Kang-hee[67]
2023Not OthersKim Jin-hee[68] [69]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Someone You Might KnowLee Ahn
2021So I Married the Anti-fanLee Geun-young
Move to HeavenSon Yoo-rimCameo[70]

Television shows

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Haha Mong Show: PilotRegular member
2012–2014TV Entertainment TonightHost[71]
2017Saturday Night Live KoreaSeason 9, Ep 1[72]
2022Household MateSpecial memberEpisode 3[73]
2023R U Next?Host[74]

Events

YearEventNotes
202130th Seoul Music AwardsWith Shin Dong-yup and Kim Hee-chul[76]
202231st Buil Film AwardsWith Kim Nam-gil[77]
2022 MBC Drama AwardsWith Kim Sung-joo[78]
20232023 Marie Claire Asia Star Awards[79]

Ambassadorship

Awards and nominations

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Girls' Generation.

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YearCategoryNominee / WorkResult
APAN Star Awards2023Excellence Award, Actress in a Short DramaFanletter Please[81]
Blue Dragon Film Awards2019Best New ActressMiss & Mrs. Cops[82]
Busan International Film Festival2022Marie Claire 8th Asia Star Awards: Face of Asia AwardChoi Soo-young[83]
Jecheon International Music & Film Festival2019Discovery of the Year AwardMemories of a Dead End[84]
KBS Drama Awards2022Popularity Award, ActressIf You Wish Upon Me[85]
KBS Music Awards2012Best Female Group MemberChoi Soo-young
Korea Drama Awards2013Best New Actress
2015Excellence Award, ActressMy Spring Days[86]
MBC Drama Awards2014Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries[87]
Best Couple Award[88]
2017Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend DramaMan in the Kitchen[89]
2022Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily/One Act DramaFanletter Please[90]
Best Couple AwardChoi Soo-young
Fanletter Please
[91]
Mnet 20's Choice Awards2012Best 20's StyleChoi Soo-young
SBS Entertainment Awards2013New Rookie Award (MC Category)TV Entertainment Tonight[92]
Style Icon Awards2013Best K-Style AwardChoi Soo-young[93]

Notes and References

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