Sooyoung SNSD

Sooyoung

Background information

Birth name Choi Soo-young
Born February 10, 1990 (1990-02-10)
Origin Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Genres Pop, dance
Occupations Singer, Actress, TV presenter, Radio DJ
Instruments Vocals, drums, guitar
Years active 2002–present
Labels SM Entertainment (2007-present), Yoshimoto R&C Japan.Co.Ltd (2002-2003)
Associated acts Girls' Generation (2007-present), SM Town

Biography

Sooyoung was born in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea on February 10, 1990. She was discovered on SM Casting System via the 2000 SM Open Audition. She then auditioned for the 2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo Audition and won first place, marking her debut into the Japanese music scene with the band Route 0.

Sooyoung graduated from Jungshin Women High School (Korean: 정신 여자 고등학교) in 2009 and is currently majoring in performing arts and theater at Chung-Ang University.

After winning first place in the 2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo, Sooyoung was sent to Japan and debuted as a member of the duo Route 0, alongside Marina Takahashi. The band released three singles: "Waku! Waku! It's Love," "Start," and "Painting,"

Solo activities

In 2002, Sooyoung, along with various SM artists like BoA, Shinhwa, and The Grace, sang songs for the Korean soundtrack of the anime Inuyasha. She sang "I Am", which is the second opening song of the anime.

She and fellow SNSD member Yuri sang the trot song "Kkok" (Hangul: "꼭") for the opening theme of the TV miniseries Working Mom (Hangul: 워킹 맘) on 2008.[4][5] She was also featured in "Feeling Only You" (Korean: 너만을 느끼며) by The Blue (Kim Min-jong and Son Ji-chang), alongside bandmate Tiffany.

Sooyoung played a part in the 2007 KBS sitcom Unstoppable Marriage (Korean: 못말리는 결혼), alongside co-band mate Yuri. Apart from this, she co-starred with Lee Yeonhee and Kangin on the 2008 Movie Hello Schoolgirl (Korean: 순정만화; Sunjeong Manhwa) where she played the character of Jeong Da-jeong.

On March 7, 2010 she played a cameo role on SBS "Oh My Lady!" starring Choi Siwon and Chae Rim with Jessica and Hyoyeon.

Sooyoung was also a VJ of the 2005 Mnet Hello Chat, alongside Kangin of Super Junior. Prior to her debut as a member of Girls' Generation, she worked as a radio DJ with Super Junior's Sungmin on DMB ChunBangJiChuk Radio (Hangul: 천방지축 라디오; Reckless Radio) from July 2007 to January 2008.

Also she was a presenter for MBC TV show program Fantastic Duo (Korean: 환상의 짝꿍) along with Oh Sang-Jin (Hangul: 오상진).

Sooyoung also appeared in "SEOUL", South Korea's 2009 tourism advertising music video and was a consistent guest on the 2010 variety game show Oh! Brothers.

Modeling

Shortly after her return from Japan, she appeared in a Samsung AnyCall CF with Park Jung-ah (Hangul: 박정아) in 2003. Prior to her debut as a member of Girls' Generation, Sooyoung modeled with Route 0 bandmate Takahashi for Chubbygang Clothing Line on 2003.[citation needed] She was also an endorser for Skoolooks Uniform Model in 2004 along with Jang Geun-suk.

Sooyoung, together with band mate Yoona, modeled for the '08-09 F/W SFAA Seoul Collection - Lee Joo-Young Fashion Show' at Seoul Hakyohul Exhibition Hall on March 20, 2008.

She had a photoshoot, with Seohyun and Yuri, for QTV's Photographer Audition Survival program 'Photographer'. The photoshoot, entitled 'Dreaming Water', is a joint campaign by Cosmopolitan magazine and UNICEF to promote the preservation of water for a clean environment.

On March 29, 2010, Sooyoung, along with Taeyeon, Yuri, Yoona, and Seohyun, was hired by Nintendo Korea as campaign models for the portable game console, Nintendo DSi.

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