Choi Soo-young

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote". Template:Family name hatnote Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image

Choi Soo-young (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".; 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, Choi 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, Choi has also starred in various television dramas such as The Third Hospital (2012), Dating Agency: Cyrano (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, Choi 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. In October 2024, Choi made her solo debut in Japan with released "Unstoppable" under Japan label Avex Trax.[1]

Early life and education

Choi was born in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea, on February 10, 1990.[2] She is the younger sister of Choi Soo-jin, who is a musical theatre actress.[3]

Choi graduated from JeongShin Women's High School in 2009.[4] 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.[5]

Life and career

2000–2007: Career beginnings

Choi was initially discovered through an SM Entertainment Open Audition when she was in fifth grade.[6] She later won first place at the 2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo Audition and debuted in Japan as a member of Route 0.[7] The duo released three singles before disbanding in 2003.[8]

Choi 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

File:Choi Sooyoung 31st Cyworld Digital Music Awards.png
Choi at the 31st Cyworld Digital Music Awards in 2009

Girls' Generation gained significant popularity with the release of their hit single "Gee" in 2009.[9] Choi 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.[10]

Aside from Girls' Generation's activities, Choi 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),[11] romantic comedy film Hello, Schoolgirl (2008),[12] SBS's drama Oh! My Lady (2010),[13] SBS's Paradise Ranch (2011) and SBS's A Gentleman's Dignity (2012).[14][15] 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.[16][17]

Throughout her career, besides contributing her vocal to Girls' Generation's songs, Choi has explored into lyrics writing. She penned the lyrics for three songs: "How Great is Your Love" (2011),[18] "What Do I Do" (2016),[19] and "Sailing (0805)" (2016),[20] while co-writing the song "Baby Maybe" (2013).[21]

In September 2012, she landed her first major acting role in tvN's medical drama The Third Hospital.[22][23] 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.[24][25][26]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In May 2013, Choi was cast in tvN's romantic comedy drama, Dating Agency: Cyrano. 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.[27] Park Ju-yeon from the Hankook Ilbo praised Choi for her lively character portrayal and said that there was not any "overdone emotions commonly appear in acting newcomers".[28]

File:Choi Soo-young at Party Showcase on July 2015 03.jpg
Choi performing in 2015

In September 2014, Choi 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.[29] This was a breakthrough performance for Choi 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.[29][30] She contributed a song to its soundtrack, titled "Wind Flower".[31]

In 2015, Choi 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.[32][33]

In June 2016, Choi starred as the female lead alongside Ma Dong-seok and Seo In-guk in the OCN crime drama Squad 38.[34][35]

2017–present: Label change and continued acting

In early August 2017, Choi starred as television producer in the JTBC web drama Someone You Might Know.[36] Later in August, she played the female lead in the MBC drama series Man in the Kitchen.[37] In November 2017, Choi 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.[38][39]

File:Choi Soo-young at AmieMarket on February 23, 2018 (2).jpg
Choi at a "Beaming Effect" event in 2018

In 2018, Choi was cast in the Korean-Japanese film Memories of a Dead End[40][41] and the action comedy film Miss & Mrs. Cops.[42]

In December 2018, Choi 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. Choi launched her official Twitter and YouTube accounts to commemorate the single's release.[43][44]

In May 2019, Choi signed with new agency Saram Entertainment.[45] In February 2020, Choi starred in the OCN drama Tell Me What You Saw.[46]

In 2020, Choi starred in JTBC romance drama Run On.[47] 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[48] and appeared in the Netflix original series Move to Heaven.[49]

In 2022, she starred in the KBS2 drama If You Wish Upon Me in the role of a nurse at hospice.[50] Choi participated in Girls' Generation's fifteenth anniversary album Forever 1 (2022), with her co-writing the songs "Seventeen" and "Villain" for the album.[51][52]

On August 29, 2024, Saram Entertainment announced that Choi would be releasing her Japanese debut maxi single titled "Unstoppable" on October 30.[53]

Personal life

Choi has been dating actor Jung Kyung-ho since 2013.[54]

Philanthropy

Choi 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.[55] At the end of that year, she launched a fundraising campaign with cable channel QTV for patients of the disease.[56] Since then, she has continued to serve as ambassador while conducting sponsorship events and supporting the research on treatment of patients.[57]

In 2016, Choi launched a clothing brand called Beaming Effect with the aim to raise awareness for Retinitis Pigmentosa.[58] She has held several charity bazaars throughout the years and donated the proceeds towards research for treatment of the disease.[59] Notably, she held a funding with Kakao, a charity bazaar and a charity concert featuring various artists in 2017.[60]

Choi has also been appointed ambassador to the Korean Day of Overcoming Rare Diseases,[61] the Social Welfare Council and the National Disability Awareness Improvement Campaign.[62] 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.[63]

Discography

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".

Korean singles

List of Korean singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Album
As lead artist
"Winter Breath" (Script error: No such module "Lang".) 2018 Non-album single
As featured artist
"Feeling Only You" (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
(The Blue featuring Tiffany and Sooyoung)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2009 The Blue – The First Memories
"Let's Get Away" (Acoustic version)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
(James Lee featuring Sooyoung)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2018 The Light
Promotional single
"Be Yourself" (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
(featuring Hong Hyun-hee)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2020 Non-album single
Soundtrack appearances
"I Am" (Korean version)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2005 Inuyasha OST
"Kkok" (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
(with Kwon Yu-ri)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2008 Working Mom OST
"Wind Flower" (Script error: No such module "Lang".) 2014 My Spring Days OST
"To My Star" Script error: No such module "Lang". 2022 If You Wish Upon Me OST Part 8

Japanese singles

List of Japanese singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Sales Album
JPN
[64] 		JPN
Hot
"Unstoppable"Template:Efn-ua 2024 26 — Template:Non-album single

Filmography

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Hello, Schoolgirl Jeong Da-jeong [12]
2012 I AM. Herself Biographical film of SM Town [65]
2015 SMTown: The Stage Herself Documentary film of SM Town [66]
2019 The Poem, My Old Mother Narration Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Memories of a Dead End Yumi [40]
Miss & Mrs. Cops Jang-mi [42]
A Little Princess Adult Gongju Special appearance [67]
2021 New Year Blues Oh Wol [68]
2024 Dead Man Hipster [69]
2025 Ballerina Katla Park [70]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Unstoppable Marriage Soo-young [11]
2010 Oh! My Lady Herself Cameo (Episode 7) [13]
2011 Paradise Ranch Miss Soo Cameo (Episode 3) [14]
2012 A Gentleman's Dignity Herself Cameo (Episode 5) [15]
The Third Hospital Lee Eui-jin [22]
2013 Dating Agency: Cyrano Gong Min-young [27]
2014 My Spring Days Lee Bom-yi [29]
2016 Perfect Sense Jung Ah-yeon [33]
Squad 38 Cheon Sung-hee [35]
2017–2018 Man in the Kitchen Lee Roo-ri [37]
2020 Tell Me What You Saw Cha Soo-young [46]
2020–2021 Run On Seo Dan-ah [47]
2021 Move to Heaven Son Yoo-rim Cameo (Episode 6, 9) [49]
2022 Uncle Top Stars Cameo (Episode 13) [71]
If You Wish Upon Me Seo Yeon-joo [72]
Fanletter, Please! Han Kang-hee [73]
2023 Not Others Kim Jin-hee [74][75]
2025 Second Shot at Love Han Geum-joo [76]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Someone You Might Know Lee Ahn [36]
2021 So I Married the Anti-fan Lee Geun-young [48]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Haha Mong Show: Pilot Regular member Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2012–2014 TV Entertainment Tonight Host [77]
2017 Saturday Night Live Korea Season 9, Ep 1 [78]
2022 Household Mate Special member Episode 3 [79]
2023 The Wedding War Host [80]
R U Next? [81]

Web shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Born 1990 Choi Soo-young Host Dingo Studio [82]

Events

Year Event Notes Ref.
2021 30th Seoul Music Awards With Shin Dong-yup and Kim Hee-chul [83]
2022 31st Buil Film Awards With Kim Nam-gil [84]
2022 MBC Drama Awards With Kim Sung-joo [85]
2023 2023 Marie Claire Asia Star Awards [86]
2024 Closing ceremony of the 29th Busan International Film Festival with Gong Myung [87]

Ambassadorship

  • Korea Social Welfare Council Ambassador for sharing (2022)[88]

Awards and nominations

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actress in a Short Drama Fanletter Please Nominated [89]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2019 Best New Actress Miss & Mrs. Cops Nominated [90]
Busan International Film Festival 2022 Marie Claire 8th Asia Star Awards: Face of Asia Award Choi Soo-young Won [91]
Jecheon International Music & Film Festival 2019 Discovery of the Year Award Memories of a Dead End Won [92]
KBS Drama Awards 2022 Popularity Award, Actress If You Wish Upon Me Nominated [93]
Korea Drama Awards 2013 Best New Actress Dating Agency: Cyrano Nominated Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2015 Excellence Award, Actress My Spring Days Won [30]
MBC Drama Awards 2014 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Won [94]
Best Couple Award Nominated [95]
2017 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Drama Man in the Kitchen Nominated [96]
2022 Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily/One Act Drama Fanletter Please Won [97]
Best Couple Award Choi Soo-young (with Yoon Park)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Fanletter Please 		Nominated [98]
Mnet 20's Choice Awards 2012 Best 20's Style Choi Soo-young Nominated Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
SBS Entertainment Awards 2013 New Rookie Award (MC Category) TV Entertainment Tonight Won [99]
Style Icon Awards 2013 Best K-Style Award Choi Soo-young Won [100]

Notes

Template:Notelist-ua

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  15. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  19. ↑ Template:Cite videoTemplate:Cbignore
  20. ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  21. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  22. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  23. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  24. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  25. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  26. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  27. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  28. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  29. ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  30. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  31. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  32. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  33. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  34. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  35. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  36. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  37. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  38. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  39. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  40. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  41. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  42. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  43. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  44. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  45. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  46. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  47. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  48. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  49. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  50. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  51. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  52. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  53. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  54. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  55. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  56. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  57. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  58. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  59. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  60. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  61. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  62. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  63. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  64. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  65. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  66. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  67. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  68. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  69. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  70. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  71. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  72. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  73. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  74. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  75. ↑ Template:Cite video
  76. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  77. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  78. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  79. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  80. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  81. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  82. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  83. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  84. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  85. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  86. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  87. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  88. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  89. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  90. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  91. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  92. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  93. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  94. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  95. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  96. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  97. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  98. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  99. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  100. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

External links

Script error: No such module "Side box".

Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Script error: No such module "Authority control".

Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Choi_Soo-young&oldid=8547508"