Choi Soo-young | |
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 Sooyoung in March 2024 | |
| Born | February 10, 1990 Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Education | Chung-Ang University |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Agent | Saram Entertainment |
| Partner | Jung Kyung-ho (2013–present) |
| Family | Choi Soo-jin (sister) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | |
| Member of | Girls' Generation |
| Formerly of | Route 0 |
| Website | Choi Sooyoung |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최수영 |
| Hanja | 崔秀榮 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Suyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Suyŏng |
| Website | esaram.co.kr |
Choi Soo-young (Korean: 최수영; 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), 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, 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. In October 2024, Sooyoung made her solo debut in Japan with released "Unstoppable" under Japan label Avex Trax.[1]