SOOYOUNG

Stage Name: Lively Princess SOOYOUNG (명랑공주 수영 – myeongrang gongju Sooyoung)

Birth Name: Choi Soo-young (최수영)

English Name: Summer Choi (썸머 최)

Nicknames: Shik shin (God of food), NaSoo (interrupter), DJ Syoung

Position: Supporting Vocalist/Lead dancer

Date of Birth: February 10, 1990

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Bloodtype: O

Sibling(s): 1 older sister (Choi Soo-jin)

Language: Korean (Fluent), English, Chinese (Basic), Japanese (Fluent)

Specialty: Dance, Eloquence, Acting

Casted: 2000 SM Open Audition | 2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo Audition

Training Duration: 6 Years 3 Months

School: ChungAng University (중앙대학교) Department of Theater | graduated from Jeongshin Girl’s High school

Career:

- 2002 Japanese duo ‘Route φ‘ (with Marina Takahashi)

- 2003 CF Samsung Anycall Battle of Music (with Jewerly Park Jung-ah)

- 2004 School uniforms ‘Rocks’ model

- 2005 VJ for M.Net ‘Hello Chat’

- 2005 OST for Inuyasha ‘I Am‘ (Korean ver.)

- 2007 DJ for Melon ‘ChunJi Radio: Sungmin & Sooyoung’ (with Super Junior Sungmin)

- 2007 Sitcom KBS ‘Unstoppable Marriage‘ (as Choi Soo-young)

- 2008 OST for SBS drama Working Mom ‘Ggok‘ (with Yuri)

- 2008 Movie ‘Hello Schoolgirl! / 순정만화‘ (as Jung Da-jung)

- 2009 CF ‘Post Cereal‘ (with Sunny & Seohyun)

- 2009 Featured with The Blue ‘Feeling Only You‘ (with Tiffany)

- 2009 MC for MBC ‘Fantastic Duo’ (with Kim Jae-dong)

- 2009 CF ‘Post Cereal‘ (with Taeyeon & Tiffany)

- 2010 CF ‘Biotherm’ (with Tiffany & Yuri)

Facts about SooYoung :)

1. The meaning of the name Choi SooYoung is Luxurious Flower Petal 

 2. Soo is the third youngest member but she is the tallest of them all (170 cm AND GROWING). 

 3. She doesn’t call her unnis “unni”. (Nobody can be as badass as Soo, yo!) 

 4. Jessica gave her the English name “Summer”. 

 5. She eats an average of 6-7 times in a one day. 

 6. Soo never had a boyfriend. 

 7. Taeyeon busted out one of her sleeping habits: SLEEP TALKING. 

 8. Aside from Sunny, Soo is also one certified gamer in SNSD. 

 9. She can eat 3 scoops of ice cream in 5 minutes. 

 10. She was once asked for a dare in a variety show to put on a swimming tube and do the Gee crab dance in a coffee shop. She was very shy at first but she managed to finish the task amazingly. The dare is taken as a prank in relation for her name (sooyoung) which is also the Korean word for “swimming”. 

 11. It was revealed by SuJu that Sungmin of Super Junior is closest with her and Sunny that on SuJu’s 3rd album, Sungmin mentioned Sooyoungie on his Thanks To part. 

 12. Soo has worked many times with Kangin of Super Junior (from her predebut days in MNET VJ Chat to the movie SoonJung Mahwa and many other radio shows in between) 

 13. One of her pastimes include discovering new facial expressions when she faces the mirror without any make-up. 

 14. Sooyoung’s bestfriend is her sister, Soojin. 

 15. She won the Most Comic Talent award during the 2009 Girl’s Award. 

 16. In relation to that award show, DBSK was quoted saying that “She is really fun to be around and has that special something that makes her stand out”. 

 17. She has a huge crush on Jo Insung and Lee Sueng Gi 

 18. She likes TALL men with broad shoulders, good backsides, and V-shaped back. 

 19. She goes fangirl crazy over VOS. 

 20. Comic-writer Kangfull made a comic for Sooyoung. Apparently, Sooyoung sent him a fan e-mail before. Kangfull was so impressed with the way Sooyoung talks (very mature for her age) that he replied to her fanmail. Years later, they finally meet when Sooyoung starred on the movie adaptation of Kangfull’s Manhwa. 

 21. Nicknamed Cheerful Princess because of her charming personality. She is considered one the friendliest members in the group. 

 22. She can spot fancams easily and she acknowledges them by smiling/waving/sending winks. 

 23. Soo has a penchant on keeping things even though they’re worn out when she really likes it. 

 24. When she was in middle school, she liked a certain guy that on Valentine’s Day she planned on giving him chocolates. When the great day arrived, she was so shy to reveal her feelings that she ended up not giving the chocolates and bringing it back home. 

 25. A TRAX member taught her how to play the drums while Sungmin taught her how to play the guitar. 

 26. She can play the piano as seen on her performance during the Chunji Concert. 

 27. She was part of the Jeong Shin Female High School choir back in her high school days 

 28. Called the Home Shopping Queen because she can perfectly imitate the hosts of Home Shopping Channels 

 29. She feels that she is not beautiful and that only ahjussi-fans like her. (Ya Choi Sooyoung, come here so I can bash your head for thinking this way!) 

 30. Nicknamed ShikShin by the other SNSD girls because of her big appetite. ShikShin literally means FOOD GODDESS. 

 31. She can speak Korean, Japanese, and some English 

 32. She is the Most Experienced member in the group as she already debuted even before SNSD as a member of the duo Route 0. 

 33. SNSD is her first debut as an artist in Korea but it is also her second debut as an artist (as a whole). Her first debut was in Japan. 

 34. She lives with her Mom, Dad, older sister, and a little dog 

 35. Her blood type is 0. 

 36. A devout Christian, she is also close friends with Jaeson Ma (pastor/musician) 

 37. She sang the trot song “Kkok”, which means Sure, for the show Working Mom with SNSD Yuri 

 38. The other members refer to her as the girl who “tries hard to be funny”. (LOL I beg to disagree) 

 39. While in Japan, she became close friends with BoA and Sunday from The Grace as they too were working in Japan as singers at the time. 

 40. Soo is currently the youngest member to win in the game show Star Golden Bell. 

 41. Aside from ShikShin, the girls also gave Sooyoung the nickname NaSoo which means interrupter. 

 42. Referred by some netizens as Anti’s Darling as she is the most loved/least hated member by antis. Most of whom credit it to her down-to-earth attitude and naturalness. 

 43. She has the least thread posts in the STAND forum. 

 44. She likes spicy cabbages. (kimchi?) 

 45. Her favorite season is Winter. (to think that her English name is Summer. LOL) 

 46. She is a big fan of Stacie Orrico. She made a cover of Orrico’s Stuck (pre-debut days) and I Promise (with Jessica). 

 47. Soo rates herself a score of 70. (Why Soo, why?) 

 48. Between love and friendship, she chooses the latter. 

 49. On an interview, Sooyoung was asked the question “What would you say to the people who truly love you?” and she replied “Little fool! I love you!” (violent side taking over again) 

 50. On the same interview, she was asked how many boy liked her and she said “5, but they don’t really love me, just used me to dispel loneliness.” (awww.. :|) 

 51. The name she would want to give her future kids would be either Hid or Cinderella. 

 52. Her favorite number is eight. Her Jersey Number 24 on Oh! was explained when the members exposed the fact that she wrote it because she wants to marry at age 24. Soo reasoned, “It’s just a wish. If I get married, then I can’t do SNSD anymore, so I’ll flip the numbers over and marry at age 42.” (LOL)