Soo Young Profile

Sooyoung

* Birth name: Choi Sooyoung (Hangul: 최수영; Hanja: 崔秀英)
* Date of birth: February 10, 1990 (1990-02-10) (age 19)
* Casted: 2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo Audition
* School(s): Jungshin All-Girls High School
* DJ/MCs:
o 2005 Mnet Hello Chat
o 2007 SungMin & SooYoung's ChunJi Radio
* Duration of Training: 6 years and 3 months
* Experience:
o Debuted in Japan in the duo Route 0 (2002)
o Featured in commercials for Samsung Anycall
o Modelled for Japan Chubbygang and Skoolooks
o Starred in MBC sitcom Unstoppable Marriage
o Starrred in the film Pure Manhwa — Happily Ever After

Before Sooyoung's audition to Girls' Generation, she made a brief debut in Japan as a singer in the group called Route φ. She first debuted with Marina Takahashi with the song "Start". 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. She was previously a DJ of ChunJi along with Sungmin of Super Junior. She was soon replaced by Sunny due to schedule conflicts. Sooyoung also played a part in the sitcom Unstoppable Marriage alongside Yuri.