Girls' GenerationLead DancerSub-Vocalist
Sooyoung
수영Choi Soo-young (최수영)
Sooyoung is a Girls' Generation singer, songwriter and actress who first debuted in the Korean-Japanese duo Route 0.
- Age
- 36
- Feb 10, 1990
- Height
- 172 cm
- 5′8″
- MBTI
- —
- Debut
- 2007
- with Girls' Generation
At a glance
Profile
- Stage name
- Sooyoung (수영)
- Birth name
- Choi Soo-young (최수영)
- Position
- Lead Dancer, Sub-Vocalist
- Birthday
- February 10, 1990 (age 36)
- Zodiac sign
- Aquarius
- Chinese zodiac
- Horse
- Height
- 172 cm (5′8″)
- Blood type
- O
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Birthplace
- Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
- Nicknames
- Shikshin
9 facts
About Sooyoung
Sooyoung began her recording career in Japan with Route 0 in 2002 before debuting with Girls' Generation in 2007. Alongside group activities, she has pursued acting and contributed lyrics to the group's songs. She released her first solo single Winter Breath in 2018.
- 01
Her older sister Choi Soo-jin is a musical theatre actress.
- 02
Route 0 released three singles before disbanding.
- 03
She graduated from Chung-Ang University in 2016.
- 04
She wrote the lyrics to How Great Is Your Love.
- 05
She wrote Girls' Generation's anniversary song Sailing (0805).
- 06
She starred in Dating Agency: Cyrano in 2013.
- 07
She remained in Girls' Generation after leaving SM Entertainment in 2017.
- 08
She released her Japanese solo debut Unstoppable in 2024.
- 09
She debuted in the HRS unit with Skibidi in August 2026.
3 tracks
Solo & unit tracks
Songs on Girls' Generation releases that feature Sooyoung as a solo artist or in a unit.
- Digital single
“Skibidi”
Unit: Hyoyeon, Yuri and Sooyoung · Skibidi
- Digital single
“Lowkey In Love”
Unit: Hyoyeon, Yuri and Sooyoung · Skibidi
- Collaboration
“Seoul”
With Super Junior; Girls' Generation participants: Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny, Sooyoung and Seohyun · Seoul
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