Biography

Sooyoung

수영 / Choi Soo-young

Sooyoung is a South Korean singer and actress, a member of Girls' Generation. A former member of the Korean-Japanese duo Route 0, she turned increasingly to acting after leaving SM Entertainment in 2017, with credits including Dating Agency: Cyrano, My Spring Days, Run On, If You Wish Upon Me and Not Others. She is managed by Saram Entertainment.

  • Singer
  • Actress
  • Choi Sooyoung

Profile

Sooyoung is a South Korean singer and actress who debuted as a member of Girls’ Generation in August 2007, after an early stint in the Korean-Japanese duo Route 0 in Japan. Since leaving SM Entertainment in 2017 she has focused on acting under Saram Entertainment.

Her screen credits include Dating Agency: Cyrano, the award-winning My Spring Days, Run On, If You Wish Upon Me and Not Others, and in 2024 she made a Japanese solo music debut with the single “Unstoppable” under Avex Trax — all while remaining a member of Girls’ Generation.

Facts

  • Before Girls' Generation she was a member of Route 0, a short-lived Korean-Japanese singing duo that debuted in Japan in 2002. Wikipedia EN
  • She left SM Entertainment in October 2017 to focus on acting and joined the actor-focused agency Saram Entertainment in 2019, while remaining a member of Girls' Generation. Wikipedia EN
  • In October 2024 she made her Japanese solo music debut with the single "Unstoppable" under the Avex Trax label. Wikipedia EN

Works

Dating Agency: Cyrano Gong Min-young
2013 / Drama
My Spring Days Lee Bom-yi
2014 / Drama
Tell Me What You Saw
2020 / Drama
Run On Seo Dan-ah
2020 / Drama
So I Married the Anti-fan
2021 / Movie
If You Wish Upon Me
2022 / Drama
Not Others
2023 / Drama
"Unstoppable" (Japanese solo debut single)
2024 / Other

Awards

Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress
2015

FAQ

Did Sooyoung leave Girls' Generation?
No. She left SM Entertainment in 2017 and is now managed by Saram Entertainment for acting, but she remains a member of Girls' Generation and took part in the 2022 album FOREVER 1.
What was Sooyoung's career before Girls' Generation?
She debuted in Japan in 2002 as half of the short-lived Korean-Japanese duo Route 0 before returning to Korea and joining SM Entertainment.

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