Sooyoung

Full Name: Choi Sooyoung 수영

Nicknames: NaSoo (Interrupter), ShikShin

Date of Birth: February 10, 1990 (international age 24) (korean age 25)
From: Gwangju, South Korea
Blood Type: O

Height: 1.72 m
Zodiac Sign: Horse
Horoscope Sign: Aquarius
Language: Korean (Fluent), English, Chinese (Basic), Japanese (Fluent)
Position: Supporting Vocal and Lead Dancer

Siblings: Choi Soo Jin

Genres: pop, trot, dance pop, jazz

Occupations: DJ, dancer, singer, promotional model, MC, rapper, TV presenter, songwriter, actress

Instruments: vocals, viola, drums, piano

Years active: 2002 - present

Labels: SM Entertainment

Facts

The meaning of the name Choi SooYoung is Luxurious Flower Petal 

 Jessica gave her the English name “Summer”. 

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

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

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

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

 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”. 

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

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

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

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

She goes fangirl crazy over VOS. 

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

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

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

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

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

 She feels that she is not beautiful and that only ahjussi-fans like he

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

She can speak Korean, Japanese, and some English 

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

 SNSD is her first debut as an artist in Korea but it is also her second debut as an artist. Her first debut was in Japan. 

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

 Her blood type is O. 

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

 The other members refer to her as the girl who “tries hard to be funny”.

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

 Her favorite season is Winter. (Although her English name means Summer)

On an 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.”

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

 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.” 

The longest time that she liked a guy is a month and a half. 

 Sooyoung admitted on Oh SangJin’s radio show that she more acquainted with actors/actresses than music idols. 

 Aside from sleep talking, she sometimes “invades” other members bed. Back when she was still roommates with Taeyeon and Yoona, she woke up feeling uncomfortable only to find out that she’s in between her and Taeyeon’s bed.

 She is close friends with Lee Yeonhee. Their friendship started way back their pre-debut days when they auditioned for the Korea-Japan Idol Casting. They were reunited after many years for the movie Soonjung Manhwa. 

She was given the title “Kim Yuna of the Entertainment Industry”. 

 Sooyoung has no dance music in her mp3 player since she likes ballads so much. 

 Her favorite color is pink. 

 Tiffany shared a story on a radio program on how during their trainee days, Sooyoung saved her mother’s number under Jo Insung’s name. She would then get messages saying “What are you doing?”, “Did you eat?” and all were from “Jo InSung”. She got busted when “Jo InSung” called and it was her mother’s voice which was heard from the other line. 

 Yoona and Tiffany revealed that Sooyoung has a crush towards Go Soo (an actor). She denied at first but after Yoona revelead that she had made Go Soo a cellphone charm, she immediately agreed while blushing. She even said that just thinking of him makes her smile.

 Sooyoung invents nicknames for the girls. She calls Hyoyeon, Hyosukie; Taeyeon, Taengie; Yoona, Yoongie; and Seohyun, Makdoongie. 

Sooyoung once had a crush on Eunhyuk from Super Junior during their trainee days. 

 If she wasn’t in SNSD, Soo said that she would have been a designer. 

Sooyoung cares for Maknae so much. She always speaks highly of Seobaby and she almost always lets her win on games. 

 Soo’s mom wants a boy so she is raised like one. Her mom made her wear pants and she used to sport a boycut back when she’s still a kid. 

 On SBS Strong Heart, Sooyoung confessed about an incident involving a toilet. Her whole family was in a Seoul subway stop when some fans took notice of her. Sooyoung who wasn’t all decked out in her stage apparel and makeup, ran into the bathroom to hide (she was afraid someone would write that she doesn’t look that good in person). The two fans were knocking on the door but Sooyoung kept on insisting that she is not SNSD’s Sooyoung and that they’ve got the wrong person. As they were losing hope, suddenly Sooyoung’s mother yelled “CHOI SOOYOUNG! HURRY UP AND COME OUT!”. Of course, with her identity confirmed, no fan would just leave. Sooyoung said, “They slipped a piece of paper under the stall door and I just took it and quickly signed it. They eventually went away and I was finally able to get out of the bathroom!” 

 Her favorite ice cream flavor is chocomint. 

 Apart from her weird sleeping habits, Sooyoung was once caught pouting her lips (as if kissing someone) in her sleep. 

 Sooyoung and FT Island Jaejin are close friends. 

 Acting in a historical drama is one of her greatest dreams as an actress. 

 Sooyoung mentioned in SGB that her first love is an oppa whom she had seen on the streets. She was in middle school back then, and the guy was in high school. It was love at first sight for her that she admitted following the boy at times. She was heartbroken when she saw the guy with his girlfriend. She calls the guy her Romeo and until now, that boy doesn’t know about her feelings at all.

Her Japanese name is Che Suyon. 

 Known as the group’s megaphone, Sooyoung is almost always the spokesperson during interviews, whenever the group receives awards.

 Sooyoung is a Harry Potter fan.