최수영

• Stage Name: SooYoung (수영)
• Birth Name: Choi Soo Young (최수영)
• Meaning of Name : Luxury flower petals
• English Name: 썸머 Summer
• Group Position : Supporting Vocalist
• Nickname : ShikShin (Food God), NaSoo (Interrupter)
• Motto : Let’s not procrastinate
• Languages : Korean (Fluent) , English, Chinese (Basic) , Japanese (Fluent)
• DOB: February 10, 1990
• Height: 170cm
• Weight: 48kg
• Religion : Christian
• Blood Type: O
• School: Jungshin All-Girls High School, Chung Ang University Seoul Campus
• Casted: 2000 SM Open Audition, 2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo Audition
• Experience:

- 2002 Debuted in Japan in the duo Route 0
- 2003 Samsung AnyCall CF w/ Park Jungah
- 2003 Japan Chubbygang Clothing Model
- 2004 Skoolooks Uniform Model
- 2005 M.Net Hello Chat VJ
- 2007 DMB ChunBangJiChuk Radio DJ (with Super Junior’s Sungmin)
- 2007/2008 MBC Sitcom : Unstoppable Marriage
- 2009 Former MC on MBC Fantastic Duo along with Kim Jae Dong

• Siblings : Older Sister (Soojin)
• Duration of Training: 6 years and 3 months

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 ChunJialong 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. She graduated from high school in 2009.