Dabi Dorky: K-POP: SNSD [Choi Sooyoung]

Choi Sooyoung

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"Lively Princess Sooyoung"

English Name: Summer [썸머]

Nickname: ShikShin [Food God], NaSoo [Interupter]

SNSD Group Position: Supporting Vocalist; Lead Dancer

Jersey Number: 24

Birth Day: February 10, 1990 [Aquarius]

Motto: "Let's not procrastinate."

Height: 170 cm [5'7"]

Weight: 48 kg

Blood Type: "O"

Roommates: Taeyeon & Yoona [old dorm]; Jessica [new dorm]

FAVORITES

Favorite Number: 08

Favorite Color: black, pink

Favorite Time: shower time

Favorite Food: kimchi

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: chocomint

Favorite Season: winter

Favorite Fashion: chic, hotpants, onepieces

Favorite Place to Visit: USA

Favorite SNSD Song: "Complete" [LINK]

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SOOYOUNG FACTS

She was once asked in a variety show to put on a swimming tube and do the Gee "crab dance" in a coffee shop. The dare was taken as a prank in relation for her name. [LINK: Sooyoung's Dare Video--]

Sooyoung's Japanese name is Che Su Yon.
Nicknamed "Lively Princess Sooyoung" because of her charming personality. She is considered one of the friendliest members in SNSD.
Sooyoung fans call her "Sooyoungster"
Other members refer her as "the girl who tries to be funny".
Netizens refer as "Anti's Darling" as she is the most loved or least hated member by the antis. Credits to her down-to-earth attitude and naturalness.
Sooyoung was given the title "Kim Yuna of the Entertainment Industry" because she as the star that would match as a figure skater.
Known as "SNSD's megaphone". Sooyoung is almost always the spokesperson during interviews, receiving rewards, or even other "not-so-good" things.
Sooyoung is the 5th member to join SNSD.
Sooyoung first debut was in Japan with a duo group named "Route 0"
Sooyoung is the 3rd youngest member; and the tallest SNSD member.
If not for Sooyoung, SNSD would not be "Beautiful Legs Group"
Sooyoung has dimples.

Sooyoung eats right after she wakes up.
She is the only Asian to make it to the Top 10 Barely Legal hotties list of Complex Magazine.
Sooyoung is good in imitating other member's signature. The hardest for her to imitate was Jessica's.
SNSD members agree that Sooyoung is the prettiest without make-up.
Sooyoung has the slimmest waistline among SNSD. 22 inches.
She is a fan of the Japanese drama, Hana Yori Dango.
On a interview, Sooyoung is referred to be the most well-mannered and respectable among the members.
Sooyoung is interested in photography. She would often ask SNSD members to model for her.
Sooyoung is said to be the most fashionable among the members
Sooyoung said that she would be a fashion designer if she's not in the entertainment industry.
Sooyoung has no dance music in her mp3 since she likes ballads so much.

Her jersey number is 24 because she wanted to marry at the age of 24.
Called Home Shopping Queen because she can perfectly imitate the hosts of Home Shopping Channels. [LINK: Sooyoung's Home Shopping Imitation + Aegyo]
Sooyoung doesn't call the older SNSD members "unnie".
Jessica gave Sooyoung her english name, "Summer".
Sooyoung's Ideal Man: Tall, broad shoulders, V-shaped back, and Brad Pitt! [LINK: Sooyoung's Ideal Man Video]
A big fan of Stacie Orrico. She sang Stacie Orrico's "Stuck" on her predebut days [LINK] and "I Promise" with Jessica [LINK]
Sooyoung is a Harry Potter fan. [LINK]
She sang the opening song "I Am" for the Korean version of the anime InuYasha. [LINK]
Sooyoung eats 6-7 times a day.
Taeyeon busted one of her sleeping habits: Sleep Talking
Another sleeping habit is the Sooyoung would sometime's "invade" other member's bed.

When she was still roommates with Taeyeon and Yoona, she woke up feeling uncomfortable only to discover that she was in between her bed and Taeyeon's bed.

Sooyoung was exposed by her mom that her room is like a garbage can.
Sooyoung is a gamer.
One of Sooyoung's pastimes is to discover new facial expressions in front of the mirror without any make-up.
Super Junior's Siwon would sometimes call Sooyoung his "blood-related" cousin.
Sooyoung is a devoted Christian.
Sooyoung has a huge crush on Jo Insung and Lee Seunggi.
Sooyoung goes fangirl crazy over VOS.
Sooyoung is a close friend of Super Junior's Sungmin, and has worked many time with Super Junior's Kangin from predebut days in MNET VJ CHAT to [LINK: Soonjung Manhwa] and many other radio shows.
Comic-writer Kang Full made a comic for Sooyoung.

Sooyoung sent him a fanmail before. Kang Full replied to her fanmail because he was impressed with the way she talks. Years later, they met when Sooyoung starred on the movie adaptation of Kang Full's manhwa. [LINK: Kang Full comic about Sooyoung]

She was close friends with Kim Yeonhee, their friendship started during their predebut days when they auditioned for the Korea-Japan Idol casting. They were reunited after many years for the movie "Soonjung Manhwa"

Sooyoung can spot fancams easily. She would acknowledge them by smiling, waving, or winking.
During a SUKIRA guesting, SNSD members subtly hinted that Sooyoung once had a crush on Super Junior's Eunhyuk.
Sooyoung made her sound dubbing debut through the animated documentary "Amy Arrmy" as a narrator.
A TRAX member taught her to play the drums while Super Junior's Sungmin taught her to play the guitar. [LINK: Sooyoung playing drums]
Seohyun and Yuri sang the trot song "Kokk" [For Sure], for the show Working Mom. [LINK: Seohyun+Yuri "Kokk"]
Acting in a historical drama is one of her greatest dreams as an actress.
One of the things that Sooyoung worries about is that she has too much hair.
Sooyoung's mom wanted a boy, so she was raised like a boy. Her mom made her wear pants and cut her hair short when she was still a kid.
Back when Sooyoung was still in her 5th year, she made her teacher kneel in for of her.
SNSD's worst drunks are Sooyoung and Jessica. Sooyoung becomes hot-tempered and Jessica becomes a "telephone demon".[LINK]
During fanmeeting, Yoona mentioned that she and Sooyoung would often get stomach problems. Sunny teased that they would get stomach problems because they eat too much.
Sooyoung has a hard time making turn while driving. Someone has to remind her to turn, if not, she would keep going straight.
Sooyoung loves reading books especially when she's travelling on plane.
Sooyoung is a huge fan of baseball.

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25 March 2012