Shoo (singer)
| Shoo | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 유수영 |
| Born |
Yoo Soo-Young Shū Kunimitsu (邦光 洙) October 23, 1981 Yokohama, Japan |
| Other names | Shoo |
| Occupation | |
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Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels |
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| Associated acts | |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 유수영 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 柳水永 |
| Revised Romanization | Yu Su-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu Su-yŏng |
Yoo Soo-Young (Hangul: 유수영; born 23 October 1981, in Yokohama, Japan), better known as Shoo (from her Japanese name Shū Kunimitsu (邦光 洙 Kunimitsu Shū)), is a South Korean singer and musical actress. She is best known as a member of K-pop girl group S.E.S..
Early life
Yoo Soo-young was born on October 23, 1981 in Yokohama, Japan. She also has a Japanese name, Shū Kunimitsu. Her father is Korean and her mother is Japanese.
She was signed to S.M. Entertainment after an audition process.
Career
S.E.S.
Shoo made her debut with S.E.S in 1997. S.E.S enjoyed tremendous success and became the top-selling K-pop girl group of their era. The group officially disbanded in late 2002 after Bada and Eugene parted ways with S.M. Entertainment, while Shoo stayed with S.M. Entertainment to pursue her solo career until 2006.
Solo Career
After the breakup of S.E.S. in late 2002, Shoo stayed with SM Entertainment. She contributed to SMTown albums in 2003 and 2004, but eventually decided to leave SM for JIIN Entertainment in 2006,[2] the same company that Bada signed with. Instead of releasing solo albums like her former group members, Shoo instead joined musicals. In 2005, she starred in the Korean adaptation of Bat Boy: The Musical,[3] which sold over 110,000 tickets in Korea and Japan. She has since done other musicals, but has not been prominently in the spotlight since her S.E.S. times. However, she has gone on record as saying that a new S.E.S. album is in the works, but there has been no official word on the topic since. In December 2006, she stated that she would pursue acting, putting her singing career on hiatus.[4]
In January 2010, Shoo made her solo debut with the release her first mini-album, Devote One's Love, with the lead track "Jagibaggae" (Korean: "자기밖에", "Only You").[5]
In December 2014, Shoo and Bada made a special comeback on Infinity Challenge, in the episode "Saturday for Singers", and performed two songs ("I'm Your Girl" and "I Love You") with Girls' Generation member Seohyun, who was filling in for Eugene: she could not attend due to her pregnancy but stated, "she [wished she] could have been there."[6] In January 2015, she appeared on the show Roommate with her twin daughters, Im Rayul and Im Rahui, and her husband, Hyosung. She met the celebrity cast, including Sunny (Girls' Generation) and Joon-hyung (g.o.d) whom she already knew, and ultimately appeared on more than one episode.
References
- ↑ jun2yng (March 27, 2014). "S.E.S Member Shoo Returns as an Actress". Soompi. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ↑ Archived November 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Yong-sung, Lee (2005-08-23). "HERALD INTERVIEW : Former S.E.S. member Shoo embarks on new career as an actress". Hancinema.net. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ↑ "SES 슈 유수영, 가수활동 포기" [SES Shoo, giving up singing] (in Korean). Daum. 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2011-01-13. (via Wayback machine)
- ↑ "슈 '자기 밖에' 가수 컴백! S.E.S도 다시 뭉쳤다" [Shoo Comes Back as Singer with "Only You"! S.E.S. Also Back Together]. JoinsMSN/Newsen. 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ↑ fitzdarcy (December 31, 2014). "Eugene Wishes She Could Have Performed with S.E.S On "Infinity Challenge"". Soompi. Retrieved 28 September 2016.