Shoo (singer)
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| Shoo (슈) | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Also known as | Shoo | |
| Born | October 23, 1981 (age 25) | |
| Origin | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer | |
| Years active | 1997-2002 (group), 2002-present (solo) | |
| Label(s) | Sedona Media | |
Yoo Soo-Young (born October 23, 1981, Yokohama, Japan), more commonly known as Shoo (her Japanese name), is a Korean singer, actor, and a member of the pop group S.E.S.. Although Korean, she lived in Japan for most of her early life. She got her start in the group by trying out in auditions for SM Entertainment (unlike the other two members, who were discovered through less conventional methods). She succeeded in getting noticed from the judges and was thus offered a spot in their girl group, which became known as S.E.S. (standing for Sea, Eugene, and Shoo, the three members).
S.E.S. quickly became one of the most popular groups in Korea, helped in part by SM's strong marketing methods. However, Shoo was not as popular as the other two. Unlike Bada ("Sea" in Korean), she did not have a strong, powerful voice, although she was able to harmonize very well. She also was not able to minimize her vocal shortcomings by becoming the "pretty member", because that spot was taken by Eugene. Because of this, she tried to stand out by becoming the fashionable one, always the first to change her look (or at least, change the most drastically). She has admitted in interviews that she ran out of hairstyles and hair colours to have, because she had so many over the years.
After the breakup of S.E.S. in late 2002, Shoo stayed with SM Entertainment unlike the other two members. She contributed to some more SMTown albums in 2003 and 2004, but eventually decided to leave SM for JIIN Entertainment[1], 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 [2], 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 is no official word as to when recording will begin. In December 2006, she stated that she will pursue acting, ending her singing career.[1]
[edit] Facts
- Unlike the other S.E.S. members, who were Christian (Eugene was Protestant, while Bada was a Catholic), she is an atheist.
- She has 2 big brothers and an older sister.
- Shoo dated former fellow labelmate Shin Hye Sung, member of boyband Shinhwa, from the turn of the century to 2002.
