Bae Suzy

Suzy
Suzy in 2013
Background information
Native name	배수지
Birth name	Bae Su Ji
Born	(1994-10-10) October 10, 1994 Gwangju, South Korea
Genres	K-pop, pop, dance-pop, electropop, teen pop, Mandopop
Occupations	Singer, dancer, actress, MC, model
Instruments	Vocals, keyboard, timpani
Years active	2010-present
Labels	JYP Entertainment
Associated acts	miss A, JYP Nation

Bae Su Ji (Hangul: 배수지; Hanja: 裵秀智; born October 10, 1994), commonly known by her stage name Suzy, is a South Korean idol singer, dancer, actress, model and MC. She is best known for her roles as Go Hye-mi in the KBS2 TV series' Dream High, Jang Ma Ri in Big, young Yang Seo Yeon in the movie Architecture 101, and Dam Yeo Wool in the MBC TV series' Gu Family Book. She is a member of the Korean girl group miss A, which debuted under JYP Entertainment alongside with AQ Entertainment in 2010.

Biography

Suzy was born in Gwangju, South Korea on October 10, 1994. She attended Seoul Performing Arts High School. Before debuting, she was an online shopping model. In 2009, she auditioned for Mnet Superstar K and made it through the preliminary round but she was ultimately eliminated. However, she caught the attention of a scout from JYP Entertainment and soon became a trainee. After training for a year, she was paired with fellow members Fei and Jia. After the last-minute addition of Min into the group, the four of them prepared to debut as miss A.

Career

miss A

In March 2010, Suzy joined fellow members Fei and Jia to form the group miss A. The trio began their first official promotional activities in China as a group by signing up with the Samsung Electronics group in China. The group released a song used for the commercial called "Love Again" for the Samsung Beat Festival. The song was written by Korean composer Super Changddai, and the music video was directed by Hong Won Ki.^[1][2] The group was later joined by a fourth member, Min. The four piece girl group eventually made their debut in July 2010 through JYP Entertainment, with the single "Bad Girl Good Girl" ^[3] After a successful promotion period of seven weeks, the group came back in October with a new title track, "Breathe", from the second single Step Up. They promoted the song for a month and had their last goodbye stage on November 7. The group then returned in July 2011 with the release of their first full-length studio album A Class with the title track "Good Bye Baby". The group held their goodbye stage in early September after finding great success with their album and title track. They then turned their focus towards their overseas activities, including their Chinese debut. In February 2012, They came back with their new style of music through "Touch" .In the later quarter of the year 2012, They released Independent Women Pt.III. The album was designed to pay homage to the song Independent Women by Destiny's Child, the group's idol. On November 06,2013, miss A made their comeback after more than a year from "I Don't Need a Man" promotions with a second full length studio album "Hush". The title track was composed by famous composer duo, E-Tribe.

Solo activities and Rise to Fame

In October 2010, Suzy became the host for MBC Show! Music Core alongside Minho and Onew, both from SHINee, and Jiyeon, from T-ara.^[4] Suzy later hosted other shows such as Inkigayo, M! Countdown, M! countdown Hello Japan,^[5][6] the 21st Seoul Music Awards, 26th Golden Disk Awards with F.T. Island's Hongki, and Mnet 20's Choice Awards alongside the actor Song Joong-Ki^[7] where she won an award under the category "hot new star of 2011".^[8] Since then, Suzy continues to host many events from music shows up to major award ceremonies.

Apart from her group activities, Suzy made her acting debut as the main female character Go Hye-mi with the drama Dream High, which aired on KBS2 from January 3 to February 28.^[9][10] The drama proved to be a success maintaining first in its Mon-Tue drama time slot. It also gained popularity in other countries and won several international awards.^[11][12]

In October 2011, it was confirmed that Suzy became a cast member in KBS2 TV reality show Invincible Youth 2 (청춘불패) in which Suzy was a part of G8, consisting of eight girls from idol groups as Girls' Generation's Sunny and Hyoyeon, Kara's Jiyoung, f(x)'s Amber, SISTAR's Bora, Rainbow's Woori and Jewelry's Yewon. The show began filming its first episode on October 19 and aired on November 11.^[13]

On November 4, 2011, it revealed that Suzy will make a surprise appearance in the new music video titled Pretty but Hateful of former g.o.d.'s member Son Ho Young. Suzy played the role of the main female character and captivated the audience with her natural beauty and innocent charm. She left a strong impression by being able to cry on demand in the beginning of the MV.^[14]

In 2012, Suzy showed her support towards the Pink Wings Campaign, ran by the Korean Citizens' Coalition for Teens, by participating in the special photoshoot Vogue Girl conducted.

On March 22, 2012, she made her movie debut in the film Introduction to Architecture as young Seo yeon.^[15][16][17] Her debut film, Architecture 101, was one of the ten most-watched films in Korea in the first quarter of 2012. Nine weeks after its theater release, it reached over 4.1 million admissions, a new box office record for Korean melodramas. She made a lasting impression with her natural acting and charm; thus, ultimately hailed as Korea's Icon of First Love.^[18]

On June 4, 2012, Suzy took a supporting role in a Hong Sister's drama "Big" beside Gong Yoo and Lee Min Jung as the crazy but beautiful Jang Mari.

Bae Suzy is well known for being the first Korean female celebrity to have more than one million followers on Twitter. She is also the first Korean female to win a singer rookie award, drama rookie award and movie rookie award after receiving her Best New Actress Award at the 48th Paeksang Awards night.^[19] On December 22, 2012, Suzy also won the Best Newcomer of the Year for Variety shows marking her 4th rookie award in different entertainment fields. ^[20]

On April 08, 2013, she starred as the main female character Dam Yeo Wool in the drama "Gu Family Book". It proved a great success staying number one for the Monday-Tuesday time-slot throughout its entire run.

Even at a young age, Suzy's influence in the entertainment industry is very prominent. She is currently holding the status of a CF Queen due to numerous and well-received endorsement deals ranging from cosmetics, apparel, up to basic commodities like sugar.^[21] She was a featured guest in a highly profiled talk show Healing Camp as the youngest guest on the show and received more love from the public.^[22][23]

Discography

Filmography

Film

Drama

Television and variety shows

Music video appearance

Awards and nominations

miss A's awards and nominations

Suzy's awards and nominations

References

External links

• miss A - Official website
• Bae Suzy on Twitter
• Suzy's Me2day
• Suzy's Weibo
• Han Cinema: Suzy