Horan (singer)

Horan
Background information
Native name 최수진
Birth name Choi Soo-jin
Born (1979-07-05) July 5, 1979
South Korea
Genres
K-pop
Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2001–present
Labels Fluxus Music
Associated acts
Clazziquai
Website www.clazziquai.co.kr
Korean name
Hangul 최수진
Hanja 崔蓚溱
Revised Romanization Choe Su-jin
McCune–Reischauer Ch'oi Sujin
Stage name
Hangul 호란
Hanja 蝴瓓
Revised Romanization Horan

Choi Soo-jin (Hangul: 최수진; born July 5, 1979),[1] better known by the mononym Horan (Hangul: 호란) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is the female vocalist of South Korean electropop band Clazziquai,[2] that was formed in 2001 and debuted in 2004 with the album Instant Pig.[3]

Biography

Early life

Horan was born in South Korea on July 5, 1979. She attended Yonsei University, where she studied French language and literature, and majored in psychology.

In July 2016, Horan revealed on SBS's The Genius Scouters that she had been bullied in high school.[4]

Personal life

On March 30, 2013, at Seoul Gangnam Renaissance Hotel, Horan married an IT technician who she had dated in college.[5] Fluxus announced that the couple had divorced in July 2016 after just three years of marriage.[6]

On September 29, 2016, at around 6am, Horan rammed a cleaning truck on Seongsu Bridge in Seoul while on her way to host her daily morning radio show on SBS Power FM.[7] The driver of the truck was taken to hospital for minor injuries, while Horan was booked by Seoul Gangnam Police without arrest on a DUI charge. Horan's blood-alcohol level was found to be 0.106 percent, high enough to have her driving license revoked.[8] Horan had previously been booked for DUI charges in 2004 and 2007 making this her third. The case was sent to the Prosecutor in October. Fluxus released an official statement regarding the charge, apologising and halting all of Horan's activities.[9] On January 9, 2017, Horan was fined ₩7 million ($5,800), taking into account Horan's out-of-court settlement with the injured truck driver.[10]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
[11]
She's Alright 21
Wonderland 47 N/A

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[13]
"Flowers Bloom" (꽃이 피네요)
with Alex Chu		 2011 51 Only You OST
"Maybe Maybe" (어쩌면 어쩌면)
with Alex Chu		 2012 23 Music and Lyrics OST
"Maybe" (메이비)
with Freestyle		 2014 18 Non-album single
"She's Alright" (괜찮은 여자) 2015 — She's Alright
"Alice" (앨리스) 2016 — Wonderland
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Collaborations

Year Title Artist
2005 "Heart Of Snow Girl" (마음이 눈뜰때) Buga Kingz
2006 "Greed" (욕심일까) 2soo
"The Little Match Girl" (성냥팔이소녀) 015B
2007 "Open The Door" (문을 열어 문으로) MC Sniper
"Crazy Night" Slow Jam
"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" Lee Jeong-sik
2008 "Cry" Mighty Mouth
"Accompanied" (동행) Park Ki-young
"Dala Song"
2009 "You Are The One" Epik High
"Make My Day" Sound Around
"What Should I Do" (어떻게 해야 하나요) Kim Jin-pyo
2010 "Sweet Bubble" (달콤한 버블) Haewon
"Incoming Call" (전화가 오네) Electroboyz
2014 "Maybe" (메이비) Freestyle

Soundtrack appearances

Year Title Album
2007 "I Only Know Love (You Are My Destiny)" (사랑밖에 난 몰라 (너는 내 운명)) At the Movies OST
(Korean Special Edition)
"Dazzling Days" (눈부신 날들) Que Sera, Sera OST
2008 "Listen To My Heart" Listen Campaign OST
2009 "Uneasy Love" (불안한 사랑) The City Hall' OST
2010 "Part Time Lover" with Alex Chu Pasta OST
"Wicked Person" (미운 사람) Three Sisters OST
2011 "Flowers Bloom" (꽃이 피네요) with Alex Chu Only You OST
2012 "Maybe Maybe" (어쩌면 어쩌면) with Alex Chu Music and Lyrics OST
2014 "Lost Things" (잃어버린 것들) Ghost-Seeing Detective Cheo-yong OST

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2005 April Snow Herself Cameo
2011 Always
2014 Fashion King Secretary [14]

Drama

Year Network Title Role Notes Ref
2010 KBS 2 Call of the Country Choi Eun-seo Main character [15]
2011 MBC The Greatest Love Radio DJ Cameo [16]
2014 Triangle Jazz singer [17]

Entertainment

Year Network Title Role
2005 KBS Power Interview Panelist
2011 Mnet Superstar K3 Preliminary judge
2016 JTBC China Doll Panelist

Variety

Year Network Title Role
2009 SBS Strong Heart Contestant
2011 Mnet Beatles Code Guest
2016 MBC King of Mask Singer Contestant
JTBC Kim Je-dong's Talk to You Guest

Radio

Year Network Title Role
2006–2007 MBC FM4U Music Street DJ
2008 KBS Cultural Zone Guest
tvN Slow Talk Crocodile
2009 EBS FM World Music Travel
2010 XTM Extreme! Survival Racing Queen
MBC Gag Show
2011 Super Blogger
MBC Every1 My Man Can
2014 SBS Power FM Horan Power FM DJ
2015 tvN Issues To Deal With Properly Guest

References

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