Yoo So-young (Hangul: 유소영; born March 29, 1986)[1] is a South Korean actress, She debuted as a singer as a member of the girl group After School, before she graduated in late 2009.[2] She is known for her supporting roles in Korean dramas, including Dream High 2 and High Society.[3]

Yoo So-young
Yoo in March 2018
Born (1986-03-29) March 29, 1986 (age 38)
South Korea
EducationChung-Ang University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2009–present
Agents
  • Iron
  • Star Story
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
LabelsPledis
Formerly ofAfter School
Korean name
Hangul
유소영
Hanja
劉小英
Revised RomanizationYoo Su-yeong
McCune–ReischauerYu Suyŏng
Birth name
Hangul
주소영
Hanja
朱小英
Revised RomanizationJoo Su-yeong
McCune–ReischauerJu Suyŏng

Career

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Yoo So-young debuted with After School's unofficial first appearance on December 29, 2008, at the SBS Song Festival, performing "Play Girlz" with Son Dam-bi. Prior to that, she made an appearance on KBS "TV Kindergarten One Two Three" as Hana; she also took part in 75th "Miss Chunhyang pageant", winning second place, in 2005. After School officially debuted in January 2009. She graduated from the group on October 29, 2009, to pursue a career in acting.

Discography

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Filmography

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Year Title Role
2009 You're Beautiful After School member (cameo)
2011 My Bittersweet Life Lee Se-ra
2012 Dream High 2 Park Soon-dong
Miss Panda and Mr. Hedgehog Kang Eun-bi
2013 Came To Me and Became A Star Jeong-ah
2014 You're Only Mine Kang Sung-ah
2015 High Society Jang So-hyun
2017 Beastie Girls Ji-yeon

Variety show

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Year Title Network Notes
2020 King of Mask Singer MBC Contestant as "Gosa" (episode 283)[4]

References

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  1. ^ "유소영 소개" [Yoo So-young Profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "[인터뷰]'드림하이2 유소영 "'우결' 하면 잘할수 있을 것 같은데…"". The Chosun Ilbo. March 26, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Hong, Ji-ye (October 2, 2015). "'베이글녀' 유소영, 생애 첫 란제리 화보 "지금이 아니면 언제 노출 해보나"". Joongboo Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Lee Seung-hoon (November 29, 2020). "량현량하 량하∙유소영→왕석현∙긱스 루이, 반전 매력+독보적 음색으로 '귀호강'('복면가왕')[종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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