Biography
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Born
3 September 1996 (age 27)
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Born In
Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Park Soo-young, also known by her stage name Joy (조이) is a Korean singer, known for being part of the girl group Red Velvet (레드벨벳) and the main character in the dramas Liar and His Lover (2017) and Tempted (2018). She was born September 3, 1996, on Jeju Island, South Korea and raised in Dobong District, Seoul, South Korea. Her family consists of her parents and two younger sisters, Park Ji-yeong and Park Min-ji.
As a child, Joy was interested in modern trot music and was influenced to become a singer after receiving praise for her rendition of Korean rock band Cherry Filter's song Flying Duck during a grade school festival. Joy auditioned and was cast by SM Entertainment at the SM Global Audition in Seoul in 2012. She trained under the agency for two years, during which time a vocal coach gave her the stage name "Joy."
Joy was introduced as the fourth member of Red Velvet on July 29, 2014. She is the only member of the group who was not introduced as a part of SM Rookies before the group's debut. The group made their music debut with the digital single "행복 (Happiness)" on August 1, 2014 and became the first K-pop girl group to send their debut single to the Billboard charts. Since 2014, the group has released eleven EPs and two studio albums as well as two reissue albums.
She graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul in February 2015.
On May 12, 2021, it was announced that Joy would be debuting as a solo artist with a remake album titled Hello (안녕). On May 26, the prerelease single "Je T'aime" was released. The album in its entirety released on May 31 along with a music video for the title track "Hello."
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