Bae Suzy - Wikipedia
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Bae Su-ji (
Korean: 배수지; born October 10, 1994), better known by the
mononym Suzy, is a South Korean actress, singer, songwriter and model. She was a member of the
girl group Miss A under
JYP Entertainment. She rose to fame with her roles in television series
Dream High and
Gu Family Book.
(1994-10-10) October 10, 1994 (age 24)
Buk District, Gwangju, South Korea
Early life
Suzy was born in
Buk District, Gwangju, South Korea on October 10, 1994,
[2] to Bae Wan-young and Jeong Hyun-sook. She has an older sister, Bae Su-bin, and a younger brother, Bae Sang-moon.
[3] She attended
School of Performing Arts Seoul and graduated in 2013.
[3] Before debuting, she was an online shopping model.
[4][5]
Career
2009–2010: Debut with Miss A
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.
[6]
In March 2010, Suzy joined fellow members
Fei, and
Jia to form the group
miss A. The three 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. 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".
2010–2012: Hosting and fame in television series
In October 2010, Suzy became the fixed host for
MBC Show! Music Core alongside
Minho and
Onew, both members of
Shinee, and
Jiyeon, of
T-ara.
[7] Suzy later hosted other events such as the
Seoul Music Awards,
[8] Golden Disc Awards,
[9] and
Mnet 20's Choice Awards[10] where she won an award under the category "Hot New Star of 2011".
[11] Since then, Suzy continues to host many events from music shows to major award ceremonies.
Apart from her group activities, Suzy also ventured into acting. She made her acting debut in the music teen drama
Dream High, which aired on
KBS from January 3 to February 28.
[12] Suzy also released an OST for the drama, titled "Winter Child". The drama was a local success, earning high viewership ratings during its two-month run; and also gained popularity in other countries.
[13] At the
KBS Drama Awards, Suzy won the Best New Actress award as well as Best Couple award with co-star
Kim Soo-hyun.
[14] Suzy also became a cast member in
KBS TV reality show
Invincible Youth 2. The show began filming its first episode on October 19 and aired on November 11.
[15]
Suzy made her movie debut in the film
Architecture 101 (2012) playing the younger version of the female protagonist.
[16][17]Architecture 101 was one of the ten most-watched films in Korea in the first quarter of 2012, and achieved over 4.1 million admissions nine weeks after its theater release; a new box-office record set for Korean melodramas.
[18] The same year, Suzy played a supporting role in KBS drama
Big, written by the
Hong sisters, alongside
Gong Yoo and
Lee Min-jung.
[19][20]
She is also the first Korean female celebrity to win a singer rookie award, drama rookie award and film rookie award, having received the Best New Actress award at the
48th Baeksang Arts Awards for her acting performance in
Architecture 101.
[21] On December 22, 2012, Suzy won the Best Newcomer award in the Variety category at the
KBS Entertainment Awards for her stint in
Invincible Youth 2[22]
2013–2016: International fame
In 2013, she starred in the historical fusion drama
Gu Family Bookalongside
Lee Seung-gi.
[23][24] She received acting recognition at the
MBC Drama Awards, winning the Top Excellence award
[25] and at the
Seoul International Drama Awards, winning the Outstanding Actress award.
[26] She also featured on the variety show
Healing Camp, becoming the youngest guest on the show.
[27][28]
In May 2014, Suzy was cast in the film
The Sound of a Flower(2015) as Jin Chae-sun, Korea's first female
pansori singer.
[29] The movie depicts the struggle of a singer who is not allowed to perform in the public because of her gender during the Joseon era.
[30] To prepare herself for the role, Suzy received training in pansori for a year.
[31] The same year, Suzy collaborated with Taiwanese singer-actor
Show Lo in the single "Together In Love", featured in his album
Reality Show.
[32]
In January 2016, Suzy released a digital single titled "
Dream" with
Exo's
Baekhyun.
[33] The song debuted at number one on Gaon's weekly digital chart
[34] and proceeded to win the "
Best Collaboration" award at the
Mnet Asian Music Awards.
[35] She then starred in the romance melodrama
Uncontrollably Fond with
Kim Woo-bin.
[36][37] Suzy released two OSTs for the drama, including a self-composed song.
[38] In September 2016, Suzy's wax figure at
Madame Tussauds Hong Kong went on display.
[39] She is the first Korean female celebrity to receive a wax-likeness of herself at Madame Tussauds.
[40]
2017–present: Solo debut
In early 2017, Suzy made her debut as a solo artist with the album titled
Yes? No?.
[41][42] Her pre-release single "Pretend" was released on January 17 and achieved an all-kill on music charts.
[43]The title track, "Yes, No, Maybe" was released a week after, on January 24, 2017.
[44] In February 2017, Suzy released a duet with singer Park Won, titled "Don't Wait for Your Love".
[45][46] Suzy then returned to television, starring alongside
Lee Jong-suk in the fantasy thriller drama
While You Were Sleeping which premiered in September 2017.
[47][48] On December 27, following the announcement of
Min's departure, JYP Entertainment announced that Miss A had disbanded.
[49] Suzy renewed her contract with JYP Entertainment.
[50]
In early 2018, it was announced that Suzy would make her comeback in late January.
[51] On January 22, Suzy released her pre-release track entitled "In Love with Someone Else",
[52] which achieved a real-time all kill.
[53] Suzy released her second album titled
Faces of Love on January 29
[54] with the title track "Holiday".
[55] On February 14, Suzy released a music video for her b-side track, "Sober."
[56] On March 9, Suzy released her fourth music video for the single "Midnight", featuring a piano ensemble by
Yiruma.
[57]
On March 31, 2019, Suzy left JYP Entertainment following the expiration of her contract. She then signed a contract with acting agency Management SOOP.
[58][59] The same year, she starred in the spy-action drama
Vagabond, playing a secret agent.
[60][61]
In 2020, Suzy is set to star in the action film
Mount Baektu, playing the role of
Ha Jung-woo's wife.
[62]
In the media
Following her appearance in the film
Architecture 101, she was hailed as Korea's Icon of First Love for her natural acting and innocent charm.
[63][64] She also became one of the most in-demand endorsers in South Korea, and has been hailed a "CF Queen" due to numerous endorsement deals ranging from cosmetics, apparel, up to basic commodities like sugar.
[65] She made more than 10 billion won in 2013 with more than 14 endorsement deals in one year.
[66]
But I fear her looks may have been artificially enhanced.
Hard truth for you, but she's had plastic surgery. Although she did not specify which body part, I can tell it's her nose.
