Exy Profile
- Birth Name: 추소정 (Choo Sojung)
- Stage Name: 엑시 (Exy)
- Nationality: South Korean
- Date of Birth: 1995.11.06
- Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
- Chinese Zodiac: Pig
- Height: 166 cm (5’44”)
- Weight: 48 kg (105.8 lbs)
- Blood Type: A
- Personal Social Media: Instagram, Twitter
Exy Facts & TMI
- Exy was born and grew up in Busan, but she moved to Seoul during her middle school days.
- Her family consists of mother, father, an older sister (born 1993) and a younger brother (born 1996).
- She is Christian.
- She graduated from the Department of Broadcasting, Dongduk Women’s University.
- Exy is the leader and main rapper of WJSN and its sub-unit WJSN THE BLACK.
- Her stage name “Exy” is derived from the Australian-English slang word meaning “expensive”.
- She’s been preparing to be an idol for a long time, she dreamed of becoming an idol since middle school.
- She didn’t focus on her study during her school days.
- She became a trainee for about 8 to 9 years.
- In 2008, she went up to the final stage of the third JYP open recruitment with Euijin of Sonamoo and Solbin of Laboum.
- She sang Wonder Girls’ ‘So Hot’ for her audition at JYP, but unfortunately, she was eliminated.
- She became a trainee of Medialine Entertainment and moved to Seoul when she was in middle school. At the agency, she met Seola.
- Before her official debut with WJSN, she competed in ‘Unpretty Rapstar 2’ but was eliminated in episode 8.
- According to WJSN members, Exy is a tsundere.
- She is the only girl group rapper who releases a mixtape.
- Originally, she was an aspiring vocalist, but as mentioned in the variety show ‘King of Masked Singer’, she suffered from vocal cord nodules and turned into a rapper.
- When she appeared in the ‘King of Mask Singer’ for the second time, she advanced to the third round. Second highest rank among WJSN members after Dayoung.
- Along with Seola, Bona, Luda, and Eunseo, they are considered the visual line of WJSN.
- Fans think that Exy resembles former SPICA member Yang Jiwon, actress Jung In Sun and Ryu Hyun Kyung.
- Unlike her strong and professional impression on the stage, her actual personality is quite easy-going and passionate about everything.
- She is considered WJSN comedy duo alongside Soobin.
- Although she is the leader, she is quite a pushover in the group.
- Exy is the official crybaby in WJSN.
- It is said that she has severe jealousy.
- She has exotic, slightly tanned skin.
- She likes Hello Kitty characters and pink colors very much.
- She has a lot of dolls on her bed.
- She has the nickname “Laundry Fairy” because she is in charge of organizing the laundry duty within the team.
- She rides a plane for the first time during WJSN activity.
- She takes very good care of her teeth.
- Her favorite food is pork skin and tteokbokki.
- She hates mint-choco.
- She is an occult/ horror movies mania. Exy chose ‘The Wailing’ as her all-time favorite movie.
- She participated in composing and lyrics writing for WJSN’s song ‘Winter Sleep’.
- She caught the Influenza A virus in November 2019.
- She has a wide network, especially with idols born in 1995, who are the same age as her.
- Among her celebrity friends are Apink’s Kim Nam Joo, DIA’s Ki Hee Hyun, and IOI’s Nayoung and Chungha.
- She went to the same high school as IZ*ONE’s Kwon Eunbi. They both graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA).
- Exy is an SNS addict who can’t let go of her cell phone all day long. She is the only Twitter user among the members.
- She shared that she can memorize the choreography quickly.
- She has a habit of grabbing her nose from time to time when she laughs.
- She graduated from university in August 2020.
- Her shoe size is 245 mm.
- She is an iPhone 12 Pro Silver user.
- Exy raises a cat called Arong.
- Her MBTI is ESFJ.
- Among her nicknames are Ex, ExLeader, ChooChoo, Choo Leader, Pushover Choo/ ChooManMan, ExySexy, Megan Foxy, ExSojung, etc.
- In 2021, she acted in JTBC drama ‘Idol: The Coup’, portraying the character El.
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