Exy

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.