| Exy Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 5 in |
| Weight | 49 kg |
| Date of Birth | November 6, 1995 |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Exy is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, actor, television personality, and performer who has served as the leader of the South Korean girl group WJSN (also known as Cosmic Girls). Formed by Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment, the girl group has released many extended plays, albums, and tracks such as Would You Like?, The Secret, Kiss Me (키스 미), La La Love, Happy Moment, From. WJSN, WJ Please?, I Wish (너에게 닿기를), WJ Stay?, Super Yuppers! (슈퍼 그럼요), Dream Your Dream, For the Summer, Mo Mo Mo (모모모), Neverland, As You Wish, Unnatural, Easy, Super Yuppers!, Sequence, My Attitude, Catch Me, Dreams Come True (꿈꾸는 마음으로), Boogie Up, Happy, Secret (비밀이야), Last Sequence, Butterfly, As You Wish (이루리), Hmph! (흥칫뿡), Let Me In (너의 세계로), and Save Me, Save You (부탁해). Exy has also been a part of multiple shows and movies including Idol: The Coup, Urban Myths, The Flatterer, Unpretty Rapstar 2, King of Mask Singer, I Have Something to Say Today, and The Second World.
Born Name
Chu So-jung
Nick Names
Exy, Exy Sexy, Ekk Leader
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Born Place
Geumjeong District, Busan, South Korea
Nationality
Education
Exy attended Dongduk Women’s University, graduating in August 2020.
Occupation
Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor, Television Personality, Performer
Family
- Siblings – She has an older sister and a younger brother.
Manager
Exy has been signed with –
- Starship Entertainment (South Korea)
- Yue Hua Entertainment (China)
Genre
K-pop
Instruments
Vocals, Tambourine, Triangle
Labels
Starship Entertainment, Yuehua Entertainment
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 5 in or 165 cm
Weight
49 kg or 108 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Asian
Exy is of Korean descent.
Hair Color
Black
She has often dyed her hair.
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Often sports forehead bands
Exy Favorite Things
- R&B Artist – J. Cole
Exy Facts
- She was previously a trainee under Medialine Entertainment and was part of the group Viva Girls.
- Exy initially trained as a vocalist but owing to some vocal nodule problems, she became a rap trainee.
- In 2015, she appeared as a contestant on the reality survival rap program Unpretty Rapstar 2.
- On December 24, 2015, she was revealed as a member of WJSN and its “Sweet Unit”.
- Exy’s fellow WJSN bandmates have been Bona, Soobin, Luda, Seola, Dawon, Eunseo, Yeoreum, Dayoung, and Yeonjung. The group was originally a 13-piece ensemble including Yuehua‘s Xuanyi, Cheng Xiao, and Meng Meiqi but they left the group on March 3, 2023.
- The girl group WJSN debuted with the release of the extended play Would You Like? on February 25, 2016, and it included songs like Take My Breath, Mo Mo Mo (모모모), and Catch Me. The EP peaked at #7 on the Gaon Digital Chart.
- WJSN released its debut studio album Happy Moment on June 7, 2017, and its tracklist consists of Mr. BADBOY, Happy, Babyface, SUGAR, Follow Me, B.B.B.Boo, and others. The album peaked at #3 on the Gaon Album Chart and its song Happy was placed at #77 on the Gaon Digital Chart.
- Along with Ahn Hee-yeon, Ahn Sol-bin, Han So-eun, Kim Ji-won, Kwak Si-yang, and Kim Min-kyu, Exy co-starred as Kang Yu-ri (El) (the main vocalist of the struggling K-pop girl group Cotton Candy under Starpeace Entertainment) in the 2021 musical drama television series Idol: The Coup.
- She has also been a member of YTeen, a Starship project group.
- In 2022, she appeared in the anthology horror film Urban Myths. It stars Kim Do-yoon, Lee Yul-eum, and Lee Young-jin.
- Exy participated in the JTBC survival reality show The Second World in 2022.
- She describes herself as a sweet person.
- She has known her WJSN bandmate Seola since elementary school.
- Exy’s hobbies include walking, reading books, using a camera, and watching movies.
- If she were a male, she would have wanted to date her WJSN bandmate Eunseo the most.
- One of her weaknesses is that she has zero patience.
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