Joy (singer)

Park Soo-young (born September 3, 1996), known by the stage name Joy, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of South Korean girl group Red Velvet, and has had starring roles in the dramas "The Liar and His Lover" (2017) and "Tempted" (2018).
Personal life.
Park Soo-young was born in Jeju Island and raised in Dobong, Seoul. She is the eldest of three sisters. 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.
In February 2015, Joy graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul.
Career.
2014–present: Debut and group activities.
Following two years of training, a vocal coach gave her the stage name "Joy". Joy was officially introduced as the fourth member of Red Velvet on July 29, 2014. Joy was the only member of the group who was not introduced as a part of SM Rookies, a pre-debut training team created by SM Entertainment. Red Velvet made their debut in August 2014 with the digital single "Happiness". Over the course of their promotion, the group established themselves as one of most powerful celebrities in South Korea by "Forbes" Korea Power Celebrity in 2018 and 2019, and gained global popularity with "Billboard" regarding them as one of the most popular K-pop groups worldwide.
2015–present: Solo activities.
In June 2015, Joy began her first solo television activity with the fourth season of MBC variety show "We Got Married", where she was paired with BtoB member Yook Sung-jae. Joy gained recognition for her participation and won the New Star Award and Best Couple Award at the 2015 MBC Entertainment Awards. Joy also released a duet with Yook entitled "Young Love" in April 2016, with Joy receiving a songwriting credit for the song. Departing in May 2016, they became known as one of the longest-running and most popular couples in the show's history.
In November 2016, Joy collaborated with Lim Seul-ong in a duet titled "Always In My Heart". The song reached number one on several charts and number ten on the Gaon Digital Chart.
In 2017, Joy made her acting debut as the female lead in tvN's music-based drama "The Liar and His Lover", a South Korean adaptation of Kotomi Aoki's popular manga "Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru". With the drama's musical nature, Joy released several OSTs for it: "Yeowooya", "I'm Okay", "Your Days", "Shiny Boy", "Waiting For You", and "The Way to Me". For her performance as lead actress, Joy received the Newcomer Award at the OSEN Cable TV Awards. In July 2017, Joy participated on the singing variety contest show "King of Mask Singer" under the alias of "Bandabi", where she made it through to the next round of the competition.
In 2018, Joy began her first fixed hosting position as the co-host of the second season of JTBC's "Sugar Man" alongside top TV personalities Yoo Jae-suk, You Hee-yeol, and Park Na-rae. In 2018, Joy starred in MBC's" drama Tempted", loosely based on the French novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses," and recorded its OST "OMG!". Joy received numerous award nominations for her performance including: Best Actress at the 2018 MBC Drama Awards, and the Popularity Award (Drama Actress) at The Seoul Awards. In July 2018, Joy was chosen as one of the hosts of Lifetime's new variety show "Pajama Friends," alongside Song Ji-hyo and Jang Yoon-ju. Later that year in October 2018, Joy released the soundtrack song "Dream Me" (with Mark Lee) for the KBS drama "The Ghost Detective".
In January 2019, it was announced that Joy was chosen to be a main host of the popular beauty program OnStyle's "Get It Beauty", with former "Pajama Friends" co-host, Jang Yoon-ju. In December 2019, Joy became part of the athletic variety show, "Handsome Tigers", as the manager of Seo Jang-hoon's basketball team composed of celebrities such as Lee Sang-yoon and Cha Eun-woo. After positive response in variety shows, Joy won the Best Female Variety Idol Award at the 2020 Brand Customer Loyalty Awards.
In March 2020, Joy released her solo OST "Introduce Me a Good Person" for the soundtrack of tvN's drama "Hospital Playlist". The song reached number one on multiple charts, number five on the "Billboard" Korea's K-Pop Hot 100 Chart, number six on the Gaon Digital Chart, and has surpassed 493 Million Digital Index Points on Gaon. In April 2020, Joy next participated alongside prominent Korean artists in the multi-collaboration project "Evergreen Tree" to support medical professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2020, Joy featured on the lead single of R&B artist Crush, with "Mayday" topping the charts on several Korean music platforms. "Introduce Me a Good Person" went on to be nominated for the Song of the Year Daesang (Grand Prize) and Best OST Award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards, and Best OST at the 30th Seoul Music Awards. Joy was also nominated as a soloist for the Top 10 Artist of the Year (Bonsang) at the 2020 Melon Music Awards, and Artist of the Year (Daesang) at the 2020 Genie Music Awards.
On May 12, 2021, it was announced that Joy would make her solo debut with a remake album. It was later announced that her remake album "Hello" will be released on May 31, consisting of six cover songs from the 1990 to 2000s. On May 21, it was announced that "Je T'aime" will be pre-released on May 26, the song will be a remake of the same name song by Hey released in 2001.
Public image.
In 2019, Joy ranked in the Gallup Korea's annual data list of the Top 20 Most Popular Idols. In another survey conducted among soldiers doing mandatory military service in South Korea, Joy had ranked as the fifth most popular female K-pop idol. Joy has also topped several times the "Individual Girl Group Members Brand Power Ranking" published by the Korean Corporate Reputation Research Institute.
In February 2020, Joy was invited as a VIP guest of Michael Kors to attend New York Fashion Week, with "Vogue" calling Joy "one of K-pop’s brightest stars".
As a singer, Joy's voice has received good feedback and praise from various producers and musicians including composer Hwang Hyun, and R&B artist Crush. In 2020, Joy became the first SM Female Artist without a solo debut to receive a Bonsang (Main Prize) nomination.
Other ventures.
Endorsements.
Aside from group endorsements with her bandmates, Joy, with Yook Sung-jae in July 2018, was named as the new model and endorser for Lotte's liquor drink Fitz . In May 2019, eSpoir, of South Korea's leading cosmetics conglomerate Amore Pacific, chose Joy as their official muse for their makeup and skincare products. In 2020, Joy became the face of Aveda South Korea, with the brand citing Joy's positive image across various fields. In February 2021, Joy became a muse of Tod's Italian luxury brand, Hogan.
Philanthropy.
In February 2020, Joy donated 10 million won for the Community Chest of Korea to help support those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.