Joy

Park Soo Young (born on September 03, 1996), professionally known by her stage name Joy, is a South Korean singer born on Jeju Island, South Korea. She is the lead rapper of girl group Red Velvet which debuted in August 2014.

Early life
Soo Young was born on September 03, 1996 on Jeju Island, South Korea. At a young age, she was interested in modern trot. After receiving praise for singing in school, Soo Young decided to audition for S.M. Entertainment at the S.M. Global Audition in Seoul in 2012. She eventually got accepted and was trained for two years, during that time a vocal coach gave her the name "Joy".

2014-present: Red Velvet and solo activities

 * See also: Red Velvet

Joy was introduced to the public as the fourth Red Velvet member on July 29, 2014. She is the only member of the group who was not introduced as a part of SM Rookies before the group's debut. She debuted in Red Velvet on August 01, 2014 with the single "Happiness".

In 2015, Joy joined the fourth season of reality show We Got Married, where she was paired with BTOB member Sungjae. Both of them recieved postitive reviews and won the Best Couple Award at the 2015 MBC Entertainment Awards on December 29, 2015.

After finishing the promorions for Red Velvets second mini album "The Velvet", Joy released a duet with Sungjae on April 16, 2016 entitled "Young Love". Over the course of We Got Married airing, their videos together on YouTube accumulated over 21.3 million views. The couple left the show on May 07, 2016.

Joy is confirmed to make her acting debut in tvN's musical drama The Liar and His Lover alongside Lee Hyun Woo in March 2017. She revealed how she feels about making her acting debut on January 24, 2017 as follows: "I’m very nervous. To be honest, I’m very scared and worried because it’s my first role. I’m doing my best, so I hope everyone likes it."

Collaborations

 * "Young Love" - with Sungjae (April 2016)
 * "Always In My Heart" - with Seulong (November 2016)
 * "First Christmas" - with Doyoung (December 2016)

Awards and nominations

 * See also: Red Velvet awards and nominations