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Hoshi

ホシ / ほし

American singer

June 15, 1996 (age 29) ・ Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

  • Gyeonggi Province
  • singer

My Take

Hoshi is the kind of performer who makes you forget there are twelve other people on stage — and with SEVENTEEN, that's genuinely saying something. As the leader of the group's performance unit, Kwon Soon-young doesn't just dance well; he choreographs for the whole crew and then performs those routines with the kind of explosive precision that makes your jaw drop on first watch and your fourth watch too. His solo debut with "Spider" in 2021 showed he could hold his own outside the group context, all swaggering confidence and sharp movement. He's a Gemini, and I mean that in the best possible way: he'll go from goofball variety-show chaos to stone-cold serious artist the second the music starts. That switch is genuinely rare, and it's why he's one of the most compelling presences in fourth-generation K-pop.

Overview

Kwon Soon-young (Korean: 권순영; born June 15, 1996), known by his stage name Hoshi (호시), is a South Korean singer and dancer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen, the leader of its performance team and part of its subunits BSS and Hoshi X Woozi. Hoshi made his solo debut with "Spider" on April 2, 2021.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Hoshi
Name (Japanese)
ホシ
Reading
ほし
Born
June 15, 1996 (age 29)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Gemini / Rat
Origin
Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Blood type
Private
Height
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Agency
Private
Occupation
singer

2. Background

Elementary school
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Junior high
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High school
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University
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3. Relationships

Spouse
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Children
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Parents
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Siblings
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4. Personality

Motto

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • Gyeonggi Province
  • singer
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.