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
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ho5hi_kwon/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%82%B7%20(SEVENTEEN)
7. About this entry
Tags
- 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.