Joy

Joy — Park Soo-young — is honestly one of those K-pop members who quietly becomes your favorite without making a big deal out of it. She debuted with Red Velvet back in August 2014, and what's always struck me is how naturally she carries herself whether she's belting out a chorus on stage, hosting a variety show, or holding her own in a drama. Her acting career is no side hustle either — The Liar and His Lover, Tempted, Once Upon a Small Town — she's proven she can lead a story, not just appear in one. There's a warmth and a realness to her that comes through even in the most polished SM Entertainment productions, and her solo music has that same quality: emotionally direct without being overwrought. Born in Jeju Island, trained hard in Seoul — Joy put in the work, and it shows.

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Name (English)

Joy

Name (Japanese)

ジョイ

Reading

じょい

Born

September 3, 1996 (age 30)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

Origin

Jeju Island, South Korea

Occupation

singer / model / actor

• Official sitehttps://www.smtown.com/search?type=&keyword=%EC%A1%B0%EC%9D%B4
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/_imyour_joy/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy%20(singer)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A4%20(Red%20Velvet)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17484113

Tags

• singer
• model
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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