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Native name | 안소희 |
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Ahn So-hee June 27, 1992 Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Agent | KeyEast |
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Genres | K-pop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2007–2013 |
Labels | JYP Entertainment |
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Hangul | 안소희 |
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Revised Romanization | An So-hui |
McCune–Reischauer | An Sohŭi |
Ahn So-hee (born June 27, 1992), better known by the mononym Sohee, is a South Korean actress, brand ambassador and singer. She is best known as a former member of the South Korean girl group Wonder Girls.
Ahn So-hee was born on June 27, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea.
She was selected through auditions and at the age of 12, she became a JYP Entertainment trainee.
In 2007, She was revealed as a 3rd member of Wonder Girls, a girl group managed by JYP Entertainment after two years of training. The group debuted with the single "Irony", featuring Sohee as a dancer and vocalist with the group. The group quickly rose to stardom with their hits "Tell Me", "So Hot" and "Nobody" in less than 2 years from their debut. Sohee herself earned the title of "Nation's Little Sister". In particular, she is known for her unique catchphrase "Omona" from the song "Tell Me", which became a national craze.
In an official JYP Entertainment announcement, it was revealed that Sohee would not renew her contract with the company, thus ending her six-year membership as part of the Wonder Girls. Her contract with the company expired on December 21, 2013.
Sohee is also an accomplished model, and has shown great interest in both acting and modeling outside of Wonder Girls. She has been featured in various fashion magazines, including Numero, VogueElle GirlCOSMOPOLITANCeCiDazed & Confused Oh Boy!Marie Claire and W
In 2011, Sohee was participated in 'Vision of Beauty' advertisement campaign for Lancome's newest cosmetic line, Visionnaire. As the line focuses on anti-aging, Sohee was filmed with a natural look and glowing skin. She was complimented by Lancome staff, who noted that she was "naturally confident," and used a "variety of stunning facial expressions", as well as for the maturity she displayed while filming.
At the beginning of 2012, Sohee, along with YB's Yoon Do-hyun, Jaurim's Kim Yuna, TVXQ's Yunho, 2PM's Nichkhun, Sulli, actress Lee Min-jung, actor Jang Hyuk, Park Joong-hoon and Ahn Sung-ki, participated in the Good Downloader Campaign that being led by Gaon Chart for a new effort against copyright infringement. A representative from the '2012 Good Downloader Campaign' commented, "They wanted to get the message across that pirating movies and music is definitely not okay, but to also make people think about pirating in a more broad sense including things like television programs, characters, and sportswear".