Park Soo-ah

Park Soo-ah[1] (born Park Soo-young on July 31, 1992),[2] previously known by the stage name Lizzy, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a new member of girl group After School (and later, its sub-unit Orange Caramel) in March 2010. Apart from her group's activities, she has also starred in various television dramas, including All My Love (2011) and Angry Mom (2015). She debuted as a solo artist with the digital single "Not an Easy Girl" in January 2015.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.

Park Soo-ah
Soo-ah in 2015
Born	Park Soo-young (1992-07-31) July 31, 1992 Busan, South Korea
Occupation	Singer Actress
Years active	2010–present
Agent	Celltrion Entertainment
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Pledis
Associated acts	After School Orange Caramel A.S. Blue
Korean name
Hangul	박수아
Revised Romanization	Bak Su-a
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Sua
Birth name
Hangul	박수영
Revised Romanization	Bak Su-yeong
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Suyŏng
Signature

In May 2018, she graduated from After School following the expiration of her contract, but remains a member of Orange Caramel.[3][4] In July 2018, she was announced to have changed her promotion name to Park Soo-ah.[1]

Early life and education

Lizzy was born on July 31, 1992 in Busan, South Korea.[5] She attended Kyung Hee University, majoring in Post Modern Music.[6]

Career

2009–2010: Career beginnings

Lizzy served as Son Dam-bi's backup dancer in 2009. She was first hinted to be joining After School when she joined the members on stage to perform a cover of Fin.K.L.'s "To My Boyfriend" at their first fan meeting event in 2010, while donning a mask to keep her identity a secret. Lizzy made her official debut as a member of After School when they released their third single "Bang!" on March 25, 2010. She was the youngest member of the group until E-Young joined the group in December 2010.[7] In June 2010, Lizzy and her fellow After School members Raina and Nana formed a sub-unit named Orange Caramel and released their first mini-album featuring the lead single "Magic Girl".

2011–2017: Television roles and solo debut

In 2011, Lizzy was briefly a cast member of the SBS variety show, Running Man. That same year, she made her acting debut as a supporting character on MBC's sitcom, All My Love. Her role in Running Man was often edited out, and she eventually left to focus on All My Love.[8] In November 2012, Lizzy was cast in MBC's weekend drama Rascal Sons, where she had a more significant role.[9]

In December 2012, Lizzy and indie rapper Andup released a collaborative single, "Cosmetic", for their single album Cupcake Project.[10] In the same month, Lizzy joined Sistar's Bora, 4Minute's Gayoon, Secret's Sunhwa and Kara's Jiyoung to form the project girl group Mystic White for the 2012 SBS Gayo Daejun. They performed their single "Mermaid Princess" on the show, and the song's profits were donated to people in need.[11]

In July 2013, Lizzy made a cameo appearance in a Japanese horror drama Evil Spirit Ward, playing the role of a Korean foreign student named Tehi.[12] In 2014, she played a hair stylist named Hyeni in the film Momo Salon. The film consisted of six ten-minute episodes, and was released on Naver TV Cast on September 2.[13]

In December 2014, Lizzy was cast as a member of the second season of Jeong Hyeong-don and Defconn's show, Hitmaker.[14] Lizzy, G.NA, 4Minute's Kwon So-hyun and Kara's Heo Young-ji became a girl group called Chamsonyeo (참소녀) for the show.[15] The show began airing on January 16, 2015. She also had a supporting role in the film Love Forecast, which was released on January 15.[16] That same month, Lizzy replaced Kim Sung-eun as a co-MC of the food variety show, Tasty Road.[17]

On January 23, 2015, Lizzy debuted as a solo singer with the trot song "Not An Easy Girl" (쉬운 여자 아니에요).[18] The music video used footage from the 1961 film adaptation of Chunhyangga, with Lizzy playing the protagonist.[19] On February 11, she released a duet song, "Goodbye PMS", with comedian Park Myung-soo.[20] The song was written by Duble Sidekick, who said PMS (which usually means premenstrual syndrome) refers to "a monster that creates all the worries and stress suffered by a high school girl."[21] Lizzy also had a supporting role in MBC's drama Angry Mom, which aired from March to May.[22][23]

In 2017, she joined as Main MC on the first season of My Daughter's Men, being the only woman in the cast.[24][25]

2018–present: Acting career

On May 1, 2018, Lizzy graduated from After School following the expiration of her contract.[3] On May 10, Lizzy joined Celltrion Entertainment.[26] On July 3 it was announced that Lizzy had changed her promotional name to 'Park Soo-ah',[1] and was cast in the web drama I Picked Up A Celebrity On the Street.[27] On September 12, it was revealed by Celltrion Entertainment that Park Soo Ah had joined the main cast of the upcoming SBS drama Fates & Furies alongside with Lee Min-jung, Joo Sang-wook, So Yi-hyun and Lee Ki-woo. The drama began to air on December 1.[28][29] She also had a cameo in Devilish Charm.

In 2019, she was casted in the app drama, Kim Seul Gi Genius, which was scheduled to be released in May 2019, due to the delay in 2018.[30] She is also part of the tvN's comedy drama, Ugly Miss Young-ae 17.[31]

Discography

See also: After School discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR [32]
"Not an Easy Girl" (featuring Jeong Hyeong-don)	2015	38	KOR (DL): 71,150[33]	Non-album single

Other songs

Year	Title	Album
2011	"Beautiful Girl"	All My Love OST
2012	"Clara's Dream (클라라의 꿈)"	Lipstick
	"Cosmetic (코스메틱)" (with Andup)	Cupcake Project
	"Mermaid Princess (인어공주)" (as part of Mystic White)	Non-album single
2013	"Sour Grapes (すっぱい葡萄)"	Orange Caramel
2014	"Chemistry (케미)" (with Yoon Gun)	Autumn Play
2015	"Goodbye PMS" (with Park Myung-soo)	Non-album single
	"Magic Words (올해의 주문)" (as part of Chamsonyeo)	Non-album single
	"플라플라 (Flower)" (with Kanto)	Cheer Up! OST
2016	"상상 속의 너 (You in My Imagination)" (with Raina)	Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Part 13
	"비밀번호 486 (시집가는 갑순이)" (Password 486 (going to marry this gapsun))	King of Mask Singer 45회 (single)
2017	"Believe Only Brother (오빠만 믿어)" (with Park Hyun-bin, Park Gwang-hyun & Lee Gi-kwang)	Fantastic Duo 2 Part 16

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2011	White: The Melody of the Curse	Member of Pure (cameo with After School)	[34]
2014	Momo Salon	Hyeni	[13]
2015	Love Forecast	Min-ah	[16]
2016	Mood of the Day	Song Yi	[35][36]

Television drama

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2010	All My Love	Park Soon-deok	MBC
2012	Rascal Sons	Jin Yoo-ri			[9]
	What Is Mom	Park Soo-young		Cameo, Episode 16
2013	Akuryo Byoto (Evil Spirit Ward)	Tehi	TBS	Cameo, Episodes 3–4	[12]
	After School Bokbulbok	Lizzy	Nate	Cameo, Episode 5
2015	Angry Mom	Wang Jung-hee	MBC		[23]
2018	I Picked Up A Celebrity On the Street		Oksusu		[27]
	Fates & Furies	Tae Jung-min	SBS	Main cast	[37]
	Devilish Charm	Kang Song-hwa	MBN / Dramax	Cameo, Episode 10
2019	Kim Seul Gi Genius	Song Kwan Ji	JTBC	Main cast	[38]
	Ugly Miss Young Ae Season 17	Park SuAh	TvN		[39]
	Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency	Lee Eun-young	JTBC	Cameo, Episode 1
2020	Oh My Baby	Choi Hyo-Joo	TvN		[40]

Variety show

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2010–2011	Running Man	SBS	Regular cast, episode 18–25
2012	Pit-a-Pat Shake	MBC	Regular cast
2015	Tasty Road	O'live	MC
2016	King of Mask Singer	MBC	Episode 45
2017	My Daughter's Men	E Channel	MC[24]
2018	Dead if Shot	Naver	Cast member [41]

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External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Park Soo-ah on IMDb
• Park Soo-ah at HanCinema