Soyeon/Facts

Soyeon

* Soyeon is the group's songwriter, arranger, director, concept director and fashion coordinator.
* Her name came is a common name for wealthy characters in Korean dramas.
* She attended a Buddist kindergarten, while her younger sister went to a Baptist kindergarten.
* She is a Buddhist, as she still visits temples to meditate. Because of this, she also doesn't believe in heaven, hell and the existence of angels, hence she doesn't like it when fans tell her that she's an "angel".
* Soyeon was a participant on Produce 101. She placed 20th in the last episode.
* She participated in Unpretty Rapstar 3, where placed 3rd.
* Her hobby is watching anime (she especially likes “One Piece”).
* Soyeon likes tangerines and corn, but hates vegetables.
	+ Despite not eating vegetables, she maintains great gut health by eating yoghurt and probiotics. In a V Live, Soyeon also stated that she doesn't smoke, drink alcohol, black coffee, carbonated drinks and energy drinks. However, when she would drink energy drinks and coffee, she would get heart palpitations.
* She prefers shellfish and crustaceans, even though she is mildly allergic to them, and has to have them cooked thoroughly.
* She hates red-flesh fish like salmon and tuna.
* She doesn't mind having cherry tomatoes, which is actually a fruit.
* She has the weakest arm and wrist strength in the group, to the point that Yuqi has to often open bottles and cans for her.
* She has made the least appearances on I-TALK.
* She is known for her rapping skills, and is also a talented singer. She was praised for her singing while recording for a mission in Produce 101.
* Soyeon ranked "Class A" in the company evaluation and in the Pick Me Up re-evaluation in Produce 101.
* Fans know her for being a short unnie because of her height difference with the other younger CUBE trainees.
* Trained for 1 year and 6 months before joining Produce 101.
* Cheetah was impressed by her on Produce 101, especially when she wrote her own raps for songs.
* Soyeon signed a contract with CUBE around December 2016. She delayed signing when she passed the auditioning in 2014, because the group that was preparing to debut was too cutesy and didn't fit her tomboyish image. She was a pre-trainee for 5 months.
* She was introduced in CUBE TREE.
* Due to her creative control, she decided to stop members from receiving vocal lessons so that they wouldn't lose their individual qualities from their voices being trained in the same way.
* Soyeon was homeschooled as a child.
* Soyeon was the one that changed the group's name pre-debut to its current form by sending a Powerpoint file detailing reasons why the name cannot be "Idle", and designed the logo herself.
	+ She has since kept the habit of making Powerpoint presentations to send to management before every new release.
* She did the guide vocals for "LATATA" all by herself by imitating the other members' voices.
* Soyeon used to do ballet until third grade.
* She said that during childhood she wanted to become a pirate, and after watching “Naruto” she wanted to become a ninja.
	+ She also dreamt of being an acrobat, so she actually thought about sending a mail to Cirque du Soleil in Montreal, Canada.
* Her specialty is rap and dance.
* She is the only member who is a Samsung loyalist and has never owned an iPhone. As of 2021, she uses Mystic Bronze Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.
* Soyeon vaguely introduced CUBE’s new girl group in the music video for “Idle Song”.
* She first debuted as a solo artist on November 5, 2017 with her digital single “Jelly” which was written, composed and arranged by herself.
* Her favorite color is yellow.
* She loves mint chocolate.
* Soyeon's audition piece was "This Love" by G-DRAGON.
* BIGBANG inspired her to be an artist.
* According to Minnie, Soyeon is a "cutie little sis" and doesn't eat vegetables.
* According to Soojin, she's mischievous, a different person on stage, practice room, and with them, and eats ice cream when she wakes up.
* According to Miyeon, she's a picky eater.
* According to Shuhua, she's funny.
* According to Yuqi, she likes comics.
* As of 2022, Soyeon lives by herself.
	+ She also became the first member to move out of the dorm due to work commitments. She now has her own studio apartment close to the agency building.
* She introduced herself during the group's debut showcase as "(G)I-DLE’s charismatic leader".
* Soyeon is a fan of 2PM, and she had hand-written long fan notes to each member of the group.

## References

1. ↑ Koreaboo: (G)I-DLE’s Leader Soyeon Explains Why She Didn’t Let Her Members Take Vocal Lessons
2. ↑ YouTube: (G)I-DLE SOYEON - From a monster birthed by survival shows to an idol with huge royalties (Eng CC)