EXY

* WJSN
* WJSN THE BLACK

**Chu So-jung** (Hangul: 추소정), better known as **EXY** (엑시), was born on November 6, 1995 (age 28) in Busan, South Korea. She is the leader, main rapper and sub-vocalist*[citation needed]* of the South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN and is a member of its Sweet Unit. EXY is also part of the most recent sub-unit WJSN THE BLACK.

## History

EXY auditioned for JYP in 2008, but did not pass. She later trained for five years under Starship Entertainment before debuting as a part of WJSN. In 2012, EXY was part of the lineup for VIVA Girls, a seven-member girl group under Medialine with other members SeolA, 9MUSES' Kyungri, Dalshabet's Woohee, Stellar's Hyoeun, Hello Venus' Lime, and Kiss&Cry's Soyumi. The group unfortunately never debuted because of financial issues.

She attended School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA) and graduated in 2013.

In 2015, she was one of the contestants of *Unpretty Rapstar 2*, joining in episode 6 before being eliminated in episode 8. She also released a Mixtape in 2015.

EXY was revealed to be a member of WJSN on December 21, 2015 when she took part in a cover of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" along with SeolA, Bona, Dawon, Eunseo, Cheng Xiao, Mei Qi and Dayoung, and was later revealed to be a member of its Sweet Unit along with SeolA and Soobin on December 24, 2015 before debuting with the group as the leader and main rapper on February 25, 2016 with their mini-album *Would You Like?* and the single "MoMoMo".

On May 12, 2021, EXY debuted as a member of WJSN's second sub-unit, WJSN THE BLACK, with the single album "My attitude".

On September 14, she was revealed as a member of Cotton Candy, a fictional girl group of JTBC's upcoming television drama *Idol: The Coup.*

## Discography

### Collaborations

 "Starship Planet 2015"
 "The Light"
with Kei

### OST

 "Home" (with Big Naughty, Raiden) | 2021
 "Bloom"

### Participation releases

* *<Second World> Episode 2* ("Gloomy Letters") (2022)
* *<Second World> Episode 5* ("Burinake (LATIN ver.)") (2022)
* *<Second World> Episode 7* ("Wave" feat. Jeong Sewoon) (2022)
* *<Second World> FINAL* ("Birthday") (2022)

## Credits

✓ = Participates as writer/composer/arranger

✖ = Not participated as writer/composer/arranger

## Official Links

* Twitter
* Instagram
* Weibo

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 EXY's "MoMoMo" profile.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Profiles on the Official Website.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 EXY's *Weekly Idol* Profile. cr. *kimbully0819* Retrieved January 20, 2019.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sweet Unit Reveal. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
5. ↑ Dream Your Dream αγύρτης Unit teaser.
6. ↑ "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Cover. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
7. ↑ WJSN Makes Long-Awaited Debut. *Yonhap* Retrieved October 29, 2018.
8. ↑ https://kpop.fandom.com/wiki/Cotton\_Candy\_(group)#cite\_note-1
9. ↑ Gaon Digital Chart. Gaon Music Chart Retrieved September 4, 2018.
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14. ↑ *Happy Moment* Tracklist. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
15. ↑ *Dream Your Dream* Tracklist. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
16. ↑ *WJ Please?* Tracklist. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
17. ↑ @WJSN\_COSMIC - *WJ Stay?* Tracklist. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
18. ↑ For The Summer Tracklist. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
19. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story\_fbid=1533836246801813&id=505044056347709
20. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=296475678501267&set=pb.100044165122802.-2207520000