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Exy
Exy in August 2016
Born
Chu So-jung

(1995-11-06) November 6, 1995 (age 30)[1]
Busan, South Korea
Alma materDongduk Women's University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • actress
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly ofY-Teen
Korean name
Hangul
추소정
RRChu Sojeong
MRCh'u Sojŏng

Chu So-jung (Korean: 추소정; born November 6, 1995), known professionally as Exy (엑시), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper and actress. She debuted as a member and leader of South Korean girl group WJSN formed under Starship and Yuehua in 2016.[2]

Early life

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Exy was born on November 6, 1995, in Busan, South Korea.[3] She attended Dongduk Women's University and graduated in August 2020 along with bandmate Soobin.[4][5]

Career

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2015–2016: Career beginnings

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Exy participated in the reality survival rap program, Unpretty Rapstar 2 in 2015.[6][7] Exy collaborated with Crucial Star on the single "쓸어버려", released on September 1, 2015.[8][9] She then released her first solo single "Gettin' Em" on November 10, 2015. Exy was cast in the television series The Flatterer, playing as Saerim in the series.[10]

Exy was revealed to be a member of WJSN and its "Sweet Unit" on December 24, 2015.[11] WJSN debuted on February 25, 2016, with the release of their debut EP Would You Like?, including the lead singles "Mo Mo Mo" and "Catch Me".[12][13]

On June 26, 2016, Exy participated in King of Masked Singer as a contestant. After being eliminated in the first round, she revealed that she originally trained as a vocalist. However, due to suffering from vocal nodules during her trainee period, she switched over to rap.[14]

In August 2016, Exy, together with Seola, Soobin, Eunseo, Cheng Xiao, Yeoreum, and Dayoung teamed up with label mate Monsta X to form the unit "Y-Teen". Y-Teen was a project unit group that promoted as CF models for KT's phone fare service and would release EPs, music videos, and various entertainment content.[15]

2017–present: Solo activities

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In April 2017, it was announced that Exy would be collaborating with rapper Euna Kim on the single "Love Therapy". The single was released on May 4, 2017, accompanied with a music video.[16]

In February 2018, Exy made her songwriting debut with "겨울잠 (Thawing)", in the WJSN EP, Dream Your Dream.[17] On March 25, 2018, She revealed her 2nd songwriting work during WJSN's 1st fanmeeting Uzzu Party, titled "2월의 봄 (You & I)". It was eventually included in the WJSN EP, WJ Please?.[18] She was featured in Sobae's "Homegirl", released on March 27, 2018, and Choi Nakta's "Love Professor", released on December 23, 2018. In November 2019, Exy co-composed and co-wrote "Don't Touch", which was included in the WJSN EP, As You Wish.[19]

On March 19, 2020, She participated in the OST for the drama Meow, the Secret Boy along with member Dayoung. In June 2020, Exy co-composed and co-wrote "불꽃놀이 (Tra-la)", which was included in the WJSN EP, Neverland.[20]

In January 2021, She wrote lyrics for label mate Cravity's title track "My Turn" and "Bad Habits" from their 3rd EP, Season 3. Hideout: Be Our Voice.[21] In mid-March 2021, Exy co-wrote the lyrics for The Boyz's "Prism" from their 1st Japanese studio album, Breaking Dawn. She was credited as 'XYZ(makeumine works)' on most platforms but 'Exy' on Melon.[22][23] In late-March 2021, Exy co-composed and co-wrote "음 (Yalla)", which was included in the WJSN EP, Unnatural.[24] On April 26, it was announced that Exy would be a member of WJSN's 2nd sub-unit WJSN The Black. The sub-unit debuted on May 12.[25] Later in September 2021, Exy was confirmed to join the JTBC drama Idol: The Coup, which would air in the second half of 2021.[26]

On August 1, 2022, it was confirmed that Exy would participate in the competition show The Second World.[27]

Discography

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
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"쓸어버려"
(with Crucial Star)		 2015 — N/a Non-album single
"Gettin' Em" —
"Love Therapy"
(Sobae feat. Exy)		 2017 —
"Homegirl" (러브테라피)
(with Euna Kim, feat. Zia)		 2018 —
"Love Professor" (러브테라피)
(Nakta Choi feat. Exy)		 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearance

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Title Year Album Ref.
"Oh My, Oh My"
(with Dayoung)		 2020 Meow, the Secret Boy OST Part 1 [29]

Songwriting credits

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All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[30]

Title Year Album Lyrics Music and arrangement Artist
"MoMoMo" (모모모) 2016 Would You Like? Green tick Red X WJSN
"MoMoMo" (Chinese Ver.) Green tick Red X
"Do Better" Non-album single Green tick Red X Y-teen
"Secret" (비밀이야) The Secret Green tick Red X WJSN
"Prince" (짠!) Green tick Red X
"I Wish" (너에게 닿기를) 2017 From. WJSN Green tick Red X
"Baby Come To Me" Green tick Red X
"Hug U" (이리와) Green tick Red X
"Love Therapy" (러브테라피) Non-album single Green tick Red X Exy, Euna Kim, Zia
"Miracle" (기적 같은 아이) Happy Moment Green tick Red X WJSN
"Babyface" Green tick Red X
"Plop Plop" (퐁당퐁당) Green tick Red X
"Follow Me" Green tick Red X
"B.B.B.Boo" Green tick Red X
"Geeminy" Green tick Red X
"Dreams Come True" (꿈꾸는 마음으로) 2018 Dream Your Dream Green tick Red X
"Love O'clock" (호두까기 인형) Green tick Red X
"Renaissance" (르네상스) Green tick Red X
"Starry Moment" (설레는 밤) Green tick Red X
"Thawing" (겨울잠) Green tick Green tick
"Dreams Come True" (Chinese version) Green tick Red X
"Homegirl" Non-album single Green tick Red X Sobae (feat. Exy)
"Save Me, Save You" (부탁해) WJ Please? Green tick Red X WJSN
"You, You, You" (너, 너, 너) Green tick Red X
"I-Yah" (아이야) Green tick Red X
"Masquerade" (가면무도회) Green tick Red X
"Hurry Up" Green tick Red X
"You&I" (2월의 봄) Green tick Green tick
"Love Professor" (연애박사) Non-album single Green tick Red X Nakta Choi, Exy
"La La Love" 2019 WJ Stay? Green tick Red X WJSN
"You Got" Green tick Red X
"Star" (1억개의 볠) Green tick Red X
"Memories" (그때 우리) Green tick Red X
"Cantabile" (칸타빌레(노래하듯이)) Green tick Red X
"12 O' Clock" Green tick Red X
"Ujung" (우주정거장) Green tick Red X
"Boogie Up" For the Summer Green tick Red X
"Oh My Summer" (눈부셔) Green tick Red X
"Let's Dance" (우리끼리) Green tick Red X
"Sugar Pop" Green tick Red X
"As You Wish" (이루리) As You Wish Green tick Red X
"Luckitty-cat" (행운을 빌어) Green tick Red X
"Lights Up" (야광별) Green tick Red X
"WW" (우와) Green tick Red X
"Badaboom" (바다봄) Green tick Red X
"Full Moon" Green tick Red X
"Don't Touch" Green tick Green tick
"Butterfly" 2020 Neverland Green tick Red X
"Hola" Green tick Red X
"Pantomime" Green tick Red X
"Where You Are" (바램) Green tick Red X
"Tra-la" (불꽃놀이) Green tick Green tick
"Our Garden" (우리의 정원) Green tick Red X
"My Turn" 2021 Season 3. Hideout: Be Our Voice Green tick Red X Cravity
"Bad Habits" Green tick Red X
"Unnatural" Unnatural Green tick Red X WJSN
"Super Moon" (원하는 모든 걸) Green tick Red X
"New Me" Green tick Red X
"Yalla" (음) Green tick Green tick
"Rewind" (잊지 마) Green tick Red X
"Prism" Breaking Dawn Green tick Red X The Boyz
"Easy" My Attitude Green tick Red X WJSN The Black
"Kiss Your Lips" Green tick Red X
"Chandelier" 2022 Liberty: In Our Cosmos Green tick Red X Cravity
"The Light" (봄빛) The Light <Idol X Idol (music & lyrics> Single Red X Green tick Kei, Exy
"Navillera" (너그리고나) Queendom 2 Pt.2-1 Single Green tick Red X WJSN
"Aura" Queendom 2 Final Green tick Green tick
"Last Sequence" Sequence Green tick Red X
"Done" Green tick Green tick
"Dream Trip" 2023 Rose Blossom Green tick Green tick H1-Key
"A to Z" Master: Piece Green tick Red X Cravity
"Lips" I've Ive Green tick Red X Ive
"Seasons" Narcissus Green tick Red X Dawn (feat. Gemini)
"Lullaby" Green tick Red X
"Heya" (헤야) 2024 Ive Switch Green tick Red X Ive
"Slippery" We Are Gravity Green tick Red X I:MOND
"All I Need" (feat. Eric from The Boyz) Blessed Green tick Red X Ha Sungwoon
"Pimple" I'll Like You Green tick Red X Illit
"You Wanna Cry" 2025 Ive Empathy Green tick Red X Ive
"Switch Off" Interview X Green tick Red X Xiumin
"Reserved" Xpert Green tick Red X Double 0ne
"Body" Gonna Love Me, Right? Green tick Red X Dayoung
"Heaven Smiles" Non-album single Green tick Red X Idid
"Not Me" Not Cute Anymore Green tick Red X Illit
"Oops, My Bad" Operation: True Love OST Green tick Red X Fifty Fifty
"Pung!" 2026 Girl Meets Boy Green tick Red X Madein
"Pung!" (Acapella) Green tick Red X
"Bang Bang" Revive+ Green tick Red X Ive
"Bloom Hour" Bloom Hour Green tick Green tick WJSN
"Mirror" Green tick Green tick
"Ice Cream" Ice Cream Green tick Red X Yuna

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Urban Myths woman Netflix film [31]
2026 Eighteen Youth Kyung-hee [32][33]
The Haunted House Se-jeong [34]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Idol: The Coup El [35]
2024 Marry You Cha Min-ji Cameo [36]
2025 The Divorce Insurance Jo Ah-young [37]

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2015 The Flatterer Saerim [10]
2025 Heo's Diner Bong Eun-sil [38][39]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Unpretty Rapstar 2 Contestant [6][7]
2016 King of Mask Singer [40]
2018 I Have Something to Say Today Cast member [citation needed]
2020 King of Mask Singer Contestant [41]
2022 The Second World [42]
2022–2023 Cabin Crew New employee [43]

Web shows

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Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Idol Lyricist Idol with Kei [44]

Radio shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Turn up the volume Special DJ August 15 [45]

References

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  1. ↑ "宇宙少女「Sweet」成員公開" (in Chinese). December 25, 2015. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ 宇宙少女队长EXY个人资料 (in Chinese). laonanren. September 21, 2016. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ Kang, Hae-yeon (June 28, 2018). [아이돌정보] 우주소녀 엑시, 다영으로부터 '너무 이쁘다' 찬사 들어...미모 어느정도? [[Idol Info] Cosmic Girls' Exy receives compliments from Dayoung for being 'so pretty'... How pretty is she?]. Future Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  4. ↑ EXY 个人资料. yue365 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Exy's Graduation". Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Heo, Seol-hee (October 31, 2015). '언프리티 랩스타2' 예지, 탈락 하자마자 패자부활전으로 '부활'. My Daily. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  7. 1 2 [단독] 스타쉽 신인 래퍼 엑시, '언프리티2' 합류..5일 녹화. My Daily. October 8, 2015. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020 – via Naver.
  8. ↑ 헤이즈 전 남친 크루셜스타, 엑시와 다정한 사진 공개 "쓸어버려". ikoreadaily. November 7, 2015. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ '우주소녀' 합류 엑시, 헤이즈 전남자친구와 다정하게.."무슨 사이?". ikoreadaily. December 4, 2015. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  10. 1 2 송오정 (August 11, 2019). 우주소녀(WJSN) 엑시, "오랜만에 춤춤"...파워풀한 그루브 선보여. MyDaily. Top Star News. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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  18. ↑ @WJSN_Cosmic (September 13, 2018). "WJ Please? Album Tracklist" (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved March 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ @WJSN_Cosmic (November 7, 2019). "As You Wish Album Tracklist" (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved March 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
  20. ↑ @WJSN_Cosmic (May 17, 2020). "Neverland Album Tracklist" (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved March 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
  21. ↑ 크래비티, 새 앨범 '비 아워 보이스' 트랙리스트 공개...타이틀곡은 'My Turn'. Munhwa Ilbo. December 30, 2020. Archived from the original on December 30, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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  24. ↑ @WJSN_Cosmic (March 17, 2021). "Unnatural Album Tracklist" (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
  25. ↑ 우주소녀, 5월 12일 新 유닛'우주소녀 더 블랙' 출격 [공식]. Naver News (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
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  31. ↑ Kim, Na-yeon (March 29, 2022). 셔누·주학년·아린 스크린 데뷔..'서울괴담', 4월 27일 개봉[무비타이밍] [Shownu, Hakyeon Joo, and Arin screen debut... 'Seoul Ghost Story', released on April 27 [Movie Timing]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Naver.
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  35. ↑ Kang, Hyo-jin (July 19, 2021). [단독]우주소녀 엑시, JTBC '아이돌' 출연...'정극 첫 도전 [[Exclusive] Cosmic Girls' Exy to appear on JTBC's 'Idol'... 'The first challenge of the positive pole]. Spotify News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
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  37. ↑ Chang, A-leum (February 25, 2025). 추소정 '이혼보험' 비혼주의자 합류...이동욱과 호흡 [Chu So-jung joins 'Divorce Insurance' as a single person...Working with Lee Dong-wook]. News1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 1, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  38. ↑ 시우민·엑시 '허식당'으로 만난다...로맨스 예고 [Xiumin and Exy meet at 'Heo's Restaurant'... romance preview]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Kim So-yeon. January 29, 2024. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Naver.
  39. ↑ Choi, Soo-bin (February 18, 2025). 시우민·추소정, '허식당' 출연...3월 24일 첫 방송 [Xiumin and Choo So-jung to appear on 'Heo's Restaurant'... First broadcast on March 24th]. The Fact (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 1, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Naver.
  40. ↑ Kim, Won-yoo (June 27, 2016). '복면가왕' 1라운드 탈락자는?...성진우·엑시·공서영·김보성[종합]. Asia Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  41. ↑ Jung, Ji-hyun (July 19, 2020). [종합] '복면가왕' '장미여사' 3연승 성공...김선경·키디비·엑시·안수지 '반전 정체'. MyDaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  42. ↑ Kim, Ye-eun (August 8, 2022). 유빈·신지민·미미·문수아...'두 번째 세계' 래퍼 8人 공개 [Yubin, Shin Ji-min, Mimi, Moon Soo-ah... 8 rappers from 'Second World' revealed] (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022 – via Naver.
  43. ↑ Cho, Tae-young (November 16, 2022). 여행 설계자들', 내달 25일 첫 방송...황제성·최성민·황치열·엑시 출연 [Travel Designers', first broadcast on the 25th of next month... Starring Hwang Je-seong, Choi Seong-min, Hwang Chi-yeol, Exy] (in Korean). Edaily. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Naver.
  44. ↑ Jo, Hye-jin (March 8, 2022). 러블리즈 케이‧우주소녀 엑시 만난다...新 '봄캐럴' 제작 예고 [Lovelyz's Kei meets Cosmic Girls' Exy... New 'Spring Carol' production notice] (in Korean). xportsnews. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Naver.
  45. ↑ Kim, Hyun-sook (July 28, 2022). 볼륨을 높여요' 스페셜 DJ 박재정→이주명...내달 방송 ['Turn up the volume' special DJ Park Jae-jeong → Lee Joo-myeong... broadcast next month] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022 – via Naver.
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