Choi Soo-jin (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...

: 최수진; born July 5, 1979), better known by her stage name Horan (

: 호란) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is the female vocalist of the South Korean

electropop Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has described it as a variant of synth-pop with heavy emphasis on its electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a re ...

band

Clazziquai Clazziquai Project (Hangul: ), also known as Clazziquai, is a South Korean electropop band that combines several genres including electronic music, acid jazz and house. The band's first short unofficial albums were released online in 2001, spread ...

that was formed in 2001 and debuted in 2004 with the album ''Instant Pig''. She is also the vocalist of the rock band

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Biography

Early life

Horan was born in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

on July 5, 1979. She attended

Yonsei University Yonsei University (; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. As a member of the "SKY" universities, Yonsei University is deemed one of the three most prestigious institutions in the country. It is particularly respected in the ...

, where she studied French language and literature, and majored in psychology. In July 2016, Horan revealed on SBS's The Genius Scouters that she had been bullied in high school.

Personal life

On March 30, 2013, at Seoul Gangnam Renaissance Hotel, Horan married an IT technician who she had dated in college. Fluxus announced that the couple had divorced in July 2016 after three years of marriage. On September 29, 2016, at around 6 am, Horan rammed a cleaning truck on

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while on her way to host her daily morning radio show on

SBS Power FM HLSQ-FM, also known as SBS Power FM (), is a K-pop music radio station of the Seoul Broadcasting System. The station is heard nationwide via syndication with local FM stations in Korea via HLDG-FM in Busan, HLDE-FM in Daegu, HLDH-FM in Gwan ...

. The driver of the truck was taken to hospital for minor injuries, while Horan was booked by Seoul Gangnam Police without arrest on a

DUI Driving under the influence (DUI)—also called driving while impaired, impaired driving, driving while intoxicated (DWI), drunk driving, operating while intoxicated (OWI), operating under the influence (OUI), operating vehicle under the infl ...

charge. Horan's blood-alcohol level was found to be 0.106 percent, high enough to have her driving license revoked. Horan had previously been booked for

charges in 2004 and 2007 making this her third. The case was sent to the Prosecutor in October.

Fluxus Fluxus was an international, interdisciplinary community of artists, composers, designers and poets during the 1960s and 1970s who engaged in experimental art performances which emphasized the artistic process over the finished product. Fluxus ...

released an official statement regarding the charge, apologising and halting all of Horan's activities. On January 9, 2017, Horan was fined ₩7 million ($5,800), taking into account Horan's out-of-court settlement with the injured truck driver.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Collaborations

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Film

Drama

Entertainment

Radio

References

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* {{Authority control 1979 births Living people K-pop singers South Korean women pop singers South Korean electronic musicians South Korean female idols South Korean television actresses South Korean women television presenters South Korean radio presenters Yonsei University alumni 21st-century South Korean women singers South Korean women radio presenters Clazziquai Project members