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Park Soo-ah (born Park Soo-young on July 31, 1992), 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 Orange Caramel () is the first subgroup of South Korean girl group After School. The subgroup was formed in 2010 with the third generation After School members Nana, Raina, and Lizzy. As of December 2019, Orange Caramel only has one member un ...
) 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 ''Angry Mom'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-sun, Kim Yoo-jung, and Ji Hyun-woo. It aired on MBC from March 18 to May 7, 2015, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 ( KST) for 16 episodes. The screenplay won the Ex ...
'' (2015). She debuted as a solo artist with the digital single "Not an Easy Girl" in January 2015. In May 2018, she graduated from After School following the expiration of her contract, but remains a member of Orange Caramel. In July 2018, she was announced to have changed her promotion name to Park Soo-ah.


Early life and education

Lizzy was born on July 31, 1992, in
Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...
, South Korea. She attended
Kyung Hee University Kyung Hee University (abbreviated to KHU) (Hangul: 경희대학교; Hanja: 慶熙大學校) is a private research university in South Korea with campuses in Seoul and Suwon. Founded in 1949, it is widely regarded as one of the best universities i ...
, majoring in Post Modern Music.


Career


2009–2010: Career beginnings

Lizzy served as
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'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. In June 2010, Lizzy and her fellow After School members Raina and
Nana Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to: People and fictional characters * Nana (given name), including a list of people and characters with the given name * Nana (surname), including a list of people and characters with the surname * Nana ( ...
formed a sub-unit named
Orange Caramel Orange Caramel () is the first subgroup of South Korean girl group After School. The subgroup was formed in 2010 with the third generation After School members Nana, Raina, and Lizzy. As of December 2019, Orange Caramel only has one member un ...
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''. In November 2012, Lizzy was cast in MBC's weekend drama ''Rascal Sons'', where she had a more significant role. In December 2012, Lizzy and indie rapper Andup released a collaborative single, "Cosmetic", for their single album ''Cupcake Project''. In the same month, Lizzy joined
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's Bora,
4Minute 4Minute (, often stylized as 4MINUTE) was a South Korean girl group formed in 2009 by Cube Entertainment. The members of the group were Son Ji-hyun, Nam Ji-hyun, Heo Ga-yoon, Jeon Ji-yoon, Hyuna, Kim Hyuna and Kwon So-hyun. The group was known ...
's
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,
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's Sunhwa and
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's Jiyoung to form the project girl group
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for the 2012 ''
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''. They performed their single "Mermaid Princess" on the show, and the song's profits were donated to people in need. 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. 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. In December 2014, Lizzy was cast as a member of the second season of
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and
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's show, '' Hitmaker''. Lizzy,
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, 4Minute's
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and Kara's
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became a girl group called Chamsonyeo (참소녀) for the show. The show began airing on January 16, 2015. She also had a supporting role in the film ''
Love Forecast ''Love Forecast'' (; lit. ''Today's Love'') is a 2015 South Korean romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Park Jin-pyo. Starring Lee Seung-gi and Moon Chae-won, the film depicts the relationship between men and women as being as delicate a ...
'', which was released on January 15. That same month, Lizzy replaced Kim Sung-eun as a co-MC of the food variety show, ''Tasty Road''. On January 23, 2015, Lizzy debuted as a solo singer with the
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song "Not An Easy Girl" (쉬운 여자 아니에요). The music video used footage from the 1961 film adaptation of ''
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'', with Lizzy playing the protagonist. On February 11, she released a duet song, "Goodbye PMS", with comedian
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. The song was written by
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, who said PMS (which usually means
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) refers to "a monster that creates all the worries and stress suffered by a high school girl." Lizzy also had a supporting role in MBC's drama ''
Angry Mom ''Angry Mom'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-sun, Kim Yoo-jung, and Ji Hyun-woo. It aired on MBC from March 18 to May 7, 2015, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 ( KST) for 16 episodes. The screenplay won the Ex ...
'', which aired from March to May. In 2017, she joined as Main MC on the first season of ''My Daughter's Men'', being the only woman in the cast.


2018–present: Acting career and legal troubles

On May 1, 2018, Lizzy graduated from After School following the expiration of her contract. On May 10, Lizzy joined
Celltrion Entertainment Celltrion Entertainment Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Dream E&M Co., Ltd.) is a South Korean production and artist management company under the Celltrion Group. It was founded on January 4, 2012. In April 2017, the company merged with artist man ...
. On July 3 it was announced that Lizzy had changed her promotional name to 'Park Soo-ah', and was cast in the web drama '' I Picked Up a Celebrity on the Street''. 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
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,
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,
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and
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. The drama began to air on December 1. She also had a cameo in ''
Devilish Charm ''Devilish Charm'' ( is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Choi Jin-hyuk, Song Ha-yoon, Lee Ho-won and Lee Joo-yeon. It aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 23:00 ( KST) time slot of MBN and Dramax from September 5 to October 25, ...
''. In 2019, she was cast in the app drama, ''
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'', which was scheduled to be released in May 2019, due to the delay in 2018. She is also part of the
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's
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drama, '' Ugly Miss Young-ae 17''. On May 18, 2021, Park hit a taxi with her car while driving in
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, a neighborhood of Seoul. Upon the arrival of law enforcement at the scene, she was determined to have a blood alcohol content of 0.08. As a result, she was charged with a DUI and had her driver's license revoked. In August 2021, Celltrion Entertainment announced that Park Soo-Ah's contract had expired, and after coming to an agreement between both parties, it would not be renewed. In October 2022, Park signed with new agency BK Entertainment.


Discography


Singles


Other songs


Filmography


Film


Television drama


Variety show


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Park, Soo-ah 1992 births Living people After School (band) members Kyung Hee University alumni Orange Caramel members People from Busan South Korean dance musicians South Korean women pop singers South Korean film actresses South Korean female idols South Korean television actresses 21st-century South Korean singers 21st-century South Korean women singers